amanda and her boyfriend raphael la sollecito were later arrested.hey were convicted of murder after a year long trial in 2009. knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison. sollecito to 25 years. the verdict devastated her family. >> guys, move. move! >> anger. and just disbelief on how a judicial system could even come up with a verdict like this. >> this is completely unjust and i'm in complete shock. >> how will you continue to do this, kurt. this has cost you a fortune. >> we'll figure it out. she will not be left here. >> reporter: two years later, they are hopeful. for the first time this epic legal battle seems to be going their way. >> we've always known amanda is innocent. the light has always been on at the end of the tunnel. now it's shining even brighter. >> reporter: during knox's appeal, the two court appointed experts reviewed key dna evidence used to convict them. a kitchen knife the prosecution claims has knox's dna on the handle and kercher's on the blade and the bra clasp with dna on the hook. the critique blasted the collection and t

evidence linking knox and sollecito to the scene didn't meet any standard of reliability. bob graham is an inves investige reporter and cbs news consultant. >> absolutely zero evidence to link them, be it circumstantial evidence, forensic evidence, witness evidence. there's zero. >> reporter: but dozens of other d.n.a. samples are reliable and they all point to one man as the killer, rudy guede who was tried separately and convicted of the crime in 2008. and a verdict could come in this case as soon as monday. bob? >> schieffer: thank you very much, peter. a very special first pitch at today's american league playoff game. a 67-year-old man is rescued nearly a week after his car drives off a cliff. and steve hartman on the things that drive andy rooney nuts when the cbs news continues. [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil®. here's one story. [ regis ] we love to play tennis. as a matter of fact it was joy who taught me how to play tennis. and with it comes some aches and pains and one way to relieve them all is to go right to the advil®. i h

there is now a real possibility that amanda knox could walk free along with raffaele sollecito in the next week or so, only leaving the drifter, rudy graeder, in prison for what police maintained was a group crime. >> this event here at the rainy and gloomy united nations didn't give us enough to follow these days, scientists are continuing to monitor a six-ton satellite out in space due to crash to earth in the next few hours. most of the satellite is expected to disintegrate upon re-entry but 26 pieces are likely to rain down in a location yet to be pinpointed. reassuringly, nasa says it's unlikely anyone will be hit. we sure hope so. with all eyes on the sky, it's a potential discovery here on earth which could up-end the world of science. it was more than a century ago that einstein laid out his formula that e equals mc-squared and ever since, every physics student has been taught that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. now scientists in switzerland believe subatomic particles may have broken that rule. >> amid all the mysteries of the universe, one thing seemed ce

there is a real possibility that amanada knox could walk free along with raffaele sollecito in the next week or so. that would leave the drifter in jail. police have always said this was a group crime. >> this is "bbc news," the headlines. the palestinian president has made a historic speech at the united nations. wall street has breathed a sigh of relief at the end of an exhausting week of volatility on the world financial markets. back now to the news that the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has made a historic speech at the u.n. which is part of the application for a formal recognition of the state of palestine. israel and in the united states have expressed opposition. they say that peace can only come with direct talks with israel. we can talk to the director of the brookings doha center and a special assistant to the u.s. peace envoy. thank you for joining us today. crowds celebrating and giving their approval at the west bank. this is likely to be vetoed by the u.s.. is this just symbolic? >> i think this is beyond a symbolic move. president obama us -- president abbas has no

they immediately arrested amanda knox, rafael sollecito, and patrick lamumba for the murder of meredith 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 knowledge led you to amanda knox and rafael sollecito? >> translator: after the first few weeks, we were convinced because of the behavior of the two people and especially amanda, that they were both involved in the crime. >> reporter: but almost immediately after the arrests, menini had a problem. the third suspect, patrick lamumba, had an air tight alibi. he was in his bar that night. he could not have been involved. then the actual forensic tests came back. >> when i looked at it, i was horrified. >> reporter: greg hampinkian is a forensic biologist and director of idaho's innocence project. he also is working with the knox defense team. he says italian investigators did a good job processi

