able to vote, but to also be able to nominate themselves as candidates in the future round of elections, even though the date for the elections hasn t been set yet, they say they re over the moon about this, this is a big step forward toward the empowerment of women in saudi arabia. they say that s something much needed in this country, a country where there is a male guardianship system, women can t drive, can t open bank accounts, can t have education unless the male guardian signs off on it. the white house calls king abdullah s decision an important step forward in expanding the rights of women in saudi arabia. pushing his jobs creations plan, president barack obama is on the road in the western part of this country. right now he s in seattle, washington. his first stop before heading for california and then colorado this week. in addition to talking about the u.s. economy, he ll be raising money for the democratic party. diana s nyad s third try was not the charm.
different tore? amanda s parents join us live this morning. today, sunday, september 25, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a sunday. i m lester holt. and i m jenna wolfe. it feels like we ve been covering this amanda knox case forever. she is getting closer to a verdict in her appeals case. is she a murderer or wrongly convicted of killing her british roommate. in closing arguments, we heard one side of the story. now we ll hear the other side, her defense later this week. the latest in a live report, ahead. another major criminal trial. the case against dr. conrad murray, accused of giving michael jackson a phattal dose of a powerful anicsthetic. drama, plot twists and surprises. a new reality show is taking us behind the scenes to show what life is like for favorite actresses and actors, that s ahead. never watched soaps? not that i would admit on national tv. i don t believe that for one second.
iranian prison. i m shannon bream. we begin with that breaking news after two years in an iranian prison american hikers josh fattal and shane bauer are back home. jenna has been following the story closely with family and friends over the last couple of years. she is live in new york with the latest on their arrival. excellent news. reporter: very good news today. josh and shane are here in new york city. their flight landed about an hour ago. at this time they are heading for an undisclosed location in manhattan where we expect to hear from them later this afternoon. there are so many questions for these young men. we don t know many of the details of their 780 plus days behind bars. here s what we do know. shane and josh have been charged and convicted and sentenced to a years in prison for illegally crossing the border of iran for spying. as of wednesday the iranian ministry released them in their words as a soon of islamic mercy. the timing is suspect. they are coming
was some drama over the issue of the palestinian bid for statehood. but the real action is taking place now as the world s finance ministers and leaders meet to talk about money. i think it s fair to say that we are confronting the worst economic moment since the days after the collapse of lehman brothers in 2008. growth has slowed in europe and the united states, and it is slower even in the bubbling, emerging markets. some european countries now have deep problems with their debt burdens that appear unmanageable, and that problem is spreading to major european countries like italy. europe s banks have too little capital and too much bad debt on their books. they are posed for a lehman-like event. and here s the worst part in light of these problems, key governments are doing almost nothing. the real culprits are the leaders of europe. they have been kicking the can down the road for two years. they now have to face the fact that the euro was badly created. mixing together
clayton: check this out. an eight year old s kids cage fighting match. some say it s no more dangerous than playing football. certainly creepy. anyway, fox & friends starts right now. oh, would you let your kid do that, cage fighting. alisyn: i really wouldn t at this point. he s four. clayton: dave, how old is your son. dave: loves sports, he s three. clayton: they said it s not submission fighting like he we saw in denver. usc fight. we ll get into that later on. alisyn: politics, something amazing happened in florida last night. clayton: this is a cage match. alisyn: the straw poll was set in florida, okay, rick perry, the front runner at the moment or surely mitt romney. clayton: no, not at all. alisyn: herman cain was the run away winner. clayton: when you say run away, it s double what rick perry got. 37% to what rick perry got and herman cain got. this isn t prevent perry s camp for saying it s a loss for mitt romney. he s been in five years