just in front of me was sitting arlene kercher the mother of meredith kercher. stephanie kercher, her sister, as well. they were very silent when they heard this verdict come through, this acquittal come through. the mother arlene sat in silence. you could see tears welling up in her eyes. stephanie kercher broke down in tears and was being comforted by the person next to her. obviously, they've been through hell in the past several years. they wanted very much for the original convict in the first trial when found amanda and raffaele guilty of murder. they believed there was good reason to suspect they did do it. as we've seen in these dramatic scenes here in perugia, the jury on this occasion did not agree with them and set them free. >> we are hearing a lot of sound from around as people respond to some of the legal teams who are making their way out from this courthouse. there are two exits here. we are seeing similar response we heard at the beginning. i'm joined by amanda knox's lawyer. you must be delighted this evening. >> we are satisfied with the decis

we also heard from arline kercher, meredith kercher's mother. she said what happened to my daughter is every parent's nightmare. nobody is untouched by this. and stephanie kercher, meredith kercher's sister expressed shock at yesterday's decision. stay with cnn. we'll be right back. where there's magic. and you now understand what nature's been hiding. ♪ at dow we understand the difference between innovation and invention. invention is important. it's the beginning. it's the spark. but innovation is where we actually create value for dow, for society, and for the world. ♪ at dow, we're constantly searching for how to use our fundamental knowledge of chemistry to solve these difficult problems. science is definitive. there is a right answer out there. [ male announcer ] the same 117 elements do the fundamental work of chemistry. ♪ the difference, the one element that is the catalyst for innovation, the one element that changes everything is the human element. ♪ there's no time like the present to consider all your health insurance options. does m

the kerchers have followed the first degree trial, lastly for 10 months. they followed the second degree trial, and i think the trial has been fairer and the kerchers are fully satisfied by what has been done with the judges. i don't think so. i believe that it is a tense time. there are going to be more emotions because they're waiting for the verdict. they have a number of hours to wait for. then the desire is to remember meredith outside courtrooms. yes, the brother and as well. thank you. >> so, the lawyer for the family of meredith kercher saying that the family is fully satisfied with what has been going on in the courts, carried out by the judges. also confirming after speculation about amanda knox, because if she was to be freed, he said, she would be able to leavitt lee. that's within her right. she could go back to her home in america. if that were to happen, is there a right of appeal by the prosecution? >> i believe there are further avenues of appeal, this may not necessarily be the end of it. >> because amanda knox would then ever come back t

the kercher family, meredith kercher, the young woman from london who was violently sexually assaulted and murdered, and it is her murder for which amanda knox and raphael le sollecito in addition to one other man have been convicted in her murder. i want to bring in senior legal analyst jeff toobin. jeff, from what i understand, we know that this jury and these judges are not split. that is why we know they're coming out to read this decision. but this thing could go one of multiple ways, right? this isn't just a matter of she walks free or she's in prison for life. >> no. i mean, this just underlines that we are dealing with a completely different legal system than the one many of us are familiar with. first of all, there's a jury. there are no juries in american appeals. appeals in the united states are done entirely to judges. also, the options as you point out are very different. the sentence of 25 years could be affirmed. it could be increased. it could be reduced. or it could be eliminated altogether and amanda knox could go free. those kind of variations, again, are not at the

very tense situation because also the kerchers were in the courtroom and the sister of meredith kercherthe mother of meredith kercher, the murdered girl as well. and they had the opposite reaction. they were very upset, very sad, and they were crying because of this acquittal. >> they feel like she's the forgotten victim in all of this. we're going to give you a profile of meredith kercher a little bit later on in the program on this day when the family of amanda knox is celebrating, we want to remember the family of another victim in all of this, meredith kercher. that's coming up. matthew, thank you. i want to turn to drew given who is in amanda's home town seattle and jeffrey toobin and former l.a. deputy district attorney marcia clark author of the book "guilt by association." jeff, in your opinion, was this the correct verdict? >> absolutely. i mean, this was really a terrible case. there were two pieces of evidence against her. there was this confession that was clearly discombobulated and false and a piece of dna that was completely discredited, plus the real killer is in prison.

