there's not a fiber of amanda knox. there's not blood of amanda knox.there's nothing. >> no one questioned rudy guede's guilt. yet, two and a half weeks after amanda's trial ended, guede's sentence was reduced from 30 years to 16, leading some to ask, did he cut a deal? >> there's overwhelming dna evidence along with lots of other physical evidence that points to rudy guede. >> amanda's attorneys appealed the verdict and focused on challenging the dna evidence. >> when the appeals process began, it felt like they had another mountain to climb that right away you could tell that there was a very different tone, and, again, the key decision was whether or not they would allow an independent assessment of the forensic evidence. >> november 24th, 2010. 11 months after the guilty verdict, a second trial is granted. >> the defense presented a very compelling case, identifying rudy guede as the true killer, based on hard facts and motive. >> rudy guede came to the house. he broke in. he was in the bathroom. he left his own dna in the bathroom. meredith may hav

that shocking verdict in the amanda knox case, found guilty, again. this is the second time an italian court has convicted the former american exchange student of murder. knox and her ex-boyfriend raffaele sollecito was found guilty in 2009. that verdict you may remember because the whole world was watching. it was overturned on appeal in 2011. knox was set free. do you remember that night her return to hoards of camera in seattle. knox watched this trial from her home there in seattle and she released a statement when the verdict came out today and it said, in part, "i'm frightened and saddened by this unjust verdict. having been found innocent before, i expected better from the italian justice system. my family and i have suffered greatly from this wrongful persecution." now, a judge sentenced knox to 28.5 years in prison. we begin our coverage with erin mclaughlin. erin, of course, they stayed there late into the night in italy to have this verdict. what was the reaction tonight? >> hi, erin. this was absolutely devastating news for the defense when

amanda knox convicted of murder for the second time. [ speaking foreign language ] >> a judge in florence, italy reading the verdict. knox and her former boyfriend guilty of murder in the alleged drug and sexual stabbing death of meredith kercher. percent tense, 28 years in prison, highly unlikely. she's already spent nearly four years in jail until her first c conviction was overturned. she hasn't spoken to cameras tonight. she did talk with britain's guardian paper about what a guilty verdict would do to her. >> it would feel like a train wreck. they would order my arrest and the italian government would approach the american government and say, extradite her. and i don't know what would happen. >> knox has also spoken with chris cuomo about the possibility of going back to prison. >> could you do more time? could you handle it? could you handle it? >> i'm having to handle things. i have not been given a choice, and i think people sort of underestimate what that means and what effect that has had on me and my life. i have no choice but to face this, and i constantly ask myself why, why

but this time the biggest missing witness was amanda knox. even, my understanding, rafael testified and will be in court for the verdict, and they're whole contention is this other dude, rudy, who is in jail -- >> we haven't mentioned him. his trial was first. he pleaded guilty. >> right. the got a big reduction in sentence because of that. he had 16 years. >> and he turn on them. >> and he turned on them two -- to a degree, but the bottom line is it's that gay. amanda knox says i wasn't there when it took place. she is saying she was outside of the house. that he was burglarizing the house, rudy was, meredith came in and that's when the incident happened. >> the fact this is no evidence of any kind, nothing, that they were there. there's no dna, nothing. >> the new part of this trial supposedly is that there is some dna of amanda knox on the knife. she lived there so it's going to be there. the reason why the case was sent back because the judge said the authorities mishandled all of thed and the evidence and the dna was unreliable, and you

investigation, prior to everything really, your intuition or your detective knowledge led you to amanda knox and raphael? >> translator: after the first few weeks, we were convinced because of the behavior of the two people and especially amanda, that they were both involved in the crime. >> reporter: but almost immediately after the arrests, menini had a problem. the third suspect, patrick, had an airtight alibi. he was in his crowded bar that night. he could not have been involved. then the actual forensic tests came back. >> when i looked at it, i was horrified. >> reporter: a forensic biologist at boise state university and director of idaho's innocence project. he says italian investigators did a good job processing the crime scene, collected excellent evidence. but clung to shakier evidence that proved their theory. a classic error, he says, a prosecutor who trusted his gut feeling instead of the science that at that time was pointing to another suspect. >> that's drew griffin reporting. the other suspect was a man named rudy, who was convicted and sent to prison. he implicated knox an

