now amanda knox sits in this italian prison, convicted of murder abroad. >>> amanda knox has been behindfor the past 3 1/2 years. but just this week the american student won a significant victory. fresh dna analysis presented to the appeals court could boost efforts to overturn her conviction. the prosecution maintains she's where she belongs, in prison. now the story behind the headlines. >>> amanda knox was going into her junior year of college. her mother etta recalls a.m. man darks the fresh-faced 20-year-old, intent on adventure. >> she was going to study abroad. going into college somewhere. she didn't know where yet. >> amanda would decide on perusia, italy. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british student named meredith kercher. >> why was she so set on that apartment? >> i think it's because of the people, really. it was close to the college, and her roommates are the sweetest people in the world. >> but after only six weeks in italy, on the night of november 1, 2007, amanda's overseas advent

knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison and sollecito to 25. after the verdict knox's family, stunned and angry, fought their way through a mob of press and local perugians. >> how do you think this whole experience has changed your daughter? >> she was 20 when she walked in here. she was naive, happy, lovely. she's way more cautious. she had to xwroe up, you know, really fast. >> learn some life lessons. >> huge lessons. >> reporter: this week knox was back in court for her appeal, looking fragile and pale. prison life has clearly taken its toll. but then an astonishing revelation. two italian independent experts, assigned by the court to review that dna evidence -- >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: -- blasted the findings of the prosecution's star forensic expert. >> these independent experts came forward saying there is no evidence on the knife and this little bra clasp also had no dna of the young man. >> it's a great moment when what you've said through careful, long analysis is repeated by independent people that the judge ap

amanda knox confessed to the murder.onfessed to it after ten hours of interrogation by they say maybe upwards of 30 italian policemen who cheered when she signed her confession. and in her confession, she puts the murderer as a guy named lamumba who is the wrong guy, he's not even in the case. >> he had a solid alibi. >> then there was her behavior during the trial. she got labeled with the name foxy knoxy. there were reports of her doing cart wheels while being questioned in incarceration. how did -- first of all, how has she changed her image now? and does that come back to haunt her? >> it has come back to haunt her in a big way. she's changed her image. she's very subdued and respectful of the court. in the original trial she acted inappropriately. she was laughing and smiling, did things that rubbed the jury the wrong way. and in italy, they were not sequestered. they were able to read tabloid accounts about her inappropriate behavior. she was acting like a rich, spoiled american kid. and i think it rubbed people th

knox was sentenced to 26 years. tells appeals court that some of the most crucial evidence was mishandled by police and may have been contaminated. following from london. >> reporter: they are appealing a conviction of murdering english student meredith kercher. today is forensic day. the question how they handled evidence in the initial stages of the murder. they are focusing on two things. one, the bra clasp of the victim. sollecito's dna was found on the bra clasp. what the defense is arguing that at the time the police passed it from dirty glove to dirty glove and put it in a plastic bag, not a paper bag. they also argued it was found six weeks after the murder. for all those reasons, the evidence could be contaminated. the second thing at issue is the knife, the alleged murder weapon request amanda knox's dna on the handle itself. the prosecution had said that the victim's blood was on the blade. today the defense is arguing that the blood was so tiny it could not be tested creditably. it was just too small to

ry >>> this is a critical week coming up for amanda knox. she's the american exchange student appealing her conviction in italy for the grisly murder of her roommate. the dna evidence used to put her behind bars has now come under harsh scrutiny. nbc's keith mill hear more. >> reporter: can this really be the end? two trials. enough testimony to fill several books. and three years in prison may all come down to an appeals court hearing on monday. an italian judge and jury will hear from court appointed forensic experts. in the absence of an eyewitness and the defendants, amanda knox and raffaele sollecito. during this appeal, it appears a flaw may have emerged in the prosecution's case. in a written report to the court, the independent forensic scientists say that dna evidence failed to conform to international standards. the experts will testify to the dna material found on the knife allegedly used to murder knox's roommate, meredith kercher, an exchange student from england, was insufficient to reach a verdict of guilty. >> the truth is no

the knox family remains optimistic, but upset judicial delays in the appeal mean knox will spend another summer behind bars. >> it's unfortunate now that there's going to be delays again and that they'll have to sit another summer in the heat in jail while everybody else goes : on vacation. >> reporter: the appeal trial will resume in september, after: the annual august vacation. the judge will then have three options. he can overturn the conviction, reduce the prison sentence, or even impose a harsher sentence if yet more new evidence sways the case. keith miller, nbc news, perugia. >> when we come back, son of sam, 35 years later. a look back at a serial killer': reign of terror. cc1: >>> police in norway revealed today that the man who confessed to killing 77 people told them he had more targets in mind, including the royal palace in oslo. authorities say anders breivik showed no emotion when they told him how many people he'd killed. >>> meantime, this weekend marks the 35th anniversary of the cc1: start of another infamous murder spree that took place in this country. it was the wor

