here in perugia. you heard the news amanda knox straight from the lawyer's mouth, is now free to go. she wants to get out. she loves italy, enjoyed her time here before this all started back in 2007, she is desperate to get home. wolf? >> as we watch what unfolds right now, she is still in that courthouse right now. she is going to be taken back to the prison, get her documents under order, if you will, get any personal stuff she might want to take out of there and will be going to an airport. presumably she will get a new passport because her old passport is expired. the family wants to get her home as quickly as possible. is that the scenario you're being told will happen? >> yeah. that is the scenario. the family came out. you heard deanna knox speaking. they didn't leave the courthouse. one can only assume because they wanted to spend time with amanda before she leaves. we've seen her come back and forth today. beginning of the day she was brought to the prison with a police van. she went past her

lester is live in perugia. lester. >> as we mentioned, jenna, this time tomorrow, amanda knox and her family hoping she will be freed from prison and perhaps preparing to leave the country. it's be an anxious and difficult period. we're with her father now. thank you for being us with. >> thank you for having me. >> less than 24 hours from a decision, has to be a ternnse time. >> we're trying to find ways to pass the time and we're hopeful we get an acquittal. >> what are the possible outcomes? acquitable, upholding the verdict. is there any middle ground? >> i understand the italian justice system does have split decision where is one person can be acquitted and the other one found guilty. but really amanda and rafael have the same alibi. they were together the night that meredith was murdered and they are their own alibis. probably will either go acquittal or guilty. >> so much attention during at peels process is on the dna evidence, fairly discredited by court-appointed experts. as you go through the proces

matthew chance joins us live from perugia, italy. tell us more about what amanda knox said. >> reporter: carol, a very emotional speech indeed. the speech of her life, as we said, the opportunity to stand up in front of this court in perugia, address the judges and the jury and make that personal appeal, in her own words, for her release saying that she was not guilty of killing meredith kercher and she was being held unjustifiably inside the court. a very emotional speech indeed. she'd spent months according to her parents deciding what she would say and how she would say it. she spoke apparent italian and at times could not hold back the tears. at one point the judge said she could sit down, but she didn't. she kept herself together and delivered her plea of innocence. take a listen. >> translator: i am not what they say i am. perversity, violence. i respect life and people, and i haven't done the things that they are suggesting that i've done. i haven't murder. i haven't raped. i haven't stolen. i wasn't there. i wasn't present in

. >> will you join us in perugia. we're outside the courthouse in this medieval city as we wait to hear from a young american woman who was accused back in 2007 of murdering her roommate. we welcome our american viewers to our coverage of our amanda knox trial here in perugia. what you're listening to now is the file rebuttal from amanda knox's defense lawyer in court this morning. it's the first part of the sentencing. after that we're expected to hear pleas of innocence from amanda herself probably in italian and from her former boyfriend. let's listen in again to what the defense lawyer for amanda knox has to say. >> to tell you the truth, so what is this letter? two things have been said that really is a liar and cannot be relied on. you can't convict a person that lies. a person got involved in things that wasn't involved. but that is the end. apart from what was said it serves no purpose. you have told him off on several occasions. don't talk of the homicide. okay, i won't talk about this homicide. and then not

>> will you join us in perugia. we're outside the courthouse in this medieval city as we wait to hear from a young american woman who was accused back in 2007 of murdering her roommate. we welcome our american viewers to our coverage of our amanda knox trial here in perugia. what you're listening to now is the file rebuttal from amanda knox's defense lawyer in court this morning. it's the first part of the sentencing. after that we're expected to hear pleas of innocence from amanda herself probably in italian and from her former boyfriend. let's listen in again to what the defense lawyer for amanda knox has to say. >> to tell you the truth, so what is this letter? two things have been said that really is a liar and cannot be relied on. you can't convict a person that lies. a person got involved in things that wasn't involved. but that is the end. apart from what was said it serves no purpose. you have told him off on several occasions. don't talk of the homicide. okay, i won't talk about this homicide. and then not

the walled italian city of perugia had first historical mention in 30 b.c. but didn't enter folklore until 2007. they play host to american students for decades and drawn in by its reputation for night life, arts, and bohemian. located in a valley 120 miles north of rome, perugia is the capital of the central italian region of umbria. the city also featured in the early life of the francis can monk st. francis who in 1202 joined the war between perugia and his nearby hometown. he was imprisoned and spent a whole year in captivity. the dark mystical art of free masonry has also been prevalent in perugia for hundreds of years. reflected in its striking gothic architectu architecture. they are home to centuries of secrets and mysteries. symbols and supertirks. for chief trial prosecutor mignini, a native perugian. >> he was seeing symbols on the crime scene, i think, right from the start. i think he saw this young woman in a symbolic way. >> reporter: this bloodied handprint on the wall of meredith kercher's bedroom was seen as a satanic marker. the ritualistic

