yes, we have heard from the family of meredith kercher in a statement. the reaction in italy is much like the united states. surprise and shock really in such a definitive decision. the conviction was completely overturned. no retrials. no appeals. case closed. in a statement the kercher family said it wasn't a decision they were expecting but one they accepted. in the judge's ruling they said last night these two people did not commit this crime. now exonerated with her murder conviction overturned amanda knox broke her long silence late friday night. >> i'm incredible grateful for what has happened for the justice i have received for the support that i've had from everyone. and i'm so grateful that i have my life back. >> reporter: at italy's highest court, deliberations lasted 10 hours. late friday the five-judge panel overturned both murder convictions. >> this is a mistake, a a mistake from the beginning. we should not have waited all theories years. >> reporter: it's been seven and a half years since meredith kercher was stabbed to death in porussi

the twists and turns since the first of november 2007 where meredith kercher was found dead in her house, her flat in perugia. she was sharing a house with amanda knox at the time. since then beth she and her former lover, raffaele sollecito have been convicted, acquitted, convicted again last year. on the one side we're told that amanda knox's lawyer does expect a ruling today. she's extremely apprehensive. the appellate judges behind me this is the supreme court we've just seen the lawyers for raffaele sollecito arrive. he's arrived in court, the back way to avoid the press. the judges will have to decide are they happy are the reestablished verdict last year? if they are, that will be case closed. the ruling will be upheld. raffaele sollecito will be taken into custody. amanda knox we expect within a few weeks, there will be a request for her extradition from the u.s. if it goes the other way, if the judges are unhappy and there is questionable forensic evidence in this case which has led them to go back and forth, there could be another trial. >> wow, well it looks pretty clear for m

he said he had only met meredith kercher a few times to say hello. he had no reason to hate her. he said that he is still in touch with amanda knox because there's a huge amount of attention in america still. he said they're still friends after what created a darkness and sadness between us. he's obviously been able to move on with his life. those are the first comments from raffaele sollecito in rome. >>> let's move on now, because here in britain, campaigning is getting under way for the general election. one of the most unpredictable contests for decades. parliament has been dissolved just after midnight ending five years of coalition government between david cameron's conservatives and the liberal democrat party. our correspondents will be following every twist and turn of the campaign. for a taste of what to expect let's cross live to phillipa thomas. david cameron will be stepping out behind that famous black door behind you very soon. >> reporter: he will. in about 40 minutes' time david cameron will leave downing street. he'll be making his way not far. just around the ba

it goes back to the 1st of november 2007, the timer dith meredith kercher was killed and amanda knox was arrested along with her former boyfriend. convicted, acquitted, convicted again. the way the italian system works it said they aren't happy they can go back to trying again. we've seen them go through this and supporters as well for amanda amanda knox waving placards out side. they will decide if it goes back to trial again, if they believe the evidence that convicted them established the guilty verdict last year was flimsy on the forensic evidence or if they believe the case is to close they can give the definitive today upholding the conviction. that's it. if that were to happen we understand rafael would be taken into custody and extradition request for amanda knox to come back to the u.s. >> thank you very much. our correspondent in rome one of the stories we're monitoring and we wilton update you on any developments concerning the rescue and recovery operation of that germanwings aircraft that tragically descended yesterday. thanks for watching, bye-bye. give you 37-thousand

it's been seven years and nearly five months since british student meredith kercher was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death in italy. knox and sollecito were convicted of the murder in 2009, acquitted in 2011, then convicted again last year. since her tearful return home after her acquittal, knox seemed to move on with a memoir, a job at a newspaper and last month an engagement. but prison she told matt lauer in 2013, was always on her mind. >> to lose everything. to lose what i've been able to come back to and rebuild. i think about it all the time. and it's so scary. everything's at stake. >> reporter: in the last few minutes, knox released a statement thanking family and friends and saying, "i'm tremendously relieved and grateful for the decision of the supreme court of italy." one conviction stands for knox, slander for accusing someone else of the crime early in the investigation. lester, the sentence three years time served. >> kelly cobiella in rome tonight. thank you. >>> there is a stunning report out this evening about that racist chant among fraternity members at the univers

