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breaking in. the first funeral was held. loved ones remembering 9-year-old antonio candelaria. tonight, before we do anything else, we want to remember her and we re learning more and more each day. jenny neely. she and her son jacob were riding out the storm at home in a closet. he was thrown clear, he is okay now we re told. his mom did not make it. jenny neely was 38. randy smith was 39, an electrician. he loved playing video games and watching movies with his son dylan. he lost his life in the storm. cindy plumley was a nurse. her family was her life. she enjoyed spending every moment she could with her children and her grandchildren. she was just 45. and then of course there are the children. emily conatzer was 9 years old, loved lady gaga. she was a fashion diva, loved
is this your true verdict, so say you one and all? yes. now, remember this is the same jury that took less than two hours to decide that arias was exceptionally cruel when she killed travis alexander. arias stabbed him 29 times, slit his neck from ear to ear, shot him in the face. now, in the penalty phase, arias took the stand, pleaded for her life. she told jurors she could make a difference in prison. the 12 jurors needed to reach a unanimous decision. obviously they could not. let s talk about now with cnn legal analyst and former prosecutor sonny hostin. and also mark geragos. let s start with cnn s ted rollins and what was it like? it was an incredibly emotional scene inside the courtroom. two of the female jurors were crying as the verdict was read by the court clerk. the judge got emotional, got a little emotional as well while she was addressing the jury. and the alexander family as you might imagine was very emotional. the sisters were openly weeping in cour
0 for me and my team to remember. every house had a family living in it and they need a helping hand. more about how to help the recovery effort in oklahoma. visit cnn.com. that s all for us tonight. anderson cooper starts now. good evening, everyone. we ve got some incredible stories to share with you of what we ve seen here today. but first breaking news in the jodi arias trial. we just learned that county does plan to retry the penalty phase. this comes hours after the jury charged with deciding whether arias should live or die, told the judge they were deadlocked. this is how it went down. state of arizona versus jodi anne arias. sentencing verdict. we the jury duly sworn upon our oaths unanimously find having considered all of the facts and circumstances that the defendant should be sentenced no unanimous agreement. signed foreperson. is this your true verdict, so say you one and all? yes. now, remember this is the same jury that took less than two hours to decide th