my roommates were respectful, and i was not aware of any complaints. a few stayed for a long time, and the situation was not as transient as others may thing. -- others may think. single people like me have equal rights to access affordable housing. i would like to read another letter from a current tenants named nicholas. my girlfriend and i have been living at the house on a month- to-month contract. i have full time employment since september 1, and my girlfriend join me as a student. we decided to look at a place affordable for a couple with one salary that was affordable and quiet and clean. quiet and clean are important to meet our lifestyle. we were pleased to find a place that met our requirements and more. they provide parking for our bikes. the place is very clean in a quiet neighborhood. our housemates are respectful and respectful of the spirit of the place by being clean and quiet. all of this set the fillmore house apart as the best place we have lived so far in quality and price. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. i live on sanch

smith's roommate, and should be considered heroic. mr. smith considered killing himself and that of the responding officers as evidenced by a phone call the made to his doctor prior to the incident. the message he left his doctor was, just call the cops. the number was inaudible. then he stated, not my house anymore. i am going to try to take them out when they come to take me. it is all over today, doctor. it is all over today. bye-bye. for his heroic actions, the police department has offered officer suguitan the bronze medal of honor. [applause] in the audience, i would also like to acknowledge his partner, samuel fung. if he could remain standing and let everyone know who you are. congratulations. [applause] officer fung, we think you every day for the work that you do as well. i would also like to the knowledge the presence of angela kang. now if i could have officer michael peregoy and officer james trail come up. >> on wednesday, march 10, 2010, at 1653 hours, officers trail, peregoy, and obot were in uniform and part of the seven

the roommate is long gone. >> my roommate left. you know why he left? because he doesn't like feet.listers on my feet. he's a great guy, he's from kuwait. >> okay. a little too much information. i feel your pain, foot blister guy. i really do. look on the bright side. your feet will heal. even without leaving your dorm room you're already learning a lot in college. i think you're going to excel in economics, for instance. >> i paid $120 for these things. i could have gotten 120 mcchickens from mcdonald's. i love mcchickens. 120 mcchickens, a stupid pair of flip-flops and spares. >> rainbow and sperrys, give the guy the millions already because i cannot stand to listen to this video any longer. he will never get those first few days of college back. he won't get his roommate back. who would want to look at his foot blisters all day? if you don't pay up, you might be subject to another blistering attack on the ridiculist or at least on this youtube channel. that's if for 360. thanks for watching. sanjay gupta's documentary "terror in the dust" is next.

the roommate is long gone. >> my roommate left. you know why he left. because he doesn't like feet. was the gross blisters on the bottom of my feet. he's a great guy. he's from kwait. >> okay. a little bit too much

. >> his second story involved this man, an older roommate.yrian named -- [inaudible] i live with him. >> the two men lived here in this patterson new jersey apartment and later in virginia. fox news found him still living in the u.s. >> we knew it was jahaz's idea. he was always very, very well dressed. any time we dealt with him but it never worked. never had a job. >> during the course of our investigation, we had found out he had made a call to the saudi embassy in washington and he also made a call to the saudi embassy in russia. >> jim spent 10 months investigating their shady relationship with the hijackers. >> he admitted that, okay,' shaza told me to go to the mosque in falls church to go see the imam and ask for work. when he went to the imam the first time he saw that he was in a fight inside the mosque with somebody. he stood back and watched. he said i didn't feel he was a religious man because of that argument. then he went into the prayer area. and it was after the prayers were over that when he was finished praying he turned ar

the roommate's partially clad body was found in the house.test the dna, prosecutors are left with little tying knox in the crime. how was she convicted in the first lace? critics say it was a badly handled investigation by a prosecutor who rushed to judgment. his name is giuliano menini. earlier this year drew griffin of cnn's special investigations unit traveled there for a rare interview, one that quickly revealed the weakness of his case and the mistaken arrest of amanda knox's boss. even though he was working at his own bar on the night of the murder. >> reporter: police apparently didn't bother to check the facts. they immediately arrested amanda knox, rafael sollecito, and patrick lamumba for the murder of meredith kenner, announce together public, case solved. giuliano admitted to us, even without any evidence he knew almost the moment he arrived and laid eyes on amanda knox and rafael lay sollecito, they were involved in the murder. prior to the forensic investigation, prior to everything, really, your intuition or your detective know

