for an hour and a half underwater. it was her 40th birthday. two of the passengers are in critical condition. in california, the conrad murray trial is entering the next stage with testimony from investigators and detectives. parts of murray s police interview conducted two days after michael jackson s death will be played in court as well. and home at last. amanda knox back in seattle after her four years in an italian jail. a tearful knox was fwregreeted applause from supporters as she arrived back home. thank you to everyone who has believed in me, who has defended me, who has supported my family. the chairman of the house oversight committee, darrell issa, says attorney general eric holder failed to tell the whole truth when he testified back in may that he only just learned about a controversial program, a program that ended up putting guns in the hands of the mexican drug cartel. that program was called fast and
sentence. a tearful knox said the accusations that she killed her roommate are unfair and groundless. knox and her co-defendant, a boyfriend at the time of the killing, were found guilty of stabbing meredith kercher to death. prosecutors wanted her sentence increased to life in prison. the defense has tried to cast doubt over dna evidence linking the two to the crime. the prosecution contends even without dna, there is overwhelming circumstantial evidence proving knox committed the crime. a verdict is expected later today. and back here at home, the campaign of gop presidential hopeful rick perry is on the defensive over a report linking him to a hunting camp that used a racially charged name. the accusations have drawn criticisms from rival herman cain who spent the weekend celebrating a victory. nbc s tracie potts joins us from
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