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how did things go for knox in court today?she wasn't in court today, but the last session which was yesterday, it was a banter day for her, despite the fact that the prosecution really tried to take apart the dna evidence and the experts who delivered it, so much so, that the local newspaper called it a dismantling job, but nothing can deny the dna presented showed there was no dna on the murder weapon. almost like launching a torpedo through the courtroom. the prosecution lashed out at the findings of an independent panel of forensic scientist who's called the dna evidence used to convict knox unreliable. the judge defending the professionalism of his officers. the finding of the court-appointed experts is a national embarrassment of the national police. there were more than 50 breaches of protocol. dna is at the center of the case and is used to convict amanda knox and her boyfriend of murdering meredith concern kers. the new finding from a leading criminal attorney in rome seems to seriously undermine the prosecution's case

how did things go in court for knox?lthough the last session was the prosecution's attorney and they were trying to dismantle the evidence so much so that the local newspaper called it a demolition job. they mentioned that the new dna evidence that said there is no dna was like sending a torpedo through the courtroom. the prosecution lashed out at the panel of scientist who is called the dna used unreliable. the judge read a letter from the forensic team defending the professionalism of his officers. the findings is a major embarrassment to the national police. they were accused of more than 50 breeches. dna was used to convict knox and her former boyfriend of murdering her roommate. the most damaging finding is the absence of dna from the victim on the alleged murder weapon, a kitchen knife as the prosecution contending. the new finding according to a criminal attorney in rome appears to undermine the prosecution's case. >> if i were reviewing this from an american point of view, it looks like a slam dunk. >> the knox f

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knox and her boyfriend wereç convicted many the 2007 murder of knox's roommate.miller has the latest from italy. keith, explain what the argument is from the forensic experts? >> it was a remarkable day in court, contessa. we had two independent forensic experts taking the stand explaining of actually how the police, had sloppy police work. they showed slides and video of how they collected pieces of evidence. some that didn't have gloves. other gloves were dirty. one crucial bit of evidence it was a bloody bra clasp that was originally attributed to knox's former boyfriend. you could see in the video it being picked up, dropped on the floor, kicked across the room. it was not retrieved until weeks later. perhaps more important for the knox side sa that the alleged knife which is prosecution introduced in evidence at the beginning of the trial they were claiming that there was dna material from the victim on the blade and dna material from amanda knox on the handle. what these experts said today is there is a profile of knox on the handle. although this knife was

>> knox hopes to get off on a technicality. one that he's been told has worked for other inmates. >> wrote up on physically resisting. you pled not guilty. is that still your plea? >> still not guilty. >> what's your comment? >> look at the dates when the incident happened and when he wrote me up. it was like five or six days. >> they went past the 24 hours to get wrote up. >> so you're saying it's out of the time frame? >> yes. >> we'll check that and we'll let you know. he's saying he was wrote up on the seventh and the screener did not screen him in time for the hearing. they can write it on the seventh date. it don't matter. >> this lady, man. she don't like finding people not guilty. she likes giving them a verbal reprimand. i didn't flee from the officer or nothing like that. >> we dropped this down to a class "c" and found you guilty of interfering with a staff member, and took 30 days. you want to sign that? >> [ bleep ]. how does everybody else get found not guilty but not me, ma'am? >> do you want to sign that? >> hel

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and now here's lester. >> janice, thanks. >>> now to the appeals trial of amanda knox.ng on a cliff hanger, though. can the prosecution repair the damage after its key dna evidence is discredited in court. keith miller is in perguia, italy, with the latest. >> they aimed to dismantle the forensic experts so much so that the local newspaper here called it an attempted demolition but no denying that the dna evidence presented by the independent experts basically saying there is none was like sending a torpedo through the courtroom. the prosecution lashed out at the findings of an independent panel of forensic scientists who called the dna evidence used to convict knox unreliable. the judge read a letter from the head of italy's police forensic team defending the professionalisms of his officers. the findings of the court-appointed experts is major embarrassment to the major police who were accused of more than 50 breaches of forensic protocols. dna is that center of this case and was used to convict knox and her former boyfriend of murdering her roommate, meredith k kerch

