amanda knox is not in court. she told british tv she's too scared to return to italy. >> i was already imprisoned wrongfully. >> he said knox was his first true love and he did not take the accusations seriously at the beginning. >> there'll be another half dozen hearings before the verdict in january. >>> frightened passengers and crew evacuate a plane after a fire at montreal airport in canada. you can see people sliding down the emergency chute while flames and smoke billow through the air. a luggage loader caught fire. the plane had just arrived from north africa. >>> it's comfort food and hard to find anyone who doesn't lovecraft macaroni and cheese. >> i love it all. except for the microwave stuff. >> still ahead on eyewitness news at noon. it's the nicest day of the week outside. the forecast is 2 1/2 minutes away. >>> here's a look at the stocks and the megamillions numbers. ,, mnever sleeping.g. ever saving. for him, her, and you. every day. but quality affordable health care seems forever out of reach -

romance with knox. that's what he called it he said after one week he knew she was his first true love. so the trial is underway and amanda knox u.s. attorney ted simon says he has been on the phone with her all day long and he says she is, quote, doing good: attorney ted simon is with us live this afternoon. nice to see you. thank you. they are having a trial without her there. and now the evidence has changed since the last trial. what do you make of it? >> well, it's not so much the evidence has changed. i think we should keep in mind, you know, there is no evidence, there was no evidence, and there never was any evidence. that we already know. but with respect to what happened today, it was a prosecution motion to have the knife tested in the certain area known as trace i that had not been previously tested because it was considered to be too small of a feature the tester of the knife determined that it was not meredith kircher on the blade. this is what the hope was of the prosecution. they were ho

amanda knox is not in court. in september, she told british tv, she's too scared to return to italy. >> i was already imprisoned wrongfully. i was already convicted wrongfully. >> reporter: at the hearing, solecheto said knox was his first true love, and he did not take the actions seriously enough in the beginning. he said he was too caught up in his romance to consider what was happening. >> there will be another six hearings before the verdict is announced in january. >>> a georgia couple is charged in the horrific death of a little girl, whose body was found burned and stuffed in a trash can. >>> police say 10-year-old eymani moss died at the hands of her father and stepmother, after the abuse of not being fed regularly. police in suburban atlanta say her parents tried to cover up her death by stuffing her body in this trash can and lighting it on fire. the two have a history of violence. in 2004, police say the child's father beat her biological mother. and in 2010, her stepmom was convicted of child cruelty

knox says she has no plans to return to italy. >> thank you so much.ned up about the whole of deal since being back in the u.s. she published a book and spoke to cnn about finding out the moment of the murder. >> i find out the most horrible truth. now you know and you are outside and now begins another box to check. you don't react the right way. >> well. >> you don't react the right way, you are kissing your boyfriend and your friend is dead inside. you are not supposed to do that. >> not supposed to. well, i think people forget that i did not see into meredith's room. it was in explickable that she had been murder. how, why, who, i was struggling to confront and also understanding. >> but you are kissing your boyfriend. >> well, he kissed me because i was outside in that courtyard and i was standing there looking lost and he felt bad for me. he kept close to me and was trying to comfort me and there was nothing he could say to tell me that it was going to be all right. he just did what we normally did. >> your roommates? your boyfriend, the cops, th

the former boyfriend of amanda knox, u.s.student, has been called in for a retrial hearing in an italian court. the former lovers are being accused of killing a british student years ago. there have been many twists and turns to the case. they were not formally charged with murder until july of 2008, along with another man. a few months later he was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in jail having requested a fast- track trial. december 2009, amanda knox was found guilty of stabbing a meredith kercher to death. but that decision was overturned and amanda knox left italy immediately. she has not decided to return for the subsequent trial. is there anything new to come out of this case? >> it is curious, there is no new evidence. the only evidence they are looking at is evidence that has been thoroughly examined before. in particular there is more focus on the knife. a knife that was found in the it had of the flat. and been claimed that the knife handle had the amanda knox dna on it and that this particular one had meredi

