second up will be amanda's parents kurt knox and ett etta mellis. make comments and take some of your questions. last up will be amanda knox. she will make a statement or comments but will not take questions as is her right. so thank you, and here's mr. theodore simon. >> thank you for coming. as david told you, my name is theodore simon. i'm a philadelphia lawyer. i've been a criminal defense lawyer for 37 years in philadelphia. it has been a trying and grueling four-year nightmarish marathon that no child or parent should have to endure, but amanda and her parents, kurt, etta, chris and cassandra and family -- [ cheers ] as i was saying, kurt, etta, chris and cassandra and family have demonstrated unquestioned and unparalleled patience, steadfast courage, dignity, resilience and fortitude, but most of all, they have relied upon their faith that this unjust conviction would not stand. they have persevered with unusual grace and under extremely difficult circumstances. given those circumstances, the significance and severity of the charges and the un

. >> that's kurt knox answering questions about his daughter amanda knox's plans.he family is asking for privacy while amanda adjusts to her life of freedom after four years in an italian prison. the 24-year-old landed in her hometown of seattle last night. her parents say she was all smiles at a small family gathering last night but they are concerned about how her prison time will affect her in the long run. amanda knox was convicted of murdering her roommate but an appeals court jury overturned that verdict. for now the family is taking it day by day. >> we are going to have to, you know, go as she goes and adjust on -- based on that. >> all her family would say about her first hours at home was that she drank coffee and used a few spices on her food, things she was didn't while in prison. >>> today jurors in the conrad murray manslaughter trial listened to a drugged michael jackson saying he was hurt. [ indiscernible ] was found in murray's i-phone. >> prosecutors played the second portion of the recording that was found in murray's iphone. the forensic expert

all i can sell you is what kurt knox told us a couple of days ago. anything other than flying commercial. >> i assume, we are in the news business there are news organizations so anxious to speak to amanda knox, they would be more than happy to charter a private plane and get her on that plane, fly her out of italy back to the united states as quickly as possible to get that first exclusive interview with amanda knox. i don't know if that is happening or if the family is interested in that. i do know the news business. i know there would be plenty of news organizations in britain and italy here in the united states, around the world, more than happy to spend a lot of money to get her on a private plane and have a chance to talk with her. that is based on previous experience in these high-profile criminal cases we are so familiar with over the years. we'll wait patiently to see what the family decides, what amanda knox decides to do about leaving italy. we know there has been enormous media interest in this case. you're there in perugia watching it no

we'll talk to kurt knox about amanda knox.n been 48 hours since he's been back in the u.s. but what has she been doing. we're going to be talking with her father, which we're very much looking forward to. also we're going to talk about the hispanic vote and also what to do to fix washington. i guess we all wish there was an answer to that. we'll talk to the mayor of san antonio who will be coming up on our hour. someone you know well as well. john, back to you. >> good luck with that fixing washington thing. also i don't want to let you go just yet. christey turlington, why is she making news? >> well, she has been fighting for maternal health around the world. a supermodel who used his beauty, her braun and her brains to do a lot of good. we're also going to take you inside a women's jail in pakistan, which by the way, john, that was a pretty amazing place to see and i'm excited to share it with everyone. >> looking forward to the program. thanks, erin, we'll see you in a few. >>> when we come back, sarah palin this time last

she's been held in the prison here and she says the past several months, according to kurt knox, her father, deciding what to put in that address, working it out, agonizing over it, and she has to convince the jury and the judge in that court to see things from her point of view and to quash her murder conviction and to let it go, t.j. >> what are her options if she loses this appeal? >> well, if she loses the appeal -- and we're expecting to hear whether she does or doesn't on monday night -- then she goes back to prison, obviously. the opportunity is there for her to appeal one more time to the italian supreme court, which undoubtedly her attorneys will do if they lose this appeal. but i have to say, there's a good deal of confidence on the part of the family, on the part of the family's attorneys, as well, that this time they may have a good chance of getting the jury to see it from their point of view. remember, there's been dna evidence in the first trial that was so instrumental in convicting amanda knox, it essentially linked her and raffele to the murder screen and to the cri

cheers, tears, we saw amanda knox followed by her father kurt knox followed by raffaele sollecito beingnd walked out of this courtroom. victory for the knox family. let's go straight to outside the courtroom to becky anderson. becky, i know you didn't see the images from outside, but i can only imagine it is a tremendous scene now where you are. >> reporter: yeah. an audible gasp when that was delivered. in fact, we were calling out as we heard it in our ear so people here could hear it. partially overturned. do remember she was acquitted on all charges except on defamation. that was the charge she defame ed labumba when she said he was involved and they weren't. what i think i heard was the sentence for that would be three years. of course, they served already that amount of time. one assumes at this point she is free. she will go back to prison, as far as i understand it. i'm just keeping my eye on who is coming out of the courthouse behind me. i'll give that you shot, actually. we already had some people leaving. they will all come out of this door momentarily. she will go back to pr

