extent to which america might get involved. hey, there, everyone. high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to weekends with alex witt. new revelations into tuesday s crash of germanwings flight 9525. the german tabloid build spoke with a former girlfriend of co-pilot andreas lubitz who investigators believe intentionally crashed the plane. she said lubitz told her, quote, one day i will do something that will change the whole system and everybody will know my name then. nbc news has not confirmed this report. the new york times is reporting today that lubitz sought treatment for vision problems that may have jeopardized his ability to continue working as a pilot. german prosecutors believe lubitz may have hidden an illness from his employers, torn up doctors notes including one excusing him from work on the day of the crash were found many his apartment. nbc news has confirmed the airline will make a preliminary payment of up to $55,000 to relatives of crash
will meet to decision what steps should be taken next. knox and her former italian boyfriend were convicted of murder in 2009 then acquitted on appeal in 2011. but in 2013, italy s high court threw out that acquittal and he was convicted for his role in a murder in a 2008 trial. let s bring in ann bremner. with a welcome to you, ann, double jeopardy is prohibited here in the u.s. but in italy, someone can be tried twice for the same crime. what exactly does italily high court plan to do in deciding on wednesday? thanks for having me, alex. we call this triple jeopardy because we ve had three trials in italy in the amanda knox case. what we ll hear on wednesday is the court s looking at what s called basically a conditional conviction. there s only a conviction in italy if the highest court in italy sustains the conviction on wednesday. so that s really important
we are united in our goal our approach our resolve and our determination to ensure that iran s program is entirely peaceful. those formal talks among iran the u.s. european nations and china resume late next week. kristen welker is at the white house for us. why were the talks recessed so close to the march 31st deadline? reporter: a lot of people asking that same question, alex. the official reason is because it s the iranian new year also because the mother of the president of iran passed away. and his brother was one of the negotiators. but you heard secretary kerry underscore the point that while there has been significant progress gaps remain. and among the main sticking points, alex the number of centrifuges that iran should be allowed to have to enrich uranium. the number that they re talking about right now is in the ballpark of 6,000. but critics of this deal israel included say the number should be much lower. iranians say they should actually be allowed to ha
that verdict came in the jaw that dropped the farthest was his. everyone in the courtroom was astonished. he was the most astonished. the fact is that was a gift. he had a great lawyer a great jury consultant both of whom i know and respect, and that s what happened in that case. he also argued and there was an argument about some asperger s syndrome and other issues that might have led him to act as he did claiming self-defense. guy has more lives than a cat. ann, thank you so much. appreciate it. the politics lead now. a new poll on hillary clinton s e-mail debacle. are voters satisfied with her explanation about why she kept a private e-mail account during her public days as secretary of state? we will share brand new polling results next. the money lead can we call it a comeback? blackberry s new design going after the trendier more lavish consumer. is it worth $2,000?
so they may hold him on charges in louisiana until that is dealt with. then he can go to california and deal with the murder charges. thank you so much. let s bring in ann bremner, criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor who has closely followed the durst case for more than a decade. this on-mic moment is it admissible in court? i think it well can be. this case has had so many weird twists and turns. it s just stranger than fiction of course. so it s a live mic. we all know i have a mic on they are live. the fact of the matter is the question is does he have a reasonable expectation of privacy in what he said under those circumstances. you could say he s in a bathroom he has a right to privacy but on the other hand it s a live mic. i would argue it comes in and i think the prosecutors can get that into evidence. that s why they re using it to charge him. let s talk about the other key piece of evidence miguel just described having to do with this anonymous tip letter to