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Aggravation phase. were there aggravating factors in the mass shooting. there's very little debate that there were. dein did he intentionally kill a child? de did he lie in wait for his victims? the attorneys are about to make their arguments about that. the jury will then go back and deliberate. that is likely to happen relatively quickly. we'll get about 20 minutes notice when they come back on a verdict. they have to reach a unanimous verdict before they go on to the next phase or death penalty, or they could say we don't have a unanimous verdict and he should get life in prison without par...

Semiautomatic weapons and planned it for months and shoots at an unarmed crowd and two were actually my friends. >> let's go live outside the courthouse in centennial colorado. what do we expect today in court? >> reporter: well good morning, jose we expect as this whole thing unfolds over the next month or so more emotional testimony like we saw in the trial itself. this penalty phase is divided into three distinct parts. the first part today is what's known as aggravation phase. what aggravating factors were involved in the killings? were they particularly heinous? was a child killed? there'...

Almost always on the state. and they must prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. that being guilt, innocence phase as well as the aggravation phase, to show that there was one aggravating factor, one or more, in arizona. and this time they showed that this murder was conducted in an especially cruel way. now, the state is going to push for the death penalty. the defense is going to bring on mitigation to help convince this jury not to give arias the death penalty. i expect that you will hear brief opening statements. then you will hear from travis alexander's family. i predict his two sib...

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 ...

Strength as the foundation of our family has been taken from us. and never can be. something that we have all missed and will live the rest of our lives missing. >> impact statements are very powerful. we expect this penalty phase to last one or two weeks. shep? >> shepard: thanks. heather hanson is here, a criminal defense attorney,, and judge andrew napolitano footprint back. the liar and murder told fox 10 arizona that she'd prefer to be put to death. couldn't she have said to her attorney, don't defend me on this senate on this? i want to fry. >> absolutely. the lawyers would have had to h...