we shouldn't have waited all these years. >> reporter: in a statement meredith kercher's family said the decision came as a shock, but was an outcome we knew was possible. even if it wasn't what we expected. one man, rudy guede, said to be a small-time drug dealer knox admitted to knowing, is serving time for kercher's murder. knox when asked was emotional talking about her former roommate. >> meredith was my friend. and, it's -- she deserved so much in this life. i'm the lucky one. thank you. >> reporter: while knox is no longer on trial, her attorneys could be back in an italian courtroom on her behalf. they're considering suing the country's justice system for wrongful detention. knox spent almost four years behind bars in italy. her lawyers say she hasn't decided yet whether to sue or quietly move on with her life. kelly cobiella, nbc news, rome. >>> new protests today in indiana after that state's governor signed a controversial bill this week permitting businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples on religious grounds. the backlash was immediate and it was severe. we get mo

for the meredith kercher family they have waited seven long years since the trial process. according to their lawyer, they said they wanted to search for the elusive truth of finding out what happened to their daughter on the first of november, 2007. one person stands sentence of this, who was friends of some of the flatmates that meredith kercher and amanda knox knew, serving 16 years in prison. the supreme court in rome, amanda knox and her ex-boyfriend had been acquitted of all crimes. in the last few minutes we have heard that amanda knox has been found guilty of a separate charge of slandering the person she pointed to as responsible for the crime. he spent time in prison and was later released. she has served four years in prison already. for the murder charge, they have both been acquitted. anchor: is this going to be the end of this legal saga? reporter: well, as far as the appellate judges, it is case closed. they have yet to give their written reasoning. it was always a theoretical possibility, but in unlikelihood. after eight years, speaking to colleagues and law

we shouldn't have waited all these years. >> reporter: in a statement meredith kercher's family said the decision came as a shock, but was an outcome we knew was possible. even if it wasn't what we expected. one man, rudy said to be a small-time drug dealer knox admitted to knowing, is serving time for kercher's murder. knox when asked was emotional talking about her former roommate. >> meredith was my friend. and and, it's -- she deserved so much in this life. i'm the lucky one. thank you. >> reporter: while knox is no longer on trial, her attorneys could be back in an italian courtroom on her behalf. they're considering suing the country's justice system for wrongful detention. knox spent almost four years behind bars in italy. her lawyers say she hasn't decided yet whether to sue or quietly move on with her life. kelly cobiella nbc news rome. >>> new protests today in indiana after that state's governor signed a controversial bill this week permitting businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples on religious grounds. the backlash was immediate and it was severe. we get more to

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-- knox' roommate, seen here, meredith kercher. she was sentenced then to more than 28 years in prison. knox spoke with reporters outside her home in seattle, washington, after learning this was finally over. >> i don't want to answer questions. i just wanted to say that i'm incredibly grateful for what has happened, for the justice i've received, for the support that i've had from everyone from my family, friends, to strangers, to people like you. you saved my life, and i'm so grateful. and i -- i'm so grateful to have my life back. thank you, and -- that's all i can say. right now i'm still absorbing what all of this means. and what -- what comes to mind is my gratitude for the life that's been given to me. >> what does the future hold for you now? >> i don't know. i'm still absorbing the present moment which is full of joy. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> other than, again, we're so grateful. i know that you're all here. but we really need time as a family to kind of digest and, again, so thankful that everything is finall

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she and her former boyfriend charged with the 2007 murder of her roommate meredith kercher. they've been through three trial, convicted, acquitted, convicted again. >>> right now a crucial witness just wrapped up part of her testimony in the murder trial of former nfl player aaron hernandez. his fiance. she told the court today just in the last hour she asked directly hernandez if he killed odin lloyd. hernandez told her, no. she has been granted immunity. the fiancee faces tough questions how she behaved in the days after the murder and her knowledge of her fiance's guns. prosecutors have previously said she may have helped dispose of evidence. >>> your neighbors, maybe you, too, spend the weekend planting newly acquired marijuana seeds. can you legally smoke pot in d.c. but you can't buy it. the d.c. cannabis campaign organized two seed-sharing events yesterday for people who don't know anyone who can give them some seeds. hundreds waited in line and an r.s.v.p. required. if you want to weigh in on this head to our facebook page. another sharing event is planned for tomorr

