after initially she accused an owner of a bar where she worked part time with the murder of meredith kercher. she was sentenced to three years in prison for slander. now amanda knox has long claimed that she made the accusation only because she was under police duress, had no legal representation and no interpreter. and the court of human rights agreed that her defense rights were violated. and that's why italy's top courts recently ordered a retrial for the slander conviction. and that's why amanda knox yesterday was in florence, in court, hoping that her name would be cleared of anything to do with the murder of meredith kercher. but the court in florence upheld the three years in prison slander conviction. which doesn't mean she's going back to jail. she's already spent that time when she was guilty of murder. >> claudio, thank you. >>> turning to michigan, where a tornado developed so quickly that residents in the detroit area had no warning before it tore through neighborhoods there. a 2-year-old was killed, and his mother is in critical condition after a massive tree was torn from the

this day, she seas's still g of slander after accusing the owner of a bar with the murder of meredith kerchernt two weeks in prison before he was found completely innocent, and amanda knox was sentenced to a three-year prison term for slander. amanda knox always claimed she made the false accusation because she was under police duress and had no legal representation or interpreter. and in 2019, the european court of human rights agreed with her, that her defense rights were violated. and that's why the italian top court ordered a retrial of the slap slander conviction. that's why amanda knox was here, she wanted to clear her name of anything to do with the murder of meredith kercher. in the end, that court in florence reconvicted her again. as you mentioned, she's not going to spend a day in prison, because she's already served that time when she was initially convicted of murder. certainly, it will come as a major disappointment to amanda knox, she was hoping to return to the united states with a clean slate. frances? >> claudio, thank you. >>> an appeals court in georgia has delayed the tru

. >> remember that interrogation was just after her roommate, meredith kercher, brutal murder while theybroad in italy amanda knox, of course, infamously spent four years in prison before her conviction was overturned by an italian judge who said that the initial prosecution had nothing to do with evidence unquote. >> but years later, europe's top human rights court ordered italy to pay her more than $20,000 in damages still, cnn's barbie nadeau is in italy where amanda knox, once again has been thrust into italy's harsh legal system. amanda knox and american who spent four years in an italian prison for the 2007 murder of a british roommate, meredith kercher before being absorbed, is still a convicted criminal on a separate charge in the eyes of the italian court knox now a mother of two returned to italy from seattle to attend a hearing on wednesday, hoping accord in florence would clear here of a slander conviction for falsely accusing the manager of the bar where she worked, patrick lumumba of kercher's murder, sending the innocent man to jail for two weeks. knox wrote on x on monday

meredith kercher was found half naked with almost 40 stab wounds.l killer served a 13-year jail sentence, but in emotional evidence today, amanda knox told of her interrogation by italian police without her lawyer. "when i couldn't remember the details, one of the officers gave me a little smack on the head and shouted, remember, remember," she said, "and then i put together a jumble of memories, and the police made me sign a statement." her early statements included accusing patrick lumumba who was jailed for weeks despite having an alibi. >> what's your next step? will you appeal? >> we have a right to appeal. >> reporter: amanda knox's lawyer says she was too upset to talk publicly today. what she describes in court as a nightmare may not be over yet. lester. >> all right, keir simmons, thank you. >>> here's a question to ponder during the break. how much do you need to retire? why many fear they'll never get there. offering twoe options, including the entyvio pen. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. enty

this follows her false accusations that her then boss murdered meredith kercher.british roommate, killed in 2007. an italian court reconvicted knox on slander charges following a retrial overnight, knox spent four years in prison before she and her former boyfriend were cleared of the murder. he is also facing a separate retrial over slander conviction. a judge sentenced knox to three years in prison with credit for time served. also new overnight a man is under arrest. this is after investigators say he opened fire at the us embassy in lebanon. now it happened around 1030 last night. pacific time lebanese forces say that they shot that man who was taken to a hospital. they are only describing him as a person holding syrian nationality. a us official is saying that all staff is safe and accounted for. however, a security guard was injured in the shooting. there is no word on a potential motive, but this is a moment when there is widespread anger across the middle east towards the united states because of its support for israel and the war against hamas. well, turn

amanda knox, the american woman sentenced and then cleared for the murder of british student meredith kercherrt in italy. ms knox was being tried for falsely implicating a barman in the murder. her original conviction in the case was quashed, but the retrial confirmed the verdict. king charles, queen camilla and the prince of wales, have joined second world war veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of d—day. the sixth ofjune 191m was the day that british, american, canadian and french troops landed on sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches taking the germans by surprise in what was the largest ever amphibious invasion. it changed the course of world war two. throughout wednesday, commemorative events have taken place both in france and in the uk including a solemn vigil in bayeux. the princess royal paid tribute to d—day veterans as they gathered in normandy to rememberfallen colleagues — and their own efforts. and a minute's silence was observed in remembrance of the fallen. after five years of war, all that time training and waiting, who knows what those sailors, soldiers and airmen felt

