she said she had no idea that meredith kercher was dead in her bedroom. her throat had been slashed and she'd been sexually assaulted. >> amanda knox came home the day after the murder to take a shower. she took the same shower every single time she stayed at raffaele's because he had this crummy guy type of moldy shower. so she came home to shower and change her clothes. she came in and saw weird things in different parts of the house, but being amanda knox, being a bit eccentric, she still took a shower. >> she noticed there were blood drops on the sink faucet. when she got out of the shower, a blood can spot on the blue bath mat. she thought maybe meredith was having her period and had dripped blood or the blood on the sink had dripped from her ear. amanda knox had gotten 11 ear piercings that week. >> she went into the other bathroom. not the bathroom she uses all the time, but the other bathroom to get a hair dryer and blow dry her hair. >> at this point amanda's story takes an odd turn. >> she found feces in the toilet which grossed her out because

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 sentenced to 25 years in prison, they stopped him at a hotel near the austrian and slovenia border on court orders. the court yesterday ordering that his passport be taken away, deeming him a flight risk. they found him in the hotel, they said with a woman. they brought him to the police station

you know, the one name we haven't heard is meredith kercher. a young woman in her 20s, stabbed 40 times and that's why british public opinion and italian public opinion is anti-amanda knox. what is the case against her? one, the italians say she confessed to the crime. then she recanted the confession, but she also wrote it out in addition to orally confessing to the crime. they said that her dna is linked to the murder. it's on the murder weapon. they say that her dna was found mix would meredith kercher's blood at the apartment. then they say she acted totally inappropriately after the murder. >> the cartwheels. >> a claim she was doing cartwheels at the police station and also a claim that she and her boyfriend were making out in the area that they were being held while questioning was going on. now, this, while meredith kercher her best friend and roommate lies stabbed to death. inappropriate conduct. let me add one other thing the italians say. they say that sollecito and her alibi. the alibi is they were together at the time of the murder

both knox and sollecito deny helping rudy guede to kill kercher.s serving 16 years for the murder but may be eligible for parole next year. so, martha, now the case will return to the supreme court but raises the possibility of a drawn-out extradition battle for knox. the kercher family, who long believed the pair were involved in the murder were at the trial and commented afterwards that this was the best outcome they could hope for, but that the prospect of another supreme court hearing, which could take up to a year or longer, was daunting. sollecito's lawyers said they were bitter but that the fight was go on and spoke about ping pong rulings that could drag on. the court also ruled that sollecito's passport would be withdrawn to stop him from leaving the country but no request for knox's movements to be limited. martha? >> wow, that is a big story. so, what do you think the likelihood is that the united states would allow her to be extradited back to italy? >> well, they say that no request will be made now until after the supreme court verdic

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 me? i have no choice but to confront this. and i don't know. i'm afraid, i'm so afraid. >> if you go back, you may not wind upcoming back to

meredithrder of kercher, a british student.is reverses an acquittal by previous appeal ruling after which knox returned to the u.s.. in a statement today she said she was frightened and saddened by this verdict. >> for the third time, a panel of judges filed into an italian court room to deliver a verdict on a man the knox -- on amanda italian boyfriend. she was handed down a sentence of 28 and a half years in prison, her coaccused, 25 years. while neither of the defendants were in court, meredith kercher 's sister and brother were present and look satisfied with the outcome. amanda knox, who watched on television from her home in seattle has said she is frightened and saddened by the verdict. she recently spoke about her predicament. since the beginning, her face has eclipsed that of meredith kercher. she had been in italy for two months when she was sexually assaulted and stabbed in her own bedroom in november, 2007. when amanda and raphael was seen kissing within hours of her body being found, it seems suspicious and they be

knox was convicted of killing her roommate meredith kercher in 2009.hat 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 i expected better from the italian justice system. this case is far from over. but it could mean a diplomatic battle between italy in the united states. knox can appeal again to the supreme court but if it is upheld she could face extradition to italy. for that to happen they would have to appeal to the obama

her former boyfriend guilty of murder in the alleged drug and sex fueled stabbing death of meredith kercher. her sentence, 28 years in prison, extradition highly unlikely. she's already spent nearly four years in jail until her first conviction was overturned. she went home to seattle to try and lead a normal life. 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? >> me? >> uh-huh. >> could i do more time? if they -- >> could you do it? 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 me

