i met her last year, she had an aggressive form of ovarian cancer and couldn t get the chemotherapy medication she desperately needed. you know, you feel like you re in a fight with one hand tied behind your back. we just at the time said let s go with what we have and see what happens. and the cancer pretty rapidly recurred. that was just this past november. and renee, unfortunately, did pass away. she never was able to get another dose of doxil. her can specialist and renee s twodaughters, michelle and nicole, join me now. i m so sorry for your loss. you know, i talked a lot about your mom, michelle, after that program because i thought a lot about that. can you can you tell me a little was she able to get any other treatment after that? she did. she was on another form of chemotherapy. but it didn t work like they had expected it to. she had some complications from that chemotherapy and got sicker and sicker. and then she went into hospice care about a month ago.
arguments, basically saying she did not kim, they did not rape and she was not there, sort of a declaration of innocence on the part of amanda knox and her co-defendant and former boyfriend, raffle sollecito was convincing as well, saying he wasn t involved in this, he thought amanda was a sweet acres dorable young woman and so, it was a good press.ation today but, you know, in the end, i think as you well know, andrea, jimming how a jury decides the case is almost impossible and i can tell you from the observers and the lawyers involved in this case, they are saying it could go either way, andrea. keith, thank you so much. of course, keith and our whole team there will be back for live could have of ramming when that verdict is read. also making headlines today, week two of the conrad murray involuntary manslaughter trial in california. today, prosecute letters begin exam ming the emergency room physician who pronounced michael jackson dead. noble foundation just announced that ra
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i wasn t there. i wasn t present in that crime. cnn s matthew chance was in the courtroom. matthew, walk us through this morning s hearing, will you? reporter: yeah, martin. it was very emotional. amanda knox came in escorted by the guards and looked very stressed indeed, very pale. her head was hung down. she didn t even look at her family, who were gathered in one corner of the courtroom to give her support. her former boyfriend also serving a lengthy prison sentence for the murder of meredith kircher, spoke first. he said they were both innocent. then the big moment came. perhaps the biggest speech of amanda knox s life. she turned to the jury and managed to compose herself because she was in tears, and, you know, make this impassioned plea for them to set her free. she said she wanted her life back. she was tired of being punished for something she didn t do, she said. and so she said it all as well in fluent italian. over the past four years since she s been in priso
republican backers. don t worry. you run. we ll take care of the money. he has rather moderate views on social issues conservatives may not be hip to. we ll talk a lot about that this morning. something else we re talking a lot about. amanda knox s first hope for freedom. the american student is waiting to see if her murder conviction will be overturned. she made her case to the jury earlier this morning. now an agonizing waiting game for her. part of what a tearful knox told the court, the accusations are completely unjust and without any foundation. i am paying for my life with a crime i didn t commit. paula newton has covered this case for years and joins us live from perugia, italy. what else did knox have to say to the jurors this morning? you know, she got up and could barely speak,ally. choking back the tears. they asked, do you want to take a seat? she said, no. she said okay. and she made a tearful plea but maintained her composure each time underscoring i di