amanda knox once again found guilty of murder. the former american exchange student convicted by an italian appeals court for brutally killing her roommate, meredith kercher now sentenced to 28.5 years behind bars. >> i am upset. we were all just shocked. we are all ready to fight too. >> now living at home in seattle, she said she felt sick as the new guilty verdict was read. saying in a statement, i have been found innocent before. i expected better from the italian justice system. this has gotten out of hand. after spending four years in an italian prison, knox was cleared in 2011 because of unreliable evidence. she returned to the u.s., wrote a book and learn italy's highest court had ordered a new trial. >> i felt like after crawling through a field of barb wire and finally reaching what i thought was the end, it just turned out that it was the horizon. >> what is next? knox is almost certain to appeal. if italy's high court upholds a verdict, the question of extradition will come into play. >> how can they not ask to have he

tonight, amanda knox is once again a convicted killer. ga that has transfixed people on two continents. nearly 28 months after knox, a college student from seattle was acquitted of killing her roommate during a study abroad roommate in italy, a court ruled she is, in fact, guilty and belongs back in prison. so what happens next? >> the 24-year-old seattle student. >> in a case with more twists than a hollywood movie, an italian court has once again found amanda knox guilty. this time it was an appeals court in florence that after 12 hours of deliberations handed down the verdict. 28 years and six months for knox and 25 years for her former boyfriend rafaeli she released this statement. my family and i have suffered greatly from this wrongful persecution. this has gotten out of hand. >> amanda is upset. we were all just shocked and upset. but we're all ready to fight. >> reporter: within hours of the verdict, knox's parents sat down with us near their home in seattle. >> were you expecting this? >> no, i wasn't expecting this. absolutely no

we will talk about what happens next. >> amanda knox says she would have to be dragged back to italy cking and screaming. this is the center of an international media frenzy for more than 6 years. they sentenced knox and her former boyfriend for more than 28 years of prison after nearly 12-hours of deliberations by two judges and 6 jurors. knox was convicted of killing her roommate meredith kercher in 2009. that was overturned and they were released from prison. italy's supreme court overturned that decision and sent the case back for a third trial. this is the result of that. meredith kercher's family is looking forward to when the whole ordeal is over. >> nothing of course is going to bring meredith back. not going to take away the hoar wore of what happened to her. the best result would be finally bringing this whole case to a conclusion and a conviction and everybody can move on with their lives. >> she is now living in seattle. she will fight this latest ruling. she released a statement saying, i am frightened and saddened by this unjust verdict. having been found innocent before

they asked about potential extradition of amanda knox back to italy. not surprisingly shay said it should happen. >> i imagine it is a difficult precedent if a country such as the u.s. didn't choose to go along with laws that themselves uphold when extraditing convicted criminals from other countries. it probably leaves them in strange position not to. >> they released all they want, shep, is justice for meredithmer kercher. >> let's bring in kenneth delveccio, has been a prosecutor and judge. there's another appeal. doesn't involve a trial but the judges go before an appeal and if she loses that, then there's this matter of whether to extradite here. will italy seek an extra addition? >> first of all it's not definitive that italy will seek an extra addition. it's extremely likely they will. there is precedent in the omar case back in 2003 about 22 united states cia agents kidnapped him, allegedly, from the country, and italy, in absentia, convicted all 22 of them but they didn't seek extradition. that said, here i think they're going to because in th

even if they said you have to go back, there's still one final legal card that amanda knox's legal team could play. it is a complicated process and could drag on for many years here in america. one expert i spoke with said it was a real 50/50. knoxlking about amanda being extradited. today, the first round of the syrian peace talks came to an end in geneva with little progress to report. the two sides remain deeply divided over key issues such as political power-sharing and allowing humanitarian aid into the besieged city of homs. from geneva, james robbins reports. >> it is all about him. at least for supporters of the syrian president assad. sacrifice ourselves to keep you in power" they chant. delegationosition has been equally determined. there can be no peace in syria under the man they call a brutal dictator. after the talks, the man in the middle, the ua media negotiator, said at least the warring sides listen to each other. >> for all of the syrians trapped in this terrible war, our work here we have seen far too long. i understand that. but we are trying to overcome a very diff

