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i think it was the fact meredith kercher was a european. in the protests they are talking about meredith, don't forget the victim. we'll see how this goes. it could just be the university students here who feel attached to meredith kercher. this is a university town and school is in session. it could be part of that. >> it's a town that had enough of this. this town wants to move on. it's a medieval city, 14th century. since 2007, of the headlines have been about these proceedings and not about the culture and that which you find when you come to this city. >> that's right. you're coming up on perugia's chocolate festival which used to be the most famous thing that happened here in perugia. all these trucks and media will be out of town and they can enjoy their chocolate without us here. >> barbie, thank you very much indeed. as barbie was suggesting, she was surprised by what we heard. emotions are high and maybe people wanting the world to remember there was a victim here. meredith kercher was murdered in 2007. rudy guede serving 16 years

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>> meredith kercher was killed by one man. he was a known burglar. she surprised him in the house. he took her life and sexually assaulting her. >> finally exonerated, amanda knox will be able to return to normality. after the ordeal over the last four years, it will be a different sort of normal. >> she has the latest from outside the courtroom. >> 19 minutes after returning from jail, amanda knox left the prison that has been her home for nearly four years. in her heartfelt appeal, she said that she wanted to go home, back to her life. that is exactly what she is able to do following her acquittal. also acquitted her co-defendants raffaele sollecito. i spoke to his father last week. he said that if he were acquitted, he would want to simply go home to the south of italy. there were angry scenes outside of the court where a hostile crowd had gathered shouting shame and murderers. they supported the original convictions. >> amanda knox was freed after spending nearly four years in jail. she had been supported by friends and ca

we also heard from arline kercher, meredith kercher's mother. she said what happened to my daughter is every parent's nightmare. nobody is untouched by this. and stephanie kercher, meredith kercher's sister expressed shock at yesterday's decision. stay with cnn. we'll be right back. where there's magic. and you now understand what nature's been hiding. ♪ at dow we understand the difference between innovation and invention. invention is important. it's the beginning. it's the spark. but innovation is where we actually create value for dow, for society, and for the world. ♪ at dow, we're constantly searching for how to use our fundamental knowledge of chemistry to solve these difficult problems. science is definitive. there is a right answer out there. [ male announcer ] the same 117 elements do the fundamental work of chemistry. ♪ the difference, the one element that is the catalyst for innovation, the one element that changes everything is the human element. ♪ there's no time like the present to consider all your health insurance options. does m

meredith kercher.eredith referrer's brother and sister today, condemning the pr machine that they allege has been built up around amanda knox. who else are you hearing from the family? >> her mother also spoke. we haven't heard that much from the family over the years. in the course of covering this, so many times we would say let's get a comment. what can we add from their side of things. of course we like to keep it balance and we want to keep it balanced. often they would not want to comment. occasionally they put out a statement. they might sometimes put out somethi something. >> we understand the judge arrived in the court. just another question to you, michelle. >> so the shock is also wanting to be protective of this british citizen. people really did side with the family wanting to get more information. very protective of meredith and her family. they haven't said much until now. to quote meredith's sister, she put it bluntly. she said remember, what everyone needs to remember is the brutality

when we found out meredith had been killed i couldn't believe it" she said. "i couldn't believe it was possible. then i felt fear. if i had been there that night i would be dead also." she said "i shared my life with meredith. we were friends. she was concerned for me. she was always kind to me. she cared about me. she was murdered and i always wanted justice for her. i have not murdered" she said "i have not raped." [ speaking italian ] >> reporter: "i don't want to be puni punished. i deserve freedom." she's escorted back to prison as court adjourns and a jury begins deliberations. outside, meredith kercher's family implores the media not to forget the victim. >> she's almost forgotten in all of it. to be present and meredith in the city she loves. >> reporter: the kerchers have said they believe in the original verdict. >> we were satisfied with that last time. nothing changed since then. it sill is exactly the same. ths that how the justice works. >> reporter: it looks less like a postcard and more like the setting of a murder. the jury returns after nine

