he did only have one, two, so far this year. >> nick knox's conduct is about to also come under fire.> i have a hearing today on fleeing and resistance. >> right now i'm trying to figure out if i'm going to explode or not. and how to present my case. i really didn't do this. the officers let me out. i'm going to go in with a clear head and hopefully beat it. if i don't, i'm going to lose time and probably go to seg because i'm going to act a fool. >> knox? >> 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. >>

knox in italy. after a long summer recess, a judge is once again hearing the appeal of her conviction for murdering her roommate. but the victim's family is also speaking out. and abc's nick watt has the very latest. >> reporter: good morning, josh. amanda knox is back for court for the final phase for her appeal against a 26-year jail term. knox arrived at court this morning looking anxious and drawn. first up, cross-examination of court-appointed dna experts and their testimony could prove pivotal. original trial heard that the victim's dna was found on a knife's blade and knox's dna on the handle. but the experts this morning, during this appeal, have thrashed that as totally unreliable. >> i would like to seeee this thing done and over with. >> reporter: knox and her then-boyfriend raf yael sollecito were all convicted of her roommate's murder. the defense, seems to be focusing on these dna aspects. we have been left seriously anxious and greatly troubled by the news regarding the original dna findings. >> in her letter she stated it was collected appropriately, perhaps they should go and review the crime scene videos, because clearly it was not. >> reporter: a verdic

knox back in court today. the lawyer for the murdered woman used strong language in urging the jury not to overturn the conviction. she was called lucifer like and sa tan nicktwo up together, george clooney and david gergen. we will tell you about their odd connection. >> i don't know it. i'm sure everybody watching already does. we'll see you in a few minutes, anderson. thanks. >>> tonight, rick perry's performance seems to be impacting the numbers. at a minimum, his climb has stalled. 30% support among republicans. that's down a couple points a couple weeks ago. mitt romney is second at 22% and former house speaker newt gingrich has climbed to 11%. here's another set of numbers that republicans are talking about tonight. in head to head matchups, perry trails by 5 points. 51 to 46. the former massachusetts governor, romney, is in a statistical dead heat. 49% to 48%. he's the only president who has dropped below 50%. you can be sure team romney will make hay of those numbers. eric eric son sees it differently. he ran the nomination four years ago and yet nearly 8 in ten republicans support someone else. here's my take. the biggest lesson is, despite all of