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Children. death qualified jury which means they have already been questioned about could they impose the death penalty. it's a real coin flip. my guess is yes he will get the death penalty. >> will he face execution or no. >> yes. except federal executions there haven't been that many of them. it starts the ball rolling and then their appeals process begins and goes up and down the appeals court chain. eventually when his appeals run out assuming they don't avert the death penalty he will be executed. >> >> this is like a mini trial. penalty face, jury aggravating factors. factors tend to warr...

Prosecuting this case the one thing quite frankly that i would point to are the writings that he made in the boat. >> that's what i wanted -- sunny, he clearly wanted to die. >> sure. >> this is a thing obviously when it comes to islamic extremists the idea of martyrdom. can that be used by the defense, don't give him martyrdom? >> that can be used by the defense in argument. certainly that is not a mitigating factor. but it can be used in the argument. we are going to see sort of a mini trial. but i think it weighs perhaps in favor of the prosecution, because the defense is arguing that he wa...

Is sufficient reason to think she committed a crime. the hearing before that judge would be quite limited. it would not be a mini trial. if the judge is rules she could be extradited, it all goes back to the secretary of state, who makes the final decision weighing the facts, the law and what's in the best foreign policy interests of the u.s. >> all right, pete williams, thank you for that. let's bring in alex little, former federal prosecutor with a background in international law. and with a welcome to you, alex. you heard pete williams pointing out there, it has to be in america's best inte...

Death penalty, it's a decision they must reach unanimously. it's something the prosecutors here are pushing for. family members as well. something that hasan, through documents he's leaked to media outlets like fox news, that he even wants it. today will look like a mini trial, so to speak. we'll hear from 20 witnesses, some of them lost loved ones the day of the shooting. we'll also hear from three soldiers who survived the shooting. they are not allowed to talk about their feelings toward hasan or even what they think deserves as far as a sentence. hasan is expected to take the stand tomorro...

The other two captives now are able to step up. in this case it will be michelle knight who will say "i am not afraid of you and i will tell you exactly what you did to me, and the impact on my life now, tomorrow and forever. except that i am able to move on." and that is powerful, it's courageous, and it shows the people who are watching this and especially for this sentencing that this is not just about second-person related events, but first-person. what she and the other two actually experienced and why this man needs to be put behind bars forever and ever. >> the other interesting thing t...