one person remains in prison for meredith's murder. italian prosecutors say he acted with others, but it was not amanda knox and raffaele sollecito. ho was it? the italian prosecutor plans to appeal the verdict. >> back in the u.s., amanda knox heading home with her family. her attorney is now over. the challenge of rebuilding her life is now beginning. >> our correspondent was at the airport in seattle to see amanda knox arrived. >> amanda knox and her family are gone from here after a very brief and emotional statement. she said that she was overwhelmed to be back home. she said that looking down from the airplane, seems as though it was not real. she virtually collapsed in tears on several occasions and had to be supported by her sister at the end. should think everybody who had supported her, kept the faith and she said and this is significant, she said what i most want to do is to be with my family. that is a clear suggestion that there will not be any more public appearances from amanda knox for the foreseeable future. >> a huge

are we any closer to knowing how meredith was murdered? >> that was a question i asked the family this morning. she spoke about meredith, how wonderful. she could not conceive of a reason. we will have to wait for [inaudible] it will help us try and understand why americans died. >> -- why meredith died. >> we have been -- we have been bringing you special coverage of the appeal of the amanda knox case. amanda knox was cleared of the 2007 murder. extremely emotional and tense, but now she is free. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet los angeles.

they were friends of meredith. there's no motive. the newspapers say, oh, they killed her for nothing. it's not true, but can't you realize that obviously they see the consequences. of course, they can see the consequence. in america. can't you realize it's like a fight against the press. that she's escaping. she's a free girl. she's not escaping anything. she's someone who's returning home. you'll have to look at that, gentlemen. and they say that, you know, she got herself with lawyers. it really upsets me to hear things like that. but she has been able to say how can they say there's problems with the lawyers? how can they say that? how? today everything will be over. you know, i think, you know, everything in front of the media and everything. but the day of judgment -- the day of the judgment, i consider myself a serious lawyer within the constitutional -- and they say, you know, we'll have to confer the color of people with white people and i think they're innocent, in a process you have it perfectly, you know, with a 2001 refo

it is to find out what happened to meredith. to get some justice for her really. >> it's hard to imagine your daughter dying in a far away land and feeling that you don't know what really happened even four years after the murder. let's dig deeper now in the scientific evidence the prosecutors continued to maintain that tied amanda and her boyfriend to the crime, the same evidence that the appeals judges felt wanting. greg hampikian, the director of the idaho innocence project. thanks for being with us. you said amanda knox and raffaele sollecito, her then-boyfriend, should have been released four years ago because the scientific evidence just wasn't there to support the prosecution's case. how so? >> i think we see the tragedy of misapplied science in that you've shown the kerchers -- they're now in a state of just utter despair because they were led down a certain road. but the dna that was done the day of the murder in that room where their daughter was killed was done perfectly well. i've watched all the videos and seen the

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knox had moved in this house with three other girls, one british-born meredith kercher.nox settled in, took classes at the local university, got a part-time job and even found a new boyfriend, 23-year-old rafafaele sole cheat foe. the adventure soon became a nightmare. the night of november 1, 2007, knox's roommate meredith kercher was sexually assaulted, throat slashed and left for dead in the home the girls shared. as police searched for clues, knox originally told them she had spent the night at her boyfriend's place. but just four days later, november 5, 2007, amanda knox changed her story. after hours of interrogation, knox confessed to being in the home the night kercher died, adding that her boss, a kong lease immigrant, was there as well. kercher was killed, according to one theory, after refusing to take part in a group sex game. november 6, 2007, amanda and her boyfriend were arrested. so was lamumba, but he had a solid alibi and was released. the case became a media sensation across europe and in seattle, knox's hometown. the tabloids labeling her foxy knoxy.