. >> reporter: knox's co-defendant, her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito, now also faces life inrison. during its closing arguments the prosecution stuck to its theory that in 2007 knox's roommate, meredith kercher, 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 wee

guede has already been found guilty but contends knox and sollecito took part, too. knox's mother expects another rough ride today. >> the prosecution does again, you know, the same old lies. they'll attack her personally because they have no evidence and that will be it, and so, it's hard to listen to. >> reporter: now, i spoke to amanda's lawyer this morning. i have to say, he's got a lot of swagger. he says the defense will wrap up today, there will be a break for the weekend, a short session on monday where we will hear from amanda. he's confident he'll get the verdict he wants that day. erica? >> all right, and we'll be watching. charlie d'agata in perugia this morning for us. there's been so much attention paid to this case and specifically to this appeal, whether or not things could turn around. joining us is retired fbi agent steve moore, who's done his own investigation of meredith kercher's murder, has followed this case very closely. steve, good to have you with us this morning. what's fascinating is that initially you looked at this and you said, yeah, am

it's rafaelle sollecito's attorneys that will get a chance to put across their version of events. days is a distinct change in tone from the prosecution's version of events to the defense version of events. and that's going to be much more sympathetic to aa manned da knox and her former boyfriend. >> the judge still expects the trial to conclude next week? >> reporter: early monday morning is what we're expecting for the judge to basically direct the jury to go away and consider this, then we're expecting a decision, i suppose you'd call it, in a hearing like this. a decision as to whether amanda knox is going to be kept behind bars or set free sometime monday afternoon. >> i know her family's grown optimistic she'll be set free. matthew chance, thanks. >>> just ahead tonight on the eve of the opening arguments in dr. conrad murray's manslaughter trial, we'll retrace the day michael jackson died from an overdose of a powerful anesthetic. what happened after that. but first, isha sesay has a 360 news bulletin. isha? >> investigators are looking into whether the deadly shooting at t

it's rafaelle sollecito's attorneys that will get a chance to put across their version of events.going to see over the next few days is a distinct change in tone from the prosecution's version of events to the defense version of events. and that's going to be much more sympathetic to aa manned da knox and her former boyfriend. >> the judge still expects the trial to conclude next week? >> reporter: early monday morning is what we're expecting for the judge to basically direct the jury to go away and consider this, then we're expecting a decision, i suppose you'd call it, in a hearing like this. a decision as to whether amanda knox is going to be kept behind bars or set free sometime monday afternoon. >> i know her family's grown optimistic she'll be set free. matthew chance, thanks. >>> just ahead tonight on the eve of the opening arguments in dr. conrad murray's manslaughter trial, we'll retrace the day michael jackson died from an overdose of a powerful anesthetic. what happened after that. but first, isha sesay has a 360 news bulletin. isha? >> investigators are looking into wh

in particular, the dna of raffaele sollecito has been dismissed as potentially contaminated. evidence suggested which had amanada knox's also had meredith on the blade has been considered unreliable. there is a chance that amanada knox could be released. >> as if the offense here on earth plane out at the u.n. did not give us enough to follow, -- as if events here on earth playing out at the u.n. to not give us enough to follow, nasa satellites are following a satellite that will crashed down to earth. nasa says it is unlike the that anyone will be hit. it was more than a century ago that albert einstein made up his formula and ever since, every physics student has been told that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. subatomic particles might have broken that rule. >> ended all the mysteries of the universe, one thing has seemed certain. as albert einstein explained, nothing can go faster than the speed of light. his famous a question -- is famous equation is now in for a shock. researchers cannot believe what they have seen. evidence of tiny particles traveling

even though he never met sollecito and barely knew knox.rguments for the appeals case is going to be held at the end of this month. knox's family is very hopeful. knox is serving a 26-year sentence in that italian prison. after the judge's ruling today her father kurt knox said she will be home soon. i spoke to mr. knox who is in italy. so mr. knox, today's ruling that the prosecution cannot introduce new dna evidence against your daughter amanda, that's very good news for her, isn't it? >> well, actually the circumstances are such that they cannot ask for another independent review of the dna evidence. the court already appointed its own independent experts. and they came back with the result that was not favorable to the prosecution. so i think what they were trying somewhat of a desperate move today to say, we want another dna review so that it can hopefully come back to our benefit. >> the thing i can't wrap my mind around, though, is if the dna evidence isn't credible how did things get to this point? why has this gone on so long? >> w

