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 international correspondent matthew chance was there. what else did they say to reporters? >> reporter: there was another press conference on the part of the kercher family. they felt that after the acquittal of amanda knox and raffaele sollecito, the former boyfriend amanda knox that they had gone back to square one. they emphasized it's believed it was more than one person that carried out the killing of meredith kercher. so the question that enters your mind surrounding the meredith kercher family, it wasn't amanda and raffaello, he was responsible -- [ indiscernible ] >> we said all along we don't want the wrong people put away for a crime that they didn't commit, having said that, as lyle said it may be a case of waiting another year now to get the truth and we can't decide that. we have to leave that up to the police and the forensics and the courts, so we just have to wait again reel. >> i that's stephanie kercher, meredith kercher's sister. it was difficult to hear matthew chance. we'll check in with him on a better connection and we'll continue to follow this story all morning. now, new documents leaked to cnn purport to so attorney general eric holder was aware of the controversial fast and furious gun-running operation as far back of july last year that corrects his testimony to congress. under that atf agents allowed thousands of weapons to cross the border allegedly and fall into the hands of mexican drug cartels. a high level official says holder never misled lawmakers when appearing before the senate back in march. here in the u.s., cnn has learned new jersey governor chris christie is on the earn of saying whether he will throw his name in the hat. he could be make this decision within the next 48 hours. we're told christi and his wife went over the pros and cons of running for president. president obama is on the campaign trail in texas today. he's expected to push his jobs bill during a stop in dallas based on a new national poll the president needs to talk up a storm. a majority of those questions believe the republicans will win the white house next year. a little more than a third expect president obama to be re-elected. so with the election more than a year away still is the president the underdog? here's what he told abc news. >> are you the underdog now? >> absolutely. given the economy whatever happens an your watch you've got -- >> you embrace that quickly. >> i don't mind. >> mr. obama cited the anemic economy for what appears to be his uphill battle. hank williams jr. coming under fire for comments he made about the president. he compared him to hitler in an interview. in response espn pulled his classic intro song from its broadcast of nfl's game. he was making reference to a june golf game between the president and john boehner. >> come on. come on. it would be like hitler playing golf with netanyahu, okay. >> in a statement released after the interview williams said i was simply trying to explain how ludicrous that pairing was. they're polar opposites. and it made no sense. they don't see eye to eye and never will. let's go to rob marciano. we're expecting flight delays. >> i don't know if it will be as bad as yesterday, christine. we have the same system that replaced the last system that was doing the same thing last week and that is cut off low. spiraling over the northeast. unsettled weather continues there. you see it on the radar scope, the ongoing issue and begin and kick out slowly but surely. you see the showers rotating into the eastern part of new england and also then rotating back down towards the delmarva. new york, boston, showers that will cause delays. no red on the map. most of the delays will be under an hour but include some of the cities in d.c. vegas seeing thunderstorms. big storm rolling into the west reinforcing shot comes into northern california tonight but the rain and snow that came into the sierras yesterday getting into sought lake city and winter storm watches are posed for the wasatch. look at that mess. look at november and december as opposed to the first week of october out west and the middle part of the country looking fairly windy and warmer. there's your storm driving into the northwest and the west coast there. and five to ten inches of additional snowfall above the 7,000 foot mark that includes lake tahoe. winds gusting to 50 miles an hour and over a foot possible above 8,000 feet. daytime highs in the midsection, 87 in kansas city. warming up to 81 degrees in minneapolis, 75 in chicago and 63 degrees in new york city. so long sleeve with the game. is carol off? >> i was wondering, rob, if she took the day off because of the game but it was already scheduled but i don't see you, you know, wearing a detroit uniform. >> no. >> wasn't that the bet? >> that's why they play five, okay. >> 2-1 right now. >> we have game four tonight. game four tonight so. >> what about this pumpkin. >> what? there's a pumpkin? >> a big pumpkin. i wonder what they're feeding this pumpkin. >> my goodness. >> i didn't see this in the rundown but they're clearly juicing it up with hdh maybe other steroids. >> i would say main lining miracle-gro. >> somewhere where they grow big ones -- i like a nice symmetrical orange pumpkin and whatever they're feeding this gourd is something to be -- where is this? >> i'm told that the number one ingredient -- there you go. >> in virginia. >> there you go. >> thanks for the heads-up. >> the number one ingredient cow manure,rob. >> i prefer chicken. >> that's what fees a pumpkin to get it big. >> happy halloween to you pumpkin growers. amanda knox free from jail and jay leno knows why the court let her go. >> you folks might not know the jury. italian court overturned amanda knox's conviction. after having those jersey shore kids over there, amanda knox didn't seem so bad. just send her home. >> all right. it's been the talk for weeks. what will the new iphone look like? 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