well, she was actually quite good. it s very interesting. she looked exhausted and you can understand that, if this is decision day with a matter of eight or 10 hours, she should be learning what her fate is. now, amanda was choking up as she made her case and quite a convincing one to the jury in the original trial, she didn t seem capable of making a short declareative sentence saying i didn t do it. she said i didn t kill. i didn t rape. she also says that she is not the one they make her out to be as she was called by a lawyer this week, a she devil last week. now, the other defendant told he was also pretty good in talking to the jury although he was reading from a script. he looked terrified and has clearly been shaken by all that time in jail. both of them have now been four years in jail. now, it s been a fascinating case. and it s really gripped people both in the united states and alternatives in the united kingdom where it s known more for the victim, the murder of
they say they are americans. we ll have their statements in a few minutes. in saudi arabia, a historic decision expanding women s rights. saudi women will be able to vote and run for office in future municipal elections that doesn t include elections coming up this thursday. a prominent women s rights advocate in saudi arabia says women s voices will finally be heard. she says now it is time to remove other barriers like not allowing women to drive cars. and stay right there, more on this story including reaction in women s rights groups, other ones in saudi arabia. president barack obama is due to arrive at the paramount theater in seattle, washington, this hour. he s visiting the west coast to push his plan for creating more jobs. and to raise money for fellow democrats. we expect to hear from the president before he heads to california later on today. the president also delivered his message personally to the congressional black caucus in washington last night in the
remove other barriers like not allowing women to drive cars. and stay right there, more on this story including reaction in women s rights groups, other ones in saudi arabia. president barack obama is due to arrive at the paramount theater in seattle, washington, this hour. he s visiting the west coast to push his plan for creating more jobs. and to raise money for fellow democrats. we expect to hear from the president before he heads to california later on today. the president also delivered his message personally to the congressional black caucus in washington last night in the nation s capital. washington, d.c. that is. it was straight talk. i don t know about you, cbc, but the future rewards those who press on. with patient and firm determination, i m going to press on for jobs. i m going to press on for equality. i m going to press on for the sake of our children. i m going to press on for the sake of all of those families who are struggling right now. i don t ha
morning. also take a look. we highlighted it for you. this is believed to be debris from that satellite that was supposed to be coming tumbling back and crashing back to earth early this morning. we re told it did come crashing down. we don t know exactly where it is yet. from the yy center the, this is cnn saturday morning. it s 7:00 a.m. in fayetteville, arkansas. we are glad you re right here. we need to begin this morning with a little bit of politics, shall we? and there is another showdown over a possible shutdown. one week from today, the federal government will are up out of money. so with critical government programs and disaster relief hanging in the balance, congress is taking the weekend off. but they say they have good reason to. they needed to cool off a bit. cnn congressional correspondent indicate baldwin tells us what s holding up a deal. with lawmakers heading for the exits and after a long week of heated debate. that s the danger to this country is th
baur bauer wbauer whowee hikers depart ed earlier today. muhammad? after three days in oman, american hiker shane bauer and josh fattal finally departed muscat on saturday night. before they left, however, they held a quick press conference at the airport s vip lounge where both made brief statements. getting off the plane that brought us here three days ago was the most incredible experience of our lives. we ll never forget the excitement of seeing our loved ones waiting for us. just hours after we left prison, we were able to swim in the waters of the gulf. we stayed up all night with our loved ones and we watched the most beautiful sunset we ve ever seen. these experiences will be with us for the rest of our lives. we would like to thank oman for welcoming us and hosting our families. also present at the press conference were both men s families as well as sarah shourd, bauer s fiancee. while they refused to answer any questions, they were all smiles when they were