>> 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? >> hell

both knox and >> thank you so much.nce of the victim's dna, then what does that mean for the trial? i'm joined now by steve moore, he is a retired supervisy special agent for the fbi. he was also part of a congressional briefing this week looking into this case. good to see you. >> good morning. how are you? >> i'm doing good. so at this briefing, you talked about the investigation by italian police. what was your main message? >> my main message was that this is one of the most poorly conducted investigations i had ever seen outside of a third world country. it was frighteningly bad. and of course, you know, garbage in, garbage out. they were -- they had decided who they were going to convict before the forensic evidence ever came back. and they've been trying to hold on to that since then. >> so at what point did you come to this conclusion? because at the very beginning, you didn't believe that amanda knox was innocent. what changed your mind along the way? >> well, i come from a law enforcement family. so when the p

amanda knox trial, part 2. what her former boyfriend says in court about the crime they were acquitted on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mnever sleeping.g. ever saving. for him, her, and you. every day. but quality affordable health care seems forever out of reach -- until now. i'm doctor peter beilenson. with local doctors we've founded a new approach to health insurance -- evergreen health. neighborhood care, same day appointments, a team approach with doctors and nurses who get to know you. that's evergreen health. learn more at evergreenmd.org. >>> amanda knox's boyfriend, takes the stand in italy. the two are being retried for the murder of meredith kircher. knox, who already served time in prison, is not in italy for the trial. >> reporter: rafael solechito made an emotional plea to an ital italian court to give him back his life. solechito and his ex- girlfriend, amanda knox, are facing trial for the murder of british student, meredith kircher. the expert testified the dna on the knife prosecutors claimed was the m

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[laughter] on the whole amanda knox situation? because you spent a lot of time talking about that in the book. >> yes, i do, i do write about amanda knox. i cover a lot of criminal stuff in this book. amanda knox case was this american girl from, i think, seattle. goes a year abroad in italy and is accused of killing, of murdering her roommate in a really horrible, you know, sex game with her boyfriend and another man in the room. and if you looked at the actual trial testimony which was quite extensive and when they write in italy when the judges who are the jury come up with their verdict, they write a full explanation. it was like 300 pages long. the evidence was pretty overwhelming. i mean, amanda knox's, her dna was found on the shaft of the murder weapon. the roommate she was accused of killing, meredith, her dna was found on the blade, and the murder weapon -- there were a few knives that were used, one of the murder weapons itself was found in amanda knox's boyfriend's apartment. so, you know, start with that and add in lo

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knox is in seattle. they called the charges absurd and the continuing a nightmare for two innocent people. an expert witness testified today that a trace of dna on the alleged murder weapon belonged only to knox and not the victim. >>> the curtain is closing on blockbuster. dish network, which owns the blockbuster chain is closing the 300 or so stores for good. three of which happen to be here in the bay area. the video rental chain has been hit by the on-demand services including itunes and netflix. >>> senior class sweatshirts that are not safe enough to wear. >> you wear that on the street, you're going to get your butt kicked. >> why these sweatshirts were deemed so dangerous. >>> a san francisco couple faces deportation tonight. but they are hoping this police report will be the ticket to help them stay. >>> and right after the break, there is rain in the five-day forecast. i'll have the timeline for that rain as we go forward. ♪ yeah, i dream about bacon. [sfx] wham! so i'm bringing back the blt ch

our third program. 30 years for amanda knox.hat's the sentence an italian prosecutor wants knox to serve for what he says is the murder of her british roommate. the original conviction was overturned in 2011 because of a, quote, lack of evidence but italy's supreme court decided to retry the case. it said the jury didn't consider all the evidence. paul is "outfront." we've talked about this but originally she was sentenced to 26 years. she served four years. but now they're saying they want her to go and serve the rest of this. first of all, based on the facts, what is the likelihood that the court come to the conclusion she should, she is guilty and should serve 26 more years? >> i wouldn't rule it out at all. you have to bear in mine she was convicted once in front of an italian court. the prosecutor decided to prosecute in the first place and the italian supreme court when she was acquitted by this intermediate appellate court sent it back and said retrial. in other words, maybe she is guilty. so a lot of italian judges have

