from a legal standpoint, do you want to separate raffaele's case from amanda's? >> well, i think they have to, at least the courts have to sit up and take more notice of raffaele's case and the distinctions there, and also the fact that he's the one that's got the exposure to 25 years in jail that amanda doesn't have. and you know, the circumstantial evidence is different against the two of them. you know, raffaele never accused someone, falsely accused someone of being involved in the murder. he didn't engage in questionable behavior that cast suspicion upon him. all these things were attributed to amanda. and to think that he took up with someone that he had never met along with the girl he was dating less for a week to torture, mutilate and kill another young woman he had never even met for more than five minutes is just beyond the pale. there's no evidence to support it. it is just rank speculation, a horrific tragedy that he's in this position right now. >> do you have any regrets about returning to italy to face these charges? >> no. as i already said, i ca

that dna evidence from raffaele sollecito was there on the clasp, saying she was trying to take off her clothes. and a third person, the dna of footprints of yours and your boyfriends prove that you were there that night. why is he wrong? >> well, let's break that down. we have a bra clasp that an independent court expert claimed was not reliable evidence because it was collected 46 days after the crime scene had been gone through by the csi of italy. and after police had tromped through it and basically completely destroyed that scene, and so that is not a reliable piece of evidence. then we have the idea that rudy guede wouldn't have been able to attack meredith with two knives because someone had to hold her down, right? first of all, the murder weapon that he says is the murder weapon isn't the weapon. for an athletic male with a knife to overpower a young woman, that happens everyday in this world. and i don't think that that is impossible to be what happened to meredith. >> and you are saying to me tonight, that is what is also impossible is that you were in the room that night. y

no, that's not a livable -- that's not -- especially since right now me and raffaele together are fightingand i -- like i said, i truly believe that that can happen. it's only speculation that convicts us. it's evidence that acquits us. and i'm holding -- i'm holding firm to that in hopes that what you're suggesting might happen doesn't. >> you're holding out hope? >> yeah. >> amanda knox, thank you for taking the opportunity to answer the allegations against you. good luck going forward. >> thank you. >> that's it for us. you can stay with cnn for the latest, of course, and i'll see you on "new day." i'm chris cuomo. have a good night. >> you wanted the best and you got it, the hottest band in america, kiss! >> the iconic look. >> kiss are the four most recognized faces on the planet earth. >> the outrageous costumes. >> where do you start in the outfits and the

and it's only fiction. >> raffaele sollecito, thank you for being here.always good to talk to you. and i'm turning to you, john, just to ask you a basic question. do you think these two can gate fair shake in the italian justice system? >> they did once, and hopefully they'll get it again. the appellate trail for a new hearing based on the evidence and lack of evidence. >> all right. john, thank you so much. >> sure, savannah. >>> let's take a turn. we'll get a check of the weather from al who's at the kentucky derby. hey, al. >> hey, good morning, savannah and folks. the weather is going to be perfect for the derby, running of the derby. of course, today, they've got the oaks, the kentucky oaks. you can see coverage on the nbc sports network at 3:00. tomorrow, nbc sports coverage begins at noon, and nbc sports coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. right on nbc. sunny, mild, 73 degrees. going to be spectacular. rest of your weekend, wet weather from the great lakes into the northeast. rain again down in florida. sunny and hot from texas into the southwest. and som

that's not a livable -- that's not -- especially since right now, me and raffaele together are fightinglike i said, i truly believe that that can happen. it is only speculation that convicts us. it is evidence that acquits us. and i'm holding firm to that. in hopes that what you're suggesting might happen doesn't. >> you're holding out hope? >> yeah. >> amanda knox, thank you for taking the opportunity to answer the allegations against you. and good luck going forward. >> thank you. >>> that's it for us now in our special report. time to hand it back to don lemon and his special report. don? >> all right, chris, thank you very much. this is cnn's special report. i am don lemon. we are learning of breaking news tonight, a news conference in kuala lumpur in the hunt for flight 370. we will bring it to you live as soon as it begins. meanwhile, what may be the most inexplicable thing about the mystery? >> malaysia 370 contact ho chi mihn. >> after those last words, it was four hours before anyone made the slightest attempt to rerescue anyone on board. four hours may have sealed their fate.