close friend of the obamas who oversaw that state continuer that got crashed by the salahis. plus the national zoo is about to lose a panda to xhin. and new york s mayor is trying hard to get the soccer world cup. all that and more this hour on msnbc. good afternoon, everyone. live in new york. good afternoon, david. good afternoon. i m david shuster live in washington. we continue with some breaking news from italy. there is a verdict in the trial of american student amanda knox. knox and exboiled sollecito have been charged with killing meredith kercher. they deliberated more than 11 hours and the verdict is expected to be announced at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. that would be midnight in italy. it does not take a unanimous vote to gain a conviction. joining us now, ted simon, a criminal defense attorney who has closely followed this trial. thanks for joining us. a reminder, a couple hours, we ll know the verdict here. what strike you most about this? this has gone on for
wear the purple and black there for the coors light silver spotlight. here is jennifer gilbert and jeff barnd with the late edition . a home invasion takes a deadly turn. what police are saying now about an attack on a teenager, and her mother. talking with my advisers, talking with god. regret but no apology from the mayor. what she said about her conviction today. and a thief targets a baltimore church. what he took from the church, and its pastor. live, in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news late edition . hello again i am jennifer gilbert. and i am jeff barnd. 17-year-old girl fatally stabbed and mother, amputee confined to a wheelchair is in critical condition. karen parks is live at the city police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. jennifer and jeff, 32-year-old unidentified man that lived with the two women have been charged with first-degree murder. first degree assault. and various weapon charges. here
the white house party crashers are a no-show. we will tell you why they re turning down a test a chance to testify before congress. top officials had to the hilt. america s allies are looking for support. why your travel to and from work could force you to dig a little deeper. we will have a live report. good morning washington continues right now. captioned by the national captioning institute www.ncicap.org live and in hd, this isgood morning washington, on your side. good morning, washington. 6:00 on this thursday. i m doug mcelway. and i m alison starling. good morning, everyone. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. we had a lot of trees down. the wind is picking up. so is the warm weather. we re watching the very latest out there. the rains have now ended. wires are down because of gusty winds. it is mild to start. look outside. mid 50 s in bristow. nationals park, 59. the winds are gusting to 20 to 25 miles per hour. it will be mild. to
the american idol season 4 winner wrapped up filming carrie underwood, an all-star special. not only did she work with amazing people but made it a family affair. and there is a lot of great musical guests coming on and perform their own songs and with me. like dolly parton, brad paisley, david cook, kristin chenoweth to name a few and we have some, look a variety special and we have skits going on. my mom and sister come on to do some stuff. my dog has his own. yeah, my dog has his own special segment which, is one of my favorites things about the show. you can catch carrey and crew when her special airs this monday, december 7th on fox 5. the news tonight is far from over. the news edge at 6 starts right now. the president s war council on capitol hill, the surge strategy today. the plan, to send 30,000 troops to afghanistan by next summer. the catch, the president wants them headed home by the summer of 2011. as fox 5s tom fitzgerald reports, that deadline drew
we will evaluate in december 2010 whether we believe we will be able to meet that objective. the situation in afghanistan and pakistan is serious. but it is not, in my view, as negative as frequently portrayed in public. our guests this hour, senators dianne feinstein, joe lieberman, orrin hatch. and the big picture. will scaling up now help us get out any sooner? how will the u.s. navigate the delicate balance between military deports, efforts in afghanistan and counterinsurgency efforts in neighboring pakistan. richard haas, president of the council on foreign relations joining us. plus, are our allies doing enough? british ambassador to the united states is here with us today on andrea mitchell reports. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. we begin this hour on capitol hill where members of the president s war cabinet have been trying to sell the war strategy in afghanistan to congress. defense secretary robert gates, secretary of state hillary clinton and