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knox did not return to italy for the third trail. now, to philadelphia, a convenience store clerk losing his job after fighting off a robber, brandon burrwell says a man came into the store, demanded money and came at him with a piece of metal. when burwell saw the weapon he fought back. instead of getting rewarded for stopping the robber. he was fired for violating store policy. workers are supposed to give up the money during the a robbery. now to australia. a tiger attack. cameras capturing a tiger handler during a show. bitten on the neck and shoulder and remains in the hospital. the zoo says the tiger got overexcited while playing and that's tonight's speed read. and now to more fallout from obamacare one doctor says she was just hit with a double whammy. obamacare not only her but physicians too. tell us what happened to you. this is a pretty unbelievable story. it's been covered in certainly the print media. you have a practice here. you lost your insurance and then tell us how it impacted your patients as well. >> well, where

knox and her ex-boyfriend were acquitted in 2011.the seattle woman is not in italy for the proceedings. since september knox told an italian tv station she was too scared to return. >> i was already imprisoned wrongfully. i was already convicted wrongfully. [ audio difficulties ] >> today's hearing is just one of seven hearings until a verdict is reached in january. >>> we're going to do a big shift and start talking about some hollywood headlines. joining us is usa today entertainment reporter arianna thompson. you have been quite the busy woman today. >> i kind of came in in a whirlwind, but i'm happy to be here. >> let's start off with tom tom cruse because he is saying i have in no way cut surri out of my life. >> obviously when it's something important to him, he does speak out and goes the extra mile. in a sworn statement he says surri is part of my life. i talk to her almost every single day. i have not abandoned her. there were two tabloids last year that said he's shooting back to back movies and never sees her after the div

it does show knox's d.n.a.which her lawyer says makes sense since she spent time cooking in her boyfriend's cooking. defense says this proves it was not the murder weapon. there's nothing linking the crime with them because the only connection was the murder weapon. knox is now 26. she has not been attending the retrial hearing. jenna: we'll continue to watch this. thank you. jon: some new info on a story we brought you yesterday. miami dolphins suspend starter incognito after reports his teammate, jonathan martin, was bullied. now the head coach is speaking out as we learn the nfl may be conducting an investigation of its own. steve has the latest from miami. some more troubling revelations about the suspended lineman. what do we know? >> that's right. richie's case not helped, either, by the release of video from tmz which show him shirtless, stomping around the dirty blonde bar in fort lauderdale and shouting the n word in reference to a fellow teammate with him at the time. this has brought a lot of scrutin

they were charged with killing knox's roommate. and knox says she's afraid to go to italy. the convictions were overturned in 2011 for lack of evidence. >>> and secretary of state john kerry met with mahmoud abbas. he's trying to get peace talks back on track. earlier he met with israeli prime minister benjamin nittenia hue. and said after the meeting, both sides have legitimate demands and deserve to live in peace. >>> and pope francis shaking things up once again. in the catholic faith, this time by sending a survey out about gay marriage, divorce, other controversial issues, to the parishes around the world. it's kind of this global rollout by the vatican. who better than to talk about all this our senior vatican analyst, john allen. we're talking about same-sex unions, mixed marriages, single-parent families, surrogate moms, just to name a few. what, first of all, what is the pope interested in knowing. >> well, suzanne, listen, i think the story is a perfect example of the francis effect in action. the truth of it is stuff that otherwise might seem kind of ho-hum, sudd