kercher. >>> hello. thanks for joining us. german police have seized possessions, including a computer belonging to the co-pilot who apparently crashed his plane deliberately in the french alps killing all 150 people onboard. the police say they have clues, but they've given no details. what has emerged is that the pilot, andreas lubitz had to interrupt his flight training for psychological treatment which was believed to be for depression. >>> well as a recovery operation and investigations continue we can join tim willcox now, in the french alps. tim? >> reporter: join me live at the main helicopter command center here in seynes-les-alps, five miles as the crow flies, from the main crash site itself. let's just take you to a live position that has been set up by an agency overlooking that crash site, which i think we can show you now. just showing how difficult it is for the investigators and the recovery teams to work there. you can see the sheerness of the mountainside there. nowhere for these helico

she was accused of murdering meredith kercher in 2007. >>> fueling suspicious that the co-pilot andreas lubitz was hiding a mental condition before the crash. >> president pays his respects. as more information emerged about the co-pilot of the crashed plane germany's head of state joined hundreds of people at this church. the small town is mourning 16 people and two teachers killed in the french alps as they returned from a school trip to spain. >> translator: came out of the church from the midst of people who lost the most precious thing to them, a child a loved one. i sat in the rowdz and crowds of people sobbing for the lost of their loved ones and i wanted to cry with them. >> why andreas lubitz flew the airbus a 350 into the mountains. >> now prosecutors say they found important evidence at his parents home and in dusseldorf which shed important light on his life. >> translator: pointing towards existing illness and corresponding information from doctors, torn up sick notes support the assumptions based on preliminary examination that the deceased hid his condition from his emplo

the family of meredith kercher, an emotional one. the loss of a child and the questions they can't put to rest. kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. >>> another hour of news straight ahead. you are watching cnn.

jeffrey, did you listen to press conference, and she says finally, and she talked about meredith kercher and says that she deserved everything, and deserved better. sgr look, this -- look, this is a very sad story, and a long saga, and i hope that people have not forgotten that this young british woman lost her life, and this is the cause of all of this, and it is of course worth remembering that there is someone in prison today convicted of killing her today, and the only issue has been whether amanda knox and her boyfriend were involved with rudy guday, and the courts have determined that they weren't, and now the legal ordeal is over. >> and now, she thought that it was over before, and now, what make makes this one time the one that sticks? >> because it is the highest court in italy, and there are no further avenues for appeal. >> i mean, there is a different system in italy where the appeals process involved essentially new trials. that is why each appeal in italy is so different, because each court was considering new evidence. but this court is the end of the line. there is no po

. >> reporter: in 2007 knox' roommate meredith kercher was found dead in their home and knox and her boyfriend were convicted of the murder and then set free and then convicted again in a second trial, but today, the ruling mean s thats that the case is cloe closed for good, and now knox is a free woman for the first time in eight years. >>> the pilot who was responsible for crashing a plane into the french alps is being reported to have had a serious bout of depression six years ago and still under treatment the. and a former girlfriend of his said that he would be doing something so heinous that everybody would know his name, and she broke up with him last year because of his motional problems. >>> and next year, exposing the potential dangers of a cell phone, and the new documentary exposing the the danger oss of the devices that many of us can't live without. >>> and california is producing wines wines and why arkansas says it wants to ban all california wines. >>> and i'm jeff ranieri, and a beautiful sunset and the underground time lapse and the sunny skies that are going to tr

. >> reporter: it has been nearly seven and a half years since meredith kercher was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death in italy. knocks and her former boyfriend were convicted of her murder in 2009 acquitted in 2011 then convicted again last year. since knox's tearful return home after the acquittal, she seemed to move on with a memoir a job at a newspaper, and last month an engagement. although she told matt in 2013 she worried about prison she said she also had hope. >> there's no trace of me in the room where my friend was murdered. there's traces all over the place of the man who actually did this. rudi gud awas convicted, his dna was everywhere. >> reporter: the end of a long legal road no retrials no extradition, no more appeals. >> meredith was my friend and i'm the lucky one. >> reporter: in a statement, the kercher family said the decision came as a shock but they were ready to accept it. back to knox peter, we have it on good authority she now looks forward to returning to italy one day as a free woman. >> that's remarkable. thank you very much. the criminal case as we n

