days since a jury in an appeals court cleared her and her boyfriend at the time of the charge. safe to say her family has been waiting for and working for this moment for a very, very long time. working extraordinarily hard. also safe to say it was a moment that meredith kercher s family has been dreading. a very complex case. you know, there s a lot of evidence there, whether it s forensic or physical. one of the things we re left questioning is how the decision was so adamant the first time around has been so emphatically overturned. the kercher family in britain earlier today. we re waiting to hear from the knoxes themselves tonight. drew griffin reporting tonight from seattle. the plane that amanda knox is on landing within just a few minute, do we know what s going to happen? reporter: well, she has to clear customs somewhat, and pick up her bags and extended family have to come. i m expecting a news conference. i m right in the middle of this huge, huge media ga
for a horrific crime she didn t commit. her roommate was brute ale murdered in an apartment they shared in perugia. tonight amanda and her boyfriend rafael sollecito are free. she s preparing to fly home to the united states to rebuild her shattered life. for the latest, let s go to matthew chance in perugia. you ve been out there the whole time. you were in court today. dramatic scenes. were you expecting that? you ve been following this very closely for years. reporter: yeah, well, i wasn t quite expecting the level of emotion that i witnessed in the court today. it really was tense. you had both the knox family and the kercher family sitting in the same course. the kerchers very much wanted for amanda knox to stay in prison. they wanted the conviction to be upheld. obviously, the knoxes wanted the opposite. when it went the knoxes way, there were whoops and chants. and powerful tension. amanda was just so overcome with emotion. she could barely walk she was crying so
for a horrific crime she didn t commit. her roommate was brute ale murdered in an apartment they shared in perugia. tonight amanda and her boyfriend rafael sollecito are free. she s preparing to fly home to the united states to rebuild her shattered life. for the latest, let s go to matthew chance in perugia. you ve been out there the whole time. you were in court today. dramatic scenes. were you expecting that? you ve been following this very closely for years. reporter: yeah, well, i wasn t quite expecting the level of emotion that i witnessed in the court today. it really was tense. you had both the knox family and the kercher family sitting in the same course. the kerchers very much wanted for amanda knox to stay in prison. they wanted the conviction to be upheld. obviously, the knoxes wanted the opposite. when it went the knoxes way, there were whoops and chants. and powerful tension. amanda was just so overcome with emotion. she could barely walk she was crying so mu
when it comes to sarah palin. she is the last candidate who has a base waiting for her. however, there s been a lesson for her in recent polling, it s gone from 16% of republicans in august to say she s my choice to be our nominee down to 7% in our lating polling. which means not that they don t like her anymore, this process, especially south carolina moved up, new hampshire and iowa are about to move up. republicans will be casting votes to pick their nominee just after new year in early january. here s the governor. i ve been adamant about the fact i would not run for president. my language was clear and direct no matter how many times i was asked the question. for me the answer was never anything but no. my job here in new jersey is my passion. i ve always meant it when i i said i felt like the luckiest guy in the world to have this job. i m doing a job that i love in the state i grew up in on behalf of some of the toughest and greatest people in this country. it wasn
american student amanda knox walked free from an italian prison after serving four years for a horrific crime she didn t commit. her roommate was brute ale murdered in an apartment they shared in perugia. tonight amanda and her boyfriend rafael sollecito are free. she s preparing to fly home to the united states to rebuild her shattered life. for the latest, let s go to matthew chance in perugia. you ve been out there the whole time. you were in court today. dramatic scenes. were you expecting that? you ve been following this very closely for years. reporter: yeah, well, i wasn t quite expecting the level of emotion that i witnessed in the court today. it really was tense. you had both the knox family and the kercher family sitting in the same course. the kerchers very much wanted for amanda knox to stay in prison. they wanted the conviction to be upheld. obviously, the knoxes wanted the opposite. when it went the knoxes way, there were whoops and chants. and powerful tens