. >> reporter: defense lawyers for knox and her ex-boyfriend raffaele sollecito say the prosecution's case is crumbling. >> translator: there was no evidence against raffaele and amanda. everything including the investigation and the murder verdict is based on nothing. >> reporter: knox is serving a 26-year jail sentence for killing her roommate meredith kercher. the seattle native will make her final appeal to the jury the next few days urging them to set her free and her family says it will be painful to watch. >> this from the perspective of, you know, essentially pleading for your life and that's a tough thing to deal with as a 24-year-old. >> reporter: lawyers have attacked knox's character calling her a manipulative and evil liar who plays a nice girl in court. knox's mother says her message to her daughter has been the same from the beginning. >> what we have been saying for four years, it's going to be okay. hang on and you will get out of there. >> reporter: a verdict could come as soon as saturday. monique minlaveen, perugia, italy, for cbs news. >>> back in this country. a

here at the defense tables amanda knox sits there, raffaele sollecito sits there surrounded by theirox's parents witnessing an event they can't imagine in a language they can't understand. when we come back we'll have more of our exclusive interview with amanda knox's parents and they'll talk about that, the frustration they have sitting in the courtroom knowing their daughter's very freedom hangs in the balance, not being able to understand the language spoken in that courtroom. but right now, let's go back to ann in los angeles. >> all right, matt, thank you so much. >>> coming up, a mom who reinvented herself as an escape artist, tries to break free from her chains life on our plaza. that's coming up after your local news. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. let's get a final check on your morning commute with traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. in parkton a serious crash, and old york road in shutdown, all lanes block between lentz and bond road. in towson, a crash in a roundabout and nottingham, fire activity in pinemont between walfield and kinfield road. in this city, a crash at

police investigation that led to the convictions of amanda knox and her former boyfriend raffaele sollecito. those two will give final statements monday and then the jury gets the case. in 2009 the two were convicted of murdering meredith kercher who was the british house made of amanda knox the defense says that the prosecution's case is based on tainted dna evidence >>florida threw a wrench into the presidential nominating process today it moved its primary date to january 31st. that would sent floridians to the polls first the republican national committee is against the move and friends to impose penalties the florida gop leaders said they want to play a more prominent role vice-president joe biden says you can't blame george w. bush for the country's economic problems now joe biden told a miami radio station that even though about half the country thinks the economy tank because of the last administration is still not relevant biden said he doesn't blame people who are angry with the obama administration he said it's totally legitimate for the 2012 presidential lection to be a referend

independent panel of forensic scientists and so basically the defense lawyer for her co-defendant raffaele sollecitoich they said could not have belonged to the defendant and belonged to the man convicted of the kercher killing. the case today, trying to bolster the fact that there is not that much evidence and certainly not enough evidence to convict, and as we know, we now have the image of jessica rabbit in this italian courtroom as well, craig. >> keith miller from italy this afternoon. keith, thank you. >>> side bar now. sarah palin may sue author joe mcginnis for the book "the rogue." her attorney calling the book a series of lies and rumors. she made those claims in a letter to the book's publisher. what she failed to mention was the book's reviews have rallied even critics to her defense. >>> the man at the moment, chris christie has vetoed a tax credit for "the jersey shore." it's a reversal of opinion for the new jersey governor and supporters of a president christie probably hopes the first of many reversals. [ man ] our retirement isn't a simple budget line item. [ man ] i worked hard. i

as for the bra clasp of the victim, believed to have sollecito's dna, it seemed to reveal her badling piece of evidence. >> she came on. and she did her thing. and she taped herself doing all these crazy things. she had contaminated evidence. >> reporter: there were times when people in the court started laughing as they watched the videotape of her handling of the crime scene. laughing, like in shock. >> laughing like, boy, did you mess up. >> reporter: the forensic evidence of the scene points to one man, rudy guede. now, will the latest round of witnesses finally free amanda knox? >> there's been a change in italy. the revelation of how completely unfounded much of the evidence was. how completely contaminated much of the evidence was, has altered public opinion. i still think almost everybody was complicit in this guilty verdict. they all, basically, crucified an innocent person. >> reporter: the debate over that crucial dna evidence will continue this week, as a decision is expected by the end of this month. that could finally set amanda knox free. the court will decide whether t

