amanda claims she slept over with her boyfriend raffaello sollecito that night. according to her, they cooked dinner at his house, smoked hashish and made love. on that same night, meredith kercher returned to the home she shared with amanda after watching a movie with friends. sometime between 11:00 p.m. and midnight a witness living in these apartments across the street claimed to hear a scream and multiple footsteps running away from the house in opposite directions. the next day knox says she returned home to shower and change clothes. then she noticed something was wrong. one roommate's room was turned upside down. a rock on the floor and a broken window. meredith kircher's door was locked, and she wasn't answering her cell phone. >> i got the phone calls about when she came to her house and amanda kept saying i've gotten ahold of everybody. i can't get ahold of meredith. she's not answering her phone. her door is locked. there was lots of concern. and i said, okay. you know, call the police, and she did, and, you know, the police came, and then they had act

raffaello sollecito has shaved his head. they have both been imprisoned for more than three years.s the couple who had met just eight days before the murder haven't communicated since their arrests. before the judge enters, knox mouths to rafaelle, are you okay? it was a tender moment in what would be a strange hearing. this morning amanda knox's attorneys are to cross-examine an old witness. he is the homeless man who lived in this park and originally told the court he saw amanda and rach rafaelle near the crime scene the night of the murder. before testimony begins, cameras are ushered out of the court, and police bring in a star prosecution witness that the jury would find laughable. the homeless heroin addict could no longer remember the exact night he saw the couple. he was confused. it could have been halloween. actually the night before the murder. and then the star witness dropped a bombshell admitting he was under investigation by mignini's office for heroin dealing at the exact moment he became one of mignini's star witnesses. in our interview the night before, giuliano m

a little while ago amanda knox and her boyfriend at the time raffaello sollecito spoke. told the italian appeals court that the accusations against her are not fair and are groundless. speaking in italian, sister or innocence. she said "i am paying with my life for something i have not done." she and her co-defendants were convicted of murdering meredith kercher in 2009. knox got 26 years in prison and boyfriend got 25. several different outcomes could come back today. she could be acquitted or her sentence could be increased to life in prison. we are watching and waiting. we expect to get a verdict later this afternoon. reporting live in a satellite center, brianne carter. >> thank you. you can continue to follow the details on this verdict on our website, wjla.com. >>> one person is in custody now in connection with a double stabbing that happens in northwest d.c. two people were stamped around 12:30 this morning at at the regency house apartment on connecticut avenue. one person was stabbed in the test. both people are in stable condition. >>> the second week of a gra

her family has invited raffaello sollecito to visit them in the united states. on monday an italian court cleared the two of all charges in connection with the 2007 murder of british student murders curtain. amanda knox's father said they communicated with each other while in prison. >>> a report about whether the parents of a missing missouri baby have stopped cooperating with authorities. police say the parents of the 10-month old lisa irwin stopped cooperating, but family members say that is not true, but they never stopped working with investigators. her parents say that she was taken from her career late monday night. >>> d.c. police 34 driver in a deadly hit-and-run. the victim's family members say that he died after a deer was struck at 14th street and webster streets in northwest d.c. identified as 22-year-old miguel druyard. a 2003 maroon jeep liberty with a torn off front grill is what police are looking for. >>> police are also investigating a deadly pedestrian accident near the national zoo. a woman was struck and killed yesterday as she was crossing

she and codefendant raffaello sollecito were convicted of killing meredith kercher in 2009. amanda knox was sentenced to 26 years and the man was sentenced to 25. they are hoping to wrap conduct an overturned. a visibly nervous, amanda knox said "i've lost a friend in the worst, most brutal, most expensive " way possible. i'm paying with my life for something i have not done." the court is deliberating now and is expected to come back with a verdict this afternoon at which time we will find out if amanda knox can go free or perhaps end up spending more lives behind bars. reporting live in a satellite center, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> we will have more reaction to that verdict in 30 minutes. stay tuned for a special edition of good morning america from italy. >>> one person is in custody in connection with an overnight double stabbing. this happened at 12:30 at at the regency house apartment on connecticut avenue nw. police have not identified the suspect or the victim. -- the suspect or the victim's. >>> jummy olabanji is outside fairfax county court with a preview of a

