italian court rules that it will allow a review of dna evidence used to convict her of murder. could this eventually set her free? we ll talk live with her mother and father. and royal affairs. prince william and kate middleton make their first public appearance since their engagement while prince harry makes his first public comments about his new sister-in-law-to-be. and it was a historic vote in washington. bill clinton was in the white house 17 years ago when don t ask, don t tell was put in place. but throughout american history men and women were kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. now all of that will change, and for the first time gays and lesbians will be allowed to serve openly in the armed forces. some are equating the vote to the end of racial segregation in the military. 14,000 servicemen and women have been kicked out of the military under don t ask, don t tell. supporters of the repeal call it a giant step forward in the pursui
and father. and royal affairs. prince william and kate middleton make their first public appearance since their engagement while prince harry makes his first public comments about his new sister-in-law-to-be. and it was a historic vote in washington. bill clinton was in the white house 17 years ago when don t ask, don t tell was put in place. but throughout american history men and women were kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. now all of that will change, and for the first time gays and lesbians will be allowed to serve openly in the armed forces. some are equating the vote to the end of racial segregation in the military. 14,000 servicemen and women have been kicked out of the military under don t ask, don t tell. supporters of the repeal call it a giant step forward in the pursuit of equal rights but there are a still a lot of critics. and we re going to hear from them too coming up. history of a different kind could be made of the hardw
next on msnbc sunday, the search for an american tourist in israel ends. the search for her killer begins. history on the hill, how did it happen and why is the senate meeting behind closed doors today? plus a motoring nightmare and it just doesn t stop. oh, gosh, look at that. it s started at a triple rainbow. one of the most remembered viral videos of the year. it ooh is going to put a smile on your face. good morning. i m alex witt. let s get to what s happening now. the senate is back this afternoon to debate a nuclear arms treaty with russia but already this weekend congress has made history by repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the military. good morning, mike. reporter: good morning, alex. what s on tap today? that s right. with unrespect it was a second straight success for the president. he s now pressing for passage of another top priority before christmas. for backers of repeal, it was a solemn day, 17 years in the making. does anybody look
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and police were having questions and searching cars and trying to figure out exactly who the suspects are, and clear now more than 24 hours after the crime, the israeli police really don t know what happened out in that forest. through the night, search crews scoured the hills looking for christine logan. her a fate unknown, police planned for the worst and with day break, searchers found the american woman dead hidden in bushes not far from the trail and the border from the west bank is rough and rugged terrain and two friends robbed late saturday afternoon hike in the hills and tells an amazing tale. she said the two arab men attacked them somewhere out here in these hills, with a knife. they ran off as the friend, unknown, she showed up, cut up, bloodied and bound and told the families here that tried to help her, the only way she could escape was by playing dead. less than 24 hours from the