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>> right. because it's buried before the weekend often. the bottom line is there are interesting new memos. one memo right before the mid-term of 2010. october at that point, administration officials learn that solyndra is about to layoff people. one official tells us here, no es bueno, this is not good. there is no evidence that the white house pushed layoffs back so they happened after the mid-term. another memo from march 2009 says that the white house was thinking about having the president announce this loan sooner than it actually happened. though the energy department didn't meet yet on...

Because it's buried before the weekend often. the bottom line is there are interesting new memos. one memo right before the mid-term of 2010. october at that point, administration officials learn that solyndra is about to layoff people. one official tells us here, no es bueno, this is not good. there is no evidence that the white house pushed layoffs back so they happened after the mid-term. another memo from march 2009 says that the white house was thinking about having the president announce this loan sooner than it actually happened. though the energy department didn't meet yet on the loan....

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...

Retail sales are up. china is getting more of our money, and you may want to keep the old car another year. allison kosik has the details in this week's "getting down to business." >> reporter: retail sales continue to climb, but the space a bit slower than expected. sales rose half a percent in april slowing from the march increase that was almost double that. one reason for the penny pinching could be the soaring price of gasoline. aaa says the average price for a gallon of gas is at almost $4. also growing, the trade gap between the u.s. and china. china's overall trade surplus tops $11 bil...

Have a few delays at airports, too, and a lot of wet weather, don, on both coasts of the country. >> jacqui jeras, thank you very much. appreciate it. ahead, it one reporter is no doubt thankful for a lot of luck. it felt like the sky was falling and how one guy was picking up the pieces. retail sales are up. china is getting more of our money, and you may want to keep the old car another year. allison kosik has the details in this week's "getting down to business." >> reporter: retail sales continue to climb, but the space a bit slower than expected. sales rose half a percent in april slowing...