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in a statement obtained exclusively by cnn, the retired judge says the florence appeal court has written a script for a movie or a thriller book while it should have only considered facts and evidence. there is no evidence to condemn knox and sollecito. it's a verdict that seems to me is the result of fantasy and has nothing to do with the evidence. amanda knox is joining us again now. obviously words of comfort to you. what does it mean to hear that from the now-retired judge. >> it gives me a lot of hope because, i mean, he -- he did the right thing. he appointed independent experts, he looked at the forensic evidence, the proven objective evidence, he didn't -- he didn't give more weight to equivocal and unreliable circumstantial clues than needed to be and he found us innocent. >> however, the judge on top of him, mancini, looked what the he did, dismisses it out of hand as almost saying "that's why he retired because look at this decision." and he seems to believe, his quote, "no alternative explanation" other than his "is conceivable." that is casting a tremendous amount of doubt o

this new report out of the florence court says that not only was amanda knox involved in this that she actually delivered the blow that killed meredith kercher. >> if i were there i would have had traces of meredith's broken body on me and i would have left traces of myself around meredith's corpse. and i am not there. and that proves my innocence. >> she is obviously referring to dna. what do you make of this? she is standing by her story. >> i think her level of emotion is indicative of how surprising this result is in the motivation, in the decision of the judge. >> it is surprising to her? >> it is very surprising to her. because this judge goes farther than any judge before. the knife being the murder weapon, her being the killer, these are all things that are familiar. the way the judge describes that her dna on the hilt of that knife, that is the murder weapon even though it was dismissed before. he believes all three, rudy guede, the man convicted, and her boyfriend, all conspired to kill meredith kercher and it is amanda knox that delivered the final blow. >> this has been her

all signs are pointing to an opulent ceremony in florence. erin mclaughlin is there, and joins us live. they are media savvy, love the attention. what are they telling us via the social media following what they're planning exactly? >> reporter: hi. offici officially, being secretive about the plans. when asked, the spokes person telling cnn there's nothing to discuss. they're letting their instagram and twitter feeds do all the talking. family and friends posting selfies and other photographs throughout the week's events. so we know that last night they had a private event at versailles palace in france. a champagne-fueled tour of the palace with a private performance from lana dell ray, and a fireworks display that lasted a total of seven minutes reportedly. now we know that today according to media reports, they're expected to come here to florence for the actual wedding itself. now speculation is life. but it's believed they will get married in the fortress just over that way. we understand from the fortress that it was rented out for a c

there was florence jones too who barely escaped the south tower. she told me she took off her shoes to get out faster and for years she kept them beneath her bed. >> they still have debris on them. >> on the bottom. when you flip them over there is debris from the floor. >> reporter: now florence has given the shoes to the museum. and we found a message of hope. even from that awful day. a nasa commander who saw the smoke and listened to what he said. >> your city still looks difficult for everybody in there right now. [ indiscernible ] >> our thanks to david muir for the look at the new museum. a day none of us will ever forget. >> join us tomorrow for the dedication. abc news will carry it live at 10:10 a.m. thank you for joining us. as always we are on line at abcnews.com. tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow. good night.

you must hear people say florence alabama? >> yep, we hear that. >> not florence italy. >> they do confuse that sometimes. when they look at a business card. oh, that's alabama. not international shipping. >> reporter: it's a world away from manhattan and for reid that's made all the difference. he almost made it more than a decade ago in new york with the label william reid. but after the september 11 attacks with the economy at the a standstill, reid's business failed. he lost everything. he moved back to his native south, his wife's hometown florence. >> to have it taken away really was -- that was a tough period. that was a really rough, rough period. i had two children and got a mortgage and once i was able to get on our feet and have that covered, yeah, i knew eventually i definitely had a burning desire to get back in the game. >> reporter: three years later he got a second chance. friends from the industry approached him about designing a clothing line. the reid decided to do something unusual. just be hill self. that