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 her extradited? they then have a convicted felon on the books. >> knox has vowed to put up a fight. >> i am definitely not going

amanda knox served four years behind bars for the killing of this woman, meredith kercher, knocks' then roommate in great britain. the case became a sensation, calling her foxy knocksy, and the prosecutors claim knox and her boyfriend stabbed, slashed the roommate, during a late night of drinking and drugs. an italian appeals court overturned the conviction saying the evidence was bad. the police botched. i. so knox came home to seattle so close to being off the hook, but not anymore. amanda knox says she watched on television with us yesterday and as the court reversed themselves again. she flew straight to new york to tell her side of the story. she spoke on "good morning america" about the moment the verdict came down. >> my fiction -- my first reaction was, no, this is wrong, and i'm going to do everything i can to prove it is, and i felt very determined and my family felt very determined. but it was only on my way here i really got my first cry. >> that from gma on abc this morning. now the case raises all sorts of legal questions, like whether italy can force the united states' ha

meredith kercher's body found in her apartment. the investigators said she was killed the night before. amanda knox and her boyfriend% found guilty. an appeals court acquits both of them largely on evidence that the dna evidence was flawed. since she was released she has remained at home near washington. >> reporter: who can forget her emotional return to america. >> i want to say thank you to everyone who believed in me, who defended me, who supported my family. i just want my family the most important thing to me right now and i want to go be with them. thank you for being there for me. >> reporter: what happens now? will italy demand knox be sent back? will the u.k. agree? bill: president obama with a new plea to the top companies in america to try to get people working again. >> the jobs market is the long-term unemployed. because they have been unemployed so long, folks are look at that gap in the resume and they are weeding them out before they even get a chance for an interview. bill: walmart, apple, ford, they are urging th

sheut it is in italy that stands accused of murdering her flatmate meredith kercher. it was shortly before the deaths that amanda and raffaele dating.o started these pictures show him leaving the police station in northern italy near the border with austria. the police detained him and confiscated his passport. it is reported he may have been trying to flee. >> as soon as i got the news ,hat there was a guilty verdict they took my passport and all my documents. i came right immediately back. i will fight until the end. we will prove, we will show in many ways that i had nothing to do with this murder. family welcomed the guilty verdict but accepted it as another stage in the long process. >> we are still on a journey for a factth, and it may be we don't really know what happened that night, which means we will have to come to terms with. >> diverted to reinstate the original convictions based on the first trial in 2009. what was the main evidence llecito?knox and so the prosecution said the dna of both meredith and amanda was on the knife believed to be the murder wea

>> well, meredith kercher's family speaking out today.er and sister, stephanie and lyle, were present in court for the verdict last night. speaking out for the first time this morning, talking about how meredith kercher, they will never get her can ba. also saying they would support amanda knox's extradition from the united states if that should happen. take a listen to what they had to say. >> no matter what the decision and whether it is finally upheld or not, nothing is going to bring meredith back. nothing will ever take away the horror of what happened to her. the best we can hope for is finally bringing this case to a conclusion and a conviction an everybody can then move on with their lives. >> reporter: their lawyer has long tried to get a conviction and told cnn he approves of the court's decision. >>> with the sochi olympics about a week away, concerns about terror threats continue to overshadow the athletes. now, in an exclusive interview, president obama is speaking out saying russia is aware and capable of handling the danger

this morning some of kercher's siblings spoke in italy.as 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 for raffaele sollecito that's coming uf after "today in the bay." >> 6:32 now. meteorologist christina loren has a look at the forecast. >> you know, funny how morni