knox was ultimately acquitted of killing meredith kercher. she plans to appeal this slander conviction. >>> we are here tonight at the normandy american cemetery in france. tomorrow marks 80 years since thousands of brave american sons stormed the beaches of normandy. for more than five years now, we have been documenting their journey, their stories, their message to everyone at home watching as they make their journey back. ♪ it is sunrise here on the beaches of normandy, where 80 years ago, in the early morning hours, thousands of brave american sons began storming the beaches of normandy. and they would keep coming for days. >> everybody was scared, because the long life we figured we were going to have could be ended with one bullet or one bomb or one mine. >> people say, how did you get off that boat and go in on the beach? there was a job that had to be done, somebody had to do it. we did it. >> i never seen as many dead men on the beaches. i've never seen -- you couldn't stop and help anybody. because they kept hollering, get off the

ms knox has been convicted of falsely implicating a man in the murder of meredith kercher in italy, 17e minister robert fico has accused his political opponents of being partly responsible for last month's attempt on his life. in his first comments since then, he said there was no reason to believe his attack was the act of a "lone lunatic" and he called the attacker an activist of the slovak opposition. he gave no evidence to support his claims. a russian ukrainian was detained in france was a police say he was a preparing explosives near the main paris airport when one of them are an awful to was badly burned to the incident. police say they found bomb making equipment as well as passports and guns. the boeing starliner spaceship with two astroanuts on board is currently on its way to the international space station. the spaceship launched successfully from cape canaveral in florida on wednesday. this was the third try, after its last attempt after its last attempt was halted in the final minutes of countdown when boeing's computer systems flagged up a problem. it's the second commer

re—convicted amanda knox for slander, years after she was acquitted of murdering her british roommate meredith kerchertion she accused local bar owner patrick lumumba who was innocent. a woman has been charged with assault after a banana milkshake was thrown over nigel farage yesterday in clacton on sea.the reform uk leader was leaving a pub in the town having just announced his decision to run in the constituency. in gaza, several hundred bodies have reportedly been found in mass graves amid the ruins of gaza's al—shifa hospital. they are bodies of those killed following israel's second military assault on the hospital in march. israeli forces said hamas had regrouped at al—shifa, something it has denied. an israeli government spokesman said there wasn't a single civilian casualty during that operation, but the bbc has found evidence that civilians were killed. from jerusalem, here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. amid ruins that reeked of death... ..palestinians pored over what was once gaza's biggest and best—equipped hospital after israeli forces withdrew. israel's military raid in

said was evidence that although she made this accusation of someone else over the killing of meredith kercherdid not agree, they actually convicted her and sentenced her to three years in jail, she spent four years in jail, wrongfully, because she was acquitted on appeal, so she won't spend three years in jail, but for her, clearly it was devastating. >> let's dig into that devastation, keir, how is amanda knox reacting to this slander conviction, have we heard anything from her? >> reporter: well, we watched her in court, she wiped away tears, she was embraced by her husband, a long embrace, i spoke to her lawyer who told me she was just too emotional to come out and make a public statement, said they would consider an appeal after these years of battling to clear her name and to make the point she's been cleared a long time of the murder, she was originally convicted of, it's now this question of whether she wrongfully accused somebody else of that same murder, her lawyer says that she really is battling today emotionally with this. you can imagine, because she really thought she kind of be

this follows her false accusation that her then boss murdered meredith kercher. kercher was knox's british roommate, killed in 2007. an italian court reconvicted knox on slander charges following a retrial overnight, knox spent four years in prison before she and her former boyfriend were cleared of the murder. he is also facing a separate retrial over his slander conviction. a judge sentenced knox to three years in prison. the new overnight a man is under arrest after investigators say he opened fire at the u.s. embassy in lebanon. it happened around 1030 last night. pacific lebanese forces say they shot the man who was taken to a hospital. they're only describing him as a person holding syrian nationality. a u.s. official says all of its staff is safe and accounted for. however, a security guard was injured in the shooting. no word on a potential motive, but this is a moment when there is widespread anger across the middle east towards the united states because of its support for his for israel in the war against hamas. well, the bay area this week sits right a

hoping for a not guilty verdict in a side case surrounding the 2007 murder of her roommate, meredith kerchercusing an innocent man of the murder during her italian interrogation. a conviction that was up held today. joining us now from florence, italy, is nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons. why is this up again? wasn't this already decided? >> reporter: it was and then it wasn't, katy, and really that's been the story for amanda knox for years and years. and today, we just saw how emotional it still is for her. she wiped away tears. she had a long embrace with her husband. she sat down in the courtroom for a long time after she heard that she was being re-convicted, not for the murder which she was convicted of and then acquitted of on appeal, but for another part of this, for accusing somebody else of murder. a shocking verdict for amanda knox, convicted for slander. an italian court upholding a 16-year-old ruling. knox had been trying to clear her name. back in that courtroom for the first time in almost 13 years. her lawyer speaking to us moments later saying she is t