rafael sollecito will be making his plea nor innocence as well.s its decision. everybody's hoping that later on monday, there will be a decision by the court and we'll learn whether knox is going to be set free or spend decades potentially behind bars. >> we will be speaking with you on monday. until then, thank you. we do invite you to watch cnn presents murder aboard, the amanda knox story. it will be on tv tonight, 11:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> next, day four of dr. murray's trial in the death of michael jackson. paramedics who answered the 911 call are testifying. two of them, ted at the l.a. courthouse. some of this testimony we're hear frg this one man raising powerful red flags. >> yeah, richard has been on the stand for the bulk of the day and will be when they reconvene in the afternoon and what he has basically told the jury, when he first walked into the room, he first of all thought it was a very bizarre scene, so he said, what's this patient's underlying condition to dr. murray. because obviously, there was something going on w

we expect on monday morning, amanda knox, along with her co-accused, rafaela sollecito, will give theirleas of innocence, they'll speak for 15 minutes each. then the jury and the judge will retire to consider their verdict. we're expecting one to come at some point later on monday afternoon. >> matthew chance in italy tonight. matthew, thank you. >>> now let's check in on more stories we're following. isha is back with the "360" bulletin. >> anderson, a federal grand jury today indicted a massachusetts man for his alleged terror plot against america. he was arrested in an undercover fbi sting yesterday. authorities say he planned to use explosive-filled remote-control model airplanes to blow up the pentagon and the u.s. capitol. >>> another undercover sting today, this one near philadelphia, where agents arrested more than three dozen employees at a boeing manufacturing plant. 23 have been charged with illegal distribution of prescription drugs, including fentanyl, oxycodone and xanax. >>> get ready for more bank fees beginning early next year. bank of america will charge $5 a month for

here at the defense tables amanda knox sits there, raffaele sollecito sits there surrounded by theirox's parents witnessing an event they can't imagine in a language they can't understand. when we come back we'll have more of our exclusive interview with amanda knox's parents and they'll talk about that, the frustration they have sitting in the courtroom knowing their daughter's very freed hangs in the balance, not being able to understand the language spoken in that courtroom. but right now, let's go back to ann in los angeles. >> all right, matt, thank you so much. >>> coming up, a mom who reinvented herself as an escape artist, tries to break free from her chains life on our plaza. that's coming up after your local news. >>> 8:26 is your time now on this friday, september 30th, 2011. good morning to you. i am eun yang. let's go to our meteorologist, veronica johnson for the forecast. finally sunshine, veronica? >> sunshine and dry air, too. not a bad forecast for today. might not like tomorrow so much, but today 63 and a few clouds out there and the wind at 9 miles per hour, it wi

and just eight days before meredith's murder, amanda met a boy, an italian student named raffaele sollecitohe falling in love? did she found like a girl falling in love? >> i thought, you know, she sounded like a girl who was definitely very infatuated with this young man, who was showing her around. you know, they went over to assisi. so, yeah, there was definitely a big infatuation there. i don't think they had time to fall in love by the time they were arrested. >> reporter: amanda knox. devoted daughter. student. lover? according to this man, murderer. >> that's the prosecutor. that was drew griffin reporting. amanda knox is currently serving a 26-year prison sentence. but with her appeal now in its final stretch, her family is cautiously hopeful that she's going to be back home in seattle within weeks, maybe sooner. a lot of the dna evidence has basically been ruled out. i spoke with amanda's mom, edda, just a short time ago. edda, every christmas, every summer, every spring break, you've been there in perugia. does it feel like maybe the beginning of the end to you? >> you know, it re