amanda knox found guilty of murder for the second time. the question today, how long untility low comes looking for her? they were convict and later acquitted of the murder of her college roommate. the accusation? that knox and her ex-killed kercher after this drug-fuelled sex game spiralled out of control. the acquittals were overturned last year. huge news. she came home to seattle and a retrial was ordered. it's in this retrial that they have been found guilty again. knox of course as i mentioned came back to the united states and home to seattle where she is right now, refusing to return to italy willingly. take a listen. >> i'm going through waves of emotion in response to it. my first reaction was no. this is wrong and i'm going to do everything i can to prove that it is. i felt very determined and my family felt very determined. but it was only on my way here that i really got my first cry. this really has hit me like a train. i did not expect this to happen. i really expected so much better from the italian justice system. they fou

theodore simon, criminal defense attorney for amanda knox. an appellate court found her incident. w does another find her guilty. >> it's an excellent question, one that is incom pre hencible. a manneda knox -- amanda knox was found innocent by an appellate court jury. at that time there was no evidence and there's no new evidence today. another appellate court jury that reheard the case found her guilty. that is why this case inevitably and clearly demonstrates a cross miscarriage of justice because there is simply no new evidence, there is no evidence, there was no evidence and there'll never be evidence and that's why this is beyond comprehension how any other verdict could have been other than that of not guilty. >> so now this again will go to the italian supreme court. what do you think will happen there? >> well, you know, obviously we continue to remain hopeful. however, you know, we simply cannot say. i mean, when you review the evidence and you know that this was a horrific gruesome murder, a bloody murder and how tragic a lawsuit is, and to have lost meredith kirchner, t

we're awaiting a verdict in the amanda knox retrial happening in italy. hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson, welcome to "the real story." amanda knox and her boyfriend waiting for a third court verdict that could find them guilty again. this time amanda is waiting out the decision in the united states. she was arrested in 2007 for the murder of her roommate in italy in 2009. an italian court found knox guilty. then in 2011 an appeals court cleared her and her boyfriend. last march italy's high court overturned the acquittal order agnew trial and that's where we stand today. jonathan hunt joining me now. jonathan, what do we know about what's going to happen in the court in italy any moment now. >> as if these six years and three months has not been agony enough for everybody, the timing of this verdict seems to keep slipping. we were told right about now we would be getting an announcement from the court clerk. we do not have that at this point. there is some speculation the delivery of the verdict could slip another hour to 3:00 p.m. eastern. the agony goes on for obvi

brand-new reaction from amanda knox.ctions raw after an italian court found her guilty again of murdering her roommate meredith kercher. >> i'm going to fight this to the end. it's not right. it's not fair. i'm going to do everything i can. i need a lot of help. i really hope that people try to understand that when you have overzealous prosecutors and bias investigation and coercive investigations like these things happen. i'm not crazy. arthel: joining me now, a new york city homicide prosecutor. were you surprised by this new verdict? >> we are 7 years into this case so i don't know if it's matter of surprise. but what is the latest twist and turn. the big difference in this case is if you were in the united states at any point and there was a trial and you were found not guilty, that is the end forever. very different in italy. arthel: otherwise you are walking into the issue of double jeopardy. how will the state department allow amanda to be extra dated. >> the practicality is amanda knox is not going back to italy.

we begin with the uphill legal battle for amanda knox hit with a guilty verdict for the second time. >> a court in italy has convicted knox and her ex-boyfriend of the 2007 murder of her roommate. for now she is still a free woman in the u.s., but she may be in for a long extradition fight. more now from abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: it's the latest twist in the roller coaster case that's made global headlines for more than six years. amanda knox once again found guilty of murder. the former american exchange student convicted by an italian appeals court for brutally killing her roommate, meredith kercher, now sentenced to 28 1/2 years behind bars. >> amanda's upset. we were all just shocked and i think upset, but we're all ready to fight too. >> reporter: now living at home in seattle, the 26-year-old said she felt sick as the new guilty verdict was read saying in a statement, "i have been found innocent before. i expected better from the italian justice system. this has gotten out of hand." after spending four years in an italian prison, knox was cleared in 2011 because of unreliab

