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World this hour. there are new details now emerging from this nightmare that happened to these women in cleaver land. >> yeah. we're learning more about the horrifying ordeal of those three women held captive for a decade. also the man accused of kidnapping and raping them, well, he's appeared in court. >> the other big story, jodi arias preferring death to life in prison. that in phoenix. jurors are beginning to determine her fate today. yesterday they found her guilty of first-degree murder for killing her ex-boyfriend. >> yeah. prosecutors are pushing for the death penalty in this case for ...

Side of the courtroom where i was sitting were openly sobbing and relieved. they were very happy this verdict was reached. they did not make any effort to hold back their emotions, lots of tears, lots of sighs of relief. you look at jurors as they exited the courtroom, they were stone faced, expressless. all of them walked right past me. i looked every one of them in the face, you could see that they were very serious still. that's because they have a lot of work ahead of them tomorrow as this aggravation phase begins. they're going to have to determine whether jodi arias killed alexander in a...

The other big story tonight is the arias verdict and the jury found her guilty of the first-degree murder of her ex-boyfriend and now they will decide whether she will get the death penalty. casey wian is in phoenix for the latest. casey, no great surprise that she was found guilty, but the big question now, will she get the death penalty, and that may be decided tomorrow. >> it could be decided as early as tomorrow, but from what i am hearing, it may take a couple of days. the prosecution has to prove that there were aggravating circumstances that is called the aggravation phase that is going...

Being sentenced to the death penalty. frankly, i've had these cases and clients have always told me, i'd rather have the death penalty than life without parole for a variety of reasons. you get a lot more resources when you're sentenced to death. it's part of the reason that the death penalty machinery is broken in america, and why this case was such an exaggerated form and hyperbolic example of the death penalty machinery being broken. >> this next phase for the defense. is it all about trying to find one juror who does not want to give her the death penalty? >> at the very least, that. now t...

Her for years. now, for our other big story, one of the most salacious trials that we can remember and of course the question following, will jodi arias live or die? the arizona jurors convicted her yesterday of first-degree murder. they're now returning to court today. >> that's right. and it's called the aggravation phase of the trial, that's the legal terminology. what it is is an important step in deciding whether to sentence the 32-year-old woman to death for killing her ex-boyfriend. now, let's watch her call it a stoic reaction to the verdict and the reaction from the crowd outside th...