the former study abroad student has spent over 1,000 days behind bars for stabbing her british roommate to death four years ago. >> to have your daughter center to plead for her life is tough. [ crying ] >> knox is currently serving a 26-year prison sentence but prosecutors want that extended to life in prison. a verdict could come in as soon as monday. >>> the top three highest paid actresses made $88 million last year. it's a good job. >> pretty good. who are they? we'll fill you in next. >>> we all live in this community, we, you know, we share the same place and we should help each other out. >> an aentire medical team gives up a day -- gives up a day off and heads to the hospital. you will meet the patients benefiting from free surgery coming up. >>> the fog is back moving in along the coastline, still hot in spots inland. but we have some rain in the forecast. we'll tell you when next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a whole lot of sunshine going on this week. >> we went for a walk. it's getting chilly around the bay area at least into san francisco along the coastline there is still so

clementi commented on his roommate's ethnicity. the defense maintains at the time clementi was taking his life, ravi was apologizing for his behavior. bullying is a bad thing that should be dealt with and prosecuted to the full extent of the law, but what went on at rutgers last fall may have been

. >> the american exchange student convicted of murdering her british roommates is dancing and singing behind bars. >> this is 895 south of shell road. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. not looking too bad overall. we are tracking a problem spot in nottingham, some fire activity. a crash in the city at 24th and howard. watch for some closures. we have live drive times showing we're up to speed on the major drive times. eight minutes on 95 northbound. 70 minutes on 95 southbound. we're looking good all the way around -- 17 minutes on 95 southbound. southbound traffic is picking up in of volume. no delays to speak of. this is 895 south of shell road. we are light in volume and looking very nice north and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. happy purple friday. >> thank you. we're looking at is move commute on the rails right now. no delays on penn, camden, and brunswick lines. metro subwa

she was her roommate.here was dna found on a knife that did not have any blood evidence linked to it. this bedroom was completely devoid of any of amanda's dna. there was no saliva, no sweat, no blood, no nothing. she should be released. jon: dan, there is no motive as far as i know. the prosecution could never explain why she would have committed a murder of her roommate. >> i think that is a huge issue in this case. the pros kigs doesn't have to provide motive but motive is a sitting there as a glare issue in this case. i frankly we're seeing hear some of the limitations of the european system of justice. i think if there were a jury system, a common law system, a adversarial system like we have here in the united states, a lot of these issues would have been brought up and hammered home by both sides during the original trial and during the original investigation. now we have judges looking at all this stuff. and in my opinion, i think this does show the superior nature of america's criminal justice sys

abc news reviewed a number of sworn witness statements that show robyn gardner's roommate that robyn often covered in bruises but she refused to say where she got them but the roommate also told police she accused giordano of scary behavior in the past. just a few minines from where gary giordano is being held in the local jail here is this spot, this is the place where he says he last saw his girlfriend, robyn gardner. take a look at the rock, how jagged they are. that doesn't seem like a very unusual spot to go swimming, there is another reason that her roommate has told police she never would have gone in the water. the roommate stated robyn would avoid the water because she didn't want to ruin her hair and makeup. she has hair extensions and saltwater is really bad for extensions. in his statement to police, giordano said robyn had an appointment with her hairdresser scheduled for the day they returned. the trouble is, the roommate is the hairiresser and said nothing of the sort. >> in any statement taken either from a suspect or witness, it's extremely important to find the inco

italy today 24 year old and former boyfriend appeal the convictions for killing amanda knox british roommatehe prosecution's entire case based on flawed d and evidence what point to six year prison sentence overturned, amanda knox still claims at her boyfriend's house when roommate was murdered verdict expected by monday. federal judge upholding most but not all of alabama's controversial immigration law. emigration governor pushed for the lot. two alabama colleges held protests against the immigration law claiming it was too strict. police can detain anybody suspected of being in the country illegally and public schools may now check to be sure that every student new student is a legal resident. what new provision throw out alabama cannot make it a crime to harbor or transport and illegal. special housing today bill signed running out of money preventing the government funding that for next tuesday lawmakers expected to tackle larger funding bill once they all return from recess concerned that legislators would not to approve a measure republicans and democrats finding out how to pay for ai