meredith's life in the most hideous and bloody way.ect of amanda now being released will clearly be very upsetting to the kercher family. the kercher's neighbor, maureen levy, says the appeal put meredith's family under enormous strain. >> this has been going on for four years. i mean, there was the initial murder then, of course, there was the trial and since then it always seems to be in the news. and as they say, meredith seems to be forgotten in it. she was beautiful. she was friendly. she was nice. she was clever. and there's not enough metaphors to say how nice she was. she looked after my grandchildren. and it was just a tragedy. >> reporter: local politician richard ottaway attended meredith's funeral. >> it was packed and overflowing. the -- it was quite clear that meredith was a popular girl. so many friends there. it was probably one of the most moving services that i've ever been to. >> reporter: it was packed with 500 to 600 friends and family, a sign of meredith's popularity. i was told how meredith's parents dealt with t

this is meredith's sister stephanie. >> meredith had been hugely forgotten in all of this. a lovely, lovely girl, a great friend to everyone that she knew. she would help everyone out. she would be rushing around to make sure she could get to everyone's birthday or dinner or anything that she needed to had help them with. she was always there for everyone. i think what everyone needs to remember is what mom and i were talking about earlier, the brutality of what actually happened that night and the violence, everything that meredith must have felt that night, everything she went through, the fear and the terror of not knowing why, and she didn't deserve that. no one deserves that. >> the kercher family also spoke about amanda knox's appeal and their faith in the italian justice system. here is meredith kercher's mother arlene. >> i think you still have to go by the evidence because there is nothing else. i mean, what i want, what they want doesn't come into it. it is what the police have found, what the science has found, what the evidence is. that's all you can go on. >> o

also safe to say it was a moment that meredith kercher's family has been dreading. >> a very complex case. you know, there's a lot of evidence there, whether it's forensic or physical. one of the things we're left questioning is how the decision

earlier, meredith's sister said the world must not forgot how brutally meredith was murdered. >> everything meredith must have felt that night, everything she went through, the fear and the terror and not knowing why, and she didn't deserve that. >> the kercher family says it still trusts the italian judicial system and hopes the truth of what really happened will eventually emerge. >>> in another high profile case, prosecutors are zeroing in on what dr. conrad murray did in the moments after michael jackson died. two doctors testified monday that jackson was clinically dead when he was brought to the emergency room. they tried to revive him at murray's insistence, even though they knew it was far too late. prosecutors say murray misled doctors by not telling them he had been given a powerful anesthetic. >>> politics now. in the ever changing political calendar, south carolina republicans announced last night they'll hold their presidential primary on january 21st. florida has set its primary election for january 31st. iowa, new hampshire and nevada will expected to move up their elections

. >> amanda knox was committed of the murder of meredith kercher. if seat -- she's met nearly four years in jail. >> france and belgium moved to refuge in the troubled bank. it is about to run out of cash. 10 years after british troops deployed to afghanistan, what has changed? we have a special report from the province. it is not a clock in singapore. >> it is 2:00 in london. bbc world news is on pbs in america and around the world. welcome to newsday. within the last hour, the american student, amanda knox, has arrived home in seattle to dramatic relief from an italian prison. she is clear along with her former more friend of murdering her previous flat mate. she gave a brief and emotional statement. >> i am really overwhelmed right now. i was looking down from the airplane in it seemed like everything was not real. what is important for me to say is thank you to everyone who has believed in me, who has defended me, who has supported my family. i just want -- my family is the most important thing to me right now. i just want to go and be with them

then the desire is to remember meredith outside courtrooms. yes, the brother and as well. thank you. >> so, the lawyer for the family of meredith kercher saying that the family is fully satisfied with what has been going on in the courts, carried out by the judges. also confirming after speculation about amanda knox, because if she was to be freed, he said, she would be able to leavitt lee. that's within her right. she could go back to her home in america. if that were to happen, is there a right of appeal by the prosecution? >> i believe there are further avenues of appeal, this may not necessarily be the end of it. >> because amanda knox would then ever come back to italy? >> exactly. the suggestion we just heard there from the kercher family is backing that idea. >> that she be free to go. >> further avenues are open, and indeed, she would be free to go. but yes, you're absolutely right. that lawyer there for the kercher family really reminding us that they simply weren't happy with that original trial. they want the original sentence confirmed. you would expect that, t