in a statement obtained exclusively by cnn, retired judge heldman says the florence appeals court has written a script for a movie or thriller book while it should have only considered facts and evidence. there is no evidence to contempt knox and sollecito. it is a verdict that seems to me is the result of fantasy and has nothing to do with the evidence. amanda knox is joining us again now. obviously, words of comfort to you. >> yeah. >> what does it mean it hear that from a now retired judge? >> it gives me a lot of hope. because, i mean, he -- he did the right thing. he appointed independent experts. he looked at the forensic evidence. the proven objective evidence. he didn't -- he didn't give more weight to equivocal and unreliable substantial clues than needed to be and he found us innocent. >> however, the judge on top of him, looked at what he did, dismisses it out of hand, as almost saying, that's why he retired. because look at this decision. and he seems to believe, his quote, no al tentive explanation, other than his, is conceivable. that is casting a tremendous amount of do

in a hefty 337 page report an appeals court in florence justice reinstating her conviction but saying it was amanda herself who delivered the fatal knife wound to her roommate's neck. the motive? a fight about rent me on the night of the crime. but the judge is dismissing the report as a result of fantasy. in a scathing statement obtained exclusively by cnn, the judge slams the lack of evidence against knock and the boyfriend. he tells cnn the florence appeal court has written a script for a movie or shriller book while it should have only considered facts and evidence. there is no evidence to condemn them. it is the latest battle in the seven year legal saga for the 26-year-old. it's showing no signs of ending any time soon. the judge is now retired and feels knox will fall victim to politics telling cnn i think the high court will be obliged to affirm the ruling if they don't want to open ly differ from ther colleagues. >> i wouldn't go back there, i'm afraid to go back. >> i don't think she would want go back and face the music. i don't think anything has changed and don't see what

it's this start in florence, italy, right? well, it's a place that evidently has a little bit of a special meaning. >> in a new interview, kanye west revealed daughter north was conceived in florence. or as north calls that, a pretty good name for a girl. >> yeah. there you go. >> hard to get over that north west name. >> it is. >> so if you've ever dreamed of being neil patrick harris, readers will play nph and get the chance to make their own decisio decisions. how is that going to work? >> i don't know. i loved those books as a kid. you choose this direction, go to page this or page that. >> so it's going to be a digital po book of some sort. neil patrick harris, always a creative guy. i'm richard lui. this is "early today," we hope it's just your first stop of the day right here on nbc. you can hide uneven skin tone from here. and here. but what about here? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® visibly even daily moisturizer with a clinically proven soy complex. it diminishes the look of dark spots in 4 short weeks. and just l

important wedding ever in case you live under a rock, kim kardashian and kanye west got married in florence. when they -- they haven't actually sold their official wedding photos but did brunch a lot of photo booth pictures. she wore a tisci. gown and her daughter a matching dress. holy attention seeker. one wore a batman costume. that's incredible. now, "the new york post" covered it in a harsh way saying sex tape star kim kardashian wet egotist kanye west in a wedding opulent enough for florence's medici dynasty and goes on to say "the republic still stands." i congratulate the two newlyweds and i'm sure it was a sight to see. >> i'll just continue on. i love this. now, the internet is buzzing about netflix's newest plan after the 2001 classic "red hot american summer." >> hey, you guys, everybody focus up. i would like to announce ben and i are planning to produce a musical number from "godspell." i'm sorry, about enis producing i'm directing/choreography. >> if you can't carry a tune don't come into the audition environment and waste our time. we're serious, okay. >> bring a lot of move

. >> this is the great florence signal. >> so good to meet you. >> florence is in charge of the salad bowl and has been -- this is doe's senior sister-in-law. when did y'all open up, florence, 1930? >> '41. >> close enough. >> like a lot of folks around here, dominic big doe signa got his start selling hot tamales to go. in the beginning, the place catered to the black community but after word got out how good the food was, white people started coming which led to a kind of weird accommodation to the segregation of the day. blacks came in the front, white people snuck in the back. the menu expanded with the clientele. what human qualities are unique or marked in the native of mississippi? >> i cannot address mississippi because, like i said, the delta's a whole other planet. >> okay. better question, then. how does the life-long delta resident differ from -- >> you have to be a little crazy to want to come in the first place because it was like the swamps, buddy. it was under water. you had to be crazy to come and you had to have enough money to make it work. so you had some sort of g