meredith kercher was a young woman of virtue.wound up in murder and you confessed and you did cart wheels in the hallways afterwards while consisting your boyfriend and an innocent person doesn't do it. >> the facts are, chris, that in any prosecution you need evidence, you need facts to base any statements that you're making. absolutely. but when you think about also cart wheels. let's talk about the consist to the boyfriend. how are you going to base a legitimate prosecution upon evidence that doesn't exist at the scene but that we're talking about in terms of how she reacted. you could regard the chris as -- consist as consoling her. you know, and being held by the police. and so when you look at the actual evidence in terms of the case itself, it's problematic. very quickly, on the issue of the dna and the nice knife. you don't have ed that you leave for seven weeks and then you determine we're going to test it then. you don't have a knife that you pick up out of the kitchen and say, let's say that's the crime scene knife. th

guilty once again by an italian court for the 2007 murder of the british exchange student meredith kercher was found with her throat slit. knox was today sentenced to 28 years behind bars, but she says she won't go back to italy to do any more jail time. >> found guilty of murder for the second time yet amanda knox says she is innocent and she'll do everything she can to prove it. >> i'm going to fight this it's not very end and right and it's not fair. i really hope that people try to understand that, like, when you have overzealous prosecutors and when you have a biased investigation and coercive investigations like these things happen. >> new york knickerbockers and ex-boyfriend raffaele sollecito were both convicted in 2009 for the murder of meredith kercher in 2007. the british student was found stabbed to death in the house her and knox shared in italy. knox and sollecito received 28 and 25-year sentences respectively but both were acquitted in 2011 after a lengthy appeal. that was challenged in 2013 and their acquittal was overturned on thursday by italy's highest court. raffaele so

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. sunny hostin is here. sunny, i want to start off with you. you can't hem but be compelled by the emotion that's coming from her. is there anyon

a italian court convicted knox and her boyfriend of the murder of meredith kercher.was overturned in 2011. before the verdict, knox said she has no plans on returning to italy without a fight. >> i'm definitely not going back willfully. they'll have to catch me and pull me back, kicking and screaming. >> extradition will only be considered if knox loses an appeal to italy's supreme court. amanda will join us live this morning on "good morning america." >>> nominated for noble peace prize for the second time, pakistani teen who was shot in the head by taliban because she spoke out about education rights. she was flown to europe for treatment and has been living there. the noble peace prize will be announced in october. >>> one of the top democrats in the house is calling it quits. henry waxman of california says he will retire at the end of the session. he was responsible for landmark legislation on health and environment issues. the 74-year-old waxman says it is time to move on and give someone else a chance. but he admits, he is frustrated by the partisan stalemate

. >> reporter: the 26-year-old convicted of killing her roommate, meredith kercher in 2009.fter 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 kill meredith kercher? >> no. >> were you there that night? >> no. >> >> reporter: the acquittal was overturned. her boyfriend received the same ber verdict. the concern now is that italy will use its extradition treaty and ask the u.s. to send her back to italy. >> how could they not. they have a convicted felon on the book. >> you will obviously fight it. there is no way she is going back over there. >> this case can be appealed to italy's supreme court. rafael in italy, was sentenced to 25 years and was ordered to hand over his passport, john and marci. >> brandi hitt, thank you for that. we will talk hear from ammanda knox on "good morning america." >> the justice department statement says sar nie ef pleaded not guilty. the two bombs last april killed three and wunded hundreds. boston's mayor opposed the death pe

his dna and bloody fingerprint were found in the room where kercher died. guede was convicted in 2008. in 2009 knox and sollecito were convicted and acquitted in a second trial in 2011. >> amanda knox has been found not guilty. >> reporter: and just yesterday found guilty again. and in this seemingly never-ending game of legal ping-pong, knox will appeal to italy's supreme court yet again. we've also been told the family may appeal to the european court of human rights which has the power to overturn this verdict. norah? >> all right, peter, thank you. >>> and a massive security operation is under way this morning in and around new york city. tens of thousands of police and other officials are working to protect super bowl xlviii. the department of homeland security is declaring sunday's game in new jersey a level-one national security event. more than 1 million people are expected to take part in super bowl-related activities. >> on sunday, 4,000 security officers will be at metlife stadium, military fighter jets are ready to respond to any attack. helicop

