rudy guede is in prison. rudy guede's blood, his fingerprints, they were all found at the scene. this case is not a whodunnit. to the extent they can receive comfort from that, he is doing 16 years. it's not a very long sentence, but this crime has been solved. the prosecution of amanda knox and her boyfriend was a side show from the beginning, and seemingly to me, completely inappropriate. >> stand by for a moment. drew griffin covered this case almost from the beginning. he joins us now from seattle once again. that's where the seattle once again. that's where the family will be flying tomorrow. drew, has it been resolved? is it one murderer and only one murderer to the best of your knowledge? >> reporter: that's what the forensic evidence has always pointed to, wolf. i just want to pick up on what jeffrey was saying. rudy guede has fled to germany when they found him just days after this murder took place. he did go to prison for 30 years. it was only after his cooperation, the cooperation in which he named amanda and raffaele as being involved in this crime, that his sentence

rudy guede, a known petty criminal from the ivory who fled to germany shortly after the murder. it turns out guede's handprint made in meredith kercher's own blood was found in the victim's room. guede's dna found inside the victim's body in her vagina. his dna on her clothing, on his -- her purse, his feces even the hall and something else. guede didn't even know raffaello >> knowing all of that and when germany back to italy, we thought, thank god, this is over. >> it wasn't. prosecutor mignini simply swapped suspects. amanda knox, raffaello sollecito and now rudy guede had come to meredith kercher hoping to include her in an orgy. when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her. juliano would stick to his instincts despite the forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, absolutely not. i did what i did because i was convinced given the evidence that had been gathered that they were responsible. i am absolutely convinced. >>

rudy guede, a known petty criminal from the ivory coast who fled to germany shortly after the murder. it turns out guede's handprint made in meredith kercher's own blood was found in the victim's room. guede's dna found inside the victim's body in her vagina. his dna on her clothing, on his -- her purse, his feces even found on used toilet paper left near an unflushed toilet down the hall and something else. guede didn't even know raffaello and had only met amanda a few times with neighbors. >> knowing all of that and when he finally got extradited from germany back to italy, we thought, thank god, this is over. >> it wasn't. prosecutor mignini simply swapped suspects. amanda knox, raffaello sollecito and now rudy guede had come to meredith kercher hoping to include her in an orgy. when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her. julian nomah knee knee would stick to his instincts despite the forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator:

rudy guede was actually convicted as one of three people who killed meredith kercher. this is what the italian press is talking about tonight. you know, rudy guede passed through the high court level, confirmed his conviction with two other people. right now, you know, there are two people who are also responsible for meredith kercher's murder. and the italians are asking who are those people if amanda knox and raffaele sollecito aren't them? i think in italy 50% of all cases that go to the appellate level are changed or modified in some way. this is proof of that theory. this is proof of that statistic. the prosecutor in this case has said that he's going to appeal an acquittal and i'm sure he will. i suspect also the lawyers for rudy guede are preparing their petition to reopen his case as well. because the high court as we just said has him as one of three for the murder of meredith kercher. >> barbie, we're going through the legal rules and requirements in the process. you're there and you've been covering this case for some time. just take us back to that moment,

rudy guede, a known petty criminal from the ivory coast who fled to germany shortly after the murder. it turns out guede's handprint made in meredith kercher's own blood was found in the victim's room. guede's dna found inside the victim's body in her vagina. his dna on her clothing, on his purse, his feces even found on used toilet paper left near an unflushed toilet down the hall and something else. guede didn't even know raffaello and had only met amanda a few times with neighbors. >> knowing all of that and when he got extra indicted from germany back to italy, we thought, thank god, this is over. >> it wasn't. prosecutor mignini simply swapped suspects. amanda knox, raffaello sollecito and now rudy guede had come to meredith kercher hoping to include her in an orgy. when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her. giuliano would stick to his instincts despite forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, absolutely not. i did wha