amanda knox kept tripping in gayly doing cartwheels.yoga enthusiast, so she's somebody that would break into ae downward dog in front of these police officers and italians are much more formal than we are. they couldn't -- they didn't know what make of there was eva thought that, well, she's coming in willingly on her own recognizance because she believed in her innocence, and you -- in this country you are innocent until proven guilty. >> that's true, and the thought did not apparently occur to them when it was happening, and after now two years have gone by, three years, four years, people started -- have started to examine that behavior and realize, well, it could easily be also the behavior of an innocent person, and criminologists in the united states say it's quite common for innocent people who are under suspicion to feel like they're innocence is a shield from being found guilty, and that is exactly how she behaved throughout the trial. she walked in there with a smile on her face. she behaved in this blythe, care free manner, a

amanda knox is hoping to get her murder conviction overturned. earlier, a dna expert denied that crucial piece of evidence, that it was mishandled during the 2007 investigation. well, this week, two court-appointed experts cast serious doubts on the evidence. knox, her former boyfriend, and another man were convicted of murdering meredith kercher back in 2007. >>> family members and supporters of two american hikers detained in iran rallied outside the country's mission to the united nations yesterday. they are calling for the release of josh fattal and shane bauer. the two men were scheduled to have a final trial on espionage charges tomorrow. sarah shourd was released in september of 2010 after 410 days in solitary confinement. >>> held without bond. the muslim u.s. army private who authorities say admits to a plot to bomb a restaurant popular with fort hood soldiers. naser jason abbo is charged with possession of an unstructured destructive device. he refused to stand when the judge entered the courtroom yesterday. abdo later shouted an appare

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>>> the knox appeal. amanda knox's appeal of her murder conviction faces an important test today. prosecutors will try to discontradict experts who say they mishandled vital evidence. we'll hear from her mother. >>> and the book of mormon, the musical from the creators of "south park" twwe'll hear from e stars of the show. "early" this saturday morning, july 30th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning. welcome to "the early show." happy saturday. i'm rebecca jarvis. things still proving stalled in washington, d.c. >> that is true. i'm russ mitchell. time is running out in the congress for the white house to reach the deal to prevent the u.s. to defaulting on its financial obligations. the federal government would lose its authority to borrow money. the democratically controlled senate rejected the plan proposed by the house friday. whit johnson is live on capitol hill. good morning to you. >> reporter: with the house republican plan defeated in the senatest senate ma mortgage leader harry reid is moving forward with his own plan he said is a compromise. he said republican

could amanda knox go free? that is ahead. unless breaking news changes everything. >> first, a nation in deep mourning and still very much in shock as the suspect in friday's massacre appeared in public for the first time since the epic bloodbath in norway. he reportedly told a judge he did it to save europe from a muslim take over. he says there are others involved in this organization targeting the political left. across norway today, thousands observed a moment of silence for the victims of what now appears to be by far the world's deadliest shooting spree on record. officials say the suspect planted a bomb outside a prime minister's office in oslo. eight died there. they say he then drove 30 miles to a youth camp for kids interested in politics. dressed as a police officer, he reportedly gathered all of them together, told them he an update on attack in oslo. then we're told he opened fire. his victims defenseless. survivors say they hid under beds or ran into the woods to escape. others say they jumped into the lake with

big day in the amanda knox case.xamined at her appeals trial in italy. she was convicted of her killing her roommate while studying abroad in 2007. but new dna evidence could overturn the ruling. elizabeth vargas joins us live from perugia, italy. good morning elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning. it was an extraordinary session in court this morning. the two independent experts delivered a critique on how the police in perugia handled the crime scene. at one point laughter of disbelief. those experts said they examinedd the two crucial pieces of evidence used to convict knox and they could find n no dna. amanda knox arrived in court this morning looking pale and fragile. they argued their examination of the alleged weapon and bra clasp showed no dna evidence. this is critical. because prosecutors never had a clear ruling. >> these experts camee forward saying that there is no evidence on the knife. the only evidence on the knife is potato starch. >> reporter: the independent e perts also say that proper testing proc

