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>> 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

he writes he met knox at a classical music concert one week before knox's 21-year-old roommate's deathened up on italian tv the night kercher was killed. paradoxically, for me that night was a beautiful night. i spent the evening in amanda's company, living an idyllic love story. in a new book, he writes about his first night in prison where he felt great waves of indignation and nagging sense of guilt, while he maintains his innocence, he admits that he and knox behaved oddly after the murder in this unforgettable and to some scandalous sce. he reveals he was angry at himself for having a foggy memory of the fight of the killing, because he and knox had smoked marijuana. sollecito acknowledged they had no real alibi the night of november 1st, except for each other. but then, in october, 2011, after spending four years in what sollecito calls hell, he writes he felt indescribable joy when they were finally acquitted. >> what's important is to say thank you to everyone. >> reporter: in a private moment in the basement of the courthouse with knox, sollecito says she squeezed his hand and

knox struggled to pay the mortgage on her own, just as the housing market was crashing. her home lost more than half its value. then in 2010, she lost her job and fell behind. >> i was scared. i was scared i was going to lose everything. i didn't know what to do. >> reporter: with only part-time work, knox was not eligible for home modification. she was facing foreclosure and bankruptcy. then her lender, bank of america, offered this-- a pilot program called mortgage to lease. rather than foreclosing, the bank takes back ownership, forgives the debt, and gives knox a chance to rent. she loses her equity, but reduces her monthly cost from $1250 to $712, and she gets to stay in the house. >> in certain situations, especially where the homeowners are deeply underwater, i think this is a great opportunity for them to real get a fresh start. >> reporter: bank of america is rolling out the small test program to 2500 distressed homeowners in four states. in recent weeks, citigroup introduced a similar program for 500 homeowners in six states. bloomquist says the banks benefit t

he met knox at a classical music concert, just one week before knox's 21-year-old roommate meredith kercher'sth. the couple were inseparable, until they were arrested and ultimately convicted for kercher's death. a month after they were released, sollecito opened up on italian tv, about the night kercher was killed. paradoxically, he said, for me, that night was a beautiful night, because i spent the evening in amanda's company. we were living an idyllic love story. he goes on to write about his first night in prison, where he felt both great waves of indignation and a nagging sense of guilt. while he maintains his innocence, he admits that he and knox behaved oddly after the murder, in this unforgettable and to some, scandalous scene. he revealed he was angry at himself for having a foggy memory of the night of the killing because he and knox had smoked marijuana. sollecito also acknowledged they had no real alibi the night of november 1st, except for each other. but then, in october 2011, after spending four years in what sollecito calls hell, he writes he felt indescribable joy when they w

amanda knox's ex-boyfriend, as you remember, and amanda knox, were convicted and then acquitted of murderre innocent. he does admit to some bizarre behavior. the book is called "honor bound:to hell and back with amanda knox." it's by raffaele sollecito. ann, give me a sense of this ex-boyfriend. when you -- you had a chance to meet him in seattle after the convictions were overturned, what is he like? >> he's lovely. he was grateful and he was humble. and he had a group of supporter that is met him out here. and really somebody that was very impressive. very quiet. but very happy this was all over with with. but different than he was po r trayed, of course, during the course of the trial and the media. >> he says some of that portr portrayal came from some of the odd behavior. he admitted that it was odd, how they were photographed kissing. they were in all this legal trouble and making out outside the courthouse, outside the crime scene. they were shopping for underwear for amanda knox, like i think people saw those things and thought this case is odd. >> yeah. but the thing is that when

