abroad, the amanda knox story" sunday night at 8:00 eastern here on cnn. you know drew and his team do fantastic work, but the thing that's going to be important about this, i think most people have heard about the amanda knox story, it was hard to discern what was news and rumor and what was -- >> tabloid and just tabloid. >> and the amazing part about what was allowed at trial, as evidence in some cases was conjecture and rumor. >> i would be interested to hear the whole story from drew. let the debates begin. gop holds its first presidential debate last night, but it was remarkable for, i guess, the cast at this event. some of the biggest names being bandied about were not there. tim pawlenty was and many say he was sort of the top billing. who was there and who wasn't. and energy independence. something we talk about a lot in the united states. would it help defeat al qaeda? jim acosta has a very interesting story on that. it is 42 minutes after the hour. ♪