knox's murder scene and former boyfriend, raffaello sollecito, was also released.new evaluation of the dna evidence found that both knox and sollecito were not present at the murder scene. knox and her family maintained her innocence from the start. >> we're thankful that amanda's nightmare is over. she has suffered for four years for a crime that she did not commit. assaulting and4(ñ evidence did point to another person, rudy gaday. he even admitted to being in the victim that night. a jury convicted him for sexually assaulting and murdering kercher back in 2008. knox's lawyer says he was always the lone killer. today, the jury did uphold one of knox's conviction for slander after she accused a bar owner of that killing, for that killing. but that sentence was for three years, time she already served. knox's family has asked the public for privacy to recover from this, quote, horrible ordeal. >>> now to the courtroom drama in the case of michael jackson's doctor. two emergency room doctors testified today in los angeles that dr. conrad murray, quote, sounded despe

knox and her former boyfriend raffaello sollecito are appealing their convictions for the 2007 of meredith kircher. they're expected to give final statements to the court monday. >>> 15 people are now dead from eating cantaloupe contaminated with listeria. an additional 84 illnesses have been reported in 19 states making this the deadliest food foodborne outbreak since 1988. >>> on wall street, stocks finished one of their worst quarters since the 2008 financial crisis. in the past three months, the dow dropped 12%, the s&p tumbled 14% and the nasdaq lost 13%. >>> the first lady slips out to run an errand. a casually dressed michelle obama was spotted yesterday pushing her own cart at target. amazingly, the store manager tells cnn almost no one recognized her, which could be why the white house says trips like these are not uncommon. >> strange to me that you guys say cart, makes me think you should have a horse attached to it. >> what do you say? >> a shopping trolley. >> seems like a lot of work, shopping trolley. cart. >> trolley. >> shopping trolley. yeah. >> let's call the whole thing

she said she was at her boyfriend's raffaello sollecito's house.ere and participated in this. it's really who you believe and what you believe. if you look at this, everything has a hole in it for both sides. one time the evidence looks good for the prosecution and then it looks good for the defense. each piece of evidence, each fact here can go either way. and some of the facts aren't even clearly established. >> 50/50, you say. so much suspense going into tomorrow. thank you very much, susan, we appreciate your insight on this sunday morning. >>> and tomorrow be sure to watch the special edition of "gma," amanda knox: judgment day where amanda's fate will be decided. >>> and now over to andrea canning in for ron claiborne with another look at the day's headlines. andrea, good morning once again. >> good morning to you, dan, and good morning, everyone. >>> in the news this morning -- nato could begin to wrap up its role in libya as early as this week. the top u.s. commander for africa says some u.s. assets will likely stay, but the air strikes wou

knox and her former boyfriend raffaello sollecito are appealing their convictions for the 2007 of meredithcher. they're expected to give final statements to the court monday. >>> 15 people are now dead from eating cantaloupe contaminated with listeria. an additional 84 illnesses have been reported in 19 states making this the deadliest fo foodborne outbreak since 1988. >>> on wall street, stocks finished one of their worst quarters since the 2008 financial crisis. in the past three months, the dow dropped 12%, the s&p tumbled 14% and the nasdaq lost 13%. >>> the first lady slips out to run an errand. a casually dressed michelle obama was spotted yesterday pushing her own cart at target. amazingly, the store manager tells cnn almost no one recognized her, which could be why the white house says trips like these are not uncommon. >> strange to me that you guys say cart, makes me think you should have a horse attached to it. >> what do you say? >> a shopping trolley. >> seems like a lot of work, shopping trolley. cart. >> trolley. >> shopping trolley. yeah. >> let's call the whole thing off.