rescinded that nomination. >> i'm alone, yet not alone. >> we begin with the announcement that amanda knox has been convicted once again of murder by an italian court. knox and her former boyfriend were found guilty of the 2007 murder of meredith kirch rer. a court overturned the ruling and they were released. a court ordered a retrial. an appellate court sentenced knox to 28 years imprisonment. knox lives in the u.s. what happens next. the criminal defense attorney for amanda knox joins us. an appellate court finds her innocent, another finds her guilty, how does that happen? >> it's an excellent question. as you reported. amanda knox was previously found innocent by - that's actual innocence, not guilty, innocence by an appellant court jury, and at that time there was no evidence, and there's no new evidence today. yet another appellate court jury, who reheard the case has found her guilty. that is why this case inevitably and clearly demonstrates a gross miscarriage of justice, because there's no new evidence, there's no evidence, there was no evidence, there'll never be any evidence, a

amanda knox speaking out after the latest chapter in her legal saga. was defiant saying she will never go back to italy willingly and expected better from the courts. knox was convicted of murder again despite already being acquit on the very same charge. erin mclaughlin is back with us from florence of what knox had to say and getting her reaction. good morning, erin. >> reporter: good morning. it was an emotional intervul with gma robin roberts. amanda's voice seemed shaky at other times she was strong. take a listen. >> my first reaction was no, this is wrong, and i'm going to do everything i can to, to prove that it is. and i felt very determined and my family felt very determined. but it was only on my way here that i really got my first cry. i talked to don sallo, the priest in the prison, we've stayed in contact and he reminded me that people still believe in me and that, like this is an experience that i have to testify to. that -- that really horrible things can happen and you have to stand up for yourself and you have to believe that it's goin

amanda knox and her boyfriend waiting for a third court verdict that could find them guilty again. is waiting out the decision in the united states. she was arrested in 2007 for the murder of her roommate in italy in 2009. an italian court found knox guilty. then in 2011 an appeals court cleared her and her boyfriend. last march

in the east. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news in the amanda knox case. the family of the woman knox was just convicted again of killing in italy is speaking out just moments ago about the verdict and who they think was responsible. erin mclaughlin is live in florence for us this morning. erin, what is meredith kercher's family saying? >> reporter: hi, christine. well, meredith kercher's brother, lyle, and her sister, stephanie, gave a press conference this morning. they were present in court for the verdict reading last night. their attorney has long supported a conviction in this case. they told the media that nothing could bring meredith kercher back, but they are hoping for closure in this case. also, we are hearing from italian authorities, this just breaking now from police in the italian town of udinay, which is located on the austrian and slovenian border. apparently, they're telling cnn that at 1:00 a.m. last night, they stopped amanda knox's fellow defendant, raffaele sollecito, who was convicted yesterday of meredith kercher's murder, he was sen

amanda knox, the american college student. today, once again, found guilty by an italian court of murdering her roommate. she is now living in seattle. and this ruling sets the stage for a diplomatic duel. will italy try to get her back? will the u.s. let her go? tonight, amanda knox says she's going to put up a big fight. and abc's neal karlinsky is in seattle with this bombshell day. >> reporter: in a case with more twists than a hollywood movie, an italian court has once again found amanda knox guilty of the murder of her former roommate meredith kercher. guilty of a crime that has been at the center of an international media firestorm for more than six years. her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito, was also convicted after nearly 12 hours of deliberations by 2 judges and 6 jurors. sources tell abc news, knox felt sick as the verdict was read, saying in a statement, i am frightened and saddened by this unjust verdict. having been found innocent before, i expected better from the italian justice system. this has gotten out

this is the third trial for amanda knox and her former boyfriend.abbing death of knox's former roommate meredith kercher. this morning some of kercher's siblings spoke in italy. they say all of this back and forth with the courts has been tough. >> then to have media attention and the fact it's drawn out for six years makes it incredibly difficult for us. >> reporter: family said this morning that they are not sure the entire truth has come out about this. it's unclear what is going to happen to knox. she is going to appeal, that process could take a year even if the high court there upholds her conviction, then we deal with extradition. there are 190 countries including italy that have extradition treaties with the united states. it's not clear how that's going to play out. it may put federal officials here in the u.s. in a difficult position having to send her back to italy to face that conviction. >> that woube a significant fif amendment issue. the "today" show is going to cover the story with reports from italy and an interview for the attorney