they have been reconvicted of murdering merideth kercher in 2007.ercher's family is hoping that the verdict will help bring them closure. >> you can't ever really get it a point where you can stop to remember merideth because the case, traveling over to italy and everything associated with it. but the verdict has been upheld. and again this time. so we hope that obviously coming into the trial, we are nearer to the truth so we can remember who she was. >> roman police are warning that gangs are increasingly expanding their criminal activities in the uk. gangs in the capital are spreading their wings to sell drugs and cause violation everywhere. >>> raids targeted one south london gangs. there were 12 raids in london and eight in bedford, just outside of the capital. and further raids in essex, east of the capital and scotland. 29 people were arrested. >>> russia is famous for its vodka, but a new warning has emerged for men who drink too much of it. the drinking habits of 50,000 adult men as part of the investigations into the country's high rates o

. >> this has gone on for six years and three months since the murder of meredith kercher, and in aroundnd 45 minutes we will get what will, in effect, be the third verdict in this case. amanda knox is awaiting this verdict, we're told she is with her family in seattle, washington, waiting to find out whether or not she will once again be found guilty of the murder of meredith kercher. her lawyer is confident she will be acquitted once again. he said in his final rebuttals in court today, quote: it is not possible to convict a person because it is probable that she is guilty. the penal code does not foresee probability, it foresees certainty. of course, amanda knox and her former boyfriend, avenue fell sell see toe were found guilty back in 2009 and acquitted in 2011 on the basis that some of the evidence seized from the home that iowa hand da knox shared with meredith kercher had been contaminated by mishandling by those investigators. now, if amanda knox is found guilty this time around, it is likely that the italian courts would seek her extradition from the u.s., although they heavy

the family of her dead roommate, british student meredith kercher reacting to the guilty verdict. >> the verdict has been upheld. and again this time, so we hope obviously come the end of the trial, we're nearer to the truth and an end so we can just so people remember meredith who she was and draw a line under it as it where. jenna: its not over yet. jonathan hunt with more. >> reporter: it was emotional amanda knox on "good morning america" today, seemingly stunned at this second guilty verdict. obviously very frightened at the possible extradition of her to italy and once again, saying that she was not involved in the murder of meredith kercher. listen here. >> i really hope that people try to understand that, like when you have overzealous prosecutors and when you have a biased, biased investigation and coercive interrogations like these things happened and i'm not, i'm not crazy. it just, it puts you in a position where you feel like -- >> reporter: knox has said that she would have be quote, dragged, kicking and screaming back to italy to face justice and that 28-year prison te

. >> to get to it, did you ki kill meredith kercher? >> no. >> were you there that night? have not told police? that you have not told in this book? >> no, i don't. i wasn't there. >> but just as knox was beginning her new life again, italy's highest court overturned her acquittal last year. she couldn't believe it. >> i'm going to keep fighting this. i'm going to keep fighting this and i'm not going to stop fighting this. that's all. the truth will come out and that's all. >> in fact, one truth that is known is that this man, local drifter rudy guede is in jail, convicted for the murder. >> he sits in 16 years in prison. and i might add with good behavior, he's allegeable and will probably receive daytime release this year. so while amanda and raffaele is being convicted trial after trial after trial, the real killer is going to be out of jail. they searched that crime scene for two months and they were not able to find one nanogram of amanda knox's dna. >> are you excited to see david? the statue of david. >> oh. >> long gone is the fresh faced 20-year-old who originally

this was the third trial for knox and her former boyfriend were convicted of murdering meredith kercher back in 2009 acquitted in 2011. knox returned to seattle after her acquittal and was not in italy when yesterday's verdict was handed down. she was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. the final decision on whether to extradite knox to italy will rest with the state department. federal prosecutors will seek the de--death penalty against one of the man accused of masterminding the boston marathon bombings. prosecutors say, dzokhar tsarnaev and his brother tamerlan, planted two homemade bombs near the finish line of the marathon killing three people and injuring 250 margaret the attacks triggered a manhunt that led to dzhokhar's capture. police shot and killed tamerlane \ tsarnaev during the manhunt. dzhokhar has pleaded innocent. no trial date has been said. >>: that i think they were just a mad instead of more embarrassed. >>: it could have and probably should be handled later. a district spokesman says there will review the notifications and should have given the kids a grace p