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amanda knox.is appealing her murder conviction hoping to have her 26-year sentence thrown out. this week the big story is about her parent. they're being tried in italy for slander. what triggered the case against them? we're going to tell you that coming up. >>> and then on a much lighter note, getting closer to their american vacation, prince william and princess catherine are dazzling the crowds up in canada this week. >> in a few days they'll be in los angeles for a star-studded beverly hills gala. we'll go to montreal for the latest in i think her first trip to north america ever. >> she's probably like, i had no idea they were so big here. crazy. >>> we're going to begin with the new princess of monaco. 55 years after grace kelly's fairy tale marriage, her son ties the knot with a striking beaut fri from south africa. we have more on the celebration. good morning, michelle. >> reporter: hi, jenna. in case you haven't noticed, there's a little money here and as soon as the wedding started, yo

and in fact knox and her former boyfriend weren't convicted on the basis of the dna.ided to reopen the case in this aspect on. it was a shocking return. they came back with 149-page report. basically saying that the police bungled the dna gathering of evidence. there were 53 violations of intern international protocols regarding forensic evidence and perhaps most damaging to the prosecutor's case is they actually said that the alleged murder weapon, a knife retrieved from knox's boyfriend apartment contained no dna on the blade that belonged to have victim. that was one of the points of the prosecution saying we've got this very important piece of evidence. that's now been discounted. also another piece of evidence this tied her former boyfriend into the kroo was a bloody bra clasp. experts are saying there's no dna there. this case is wide open now. >> an extraordinary turn of events. thank you very much. >>> it was a tropical storm that offered so much hope for much needed water, but what did that storm deliver? a live report coming up. jeff, lunch! uh-huh. jeff? ri

knox's defense team perhaps sensing a victory declined to request the experts.e cautious but optimistic. >> i'm really hopeful it will just become even clearer that the way the evidence was handled was inappropriate and that this has all been a big mistake and that two innocent people have been locked up. >> reporter: the appeals judge at the end of this trial has three options. he can overturn the conviction, reduce the prison sentence or impose a harsher sentence if new evidence sways the case. >> and that was keith miller reporting from perugia, italy. >>> president obama is counting on compromise from capitol hill to get a debt reduction deal before tuesday's deadline, but at this point is it even possible to avoid a default? and u.s. troops in afghanistan have a question for the nation's top military man. will they get paid? his answer, coming up on msnbc saturday. [ barks ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ whistles ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ ting! ] [ male announcer ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about and save money with multi-policy discounts. are yo

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one of them was an elderly preacher named alfred knox. knox told robinson in a 1998 tape-recorded conversation that his son-in-law, archie weatherspoon, was with sheriff daniel jones when allen was murdered. >> alfred knox: my son-in-law went with him. >> robinson: to kill louis allen? >> knox: to kill louis allen. he didn't know where he was going till he got in the car. and he said, "would you pull the trigger? would you shoot him?" he said, "no, i ain't going to do it." that what my son-in-law said. "i ain't going to shoot him. you come out here to kill him, you kill him." so he killed him. >> kroft: both knox and his son- in-law took their stories to the grave. but plater robinson says the answer to who killed louis allen can still be found in liberty. >> robinson: a lot of people are dead. but there are still a number of significant people still alive. >> kroft: like who, besides sheriff jones? >> robinson: well, charles ravencraft-- he lives down the road, he's quite healthy. >> kroft: we found charles ravencraft at the liberty drug

knox together were at the murder scene. today's report, which points that the clasp was left at the crime scene for six weeks and eventually collected by police using dirty gloves. >> they talked about all the ways that you're supposed to collect evidence -- clean gloves, you don't pass it around, and the fact that, you know, none of those procedures were followed is just amazing to me. dirty gloves were used. yeah. amazin amazing. >> reporter: in fact, a new forensic report maintains the italian police mishandled evidence or failed to follow proper procedure 54 times after the murder investigation began. >> one thing in particular, though, is giving the knox family some hope. it's a statistic. 15% of criminal cases on appeal are overturned. >>> up next war veterans are lung trouble. they say their problems started in iraq or afghanistan. the pentagon doesn't buy it. we'll hear from vets and doctors about the air that our troops are breathing over there. this is "the early show" here on cbs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] say h

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also the battle of the dna in the amanda knox appeal. we'll tell you what one expert is expected to say. >>> but first, a look at the plan put forward by harry reid. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> just hours from now, both houses of congress will be back in session. they're trying to break the dead lock over raising the debt ceiling. the latest plan includes a debt limit increase of $2.4 trillion, matched equally in budget cuts. he uses senator mcconnell's plan to raise the debt limit in steps and adds no new revenues. joining me now, pat buchanan, also joining us d