the roommate is long gone. >> my roommate left. you know why he left? because he doesn't like feet. all he needed to look at all day was the gross blisters on my feet. he's a great guy, he's from kuwait. >> i feel your pain, i really do. look on the bright side. your feet will heal. even without leaving your dorm room you're already learning a lot in college. i think you're going to excel in economics. >> i paid $120 for these things. i could have gotten 120 mac chickens from mcdonald's. i love mac chickens. 120 mac chickens, a stupid pair the flip-flops and spares. >> just give the guy the millions already because i cannot stand to listen to this video any longer. he will never get those first few days of college back. he won't get his roommate back. who would want to look at his foot blisters all day? you might be subject to another blistering attack on the rid dic list or at least on this youtube channel. thanks for watching. "piers morgan" starts now. . >> tonight, keeping america great. two men with very strong opin n opinions about his country and president obama. he says the

. >> that evening, i had my roommate's daughter with me, and we weren't even in the area. we were in la mirada. >> judge judy: where's your roommate? >> uh, she's not here right now. she's missed enough school. they wouldn't let her. >> judge judy: should have been. okay, before i rule on this... [ taps desk ] ...you allege some serious forms of harassment by mr. hutton. >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: i'd like you to tell me what form that harassment took. >> okay, he's a -- >> judge judy: you broke up in july of '07. >> yes, your honor. i believe it was before that, but -- >> judge judy: fine. between july of '07 and january of 2008, was there harassment? >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: well, tell me about it. >> i'm not sure if you're familiar with craigslist. >> judge judy: i am. >> okay. he had posted several personal ads sexually expliciting me for sex and, in turn, giving out my phone number -- home phone number, cellphone numbers, and home address and sending guys over to my home. >> judge judy: why did you do that? >> i did not do that. >> i have proof of th

she was convicted of murdering her roommate. knox herself is expected to address the jury today or tomorrow. >>> a criminal grand jury accusing them of the fatal shooting of a german shooting. she was shot and killed while walking with her husband near union square. prosecutors say she was caught in a gun battle between rival gangs. >>> live chickens will no longer be sold at the market. it was the last allowed to sell live poultry but they voted to shut it down. the chickens were kept in unsafe inhumane conditions and they say they have not seen any proof of that as yet. >> are the roads getting busier this morning? >>> remember, we said it would fill in, in about ten minutes and well, it has come through. it is very predictable and it's not like it took a genius to predict this. i am not saying i am a generous. once you get on to the bridge, it looks good getting on to san francisco. at 880, all the road work has been picked up and still a good time to hit the road, no major obstructions and let's look at the freeway, a little

this might be if here say, but now our roommate had her parents visiting from germany, and they stayed there for a week. as far as i know, he never lived there

basis, and the law says if you live somewhere you can sublease under separate subleases to your roommates, but if you do not live there and you subleased by the room, you are violating delaunay -- violating law. david wishes to have a relationship with each occupant. >> if it is still under rent control, and you can only increase the rent by so much under certain circumstances, so now we have a situation where the floors are under rent control common -- under root control, but they can rent the room for whatever he wants to even though they are under rent control? >> not exactly. clarkson you are telling me -- >> you are telling me it has to be way beyond what rent- controlled would-be. >> when they are vacant he can bring them up to market rate. rent-controlled does not mean you keep it at that red forever. when people leave, you can bring it up to market rates. not once those people are in you have to abide by how much you can increase per year. that is why they are where they are. it is not just rent. >> effectively these are not under rent control. waxen and now these are subject to r