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poor people can't afford any increases as florence reports now. labor day protests don't usually draw huge crowds. there's anger against the plan, known as the gst. it is make the people poorer and poorer. >> the timing also angers many. while the removal of some subsidies last year have added to the rising cost of living, but the government says the tax is necessary. >> the malaysian government first looked at the goods and services tax several years ago, but it was only recently that the bill was passed. is a downgrade of sovereign to negative by international ratings agencies. and even though basic food items including rice, and public services will be exempt from the new tax, he still thinks he will be worse off. just take rice for example, it may be exempt, but before it is pack and sold, it needs to be -- who is to say prices won't go up. who will be hardest hit. but that's not been enough to keep them from marching. five protest against taxes they say they shouldn't have to pay. florence lee, al jazeera, kuala lumpur. >> a suspected gas exp

you can see what happened the pilot headed to florence when this happened passengers say they heard a bang, then saw a six-foot section of the left wing detaching from the plane the plane landed and everybody is okay. >> imagine being on board and seeing. that right? minnesota first state to require cell phones and tablets to be equipped with antitheft software starting in july, 2015. under the law, phones will have a remote shut off so users can lock phone if stolen, rendering it unusable z worthless to thieves. california state senate approved a similar bill last week now headed to state assembly. >> now a break through could offer new hope to people with certain kinds of cancer. researchers say they wiped out one woman's multiel myeloma with a blast of measles vaccine, strong enough to inknock you'll yat 10 million people. . >> i had a plasma cytoma the size of a golf ball. within 36 hours, it was gone. >> viruss can work as a vaccine. and if you inject a virus into the tumor you can invoke the immune system. >> she's clear of the disease six months later. the mayo clinic moving to

for cnn, i'm samantha shocker. >> well, wedding in florence seems romantic. thanks. that's your fast forward into the week ahead. i'm miguel marquez. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> you are in the "cnn newsroom." i'm miguel marquez, in nor don lemon. developing story, your tv and internet habits, they may be changing. this, after today's major announcement that at&t and directv have agreed to merge. the roughly $50 billion deal will have to be approved by federal regulators. under terms of the agreement, at&t will acquire directv in stock and cash deal for 95 bucks

florence with al jazeera. >>> every year thousands of ethiopian migrants reach yemen by boat hoping to go to a better life in saudi arabia but as we report many are tortured and enslaved by traffickers. >> reporter: this is a detention center run by human traffickers moments after he was raided by the police in harab city near yemen's border with saudi arabia. by the time they arrived, this man was already dead. he was tortured and starved for weeks. the migrants mostly from ethiopia are treated like slaves. their legs are shackled and their bodies show signs of torture. they landed on the shores of yemen after a dangerous journey from the horn of africa hoping for a better life in saudi arabia. but their dreams have become a nightmare. those who can convince their relatives to pay a ran some are set free. those who cannot suffer the worst kind of abuse. >> translator: the traffickers house there is a lot of hitting and kicking. i saw a man's eyes being gouged out by a water bottle. >> reporter: secret detention centers like this one are on the rise and mostly run by gangs and tribesme

earlier this year, a court in florence reinstated her murder conviction and sentenced her in absentia to 28 1/2 years in prison. >> such an interesting, interesting decision. >>> all right, we do have breaking news this morning. a very dangerous situation right now on the streets in ukraine. troops and pro-russian protesters, they've been battling it out all night. we'll bring you the latest from the scene, just ahead. >>> breaking news this morning. investigators on the record for the very first time since releasing a controversial report on what they believe happened to missing malaysia airlines flight 370. so, what's next in the search? how are families reacting this morning? we're live with every angle of this story. >>> major developments overnight. gunfire in the streets of ukraine, troops trying to take back towns from pro-russian militants, all this happening as president obama meets with a key world leader today about what the west should do next. we are live on the ground with what's happening right now. >>> while you were sleeping, a ' action-packed game between the golden

you see florences everywhere, yeah." this isn't good, i saw that cnn had to fire an editor after discovering that she actually plagiarized 50 stories. not good. cnn was like, "can you imagine somebody actually saw them? [ laughter ] we would be in trouble." actually, there's trouble over at fox news as well. i guess they were doing a story on some new words that were just added to the dictionary, and, well, take a look. >> 150 new words just added to the merriam webster dictionary. among them, selfie. >> jimmy: can we do a minute on how they spelled selfie? [ laughter ] sellout. selife? selife? new word. sellife. it looks like someone over at fox news is getting fried. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i don't know what to make of this. scientists in london say that they invented a process that can actually turn lights into matter, but warn people their results won't be visible to the human eye. [ laughter ] well in that case, i invented it too. [ laughter ] there it is. [ cheers and applause ] see it? i will sell it