the evidence presented in knox appeal in italy. back in the form of a muslim. 1977 reemerging as the teenage daughter of pakistani immigrants in the u.s. who knew there were any still left blockbuster announcing today it will close all its remaining retail stores by 2000 146789 that's a bummer. and the fired up tweets and emails matt baucus telling kathleen sebelius to shut it down and do it the right the second time. that is the desks of insanity doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. from mark foster. shut the whole thing down. go daddy can do the web site better. thanks for making me laugh. and rick baker posting if they cannot run it right the first time what makes them think they can do it the second time. government has never meant to be in the insurance business. i'm gretchen, here is shep. >>> gretchen, thanks. we are developing several new stories here on the fox news deck. reaction after new testimony from the health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius about the problems with the obamacare web site and what she

knox was convicted of the crime in 2009, then freed two years later on appeal.as ordered on grounds the jury that acquitted knox did not consider all the evidence. >>> the dow jones industrial average ending slightly higher for a new record close of 16,075 while the nasdaq closed above 4,000 for the first time in 13 years. >>> and president obama got a tour of dream works animation studios today. and there he is. he bumped elbows with comedian steve martin. and yes, that is big bang theory star jim carses with them. martin says he didn't want to give the president his cold so he didn't shake his hand. steve martin performed at the white house in the past so the have a history. >> i heard steve martin wouldn't shake his hand. figured there'd be a headline comedian snubs president. >> he had a cold. believe it or not, steve martin plays the ban joe. he played at the white house. mr. obama said he was amazing. >> steve martin is very good at the banjo. >> and very funny. >> thanks. >>> just ahead, attacks like the one we're about to show you here caught on video in

the dna sample is a match for amanda knox, not her alleged victim.nd despite the rollercoaster ride, she says she is vowing to clear her name. >> no matter what people say, i didn't do it. >> reporter: and the trial isn't over yet. the next hearing is scheduled for november 25th. final arguments from the prosecution. the defense will have to also present their arguments. they will have to be heard. the trial goes into the new year. and the final deliberations and the verdict is expected on january 10th. george? >> lama, thanks. >>> we're going to turn to the shocking admission from the big-city mayor. after months of denial and some bizarre appearances, toronto's rob ford came clean yesterday, admitting that he smoked crack cocaine and vowing to keep his job. linsey davis is here with that wild story. good morning. >> reporter: this is something that's dogged him since may. and all along, he has said, it wasn't true. but yesterday, after admitting he has smoked crack, he told reporters he felt two inches tall. but 1,000 pounds lighter. and he is defi

. >>> a third murder trial of american student amanda knox continues in italy. she and her former boyfriend were convicted of killing her roommate. the conviction was overturned and she returned to seattle. today a court-appointed expert said the alleged murder weapon a kitchen knife did not show the victim's dna. prosecutors have used that knife that belongs to knox's ex- boyfriend to connect the pair to the murder. >>> for some cat lovers it's the latest status symbol an exotic looking kitty that costs anywhere from hundreds to $30,000. but as we found out, the cats can go wild. >> hey, baby. hi, baby! >> reporter: at pj's exotic catrey, a touch of the wild is up for sale. they are amazing. >> reporter: these are no ordinary house cats. they're hybrids, the offspring of a domestic cat bred with an exotic wild cat like this wild after cancer van. african cat serval. there are savannahs, jungle bobs and bengals. >> whole lot of cat part asian leopard. >> reporter: the earlier the generation, the wilder the cat. an early generation jungle bob jumped our camera. >