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and she would open and eat them. >> your roommate?model. >>> these women are. and we're going to talk about why when a man looks at a beautiful woman, it affects them like a drug. it really does. they've proven it now. is angelina addictive? we will explain ahead. >> that is a tease. >>> josh, how about the news? >> tough to follow that. we have lots to get to. we begin with new details at this hour on the killing of anwar al awlaki. the american-born al qaeda leader, described in some corners as the most dangerous man in the world. he was the man behind several plots here in the u.s., including that foiled plot to blow up a plane over detroit last christmas. abc's martha raddatz has more, now, on how u.s. intelligence hunted him down in yemen. martha? >> reporter: good morning, josh. the u.s. was able to take out al awlaki in some sort of air strike hours ago. they had been tracking the terrorist for months. they knew he had been living in a particular compound. they had been watching that compound. there was discussion whether to us

and in box three, a lawyer today blasting amanda knox the american girl convicted of killing her roommate during a drug-fueled sex game and the lawyer calls her a "she devil," and a "witch." all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. but, first, from fox at 3:00, a deadly attack killing a c.i.a. agent in afghanistan. and wounded at least another american. and officials blaming a renegade afghan working for the u.s. government. a western security official tells the "wall street journal" newspaper that the attacker "had the trust of c.i.a. employees in kabul. the "wall street journal" reports that it was possibly an informant. the attacker opened fire on his colleague, killing one and injuring another. this attack comes less than two weeks after afghan insurgents fired rocket propelled grenades at the u.s. embassy in a 20-hour long siege. and, remember, these attacks are not new. in december of 2009, an informant killed seven high ranking u.s. intelligence officials at a major c.i.a. base in eastern afghanistan. this latest attack happened at the secure former hotel in kabul, a u.s.

she was convicted of stabbing her roommate to death four years ago but with much of the evidence in doubtow, there's mountsing pressure to set amanda knox free. looking more tense and serious than ever, this morning the 24-year-old seattle student made her way into the court for the last round of the appeal trial. her family has gathered in the hopes that amanda will finally be freed. the imposing lead prosecutor, julian no mignini showed the courtroom a slide show including slide shows of meredith kercher's slashed body. he appealed to the jury to uphold justice. after court, knox's parents said the first day went as well as they could have expected. >> it's emotionally draining because we worry about amanda. >> reporter: for her family, this is the culmination of a 46 month ordeal. >> we're bringing extra bags so we can write her things home. >> reporter: they have made the 6,000 mile trip to italy nine times. her mother hopes this will be the last. finally, freedom may only be day as way. >> we always told amanda she was going to get out of here. that we were here for her. she was not

. >>> the trial of amanda knox, the 24-year-old was convicted in the 2007 death of her british roommate. they have much of the information and an appeal is expected by the end of the month. >>> ten years later we are expecting to see the first known moments of flight 93 in 2001. >> the explosion shook the house clear over here. >> 30 passengers and crew were on flight bound for san francisco. they were all killed when the plane crashed. a man who lived a few houses from the site took this video. he wishes to remain anonymous. >>> he was on board flight 93 and the 10th annual andy garcia starts at triangle park. it comment rates his birth and death following the run. >>> a special is called a decade of change following the run. we will hear reports and we will also exam minute the many changes since 10 years ago. >>> a mouse's sculpture is being unveiled tomorrow . the most expensive piece of art. it is called remember them, champions of humanity. it depicts 25 people the art thirst selected. it includes mother theresa and wins on it -- wilson churchill. it was paid for by private fundin

arguments are being heard in the appeals court for the american student convicted of murdering a roommate. she says that she is an innocent girl whose life has been swept away by a tsunami. she was sentenced to 26 years in prison while a co-defendant, her boyfriend, was sentenced to 25 years. both deny wrongdoing. she was arrested in 2007, four days after her roommate's body was found in their apartment. >> for republican senators including john mccain are on their way to libya to meet with the country's new leaders. this is the highest profile u.s. delegation to visit libya since the ousting of zero muammar gaddafi. the senators are meeting with members of the national transitional council that is governing the company. mccain was one of the 1st lawmakers to call for u.s. support for anti gaddafi forces and it this of the rebel stronghold back in april. a quick break as the kron 4 morning news continues. >> we are watching a cool down on a bay area weather. i hope you had a chance to enjoy the weather yesterday and today. it is over. >> that is the thing. we like to go well into whatever

