. >>> paula newton is now outside the courtroom where the jury is deliberating. if the jury does overturn the verdict, how soon could she go free? >> amanda knox believes she could be free tonight, that's returned here to this prison where she sits right now, and that she would be on a plane home within hours. i just spoke to an italian parliament earn who was allowed in to visit with her. he says she is in the prison chapel. she is singing hymns, playing hymns. she is being allowed to stay with the chaplain, the prison's chaplain, and that she is absolutely confident, she's calm, she does believe she will be on a plane bound for home tonight. martin? >> and there is also even though this is an appeal, still a further appeal that is possible here. is that true for both sides? >> reporter: it is true for both sides, but they cannot hold her. if she is absolved, if she is acquitted in this appeal, she is a free woman, she'll be given her passport back. she will be able to go home. if they order another appeal case, that means that the italian government can appeal

that's what we've been told. >> paula newton, fascinating.o, how much sway might knox's own words have with the jurors? earlier t.j. holmes talked to attorney holly hughes. >> it's going to be important what she says. more important is her demeanor. how the jury perceives this young woman. she's four years orlando now. i think gone is that care free young fwirl who came across as cold, indifferent, didn't really care. i think she's come to realize that her own affect and her own attitudes may have played a part in her conviction more so than any physical evidence. >> and of course we'll bring you the judge's decision when it happens. >>> all right. now to another court drama here in the u.s., week one of testimony in conrad murray's trial in the death of michael jackson has been filled with startling revelations and red flags. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death. paramedics testified that murray didn't tell them about all the drugs that were in the singer's system. they say there was no mention of propofol, t

. >> cnn's paula newton is live outside the prison where amanda knox will be held while the jury deliberates. she joins us live from thousand. paula, we heard amanda in her own words. now what's next? >> she will arrive at this prison in about 15, 20 minutes and what a day it will be for her. the judge has already said he does not a return back until at least 8:00 p.m. local tonight. 2:00 p.m. local our time back home. she got up and what was different this time carol, than other times, she didn't have a prepared statement, she might have, she perhaps discarded it, she perhaps committed it to memory. she was not composed enough to speak at first, she said, i am afraid. the judge said, you can sit down. she said basically no, i'll remain standing. she basically categorically underscored what she's been trying to tell jurors before her for four years now, i did not kill. i did not rape, i did not steal, i was not there. as we just heard, she underscored her innocence again. what was interesting here is this was more of a heartfelt emotional plea. she's made them before. but this time she seeme

paula newton, i want to begin with you. we are about a half hour away from the decision being read in that italian courtroom. set the scene. tell me who you've seen. >> reporter: could i possibly express to you how tense it is right now? just a little while ago amanda knox left the prison where i am right now and is in the middle of a packed courtroom waiting to hear what will become the rest of her life. she earlier had made this emotional plea to say, look, i am innocent, i did not murder, i did not rape, i did not steal. i was not even there. i spoke to an italian parliamentarian who visited with her in this prison today. said she was serene, calm, singing religious songs. but most important, brooke, she said that she felt within hours she would be out of this prison and on a plane back home to seattle. brooke? >> just to confirm because we have these two judges, six laypeople, jurors, all together that's eight. if the decision is split, it ultimately then goes to who, the defense to break the tie? >> reporter: there can

they want her home tomorrow. >> all right, paula newton for us in italy.rnational attention, the case of dr. conrad murray. his trial will resume tomorrow. there are 13 witnesses for the prosecution last week, in week one of the trial. the e.r. doctor will be back on the stand tomorrow. as you know, dr. murray charged with involuntary manslaughter. he's accused in the death of michael jackson, accused of injecting drugs that eventually killed the pop star. >>> the man who shot president reagan may be closer to getting out of the mental hospital where he's been the past 30 years. the hospital says john hinckley should be allowed longer trips away from the facility leading up to his eventual release. federal prosecutors, though, say he is still a threat and that his mental condition has not improved enough. hearings on the hospital's request scheduled for late november. >>> and tonight is it. the last broadcast of the cbs news magazine "60 minutes" that will include andy rooney's parting thoughts. on tuesday the network announced the show's 92-year-old pundi