a stunning blow for amanda knox. l ups and downs, an italian court convicted knox of killing her roommate. but the big question is, will she be forced to go back to italy to serve her sentence? here is abc's neal karlinksy. >> reporter: with more twists than a hollywood movie, an italian court once again found amanda knox guilty. guilty of the murder of her former roommate meredith kercher, at the center of a media fire storm for more than six years. her former boyfriend raffaele sollecito was also convicted after nearly 12 hours of deliberations by two judges and six jurors. sources tell abc news, knox felt sick as the verdict was read, saying in a statement, i'm frightened and saddened by this unjust verdict. having been found innocent before, i expected better from the italian justice system. this has gotten out of hand. days before the verdict, knox spoke to guardian films. it was aired by the bbc. >> i'm definitely not going back willingfully. they'll have to catch me and pull me back, kicking and screaming, into

the question now is, will amanda knox ever see the inside of an italian prison? is she headed to italy. >> we have a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. that is big question, dan. what happens next now for amanda? >> it's a complicated process. first the supreme court has to review the verdict. then amanda knox gets an appeal. if it is confirmed and on appeal then there will be extradition request from the united states. will the state department recommend expedition to the justice department, tomorrow. will the question whether she was tried once and found not guilty and tried again, not guilty will that count as double jeopardy on our laws. we do have extradition treaty with italy. this is complicated process going forward. jenna: john, i'm curious on the thoughts of the legal process going on. from your legal perspective what do you make of it? >> well i find it very interesting because the issue in this case in order for to us determine whether or not there is double jeopardy whether there was in fact a finality of judgment. what i mean by that je

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breaking right now, the new verdict for amanda knox. a 28-year prison sentence as we learn overnight her ex-boyfriend is picked up near the italian border by police. was he trying to flee? this morning amanda knox is live in our "gma" studio standing by for her first and only interview on this fast-developing story. >>> breaking news, major e-mail security breach. over 80 million american e-mail accounts at risk this morning after a massive hacking attack on yahoo! users. >>> brazen smash and grab. hundreds of thousands of dollars in cartier watches stolen in broad daylight from the store's iconic fifth avenue windows. the bandits taking off right in the middle of new york's super bowl frenzy. ♪ >>> and are you ready for the super bowl? our big game blow-out goes epic in an action-packed morning. the official cheerleaders for the broncos and the seahawks revving up times square. nfl legends facing off right here. ♪ and our halftime show with breakout pop star austin mahone warming us up in a huge live concert. and that's not all. look w

amanda knox saying one day she would like to visit meredith's family. so far they made clear she is not welcome still believing she was involved in their daughter's murder. >> today in a statement, amanda n knox clarifies what she saying. she says i will legally be defined a fugitive, but i will continue to fight for my innocence. >>> we're learning more this morning about the lawyer at the center of an emotional, legal, and ethical fight over the fate of a teenager declared dead. there has been a battle to get her relocated to another facility after physicians declared her brain dead. chris dolan has been accused of misleading the family when it comes to jahi's family. >> one thing that really offended me is that i'm misleading this family. i'm giving them false hope. that would mean this family is dumb, and i really resent that. that they will be hoodwinked by a lawyer manipulating them. >> he will not say where jahi is, only that her mother believes jahi is getting better. >>> a monday turned her suner son in after spotting him on a police blog. they

amanda knox says there is no way she's going go back to italy willingly. she, of course, the american woman who was convicted and acquitted and now convicted again of murdering her roommate in italy, meredith kercher. that was six years ago. >> the appeals court retried her without her present, decided yesterday to return a guilty verdict. knox told an interviewer this morning she's still in disbelief. >> i will never go willingly back to the place where i -- i'm going to fight this until the very end, and it's not right and it's not fair, and i'm going do everything i can. granted, i need a lot of help. i can't do this on my own, and i can't help people understand this on my own. like there are people who know better than i do the way these systems work, and the way that there was this entirely preventable thing that happened that was systematic, and i really hope that people try to understand that when you have overzealous prosecutors and when you have a biased investigation and coercive investigation like these things happened and i'm not happy. >> wow.