it's divided here the opinion in perugia. what everybody will say they want this case over and done. with they don't want this besmirching the name of this medieval city any more. keep the camera trained on the door there. momentarily people will begin to come out of the room. i'm just going to make sure we are up-to-date on what is going on here. >> it sounded as though they were chanting "victoria, victoria," "victory, victory." what is the sense in regard to the fate of amanda knox? it's been talked about, written about has it been mixed, the reception? >> it's been very mixed. let's watch the door. it has been extremely mixed. i see matthew chance, our correspondent in the courthouse. we'll get him soon as he makes it around a mob of media here. yes, it's been extremely mixed. certainly, there was not a lot of sympathy for amanda knox in 2007 and in 2009. after two independent investigators looked into the key dna evidence and found it was contestable, that it didn't stand up in court, the last couple of months has been m

in perugia and said how easy it is that knox is addressing the court in fluent italian? >> it's very important indeed. she now speaks fluent italian. she spent four years or close to four years in prison in perugia and her italian is very good. she's fluent. and certainly this was not the case when she first arrived in perugia and when this whole thing happened. she had only been here, you know, a couple of weeks when the murder took place. >> how confidence is knox's legal team that her guilty verdict will be overturned. >> i think, you know, as confident as they can be. i mean the dna, the independent review of dna evidence that was carried out by this court was strongly in amanda knox's and raffaele sollecito's favor. it showed that the dna traces were too low to be reliable and so small that they could the be -- not be retested. >> of course, later this morning, "the early show" will have full conch of amanda knox's trial with live reports from perugia, italy. >>> to the ballots of president. texas governor rick perry faces new questions about a racially sensitive is

in perugia and said how easy it is that knox is addressing the court in fluent italian? >> it's very important indeed. she now speaks fluent italian. she spent four years or close to four years in prison in perugia and her italian is very good. she's fluent and certainly this was not the case when she first arrived in perugia and when this whole thing happened. she had barely been here, you know, a couple of weeks when the murder took place. >> reporter: how confidence is knox's legal team that her guilty verdict will be overturned? >> i think, you know, as confident as they can be. i mean the dna, the independent review of dna evidence that was carried out by this court was strongly in amanda knox's and sollecito's favor. it showed that the dna traces were too low to be reliable and so small that they could the be retested. >> of course, later this morning, "the early show" will have full conch of amanda knox's trial with live reports from perugia, italy. >>> texas governor rick perry faces new questions about a racially sensitive issue and will new jersey governor chri

lester in perugia, italy. lester, a verdict in this nine-month appeals trial is expected on monday, correct? >> amy, monday at the earliest. what will happen on monday, amanda knox and raffaele sollecito will get their final say. sometime on monday it goes to the judges and the jury. the verdict has taken a heavy toll on their family. her parents and sisters are here to support her. their hope is to bring amanda home sometime in the coming week. we'll have more on the emotional roller coaster this has been for the knox family. >>> and back here in new york, have you been brand washed? from staging displays to inside speed bumps, what are some companies doing to get you to spend even more money? we'll take a look at some of the secrets behind super markets coming up. >>> also for "today" a sampling of suddens on this cool, crisp day here. we're talking beer brewed in the great u.s. of a. that is coming up ahead and we will be drying them. >> and a man who might need a beer, with he's had a busy, busy fall, bill

and amanda's father, curt knox, joins us now live from perugia. good morning, curt. >> good morning. >> i want to begin by asking you, what can we expect to hear in amanda's speech tomorrow? >> well, it's going to be a very heartfelt, you know, spontaneous statement is what they referred to it as, and, you know, she she's going to touch upon, you know, what she has felt through these fours years, what it has meant and then also the fact that she is innocent and she's very hopeful that they see that with all of the evidence that has been presented in the appeals trial. >> and how is she holding up as the final judgement day nears? >> well, she's obviously very tense. i mean, she's 24 years old, and she's, you know, looking at a potential life sentence, so that's not a pleasant experience for anyone. and, you know, we're just very hopeful and she is that they see that she really had nothing to do with this horrific crime. >> we hear that the victim, meredith kercher's mother will be in court tomorrow. her lawyer said that she will be staring the jur