. >>> amanda knox's ex-boyfriend speaks out. lesson from the ordeal, and whether he still talks to amanda knox. my one-on-one conversation with him next. >>> tonight more of my conversation with john mccain. it is safe to say, when you are talking to the last guy to run against barack obama and the big story is how well or badly that the current guy is running his campaign there is plenty to act. governor romney, have you seen the secret tape made of him talking to donors what do you make of the? critics say, look, he is dismissing, and 47% of the country. and many elderly veterans, who might actually vote for mitt romney, and he is saying that he is discounting them. >> first of all, i didn't see all of his remarks in its entirety, but certainly you -- you assume and know that mitt romney is not -- not interested in receiving the -- the support and votes of any american, and he is seeking them actively and he wants the vote of every american. i think what his concern is, and it's the concern of a lot of us, it's the rise of the

the book is called "honor bound: my journey to hell and back with amanda knox." i spoke with him earlier. when you first were brought in with amanda, you went without an attorney. did you not realize that you might be a suspect? >> no, nobody told us that we were suspected. at this time, we were completely -- i didn't know anything. i realized it too late. i was just in the last questioning, and after two hours and three, they were so aggressive and so overwhelming of me i started to realize that something was really bad and wrong. but it was too late. >> on of the things when amanda was questioned by police, she ended up saying things which implicated her and implicated you and made it sound as if maybe she had been there when meredith kirscher was killed. explain to somebody who has not been been through this, what it was like? >> there are ten investigators who are really aggressive and they push you saying you are a liar, you are just, to me, saying you're stupid, you're cover i covering this slutty girl, whore, she will be back in seattle, you will never see

was thoroughly discredited. >> did you see amanda knox after the verdict?yes. i met her after. when she hugged me, i was nervous. i hugged her back. >> reporter: after spending four long years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, raffaele sollecito still has emotional scars. >> i had a lot of joy but then i felt a lot of bitterness after a while because i realize that my life will never be the same again. and the judge, this is your new life, do the best you can. >> peter van zandt is here. the knox family views him as a hero. >> if at any time raffaele sollecito said amanda was in that house he would have been freed from prison. his own family urged him to turn on amanda. but he wouldn't. that's why he calls his book honor bound. >> which makes it extraordinary to me. they had only known each other a short time, eight or nine days. >> he said when he met her it was a lightning bolt. he fell in love. this was his first true love. despite the fact there were times in which he doubted amanda, because she had gone through a horrible interrogation and said t

and an old guy called me up one day and said boy there's no goal left in fort knox and i just kind of roll my eyes and i developed a standard response and i said oh that's great send me something in the mail because i'm the cookie people never had anything to send but this guy wasn't kooky and he convinced me as a reporter that the federal government was hiding something that one time but the doors to fort knox were open in one nine hundred seventy three the a.p. reporter president reported that a little bit ago that was shown had a strange orange issue what this means is it's not good deposit gold if the federal government had any. good deposit gold it would certainly show it and in fact it is required by federal law to do an annual physical audit of the reserves the greatest treasure of gold ever in the history of the world and yet one on it has not been done since one thousand nine hundred fifty five so it was obvious that something was being hidden and so i figured out where it was that the plan is basically this is their backup plan after we get after we get tired of their machin

rafael tells me how he got through it all and whether he and amanda knox are still in touch.onversation ahead with him. y helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your information to open a bank account in order to make your money his money. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock, the only identity theft protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock: relentlessly protecting your identity. call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. >>> flames and fury of a fire and tornado, and this is captured by a video. more of that video straight ahead. >>> in "crime and punishment" amanda knox's boyfriend is talking first a tbt case that made headlines around the world. knox is the american student who is convicted of the stabbing death of her roommate in 2009 and rafael is a lesaletico was imprisoned, but they were both set free. he say is out with a book about journ

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knox is the student who was convicted of stabbing her roommate in 2009.e in prison included six months in solitary confinement. now raffaele sollecito is out with a new memoire that deals with the day that happened and i spoke to him earlier. when you were first called into the police you and amanda, you went in without an attorney. did you not realize you were not a suspect? >> no, no one told us we were suspected. at that time, we were completely -- so, we didn't know anything. i realized it too late. i was just in the last questioning, and after two hours and three days, they were so aggressive and so overwhelming of me, i started to realize something was totally bad and wrong. but it was too late. >> one of the things when amanda was questioned by police she ended up saying things that kind of implicated her and you. made it sound as if meredith was the there. >> there are ten investigators who are aggressive and they push you saying you are a liar. you were just to me, saying you are stupid and you are covering for her and she will be back and you wi