she was convicted of murdering her roommate in 2007 and sentenced to 26 years in prison. her lawyers say she was wrongfully accused and they are confident her conviction will be overturned. >> this is a decision that has to be rectified. >> on monday, knox will address the jury whose verdict could come later that day. >>> today paramedic whose responded to michael jackson is day he died are testifying. they will tell the jury what they experienced at jackson's mansion the day he died in 2009. they are expected to say that dr. conrad murray did not mention giving jackson the powerful anesthetic propofol which took his life. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case. stay with wjz 13 throughout the michael jackson death trial. >>> a california grand father is lucky to be alive after his car plunges the hundred feet down a mountain road. the 67-year-old spent 6 days drinking stream water, and eating bugs and leaves before he was found in the angelos national forest. has broken bones but expected to be okay. >>> a australian family capture as interesting pho

. >>> an argument between two college roommates turns deadly a.ar-old is in arrested in the death of her 18-year-old roommate. police say alexis simpson stabbed dominique frasier and left her unconscious in a hallway in their dorm. frasier later died. simpson initially ran away from campus and then hours later she came back and turned herself in to police. >>> and a search is back on in utah in the desert there for a missing mother. despite earlier reports yesterday, police now say no remains have been found. cadaver dogs had alerted searchers to possible human remains earlier this week. susan powell disappeared back in 2009. her husband told authorities he last saw her as he and his young sons left to go on a winter camping trip in near zero degree weather. he said he had no idea where his wife went. he is the only person of interest in the case. >>> again, we are following awe breaking news story out of tucson, arizona, the davis-monthan air force base on lockdown. the affiliate kvoa had been reporting, according to tucson fire, that they were c

knox had been convicted by a lower court of killing her british roommate in 2007.ues to maintain her innocence. those are the top stories. back to you. >> uma: thank you very much. well, since getting in to the race, many viewed rick perry as one of the front runners. between his stand on immigration and some slipups during a thursday debate, some are saying he may not be the top contender. joining us now is former texas railroad commissioner and perry campaign surrogate, michael williams. thank you for joining us today. greet have you on board. >> it's my pleasure. good have you. >> uma: let me ask you. already people are handicapping the situation apt says based on the debate performance on thursday night perry stumbled on the issue of immigration. expressed views that are not in keeping with the true conservative stance and voters may be turned off by what he had to say. that is going to hurt his chance in the long run. what do you say to that? >> there is no doubt. every great running back doesn't get a touchdown every time he runs and every great hitter doesn'

she's accused in the 2009 murder conviction for the killing of knox's roommate. lawyers for the dead roommate's family told the court on monday that knox is diabolical and two-faced. >>> dominique strauss-kahn wants a u.s. judge to dismiss a lawsuit against him linked to a sexual assault case. the criminal charges were dropped but the accusers filed a civil case. the former imf chief claims he has diplomatic immunity when the case was filed. i'm zain verjee in world business today starts next. >>> good morning from cnn london. i'm charles hodson. this is world business today. the top stories this tuesday, september 27th. at home and abroad, greek transit workers stage another strike as prime minister prepares to meet in berlin. >>> delhi's plan to redraw the poverty line cause a political firestorm in india. a sticky situation for employers in france. workers throw out their to-do lists and find a new use for the humble post-it note. >>> meanwhile, though, let's get straight to the stock markets in europe which are again posting strong gains in the early trade on

amanda knox and her boyfriend are accused of killing her british roommate back in 2007.nox was sentenced to 26 years in prison, but denies any wrong doing. her parents are standing by her side. >> she's extremely tense. she's losing weight. she can't eat and can't sleep. you know, these people hold her life in their hands. it has been stressful, but you know, she'll get out of there and be okay. >> verdict in the appeals case is expected monday. >>> fox 5 news alert now involving that listeria outbreak that linked to cantaloupe. as many as 17 people have now died from possible listeria traced to colorado cantaloupes. 84 people in 19 states have become ill after eating the tainted fruit. officials expect the death toll to rise because the symptoms can take several weeks to show up. the bacteria has been spotted in lettuce. tree life farms in california issued a voluntary recall of bags of chopped row main lettuce. >> still ahead here on fox 5 news at 5:00, are they really calling it quits? >> rumors are swirling over marriage troubles. we have the latest in the hollywood