we'll talk to amanda's father in perugia. who expresses sympathy for the family of the victim, meredith kercher. but the lawyer for the mother of meredith said that she would like to see amanda behind bars. >>> as amanda knox prepares to learn her fate, abc news is going to be covering it all very aggressively. "20/20" co-anchor elizabeth vargas and josh elliott are both in perugia. we're going to start with elizabeth. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. in 24 hours, amanda knox may learn her fate. first thing tomorrow morning, her perugian lawyer will address the court and then amanda knox will make that much anticipated final statement that she's been working on for several months. and then it's up to the two judges and six jurors to decide her fate. the world and especially two particular families will be waiting anxiously. when amanda knox walks into this courtroom, she carries with her the hopes and fears of two families whose lives collided so tragically. it was the night after halloween when the 21-yea

the walled italian city of perugia had first historical mention in 30 b.c. but didn't enter folklore until 2007. they play host to american students for decades and drawn in by its reputation for night life, arts, and bohemian. located in a valley 120 miles north of rome perugia is the capital of the central italian region of umbria. the city also featured in the early life of the francis can monk st. francis who in 1202 joined the war between perugia and his nearby hometown. he was imprisoned and spent a whole year in captivity. the dark mystical art of free masonry has also been prevalent in perugia for hundreds of years. reflected in its striking gothic architecture architecture. they are home to centuries of secrets and mysteries. symbols and supertirks. for chief trial prosecutor mignini, a native perugian. >> he was seeing symbols on the crime scene, i think, right from the start. i think he saw this young woman in a symbolic way. >> reporter: this bloodied handprint on the wall of meredith kercher's bedroom was seen as a satanic marker. the ritualisti

he's been speaking to residents of perugia. where so many are waiting to see if amanda knox will finally go free, or she'll stay there in prison. josh. >> reporter: and, robin, it does remain tense outside the courtroom as well. you just heard another frenzied and surreal scene played out this morning. as amanda knox and her italian co-defendant, raffaele sollecito entered the doors to plead for their freedom one final time. this case has polarized the city of perugia for four years now. thrusting what was once a sleepy college town a global spotlight which was exceedingly harsh. the city painted as a seedy place of drug use and vice. of the hundreds of perugians we spoke to, they say in the weeks on the months after the crime, they thought amanda knox was guilty. but after that investigation was blasted and ridiculed by independent analysts during the apell aa appellate process, the numbers of the certainty has fallen considerably. now the majority says they agree on one thing, we'll never know what happened on the night of no

lester holt is in perugia tonight and has spoken with amanda knox's family and friends. >> reporter: she is far from home, in prison for a horrible crime, but amanda knox is not alone. somebody always has to be in italy. >> yes. >> we make it a point to have somebody there for her, to visit her, so that she's not left behind. >> reporter: for this entire four-year ordeal, her family has stood with her, both emotionally and physically. edda, how many trips have you made to italy? >> at least probably five a year, five times, what 20 in the last four years? something like that? >> reporter: amanda's mom and dad are divorced, but they are united and powerful in their determination to clear their daughter's name and end a nightmare that began on a november day in 2007. >> she called me and was talking about how something odd was at her house. three phone calls actually all early in the morning. in the second one she up called they had broken down the door and found somebody and the phone call next was when the police were there. she was devastated. she was beyond upset. yeah, it was horr

we're taking a live look at perugia, italy, right now. people are gathering outside the courtroom, awaiting the verdict on the amanda knox appeal. and also up in seattle, amanda knox's hometown, people doing the same thing, awaiting anxiously to see how the court rules on this one. of course, nbc will keep you updated as we will here at nbc bay area all day long. >>> police will be out in force all day long, trying to keep children safe in traffic areas. the patrols take on extra significance after the death of a 6-year-old near east palo alto school last week. safe passage is to increase the safety of students going to and from school. officers will be handing out citations to speeders, jay walker, kids not wearing helmets and drivers who fail to stop for school buses when those lights are flashing. the campaign comes less than a week after the death that i just mentioned of a second grader hit and killed in a crosswalk in east palo alto. little sioreli torres was struck and killed. the driver of the car was a teacher and police say ther