rudy guede, a known petty criminal from the ivory coast who fled to germany shortly after the murder. it turns out guede's handprint made in meredith kercher's own blood was found in the victim's room. guede's dna found inside the victim's body in her vagina. his dna on her clothing, on his -- her purse, his feces even found on used toilet paper left near an unflushed toilet down the hall and something else. guede didn't even know raffaello and had only met amanda a few times with neighbors. >> knowing all of that and when he finally got extradited from germany back to italy, we thought, thank god, this is over. >> it wasn't. prosecutor mignini simply swapped suspects. amanda knox, raffaello sollecito and now rudy guede had come to meredith kercher hoping to include her in an orgy. when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her. giuliano mignini would stick to his instincts despite the forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, ab

rudy guede, a known petty criminal from the ivory coast who fled to germany shortly after the murder. it turns out guede's handprint made in meredith kercher's own blood was found in the victim's room. guede's dna found inside the victim's body in her vagina. his dna on her clothing, on his purse, his feces even found on used toilet paper left near an unflushed toilet down the hall and something else. guede didn't even know raffaello and had only met amanda a few times with neighbors. >> knowing all of that and when he got extra indicted from germany back to italy, we thought, thank god, this is over. >> it wasn't. prosecutor migninni simply swapped suspects. amanda knox, raffaello sollecito and now rudy guede had come to meredith kercher hoping to include her in an orgy. when kercher refused, they pulled out knives and killed her. guilianio would stick to his instincts despite forensic evidence. you were fixated, according to the defense, on amanda knox and raffaello sollecito and kept imaging new scenarios that made these two people guilty. >> translator: no, absolutely not. i did w

already in prison is rudy guede serving a sentence of 16 years. but there's always been a police theory or worked on the basis there was more than one, amanda and raffaele. >> let's talk about the human cost here on all parties involved, arline kamp, meredith's mother saying no one gets off scot-free. realistically nobody's life will be same, not for knox, sollecito or the kercher family either. >> reporter: no, that's right. it's clear that the kercher family or at least elms of them, the mother in particular still do believe that amanda knox and raffaele sollecito were connected and she said that no one -- no one got away with murder. no one got away scot-free. their lives have been disrupted, of sollecito and knox and you got the sense she drew some kind of comfort from that. what the family also said they accept the decision of the court. that's not to say that next year that may change. that that's a quote to lyle kercher, the brother of meredith kercher. an indication they're looking to the appeal court, the supreme court as the last stage o

they believe she was murdered by rudy guede. but they say the full story has not been told. i think that's what everyone wants to know, what exactly happened that night. >> there's widespread speculation that amanda will write a book one day. >> it's fascinating to me that rudy guede got a shorter sentence than amanda, 16 years. >>> let's go to ron with the other headlines. >>> good morning, everyone, in the news, police in missouri say the parents of missing 10-month-old lisa irwin are once again cooperating. with their investigation. this two days after saying they had stopped co-operating with them. lisa's parents said they are organizing a reward, hoping that will lead to new information about her whereabouts. >>> casey anthony answered in a by video conference in a civil lawsuit that accuses her of ruining another woman's reputation. she said that a nanny zenaida gonzalez kidnapped her daughter. casey took the fifth. >>> texas congressmann ron paul won the straw poll at this values voters summit. >>> texas rangers nelson cruz slammed a decisive home run in game one of t

all of that dna pointed to rudy guede, one person. and the tragedy here is that gut feeling, the gut feeling of the prosecutor trumped the science. and because of that, we have added more victims to this crime. you have three families devastated. and you have the first victim's family in this terrible state where they don't know who to trust now. so that's the problem when you refuse to give up a gut feeling when the science comes back and shows you you were wrong. >> you got involved in this case back in 2009. you conducted tests basically re-creating how the police collected the evidence. what did that show you? >> we collected tests where i told my research associates to change their gloves every other time, every other piece of evidence. kind of -- we didn't see them change gloves much at all in the video. when they did that, we saw the same type of contamination that was seen in this case. we saw innocent dna from some soda cans we collected from the staff of my dean's office ended up on some knives because my staff was only chan

