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it s a dangerous, tumultuous time in the roman empire. nowhere more so than in the province of judea on the far edge of the mediterranean. its capital, the holy city of jerusalem, is teeming with pilgrims for the springtime feast of passover. many of them looking for an earthly key, a messiah who will deliver them from the yoke of roman oppression. into this powder keg walks jesus of nazareth. his protests against the romans make him a popular hero. to some, he is the messiah. but to the romans, he s political trouble, so they crucify him. the followers of jesus believed that he has risen from the dead and will soon usher in the kingdom of heaven, but when and how will this new faith survive after jesus? today, more than 2 billion people call themselves christians, people who believe jesus rose from the dead. but perhaps it s a miracle that christianity did not disappear when the romans crucified jesus on a lonely hill outside jerusalem almost 2,000 years ago. this ....
jerusalem, is teeming with pilgrims for the springtime feast of passover. many of them looking for an earthly key, a messiah who will deliver them from the yoke of roman oppression. into this powder keg walks jesus of nazareth. his protests against the romans make him a popular hero. to some, he is the messiah. but to the romans, he s political trouble, so they crucify him. the followers of jesus believed that he has risen from the dead and will soon usher in the kingdom of heaven, but when and how will this new faith survive after jesus? today, more than 2 billion people call themselves christians, people who believe jesus rose from the dead. but perhaps it s a miracle that christianity did not disappear when the romans crucified jesus on a lonely hill outside jerusalem almost 2,000 years ago. this region, jerusalem and judea, represented an important land bridge between syria and egypt. so throughout history, this has been a critical place. jerusalem had been th ....
presidentialness of romney, you would have the perfect candidate. if only it worked that way, huh? much more on the iowa stakes and the states in play. first the news you need to know. we ll shift to new hampshire. newt gingrich just wrapped up a debate with jon huntsman. it seem the real sparring was between speaker gingrich and mitt romney. romney threw the first punch saying gingrich should return the nearly $2 million in fees paid to him by freddie mac. one of the things that i think people recognize in washington is that people go there to serve the people and then they stay there to serve themselves. do you believe he should give that money back? i sure do. from the form he speaker, this counter punch. if governor romney would like to give back all the money he s earned from bankrupting company and laying off employees, over his years, i would be glad to then listen to him and i ll bet you $10, not $10,000, that he won t take the offer. and respondin ....
the petih-hawk, chapman families would like to thank the jury for their very difficult decision on this case. cnn s deborah feyerick cov offing this case from the beginning. she s in new haven, connecticut. take us inside the courtroom when we get the verdict, death by lethal injection. reporter: you know, it was very emotional during the reading of the verdict, death on all six counts, that komisarjevsky was facing. he showed no real emotion. at the enwas led out in handcuffs. members of the petit family and supporters who have been here every day of the month-long trial and the penalty phase, they seemed relieved but they were filled with i motion. finally it would end because you have to remember, this is one of two trials. but now it s over. and i even asked dr. petit, do you feel elation, exhaustion, peace? and he paused. he said, not elation, but peace. it was an enticing prospect to get to, his words, normal life and used the quotation marks. this has consu ....
and emotional verdict tonight. an italian night sets amanda knox free. here s the scene inside the courtroom. translator: on behalf of the italian people, after having examined section 6 and 5 of the criminal procedure code as the verdict was read, knox broke down, hugged her attorneys, then was rushed from the courthouse. she and her one-time boyfriend have been in jail since 2007 when they were arrested for the brutal murder of knox s british roommate. they were convicted of murder two years ago. both appealed. today both won. shortly after the verdicts, knox sister faced the cameras outside the courthouse. we re thankful that amanda s nightmare is over. she s suffered for four years for a crime that she did not commit. cnn s senior international correspondent matthew chance is outside the courthouse in perugia now. you were in the courthouse when the verdict was read. describe the moment when knox and her family realized she would be set free. reporter: ....