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An issue today. if it ever becomes an issue, you can rest assured there are very substantial defenses that can be interposed. but i think we shouldnt get ahead of ourself. the bottom line is, there is no evidence. there was no evidence, and there never will be any evidence, and thats why this is such a gross miscarriage of justice. >> ted simon, glad to have you on. greg -- >> in fact, they retested -- >> go ahead, greg. >> we in fact have new evidence, which is this test reported just in novemb...

Did a good job processing the crime scene, collected excellent evidence. but clung to shakier evidence that proved their theory. a classic error, he says, a prosecutor who trusted his gut feeling instead of the science that at that time was pointing to another suspect. >> thats drew griffin reporting. the other suspect was a man named rudy, who was convicted and sent to prison. he implicated knox and the others, after which his sentence was reduced. joining us is amanda knoxs attorney, ted simon...

That proved their theory. a classic error, he says, a prosecutor who trusted his gut feeling instead of the science that at that time was pointing to another suspect. >> thats drew griffin reporting. the other suspect was a man named rudy, who was convicted and sent to prison. he implicated knox and the others, after which his sentence was reduced. joining us is amanda knoxs attorney, ted simon. ted, you saw this verdict as obviously a historic miscarriage of justice. what happens now? a lot of ...

These proceedings. so shes done everything lawful. everything correct. shes abiding by all court orders, and her appearance then was not necessary, and its not in issue today. if it ever becomes an issue, you can rest assured there are very substantial defenses that can be interposed. but i think we shouldnt get ahead of ourself. the bottom line is, there is no evidence. there was no evidence, and there never will be any evidence, and thats why this is such a gross miscarriage of justice. >> ted...

Ted simon is with us live this afternoon. nice to see you. thank you. they are having a trial without her there. and now the evidence has changed since the last trial. what do you make of it? >> well, its not so much the evidence has changed. i think we should keep in mind, you know, there is no evidence, there was no evidence, and there never was any evidence. that we already know. but with respect to what happened today, it was a prosecution motion to have the knife tested in the certain area ...

They appealed that ruling and in october of 2011 the court cleared them and freed them on the spot. foxy knoxy flew back home to seattle and she is still there. she has refused to go to italy for this new trial thats happening now. and italys highest court is now examining more evidence, including the alleged murder weapon, a kitchen knife. in the last trial, investigators said d.n.a. on that blade was unreliable today a court appointed expert says the blood belongs to knox and not the victim. t...

0 any shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> good wednesday afternoon to you. 3:00 on the east coast. delaying obamacare is not an option. those words from the nations top health official today kathleen sebelius who once again testified to congress about the bungled web site rollout. she flat out rejected republican demands that the white house put the new healthcare law on ice. >> some have asked why not just delay implementation of the new law until all of the problems are fix...

Ed simon explained why. >> we can view this as an american might look at it as an american case. we must look at it through the system in italy. its simply not required. and ultimately theres no reason to believe that anything else will happen except another not guilty since there was no new evidence. >> since theres no new evidence and she doesnt need to go back, why is this case being revisited? >> its always great to see you. thats a great question. we have to think of two words, double jeppy...

Amanda knoxs attorney, ted simon, said the ruling was disappointing but its hardly a time to panic. the supreme court has a much narrower scope of review. all theyre supposed to do is to look and see whether or not the appellate court jury acted within its jurisdiction and according to the proper rules. it does not relitigate or it does not reconsider or re-evaluate or reopen the facts. and thats why everyone remains reasonably hopeful without prejudging what they will do. >> for amanda knox, it...

To overturn her acquittal. amanda knoxs attorney, ted simon, said the ruling was disappointing but its hardly a time to panic. the supreme court has a much narrower scope of review. all theyre supposed to do is to look and see whether or not the appellate court jury acted within its jurisdiction and according to the proper rules. it does not relitigate or it does not reconsider or re-evaluate or reopen the facts. and thats why everyone remains reasonably hopeful without prejudging what they will...