at this point, rudy guede has exhausted all of those appeals and will continue to serve 16 years for the murder of meredith kercher. >> sunny hostin, thank you. >>> apple unveiling the new iphone. it's not the 5. it's the 4s. you have the faster chip, an eight megapixel camera and a world phone and it will be available to customers of sprint. katie is in cupertino, california. there is a lot of talk about iphone 5. is this adisappointing at all? >> reporter: i don't think disappointing buff it's an end all to the rumors and speculation. i love that you're running through those features because that's what i want to get to. what they announce today, it was not an iphone 5. it was an iphone 4s. let me tell the features that it comes with. an 8 megapixel camera, world phone, faster graphics and process. it has the same body and style. no changes there. eight hours of talk time. and you can use your phone and your voice to command your phone. if you want to send e-mails or check the weather or text somebody, you do that using your voice. >> let me jump in. if i program like my mother's b

all of that dna pointed to rudy guede, one person. and the tragedy here is that gut feeling, the gut feeling of the prosecutor trumped the science. and because of that, we have added more victims to this crime. you have three families devastated. and you have the first victim's family in this terrible state where they don't know who to trust now. so that's the problem when you refuse to give up a gut feeling when the science comes back and shows you you were wrong. >> you got involved in this case back in 2009. you conducted tests basically re-creating how the police collected the evidence. what did that show you? >> we collected tests where i told my research associates to change their gloves every other time, every other piece of evidence. kind of -- we didn't see them change gloves at all in the video. when they did that, we saw the same type of contamination that was seen in this case. we saw innocent dna from some soda cans we collected from the staff of my dean's office ended up on some knives because my staff was only changing

the sollecitos believe she was murdered by rudy guede. he's currently serving 16 years in jail for the crime but they say the full story has not been told. and i think that's what everyone wants to know, what exactly happened that night. >> well, there's widespread speculation that amanda will write a book one day. >> we'll see. >> maybe we'll hear. >> it's fascinating to me that rudy guede got a shorter sentence than amanda. >> yeah, 16 years. >> that's fascinating. thank you very much, t.j. >>> let's go to ron with the other headlines this morning. >> good morning to you, bianna, dan, t.j. good morning, everyone. >>> in the news, police in missouri say the parents of missing 10-month-old lisa irwin are once again cooperating with their investigation. this two days after saying, the police said they had stopped cooperating with them. lisa's parents said they are organizing a reward, hoping that will lead to new information on the whereabouts of their child. >>> casey anthony answered some questions by video conference in a civil lawsuit

. >> one person, rudy guede, remains in prison. but the court says he killed her with other people, but if it was not a man the box and boyfriend, raffaele sollecito, who was it? the prosecutors say they plan to appeal the decision and are prepared to take it to italy's highest court. when amanda knox was cleared last night, it was a moment of extreme emotions. she was led sobbing from the court. her former boyfriend, a raffaele sollecito, was also afraid to return home to southern italy. amanda knox was driven out of prison late last night into a world of the exclusive interviews and book deals. she got vip treatment as she changed planes at heathrow airport. she has become a celebrity in america and can expect to get rich from her ordeal. >> the where the bears, at least on wall street. today, one of them made -- one of america's major share indexes was off 20% from its april peak. it's the kind of fall usually associated with a bear market. if that was not depressing enough, european markets were down also. ben bernanke told con

one suspect, rudy guede is serving a 16-year sentence in connection with kercher's murder. >>> investigators are looking to what caused a helicopter to crash into new york city's east river near mid-town manhattan today. one tourist was killed and four others survived. the pilot was very experienced and was able to swim to a dock. the tourists were a british couple their adult daughter and their friend. their daughter died. the new york city trip was to celebrate her 40th birthday. >>> an entire community in prince george's county may have to move. a foreclosure controversy could force people out of their homes in district heights maryland. some of the neighbors claim that the department of housing and urban development could force them out. shomari stone is in one of the homes with more. >> reporter: there are dozens of residents who live in homes like this one right here. this is a town home in section one. but the folks we are talking about are in section three. they are retired and are concerned that a new owner will come in here and say you can live here but i will raise your rent from