the fact that she was attractive, of course, and the fact that meredith kercher was attractive attracted a lot of media attention. >> also the fact she didn't show a lot of grievance. >> well yeah. her behavior on the scene, her behavior in the police station did not match with what we would consider to be -- or what the italians certainly consider to be normal female behavior. she was doing yoga flips, doing a downward dog. she didn't burst into tears. she didn't cry the way that the italian girls would. she kept boisterously popping back into the police station, never asked for a lawyer because she thought they wanted her help. so she was making all kinds of mistakes, but i'll tell you, i'm not her advocate. i think she's -- if you read my book, you'll find out there are things about the family and things about her that sort of are anomalous, that explain kind of strange behavior on her part. but i can tell you that having spent that time there, looked at the records, looked at the documents, there just isn't a case. >> she didn't do it in your opinion, and the killer is in prison alre

. >> reporter: it's been nearly 7 1/2 years since student meredith kercher was stabbed to death in perugia ja italy. knox and her former boyfriend rafael so see the toes were convicted in 2009 acquitted in 2011 and convicted again last year. since knox's tearful return home after acquittal, she seemed to move on with a memoir, a job at a newspaper and last month, an engagement. although she told matt in 2013 she worried about prison she said she also had hope. >> there's no trace of me in the room where my friend was murdered. there is traces all over the place of the man who actually did this. rudy guede was convicted. his dna was everywhere. >> reporter: the end of a long legal road. no retrials no extradition. no more appeals. meredith was my friend. and i'm the lucky one. >> that was nbc's kelly cobiella reporting >> hundreds of people filled streets this morning in honor of cesar chavez. they marched to the church in downtown san jose. the city played an important role in the life of the united farm workers founder. he started a single community organization that founded many other la

the pair has long maintained their innocence in the murder of knox's roommate, meredith kercher. knox was released from prison in 2011 but last year her acquittal was overturn. yesterday's decision is the final ruling in this case. >> you saved my life and i'm so grateful. and i'm so grateful to have my life back. >> knox recently got engaged and has been working as a free lance reporter for a seattle newspaper. >>> now to the crash of germanwings flight 9525. a german hospital is denying reports that it treated the co-pilot for depression but the hospital does confirm that andreas lubitz was there for a diagnostic evaluation on march 10th exactly two weeks before he deliberately crashed a passenger jet into a mountain in the french alps killing 150 people. that includes two americans with ties to our area. yesterday prosecutors announced that lubitz had hid evidence of an illness from the airline, including a doctor's note excusing him from working the day of the crash. the news is creating mixed emotions for some of the families of those killed on that flight. >> i'm really sad

kercher. last week, italy's highest court quashed their convictions for good. he described the decision as being like being born again. the clock is ticking of the tuesday deadline set to reach a deal over iran's nuclear program. for days top diplomats from six world powers have been meeting their radiant counterparts with the goal of hammering out a framework so a final accord can be reached by the end of june. as american secretary of state john kerry said today, there were tricky issues still. one diplomat said they included the length of time in iran's nuclear activities would be limited, how quickly sanctions would be suspended, and penalties for noncompliance. for more, i am joined by stephen hadley. he served as president bush's national security adviser from 2005 2 2009. you have been in tricky negotiations. if you were in switzerland today, what would you be advising the american team to do? >> the american team is focused on getting agreement on a set of terms that can offer some rea

four years in prison for the 2007 murder of roommate meredith kercher but her family is saying she wants to return to the place she knows the prison walls better than the landscape. knox's father tells abc news she always loved italy and wants to go back and visit. according to her lawyer knox could write a book on the italian legal system and possibly seek compensation for her prison time but what's more likely according to those close with her is that she'll visit a prison chaplain she became close with while behind bars. her former boyfriend who was also acquitted and released made his first public comments monday saying he has been living in limbo. >> the void inside my soul. it's very hard to erase. >> he also said he is sorry the family is saddened by the latest verdict but added the court's finding is the truth. when she spoke with the press knox honored her memory. >> she deserved so much in this life. i'm the lucky one. >> his lawyer says the maximum compensation for wrongful imprisonment is around 550 american dollars. he could sue but at the moment he's not out for revenge. >>