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 of hand. days before the verdict, knox spoke to guardian films. it was aired by the bbc. >> definitely not going back willingly. they have to catch me, and pull me back, kicking and screaming into a prison that i don't deserve to be in. >> reporter: knox's parents told us late today, they are stunned but befind. >> the emotion i pick up on is anger. >> anger helps us to fuel the fight. probably years more of fighting for this. >> reporter: how could this happen? after being convicted of her roommate's murder in 200

verdict against knox and her italian ex- boyfriend in the stabbing death of their roommate meredith kercher back in 2007. both knox and her former boyfriend were freed in 2011, when the original verdict was overturned. knox returned to the u.s., her attorney said they will appeal this new verdict stomach justin bieber might not have been legally drunk when he was arrested last week in florida. but a preliminary toxicology report released today shows the pop star had hot and prescription drugs in his system. the report says bieber had traces of thc in his system along with the key ingredient and an anti- anxiety drove such as xanax. he's facing charges in florida as dui and resisting arrest along with charges in canada involving an alleged assault on a limo driver last year. >>> super bowl xlviii in new jersey less than 72 hours away. but in two years the bay area will host football's biggest event. and super bowl planners from here are also there taking notes . >> todd bombs flew in from pleasant hill this morning, and now he is in new york on super bowl boulevard having a blast, and he's h

. >> the family of murder victim meredith kercher speaking out one day after amanda knox was convicted again in her murder. what knox is saying about this new verdict coming up. you need a bunch of those to clean this mess. then i'll use a bunch of them. then how is that a bargain? [ sighs ] no, that's too many -- it's not gonna fit! whoa! cascade kitchen and math counselor. here's a solution. one pac of cascade complete cleans tough food better than six pacs of the bargain brand combined. so you can tackle tough messes the first time. that is more like it. how are you with taxes? [ laughs ] [ counselor ] and for even more cleaning power, try cascade platinum. before chantix, i tried to quit probably about five times. it was different than the other times i tried to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. it's a non-nicotine pill. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. that helped me quit smoking. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal though

in the first trial knox was accused of killing kercher during a drug-fueled erotic game.tors said the murder was actually driven by a fight over a dirty apartment and an unflushed toilet. through it all knox now sporting a new short haircut at home in seattle avoided the trial finishing her degree at the university of washington and worrying about what's next. her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito is still on trial for murder and will be in court today. >> there is no evidence now and there never will be any evidence so until this matter is completely resolved and resolved favorably, it will remain understandably concerned. >> reporter: whatever the verdict today, incredibly, it won't be the end. the case can be appealed yet again to italy's supreme court. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> and abc's chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams here for the countdown to the verdict. and, of course, we heard from the attorney. there's going to be concern from her family. how worried should she be? >> well, look, in italy this is viewed as a close

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time knox and raffaele sollecito are being tried for the murder of her british roommate meredith kercher. knox has been back in the u.s. since 201 when her conviction was overturn. >>> dennis rodman is apologizing for his epic meltdown on national tv during a visit with north korean leader kim jong-un. rodman went on live tv and implied that captive american missionary kenneth bae was responsible for his own arrest. rodman says he's sorry about that. he blames stress over his, quote, dreams of basketball diplomacy falling apart and drinking. >>> a daring show of resilience from former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she marked the third anniversary of the tucson shooting rampage that almost claimed her life by jumping from a plane. the sky dive with a former navy s.e.a.l. highlights how far she's come since learning ow to walk and talk once again. she was among 13 people injured in the shooting. six others were killed. >>> scientists say folks across the northern u.s. may be getting a treat over the next few days thanks to the sun. >> they say the northern lights could be coming furthe

