joining me now in perusia. keith, we know how this has been playing out in the media. on the internet. i am curious about the small incidence in the city. are people weighing in on if they think she should be set free or not? they are. you have like everywhere else, people decided between amanda knox s innocence who those who say she is guilty. that sums up the case that now as we wait for the verdict, court observers and lawyers intimately involved in the case say it could go either way. i heard nobody who spent a lot of time in the courtroom say that they are adamantly convinced it will go one way or the other. for sure, we have five separate changes on knox, including slander and falsifying a break in and it s possible that she will be found not guilty on murder and sexual assault, but could be convicted of say
i m afraid i need to interrupt. the court has been called to order and they have risen. we are expecting the judge at any moment. this is the judge. we will translate the moment he begins speaking. in the name of the italian public and the court of perusia, referring to article 600,
in the court of perusia the charges against the defendant amanda knox, we declare amanda knox we are following proceedings and you will hear translation as we have it. the judge is
with these cell phone records. thank you very much for the latest from there. we also have this breaking news. we have been following this. these are live pictures from inside the courtroom where they are preparing for amanda knox and the decision in her case. whether the judge and a panel jury will decide to keep her behind bars in perusia, italy or if the american convicted of murdering her roommate will be allowed to return home. her family is there and she has been transported from prison and is expected inside that courtroom. the decision will be read at 3:30 eastern time. we ll be right back. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could ve had a v8. an accident doesn t have to slow you down. with better car replacement, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer.
perhaps slander. time served and sent home. a lot of scenarios is outcomes. the knox family is now in the courtroom and the pieces are in place for the verdict outside the courtroom. live for us in perusia. that does it for this edition of news nation. time in colleague martin bashir picks up the breaking news in italy next.