kurt knox said the producer did not baby sit the girls and was not in the room with them. >>> the trial of dr. conrad murray wrapped up its second week by hearing from murray himself. the court played audiotapes of michael jackson's doctor just days after the singer's death. murray told police that he felt pressure every night to give jackson propofol so he could get to sleep. he said the singer was an i some knee yak and was afraid jackson would cancel rehearsals for the upcoming concert if he didn't get the medicine. murray says he was trying to wean jackson off propofol and the singer injected himself while murray was in the bathroom. >> he said i can't funk if i don't sleep. they'll have to cancel it. and i don't want them to cancel it, but they will have to cancel it. i came back to his bedside and he wasn't breathing. >> if convicted of involuntary manslaughter murray faces up to four years in prison. >>> coming up, the pastor problem that has rick perry doing a little damage control. >>> plus maybe taking a cue from firefighters a group of more mature men posing for provocative c

. >> kurt knox speaking about his daughter addressing that court tomorrow.eight, having a lot of trouble sleeping. any idea what her mental state is right now? >> well, i think, you know, she's terrified. i think she went through the first trial kind of thinking everything is going to be okay. i'm this kid and my lawyers are going to save me and my parents are going to save me. she was told it was going to be okay. then when she was convicted, she kind of realized she had to start taking it more seriously, i guess. she's changed a lot. she's not the little kid that she was when she was arrested at the age of 20. she's been in jail for four years. >> if they overturn it, can she walk out of that courtroom and that's it, she's free? >> apparently so. yes. >> crazy. we have a -- considering where she will have been in a matter of hours. >> in a matter of hours they think she could be on an airplane going home. >> extraordinary. we have not heard much from the victim's family, meredith kir cher. are they saying anything publicly? >> they have spoken out. they've

i think it will be heartfelt as kurt knox said. he also told me earlier in the week it would be anything but short and sweet. i think she's really going to focus, it is her last chance to stand up in court and tell the judge and jury and hopefully to get a verdict of not guilty so she can be out of the courtroom and here in italy and on the plane home to seattle. alex? >> david chapman, are you getting a sense from family and friends in perugia, are they feeling confident? >> reporter: well, i think there is a confidence. but they are leaving it up to the judge and jury here to decide. it's not their decision. they say she's innocent. but it has been a long week and no court on saturday or sunday this weekend. i think everybody is ready to get in the courtroom and find out what the verdict will be. >> okay. nbc's chapman bell, many thanks. >>> coming up next, i'll speak with presidential candidate about his campaign. outrage against bank of america over its plan to charge you to use your atm card. the bank says it needs to make up

. >> and did kurt knox give you any sense of when they plan to return to the u.s.r what their plans are when they're here? >> yeah, he's going to seattle is what he told me. and i don't think they can leave quick enough. she went to italy to learn the language. well, she learned the language. that's one thing she got out of it. >> i guess that's true. well, thanks so much, donald. we appreciate it. maybe we'll see her on one of your shows. >> well, you'll see her someplace. but she's got -- she's a great person. and what happened to her was absolutely outrageous, erin. and good luck with your show, it's going to be great. >> thank you so much, donald. we'll be talking to donald again, soon. thanks again. now let's bring in paul callen, a former prosecutor and attorney following the case for us. i just want to follow up as donald was saying and matthew, that they want to come back to the united states as soon as possible. can you just explain to me what happens from here? i mean, is this really done? or could there be further appeals? >> well, there is an element of

kurt knox and edda mellas stood by their daughter's side from the moment she called home in 2007 to saye had taken a terrible turn.meredith kercher, was found dead inside the perugia, italy apartment she shared with knox.knox and her then-boyfriend, raffaele sollecito, were arrested and charged with her murder. another suspect, rudy guede (gah-way'-day) was also arrested.he was quickly found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in jail.the sentence was later reduced to 16 years. before knox would get her day in court, she became a fixture in the italian media."the portrayal of amanda knox was an of an angel-faced killer." knox and sollecito's trials got underway in january 2009. prosecutors told the court knox hated kercher and slit her throat during a drug- fueled sex game while sollecito held her down, and guede sexually assaulted her. "the presentation that was full of color with stories of sex, drugs, and fights, can't be proven."but the defense did not sway the court.both knox and sollecito were found guilty. knox was sentenced to 26 years in jail.sollecito was given 25 years."i believ

i spoke with amanda's father, kurt knox.described his daughter's reaction to her roommate's death. as a father who has known her you hernandez hernandez entire life. can you give us any perspective on that. >> a lot of this was little pictures that had nothing to do with that moment. when amanda found out there was a body in the room, she righ literally tried and was in shock. to portray her as not caring, that was totally wrong. with respect to the police station everybody deals with trauma in different ways. in amanda's case she had experienced that trauma five hours before all of meredith's friends came to the police station for questioning, and they were starting their emotional process that amanda had already kind of begun to go through and show was beginning to get angry on how something like this could have happened to her dear friend. megyn: my next guest has done extensive research on this case. he is douglas preston, the author "of the monster of florence" about a serial killer in italy. it got him very intimately

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