meredith kercher.eredith referrer's brother and sister today, condemning the pr machine that they allege has been built up around amanda knox. who else are you hearing from the family? >> her mother also spoke. we haven't heard that much from the family over the years. in the course of covering this, so many times we would say let's get a comment. what can we add from their side of things. of course we like to keep it balance and we want to keep it balanced. often they would not want to comment. occasionally they put out a statement. they might sometimes put out somethi something. >> we understand the judge arrived in the court. just another question to you, michelle. >> so the shock is also wanting to be protective of this british citizen. people really did side with the family wanting to get more information. very protective of meredith and her family. they haven't said much until now. to quote meredith's sister, she put it bluntly. she said remember, what everyone needs to remember is the brutality

when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her.k to his instincts despite the forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, absolutely not. i did what i did because i was convinced given the evidence that had been gathered that they were responsible. i am absolutely convinced. >> rudy guede, the african drifter, was quickly convicted and sent to prison, implicating amanda and raffaello after which his sentence was reduced. in 2009, mignini would bring his case against amanda knox and her boyfriend to trial. clorox disinfecting wipes and...a digital recorder. i'm finally feeling better. good honey, you turn into such a little whiner when you're sick. no i don't. [ bawk! ] honey, i'm sick. i can't reach the remote. that sounds nothing like me. [ beep ] honey, i'm sick. i can't reach the remote. that kind of does. [ male announcer ] get low prices every day on everything to prepare for cold and f

when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her.knee knee would stick to his instincts despite the forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, absolutely not. i did what i did because i was convinced given the evidence that had been gathered that they were responsible. i am absolutely convinced. >> rudy guede, the african drifter, was quickly convicted and sent to prison, implicating amanda and raffaello after which his sentence was reduced. in 2009, mignini would bring his case against amanda knox and her boyfriend to trial. [ artis brown ] america is facing some tough challenges right now. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce the

when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her.uld stick to his instincts despite the forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, absolutely not. i did what i did because i was convinced given the evidence that had been gathered that they were responsible. i am absolutely convinced. >> rudy guede, the african drifter, was quickly convicted and sent to prison, implicating amanda and raffaello after which his sentence was reduced. in 2009, mignini would bring his case against amanda knox and her boyfriend to trial. >>> from the cnn world headquarters in atlanta, here are your headlines this hour. republican presidential candidate ron paul has won the values voter summit straw poll. the gathering of social conservatives in washington gave paul a solid victory over his party rivals. paul got 37% of the vote. cain finished with 23% and rick santorum came in third with 16%. >>> 99%. >> anti-corpor

>> meredith kercher was killed by one man. he was a known burglar. she surprised him in the house. he took her life and sexually assaulting her. >> finally exonerated, amanda knox will be able to return to normality. after the ordeal over the last four years, it will be a different sort of normal. >> she has the latest from outside the courtroom. >> 19 minutes after returning from jail, amanda knox left the prison that has been her home for nearly four years. in her heartfelt appeal, she said that she wanted to go home, back to her life. that is exactly what she is able to do following her acquittal. also acquitted her co-defendants raffaele sollecito. i spoke to his father last week. he said that if he were acquitted, he would want to simply go home to the south of italy. there were angry scenes outside of the court where a hostile crowd had gathered shouting shame and murderers. they supported the original convictions. >> amanda knox was freed after spending nearly four years in jail. she had been supported by friends and ca

when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her. giuliano would stick to his instincts despite forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, absolutely not. i did what i did because i was convinced given the evidence that had been gathered that they were responsible. i am absolutely convinced. >> rudy guede, the african drifter, was quickly convicted and sent to prison, implicating amanda and raffaello after which his sentence was reduced. in 2009 mignini would bring his case against amanda knox and her boyfriend to trial. >>> i'm isha sesay. the amanda knox story ahead. first what happened today in court. one of her lawyers blasting the prosecution saying they decided her client was guilty "regardless of logic and reason." knox is expected to make final statements on monday. >>> the fbi is warning of possible retaliation after a drone missile strike took out american al qaeda cleric anwar al a

, meredith kercher's sister. it was difficult to hear matthew chance. we'll check in with him on a better connection and we'll continue to follow this story all morning. now, new documents leaked to cnn purport to so attorney general eric holder was aware of the controversial fast and furious gun-running operation as far back of july last year that corrects his testimony to congress. under that atf agents allowed thousands of weapons to cross the border allegedly and fall into the hands of mexican drug cartels. a high level official says holder never misled lawmakers when appearing before the senate back in march. >>> here in the u.s., cnn has learned new jersey governor chris christie is on the earn of saying whether he will throw his name in the hat. he could be make this decision within the next 48 hours. we're told christi and his wife went over the pros and cons of running for president. >>> president obama is on the campaign trail in texas today. he's expected to push his jobs bill during a stop in dallas b

when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her.nio would stick to his instincts despite forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, absolutely not. i did what i did because i was convinced given the evidence that had been gathered that they were responsible. i am absolutely convinced. >> rudy guede, the african drifter, was quickly convicted and sent to prison, implicating amanda and raffaello after which his sentence was reduced. in 2009 migninni would bring his case against amanda knox and her boyfriend to trial. . the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. yeah, i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff y