was the third trial for knox and her former boyfriend --- who were convicted of murdering meredith kercherin 2009. then acquitted in 20- 11. knox returned to seattle after her acquittal - and was not in italy when today's verdict sentencing her to more than 28 -years in prison was handed down. the final decision on whether to extradite knox to italy will rest with the state department. hundreds of thousands of strollers are being recalled due to a risk of broken fingers, and even amputation. britax has announced a recall of 216- thousand strollers. after eight people reported injuries strap. the company says, one person if he had his had their finger partially amputated. isthe recall affects b- agile, good to b-agile double and bob motion strollers. sold from 2011 to 2013. the big game means larger- than-life a big screen tvs. measuring tape. it the haven't got her to get any better hurry. kron4's gate slate has the story for you next. 626 on the clock a tweet about the trio's is prompting an apology now from the president of an msn the secret is to just conservatives might hate it chills

sollecito was sentenced to prison as was knox for the kercher murder. the case is full of contradictions and inconsistencies. one thing is for sure -- she was found dead of multiple stab wounds in the apartment she shared with amanda knox. the verdict against knox and sollecito does not yet have the force of law. the defense says it will definitely appear. >> more young people in the european union are finding jobs according to the latest figures from the european statistics office. >> in december, about 3.5 million young people under the age of 25 were unemployed in the ee you, and that is 23,000 fewer than in november. >> the jobs situation differs with europe. spain's you the still struggling to get a foot into the labor market. >> young spaniards were among the hardest hit by the euro crisis. more than half of spaniards between 15 and 24 years of age cannot find a job. the eurozone has started to pick up growth, but europe still has a long way to go to save this young generation. madrid's city streets are filled with homeless youth. in december, the

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 unreliable evidence. she returned to the u.s., wrote a book and then learned italy's highest court had ordered a new trial. >> i felt like after crawling through a field of barbed wire and finally reaching what i thought was the end, it just turned out that it was the horizon. >> reporter: so what's next? knox is almost certain to appeal. if italy's high court upholds the guilty verdict, the question of extradition would come into play. >> how can they not ask to have her extradited meaning they then have a convict

sentenced to 28 1/2 years in prison for the 2007 murder and sexual assault of her roommate, meredith kercher. knox herself wasn't in court this time. she stayed home in seattle. but in a statement she said i am frightened and saddened by this unjust verdict, having been found innocent before. i expected better from the italian justice system. and just five days ago she talked about her fear of a guilty verdict. >> 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. >> reporter: but she may never have to go back. the judges tonight did not order knox's extradition to italy, aware that the case could drag on through the courts for years. knox's attorneys say tonight they will appeal the guilty verdict to italy's supreme court, turning this highly controversial case into a game of judicial ping-pong. with amanda knox's future once again in the balance. keith miller, nbc news, florence. >>> that u.s. air force cheating scandal involving nuclear missile launch off

meanwhile, we're hearing from meredith kercher's family.2007 murder has taken its toll. >> losing somebody close to you is difficult, losing somebody at that age, and obviously in horrific circumstances that meredith was killed is horrendous. you know, to have media attention -- worldwide media attention and it's been drawn out over six years make it is incredibly difficult for us. >> the presiding judge has 90 days to write the arguments behind the jury's ruling. after that, lawyers have 90 days to appeal the decision. knox's lawyers say they will file an appeal, then. >>> president obama says he's confident he can still get things done in washington despite his constant disputes with house republicans. he told cnn's jake tapper he hasn't lowered his expectations for his presidency. >> and so, in no way are my expectations diminished or my ambitions diminished, but what is obviously true, we have divided government right now. the house republicans, in particular, have had difficulty rallying around any agenda much less mine. and in that ki

knox were both convicted in an italian court for the death of her roommate, british student meredith kercher. she's been sentenced to more than 28 years in prison. knox has been back in the u- s for the past two years. the final decision on whether to extradite knox to italy will rest with the state department. >>darya:hundreds of thousands of strollers are being recalled due to a risk of broken fingers, and even cut off. britax has announced a recall of 216-thousand strollers. after eight people reported injuries from pulling on the release strap. the company says, one person had their finger partially amputated. the recall affects b-agile, b-agile double and bob motion strollers. sold from 2011 to 2013. for more information go to our web site kron four dot com. does >>james: pavlovatoyota is telling dealers to for stop selling six car and truck models. over safety concerns about the seats in those models. toyota says the seat fabric in camrys, avalons, siennas and tacomas from the 2013 and 2014 model years. does not meet fire standards. part of the heated seats are supposed to be made of m

