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Sleeping aid. on monday, jurors watched a seemingly disoriented kennedy allegedly failing three sobriety tests on police video. prosecutors say she had a duty to pull over before causing the minor accident. two of her brothers and her 85-year-old mother, ethel, were in court on monday. kennedy is expected to take the stand. all right, u.s. attempts to extradite mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman are on the back burner this morning. thats because mexican authorities have formally charged...

House homeland security commission, has called for the extradition of chapo guzman to the united states. thats certainly a very, very thorny issue here in mexico. we contacted the foreign ministry here and at this stage they do not want to give any comment on the viability and [ applause plausibleity. but if the president was felipe calderon he would agree to the extradition request but the current president is much more sensitive to issues surrounding mexicos sovereignty and last year he oversa...

We dont want to get ahead of that process. >> reporter: under the extradition treaty, an offense must be punishable under the laws of both countries. knox could claim double jeopardy having already been acquitted and hinting at irreg larts by prosecutors making the case for extradition. >> i really hope that people -- try to understand that, like when you have over zealous prosecutors and a biased investigation and coercive investigations like these things happen, and im not crazy. >> she could ...

A guilty verdict just, i think, flies in the face of our system here in the united states, which is why i just cant imagine that the u.s. would honor an extradition request. >> all right. well, well see how it all plays out. it is really quite bizarre. sunny, barbie, thank you for your analyst. >> its important to remember there are other people involved, raffaele, her ex-boyfriend. hes facing 25 years. he got picked up on the bordera. lets not forget meredith kercher. >> the victim and the vict...

Knox ever see the inside of an italian prison? is she headed to italy. >> we have a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. that is big question, dan. what happens next now for amanda? >> its a complicated process. first the supreme court has to review the verdict. then amanda knox gets an appeal. if it is confirmed and on appeal then there will be extradition request from the united states. will the state department recommend expedition to the justice department, tomorrow. will the que...

Knox to this. experts said this is not valid dna evidence. if italy decided to try to extradite or put in the extradition request, the state department will look at that, the lack of evidence and the fact that italy had three bites of the apple to this. ultimately it will be up to the state to decide whether or not they will entertain the request. sometimes people are allegedly committing the crime and flee to the u.s. they submitted themselves to the jurisdiction of italy and spent about years ...

The sprout. forget about that process. its what will the u.s. do if this conviction is upheld. there is an extradition treaty. >> absolutely. >> speak to the president as to how each country has treated this treaty. >> sure. well in terms of the provision in the treaty, theres an article ten. the united states can interpret that provision with overturning her conviction, thoughing it out and say look, we had independent experts establishing -- they werent even at the crime scene and this dna was...

>> take care. another big story. she is ready for a fight and vows she will not go back. brand new reaction from amanda knox after an italian court finds her guilty again of killing her roommate. knox giving an emotional interview as she faces a possible extradition request. what is the latest johnathon. >> reporter: ally, it was a dramatic interview that amanda gave to abcs good morning earlier today. she seemed stunned at this verdict and explained once again, that she in her view is a victi...

>> his death is long forgotten if not for his killers release mexico ignoring our extradition request. that raises the question about what the u.s. is or isnt doing to find him. >> february 7, 1985 special agent camarena was kidnapped by traffickers, tortured and beaten to death. >> the american people at least owe him for the sacrifice he made to ensure that the people that took his life, that subjected him to torture over a three-day period of time were held accountable and brought to justice....

Anything about the extradition request until after the court hearing next month. a juror in the whitey bulger trial is speaking out after the boston mobster was found guilty of 31 counts of racketeering and 11 murders. juror janet mueller says corruption in the fbi during whitey bulgers heyday left her disgusted. she admits there was tension during deliberations. >> im not sure a jury in the history of the united states has ever faced anything like this. we had 30 years of crime, we had many c...