the one man still in prison for the murder of meredith kercher is rudy guede. who is he? >> reporter: this guy has been described as kind of a drifter who hung out in the town of perugia. he had known and hung out with the boys who lived downstairs in this two-level house. and soon after the murder, rudy guede -- i've heard his name pronounced several different ways -- fled to germany. that's where they caught up with him. the authorities caught up with him, brooke, because when the forensic evidence came back, when it was analyzed, rudy's guede's dna was on the victim, on the victim's purse, was inside the victim's room, was in the bathroom of that house where it turns out he may have even gone to the bathroom. so it was his dna that was positively i.d. and found all over this crime scene. that's what made him a suspect. he came back, pled guilty, and is now serving a 16-year sentence. he was originally sentenced to 30 years but once he agreed to actually place amanda knox and raffaele in that room , into tht house with him, his sentenced was reduced to 16 years. >> and

rudy guede did not act alone, say the police. that leaves them asking, who else killed meredith kercher. >> we are now left wondering who is the other responsible people. >> reporter: there were no winners. >> in the end, there was no tragedy. a tragedy of a young girl found dead, as well as two young kids that have been in jail for four years with no reason. >> reporter: amanda knox was a 20-year-old exchange student when she arrived in italy looking for the experience of a lifetime. four years later she left with more experience than most people get in a lifetime. keith miller, nbc news, perugia. >>> there was breaking news here in new york late today, word arrived of a chopper down in the east river, parallel to midtown manhattan, and immediately the rush to find and save the five people on board was underway. marra she marra schiavocampo has the latest. >> reporter: the helicopter appeared to be in trouble right away, crashing upside down into the east river almost immediately after takeoff, killing one and injuring four othe

the one person still convicted of the crime, rudy guede, did not act alone, according to police. that left the victim's family asking, who else helped kill meredith kercher? >> we were released yesterday, we are not the guilty party. we're left, obviously, wondering who is the other person or people? >> reporter: knox's defense lawyer said there were no winners. >> in the end, there was no victory. it was a tragedy. a tragedy of a young girl found dead, as well as two young kids that have been in jail for four years with no reason. >> reporter: amanda knox was a 20-year-old exchange student when she arrived in italy looking for the experience of a lifetime. four years later she left with more experience than most people get in a lifetime. keith miller, nbc news, perugia. >>> there was breaking news here in new york late today, word arrived of a chopper down in the east river, parallel to midtown manhattan. and immediately the rush to find and save the five people on board was underway. nbc's mara schiavocampo live tonight from the scene has the very latest. mara, good evening. >>

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 evening 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 have become increasingly amazed at regis's endurance. it's scary sometimes what he accomplishes in a day. well i'd rather not have time for pain but unfortunately it does comes your way every now and then. and that's when i take my advil®. [ male announcer ] take action. take advil®. [ jennifer ] and i'm jennifer nort

. >> and rudy guede, was convicted of that murder. but they're saying he may claim that the evidence against him was tainted. >> no question. there's no question. >> rudy guede, every piece of physical evidence was against him. his dna was on her bra. on her sweatshirt. on her -- in her most private parts. he admitted to being there. there's no doubt that every piece of evidence -- >> but as a legal matter. >> -- that he was guilty. >> that's true. but as a legal matter, rudy guede's lawyer has made it clear that he's now going to try to use this to try to overturn his own conviction. he's going to have a much harder time. it's a totally different kind of case. but no doubt they see an opportunity now to say, wait a second. what about us? but it is important to look at the cases very differently. >> dan, thank you very much. ted, thank you. i know you've been wearing that bracelet that you started, free amanda. an it has now happened. thank you. >> that's right. >> thank you very much. you take care. we'll talk to you soon. >> okay, r