and just eight days before meredith's murder, amanda met a boy, an italian student named raffaele sollecitodid she found like a girl falling in love? >> i thought, you know, she sounded like a girl who was definitely very infatuated with this young man, who was showing her around. you know, they went over to assisi. so, yeah, there was definitely a big infatuation there. i don't think they had time to fall in love by the time they were arrested. >> reporter: amanda knox. devoted daughter. student. lover? according to this man, murderer. >> that's the prosecutor. that was drew griffin reporting. amanda knox is currently serving a 26-year prison sentence. but with her appeal now in its final stretch, her family is cautiously hopeful that she's going to be back home in seattle within weeks, maybe sooner. a lot of the dna evidence has basically been ruled out. i spoke with amanda's mom, edda, just a short time ago. edda, every christmas, every summer, every spring break, you've been there in perugia. does it feel like maybe the beginning of the end to you? >> you know, it really does. i think w

and just eight days before meredith's murder, amanda met a boy, an italian student named raffaele sollecitoin love? did she found like a girl falling in love? >> i thought, you know, she sounded like a girl who was definitely very infatuated with this young man, who was showing her around. you know, they went over to assisi. so, yeah, there was definitely a big infatuation there. i don't think they had time to fall in love by the time they were arrested. >> reporter: amanda knox. devoted daughter. student. lover? according to this man, murderer. >> that's the prosecutor. that was drew griffin reporting. amanda knox is currently serving a 26-year prison sentence. but with her appeal now in its final stretch, her family is cautiously hopeful that she's going to be back home in seattle within weeks, maybe sooner. a lot of the dna evidence has basically been ruled out. i spoke with amanda's mom, edda, just a short time ago. edda, every christmas, every summer, every spring break, you've been there in perugia. does it feel like maybe the beginning of the end to you? >> you know, it really does.

. >> 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 verdict in the appeal is expected three weeks from now. knox has spent nearly four years in an italian jail. during that summer recess, we're told that she went through legal pages herself trying to help her case. family and friends hope that she'll walk free before the end of this month. >>> time now for another check on your labor day weekend. jackie, well, not entirely bad news for the entire country. >> generally speaking, josh, if you live west of the continental divide, you have this upper level high and consequently gorgeous weather. this is a bit of a warmup for the west coast. we compare that to texas who have had their warmest summer ever on record. look at

theory that knox's roommate, meredith kercher was brutally murdered by knox, her boyfriend, rafael sollecito and a third person convicted, a drifter, rudy guede. prosecutors attacked an independent review by two court-appointed expert whose found dna on two pieces of evidence, a knife and bra clasp were inconclusive and likely contaminated. it is the expert's report that has given the family new hope. how optimistic are you? >> i'm super optimistic. i don't think i have smiled this much in italy since this whole thing started. >> reporter: deanna says her older sister has no idea how much her case has polarized opinion. >> the tiny, tiny bit that she sees wh s when she walks into court. she doesn't see our families walk down the street and you get those looks. >> reporter: what kind of looks? >> either sympathy or total disgust. >> disgust, really? >> i've had one spit on me. >> reporter: the defense will begin its closing arguments tomorrow. then amanda knox will have a final chance to address the court herself. her family members tell me she's been working on that statement for months. she

she and former boyfriend sollecito were found guilty of murdering their roommate meredith kercher in 2007. today, the appeals court is hearing from lawyers for patrick mamooba the bar owner from the congo who knox originally accused of committing the murder. knox's lawyers begin their closing arguments later this week. >> it's always difficult when your innocent daughter is being, you know, prosecutor asking for her life in prison, but, you know, i still have great hopes as it relates to the whole appeals trial. >> reporter: meredith kercher's family said this week, the focus of this murder trial has shifted to amanda knox instead of meredith. they say the world has lost about a victim her mother called a very loving child and a very sweet girl. >> charlie d'agata, in london, thanks. >>> betty nguyen is at the news desk with a check of other headlines. >>> in afghanistan overnight an american was killed in a shooting on an anext of the u.s. embassy. the gunman was an afghan employee. he was killed and motive still not known. a second american was slightly wounded. >>> two weeks after