. >>> we're learning details about the relationship between amanda knox and her boyfriend. both were freed by an italian court last fall. in a new book, rafael sollecito admits their bizarre behavior may have given investigators reason for suspicion. knox is writing her own book about the whole ordeal. >>> a wounded warrior from southern california can wake up in a brand-new house built especially for him. this is a great story. juan dominguez lost his legs and an arm in afghanistan. his home will make life a little easier. the wounded vet says he's getting a second chance at life. >> the chance to be able to go everywhere inside my house, upstairs, downstairs, every bathroom, every room. it's awesome because it doesn't feel like a prison anymore, like my house is currently. it feels like i have the freedom to run around the house. >> actor gary sinise is among those to help build the home. >>> a lockout could be coming up if the nhl players and owners don't agree on a new labor deal by this sunday. there's talks aimed this saturday in new york. >>> as for actual sports hig

was thoroughly discredited. >> did you see amanda knox after the verdict?s. i met her after. when she hugged me, i was nervous. i hugged her back. >> reporter: after spending four long years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, raffaele sollecito still has emotional scars. >> i had a lot of joy but then i felt a lot of bitterness after a while because i realize that my life will never be the same again. and the judge, this is your new life, do the best you can. >> peter van zandt is here. the knox family views him as a hero. >> if at any time raffaele sollecito said amanda was in that house he would have been freed from prison. his own family urged him to turn on amanda. but he wouldn't. that's why he calls his book honor bound. >> which makes it extraordinary to me. they had only known each other a short time, eight or nine days. >> he said when he met her it was a lightning bolt. he fell in love. this was his first true love. despite the fact there were times in which he doubted amanda, because she had gone through a horrible interrogation and said thi

he talks about how he met knox, their budding love, and the night meredith kircher was murdered. both were originally convicted of the crime but released on appeal. knox is also writing a book in a deal reportedly worth $4 million. >>> a high speed chase came to a striking end in florida. a car that was trying to get away swerved into a guard rail and rammed another car as it was trying to exit i-95 in ft. lauderdale. the car spins to a stop and three suspects jumped out. officers quickly took all three into custody, a teenager and two men. police believe the three may be connected to several burglaries earlier yesterday in miami-dade county. >>> the day thousands of tech fans have been waiting for is finally here. today apple will unveil its new iphone 5. experts say it could be in stores within weeks. nbc's jay gray is live in san francisco awaiting the big announcement. jay, what are we talking about here? how good could this be? >> reporter: that's what everybody wants to know, eun. if you listen to the rumors and speculation, it's going to be pretty good. it's supposed to be

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. >>> the former boyfriend of amanda knox maintains that the couple had nothing to do with the death of a british exchange student in italy. in his new book, "honor bound" rafael said he understands why police suspected them of killing meredith kircher in 2007. he acknowledged that the couple's sometimes strange behavior gave police reason to suspect them. he and knox were initially convicted of killing kircher but that conviction was overturned last year. his book comes ot september 18th. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge toured a rolls-royce factory. they were also treated to a local custom called a dragon dance when they visited one of singapore's oldest housing estates. it's called queenstown, and it was named in honor of queen elizabeth's kor a nation in 1953. during their tours, william was asked how many children he would like to have. for the first time he gave a number. two. the british media immediately launched a new round of speculation about whether kate might be expecting. >>> angelina jolie is meeting with syrian refugees, in her role as a special united nations en

. >> an admission in the tell-all by the boyfriend of turned, accusedt- murderer amanda knox.mits his and her behavior given police reason for suspicion in the murder herstigation surrounding roommate. convicted in her 2007 death but their convictions were overturned. is said to be released next week. >> there is a brewing controversy going on at american professor after a her infant child in the middle of class. >> that is not the only issue. some are questioning why she class iner child to the first place. lives just off the american campus with all sides to this argument. >> professor fine definitely has r supporters on campus. you -- let me show them to you. they made a bunch of signs and out to support her. was the first day of her ago. a couple of weeks cancel butto was sick.irl decided to bring the child got hungry the child class so she breastfed her while lecturing. >> i did not have a problem with it. many students say they would if a professor during class baby she wrote on ae blog that her child was sick and to be fed. >> if it is for the child's health, it would n