. >> i do spend a lot of time on amanda knox.the amanda knox case was this american girl from seattle goes a year abroad in italy and was accused of killing, murdering her roommate for a game with her boyfriend and another man in the room. if you look at the actual trial testimony which was quite extensive and in italy when the judges or the jury, but the verdict they write a full explanation. it was like 300 pages long. the evidence was pretty overwhelming. i'm end of knox, her dna was found on the shaft of the murder weapon. the roommate she was accused of killing, her dna was found on the blade and they murder weapon -- there were a few knives that were used. one of the nice was found in amanda knox's boyfriend's apartment. start with that and add in lots of other -- the fact that she kept lying about where she was that night and didn't have an alibi. it was the strangest thing to watch. i think this was on my medias chapter, not economic crime chapter of the american media is 100% in the tank for amanda knox. it really was. t

he described amanda knox as his first real love. near tears, he concluded his statement say, "look at the truth, and give me my life ba . back." highway and knox have maintained their innocence since being arrested six years ago. italian tv reportered he visited the grave of the victim in march despite the family's opposition. the latest dna results confirm that the knife entered into evidence is not the murder weapon. this were traces of knox' dna on the handle of the kitchen knife, found at salecito's apartment, but the defendant says she used it to cut bread, not commit murder. six year ago, knox's roommate, meredith kercher, exchange student from england, was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered. knox and salecito upon convi-- convicted and spent four years in prison before evidence was overturned. >> there's very little evidence if any that can show that the two defendants were at the scene of the crime. >> reporter: knox appeared on italian tv to defend herself saying, "i'm not a criminal who murders people. that's a fanta

they were convicted of killing knox's roommate back in 2009.t their convictions were overturned in 2011 because of a lack of evidence. amanda knox came back to the united states after she was acquitted. she is not in italy for the retrial. >>> 5:41 is the time. opening fire in san jose. the new regulations just passed by the city council to help solve the problem of wild pigs. >>> the mayor of toronto says he will not step down. even though he admitted to smoking crack cocaine. the policy he is hope willing keep him until office and popular with voters. >>> good morning. right now we're looking at a couple traffic issues. but the traffic itself is also getting slower in some key areas. >>> some very mild lows. especially toward parts of the coast and in san francisco. so the high temps will they continue to warm up or will we cool down any time soon? [ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines, and one touch creates the p

amanda knox's retrial winding down in florence, italy.ican woman accused of killing her british roommate back in 2007. meredith kernlgner when they were exchange students. >> prosecutors demanded a 30-year prison sentence for knox in their closing arguments. the defense attorneys will sum up their case in december with a ruling that is expected in january. now, knox has been living in the united states since her original conviction was overturned. that was back in 2011. >> a says there is a chance the italian condition government could request her extradition if she is convicted this time around. >> we're keeping you posted on the weather, your thankful travel as a nasty winter storm trying to mess things up for a lot of travelers there. two live reports on what you can expect if you are flying or driving. life with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps end our night before it even starts? what if i eat the wrong thing? what if? what if i suddenly have to go? what if? bu

knox's retrial resumed today in florence.f killing her british roommate in 2007 when they were college students studying abroad. knox isn't actually in the courtroom. indeed, she's not in the country this time. she says she is afraid to return to italy. >> now this. china has told the united states to butt out of the territorial dispute with japan in the east china sea. the chinese are angry about a u.s. warning that a military claim by beijing to air space in the region raises the risk of misunderstanding and miscalculations, quote unquote. it's a war of words but could it escalate to something more? an update from david mckenzie in beijing. >> china has hit back at u.s. officials saying they shouldn't get involved and shouldn't take sides in their dispute with japan. china recently announced an air defense zone which stretches from the coastline and includes disputed islands at both japan and china claim. on saturday, china sent military planes to the region. japan scrambled f-15 jets to meet them. analysts believe china's

we'll get another set of those policies. >> michael knox beran, welcome to the show.e as convinced as all that. i read your cover story, very interesting. you basically say, deceptions, errors of policy and a dissipated private life, kennedy, nonetheless, remains one of our national darlings. and a recent poll found him to be the most highly rated president of the past half century. and you ask, what gives? i'll ask you, what gives, michael? >> well, first, i want to address -- i think the idea that he was conservative in many ways is correct. but it should come with a couple of caveats. the war on poverty, though, was declared by lyndon johnson, began on the drafting tables of the new frontier. and we've got to remember, too, that president kennedy in 1962 signed executive order 10988 which gave a collective bargaining rights to federal workers, which would transform fiscal landscape. he was running to fdr's left. fdr emphatically imposed that. while there are strong elements of conservatives in kennedy's program, you can easily exaggerate it. >> ira, do you think ke