. ♪ >>> wide open sandy beach near florence, oregon. this juken video shows a bunch of people outside, motorcycle, riding quads, the guy to the left popping a nice long wheelie. the girl that we're riding with wearing the helmet cam keeping her head to the left to watch the guy pop an awesome wheely. >> that was a bad idea. >> oh! >> that was bad. >> snap. you're right. because listen to what she says happened. >> i broke my arm. >> oh. her arm pretty much snapped in half from the impact of that crash. >> here is our rider alexandria. that's her profile picture she put up there. didn't sound like she was crying or upset. s there's her busted up arm. couple other pictures show her in the arm. she'll recover just fine. why d the guy stop in the middle of the road. you still have to keep in mind you have to look at where you're going no matter how big and wide open it seems to be. >> that arm looks nasty! >> bones shouldn't be sticking out like that. >> it was a heavy hit. >> do we know if he fell off too? >> i'm sure he fell off. i don't

to paris and on to florence for the actual ceremony. rehearsal dinner is $650,000, each plate of food at -- david: each plate of what? how much? liz: 2,000 doll. david: okay. liz: per plate. kimye will include one million dollars in flowers and 200 thou dollars. david: plate of what. that will go on youtube. what an insightful rather strange insight in the minds of americans. property firm estately, used google trend to determine which words terms, word and phrases were most searched for, grouping results by state. new yorkers search for bail money and bedbugs and hangover remedy the most. while calfornians were most interested in alcoholics anonymous. they're getting their acts together. liz: good. david: google glass. people from colorado searching for cross fit and marijuana. okay. the high state not surprisingly. new jersey residents searching cure for baldness? poor new jersey. bon jovi and girdles. new jersey, come on! do better than that. liz: i'm a proud resident, proud resident of new jersey. >>> this could be the busiest holid

the shoes florence jones took off to walk 77 flights of stairs. >> i wanted my nieces and my nephew and every person that asked what happened to see them and maybe understand a little bit better what it felt like to be us on that day. >> reporter: for the next five days, the museum will be open 24 hours a day for first responders, survivors and family members. the crowthers brought their daughters and grandchildren to the museum today. 9-year-old wells is named-her uncle. >> you can be happy, he did wonderful things and saved so many people. >> reporter: for so many americans, it will be a difficult place to visit but an inspirational one. >> they created a place where the world can come to understand what went on that day. we have to understand as human beings, that this is no way for us to interact with each other. >> reporter: the museum opens to the public next wednesday and the hope is that every american and people from all over the world will visit and learn something about loss and resilience. >> always going to be tough. as we said, visitors need to be prepared. >> yeah. >> kat

political assaults in thailand, to break up anti-government protesters, florence louis reports. >> they have called this the final push. he said this before. and the tactics are the same. the prime minister offices and several television stations. >> i'm here to kick them all out because the cabinet ministers are still here, i want them all gone. >> the protests have been largely peaceful, despite as a group, they're trying to force their way into a government compound in north bangkok. forcing him to step down as prime minister, after finding her guilty of abuse of power. one of her deputies has replaced her as leader. the brother and former premier was ousted in 2006. they have been holding demonstrations in the capital for the past six months. bangkok's largest park has been turned into a camp, home of protesters from all over the country. some of the protesters have been camping here since early this year. many say they will stay as long as it takes, until they see a change in government. the caretaker government wants to hold elections in july. since 2001, largely because of its po