knox's lawyers are asking that her conviction for the murder of her roommate meredith kercher be overturned calling it a grave judicial error. if the court does uphold her conviction italy could ask the u.s. to extradite her. >>> well also ahead, the bad parking job on capitol hill all of it caught on camera and, of course going viral. >> this is really bad. >>> the case of an apparent missing woman takes a new turn. why she may be the one facing charges after being found alive. >>> plus dash cam drama. a look from inside the police officer's cruiser when he loses control during a high-speed chase. >>> a megamerger in the works between two iconic brand, kraft foods ss and heinz. it was engineered by warren buffett and brazilian investment company 3g capital. it's worth $28 billion pending approval from federal regulators. >>> most asian markets fell overnight following a stock sell-off on wall street. the dow plunged more than 292 points and starts today trading in negative territory for the year. nasdaq suffered the sharpest losses yesterday nearly 2.5%. the s&p 500 lost 30 points. the sel

meredith kercher. if that is upheld italy could ask the u.s. to extradite her and she would be facing 28 years in prison. knox insists she will never set foot in italy again saying she would rather be a fugitive. >>> illinois congressman aaron schock raised eyebrowse during his time on capitol hill. there was this redecoration of his office in the "downton abbey" theme and now his farewell speech to congress schock compared his current troubles to those of abraham lincoln and resigned over questions about his spending. >>> actor ben affleck joined microsoft founder bill gates on capitol hill to urge more foreign aid for parts of africa and focused on help for the democratic republic of congo where he is working to rebuild the coffee industry age offered up a shout-out to the appropriation committee's ranking democrat senator leahy. >> i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge my co-star in sounds like confirmation from affleck that senator leahy will make a cameo in the upcoming "batman versus superman." he appeared in four previous "batman" m

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kercher was stabbed to death. knox and sollecito were convicted of the murder in 2009, acquitted in 2011 then convicted again last year. since her tearful return home after the acquittal, knox seemed to move on with a memoir a job at a newspaper and last month an engagement. but prison she told matt lauer in 2013 was always on her mind. >> to lose everything. to lose what i've been able to come back to and rebuild. i think about it all the time. and it's so scary. everything's at stake. >> reporter: in the last few minutes knox released a statement thanking family and friends and saying, i'm tremendously relieved and grateful for the decision of the supreme court of italy. one conviction stands for knox, slander for the investigation. lester, the sentence three years time served. >> kelly cobiella in rome tonight. thank you. >>> there is a stunning report out this evening about that racist chant among fraternity members at the university of oklahoma. the video of them singing those awful words sent off a firestorm

kercher. if that conviction is upheld, italy could ask the u.s. to extradite her and she would be facing 28 years in prison. knox insists she will never set foot in italy again saying she would rather be a fugitive. >>> illinois congressman aaron schock raised some eyebrows during his time on capitol hill. there was this redecoration of his office in the "downton abbey" theme and now his farewell speech to congress. schock compared his current troubles to those suffered by abraham lincoln and resigned over questions about his spending. >>> actor ben affleck joined microsoft founder bill gates on capitol hill to urge more foreign aid for parts of africa and they focused primarily on help for the democratic republic of congo where affleck is work ging to rebuild the coffee industry and offered up a shout-out to the appropriation committee's ranking democrat, senator leahy. >> to senator leahy i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge my co-star in "batman," a role marginally smaller than mine b

it's been seven years and nearly five months since british student meredith kercher was stabbed to death. knox and sollecito were convicted of the murder in 2009 overturned in 2011. knox seemed to move on with a memoir a job at a newspaper and last month an engagement. the present, she told matt lauer in 2013 was always on her mind. >> to lose everything. to lose what i've been able to come back to and rebuild. i think about it all the time. and it's so scary. everything's at stake. >> reporter: in the last few minutes knox released a statement thanking family and friends and saying i'm tremendously relieved and grateful for the decision of the supreme court of italy. one conviction stands for knox slander for accusing someone else of the crime early in the investigation. lester the sentence three years time served. >> kelly cobiella in rome tonight. thank you. >>> there is a stunning report out this evening about that racist chant among fraternity members at the university of oklahoma. the video of them singing those awful words sent off a firestorm that included students expelled and o