amanda knox was accused of the killing of meredith meredith kercher and knocks has spent -- knox has spent four years in jail and did not return for this trial. >>> a really strong deadly winter storm is is affecting people's holiday travel plants. >>> they have a treat to stop sell those product thes. >>> i will -- products. >> i will show you how traffic in the pay area is beginning to slow down. >>> we have a few twists, nothing dramatic and take a look at that weather and we have a whopper of a system in the southeast. . >>> welcome back, a deadly storm continues to move towards the northeast and it has already brought in rain, snow icy roads to a number much states and police say they are responding to 100 dreads of weather related incidents and the thanksgiving holiday is causing people to head out of town. they are warn being people to expect delays or cans lakes because of the -- cancellations and many flights are affected and it's already just the beginning. we have more on how bad the travel problems could get. >>> they are already pretreating the runways in anticipation of

amanda knox still could be convicted of murder.07 stabbing death of her british roommate is winding down in florence. italian prosecutors hoping the guilty verdict sticks this time. they are demanding a 30 year prison sentence. defense attorneys will give their closing arguments in december. a ruling not expected until january. knox has been living in the united states since her original conviction was overturned in 2011 and said she would not return to italy. a family attorney has said there's a chance the italian government could request her extradition. >>> when we come back, maybe it was the food on the campaign trail. another former white house regular becomes a vegan. what does president clinton's white house chef think of al gore's new diet? stay with us. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] get the all-new 2014 cla250 starting at just $29,900. ♪ [ male a

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knox is not in italy for the retrial.seattle. we will continue to follow the lead is with this development. >>anny: bay area charities and food banks are trying to make sure no one goes hungry over the upcoming thanksgiving holiday. san jose's sacred heart community services hopes to provide a turkey dinner with all the trimmings to some 4000 families this week. dozens of volunteers were on hand monday morning to help pack up and blow the first 1500 boxes of donated grow trees. many people in need have been waiting in line since 4:00 a.m.. the volunteers will do it again today and again on wednesday. and we're told the need is greater than ever despite the recovering economy and silicon valley to give them a coming up on the kron4 morning news we are monitoring the getaway weekend as far as traffic and weather goes. speaking of weather is a live shot from mount tam cam into the camera pretty still say you have to worry about the wins. a little chilly this hwe nev plaon aull use. jus..haens. li my nch p. o cu of ur cam, li

knox and her ex-boyfriend were convicted in 2009 but an appeals court threw out that ruling two yearsncil debating whether to ban or recycle plastic foam food containers. restaurant owners say using different containers won't work as well and will cost more. the capitol christmas tree arrived this morning. a military family about to get the surprise of their lives. it's your good news story of the day. >> the charges suddenly dropped, her family considering other legal options. >> to be honest i'm very angry with the individuals i believe are responsible for my daughter's death. i know that having anger in my heart is not good but i am not perfect. test. te 37 test. test test. test. test. test. >>> welcome back, everyone. here's what america is cooking on today. ♪ . this is the stage at last night's american awarts. lady gaga dressing like marilyn monroe. the jfk theme so close to the 50th anniversary of his assassination had some saying this is in bad taste. >> the fox animated show," family guy" killing off one of its main characters. brian the family dog. now fans are venting on tw