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prosecutor mignini confidently embracing the kercher family. knox herself trembling with anticipation clearly having trouble keeping her emotions in check. >> it's life or she gets to come home and that's a pretty big thing to have on your mind as a 24-year-old. [ speaking italian ] >> reporter: the first statement from the judge is actually bad news for amanda. she's found guilty of slandering her former boss patrick lumumba when she fingered him for the murder during a controversial statement to police that she later retracted but then -- [ speaking italian ] >> reporter: -- acquittal on the murder charges. the jury demanding that amanda and raffaele must be released immediately. and despite the judge's repeated demands for silence, the crowd cannot contain its emotions. the stunning reversal of fortune is too much for the 24-year-old to bear. she breaks down in court tears streaming as she is hustled away. outside the courthouse, mignini is jeered and booed by the crowd while amanda's sister deanna is exultant. >> we're thankful amanda's nig

this is the family of meredith kercher. a mother and brother and sister of meredith kercher.isten in. >> there is not a lot about what actually happened. so it is very difficult to keep her memory alive in all the things which is why the whole trial is going on in the first place so we can find the truth and can find justice, and that's why we say it is sad. and remember meredith. >> [speaking in native tongue] >> [speaking in native tongue] >> [inaudible]. >> i think it's quite good because the, same way they do in. they look at the evidence. what is good in the previous trial. gregg: we'll direct you to our website. this is streaming live on foxnews.com. you can watch it as it is happening there. the audio is a little bit difficult here. this is the family of the victim meredith kercher. they may learn whether or not amanda knocks who was convicted and raffaele sollecito will be set free today or spend perhaps the rest of their lives behind bars. martha: what a day in that case. we'll stay on top of that for you. in the meantime they say that what they want is to hold the p

what's going through the kerchers' mind.heir daughter was brutally murdered, and right now they don't know who did it. they obviously suspected and believed it was amanda knox and her boyfriend. but now the justice system and many people would argue fairly has said there wasn't the evidence. >> reporter: well, that's right. in fact, the kerchers have been very, you know, kind of under the radar as it were for the past several months, for the past several years since meredith was killed. they did give a press conference today, spoke to the media saying they believe the original sentence was the right one. they believed that amanda knox and raffaele sollecito were guilty in the killing of their daughter, their sister. and they wanted that sentence to be upheld. but obviously the jury didn't see it the same way. there's been big changes in the past couple of months, not least the dna evidence which has been undermined by the court's own independent forensic expert saying it's not sound. it's not reliable evidence. take away tha

also safe to say it was a moment that meredith kercher's family has been dreading. >> a very complex case. you know, there's a lot of evidence there, whether it's forensic or physical. one of the things we're left questioning is how the decision

tremendous day for the kerchers and the knoxes.amanda knox, really biggest speech of her life. let's listen to it. >>> "i am innocent." that is amanda knox speaking in fluent italian. we thought it was important for you to hear her in her own words with subtitles on the screen. i you want to bring in legal analyst sunny hostin from new york. sunny, the italian system is very different from ours here. as i mentioned, you have two judges, six jurors, he mentioned the tie-breaker would be the defense. my question to you, let's begin with, how does this process even work? ultimately these eight individuals vote on one of multiple choices with regard to knox's fate, correct? >> that's right. i mean, there are eight altogether, brooke. two are judges, six are laypeople. we have five women and three men. also, they have sort of four options in my view open to them. they could, of course, affirm the original conviction and sentence, which means she would be in prison for another, i suppose, 22 years. it it was a 26-year sentence. or they c

also safe to say it was a moment that meredith kercher's family has been dreading. >> a very complexe. you know, there's a lot of evidence there, whether it's forensic or physical. one of the things we're left questioning is how the decision was so adamant the first time around has been so emphatically overturned. >> the kercher family in britain earlier today. we're waiting to hear from the knoxes themselves tonight. drew griffin reporting tonight from seattle. the plane that amanda knox is on landing within just a few minute, do we know what's going to happen? >> reporter: well, she has to clear customs somewhat, and pick up her bags and extended family have to come. i'm expecting a news conference. i'm right in the middle of this huge, huge media gaggle, anderson, that is awaiting this news conference. we expect to hear from a spokesperson, an attorney and then kurt knox, the father, etta nellis, the mother, and perhaps a statement from amanda knox, although that was unclear. the family very concerned how amanda is going to handle all of this now that she's out and free and has th