kercher in perugia, italy. italian prosecutors accused her and her then-boyfriend rafael sollecito of slashing cempener's throat in a sex game gone wrong. they were both convicted of murder twice, and knox served four years in an italian jail. the murder victim's mother told the press association "they've been convicted twice, so it's a bit odd that it should change now. >> i think most legal experts were stunned. >> reporter: rikki klieman is a legal analyst fmple cbs news. >> no one including the lawyers, ever thought that they would hear not only the word "acquittal," but "annulled." this is over. this is final. >> i think that she knew at some level that this day would come. >> reporter: attorney kathleen zelner acted like a mentor to knox and encouraged her to go law school. >> she wasn't free. now she's finally free and that's a great thing. >> thank you. >> reporter: when asked what she would say to the victim's family knox sairksd, meredith was my friend. she deserved so much in this life. i'm the lube

knox's lawyers are asking that her conviction for the murder of her roommate meredith kercher be overturned calling it a grave judicial error. if the court does uphold her conviction, italy could ask the u.s. to extradite her. >>> well, also ahead, the bad parking job on capitol hill, all of it caught on camera and, of course, going viral. >> this is really bad. >>> and the case of an apparent missing woman takes a new turn. why she may be the one facing charges after being found alive. >>> plus, dash cam drama. a look from inside a police officer's cruiser when he loses control during a high-speed chase. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a megamerger is in the works between two iconic brands, kraft foods and ketchu giant heinz. the deal would include american favorites like oscar mayer lunch meat, jell-o and craft macaroni & cheese. it was engineered by warren buffett and brazilian investment kwirm 3g capital. the company's worth $28 billion, expect to close the deal later this year pending approval from federal regulators. >>> most asian markets fell overnight following a stock sell-off on wall street. the

kercher in perugia, italy. italian prosecutors accused her and her then-boyfriend rafael sollecito of slashing kercher's throat in a sex game gone wrong. they were both convicted of murder twice, and knox served four years in an italian jail. the murder victim's mother told the press association, "they've been convicted twice, so it's a bit odd that it should change now. >> i think most legal experts were stunned. >> reporter: rikki klieman is a legal analyst for cbs news. >> no one, including the lawyers, ever thought that they would hear not only the word "acquittal," but "annulled." this is over. this is final. >> i think that she knew at some level that this day would come. >> reporter: attorney kathleen zelner acted like a mentor to knox and encouraged her to go law school. >> she wasn't free. now she's finally free, and that's a great thing. >> thank you. >> reporter: when asked what she would say to the victim's family knox said, "meredith was my friend. she deserved so much in this life. i'm the lucky o

. >> an appeals court in 2011 cleared knox in the 2007 murder of her british roommate meredith kercher in pressure ya italy. it ordered her released after spending four years in prison. she returned to the u.s. then her acquittal was overturned. but friday's ruling overturns that conviction once and for all. >>> american astronaut scott kelly is spending his first day at the international space station. the soyuz capsule carrying him arrived there last night. he'll spend 342 days above the orbiting laboratory, twice as long as a standard mission. researchers will compare how scott kelly responds during the year to that of his twin mark who will remain here on earth. months in space are known to cause the loss of bone and muscle mass. >>> four days remain until the deadline for a preliminary nuclear deal between iran and world powers. secretary of state john kerry continued meetings in switzerland. on friday an official said they were close to an agreement on a two or three-page agreement. >>> let's go to the weather now. the cold temperatures here in the east some places will see a lit

everyone to remember meredith to keep and continue to keep the kercher family in your prayers. >> all right. well you know ted, thank you very much and everyone is going to be watching her. i know she's engaged to be married and hoping that she can move on with her life. as you heard ted simon say, spoke to amanda simon after the verdict and the description said of her voice and what she felt was transcendent joy. we'll brab what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it used to take two weeks to sequence and analyze a genome; with the microsoft cloud we can analyze 100 per day. whatever i can do to help compute a cure for cancer, that's what i'd like to do. major: here's our new trainer ensure active heart health. heart: i maximize good stuff like my potassium and phytosterols which may help lower cholesterol. new ensure active heart health supports your heart and body so you stay active and strong. ensure, take life in. ♪ edith piaf "no regrets" ♪ plays throughout ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i already feel like we're the most connected but i think this solo date w