knox in 2011 did.ling her british roommate in 2007, she is not required by law to physically be in that italian courtroom. she said she's actually afraid of returning to italy. a verdict in the phase expected in january. >> we're awaiting at any moment the report of the shooting inside sandy hook elementary school. it will be revealed, and one of the questions is, what will be learn when it comes to motive? what drove adam lanza to do this? and as the families in newtown, connecticut, grieve, should this report even be made public in the first place? >>> also ahead here on cnn, a police officer accused of pulling a woman over, cuffing her, then sex wal assaulting her. now there is reason to believe this is not the first alleged incident. we're on the case coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we l

knox is the u.s.tle accused in the grisly 2007 murder of her roommate while studying abroad. knox and her boyfriend were convicted in 2009 of the killing of meredith kercher. they were freed on appeal in 2011. knox who spent four years in italy did not return for the third trial. >>> the wife of the palo alto man being held in north korea is making public plea for his release. >> we're looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving. we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. >> 85-year-old merrill newman was escorted off a plane in north korea about a month ago just before he was set to come home from a township there. his family has sent his heart ed medications through diplomatic channels and are hoping it gets to him. he was reportedly questioned about his service in the korean war the night before he was detained. >>> 8:14. happening today -- the supreme court may announce today if it will decide a birth control coverage dispute in president obama's heal

cnn reporter in the amanda knox movie? filming begins next week of "face of an angel." the production promises to be ripe with controversy. but the sale isn't worried about over-zealous fans. i've done three films dressed head to toe in latex. pop culture, hotter than latex pants on the hot list. >> goog lgoogle, the digital bes upgraded and less terms of endearment and more terms of endorsement. connor, what's the deal? congratyulelations on your new endorsement deal with google. on monday, google chaked their terms of service to allow the company to utilize google plus users names and photos. it's called a shared endorsement. but, now, instead of just being an ad for a chinese rest rant, you might also see a picture of your friend and a positive review. like a lot of the services google provides, it's a mix of help ful and creepy. eormes are only with a google plus account. even if you don't use google plus, you might have an acount. google pluses the plus sign pretty hard. you do have the option to disable shared endorsements. it probably won't begin for most folks u

knox on the window. brad gives the thumbs up. he's in the hospital for three days.was out of racing for about five months. >>> while the band is rocking out, this little girl is knocked out. >> it's loud. >> she partiy eitiey >> she partiy eitie -- partied out. >>> and flat screen tv to give away. all you neez is the buzz word to win. would you rather have spoons for hands or elbows for ears? i'd rather have food. [gasp] let's make a late night foody call and get - my munchie meal with the new hella - peño burger. it's loaded with sliced and stuffed jalapeños, melting cheese, and spicy taco sauce. i'll eat it with my... sppoooooonnnnn haaaaaands! what? i can't hear you... talk into my elbow! take a nap to motorhead's "ace of spades." ♪ now apparently, this is her uncle's band. she loves to play with them as they practice. >> by the time you're done with the rock concert, you're exhausted. she was in a comfy location. when you're tired, you're tired. >> she's feet from the drum kit and right behind, i think, an amplifier. it's loud. >> if you're the people in the ban

. >>> amanda knox's ex-boyfriend is expected to make a statement today to the italian court overseeingurder case. the retrial in the 2007 death of meredith kercher her roommate started last month. they were convicted and they were overturned in 2011. last year italy's supreme court decided to retry the case. knox as no plans to return to italy. >>> san jose state university officials will decide which classes they are going to cut today just days before spring registration begins. departments were told last week that they must slash classes immediately. later this morning, officials will hold a budget cut meeting to answer some questions. the cuts come a year after voters passed prop 30, which promised to end school budget cuts. >>> new information on this fire in san francisco's out ever richmond district. that two-alarm fire has displaced 8 people. it started just before 4:00 this morning and flames quickly spread to the roof. the building has homes, retail shops and a church. everyone inside was able to get out safely. >>> an amber alert is now in effect. i'm anne makovec live in su

