reports. a leading white house visor offered this about the administration's attitude at this point. >> we are going to work with congress as the president said in legitimate oversight. what we're not going to participate in is partisan fishing expeditions designed to distract from the real issues at hand. >> reporter: that is a big concern for the administration at this point, not allowing this story on the irs, the benghazi story, and also the department of justice a key story to drown out some of the other things they would like to accomplish with their tech term agenda. jon? jon: good luck with that. mike emanuel, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. patti ann: the final phase of the jodi arias murder trial is getting underway in an arizona courtroom. starting today the jury will hear from several defense witnesses hoping to convince them that arias's life should be spared including a former boyfriend and the defendant herself. adam housley is following this all live from los angeles. adam, considering the jury's decision so far it seems