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I'm ashleigh banfield reporting live in phoenix where the jodi arias trial is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. eastern time for the aggravation phase, it's part one of the sentencing phase mt it's a two-parter. this is when prosecutors have to prove that travis alexander's murder was especially cruel an worthy of the death penalty for jodi. remember that travis was stabbed nearly 30 times. he was also shot in the head. today we expect the prosecution to recall to the stand the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on travis corps corpse. he will testify about the pane he likely endured during th...

Fact broken as far as this irs scandal is concerned. joe is going to be following this hearing for us throughout the day. criticism of the obama administration is coming from some members of his own party. congressman charlie wrangle says president obama owes the public an explanation about the a.p. phone records and the irs scandal. he'll join me live today 5:00 p.m. eastern "the situation room." and chairman darrell issa, he's planning his own hearing next week on the irs scandal. congressman issa also will be in "the situation room." that will happen during our 6:00 p.m. eastern hour. here'...

...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >> welcome book to phoenix, i'm ashleigh banfield reporting live. it is a big day here today. in just under two hours, the next phase of jodi arias' trial is set to get under way behind me. it's the aggravation phase, a two-parter in this process in deciding whether arias should be put to death for murdering travis alexander. the jurors are going to have to unanimously decide if the killing he perpetrated was something quote especially cruel. it would ...

Martha: jodi arias heads back to court as jurors decide whether she should face the death penalty. let's bring in criminal defense attorney who has been in court through much of these proceedings. >> today will be interesting because we are starting the aggravation phase that we have been waiting for for almost a week. we'll hear the state put on evidence why this was a cruel killing. of course, we think first degree murders are all cruel. but arizona allows the death penalty if you can prove it was especially cruel, heinous and inflicted a lot of pain on the victim and the victim was consciou...

Arias is put on suicide watch after telling a tv station she would rather die than spending life behind bars but it's up to a jury to decide whether she deserves to die or life behind bars. amon, she's been crying again. so much attention paid to her demeanor throughout the trial and now the sentencing phase? >> that's correct. technically speak right now, the jurors are what they call the aggravation phase. and that is really to try and determine whether or not there was an unusually cruel plan in the mind of jodi arias when she carried out this murder. that is the stage right now that both t...