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Would be in the courtroom. i didn't want to hurt myself i hurt people close and just know they are still supportive, it hurts. >> the couple would soon be r reunited after he was released. he pled guilty later, sentenced to three years of probation. >> do you understand that, is that okay with you? >> yes. >> but the memory of his first experience in jail, will likely last a life time. >> everybody learns the hard way. this is my first time learning. coming up. >> i think the fact potential outcome of trial could be death sentence. >> we encounter an iraq war veteran accused of murder. insid...

Illegal immigrants. if you take a look at the 168 murders that have been reported by police in phoenix in 2008, half of them are actually uncleared which means they don't have any idea who did it and there are no break down of those that did take place how many were carried out by illegal immigrant. there is nothing to back up like the assertion we heard there. something he did touch on which is really important when we take a look at what's going on in arizona is this reality. phoenix is a kidnapping capital of america and the world. look at that figure, tony. police investigated in 2008. >> ...

Debbie johnson and you just heard from david campos who you just heard from. it puts sweeping new powers in the hands of police. law enforcement units have weighed in. ines ferre is joining me from new york to look at how officers view this law. what are thaw say to you? >> some law enforcement officers may not agree with it, some big police unions are agreeing with it. and with us we have levi bolton. he is with the phoenix law enforcement association. they represent about 2500 members. and this association also is one of several groups that helped to draft the legislation. mr. bolton, thanks...

And with us from phoenix, debbie johnson. she is president and ceo of the arizona hotel and lodging association. debbie, good to see you as well. david, let me start with you. the city has already banned travel to arizona by city employees on city business. >> right. >> you want to go beyond that, don't you, and tell us why. >> sure. we want to follow the model that was followed about 20 years ago around the mlk holiday controversy when a number of us from other parts of the country boycotted the state. follow that model, we believe that it's not just travel that should be limited but that we ...

You're walking down the street and even though this law says that you can't solely implement this based on race or color or country of origin. what do you say of that? >> it sounds like you're describing a bad cop, not bad law. that would be illegal, it was illegal before this statute, it's illegal and will be illegal afterwards. i think that's an issue to be taken with individual agencies. i think a law enforcement community has stood very prominently saying we will not do racial profiling or to allow race or ethnicity to be a reason for criminality. that's an absurd position. law enforcement...