. >> florence louie joining us from bangkok. >>> to other news - chinese authorities detained a prominent human rights lu human rights person. police are accusing him of creating a disturbance. they have no immediate comment. >>> top european documents are meeting in vienna to push for a peaceful solution to the ukranian crisis. foreign ministers from russia and ukraine met before the talks in the austrian capital, and in other diplomatic developments, officials in the g7 countries are meeting to discuss how to decrease dependence on energy supplies. there has been deaths on both sides as government forces continue their operations in the east. >> reporter: the army operation to dislodge pro-russian militia from slovyansk switched up a gear, an effort by ukranian forces to push past the roadblocks, and press on towards the center. there was gun fire and multiple explosions and casualties on both sides. a ukranian helicopter gun ship was brought down, crashing into the river. the minister of defence said the piles survived. ambulances weaved through the roadblocks, braving a crossfire to b

. >> what better place for a cultural icon like kim to get married than florence, italy. >> cheerio governor. >> no, no. >> make some great memories. >>> "inside politics" with john king starts now. >>> another obama cabinet agency accused of incompetence, in this case with deadly results. >> any adverse incident like this makes me as -- makes me mad as hell. >> the white house voices

. >> what better place for a cultural icon like kim to get married than florence, italy. >> cheerio governor. >> no, no. >> make some great memories. >>> "inside politics" with john king starts now. >>> another obama cabinet agency accused of incompetence, in this case with deadly results. >> any adverse incident like this makes me as -- makes me mad as hell. >> the white house voices confidence in eric shinseki, but republicans pose this question. how many veterans have to die before the president fires someone? house speaker john boehner turns philosophical in saying he can't force fellow republicans. >> a leader without followers is simply a man taking a walk. >> bill clinton. >> first they say she faked her concussion. >> firing back at his wife's republican critics, yet making the case hillary's health is a major issue "inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. >>> welcome to "inside politics," i'm john king. with us to share the reporting and insights, atlantic's molly ball, robert costa. a scandal is now a midterm election headache. federal prosecutors i

a spokesperson at the florence mayor's office says that the two will wed at an italian 16th century fort a week from tomorrow. they rented that fort for $400,000. the 36-year-old rapper proposed to the reality star on her 33rd birthday at at&t park. >>> it took a while, but the giants' matt cain finally has his first win of the season. miami jumped out to an early lead, but the giants fought back. the giants win 6-4. it's cain's first win in seven starts this season. here's a live look at at&t park this morning from our camera inside the park. the giants take on the marlins in game two of the series tonight. of course, you can watch that game right here on nbc bay area. coverage starts at 7:00 tonight. >> lfall right. hopefully good weather for a game outside. checking in with meteorologist christina loren and getting a look at those temps. >> a little chilly out there for tonight's game, as that brisk ocean breeze continues, two flags to show you, both getting quite a bit of pickup. one right here, you might have to squint to see this one, old glory, definitely blowing in that breeze. c

it happened and reportedly went off without too much drama saturday in florence italy. step dad bruce jenner escorted kim down the aisle. followed by a 20-minute speech or some are calling it a rant by kanye. >> i think a 20-minute speech by every groom in every wedding. >> he called the kardashians the most remarkable people of any time. jay-z skipped the ceremony. more important, to spend time with the family in the hamptons and wife beyonce. congrats to emma watson for graduating from brown university. she took five years to get her degree in english literature which isn't bad considering she performed in seven films in that time. >>> i'm frances rivera and this is "early today." we hope it's your first stop of the day on nbc. hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch. unless you're scared. i'm not scared, it's... you know we can still see you

guests will first attend an evening event at the palace of versailles before being flown to a castle in florence. the guest list includes jay z, john legend and serena williams. >>> x men days of future past expected to take in more than $115 million over the three-day weekend, winning the box office crown. adam sandler and drew barrymore's third romantic comedy called blended is expected to debut in third place after godzilla drops to number two. i got my money on x men, though. >>> if you're curious, it costs $955,000 to go to space with leonardo dicaprio. that was a winning bid for a virgin galactic trip with leo at a celebrity auction hosted by sharon stone. proceeds benefit an aids charity. >> not that bad. >> leonardo putting his life on the line. he'll go for it. >>> charlie sweheen and twitter war on rihanna after she refused to meet his fiancee at dinner. he ranted saying, quote, sorry we're not cool enough to warrant a blessing from the princess, or in this case the village idiot. later he said, quote, here's a tip from a real vet, if you don't want to get bothered, don't leave your ho

