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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]

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]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) A lot of people in Steubenville agree with her. It's deeply divided that town there. It's very, very difficult story. All right. Let's have a move on to another difficult story, the latest on the Amanda Knox case. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) Pretty stunning news this morning in the Amanda Knox case, two months after she returned home from four years in an Italian prison. Judges crushed the prosecutor's original case, saying there was never any solid evidence against Amanda. "20/20" anchor Elizabeth Vargas has been reporting on this case from the beginning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now, George, to new details on Amanda Knox. Her former boyfriend, also acquitted in the death of Knox's roommate, speaking out for the first time since their release in early October. Raffaele Sollecito says he wants to set the record straight on the case and on the rumors about his relationship with Amanda. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We have a team on this case tonight, beginning with "20/20" co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas who has covered this case from the start, and she's in Perugia tonight. Elizabeth? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) There is so much drama in this case, and "20/20" co-anchor, Elizabeth Vargas, has covered it from the very start. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But we're, are going to begin, of course, with more on Amanda Knox. Her family standing by her side for four long years. "20/20" co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas has covered this journey from the very beginning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And let's get right to Elizabeth, who has covered this case from the start. Good morning, Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) All that is coming up, plus some breaking news as well about ABC News and about "GMA." This is gonna change the way you look at us, the way you get your news, it's big news and we can't wait to share all that. But first, let's go back to "20/20" co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas, she's in Perugia with the very latest on Amanda Knox. Hello, Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Thank you, a fascinating debate. And that wraps up our coverage of the terror strike for this morning. Now to the trial of Amanda Knox, which is very quickly approaching its wrenching, riveting climax. Monday is the key day. That is when Amanda herself will make a final plea for freedom. In the courtroom on Friday, lawyers for both sides were making their final arguments. And - "20/20" co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas, who's been leading our coverage of this story, was in the courtroom, and she's with us now live from Perugia. Good morning to you, Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to the Amanda Knox trial, counting down to a decision this week. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to Amanda Knox. So close to finding out if she's finally going free. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Let's turn to Italy now and Amanda Knox, where today is the first day of the defense's closing arguments, a more promising today for her. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But let's get right to those crucial closing arguments underway in Italy in the appeals trial of Amanda Knox, the Seattle student hoping to get her murder conviction overturned and return home here to the US. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) Now to that new legal victory for Amanda Knox. As you know, she's the American student accused of killing her roommate in Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Thanks, Robin. We're gonna turn now to the Amanda Knox trial. The forensic and DNA evidence that could hold the key to her freedom will be front and center again today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well, crucial DNA evidence takes center stage at the Amanda Knox appeals trial tomorrow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We'll follow the investigation. But now, we're gonna get to the latest on that break in the Amanda Knox case. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) A big morning for Amanda Knox, who is back in an appeals court in Italy today. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We'll do a little bit of it later. We got to switch gears now... [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But first, this morning, we're going to look at the case around Amanda Knox. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Thank you very much, Sam. And now, we're going to go behind the scenes in the Amanda Knox case. The Italian court has just revealed why they found the 22-year-old college student guilty of killing her roommate and sent her to prison for 26 years. Elizabeth Vargas has covered the case from the very beginning. You join us now with the latest, a lot of detail here. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) There's proof for that. All that coming up. But first, we go to Italy. And that is where Amanda Knox is beginning a 26-year prison sentence this morning after being convicted of murdering her former roommate. The verdict has left the Knox family stunned, but, they have vowed to fight on. And "20/20" anchor Elizabeth Vargas, she has been following this trial all along. And joins us now from Perugia, Italy. Elizabeth, good morning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay, Marysol. Well, we want to go back to our lead story this morning, that conviction of American student Amanda Knox for the murder of her former roommate. She now faces 26 years in an Italian prison. And it's raising real questions about the Italian legal system. Of course, the people at the center of this storm are the family, the Knox family. And ABC's "20/20's" Elizabeth Vargas, she has been visiting with them throughout this trial. And joins us once again from Perugia. Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BILL WEIR (ABC NEWS) But we do begin, Diane, this half-hour with breaking news in the Amanda Knox trial. The jury is deliberating this morning. They've just begun in the murder trial of that American student, meaning she could learn her fate shortly. And '20/20's" Elizabeth Vargas has been following this case from the beginning. She's back in Perugia, Italy, with more. Good morning, Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening from Perugia, Italy, where tonight, an American college student has been found guilty of murder in a case that has sparked international headlines and controversy. It was a stunning verdict in what's been called Italy's trial of the century. And for 22-year-old Amanda Knox and her family from Seattle, it was a devastating loss. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) It certainly is. All right, Sam, thank you. Now, Italian prosecutors are wrapping up their case in the murder trial of Amanda Knox, the American college student accused of brutally stabbing her roommate while studying abroad. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We turn overseas this evening in Italy and a crucial day of testimony in the murder trial of an American college student, Amanda Knox. Now, five months into the trial, the prosecution questioned Amanda Knox herself about the killing of her roommate, Meredith Kercher. ABC's Elizabeth Vargas is covering the trial in Perugia, Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay, Jeff, thanks to you. And now from Italy this morning, a new assessment of the American college student on trial for murder in an Italian courtroom. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CHRIS CUOMO (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But let's start off this half-hour with the latest in a murder trial that has been an international sensation. Amanda Knox, the exchange student from Seattle, will take the stand in her own defense. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]