also safe to say it was a moment that meredith kercher's family has been dreading. >> a very complexe. you know, there's a lot of evidence there, whether it's forensic or physical. one of the things we're left questioning is how the decision was so adamant the first time around has been so emphatically overturned. >> the kercher family in britain earlier today. we're waiting to hear from the knoxes themselves tonight. drew griffin reporting tonight from seattle. the plane that amanda knox is on landing within just a few minute, do we know what's going to happen? >> reporter: well, she has to clear customs somewhat, and pick up her bags and extended family have to come. i'm expecting a news conference. i'm right in the middle of this huge, huge media gaggle, anderson, that is awaiting this news conference. we expect to hear from a spokesperson, an attorney and then kurt knox, the father, etta nellis, the mother, and perhaps a statement from amanda knox, although that was unclear. the family very concerned how amanda is going to handle all of this now that she's out and free and has th

she spoke with meredith kercher as someone who was a friend who she lost.o spoke about the police here in perugia. said that she went to them out of duty, initially on november 1st, 2007, after november 1st, 2007, when the murder took place. and she felt she had been betrayed by them. she felt essentially she had not been given a fair hearing by the authorities. so it was a very emotional plea. it lasted about 15 minutes, i'd say or is. the court is now retired. the judge saying we're not going to have a verdict until about, not before 8:00 local time. which is in about just under nine hours from now, carol. >> matthew, we're looking at the van that's transported amanda knox back to jail, where she will be awaiting word from the jury about whether or not they've upheld her appeal. you talk about her statement and how she was working on it for months. usually in past court proceedings she read from a prepared statement. this time it seemed quite extemporaneous. she also mentioned that the things that they are saying about me, and this is, i'm quoting her, ar

she say when she found out meredith had been kill, i couldn't believe it was possible. then i felt fear. >> i think it played extremely well. i was a different amanda than we've seen not the timid amman that. >> reporter: her father say she prepared for the worst. >> what did she say? >> she was telling her grandmother she is ready for it. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: as one family finds out if their daughter will go home, another hopes their murdered daughter won't be forgotten. >> to find out what happened to meredith. to get some justice for her really. >> reporter: in their final rebuttal her lawyer insisted a crucial but contested dna evidence that convicted amanda had been discredited and she must be freed. two investigators scrutinized the evidence and said dna traces were so low they could not be retested. they say the way the evidence was collected was sphropy and could have been contaminated. the -- the jury is still deliberating the fate we will get an hour's warning before the verdict is read in court. llama ha has, italy. >> since that story has been file we

and meredith's life ended, a tragedy all the way around. but the fact that amanda knox and rafael were locked up for something that quite frankly shows the evidence did not do was every bit as tragic and certainly shouldn't have brought any solace to the kercher family. >> it has to be tough for rafael. he stayed in italy. >> his sister -- i corresponded with him a lot, actually. he wrote a lot of letters to me. and his sister told me that they were -- she was hoping they could leave italy. she had lost her job over this. and he's, you know, his studies were interrupted. he was about to get his degree. he's a very, you know -- he's a wealthy -- son of a wealthy man. he had a tragic life. his mother died when he was 20. you know, it's awful. it's like rip van winkle. their lives were stopped on the night of the 6th of november 2007 you're 20 and 22 years old and their lives ceased on those -- on that night. literally. they were locked in these rooms for four years and are now coming out. >> and there are multiple victims. the family of mered

