that horrible day one year ago. plus a new documentary targets bullies, the motion picture association rates it r because of strong language but that r rating will keep kids from seeing it. an army staff management goes on a shooting rampage in afghanistan opening fire in at least two villages. the american sergeant acted alone, he turned himself in after the rampage and right now he is in nato custody. the president of syria kofi annan spoke face to face again today in damascus. he is the first to meet with assaad. annan wants a cease fire. i have been here for a very short time. almost every city imaginable wants peace. they want to move on with the alliance. while the few men talk peace in damascus, violence raged across syria. activists say at least 32 people were killed in fighting today. and a dramatic rescue in italy after a cargo ship ran aground off sicily. the ship had started to take on water after it ran aground in extremely rough seas. we re told the cr
european markets fell. the ftse down more than 2%. dax down more than 3%. no surprise, folks. dow futures are down this morning. now to preday on wall street. a 2.4%. the european debt crisis weighs heavily on investors minds and wallets. the only one to finish on the up side, walmart. amanda knox and her family are expected to return to seattle as early as today. knox broke down in tears after a jury overturned her murder conviction yesterday for the stabbing death of her british roommate meredith kercher four years ago. appearing dazed, knox had to be helped from the courtroom after this verdict was read. her italian boyfriend cleared of murder charges. knox s sister told reporters her family is thankful. we are thankful for the support we have received from all over the world. people who took the time to research the case and could see that amanda and travrafaefaello innocent. they spoke but about her acquittal and say meredith is the forgotten person. our senior in
murdoch s protege rebekah brooks to show up tomorrow to answer questions. despite her arrest over the weekend, her spokesman says she will be there. she s denying she knew her reporters hacked phones for scoops while she was the newspaper s editor. rupert murdoch, chairman of news corp, and his son james are expected to testify alongside brooks tomorrow. they will appear before parliament s media committee. a heatwave hitting the middle of u.s. extremely high humidity makes it feel as hot as 117 degrees in some places. that heat is creeping east. brutal. i probably lost 10 pounds today. it s crazy. we are sweltering, and we re just asking for some relief here. houston is hot as blazes. stay put. stay cool. there s been a change of u.s. command in afghanistan today as well. general david petraeus leaving to become the cia director handed command of the afghan war to marine general john allen. allen served as a deputy at u.s. central command in tampa before getting that