. >> amanda knox was committed of the murder of meredith kercher. if seat -- she's met nearly four years in jail. >> france and belgium moved to refuge in the troubled bank. it is about to run out of cash. 10 years after british troops deployed to afghanistan, what has changed? we have a special report from the province. it is not a clock in singapore. >> it is 2:00 in london. bbc world news is on pbs in america and around the world. welcome to newsday. within the last hour, the american student, amanda knox, has arrived home in seattle to dramatic relief from an italian prison. she is clear along with her former more friend of murdering her previous flat mate. she gave a brief and emotional statement. >> i am really overwhelmed right now. i was looking down from the airplane in it seemed like everything was not real. what is important for me to say is thank you to everyone who has believed in me, who has defended me, who has supported my family. i just want -- my family is the most important thing to me right now. i just want to go and be with them

she spoke with meredith kercher as someone who was a friend who she lost.o spoke about the police here in perugia. said that she went to them out of duty, initially on november 1st, 2007, after november 1st, 2007, when the murder took place. and she felt she had been betrayed by them. she felt essentially she had not been given a fair hearing by the authorities. so it was a very emotional plea. it lasted about 15 minutes, i'd say or is. the court is now retired. the judge saying we're not going to have a verdict until about, not before 8:00 local time. which is in about just under nine hours from now, carol. >> matthew, we're looking at the van that's transported amanda knox back to jail, where she will be awaiting word from the jury about whether or not they've upheld her appeal. you talk about her statement and how she was working on it for months. usually in past court proceedings she read from a prepared statement. this time it seemed quite extemporaneous. she also mentioned that the things that they are saying about me, and this is, i'm quoting her, ar

but the kerchers were saying it's not time for that yet.here will still be a supreme court appeal here in italy to find out whether this appeal here in perugia is satisfactory when it comes to italian law. only after that was it suggested by lyle kercher that might they sort of consider kind of reaching out to the knoxs perhaps or receiving the call from the the knoxs to discuss what they've both been through, these families both devastated by what happened this 2007 when meredith kercher was killed. >> matthew chance from italy, hang you. >>> american airlines could be headed towards bankruptcy and then fears about the company's money situation are being felt all the way to wall street. >>> plus they're loud and annoying to some, but should leaf blowers be banned? they will be if some college students get their way. coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great tast

she and her boyfriend was convicted of stabbing kercher. knox's case got a big boost when independent experts testified that key dna evidence linking the former couple to the crime was unreliable and possibly tainted. for knox and her family, it's been a long road, but one that will end with knox back home in the u.s. monique minglaven. cbs news, perugia, italy. >> as you can imagine, knox's family and friends anxiously awaited the verdict in knox's hometown, seattle. many had stayed up most of the night watching knox's emotional plea and awaiting the jury's decision. >> i was a nervous wreck, no doubt, because i'm a mother and i was thinking about the mother and the grandmother. and i'm very happy for her, very happy for amanda and her family. >> four years in the coming, it's been a torturous robbing of two innocent people's lives. but also meredith lost her life, you know? it's just tragic all the way around. >> knox's supporters and friends had raised over $100,000 to offset her legal fees. then the other side of this story, following t

this is stephanie kercher.ten in. >> and why we're here today really, just to be present and remember meredith in the city that she loves. [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> the eitalian justice system and what do you think about it? >> well, i think it's quite good because they proceed in the same way as they do everywhere in the world. they look for the evidence, they test scientifically, forensically. i think what is good is in the previous trial the judge actually issued 400-page document which kind of detailed how they got to that result, what their thinking was, why they got there. in england you don't have that. the sentence is given, and that's it. you don't know why sometimes. i think that's good. >> of course, many of these questions are going to be in italian. there literally are hundreds of journalists who are there from around the world who are waiting to are this verdict. let's listen again. [ speaking foreign language ] jo >> what will you remember the most and will yo

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british sympathies predominantly about the kercher family. they're still trying to come to terms with the latest twist in the case as amanda knox comes home to seattle. a dramatic press conference just moments ago, amanda knox was overcome with emotion. >> they're reminding me to speak in english because i'm having problems with that. i'm really overwhelmed right now. i was looking down from the airplane, and it seemed like everything wasn't real. what's important for me to say is just thank you to everyone who's believed in me, who's defended me, who has supported my family. i just want -- my family's the most important thing to me right now. and i just want to go and be with them. so thank you for being there for me. >> emotional scene. so amanda knox just a few moments ago. she arrived back in america. joining us now in seattle live is cnn's drew griffin. a pretty relieved and obviously very emotional knox family. where do they go from here? what are the next few days going to hold for them? >> well, i think, piers, they're going to try to

not far from them, meredith kercher's family. their lawyer says meredith's mother will look the jury in the eye and wants knox to stay in prison. >> i have my hopes for my daughter. but unfortunately, they don't for theirs. and that's a tough one. >> reporter: she's gone forever. >> they don't have a chance with her. and we do, with ours. >> reporter: tomorrow, in her statement to court, amanda knox is expected to express her deepest sympathy for her slain roommate meredith kercher who, just like her, more than four years ago came to this city to learn italian. david? >> elizabeth, we will see you tomorrow. and the italian courts, of course, are very different than what we know here at home. two judges and a half dozen jurors on this case. they will all deliberate together, the judges included. and there's a very good chance they've been deliberating already. "good morning america's" josh elliott, also in perugia tonight. >> reporter: the decision to keep amanda knox in prison or set her free will be made by these eight people. t