this follows her false accusations that her then boss, merritt murdered meredith kercher. a kercher was knox british roommate killed in 2007. an italian court reconvicted knox on slander charges. this is following a retrial overnight. knox spent four years in prison before she and her former boyfriend were cleared of the murder. he is also facing a separate retrial over his slander conviction. a judge sentenced knox to a three years in prison. new overnight a man under arrest after investigators say he opened fire at the us embassy in lebanon. it happened around 1030 last night. pacific time lebanese forces say they shot the man who was taken to a hospital. they're only describing his him as a person holding syrian nationality. no word on his condition or a potential motive for the shooting in the bay area this week sits right in the heart of decision 2024. in the upcoming presidential election, both presumptive presidential tickets are represented. it starts with a visit today from vice president kamala harris. donald trump actually arrives tomorrow. protests are also in

three year sentence for wrongly accusing congolese bar owner patrick lumumba of the killing of meredith kerchere, knox had spent four years in jail for the killing, but that conviction was annulled in 2015. the sentence will have no practical impact, as it is covered by the time knox has already spent in jail to germany, where a local politician from the right wing alternative for germany party has been injured in a knife attack. the incident in mannheim comes just days after another stabbing attack at an anti—islam demonstration in which a policeman was killed in the latest incident, the attacker was detained and the injured politician is in hospital, according to local reports and the first banknotes carrying the portrait of king charles will go into circulation today. notes that feature queen elizabeth ii will remain legal tender and co—circulate alongside the king. the new ones will only be printed to replace those that are worn, or to meet any overall increase in demand , in order to increase in demand, in order to minimise the environmental and financial impact of the change. and for the

lumumba of the killing of meredith kercher.lier case, knox had spent four years in jail for the killing, but that conviction was annulled in 2015. the sentence will have no practical impact, as it's covered by the time knox has already spent in jail and to germany. now, where a local politician from the right wing alternative for germany party has been injured in a knife attack. the incident in mannheim comes just days after another stabbing attack at an anti—islam demonstration in which a policeman was killed . in the policeman was killed. in the latest incident, the attacker was detained and the injured politician is in hospital and that's according to local reports and the first banknotes carrying the portrait of king charles will go into circulation today. notes that feature queen elizabeth ii will remain legal tender and co—circulate alongside the king. the new ones will only be printed to replace those that are worn , or to meet those that are worn, or to meet any overall increase in demand. in order to minimise the envir

ms knox has been convicted of falsely implicating a man in the murder of meredith kercher in italy, 17 the senedd this evening. opposition parties have raised a number of concerns — including why he accepted a donation from a millionaire who had convictions for illegally dumping waste. our wales correspondent tomos morganjoins us now. what could this mean for the first minister? the first minister was due to be in portsmouth today for d—day commemorations representing wales but instead will be here in cardiff bay to face a vote of no—confidence. it is not legally binding as you say, the legislation for devolved government means when there is a of no confidence in the first minister he does not have to stand down if they lose. but it is significant and is the first time since 2000 there has been about a no confidence in the first minister. and there are signs it is having an effect on public opinion of the first minister. the latest opinion poll suggests that he is in negative territory now. and pressure has been building ever since his leadership campaign to become the welsh labour lea

meredith kercher was murdered. ly accused of accusing another man of the merger who was not involved when she was interrogated by italian police four days after the murder. she wrote the name of this man on a piece of paper and she gave it to the police. now, today, during the trial, she ran a statement where she described the moment and said that she was really scared and she described the night as one of the most scary and worrying and the worst of her entire life. and she basically suggested that italian police pushed her to name the man who was falsely accused and was imprisoned for two weeks. she was found guilty of that essentially so it's all very complicated because the trial started in perugia and then to the's top court said that then to the's top court said that the investigation had not been done properly by local authorities there so it was moved to florence, which is a bigger tribunal and now this so amanda knox's lawyers came out of the court and said they were very disappointed because they were hopi

italy's top court in 2015 annulled knox's conviction for the murder of her british flatmate meredith kercherer, but the european court of human rights ruled in 2019 that there had been procedural errors during knox's questioning , and italy's highest court last year ordered a retrial in the slander case, and the first banknotes carrying the portrait of king charles will go into circulation today. notes that feature queen elizabeth ii will remain legal tender and co—circulate alongside the king. the new ones will only be printed to replace those that are worn, or to meet any overall increase in demand. in order to minimise the environmental and financial impact of the change. and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news common alerts. now it's back to andrew and . it's back to andrew and. bev. >> it's 1106. it's back to andrew and. bev. >> it's1106. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. bev turner. why do we both look so surprised to be on the tv then? we do do this every day. sorry, the biscuits are out, th