. >>> the parents of amanda knox are charged with slander in italy.y told the news their daughter was treated poorly. >> i don't understand. i mean, many journalists have said exactly what i have said. why am i the only one that's charged with a crime? i don't understand that. >> reporter: a judge reaccused -- recused himself of the trial today. amanda knox is in the process of appealing her conviction. >>> a grim milestone in baltimore city, 100 murders so far this year. tonight a family is pleading for witnesses after a military family was gunned down in cold blood. >> i have a niece that wants to know where her daddy is. >> reporter: family and friends hold a vigil for baltimore's 100 100th victim of 2011. >> i just want whoever did this to think you left my daughter without a father. >> reporter: 24-year-old christopher samuel served in the u.s. military. he did not have a criminal record. >> he always said he was going to take care of his family. he was never one to get in trouble. >> reporter: late tuesday night samuel was shot in the back. poli

. >>> amanda knox is back in court. the young american in italy jailed for murder. lifetime did not show up for the hearing so the case has been delayed to january. a ruling on knox's appeal could come this fall, brian. >>> to a touching tribute to the vet rans of the vietnam war. a smaller version is making its way across the country in seattle. the replia is 240 feet long and 8 feet high and prompting powerful emotions. >> this is the first time i've ever dared venture to the wall, and it's har, but it's good. i'm glad i did it. i'm glad i'm here. i don't really know anybody that died over there. i just wanted to learn about it and i just wanted to see it, so i came over. >> the 3/4 scale version includes the names of more than 59,000 men and women who died in the vietnam war. >>> hackers strike again. this time attacking fox news political twitter accounts. why the secret service is getting involved in the investigation. the us doesn't have a consistent policy in how to deal with suspected terrorists. some in congress now say it's time to make a decision. >>> a f

knox is serving 26 years in prison for the murder of her british roommate, meredith kercher. >>> wellrs and supporters of two american hikers detained in iran rallied outside the country's mission to the united nations today. they're calling for the release of josh fattal and sean bauer nearly two years after they were arrested by iranian forces. and the two men are scheduled to have a final hearing on espionage charges tomorrow. meanwhile, bauer's fiancee, sarah shourd, you saw her in the video, was released in september of 2010 after 400 days in solitary confinement. >>> and the army private who admits to bomb a restaurant popular with army soldiers is being held without bond. naser abdo is charged with possession of an unregistered destructive twice. he didn't help his case by refusing to stand when the judge entered the courtroom yesterday. abdo later shouted an apparent reference to the muslim charge charged with a deadly shooting spree of ft. hoot back in 2009. >>> also in texas, they waited and they even prayed for a storm, but tropical storm don was a big washout. it fizzled b

. >>> meantime, in italy it is a pivotal day in court for amanda knox. she was convicted of murdering her british roommate and sentenced to 26 years in prison, but now dna evidence in the case is being called into question. nbc's keith miller live again for us in italy. keith, can you put in perspective why today's hearing is so crucial for amanda knox? >> reporter: well, this is the first day after this basically bombshell from the court-appointed forensic expert saying that the dna used to convict knox and her former boyfriend is unreliable, so it was the prosecution's day to try to call back basically rebuke the testimony from the experts. they're not having a very good day of it. the judge, who appointed these experts to actually go over the evidence, has constantly said to them throughout the day, you know, limit your questions, hurry up, let's get going, we're done with this. it's a remarkable turn of events for knox and her defense team who all along had argued that the dna was not there to convict their client. in the absence of an eyewitness, in

amanda knox says the testimony in this case describing what is described as a sex screen. d.n.a. evidence. prosecutors base much of their case on that d.n.a. now amanda knox's father says the expert's testimony proves his daughter is innocent. >> a cap to what we have always known in fact innocent and had nothing to do with this. but to have court appointed independent experts bring forth the fact that it's unreliable evidence really hopefully is the next step to coming home. >> knox's appeal on this saturday. well, check out this guy. i mean, is he looking for something or did he just forget how to walk? an explanation for the legs coming out out of the sewer in a minute. so how about this weekend we learn some new tricks of the trade... then break out our doing clothes and get rolling. let's use some paint that helps us get the job done in record time and makes a statement when we're finished. we're lowering the cost of a new favorite color. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. glidden premium paint has been rated a best buy, and you can only get

