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Says she's amazing. >> i should tell you that lydia said she spent quite a bit of time with gina and the dejesus family today and much of what she talked about she couldn't entirely share as a family friend, but she sort of laughed and said, well, i did bring gina a lot of "people" magazines to get her caught up with the world after nine years in captivity. coming up here live in boston, as i promise, we're working on clearing these photographs of the backyard where we have seen fbi agents here in cleveland the last couple of days right here on seymour avenue with shovels and dogs in the bac...

Factor. if they agree with the prosecution, the trial dose to a mini trial -- goes to a mini trial penalty phase. the same witnesses will hear arguments for and against execution. we're told that could take a week, perhaps two. the three options are 25 years to life, mandatory life sentence or death by lethal injection. if she is sentenced to death, she will join three other women on arizona's death row. jon? jon: wow. dan springer live from phoenix. dan, thank you. and we want to play for you now more of that exclusive interview with jodi arias. >> why did you -- [inaudible] at the beginning?...

Brooke, i have never seen a defendant just having been convicted of this type of heinous, cruel, depraved crime give an interview. again, this is the very beginning of the most important part of this case for her, and let's make it clear to our viewers, i mean, an aggravated phase, death penalty phase, it is like a mini trial. there is evidence that's going to be put forward, and if she wants to save her life, it would be a good idea for her to get on the witness stand and not, not, to have this interview out here that the prosecution could very well play for the jury. >> danny, it was absolut...

Forward, and then at least we get to see their cards first before we raise our defenses. >> megyn: but we've done segments on this show, faith, showing zimmerman on camera, on video walking the police through the crime scene, giving his account. i mean, how much more could he have given up than he had just done an immunity hearing that could have prevented it from ever going in front of a jury? >> he has talked a lot. in some circumstances, i'm not sure how much control o'mara has over his interviews and statements. in your interview earlier, o'mara said zimmerman wants to go before a jury. he...

City last night along with about 200 others. the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old set off a national outcry over race issues and stand your ground laws. >> in case you're wondering where this stands legally, zimmerman will be back in court april 22 for a hearing related to that stand your ground law. they're calling it a mini trial, but that is the next step legally in all this. but obviously this was a huge story a year ago when it first broke. a lot of questions about police and the law, possible racial undercurrents. so on and so forth. so how all that plays out in this mini trial a few ...