amanda knox is found guilty for a second time. she faces possible extradition and decades behind bars. randy hicks reports. >> amanda knox is guilty of murder. that is the verdict once again from an italian court following a brand-new trial. announced she has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars. , we were shocked and upset. we are ready to fight. like she was convicted of killing her roommate in 2009. >> she is been acquitted. >> after spending four years in prison, her conviction was overturned due to unreliable evidence. kill meredith? >> no. year, overturning the acquittal and ordering a new trial. her ex-boyfriend was seething -- receive the same verdict. italy will use extradition treaty and pressure the u.s. to send knocks back to italy. to askcan they not ask her back to italy? they have a felon on the books. >> there is no way she is going back over there. >> this case can be appealed. randy -- >> you will hear from amanda knox or the first time since her conviction here on abc seven. she talks with robin roberts. says

love the air. [ sneezes ] >>> this morning amanda knox may find out her fate. american from seattle on trial again in italy for the murder of her roommate, charges she had been convicted of and then cleared of before. now a new court is very close to announcing another verdict, a verdict she is not in italy to hear in person. erin mclaughlin is live in florence for us. erin, what's the latest? >> reporter: hi, christine. we're hearing that amanda knox's lawyers have finished with their closing arguments this morning at the courthouse behind me. the jury has now retired to deliberate. amanda knox, of course, not present in court, though her former boyfriend and co-defendant raffaele sollecito did make an appearance in court this morning, his father telling cnn that he is absolutely terrified but that he's here to face justice, even though he's legally not required to be present in court. both he and knox were convicted in 2009 in the brutal killing of 21-year-old british student meredith kercher. that conviction overturned by an appellate court in 2011 for lack

then we have the latest in the verdict of the amanda knox case. stuck on a legal roller coaster. >> for now, knox is in the u.s., thousands of miles from the court that found her guilty of killing her roommate. if she is extradited, she could face decades behind bars. more now from abc's brandi hitt. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, john and marci. amanda knox says this is clearly a wrong conviction. her family says she will not go back to italy and will fight any extradition order. >> guilty, that's the verdict after court after a brand new trial and back and forth rulings within the italian judicial system. the judge announced knox is sentenced to 28 years behind bars. >> amanda's upset. we were all just shocked and i think upset. but we are all ready to fight too. >> reporter: the 26-year-old convicted of killing her roommate, meredith kercher in 2009. but after spending four years in prison, knox's conviction was overturned. due to unreliable evidence. and she flew home to seattle opening up to abc's diane sawyer. >> did you kil

a stunning turn of events for amanda knox. two years after being set free, an italian jury now says she did it. >>> and super security by land, sea, and air. the herculean effort under way to make sure a big only the target remains just a game, though a big one at that. also tonight, all the good that came out of a very bad situation. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. in a moment here tonight, we're going to talk about that snowstorm that paralyzed the american south. >>> but first, for the benefit of our viewers in the western u.s. tonight, we begin in california. a different problem we've been following and a deepening crisis now as of today. it's been so dry there for so long, officials today declared what is called an exceptional drought in parts of the state. and as you may know, that is the worst kind of classification. some california communities could run out of water entirely. among the hardest hit areas, folsom. nbc's miguel almaguer is there for us tonight. miguel, i'm told those would normally be boat sl

still to come an exclusive interview with amanda knox. >> i will never go willingly back. >> subdued but defiant and talks about the new murder verdict from the italian court. >> ringing in the lunar new year the year of the horse friend-style. >>> outside look at lake tahoe: finally, the snow it wanted and deserved. meteorologist, mike nicco up >>> happy lunar new year the first day of the year 4712 the biggest holiday in chinese, korean and vietnamese community. in san francisco people set off fire reactors in chinatown last night. happening now, san francisco mayor lee is kicking off the year of the horse with the police department's mounted horse unit a parade stretched along the square in chinatown including dragons and drummers. the celebration is now taking place at the hilton financial district hotel. >>> amanda knox is pleading for help to fight a 28 1/2 year prison sentence for murder conviction. she spoke exclusively today to abc7 news "good morning america" today. >> in a packed courtroom the judge read the sentences: 28 years if amanda knox, 25 years for ex-boyfriend raf

