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Watching because hes assigned to it. i have to say, it is odd, i remember covering the anthony case, people lining up through the night by the hundreds to get a seat. what sense are you getting from the people out there, why this one has caught their attention? >> reporter: yeah, i think as we get closer to closing arguments and certainly, verdict day, were going to see some of that. but what it is, it is jodie arias, people have very strong opinions about they are. theyve come in from canada to...

Entertained. make this my broadway. its a matter of having jurors that are perceptive and insig insightful. one of the things about this jury, theyre allowed to ask questions and thats important because it keeps them focused. and thats important because it becomes a point of when is enough enough. you have a prosecutor who is very good at cross-examination, if you are sleeping at examination, when he gets up, certainly you get up. it prevents them from focusing as they should. >> and you would h...

And theyre also not keen on the other side, across the courtroom, of prosecutors knowing either. defending someone for the death penalty is very, very expensive. as it should be. you need the best defense possible, right? the life is at stake. you cant get a do-over. at noon, the judge in the case is going to hear motions to keep the details of the costs from reaching public eye. maricopa county has forked over roughly $800,000 just for whats been billed so far. were not even done yet. and, hey,...

This week. it seems like the justices are a bit like trog la dites living in a cave. they think this is new. this is an issue that is timid getting in front of rights. roe v. wade and brown are some of the most famous decisions but they also tended to rock the institution because they were blamed at making the decision that american people hadnt arrived at yet. and thats what some of these justices are referring to. but i need to caution you, many of these justices making these comments also wer...

Case, mr. turley, going in and arguing for the government. but president obama said were not going to defend doma. were not agreeing with it. were not going into court to do so. in essence, and correct me if im wrong, its the house republicans who have taken up that banner. and they have brought in their own former solicitor general to argue this case. is that the issue that house republicans cant stand up for the rest of the country? >> thats right. this is a very strange case because the obama...

Forward, and as best possible, to make amends to those i have hurt. >> general petraeus resigned from the cia after having admitted to an affair with his biographer paula broadwell. it is the 39th day of jodi arias murder trial. i said 39, yes. long, folks. her defense is hoping that its final witness, final witness, a domestic violence expert, will perhaps help jurors understand the relationship that jodi arias had with her ex-boyfriend travis alexander. arias has testified that he beat her a...

>> the court could strike down doma without finding a fundamental right of equality. what they could do is say congress is usurping the right of states to make this decision. strike it down on that ground. >> oh. that is what i wanted to ask you about states rights. i think a lot of people watching todays process who watched yesterday, are suggesting that the attorneys whos represents miss windsor in this case is going to argue very much on behalf of state rights. do states have the right to reg...

To old stodgy, stinky cases. it doesnt happen a lot, but it does happen. >> jean casarez, thank you. >> ashleigh, in arizona, three women on death row. one woman just had her case overturned. case in point. >> and a guy just walked out here in new york city, 23 years because the witness had been told by the police pick the guy with the big nose in the lineup. that happened so many years ago. bad things happen to sometimes good people. it just happens. both of you, thank you. i want to have more ...

Defend him. >> brian: horrible movie producer but someone sticks by what he believes in, should be given pat on the back. >> dana: and bodyguard. >> brian: he is confusing to talk about because he looks like the invisible man but he believes he is telling the truth about muhammad. he is not backing off. >> bob: he has got, he thinks he is telling the truth about muhammad. anybody that produces a bad film, as incendiary as this is in the muslim world i dont have sympathy for the guy at all. >> br...

Defend him. >> brian: horrible movie producer but someone sticks by what he believes in, should be given pat on the back. >> dana: and bodyguard. >> brian: he is confusing to talk about because he looks like the invisible man but he believes he is telling the truth about muhammad. he is not backing off. >> bob: he has got, he thinks he is telling the truth about muhammad. anybody that produces a bad film, as incendiary as this is in the muslim world i dont have sympathy for the guy at all. >> br...