the 600 guests were treated to fireworks and then on saturday morning it was off to florence, italy. everyone gathered to watch the couple exchange vows at sunset. "vogue" magazine though has an exclusive on the pictures so we're just going to have to wait to get all the close-ups and finally, pastor rich wilkerson jr. is getting a whole lot of attention after officiating the wedding. he leads a young adult ministry in miami, and some are calling him a mix between leonardo dicaprio and ryan gosling. that's a good-looking minister. >>> all right, coming up next, a full-fledged fight nearly broke out in las vegas involving floyd mayweather. the undefeated boxer's next fight in the ring isn't until september but we got a little bit of preview saturday night. tmz reports that rapper t.i. harris took a swing at mayweather at a fat burger restaurant on the vegas strip. chairs and fists were reportedly flying. all of this allegedly over a photo shared by t.i.'s wife. she was posing with mayweather's daughter on instagram and calling the young girl her, quote, new boo. >>> all right. well, y

and there is florence jones too who barely escaped. the south tower. she took off her shoes to get out faster. she once told world news she had them in a box under her bed. now, she's giving her shoes to the museum. howard lutnick who lost his brother and more than 650 employees at canter fitzgerald. the only reason he wasn't there. it was his son's first day of kindergarten. >> so my wife and i took that first picture right outside of his school. >> reporter: his son now graduating high school. and the commander who saw and listened to what was said. >> it's difficult in america right now. your city still looks great from up here. >> reporter: it's stunning what they have been able to preserve here. what you're looking at is one of the original retaining walls around the entire world trade center site, around both of those towers. the president will be in this room tomorrow to honor the lives lost and to mark the resiliency of this country so many years later. diane. >> thank you so much, david. we want you to join us tomorrow for the dedication of th

florence harris, do you know who that is? >> no. >> reporter: but you're going to call her and wish her a happy birthday. >> i knew her. >> reporter: how does the conversation go. you call, "happy birthday." what do you talk about? >> we talk about everything. >> oh, he gives me different kinds of advice. >> i kind of even look forward to it. >> i think it's nice. >> reporter: jim says older people, especially, seem to enjoy the call. he met louise hughes at a dance 32 years ago. >> how are you? >> i've been real good. >> when i get an older person they're hungry for somebody to talk to. i have a guy right now, he'll talk 45 minutes. i don't know a word he says because he don't talk very loud, and i'll keep saying, "yeah, yeah, uh-huh, that's right." but i just let him go on talking. >> reporter: and he does sometimes four or five of these calls a day. >> message. >> reporter: it's very time consuming. but in an age when friending someone involves little more than clicking a mouse it's nice to see someone making a genuine eff

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a wretch ike me once was lost but now i'm found was blind but now i see ♪ [applause] >> my name is florence jones. i went to work on september 11. i did not plan on walking down 77 fights of stairs. i wasn't dressed for it. nor did i expect my boss to have to carry my shoes. i was one of the last of the 25 people to come out of the south tower. my number is 18. i had taken my shoes off on the 60th floor and i walked in my stockings the rest of the way. after that, i still walked in my stocking feet 50 more blocks to get to a friend's office, barely in one piece. when i heard that the museum was looking for artifacts, i thought about my shoes. i had put them in a plastic container, and when i took them out, they still had the smell on them from that awful day. and i knew i would never wear them again. so i decided to donate them here. i wanted my nieces and my nephew and every person that asks what happened to see them and maybe understand a little bit better what it felt like to be us on hat day. [applause] >> a simple pair of shoes. what could they possibly tell us about 9/11, about the ch

. >> kim kardashian and kanye west were married in florence italy. few details have come out about the private ceremony until now. we are fortunate to talk to someone who was actually there. i would like to welcome lou daabs and one of the 200 guests at kim and kanye's wedding. lou, thanks for joining us. i understand you just flew back from italy. >> that's right, gavin, just got back last night and great to be with you. >> lou, what can you tell us about the ceremony? >> it was lovely, just lovely. that's the word that comes to mind. kim was stunning and wearing a gown with late sleeves and pearl embellishments. she told me it was designed by givonchi. >> the groom? >> i was surprised. kanye 150e78ed -- seemed emotional. almost as if he was about to cry. when kim was halfway down the aisle he had this enormous grin. he high fiveed me when he walked by and that was cool. >> tell us about the dinner. what was the reception like? >> there was a seven-foot tall gold leaf cake and john legend performed. >> whatere you sitting with? >> a lot of folks. ja