guede in the killing and robbing and seattle tomorrow at her home wants to play on green grass >> former glenbard west football player on trial alleged rape of 14 year old girl last year 19 year-old demarco whitley jr. accused of sexual assault of the victim rolling meadows church january 2010 following the alleged rape police said demarco whitley jr. and different got into a car accident killed friend answers the injured himself could face up to 15 years behind bars if convicted of first day of bench trial man killed with terlingua but with a single punch 22 year old tiffany startz john powell both at the crest hill party last year when other partygoers offered $5 to anybody who could take a punch from tiffany startz john powell took a deep that collapsed about a minute after tiffany startz hit him a spell of the charges pled guilty today to a misdemeanor count of attempting to obstruct justice sentenced to two years' probation. still no luck finding west suburban man reported missing in lake michigan over the weekend berkeley resident james garcia in the lake near oak street beach heav

rudy guede is in the penitentiary. his term was reduceded and he was convicted on substantial evidence. that's going to be a focus. the other thing that these jurors and judges have to see is the sobriety by which she is presenting herself. she is going to demonstrate, i have always been a good student, a responsible person. these circumstances are being used by the prosecution, who basically called her names, fredricka, instead of dealing with the evidence. bottom line, her natural presence, i think, will sell and it will work. >> you can catch our legal guys every saturday right here on cnn, noontime eastern. we will be taking you to italy momentarily with a preview on what else is to come. >>> back to this country. the u.s. supreme court begins its new term tomorrow. a major case the justices are expected to review, a legal challenge to president barack obama's health care reform law. how did this health care challenge make it to the u.s. supreme court? >> this is a law that has been being challenged ever since the

guede, already serving time. his appeal failed, but that leaves if you acquit the other two involved, then perhaps who are the real killers? that's the question the family is left with. this case has had huge attention in the united states and britain, in italy all of the papers have a similar saying "innocenti" is this one, and as i try to hold it to the camera, humanized more than what we've seen previously, pictures that go along with the narrative of her being diabolical. this shows her after the verdict when she broke down in tears. back to you, savannah? >> lester holt with the headlines, thank you. >>> back here all eyes on new jersey's governor chris christie, today could be the day he announces his bid for the white house. this as president obama calls himself the underdog against any republican in 2012. as president he is being blamed for the faltering economy. >>> house speaker john boehner says he'll make delay of trade agreements his top priority. president obama said the deals with south korea, colo

. >> and rudy guede, was convicted of murder. but they're saying he may claim that the evidence against him was tainted. >> rude guede, every piece of physical evidence was against him. his dna was on her bra. an her sweatshirt. an his -- in her most private parts. he admitted to being there. there's no doubt that every piece of evidence -- >> but as a legal matter. >> that he was guilty. >> that's true. but as a legal matter, rudy guede's lawyer says he will use this to overturn his own conviction. he's going to have a much harder time. it's a much different case. but no doubt they see an opportunity now, to say what wait a second. what about us? >> dan, thank you very much. ted, thank you. i kn you've been wearing that bracelet that you started, free amanda. an it has now happened. >> that's right. >> thank you very much. you take care. we'll talk to you soon. >> okay, robin. thanks. >>> now, to politics. your voice, your vote. and a brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll, that has startling results, especially for gop front

guede, a drifter from here has been in prison for 16 years for the murder. there was always talk there were accessories to that. many people are slightly frightened about the future here as a student. >> you meat a comparison or at least a reference to o.j. you're not the first person i heard say that trying to draw similarities to what on the surface would seem to be a very different case. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. i wasn't surprised that question was asked. the family at this stage are just trying to take on board that's happened. it is a very, very different case, but when you listen to meredith's mother and do remember somebody who was bru l brutally assaulted and murdered in this case, a british student here back in 2007, they are such a dignified fairly simple family. i think they will get advice going forward as to what happens next. they were asked whether they would support the prosecution, if, indeed, the prosecution decide to appeal to the italian high court and have every right to do so. we won't know that for about 140 days and it really wi