first time on american television we are hearing from the former boyfriend of american k -- of amanda knox. he will talk about the murder case that made headlines and his reunion with her. he has written a new book. that is out today. you can catch his interview with katie couric at 4:00 on abc 7. >> her new talk-show is the highest rated talk show of the false indications season. coming in second is steve garvey, followed by probst and ricki lake. >> a new report on obesity will be released this morning. the report is called "f as in fat. it provides state rankings of adult and child obesity rates in the u.s. and forecasts the rates for each state by the year 2013 and the likely resulting new cases of obesity-related diseases. >> today's national cheeseburger date. >>-- day. bgr restaurant is holding a cheeseburger e.d. and championship today -- eating championship. the winner receives $500 and a chance to compete in the national final. >> we will have our own competition. it is almost 70 degrees. >> almost 25 years since the release of michael jackson's "bad." what the jackson state is d

. >>> a new book from the italian boyfriend of amanda knox admits that he and knox attracted suspicion with their strange behavior after knox's house mate meredith kercher was found slain back in 2007, but he insists they were innocent. they both served four years in an italian prison for kercher's murder but were acquitted last fall. las vegas is cleaning up after powerful storms flooded the city leaving drivers stranded in the road. meantime, in southern utah heavy rains there and flooding caused an embankment to breach, damaging homes and washing out roads. >>> a snow day on the red planet. a nasa or bitter has spotted snowfall on mars that can even accumulate on the surface. meantime, jupiter may have take an bullet for us. a large meteorite slammed into the planet. you're up to date right now. let's get back to matt, savannah, and al. >> we like to thank the people of jupiter. >> a little shoutout for jupiter today. >> meanwhile, you predicted it was going to be a bad winter on mars. >> that's right. in fact, we're starting ski reports on mars. it's going to be fantastic. let's sh

above the ground on the wind seeker at knox berry farm in buena park. they are getting a lot of bang for their buck on that ride. >> next year marks 24 years since an east bay woman made a promise to a cluster of students in oakland and since then her commitment to education continues to transform lives and earned her this week's jefferson award. >> natasha howliet enjoys her job. she was the first in her family to finish college. she graduated from alcorn state university in mississippi and gives a a lot of credit to the woman standing next to her at her graduation. >> she always kept you on the straight path. and just told you " you are going to college ". >> she has never forgotten how education has changed her life. as a child she picked cotton in mississippi and went to night school and got her degree and eventually built her own real estate agency in oakland. but seeing the tough life that kids were facing in her community gave her an idea. back in 1987, she made a promise to the first graders here at the brookfield elementary school in oakland. s

if you followed the amanda knox case like millions, you won't want to miss today's show her ex-boyfriend middle of the high profile murder mystery joins me to tell his side of the story. what happened that fateful night in italy? >>> first prescription weight loss drug to hit the market in more than a decade hits today. and crackdown on financial aid fraud at the college level those stories and more later today at 4 and 5. >>> finally, the popcorn that comes to you. the company has invented what it calls the popnator. when you say the word pop the machine pinpoints your location and shoots a piece into your mouth. >> pop! yeah basically it is able to calculate using the small differences in the arrival time of soundwaves and reflections, where a sound originated from. >> pop sleigh >> the popnator is still a prototype so not available for sale yet. >> what!

. >>> artist and fashion designer amber knox brought to buy a house in phoenix it was 2007 she was 22, >>> and i felt like an adult we had housewarming party and invited our friends >>> a party did not last long within two years resistor moved out and she struggled to pay the mortgage just as the housing market was crashing prome lost more than half its value then she lost her job and fell behind. >>> i was scared i would lose everything >>> with only part-time work and she was not eligible for loan modification she was facing foreclosure and bankruptcy then her lender offered this a pilot program called mortgage to lease the bank takes back ownership forgives the debt and gives knocks in a chance to rent she loses the equity but reduces monthly from $1,250 to $712 and stay in the house >>> in some situations where the homeowners are under water this is a great opportunity to get a fresh start >>> bank of america rolls out the test program to 2500 distressed homeowners in recent weeks city group offered a similar program in six states during the banks benefit the most >>> in the proce