how much did he suffer. how much did he scream. what was he saying? what was the last thing he saw? before his eyes closed? what was his final thought in his head? next, sister samantha alexander approached the podium, crying even before she spoke. travis was our strength. our constant beacon of hope. our motivation. his presence has been ripped from our lives. defense witnesses are expected to speak about several mitigating factors that could spare arias life. including her lack of a criminal past. her past efforts to convert to the mormon faith and her talent as an artist. this is a girl right here. that you pledged when you were selected as jurors, that after
before his eyes closed? what was his final thought in his head? reporter: next, sister samantha alexander approached the podium crying even before she spoke. travis was our strength. our constant beacon of hope. our motivation. and his presence has been ripped from our lives. reporter: defense witnesses are expected to speak about several emit investigating factors that could spare arias s life including her lack of criminal past, past efforts to convert to the mormon faith and talent as an artist. this is a girl right now that you plenled when you were selected as jurors that after hearing or after possibly convicting her of first-degree murder and finding aggravating factors that you would consider
jurors about the unanswered questions that haunt him to this day. how much did he suffer? how much did he scream? what was he saying? what was the last thing he saw before his eyes closed? what was his final thought in his head? reporter: next, sister samantha alexander approached the podium, crying even before she spoke. travis was our strength, our constant beacon of hope. our motivation and his presence has been ripped from our lives. reporter: defense witnesses are expected to speak about several mitigating factors that could spare arias life, including her lack of a criminal past, her past efforts to convert to the mormon faith, and her talent as an artist.
0 steven miller already in the hearing room. he was early. what do you expect he will face today? what he faces something you don t normally see with big controversy. which is really a bipartisan grilling. democrats and republicans equally outraged. sometimes when you have these hearings, it s more of a partisan show, members of congress trying to make political points. in this particular hearing, they genuinely have a fact finding mission. a lot of unanswered questions about who these agents were who started the these inappropriate criteria, that s the way the inspector general put it. how far up did it go, why was it done? and most importantly from the congress point of view, why didn t they tell congress, especially stever miller, he knew one year ago, congress investigating the very committee he is testifying before now. they were asking questions, didn t disclose, they want to know why. also, mr. miller tried to pave the way to this hearing with excuses and usa today he wr
0 sofia. i m thinking he already has the best-elected official in these united states. so maybe mayor tufts could continue to serve, i don t know, at least until kindergarten starts, anyway. that s it for us. thanks for watching. early start begins now. on the hot seat, the head of the irs faces questions on why military sex scandals, a danger to national security. surreal and extensive damage. people in the areas hardest hit by tornadoes in texas, not allowed back home this morning. and powerful frenzy. will you turn your $2 into more than half a billion dollars. this is the second-biggest pot in powerball history. are we playing? we re playing. good morning, everyone, welcome to early start, i m john bermen. i m zoraida sambolin, it s friday, may 17th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. developing this morning, the man fired from the irs over a scandal targeting conservatives will be on the hot seat today, steven miller, the acting head of the irs was forced out this weekend,