rudy guede in the penitentiary. he was convicted on substantial evidence. that's going to be a focus of the other thing that these jurors and two judges have to see is the sobriety by which she is presenting herself. she's going to demonstrate to them, look, i've done everything. i've always been a good student, a responsible person. these circumstances are being used by the prosecution who basically called her names, fredricka, instead of dealing with the evidence. bottom line, her natural presence i think will sell and it will work. >> all right. let's move onto michael jackson. >> one quick thing, fred. fred, she's going to have to give them a an alibi for that night. she's never provided an alibi. if she wants this conviction thrown out, she's going to have to give a credible alibi. >> let's move to the michael jackson conrad murray case now. avery, in your opinion, what was the one thing the defense or prosecution really nailed this week to set the tone for week two? >> well, clearly mr. alvarez testimony, logistics director, he's a security guard, bas

rudy guede, convicted of the murder and sexual assault of meredith kercher, an exchange student from england. his dna was found at the crime scene mixed with the blood of the victim. today in a final plea from knox's defense lawyer he repeated that there is no evidence his client had anything to do with the crime. it was an emotional and dramatic conclusion to a criminal prosecution that has spanned almost four years. >> that was nbc's keith miller reporting. 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 t

. >> reporter: in the rebuttals, the defense argued that rudy guede, the third man convicted of the murder and a key witness against knox, was unreliable. citing three different thefts he had been implicated in. the defense will finish their arguments on monday. and then, amanda will make her direct plea in italian for her freedom. she will be facing a panel of six jurors and three judges. all of them will deliberate together. after four years in prison, she and her family now face two more days of an agonizing wait. >> we've been struggling, trying to bring her home for four years. and we're hopefully just days away from doing that. you know, if the judge and jury see it the same way we see it. but we don't make that choice. >> reporter: court reconvenes first thing monday morning. the judges and jury will then decide amanda knox's fate. they could either uphold her conviction or acquit her. >> thank you. >>> joining us now is "vanity fair" contributing editor, judy bacharach, who has been teaching a course in rome on the amanda knox case and the italian judicial system. we know that she

. >> reporter: in the rebuttals, the defense argued that rudy guede, the third man convicted of the murder and a key witness against knox, was unreliable. citing three different thefts he had been implicated in. the defense will finish their arguments on monday. and then, amanda will make her direct plea in italian for her freedom. she will be facing a panel of six jurors and two judges. all of them will deliberate together. after four years in prison, she and her family now face two more days of an agonizing wait. >> we've been struggling, trying to bring her home for four years. and we're hopefully just days away from doing that. you know, if the judge and jury see it the same way we see it. but we don't make that choice. >> reporter: court reconvenes first thing monday morning. the judges and jury will then decide amanda knox's fate. they could either uphold her murder conviction or they could acquit her. in which case she could be set free within hours. bianna? >> elizabeth, thank you. >>> joining us now is "vanity fair" contributing editor, judy bacharach, who has been teaching a cour

rudy guede is in the penitentiary. his term was reduced. he actually was convicted on substantial evidence. that's going to be a focus. the other thing that these jurors and two judges have to see is the sobriety by which she is presenting herself. she's going to demonstrate to them that, look, i've done everything. i've always been a good student. i've always been a responsible person. these circumstances are being used by the prosecution who basically called her names, fredricka, instead of dealing with the evidence. bottom line, her natural presence, i think, will sell and it will work. >> and you can catch our legal guys every saturday noon eastern time right here in the kcnn newsroom. >>> the u.s. supreme court reconvenes tomorrow, setting a stage for a constitutional clash over a landmark health care law. a live report from the supreme court right after this. treat you like a policy, not a person. instead of getting to know you they simply assign you a number. aviva is here to change all that. we're bringing humanity back to insurance

