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ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) To return or not to return, that is the question. But now Amanda Knox, convicted just moments ago inside an Italian courtroom this morning. The 16-year-old slander case stems from the night she was interrogated about her roommate's murder. Our foreign correspondent James Longman is there in Florence, Italy, with the very latest. Good morning, James. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Finally, tonight here, less than a week left before Christmas, and we promised to keep going, and so did you. Your new ideas, and Oprah's, too. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And finally, tonight, the fourth grader with autism who's getting lots of attention for singing this Christmas classic. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVA PILGRIM (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well, now to that massive snowstorm, more than six feet of snow falling in some areas of upstate New York. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVA PILGRIM (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We start this half hour with the mother of 14 children scheduled to be put to death next week. Melissa Lucio insists she was wrongfully convicted of killing her two-year-old daughter Mariah after a tragic accident 15 years ago. High profile names fighting to save her from execution. ABC's Mireya Villarreal is here with more. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're back now on "GMA." A new movie getting some scrutiny this morning. Amanda Knox is raising issues about "Stillwater," which stars Matt Damon, and the resemblance she says it has to her real-life experience when she was charged with murder in Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) It's coming up. All right, thank you, Eva. Now to Amanda Knox criticizing the new film "Stillwater," claiming it was inspired by the crime that led to her murder conviction in Italy. Knox says the movie reinforces a false image of her as guilty. Matt Gutman has the latest. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back now with an update on the Amanda Knox case. The only person serving time for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, has been released from prison. Knox is speaking out. And our foreign correspondent James Longman has the details. Good morning, James. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TOM LLAMAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Todd, thank you. We move on now to the other news this Saturday night in Houston. A police helicopter spinning out of control, crashing into a house - housing complex with two officers onboard. The frantic race to free them from the wreckage. One officer did not survive. Here's ABC's Marci Gonzalez. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TOM LLAMAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to the breaking headline from Washington where the Treasury Department has started sending out stimulus checks to Americans, the economy rocked. Nearly 17 million suddenly out of work. Here's ABC's Rachel Scott. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back now with the unlikely friendship between Amanda Knox and Lorena Bobbitt. They have joined forces on a new project, and Paula Faris sat down with them to talk about it. Good morning, Paula. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay, thank you, Paula. We're gonna get the latest now on Amanda Knox back in Italy this morning for the first time since she was acquitted in the murder of her roommate. She's returning to speak about what she went through and the - sensational coverage of her case. Our senior foreign correspondent Ian Pannell on the scene in Italy. Good morning, Ian. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) To "The Index" of other news tonight and the crush of cameras following Amanda Knox. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TOM LLAMAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Next, Amanda Knox back in Italy. (Voiceover) The former American exchange student accused of murdering her roommate, acquitted by Italy's highest court, now back in that country for the first time in years. TOM LLAMAS (ABC NEWS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And she's a teenager. Can't forget that. Okay, Adrienne, thank you. We want to turn to a name that we all remember, Amanda Knox. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) In 2016, a crime wave swept across American television, a tsunami of true crime. From the silver screen to the TV screen to even smaller screens, viewers were obsessed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) So we're hearing this morning from Amanda Knox, the American who served four years in that prison in Italy for the murder of a British exchange student. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BYRON PITTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Thank you for joining us. When Amanda Knox was charged with murder, she became an international tabloid pariah. The case muddied by salacious details of sex parties and love affairs. Headlines proclaimed her guilt despite contradictory evidence. Now after four years in prison, her conviction overturned, she's using her notoriety to spread an important message. Here's my "Nightline" co-anchor Juju Chang. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And Amanda Knox joins us now. Good to see you again, Amanda. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But first, that story that captivated the world. Amanda Knox caught in the middle of a murder case while studying abroad nine years ago. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now a look at the biggest legal stories of the past year. And it was a very dramatic one, with cases with of national significance gripping the country and stunning twists in the cases the whole country was watching. ABC's Dan Abrams has been keeping track of it all. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Let's go to Amy with the "Morning Rundown." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Oh, I'm sure you are, I'm sure you are, George. We're gonna begin this half hour with Amanda Knox finally cleared of murder charges in Italy after an eight-year ordeal. This morning, her ex-boyfriend is speaking out, and overnight we heard from her family about her plans for the future - ABC's Neal Karlinsky has that for us. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're gonna start here, though. with Amanda Knox stepping forward overnight to react to the verdict she's been waiting for for a long time. The top criminal court in Italy overturning her murder conviction. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Aditi, thank you. And now to judgment day for Amanda Knox. Italy's highest court announcing their ruling this morning on her latest murder conviction, and it could spark an international incident with the United States over extradition if her conviction is upheld. ABC's Neal Karlinsky has the latest for us this morning. Neal, good morning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We turn now to the breaking news from Italy tonight and reaction right here in the US. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) All right, Ginger, thank you. But now to Amanda Knox, back in the headlines this morning, Italy's highest court deciding her fate right now. Whether her latest murder conviction should stand, Knox is watching this all from her home in Seattle. And ABC's Alex Marquardt has that story for us. Good morning, Alex. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) David, good morning. We begin with the breaking news from that plane crash in France. Two Americans among the 150 victims. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. It is a combination of two American obsessions, reality TV and porn. You will either view what we are about to show you as an act of sheer brilliance or as the beginning of the decline of Western civilization. It as new show called "The Sex Factor" and it's basically a talent competition without clothing. ABC's Nick Watt takes us, carefully, tastefully, behind the scenes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MAGGIE (EXOTIC DANCER) But, like all my classes, like they're like mostly discussion based. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LARA SPENCER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're back now at 7:42, with new developments in the Amanda Knox case. An Italian court releasing hundreds of pages of documents revealing why it found Knox guilty of murder, reversing a lower court decision that had thrown out her conviction. ABC's Neal Karlinsky has the story. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we move now to the news tonight in the ongoing pursuit of Amanda Knox. She is the American accused in an Italian court of brutally murdering her roommate. She was convicted, then freed, then convicted again. ABC's chief legal affairs anchor Dan Abrams tells us what the Italian court said today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we're back at 7:43. (Off-camera) We're gonna turn to that firestorm over the Duke University freshman who is working her way through school as a porn star. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And next here to the Amanda Knox case tonight. And from Italy this evening, the judge who presided over the trial this week that found her guilty now talking about what he called his suffering over the decision. Will Amanda Knox now be sent back to Italy? Here's ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now picking up with Amanda's triumphant return to American soil and that fresh air of Seattle. She was free, for now. But the traumatic memories of Italy and her time in jail were never far away and nor was the weight of wondering if she could be sent back to serve a new sentence. With this week's verdict, those fears are now front and center. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ANNOUNCER "20/20" continues with "Amanda Knox, Guilty Again." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) When I first began covering this case, it almost seemed to be a tale of two Amandas. Which was the real one? The innocent girl next door, out of her depth in a foreign country, or Foxy Knoxy, of so many lurid headlines? Knox herself tried to set the record straight in her book called "Waiting To Be Heard," as she explained to my colleague, Diane Sawyer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Guilty again. That is the stunning reversal from an Italian judge who said just today that he suffered over the latest Amanda Knox verdict. As you know, it's a verdict that keeps changing in the eerie whodunit that's been called Italy's trial of the century. I've covered this case for six years now as Amanda Knox spent 1400 nights in prison. And now speaking only to ABC News, she says she'll have to be taken back kicking and screaming. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMANDA KNOX (CONVICTED OF MURDER IN ITALY) My first reaction was, no, this is wrong and I'm going to do everything I can to, to prove that it is. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Late night on the President's speech this week. Let's bring in our powerhouse roundtable with ABC News contributors now. Two newest members of our team, Bill Kristol, editor of - "The Weekly Standard," Ana Navarro, Republican strategist, along with Matthew Dowd, Donna Brazile and Paul Krugman of the "New York Times" and Princeton. Welcome to you all and I do want to get to the State of the Union, but we gotta begin with this - these new developments over the weekend about Chris Christie. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But we do begin with that Italian court's decision to convict Amanda Knox for a second time. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) George, we're gonna begin here with an ABC News exclusive this morning, we are hearing from Amanda Knox, the American college student who hopes to be acquitted of murdering her roommate in Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) All right. Yes, let's talk to Amanda right here. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But let's get right to the Amanda Knox story. So many developments right now after that Italian court upheld her murder conviction yesterday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And next here tonight, Amanda Knox and the uproar surrounding the American girl found guilty again of murder in Italy. Today, she told ABC News she will never willingly go back. And what about those reports that her ex-boyfriend was trying to get out of the country? ABC's Neal Karlinsky with all of the new twists tonight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening and thanks for joining us. Tonight, Seattle college student Amanda Knox speaking out for the first time since that bombshell guilty verdict, a reversal that once again puts her freedom in jeopardy. For the past 6 1/2 years, her fate has been in the hands of the Italian justice system. Guilty, not guilty, and now guilty again. But tonight, she comes out strong, saying she's not about to give up her fight. And in her first and only interview since the surprising new verdict, here's ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) That's ahead. But now the anxious wait for Amanda Knox. A verdict expected today in her latest murder trial in Florence, Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And a good evening to you on this Thursday night. We begin with the breaking news in the case of that American girl whose trial made headlines around the world. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) I wanna bring in ABC's chief legal affairs anchor Dan Abrams. If this is affirmed, Dan, is there any way the United States will let the Italians drag her back into prison in Italy? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Tonight, Amanda Knox is once again a convicted killer. It's the latest twist in a 6 1/2-year saga that has transfixed people on two continents. Nearly 28 months after Knox, a college student from Seattle, was acquitted of killing her roommate during a study abroad program in Italy, today an appeals court in that country ruled that she is, in fact, guilty and belongs back in prison. So what happens next? Here's ABC's Neal Karlinsky. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]