during her news conference in seattle friday, knox gave this emotional tribute to kercher. >> meredith was my friend and -- it's -- she deserved so much in this life. i'm the lucky one. so thank you. >> knox spent almost four years in jail and is now trying to get her life back on track, and she is now engaged. >>> there is an hiv epidemic going on right now in the state of indiana. the outbreak caused by drug addicts sharing dirty iv needles. the epicenter is in the town of austin, indiana, north of louisville, kentucky. that's where msnbc's anthony terrell met with folks who run the only lelthealth clinic in town. >> i declare a public health emergency in scott county, indiana, due to the outbreak of the hiv virus that has reached epidemic proportions. >> 4300 people live in this community. honestly we don't know where the epidemic is going. we have this new clinic specifically to address the hiv problem. >> the patients that we'll be seeing for the hiv clinic will be coming into a separate entrance. >> we want to protect their privacy, bring them in by separate entrance, show them s

they were sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of meredith kercher. they were acquitted. and they were found guilty again in january of last year when the judge's supported the prosecution theory that kercher was killed in a sex game gone wrong. rebecca rosewoodland is also with us. a trial attorney. and amanda knox will have to wait a couple of days to hear the ruling from the italian court. rebecca, is she in real danger of going back to italy to serve more of her sentence? >> that is what we are looking for. and she is wondering if the appeal's court upholds her sentence as you said in january 2014, they found her guilty. 26 years. she is set to serve in an italian prison and so will the united states extradite her if that verdict is upheld. and if so how? how do they exradoit a u.s. citizen for a crime committed in italy. she is not italian she was just there studying. will they extradite and create a political issue with italy and say she's back in this country and we'll handle her from here. they could do. that the authorities here will take care of it because there

he and knox spend four years in jail for the brutal murder of meredith kercher in 2007. he must heal wounds in his heart and soul after the saga endured. >> seven years is kind of a big part of your life. so i'm getting used to that. even -- even the little things, like oh hey, smile. you have your life. really? >> i just wanted to say -- >> knox who spoke to the media friday. knox looks forward to returning to italy at some point and is reportedly considering writing a book now. >>> it is a top trending story just about everywhere this morning. the new host of ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a quick look at stories trending huge news from comedy central. a new "daily show" host. trevor noah 31 from south africa. first appearance on the show actually back in december. trevor noah's tweet, no one can replace jon stewart, getting huge reaction on social media, including from chris rock who said this thank you, president obama. hmm. let's move it on over to some of the biggest names in music. guess what? you might have noticed something if you're on twitter. going blue. all about jay-z ver

kercher saying they hope there is a definitive decision so that meredith's family and friends can finally concentrate on remembering meredith for who she was. robin. >> alex, thank you. >>> now to amy with the other top stories right now starting with the growing crisis in yemen. >> that's right. we are just getting word this morning that rebels in yemen have seized control of an air base that had been considered crucial for u.s. drone strikes against al qaeda. yemen's president has fled his home and there are reports that the rebels have now arrested yemen's defense minister. u.s. troops evacuated that country last week because of growing security concerns. >>> back here in this country, a deadly night for law enforcement. investigators in san jose, california, say a veteran police officer was gunned down when a suicidal man opened fire. and in wisconsin, a state trooper was killed in a gunfight with a suspected bank robber. the suspect was also killed. >>> also breaking this morning, a megamerger in the food business between two iconic brands, heinz and kraft, are combining in a deal va

kercher? the case is not over. since 2007 knox has been acquainted convicted again of the same crime. an investigationive journalist is joining us now. nina, it's so informative. you've covered this roller coaster for years. as we get close to a resolution, do you think we will finally have one? >> well, i think that we will have one in the sense that the court activity in italy probably can't go any further. this is the final appeal. the system is sort of like a tennis game. it goes back and forth and back and forth and both sides can appeal and this is the final defense appeal. supreme court has already ruled once the conviction should stand. so they will probably rule as they did before and the conviction will be upheld and that means that the issue will become a matter of whether the italians asking for her to be extradited and returned to italy. >> do you think that will happen? and do you think the u.s. will allow it? >> my sources in the state department told me they don't expect the it