meredith was such a lively, intelligent, kind, caring person. >> meredith's mother will be in court foroming verdict. the family's lawyer said that she will look the jury in the eye and ask them to confirm the sentence, keep amanda in jail for the murder of her daughter. this past week the family's lawyers shocked the courtroom showing gruesome pictures of meredith's naked body as if to convince the jury that her suffering somehow meant amanda was guilty. >> just for the kercher parents to have to listen to that had to be terrible for them. >> excruciating, i would imagine. >> what they've had to endure is ten times worse than what we have had to endure so far. >> reporter: both of their daughters had the same dream, to study italian in this picturesque town. tomorrow, only one of them will have the chance to go home. amanda knox has not been allowed to see her family this week in prison so she is there alone working on this all-important statement. tomorrow the jury can uphold her murder conviction and sentence her to life in prison as the prosecution as requested or they can uphold th

meredith's family has been arriving in italy throughout the day there. her mother, arlene, her sister, stephanie, her brother, lyle. we've also heard from their lawyer. i'm not sure if we're going to be hearing in english or in italian. okay. so they're speaking in italian right now. so obviously her family must be fluent, but this has obviously been something that's in many ways been put to the side, this family, amanda knox has been getting so much publicity over there and, of course, as an american student here as well. but in her very tearful, very emotional statement before the appeals court this morning meredith kercher is one of the things that she talked about, you know, that they were roommates, that they were close, and that she was somebody who would normally have been grieving for the loss of her roommate who was murdered. the kercher family, however, they have steadily stood by the prosecutor. they say her bedroom back home remains just how it was when she left for university before her death. her sister, who is 28 years old, still goes, she

this is the family of meredith kercher. a mother and brother and sister of meredith kercher.isten in. >> there is not a lot about what actually happened. so it is very difficult to keep her memory alive in all the things which is why the whole trial is going on in the first place so we can find the truth and can find justice, and that's why we say it is sad. and remember meredith. >> [speaking in native tongue] >> [speaking in native tongue] >> [inaudible]. >> i think it's quite good because the, same way they do in. they look at the evidence. what is good in the previous trial. gregg: we'll direct you to our website. this is streaming live on foxnews.com. you can watch it as it is happening there. the audio is a little bit difficult here. this is the family of the victim meredith kercher. they may learn whether or not amanda knocks who was convicted and raffaele sollecito will be set free today or spend perhaps the rest of their lives behind bars. martha: what a day in that case. we'll stay on top of that for you. in the meantime they say that what they want is to hold the p

i don't want to forget the victim, meredith kircher.hat amanda is guilty, and point to the bizarre behavior, after her discussion with the police and so on. is there real evidence to support this conviction in this case, if you look at it from the prosecution side, mark? >> believability, and accuracy are completely two different things. i feel for the family, i believe that they believe that she's culpable. however, accuracy is something also that's very different. in this case, if it was a confession, given in her tongue, at the time, she did not speak italian, she had only been there two months, she wasn't clear on the questions being asked. there's at least a reasonable doubt concerning that. you know, i don't think that they have it, megyn. megyn: lis, i'll give you the final word. >> they do have some sort of a confession and they do the bizarre behavior, happen i nets, kissing her boyfriend afterwards, but what they don't have, they don't have a motive here. i never understood this motive that she was a wild sex party that went c

and everything that meredith must have felt that night. everything she went through and the terror and not knowing why. >> amanda knox's family said they plan to get her back to america as soon as possible and try to help rebuild her life. >> joining me now, a contributing editor for "vanity fair". amend the knox has been found innocent. has the italian justice system been found guilty? >> the first round of italian justice was in justice. that was basically a kangaroo court. there were out to convict her and they did. and they found the crime -- they concocted a crime and concocted a punishment at the same time. there was a definite crime but it was committed by someone else and possibly an accomplice of him who was -- we do not know who the accomplice is. >> was this and covenants on the part of the police and the prosecution, or vindictiveness? >> it was very much a complicated matter. the prosecutor had a point to prove. is not highly considered by prosecutors. he has already been convicted and sentenced to 16 months in jail which he h