arthur aidala is criminal defense attorney back with us and former prosecutor. we have joe benedetto a criminal defense attorney. he is with us as well. fascinating case. if it were not for dna which ask a new science past couple decades, if not for dna they would not have a case. not even last couple decades. 17 or 18 years ago once in a blue moon you were able to afford dna that is fascinating. the killer, whoever that is tried to destroy the dna allegedly there was a struggilng. when she left the house she turned the gas jets on and lit a candle hoping it would create an inferno and destroy all the evidence that part did not happen and therefore this woman is on trial. jon: her attorney said, joe, look, these two women didn t know each other. there was no contact between them. oh, except for, the prosecution points out, the hundreds of thousands of
jodi arias is speaking to the media today. and a in a new interview she talks about the trial. also her dead lover. we have not asked nope eeeeh. oh, guys let s leave the deals to hotels.com. ooh that one! nice. got it! oh my gosh this is so cool. awesome! perfect! dad to the rescue. the perfect place is on sale now. up to 30% off. only at hotels.com
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. a
it s just sad. our thoughts and prayers are with those people. good advice. when the warnings do come, please take cover. please heed those warnings. reed timmer, storm chaser shooting video on the ground. we appreciate it. it is 36 minutes past the hour. jodi arias will be fighting for her life today as the penalty phase of her murder trial gets under way in a phoenix courtroom. on wednesday, the jury concluded the aggravation phase of the trial. the state of arizona versus jodi arias, verdict, count one, aggravating factor, specially cruel. we the jury duly impanelled upon our oaths do find the aggravating factor specially cruel has been proven. what that means that decision means arias remains eligible for the death penalty. arias and her defense team must now convince that same jury to give her life in prison instead. under arizona law arias is allowed to beg the jury for mercy and offer an apology to
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