jordan, here's my first day, here's my bags, here's my dorm, here's my roommate. and ms. jordan sends them to me and i've got stacks and stacks of these amazing pictures of students go to u.c.'s, h.b.c.'s, c.s.u.'s, ms. jordan is a tireless, committed, passionate educator and it's my pleasure to give her the rave distinguished service award. [applause] >> and dorothy gray said i'm not admission and can't do this but i am. linda, here you go. go linda. hey, we're so proud of you. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. >> hey, how are you doing? >> ok. wow. it's amazing for me. whoo! >> how do you say thank you for doing what you love to do? i'll be fine in a minute. just give me a minute. ok. good evening, everyone. i first want to thank my ancestors, my parents, and my family for instilling in me the value of community. i want to thank the shoulders i stand on at mission, eric guffords, kevin truett and dr. gray who did phenomenal work at balboa, all the teachers who are present, mr. cabana and others, nurse judy, and our students. every day i learn something new fr

and his roommate wounded in their apartment in norfolk.istopher was a student at old dominion university. &pmonday, representttive cummings took to the help.he thanked norfolk police - for tracking down a person with connection to the house where his nephew was kiiled. ""hoover the persons were that me, will do it again. you ve - don't kill a person that viciously and not do it again." "you know, chrissopher's is dead. he's gone. so i'm not here foo him. i'm here for begging yoo. if you know what happened in this case or know anything about it to come bbfore the policee ad tell them what youuknow.""it's good he came backktt send a message to other people -- to students." students."a witness piiked out a 20-year-old newport news man in a line up... saying he was at cummings' home houus before his murder.that man was not and take is fingerpriits and - d-n-a. 3 first on fox... aacity lawmaker takes on parking scamss.. targeting football fans on game days. days. baatimore city councilman bill cole says he's had enough with fielding calll from

. >> my roommates and i have recently purchased pepper spray to keep in our purchases because we're out and about at night and trying to take more cabs rather than ride our bikes around. >> don't walk alone at night and stay in well lit areas and take advantage of the free campus escort programs. >>> right now, debating the future of free medical marijuana clinics in the city, more than 100 operating illegally. they are trying to figure out what the restrictions should be. earlier this year, they considered capping the number of dispensaries at 10. how to go about that is still undecided. also, under consideration, guidelines where they can operate and where they can get their inventory and what kind of regulations are needed. in other news tonight, women who get a mammogram may not be getting an accurate snapshot of their breast health. >> a bill on the governor's desk right now could change all this. why a major medical group is opposing it. we're talking about awareness here against alarm, xwrek? >> you're right. it's a fine line between unnecessarily worrying women but giving them i

knox was convicted of the murder of her roommate.expected for monday. >>> the paramedics who rushed to michael jackson's mansion the day he died will take the stand today. they could add to damaging testimony already heard in the manslaughter trial for dr. conrad murray, jackson's personal physician. a bodyguard for jackson testified. murray told him to collect vials of propofol in jackson's bedroom. medical examiners say the powerful anesthetic led to jackson's death. alberto alvarez said he assumed murray wanted to take the vials to the hospital, where jackson's body was headed. >>> he reached over and grabbed a handful of vie l yavials, and reached out to me and said, hey, put these in the bag. at the bottom of the bag, there was what appeared to be like a milky white substance. >> prosecutors say that substance was propofol. the defense is expected to argue that jackson gave himself the last dose. >>> this year d.c. councilman marion berry's annual ward 8 turkey giveaway comes with a few strings. if you're counting on getting a f