a drifter was also convicted of her murder, rudy guede, in a separate trial. this is the house where meredith grew up in coulsdon, a leafy, quiet town south of london. the kercher family has always maintained they thought the trial was fair. meredith's father, john, wrote in one newspaper that amanda knox is being convicted of taking our precious meredith's life in the most hideous and bloody way. the prospect of amanda now being released will clearly be very upsetting to the kercher family. the kercher's neighbor, maureen levy, says the appeal put meredith's family under enormous strain. >> this has been going on for four years. i mean, there was the initial murder then, of course, there was the trial and since then it always seems to be in the news. and as they say, meredith seems to be forgotten in it. she was beautiful. she was friendly. she was nice. she was clever. and there's not enough metaphors to say how nice she was. she looked after my grandchildren. and it was just a tragedy. >> reporter: local politician richard ottaway attended meredith's funera

november 19, 2007, police identify yet another suspect, 20-year-old rudy guede, an immigrant from the ivory coast who appeared to be on the run. he was caught in germany the next day, one month later he was charged with kercher's murder. october 2008, guede was found guilty, sentenced to 30 years. had his lawyers would get it down to 16 years on appeal. he had claimed amanda knox and her former lover were with him, but their trial wouldn't begin until january 16, 2009. throughout, both insisted they were innocent. the court didn't believe them. on december 5, 2009, knox and raffaele sollecito were convicted of killing and sexually assaulting meredith kercher. knox got 26 years in prison. sollecito slightly less. november 2010, knox and sollecito begin the long road to appeal, all the while remaining in jail and defiant. drew griffin, cnn. >> let's go live now to perugia to becky anderson, just outside the courtroom. becky, how much longer do they have to wait? when will this decision be read? >> reporter: something like ten minutes from now. we were expecting it just about now. we wer

>> rudy guede whose name nobody remembers because they were focused on the woman in the center of this crime story was, you know, he's convicted of murder. he has been convicted of murder and he has never denied being in the room where this poor victim, meredith kercher, was bleeding to death. his hand prints and fingerprints are all over the room. so, you know, let the legal -- let the record speak for itself. >> john neffinger, i only have 30 seconds. book deal? television? where's it headed next for amman do knox? >> my guess is she doesn't want to be a more public figure. the words she said from her release, looking down from the plane, it looked unreal. it didn't look real to her. she wanted to get back to the real life she knew before. a book deal could help that. she could tell her side of the story and put the lingering questions to rest. tv, no way. >> and pay the lingering pr bills as well. thank you nina and john neffinger. >>> when we return, allow me to finish with a new low in political incivility. it doesn't get much worse than this. major medical, boyyyy! [ beatboxing ]

they have the perpetrator, rudy guede. he's been convicted. he's serving his time. there could be some measure of resolution to that. i think when she gets home she'll take her time. she'll reestablish some things that she enjoys doing and reengage with people that care about her. >> so we assume here she's going to continue school there in seattle, continue pursuing a degree of some sort? >> i think that's a safe assumption. i understand she continued her studies while she was in italy and is very close to getting her degree she would have gotten anyway. >> you mentioned guede. of course, that's the man who is currently still in prison. the prosecution still maintains there were other people involved. what do you think? and what has the family said about guede and the role that amanda and her boyfriend had at all? >> well, they had no role whatsoever. i can't speak for the family with regard to how they feel about guede. i can tell you this. i think the actions of this prosecutor are going to be looked at very, very closely. we know there are a lot of questionable

. >> although knox and her ex-boyfriend are now free, a third student, rudy guede was convicted. his appeal failed. >>> thousands of people from boston to los angeles to chicago mopping t among the cities with rallies blaming wall street for the nation's economic problems. be and now a movement is getting a boost from big labor. nbc's mara schiavocampo live now amid the protesters and, mara, how are things there? good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, chris. you know, the day is just getting started here. in fact a lot of those camping out here overnight have started to wake up and get dressed and get their day going. now, as you know, there is no official leader of this movement but there is some de facto leadership that is starting to emerge just in the form of volunteers that are taking on an active organizational role. they tell me today is going to be a light day in terms of events. they don't have a lot of big events planned. today will primarily be a planning day, they're going to be holding logistical meetings and the like all in preparation for tomorrow wh