. >> amanda would decide on perugia, italy. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british student named meredith kercher. why was she so set on that apartment? >> i think because of the people really. it was close to the college and her roommates are the sweetest people in the world. >> but after only six weeks in italy on the night of november 1st, 2007, amanda's overseas adventure would take a bizarre turn. amanda claims she slept over with her boyfriend raffaello sollecito that night. according to her, they cooked dinner at his house, smoked hashish and made love. on that same night, meredith kercher returned to the home she shared with amanda after watching a movie with friends. sometime between 11:00 p.m. and midnight a witness living in these apartments across the street claimed to hear a scream and multiple footsteps running away from the house in opposite directions. the next day knox says she returned home to shower and change clothes. t

. >> amanda would decide on perugia, italy. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british student named meredith kircher. why was she so set on that apartment? >> i think because of the people really. it was close to the college and her roommates are the sweetest people in the world. >> but after only six weeks in italy on the night of november 1st, 2007, amanda's overseas adventure would take a bizarre turn. amanda claims she slept over with her boyfriend raffaello sollecito that night. according to her, they cooked dinner at his house, smoked hashish and made love. on that same night, meredith kircher returned to the home she shared with amanda after watching a movie with friends. sometime between 11:00 p.m. and midnight a witness living in these apartments across the street claimed to hear a scream and multiple footsteps running away from the house in opposite directions. the next day knox says she returned home to shower and change clothes. t

lester holt is in perugia tonight and has spoken with amanda knox's family and friends. >> reporter: sheer far from home, inprison for a horrible crime. but amanda knox is not alone. >> somebody always has to be in italy. >> yes. >> we make it a point to have somebody there for her to visit her so that she's not left behind. >> reporter: for this entire four-year ordeal, her family has stood with her, both emotionally and physically. >> etta, how many trips have you made to italy? >> at least probably five a year, five times, what 20 in the last four years? something like that? >> reporter: her morm mom and dad are divorced but they are united and powerful in their determination to clear their daughter's name and end a nightmare that began on a november day in 2007. >> she called me and was talking about how something odd was at her house. three foechb calls actually all early in the morning. in the second one she up called they had broken down the door and found somebody and the phone call was when the police were there. she was devastated. she was beyond upset. yeah. it was horribl

making their statement in perugia in italy. remember that kercher was the british exchange student killed back in 2007 while she was studying in the italian town. the kercher family was making its statement this morning following last night's dramatic acquittal of kercher's former roommate amanda knox, the american exchange student and knox's ex-boyfriend. raffaele sollecito. remember, that those two spent no less than four years behind bars after being convicted for meredith kercher's murder back in 2009. now, we heard a heartfelt statement from lyle kercher, meredith kercher's brother. he expressed inkcredulity of ho a court could do this. we also heard from arline kercher, meredith kercher's mother. she said what happened to my daughter is every parent's nightmare. nobody is untouched by this. and stephanie kercher, meredith kercher's sister expressed shock at yesterday's decision. stay with cnn. we'll be right back. where there's magic. and you now understand what nature's been hiding. ♪ at dow we understand the differenc

. >> amanda would decide on perugia, italy. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one britting student named meredith kercher. >> why was she so set on that apartment? >> i think it's because of the people really. it was close to the college and her roommates are the sweetest people in the world. >> but after only six weeks in italy, on the night of november 1st, 2007, amanda's overseas adventure would take a bizarre turn. amanda claims she slept over with her boyfriend that night. according to her, they cooked dinner at his house, smoked hashish and made love. on that same night, meredith kercher returned to the home she shared with amanda after watching a movie with friends. sometime between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, a witness living in these apartments across the street claimed to hear a scream. and multiple footsteps running away from the house in opposite directions. the next day, knox says she returned home to shower and change clothes. then she

megyn: greg burke is streaming live to us from perugia, italy. now we hear reports that there were actually jurors in tears as amanda knox delivered her remarks in italian to the panel that will decide her fate today. >> reporter: megyn that is right. she was really right on. when you say decide her fate today, the bells are ringing right now. it's 8:00 local here. they said the verdict could come not before 8. we heard the italian news agency flashing that it will come in 9:30. they are normally pretty reliable. could be a little later than that. that is what they are aiming for. lots of british and american media here to be sure but also loads of curious onlookers as well as you see outside of the courthouse right now. basically, you know, the brits because of merdith kercher, the victim, the americans of course because of amanda and amanda's family did a very good job in this appeals trial keeping the story alive and basically the story of the innocence of both their daughter and of her former boyfriend raffaele sollecito. earlier today amanda

