we heard from maredith kircher's family. we will get to that in a minute. amanda knox's family is in rome at an airport. she is expected to take a british flight to london and catch a connecting flight to seattle. moments ago, we heard from the family of maredith kircher, it's a shock, very upsetting and feel like they are back to square one. moments before the verdict was read yesterday, 24-year-old amanda knox sat trembling. when she heard the decision to overturn her murder conviction, she broke down and sobbed. her family had been clearing to clearler daughter for four years. her and her former boyfriend were convicted of sexually assaulting and killing maredith kircher. her family doesn't understand how the conviction from the first trial could be radically overturned. >> we don't want the wrong people paying the time for the crime they didn't commit. it maybe a case of waiting another year now to get the truth. >> no word on exactly what time amanda and her family will arrive in seattle but at an airport in rome about to board a flight. we will keep y

for mirrorfor maredith kircher's family, they don't understand how it can be overturned. amanda was sentenced to 26 years and spent four years in prison. she made an emotional plea to the court proclaiming her innocence. >> i lost a friend in the most inexplicable way possible. i'm paying with my life for things i didn't do. >> no word on what time aman danda and her family will arrive home. the family is at an airport in rome and boarded a flight back to seattle. >>> if you live in southwest baltimore, double check your car. police say there have been 20 car thefts and attempted thefts in the kaytonville area. the thieves are targeting dodges, chryslers and jeeps, 1994-2006. all the vehicles have been abandoned damaged or crashes before the owners ever knew to report them stolen. if you know anything about this or see anything suspicious. call police as quickly as possible. >>> police are search for a suspect in a sexual assault a few blocks from johns hopkins. it happened saturday around 1:00 in an alley near love grove street. the 20-year-old victim was walking to her

for maredith kircher's family, they said it wasn't what they were hoping for. they don't see how the conviction could be to radically overturned. amanda was sentenced to 26 years, she spent the last four years in prison. her sister says they are elated to be taking amanda home. >> we are thankful amanda's nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a crime she did not commit. >> no word on what time amanda and her family will board the flight and arrive in seattle. we will keep you posted. linda so, abc2 news. >>> police are searching for a prisoner. police were transporting a man to jail and he managed to break free of handcuffs, shackles and orange jump suit. he is wanted for burglaries and kicked out the window and escaped. police caught up with him. he faces a string of new charges. >>> john hopkins student had a scary encounter. she says she was sexually assaulted in an alley. the victim was walking back to her on campus apartment and all police know is they are looking for a black male, medium complex with a muscular build. >>> if you live in south

her and her ex-boyfriend are fighting a 2009 conviction for killing maredith kircher. lawyers and experts say dna from the first trial should be thrown out. hoping the flawed evidence will persuade jurors. the jury has several options as they deliberate. they could keep knox in prison and reduce her sentence or lengthen it or decide to acquit her and set her free. knox's family says if she walks free they will take her back to seattle as quickly as they can. the guilty verdict should stand says others. after knox made her ten minute emotional plea, vans hauled her back to prison for ex-criewsh excruciating wait. >>> to a shooting investigation. police fired on a armed man that pointed her weapon at an officer. wjz is live. mike has the latest on the developing story. >> good afternoon, everybody. this happened around 9:00 last night. that man was taken to johns hopkins bay view and shot in the upper body and he died this morning. police tell wjz 13 someone inside this home on st. victor street in south baltimore called them saying he believed his life was in dang i, he

just moments ago we also heard from the family of maredith kircher.hey say it's a shock and upsetting and feel like they are back to square one. 24-year-old amanda knox sat trembling before the judge. when she heard the decision to overturn her murder convictions she sobbed. her family who had been fighting to clear their daughter em praised each other. amanda and her former boyfriend were convicted of sexually assaulting and killing maredith kirch. maredith's family spoke out in italy. while they respect the decision, they don't understand how the condition vix from the first trial could be radically overturned. here is her mother. >> it's every parent's nightmare of something terrible happening. >> no word on exactly what time amanda and her family will arrive back home in seattle. we will keep you posted on air and on line. >>> police are searching for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a johns hopkins university student. officialels say a female was walking to her apartment and attacked in an alley. it happened saturday night. the victim say