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wrong. >> we were all shocked and upset but we're all ready to fight. >> another guilty verdict for amanda knox. >> the italian appeals court reinstated her murder conviction for killing her roommate in 2007. >> nothing will bring meredith back. >> knox was home in seattle when a judge announced the verdict. she's vowed to fight extradition. >> the super bowl even the utmost attention by the fbi and faa. >> 4,000 security officers will be on hand to monitor the 80,000 fans expected just for the big game. >> nobody can give 100% guarantee. this is pretty close to it. >> a school in utah apologizing for trashing the lunches of elementary school students for money owed on their accounts. >> there shouldn't have been food taken away from these students once they went through that line. >> american athletes are beginning to arrive in sochi. >> the u.s. is sending the largest delegation in winter games history. >> after a rare ice storm paralyzed the south, the governor of georgia has issued his clearest apology yet. >> i accept responsibility, we did not make preparation early enough to avoid these

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amanda knox said she watched in disbelief hours ago. that's when an italian appeals court found her guilty in the stabbing death of her roommate more than six years ago. since then italy's justice system found her guilty of the stabbing death and then overturned that conviction. knox back in the u.b.s says she watched online yesterday as the appeals court upheld that initial conviction and is sentenced her to more than 28 years in an italian prison. here's what knox told "good morning america". >> i'm going through waves of emotion in response to it. my first reaction was no, this is wrong. i'm going to do everything i can to, to prove that it is. and i felt very determined and my family felt very determined, but it was only on my way here that i really got my first cry. i talked to don sallo. >> who is? >> the priest in the prison and we've stayed in contact and he's reminded me that like people still believe in me. and that like this is an experience that i have to testify to. that -- that really horrible things can happen and you hav

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whatever happens, you won't be any worse off than before but that doesn't help amanda knox, whom a court of appeals in italy just recon vikted of a murder that she and her former boyfriend had been cleared of. you'll remember the murder. it was knox's housemate, meredith kercher. she was stabbed to death over and over and over in their rented villa back in '07. knox and that boyfriend, raph l raffaele sollecito were both convicted and sentenced to 20 plus years in prison. in 2011, an appeals court acquitted them for lack of evidence. it changed again and italy's highest court sent the case back to a different court saying, retry it, start over. those verdicts finally came down yesterday and knox got a longer sentence than before. 28 years. she says, it hit her like a train. >> i'm going through waves of emotion in response to it. my first reaction was, no. this is wrong. i'm going to do everything i can to prove that it is. i felt very determined. my family felt very determined. it was only on my way here that i really got my first cry. this really has hit me like a train. i did not expe

last year matt asked amanda knox if she would go back if re-convicted? >> i was already imprisoned as an innocent person in italy and i can't reconcile the choice to go back with that experience. >> reporter: her co-accused boyfriend is in the italian court for the retrial. convinced they will be acquitted of the murder of british student meredith kircher. what little dna evidence there was to tie the pair to the killing was later found to be the result of contamination. amanda knox says in the interview one day she would like to visit meredith kircher's family. so far they have made clear they would not welcome that still believing she was involved in their daughter's murder. >> knox has since issued another statement saying that if she is con vick vikted again, she will not willingly submit to what she calls injustice. >>> financial trouble for one of northern virginia's largest school systems could mean some bad news for teachers next school year. superintendent karen garza has proposed laying off 730 employees including more than 460 classroom positi

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another big international story, another guilty verdict for amanda knox.talian appeals court ruled more than an hour ago. as brandy hicks explains, the battle over extraditing the young american back to italy begins. >> amanda knox is guilty of murder. at is the verdict once again from an italian court following a brand-new trial in six years of back-and-forth rulings within the italian judicial system. the judge announced knox has been sentenced to 28 years behind bars. she said she would be watching from her home in seattle. the 26-year-old was convicted of killing her roommate in 2009. >> the defendant has been acquitted. >> after spending four years in conviction was overturned because of unreliable evidence and she flew home to seattle. >> did you kill meredith? >> no. >> were you there that night? >> no. >> last year italy supreme court overturned the acquittal and had a new trial. they said instead of kercher dying during a drug fueled sex game, they say that she was killed during a fight over a dirty apartment and knox's ex-boyfriend receive the sa