independent experts reviewed key dna evidence, used to convict knox and her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito knife and a bra clasp. and opened serious questions about the prosecution's case. on what could they hang a conviction? >> it's absent, inaccurate, unreliable and certainly not persuasive. >> reporter: the prosecution has also failed to explain the complete absence of amanda's dna in the bedroom where the gruesome crime occurred. but there was plenty of evidence pointing to this man, rudy guede, the third person convicted in the murder. >> his dna is all over the room where that young woman was killed. >> reporter: this week, curt knox visited amanda in prison for what he hopes will be the final time. >> the court sees that she had nothing to do with this and we'll actually get to walk out. >> reporter: and her mother, edda meles, once more from her hometown in seattle. >> all of us are feeling that this could be the end of the nightmare. >> reporter: before that nightmare can end, the prosecution gets one last chance to make its case. it's doing so as we speak. the controversial lead

the other was linking her boyfriend at the time, raffaelle sollecito to meredith kuchar's bra clasp. they said hold on. the bra was lying on the floor for something like six weeks. police kind of handed it around inappropriately. it was caught on video, the way they were handling it. and it was contaminated, they said. so, therefore, it cannot be used to prosecute her. so, she was looking in pretty good shape then. what we're going to hear for the next few days is the final arguments of both the defense and the prosecution, the rebuttals and then a verdict. alina? >> all the while, she remains behind bars, right, zain? >> yes. she's behind bars. her family is sounding supportive and optimistic that this may actually be a major turn around. at the same time, there's a whole other side of the story going on here. meredith kucher's family and her sister, in fact, wrote a letter pleading to the judge in the court not to let her go. it was a very emotional, powerful letter. they're saying just on technicalities like this, on the handling of dna evidence, you can't let her go. >> zain verj

its assertion that it has found dna that links 24-year-old amanda knox and her boyfriend, raffaele sollecitorder. they were convicted in 2009 of that 2007 killing. today state police expert stood by the meds and devices they used in their investigation, in addition the prosecution called two of their own experts who also vouched for the police and questioned defense experts' methods and findings. the defense experts have claimed that the dna found on the murder weapon, a knife and kercher's bra clasp was inadmissible. this cross-examination could wrap up by the end of the week and a verdict in the appeals case could come as early as the end of the month or maybe even before that. now, jon, amanda knox's father, her stepfather, her friend were there at the scene. they've been there this week, and they seem positive about what could happen, but we're also reminded that even if that conviction is overturned, the prosecution could go in and appeal that. might not be over yet. back to you. jon: all right, thanks very much, greg burke. jenna: well, her death was the second that we connected to the

i can see both knox and sollecito being freed, which will be a shame as they are both involved.ink it's a comment that should not have been made. you have to understand that in the very first trial, the experts for the prosecution were on one side of the coin and the experts for the defense were on the very other end of the coin, and they were totally different. and during the first trial, an independent review was not allowed. and during the appeals trial, the court decided on its own to allow an independent review of the forensic evidence. and that forensic evidence, and that review came back with just a terrible, you know, response of how this was handled. i think those comments are more out of desperation than based upon evidence. >> final question to you there in italy. i know you said you'll be talking to amanda, you'll be seeing her on friday. but as far as the italian justice system overall, how truly how optimistic are you that your daughter will walk free? >> well, you know, what's very interesting and very different about the italian justice system versus the united s

other dna was found on the bra clapse, claimed to have been, from knox's boyfriend, rafael sollecito.his summer of appeals they have used a battery of experts to knock the validity of that dna evidence down. they used two more today. they have said that it was inadmissible. they said it was contaminated. that's why the prosecution today asked for another test of the dna. and the judge, well the judge said, we would not accept that. that was seen as a positive for amanda knox's case. now the closing arguments start on friday, september 23rd. the earliest possible time for a verdict would be the following thursday, september 29th. the general consensus according to the people who we are, speaking to at the courtroom is that the conviction could be overturned but another appeal is possible and there are some questions about that. back to you. megyn: greg, thank you. sorry about that folks. >>> well the president gearing up for his address to a joint session of congress tomorrow night where he will lay out his plan for the economy and job creation but is the president's timing all wrong f