. >> paula newton is outside the prison.et the scene outside the prison in perugia right now. >> incredible tension and security, i have to tell you. soon as the verdict came out, we saw influx of police officers. we are not sure what is going on. we do not know if, in fact, amanda knox will enter this prison in those police paddy wagons as she entered it. we see the italian police in front of those prison gates. before then we saw a dark tinted van. we could not see who was behind there go in behind this police van. we don't know if they escorted the lawyers or the parents. we expect to be here with amanda knox. we have not seen the vans who took her to hear her verdict. what a difference covering the verdict almost two years ago. the reaction couldn't be more different. here they are ready for her. they have the documents ready. it will take time for those to be processed. her passport is expired. we expect the american embassy in rome to help her get a new passport to get on a plane as soon as possible. >> we got a statem

paula newton is covering the trial in peruitaly. are people there hoping it ends soon?rsonal opinions about it? >> reporter: definitely people here have strong opinions about it. people throughout italy have opinions on it, but no more than this time. this is the middle of one of the busiest tourism seasons they have. everyone talks about the case and everyone has a opinion. it was discussed in court, even this week, defense lawyers saying the press in this town and nationally, in their words, crucified amanda knox. you had seen a lot of people back away from that. many people say they just don't know what happened that night. but they are willing to, you know, let some doubt sneak in there. they looked at some of the evidence and admit it is confusing. why is this interesting? because you have six new jurors there, they are a product of the town, they will go into the ruling with their opinions, prejudices, and all of the thousands and items that have been running in the media. a lot of conflicting opinions, and more than anything confusion. people saying we still don'

paula newton covering the story from outside the prison. me ago and we're trying to figure out where she is tonight. is she on her way back? what is she doing? what can you tell us? >> good luck trying to figure that out. it's a guarded secret. from what we do know from the family is she is very close to that airport in rome, with her family right now. expected to board a flight at some point tomorrow morning, perhaps on a flight to london, connecting directly to seattle. she should be home, in seattle, late tomorrow. but, erin, she's going to have to wait a little bit longer to lay on that green grass. she said that's all she wanted to do if she got out of prison. >> certainly an image that's very memorable. thanks again. now to los angeles, where jurors in the michael jackson death trial heard testimony about conrad murray's curious behavior in those really important moments right after the pop star collapsed. ted ralens is outside the courthouse. ted, who took the stand today? >> erin we heard from several witnesses today, including some

paula newton has covered this case for years and joins us live from perugia, italy. what else did knox have to say to the jurors this morning? >> you know, she got up and could barely speak,ally. choking back the tears. they asked, do you want to take a seat? she said, no. she said okay. and she made a tearful plea but maintained her composure each time underscoring i did not kill, i did not rape, i did not steal, i was not there, i was innocent and delivered the speech in fluid italian, really, much more emotional than i've ever seen her. she has been emotional. and ali she threw away the script. normally she would try and read. this time if she had notes she bearly referred to them and this was something that came straight from the heart. let's listen. >> translator: i am not what i say i am. perversity, violence. i respect life and people, and i haven't done the things that they are suggesting that i've done. i haven't. >> moderator:erred murdered, i haven't raped, i haven't stolen. i wasn't there. i wasn't present in that crime. >> she continually is saying that,

our paula newton is there in italy for us live. ountry hearing this story shaking their heads. how is this even possible? you can't predict an earthquake. also, you just got off the phone with one of the attorneys, i understand. you have an update for us. tell us. >> reporter: well, the trial has been postponed until the middle of the month and the reason is that the prosecutors are saying that, look, a lot of the video has to be reviewed. the defense has said we -- if you're presenting these videos, we want to see them. what's interesting is what's in the videos. just a few days before that earthquake, t.j., there was a commission set up and it met to discuss what are the risks, what could happen in this region and others in italy, realizing italy is a seismic region. so, what did they say? situation is pretty stable, they said. we will continue to have small tremors but they seem to be -- the risk seems to be minimized. the earth is releasing energy at a very steady rate. one of the reporters then says to the scientists, so, that

my colleague paula newton spoke to an italian mp, member of parliament who's been in to see knox today. and he reported that she was extremely confident and that she'd been singing religious songs. she may think that she's free, we will not find out until this jury and the presiding judge comes out in a couple of hours' time. >> becky, do we have any sense of how she's spending her time? it must be rather agonizing here but you said she's singing religious songs. do we know how she is spending these hours just waiting? >> yeah, just waiting. so is sollecito. he's also in prison. that was of course her former boyfriend who also made an impassioned speech today, a plea trying to convince this jury that he is also innocent. it's a very difficult situation for everybody included in this. and that includes of course meredith kercher's family who are also here. lest we forget, suzanne, there is a victim in all of this. the beginning of november 2007, meredith kercher was brutally sexually assaulted and murdered. there is one man already inside for that, doing 16 years, a man called rudy gued