. >>> a murder suspect, amanda knox. a police detective that conducted the investigation can testify in the appeals case. court appointed experts had contested her findings claiming investigation committed glaring errors such as using dirty glove and possibly contaminating evidence. knox was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering british student amanda coucher. >>> the media is under scrutiny, murdock is saying to preserve and maintain any documents related to phone hacking or bribery. the directive came down yesterday. murdock closed down his world of the news tabloid in britain earlier after it was hit with phone hacking and bribery accusations. >>> a southern california congressman says the noise in la is bad enough and howard burrman props a limit to chopper traffic. he has received complaints from constituents. the television man says helicopters hovered over charlie sheen's home annoying neighbors. there's a prohibition under 1000 feet. >>> the four dollar a gallon gas prices had people staying off of the r

the appeal trial for amanda knox reached a turning point in italy.it out with forensics experts and said some of the ke evidence to convict the american of murder was unreliable and contaminated. she was sentenced to 26 years after being convicted of killing her british roommate in 2007. candace dempsey is the author of the book and good morning. thanks for joining me. >> good morning, alex. >> we talk about these experts and what they said in court this weekend, but they are talking about 50 different thing that is the prosecution and those that gathering the evidence did to make what they have so far. something they shouldn't be depending on in court. 50 different pieces of flawed evidence? >> they caught a lot of it on film because they photographed themselves taking the evidence. you can watch them and it caused laughter in the courtroom when they showed cops handling evidence like it was a cheeseburger, droping it on the floor and photographing it and sending it off for testing. this was an object that was there for 46 days. people already went

coming up, we've been talking about it seems like four years now, amanda knox.ependent experts testified that the police really mishandled some of the forensic evidence in this case. that's what's giving her new hope. we're going to talk to her mom who just visited with amanda recently. we'll find out her reaction. >> and on a lighter note, there's a lot of misinformation flying around out there, especially on the internet, when it comes to your health. there are certain things you don't have to worry about, from stress turning your hair gray to feed a cold, starve a fever. we're going to tell you which e-mail help alert e-mail you get from a friend or family member to delete from the inbox. >> also, we're going to talk about cameras in the delivery room. we talked about them a little bit earlier. a lot of people love getting some pictures and video of their baby after the baby has been born. but now some hospitals are saying, not so fast and banning any kind of cameras. we will talk about why that is, coming up. >> savannah is going -- >> every woman who has no

knox's appeal hearing continues on saturday. >>> are you finally ready for some football?fter four months, owners and players decided to end the lockout and fight it out on the gridiron instead of the board room. fans could not be happier. jessica stone has the details. >> reporter: the nfl players' union approved a ten-year deal to end the four and a half month lockout. >> to our fans, i know you love this game as much as i do, and i know that it has been a very long process. >> reporter: the deal settled the biggest issue how to split the league's $9 billion revenue between the players and owners who overwhelmingly approved the proposal thursday. the nfl commissioner says he's grateful both sides worked hard to find common ground. >> football is back and that's great news for everybody. >> reporter: and players are ready to get back on the field. >> this is a fair deal that we're excited to present to our players, instead of being in these meeting rooms, we're in football meeting rooms, which i'm a big fan of. >> reporter: teams can start training camp as soon as wednesd

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knox, sollecito and a third man were convicted and sent to jail for kercher's murder. >>> nato warplanescarried out strikes on libyan transmitters last night. they used state-of-the-art precision guided munitions. nato says three satellite transmission dishes were disabled by the air strike in tripoli. reports indicate up to a dozen explosions rocked the libyan capital. >>> to china where family and friends of the victims of last week's train crash will pay last respects today. 40 people died a week ago today when a high-speed train crossing a bridge was derailed by a lightning strike and another train slammed into it from behind. a chinese railway official blamed the crash on design flaws in the equipment that failed to flash and correct signals after that lightning strike. >>> in northern japan, flooding and landslide warnings for areas including the tsunami disaster zone. in parts of fukushima, more than 25 inches of rain have fallen since wednesday. more than 10,000 people were ordered to relocate after a dike collapsed. more than 1, 00 acres of farmland along with roads, homes and a

knox when he got deployed to combat. he was working as a cavalry scout with his troop in the district near kost, afghanistan, when a group of insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. he died on tuesday, july 5th. a memorial service is scheduled for him at ft. knox in kentucky on tuesday. and his family is planning to travel from the bay area to attend it. now we spoke to his father nicanor amper iii. he said his family is far too emotionally devastated to really talk about this tragic loss. he did say though that they are planning to have a funeral service for him when they return from ft. knox. they're not sure when it will be. they haven't had a chance to make any arrange. s. tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> our condolences go out to the family. >>> from your body to an iphone. the new technology allowing doctors to keep tabs on pregnant women while they're on the go. >>> also ahead, getting the royal treatment. prince william and kate middleton touched down in so cal. we'll take you there live.