. >> amanda would decide on perugia,ity la. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british constituent named meredith kercher. >> why was she so set on that apartment. >> i think it's because of the people really. it was close to the college and her roommates are the sweetest people in the world. >> but after only six weeks in italy, on the night of november 1st, 2007, amanda's overseas adventure would take a bizarre turn. amanda claims she slept over with her boyfriend rafael so see that night. according to her, they cooked dinner at his house, smoked hashish and made love. on that same night, meredith kercher returned to the home she shared with amanda after watching a movie with friends. sometime between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, a witness living in these apartments across the street claimed to hear a scream. and multiple footsteps running away from the house in opposite directions. the next day, knox says she returned home to shower and change

inmated as she left perugia's prison. the kercher family spoke with reporters here in perugia this morning and they said they're shocked, upset and still without answers. >> that's the biggest disappointment. not knowing still and knowing that there are some people out there who have done this. >> knox's supporters in seattle watched the verdict and say they can't wait to have her home. >> godspeed and safe travels and see you soon. >> knox told the appeals court she wanted to return to her life, her future, later today, she will. monique for cbs news, perugia, italy. >>> prosecutors say that they will appeal the court's decision to overturn knox's murder conviction. but legal experts say the transfers to the united states extraditing knox back to italy for another trial are slim. >>> honors today for the fbi from the antidefamation league. the reason is the sting which netted a man who plotted to bomb the metro. the man thought he had joined al-qaeda instead, it was an fbi operation. the would-be terrorist admitted to th

. >> amanda would decide on perugia,ity la. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and bun one british constituent named meredith kercher. >> why was she so set on that apartment. >> i think it's because of the people really. it was close to the college and her roommates are the sweetest people in the world. >> but after only six weeks in italy, on the night of november 1st, 2007, amanda's overseas adventure would take a bizarre turn. amanda claims she slept over with her boyfriend rafael so see the toes that night. according to her, they cooked dinner at his house, smoked hashish and made love. on that same night, meredith kercher returned to the home she shared with amanda after watching a movie with friends. sometime between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, a witness living in these apartments across the street claimed to hear a scream. and multiple footsteps running away from the house in opposite directions. the next day, knox says she returned home to showe

he's been speaking to residents of perugia. josh? >> reporter: and, robin, it does remain tense outside the courtroom as well. you just heard another frenzied and surreal scene played out this morning. they entered the doors to plead for their freedom one final time. this case has polarized the city of perugia for four years now. it's thrust this town into a spotlight. of the hundreds of perugians we spoke to, they say in the weeks on the months after the crime, they thought amanda knox was guilty. but the numbers of the certain has fallen considerably after the review of the process. now the majority says they agree on one thing, we'll never know what happened on the night of november 1, 2007. they agree on one other thing they cannot wait for this to be over. >> now to seattle. amanda's family and friends have been holding an all-night vigil. neal karlinsky is in seattle. neal? >> reporter: good morning, ro n robin. it's been a long morning already for friends of amanda. they have been watching live since 1:00 this morning. think o

drew, in terms of -- drew, you actually, you also were in perugia. you talked to the prosecutor in all this. you think a lot of this stemmed from the prosecutor, just his personal belief or what he said was his instinct when he got to the crime scene. that's how this started. >> yeah. and anderson, i've covered a lot of these prosecutions that have gone awry, many of them, i've been with prisoners who have gotten out of prison for 17 years for crimes they didn't commit. they seem to have the same thing. they have a police or prosecution case that formulates very early, then the police or the prosecution stick with their original suspects and their original theories despite what the evidence shows. and i think that is what has taken place here in perugia, but i don't want to isolate this to italy. i've seen this happen in u.s. systems as well where the prosecution just can't get their mind off of the theory that they came up with, and insatead of changing that theory when they get new evidence, they bend the evidence to form their theory or to support

two hours later, inmates cheered as she left perugia's prison. she had spent four years behind bars for the murder of meredith kercher. the kercher family spoke with reporters in perugia this morning and they said they are shocked, upset and still without answers. >> that's the biggest disappointment, not knowing still, and knowing that there are -- someone or people out there who have done this. >> reporter: knox's supporters in seattle watched the verdict and say they can't wait to have her home. >> godspeed and safe travels and see you soon. >> reporter: knox told the appeals court she wanted to return to her life, her future, later today she will. monique ming laven for cbs news, perugia, italy. >>> a lost sea lion spotted crossing 101 over the weekend was suffering from a gunshot wound. veterinarians at the marine mammal center found out yesterday that she had been shot in her jaw at least a week ago. the animal was seen crossing the highway in burlingame saturday. rescuers caught her after she flopped off the broadway exit. veterinarians sa