kercher saying they hope there is a definitive decision so meredith's family and friends can finally concentrate on remembering meredith for who she was. >> alex thank you. >>> now to amy with the other top stories right now starting with the growing crisis in yemen. >> that's right. we are just getting word this morning that rebels in yemen seized control of an air base considered crucial for u.s. drone strikes against al qaeda. yemen's president has fled his home and there are reports that the rebels have now arrested yemen's defense minister. u.s. troops evacuated that country last week because of growing security concerns. >>> back here in this country a deadly night for law enforcement. investigators in san jose california say a veteran police officer was gunned down when a suicidal man opened fire. and in wisconsin, a state trooper was killed in a gunfight with a suspected bank robber. the suspect was also killed. >>> also breaking this morning, a megamerger in the food business between two iconic brands heinz and kraft are combining in a deal valued at $40 billion. investor wa

she was a 20-year-old college stunt when her roommate meredith kercher was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death. one man, rudy guede is serving time for kercher's murder. >>> take a look at new video. nbc 10 a moment when the firefighter falls through the roof of a burning home. after the fall a fireball shoots up from the roof. fellow firefighters using an axe to cut through the garage to get to him. the 20 year veteran of the fire department is in critical condition with severe burns. >>> wind driven wildfire continues to burn in central montana. the fire destroyed two homes and burned at least 3,000 acres in stillwater county. people in the area have been forced to evacuate. four helicopters have been used to fight the fire. so far no progress made. the cause is under investigation. >>> residents of a missouri town devastated by tornado in 2011 are helping an oklahoma community deal with a similar disaster. school supplies from joplin, missouri, were delivered this weekend to an elementary school in moore, oklahoma. twisters in oklahoma last wednesday killed one person and injured d

meredith kercher. >> it's over tonight for amanda knox. thank you both. >>> coming up you will not believe the most pathetic thing our congress is doing. it has to do with pornography. government workers and your tax dollars. i'm going to talk to you off the record about it. that's next. don't forget to watch hannity tonight, the spring breaks exposed special tonight at 10:00 on "hannity." test test. test test >>> okay. off the record for a minute. a new law. we need it. but the very fact we need it is pathetic. and shows a sorry state of affairs in our government. i'm talking about the eliminating pornography from agencies act. this act if passed bans government employees, the ones whose salaries you pay, from watching pornography on government computers. so why do we need a law like this? because things in washington are really messed up. a high-level employee at the environmental protection agency was caught watching as much as six hours a day of porn on his government computer and he's been doing it for years. why wasn't he fired? well

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kercher. they have long claimed their innocence. they say they believe gaday acted alone. >> as this case has progressed the evidence that the prosecution has claimed exists against me has been proven less and less and less. >> reporter: the appellate court found the 2011 ruling that acquitted them to be absent of logic rigger. it sentenced knox to 28 1/2 years behind bars in abstenia. >> from a statistical point of view frequently, the supreme court confirms the decision of the court of appeal. so in this case it should mean confirmation of the sentence. >> reporter: that means police will immediately arrest salechto. amanda knox remains in the united states and italy could request her extradition. experts say politics would be a likely factor. >> italians have to determine whether or not they want to ask for extradition under the current obama administration or wait and see who is elected. she would be better fighting an extradition trial and process in the united states than wondering if so

kercher slashed at the throat, and accused her and her boyfriend, and now the highest court in italy saying that she is out of the water, and they overturned her murder convictio conviction, and we will continue to follow that as well as the details of flight a320. stay with us. >>> thank you. and the tragedy of a320 began to today with details that the co-pilot had been hiding a medical illness. the times cited unnamed autor tis said that he had a mental illness, and the "times" said that he went a bit further saying it was depression. but the newspaper said that he had suffered a serious depressive episode at the time he he took a break from his pilot training in 2009. and now, investigators are trying to figure out the pilot's state of mind a major part of the efforts thus far, because maybe, maybe it speaks to motive, and more now on the investigation and motives now with this report from pamela brown. >> reporter: tonight, the german investigators are searching the co-pilot's apartment bringing out boxes of evidence, and left without a word to reporters. we know inside of andrea