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Honest answers or more manipulation? the aggravation phase of her trial begins less than four hours from now. keep it here for continuing coverage and analysis of the jodi arias case. jenna: back to that story, of course. but also "happening now," the immigration reform bill facing its first congressional test. the senate judiciary committee is considering proposed changes to that 834-page legislation with some 300 amendments pending. so lawmakers could be at this for a while, and this is as the...

Thats when she said no jury would ever convict her. >> what is the next phase of this trial. >> reporter: we start the aggravation phase. all the parties will come back and argue whether it was an aggravating circumstance, in this case, cruelty. the alexander family reacted. you can see the hugs and tears of joy. they support the death penalty. if the aggravation phase comes back and the jury says yes, this was extreme cruelty, then they move on to the sentencing phase and that could be a mini t...

Evidence including graphic sex tapes, photos, gruesome images of the victim that was killed in this case. remind viewers of the victim of course 30-year-old traffic accident shot in the face stabbed about 26 times or so. and almost decapitated, really disgusting. >> casey wian has been following this trial from the start, joins us now from phoenix. casey, explain this aggravation phase, what does it mean? what happens? >> well, michael, suzanne, this is something thats unusual in state courts in...

Morning and theyre trying to get into the courtroom. if you look over here, there is a group of people wedged in the corner behind the police lines. these are folks that want to be inside the courtroom once this verdict is read in just about an hour and a half. the sheriff deputy is outside the courthouse there too. it is hard to explain. every now and then one of these cases comes up that really captures peoples imagination. and hooks them. and this is one of those cases. we have seen the ratin...

The county courthouse. it was just one after another. justice for travis. when that verdict was read, cheers erupted, several hundred people, maybe 300, 400 people and there are still several dozen people out here. someone who is connected with travis alexanders family or a friend comes out, they cheer again. weve been told, we have been told travis alexanders family will not do any media after the sentencing phase. that begins tomorrow. we have what is called the aggravation phase which starts ...

Effect. dan springer is outside the courthouse. >> let me talk about the aggravation phase. if this is first-degree murder conviction, the prosecution and defense will present very short arguments as to whether or not they think there was an aggravating circumstance which would lead to the death penalty. weve been told by the prosecution what that aggravating circumstance is they believe took place. the crime was done in a cruel, had heinous and depraved american. thats something theyll argue if...

They were all stoic. showed no reaction at all. and perhaps thats because theyve got so much work ahead of them over the next day or maybe days. erin? >> all right, casey wynan, thank you very much. day or days, that is the penalty phase hes referring to of the jodi arias case. it is set to begin tomorrow around 1:00 local time, arizona time. arias is now looking at three possible sentencing scenarios. one is death by injection, the other is life in prison without parole. the third is life with ...

In a criminal case for that long is to make the jury look at her and think, okay, she is guilty. are we really going to execute this woman? are we going to look her in the eye and say she has to die at the hands of the state? that is the only issue left and well start to know the answer tomorrow. >> a little more technical information is critical as well as we move into the next phase. our producers are letting us know the decisions have been made in terms of timing as to how we move forward. th...

Or she could get second degree murder, or manslaughter which omened -- mentioned as another 20 years. if she is found guilty of first-degree murder, they will seek the death penalty. what will happen if thats the case is they will immediately go into a phase of the trial in which they call the aggravation phase, which they will decide or present arguments to whether there was an aggravating circumstance which could lead to the death penalty. that will take place presumably if shes found guilty o...

People yelling and cheering. it was a pro travis alexander crowd and there was something about jodi arias that just turned so many people off during the course of this trial. her 18 days on the stand did not endear herself to the public. although there were website devoted to supporting her, clearly the sentiment outside the courthouse was against her and happy for this guilty verdict. i would say the judge said at 1:00 tomorrow theyll start the aggravation phase. we know what aggravating circum...