cnn's matthew chance joins me now live from perugia with much more on this. matthew, do you think her emotional speech there in court made a difference at all? >> reporter: i think it might have, randi, because she spoke in fluent italian, first of all, which may have cut through a bit better to the jury there and the judges that were listening very intently. she spent four years in prison so she's managed to perfect that. she was also very emotional. i was in the courtroom when she came in. she looks extremely pale. she looked extremely stressed. she didn't look up at any point when she was walking in. not even to her family to acknowledge their presence as they often are in the corner of the courtroom listening to these hearings. when she stood up, she was clearly very emotional as she addressed the court as well on a number of occasions, it sounded like she was choking on her own tears. the judge at one point said that she could sit down if she wanted to but she didn't. she carried on standing. she composed herself and delivered what must have been the mos

lester holt is live in perugia with the latest. lester, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. right now amanda knox and raffaele sollecito are awaiting the verdict in a prison about 20 miles from central perugia. we got word a short time ago from the member of the italian parliament who visited with amanda knox after she returned from prison, she was allowed to go in the prison chaplain, playing the guitar and singing and saying she wants to go home to seattle. her parents want that same thing. i was in the courtroom this morning when she walked in, she looked very nervous, appeared weak in the knees, being helped to the table, she was wearing a dark blue overcoat despite the fact it's a warm day in perugia. she took it off, put it back on again, nervous when she began her remarks but seemed to find her voice, though she broke down a few times. raffaele sollecito spoke in rather tender terms, the love of his life, he talked about. she talked about how sollecito was there for her after they found the body of the roommat

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they've both faced judgment day here at the court in perugia before. now, once they had finished speaking this morning, they were both returned to their respective prisons. we saw the prison ban just coming back up here where we're standing, sirens blazing, so they will have to wait out today in their cells and in their prison. amanda knox is at a prison just outside perugia, and raffaele sollecito is at a prison a little further away, but they will wait there. and when we get a better idea of when the verdict might be, they will be returned to the court here so that they can be inside the court to hear the sentence, the verdicts themselves. >> we heard from the kercher family seniors -- sisters to say if amanda knox is released, she's free to go home to the u.s. can the prosecution then appeal again and summons her back? >> that's right. the legal process won't actually end here. if she is acquitted, as we heard, it was confirmed she will be able to go free immediately. and i understand the procedure will be this -- if she's acquitted, the prosecutor

she also spoke about the police here in perugia. said that she went to them out of duty, initially on november 1st, 2007, after november 1st, 2007, when the murder took place. and she felt she had been betrayed by them. she felt essentially she had not been given a fair hearing by the authorities. so it was a very emotional plea. it lasted about 15 minutes, i'd say or is. the court is now retired. the judge saying we're not going to have a verdict until about, not before 8:00 local time. which is in about just under nine hours from now, carol. >> matthew, we're looking at the van that's transported amanda knox back to jail, where she will be awaiting word from the jury about whether or not they've upheld her appeal. you talk about her statement and how she was working on it for months. usually in past court proceedings she read from a prepared statement. this time it seemed quite extemporaneous. she also mentioned that the things that they are saying about me, and this is, i'm quoting her, are not true. we've heard amanda knox being

we talk to samantha guthrie and an italian journalist in perugia, proxilla. proxilla, you spent a lot of time in this courtroom, often sit right behind amanda knox's parents and translate for them as this proceeding continues in italian. what was their reaction to watching their daughter deliver her statement today? >> well, it was a very emotional reaction, matt. the mother was in tears. the father looked around and looking for someone to explain what was being said, especially for as far as rafaelle is concerned. the family are english speakers and don't have anyone who translates the proceedings, sitting there watching their daughter making the appeal of her life and don't know what's being said so everyone tries to help out and translate for them. >> praxilla what did you make of the judge's instructions to the spectators not to cheer, do you think he was telegraphing where he thinks this is going? >> well, in the first degree, the judge told the court that he wanted respect for the victim and that things should proceed quietly, but a term like "cheering"

to our coverage of our amanda knox trial here in perugia. what you're listening to now is the file rebuttal from amanda knox's defense lawyer in court this morning. it's the first part of the sentencing. after that we're expected to hear pleas of innocence from amanda herself probably in italian and from her former boyfriend. let's listen in again to what the defense lawyer for amanda knox has to say. >> to tell you the truth, so what is this letter? two things have been said that really is a liar and cannot be relied on. you can't convict a person that lies. a person got involved in things