. >> from paris to florence, we have the biggest wedding covered. dresses and last minute chaos. >> come on, i'm calling the police. >> a fantastic fireworks display the night before the wedding. >> and brad and angelina on the fence where they'll say "i do". >> disneyland. >> and toni braxton about her secret abortion. >> i'm more ashamed. >> the woman in the l.a.

florence jones walked down 77 flights of stairs. 60 of them without shoes on. >> i wanted my nieces and my nephew and every person to asked what happened to see them and maybe understand better what it felt like to be us on that >> there was almost an awkward moment during the dedication. after new jersey governor chris christie's remarks, tony award nominee supposed to sing "bridge over troubled water". you may remember christy and his administration had been accused of politically motivated bridge closures. >> grilled today over reports of deadly waiting times and cover ups at va hospitals. shinseki sworn in before veterans affairs committee. as many as 40 veterans are said to have died while awaiting care. he vowed to find out everything he can about what happened. >> any adverse incident like this makes me as mad as hell. i can use stronger language, but i won't. it saddens me. >> there are also reports of a secret waiting list at the va hospital. veterans affairs managers tried to hide that 1600 sick vets were forced to wait months to see a doctor. >> clean up crews on the scene of

florence lee, al jazeera, bangkok. >> let's go on with the election in india. india's nine-phase election is the biggest in the world. it's been running since the end of april, and final results will be announced on friday. around 900,000 polling stations were set up to accommodate over 800 million registered voters. >> we're joined live now from new delhi. the focus of attention? >> well, very important to the east of the country, and important for two reasons. the removing of the leader and the potential prime minister t. the reason the two men are fighting, both of these men want to show that beyond their safe zone they can represent the whole of india. a huge muslim population, and hindu community many spread the ashes of their dead along the river, whoeve whoever wins thatt has some really good pr behind them when the results come in. >> there is speculation about who is going to win. can we believe the exit polls? because they've been notoriously wrong in the past. any drink difference this time? >> well, they're right in one respect, the last four electi

why was rob kardashian missing from his sister's massive wedding in florence. they say the reason is simple. rob didn't want to be seen like this. he was apparently so worried about a recent weight gain that he skipped out on his sister's wedding altogether. the family reportedly tried to be supportive but he still decideed to board a plane home. okay. ainsley? >> the heart never forgets. an arkansas man with alzheimer's has a moment of clarity the day before mother's day and sets out to buy his wife flowers. melvin wandered away from his house and when little rock police caught wup him he couldn't remember where he lived but he did not want to go home because police said he was adamant about one thing. >> i said i need to -- you to get in the car so i can give you a ride home. he said no. i said what's wrong? he said tomorrow is mother's day and i need to get my wife flowers. >> the officer took him to get the flowers. the wife said as soon as she saw the roses and the smile on his face she broke down into tears. >> a memorial day edition, a story that is sure

florence lee, al jazeera. >> now the final day of campaigning in malawi ahead of presidential election on tuesday. the people's party is seeking re-election. the vote is being held amid ongoing corruption scandal. it's alleged millions of dollars of government money has been stolen by officials. >>> portugal's three-year bailout program is officially over. the westernmost country in europe has one of the worst hit by the eurozone crisis. but there are signs now of economic growth. barnaby phillips now reports. >> reporter: the streettheththef lisbon have been invaded. they come in shapes and sizes and all cater to visitors who come to admire this beautiful city. i took a ride in daniel's side car. he guides tourists around the old town. an entrepreneur who sniffed out opportunity i in the midst of crisis. >> i see more and more potential for portugal. people are coming. tourism is a big thing around here. sometimes people should risk a little bit more and not be afraid. >> reporter: in downtown lisbon more risk takers, but these ones are high-tech geeks launching apps and building webs