i talked with a friend and roommate of mark who wants to be identified as john o. he was released from san quentin for weapons violations. john o says the vietnam vet who was the target of a massive raid last night served in special ops. >> he has issues from, i don't know if you want to call it post traumatic stress disorder. he's to the a brain tumor and on medication. >> when he is not taking his medication, he is acted erratically, firing off guns outside of his home z a neighbor felt threatened complained to police. that is when an arrest warrant and search warrant last night uncovered 45 firearms at the house along with ammunition and eight explosives. a total of 147 counts. >> this is a convicted felon, prohibiting him from own are or possessing firearms or ammunition. >> abc 7 news lesh learned his long criminal history includes 15 convictions with weapons violations, battery, and alcohol use. his moat-recent arrest including driving with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit with a loaded 357 image number. the man who prompted the city block to

either innocent caught up in the italian justice system or the sex starved she devil who killed her roommate decide which version is the real one. >> she is very tense, losing weight, can't eat. >> reporter: her family flew from seattle to hear the closing arguments in the appeal. her lawyers trying to overturn murder conviction. >> think there was a rush to a conclusion. it was very unfortunate. >> reporter: thea pal hinges on disputed dna evidence. when the murder happened the victim's throat slit after prosecutors say a sex game turned ugly the prosecution used dna evidence to place knox and her then boyfriend at the

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during its closing arguments the prosecution stuck to its theory that in 2007 knox's roommate, meredithercher, was brutally murdered and sexually assaulted by knox, sollecito and the third person convicted, a local drifter named rudy guede. still they never presented a strong motive, only saying this weekend that the trio killed her for "futile reasons." >> the motive has shifted several times. >> we've gone from a satan cal killing to a sex game gone bad to theft to revenge. >> reporter: the prosecution defended its work during the appeal slamming the independent dna review by court-appointed forensic experts which concluded the dna on the two key pieces of evidence, a knife and a bra clasp, used to convict knox and sollecito were likely contaminated. for knox's family, it is a continued emotional roller coaster. their daughter may spend her life in prison, or she may very well be home within days. closing arguments resume tomorrow. the defense will undoubtedly argue this week that the dna evidence and the sole eyewitness have been proven unreliable. the motive, nonexistent. a ruling i

a lower court had sentenced the american for the murder of her roommate.he appeals court's decision expected in early october. >> rick: back to politic, the pressure is on rick perry. herman cain's victory in the straw poll in florida today capping what has been a bit of a tough week for the texas governor. his first real tough week since he entered the race. perry's fast rising campaign losing steam, according to some. his top rival, mitt romney, closing the gap in key polls as conservative pundits blasted rick perry's performance in recent debates. here for a fair and balanced debate themselves is david, president of go pac, an organization dead indicated to electing republicans, and margie, a democratic pollster and president of momentum analysis, llc. it's great to see you both. let me start with you, david. what's the saying? the bloom is off the rose? is that the case with rick perry? >> well, this election certainly has had its twists and turns and every candidate had good days and bad days. and governor perry, i think even he has admitted maybe did

american student is serving a 26-year sentence in an italian prison for the murder of her college roommate for which she was convicted in 2009. >>> and happy birthday to raquel welch who turns 71. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." and finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. tropical depression lee drenches the gulf states and spawns several tornadoes. and there's still more to come. >>> and "the real housewives of beverly hills" premieres tonight. after a suicide involving one of its stars, the cast and shows producers speaks out. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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only to uphold her conviction but asked the court to increase knox's sentence for the murder of her roommate. >> reporter: it was the prosecution's last chance to make the conviction stick, calling the circumstantial evidence against amanda knox and her former boyfriend rock solid, the prosecution team spent two days attacking independent forensic scientists, the defendants and the media. the prosecutor warned the judge and jury not to be deceived by the defendant's clean-cut appearance. declaring, there is a dark side in all of us. knox's lawyers insist their client is innocent. >> they have not brought anything new. there's been confirmed that there's a lack of evidence. >> reporter: today the prosecution attempted to persuade the judge and jury that the case is sound, even though dna evidence was declared unreliable by court-appointed forensic scientists. specifically the alleged murder weapon was found not to contain the victim's dna on the blade, as asserted by the prosecution. and a bloody bra clasp, allegedly containing the dna of knox's former boyfriend was considered too contaminate