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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 cost of passing so of called immigration reform is drawing more scrutiny this week. this after the ...

That's 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 trial of a week or two weeks where witnesses are put on the stand and they will argue whether jodi a...

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 that's unusual in state courts in the united states. arizona law provides for this sort of two-part penalty phase in a potential dea...

Morning and they're 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 people's imagination. and hooks them. and this is one of those cases. we have seen the ratings on our sister network hln have been through the roof for last few months. people are absolutely...

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 alexander's family or a friend comes out, they cheer again. we've been told, we have been told travis alexander's family will not do any media after the sentencing phase. that begins tomorrow. we have what is called the aggravation phase which starts at 1:00 tomorrow. both attorneys will come in with the jury and argue whether there is an aggrava...