. >> reporter: the brother and sister of the murdered meredith kercher were in court to hear the verdict. they clearly believe that the united states should now extradite amanda knox. >> i imagine it is a difficult process in a country such as the u.s. didn't choose to go along the laws they themselves uphold and extraditing convicted criminals and leaves them in a position not to. >> reporter: an interesting development with amanda knox's exby friend raffelle sollecito. he was discovered in a hotel just six miles from italy's border withaustria. his lawyer said he was not trying to do that. his passport has been seized and he will find out if he is headed to jail when the supreme court of italy rules on this in 12 month's time. >> what a long ordeal for all of the family members involved. >> we have new reaction on the death penalty sought in the boston bomber. victims and families expressing satisfaction with that. one of the last to leave the hospital in boston. >> you know, which i go back and forthwith that. the death pen alley is a little to easy. i rather have him suffer, you know

meredith kercher's family is calling for her to be thrown back in prison.d conservatives as racist. but are they really sorry at that network or do they feed the culture of intolerance? geraldo rivera, who has worked for nbc, is here live in about two minutes. >>> i have never met geraldo in person. i wish i was there. and here is one man with many voices in his head. >> sometimes when you ask me a question to someone who doesn't want to answer, they just say stuff that doesn't relateify to what you're talking about. i was one of those guys, man. >> the one and only, frank caliendo and all those voices that he spouts out. he and dr. phil will be here because "fox & friends" final hour on this friday, that's a lot of f's, starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> there you got the sea gals at 45th and broadway. they're heating up the so-called super bowl boulevard as we listen to rodney atkins, he'll be performing live midtown manhattan in this hour of "fox & friends." >> one of my favorite songs right there. we are thrilled to have him. right now we're actually going to tos

. >> today, meredith kercher's family says that the lack of the closure on her murder has taken a tolln them. >>> and the firefighter at the heart of the death investigation is leaving the firehouse for good and that is only part of what we have learned about this case. >>> i'm liz crenshaw, and how do the salt treatments on the road affect your paint on and high i and then here comes the change, and 1:00 a.m., we will see the shower activity, and moving through, and oh, no, no, look at this. i messed that up, and look at what i am talking about here, because we are seeing the snow out of this, and i am going all of the way through, and there is the with 1:00 period again, and watch this as we move through the day. we are going to see the chance for snow coming in around 9:00 in the morning, to the entire area except for areas down to the south, and this is something that we will be watching closely. monday could be snowy earlier in the morning, and so we will watch that closely over the weekend for you, and high temperatures tomorrow, into the 40s and the 50s, and we will be into the

they said instead of kercher dying during a drug fueled sex game, they say that she was killed duringht over a dirty apartment and knox's ex-boyfriend receive the same verdict. >> until the matter is completely resolved, she will remain understandably concerned. >> that concern is now growing with the possibility of italy using its extradition treaty and pressuring the u.s. to send knox back to italy. >> how can they not ask to have her extradited? they then have a convicted felon on the books who they will i think have to demand be extradited. can be appealed again to the italian supreme court. the ex-boyfriend has been sent has beento 25 years -- sentenced to 25 years and ordered to hand over his passport. >> it is time to check the traffic with bob endler in the wtop traffic center. >> very uneventful rush hour early on. we had a crash on the outer loop close to connecticut avenue, but it is now gone. there is still volume west from 95 into silver spring. on the inner loop, volume delays from bethesda and silver spring and college park and greenbelt. 95 in virginia, volume delays s