knox was convicted in 2009, then freed two years later on appeal but a retrial was ordered on grounds the jury that acquitted knox was not considering all evidence. >>> the dow jones ended slightly higher for a new record close of 16,073 while the nasdaq closed above 4,000 for the first time in 14 years is. >>> president obama got a tour of dream works animation studios today and there he is. he bumped elbows with steve martin. and yes, that is big bang theory star jim parsons with him. martin says he didn't want to give the president his cold so he didn't shake his hand and john and steve martin performed at the past so they had a history. >> i heard steve martin didn't shake his hand, comedian snubs president. >> exactly. >> he had a cold. >> he had a cold and they kind of know each other. believe it or not, steve martin plays the ban go and steve martin says it was amazing. >> he's good at it. >>> attacks like the one we're about to show you caught on video in brooklyn were strangers sucker punch the victims out of the blue on the street. some are calling this violence the knock ou

. >>> the murder retrial of amanda knox reaches a critical stage.lea to keep his freedom. they're being tried for a third time for the murder of a british student in 2007. their defense received a boost when an expert testified that the dna on the murder weapon was not from the victim. >>> tonight, one of the victims is speaking out. he says he was waiting in a security line when gunfire rang out from the airport's ticketing area. people began running everywhere and then he made a fateful decision. >> people went into the bathrooms. i continued down the hall. i remember a couple of tsa folks still being in the hallway. no, i wasn't looking. it just hit me in the leg. >> brian's leg was shattered by the bullet. today at the airport, the slain tsa officer was remembered at a ceremony. the alleged gunman remains hospitalized. >>> panicked calls to 911 in milwaukee when a 12-year-old girl takes a dangerous bike ride. she was riding her bike along the shoulder of the highway. at one point, she is seen crossing a ramp. fortunately, no cars were coming in

o, you know, she's doing t best that she can, and you know what, sometimes when somebody knox you so far down, your family and your support system is who brings you back. >> wendy:ou'reabsolutely ight. i would just like to see you move into like a one-bedroom in downtown atlanta. >> you have to be watching, wendy! >> wend you know i will.

plus, prosecutors want amanda knox to spend 30 years in prison for murdering her roommate liflt happene affordable care act headed back to the supreme court. will the contraception debate be what actually derails obama care? let's go "outfront."

. >> but baronwolfsfur talks at length with chief wade and investigator tony knox. >> who were you here to meet? >> brooke. her name was brooke. >> how old is brooke? >> brooke said she was 13. was my intention to have sex with her? no. >> did you stop down here at the chevron gas station to purchase condoms? >> yes. my intentions were -- she asked know bring condoms. i had the condoms in case. my intentions were not to have sex. >> you only buy condoms for one thing. >> to have sex, i know. that's why i'm being charged with being a pedophile. >> he's not being charged as a pedophile. that would be sex with a much younger child. instead, he'll face criminal attempt to commit child molestation. >> i think you think me and corporal knox think you're coming down here to have sex with someone who's not consenting. we know that's not it at all. we know good and well you would have forced yourself on brooke. >> my intentions was not to have sex but if the opportunity was there, then yes. but my intentions were not to go that route. that's the reason i feel like i'm being tricked. >> after the

the reporters who worked on that story for the associated press spoke to anchor chris wallace on "knox news sunday" earlier this sunday about the importance of those meetings. >> those are the meetings that really laid the groundwork for this agreement that we saw last night. it was in these meetings that some of the details were actually discussed between the u.s. and iran and that's the deal that actually was then brought to the p-5 talks and a lot of the allies were surprised that this deal came together a little more quickly than they expected and that's in large part because the meetings happened. >> the ap says it was tipped off about those discussions shortly after the first meeting back in march. >> historic mistake. that's what israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is calling this nuclear deal with iran. while also saying that his country is not at all bound by the agreement. leland vitter with more. leland. >> very serious words and emotions flying around in jerusalem. betrayal and abandonment. the israeli foreign minister said in the united states is going to make a dea