time winning over a jury. this is not a case of whodunit. the person who committed this killing sits in court today. reporter: the 32-year-old who faces the death penalty cried today as prosecutors laid out their opening arguments, detailing for the jury in phoenix, arizona, how she allegedly murdered her one-time boyfriend travis alexander in june of 2008. prosecutors say the soft spoken arias attacked travis in a jealous rage as he showered. stabbing him 27 times, slitting his throat, and then shooting him in the head. mr. alexander did not die calmly. he fought. reporter: arias also wiped away tears as her attorney painted a different picture, of an abused woman who was forced to kill in self-defense. and a victim who claimed to be a devout mormon but was really a sexual deviant. in just those two minutes, jody had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. reporter: this twisted tale has everything. today, the jury saw steamy photos of the victi
exclusive interview with quentin tarantino, leonardo dicaprio, and jamie foxx. from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city, this is nightline, january 2nd, 2013. good evening, i m cynthia mcfadden. tonight we begin with a twisted tale of romance gone deadly wrong. today, opening arguments began the shocking murder trial of a 32-year-old woman who stands accused of an unbelievably violent crime. slashing, stabbing and shooting her one-time boyfriend. since her arrest, her story of what happened that night has shifted dramatically, and soon, her life could depend on which version a jury believes. here s abc s ryan owens. reporter: she may have won this jailhouse christmas carolling contest, but jody arias may have a much tougher time winning over a jury. this is not a case of whodunit. the person who committed this killing sits in court today. reporter: the 32-year-old who faces the death penalty cried to
suing their savior. a man wins the lottery, and a month later, he s dead of cyanide poisoning. we re on the case. and as joe biden huddles behind closed doors on the issue of gun control, gabby giffords and michael bloomberg begin their fight against the nra. good to be with you here on this tuesday. i m brooke baldwin. and i want to begin with the plane boeing says will define the future of the air travel. but for the last month or so, if you ve been following this with us, the 787 dreamliner has made most of its headlines really for all these mechanical problems. here is just the latest, just a couple of hours ago, this japan airline, 787, was preparing to leaf above then when it started leaking fuel. so guess what happened? flight had to be canceled. and just yesterday morning, same airport, boston s logan airport, small fire broke out on yet another japan airline 787, just about 30 minutes after its arrival from tokyo. all the passengers and crew, they had already l
virginia, rest easy knowing your streets are safe. there is one place where there is the labra-lion, and that is the ridiculous list. early start begins now. a flu epidemic sweeping through dozens of states. hospitals are crowded from new england to the dakotas. vice president biden and the nra, their much-hyped gun control sitdown, hours away. and hollywood s best waiting with anticipation. we are counting down to the academy award nominations. i can t wait. are you excited? i love the movies. sure. so do i. i think argo is the only one i want to see that got a lot of nominations. welcome to early start. i m zoraida sambolin. i m john berman. we will start with the flu. it is spreading with a vengeance across the u.s. not only did the flu season get off to a really early start, cases are proving to be more severe than last year. the latest flu advisory says 41 states are dealing with widespread activity, more than 2,200 people are hospitalized. the
can you feel the excitement? we re just an hour and a half away from the oscar nominations, so who s in, who got snubbed? we re going to bring it to you all live. the action is right here coming up. among our guests this morning, connecticut senator richard blumenthal will be joining us, new york congressman joseph crowley, dr. sanjay gupta is with us, the dog whisperer, cesar milan and comedian jay thomas joins us as well. it s thursday, january 10th. starting point begins right now. good morning, welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning, the majority of the united states now dealing with a severe and deadly bout of the flu. the cdc reporting that influenza cases are widespread across 41 states. more than 2200 people reported hospitalized. here are the hardest-hit states. pennsylvania, south carolina. each reporting 22 flu-related deaths. massachusetts declaring a medical emergency. 700 confirmed cases in boston since october. rates ten times higher than wha