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Threats to my family. my family doesn't want me to go back. >> reporter: in the end, jodi arias could be her own best chance to avoid the death penalty. >> either way, i'm going to spend the rest of my life in prison. it will either be shortened or not. if it's shortened, the people who will hurt the most are my family. i'm asking you, please, please, don't do that to them. >> reporter: arias pled for her life during the penalty phase of her first trial. this after spending 18 days on the witness stand during the trial. what, if anything, she says to the new jury may determine if she lives or ...

It. >> reporter: because of what she says, specifically about wanting to be put to death, she is now on suicide watch from the sheriff's department here in phoenix. she'll be back in court along with this jury as the penalty phase kicks off this afternoon. >> all right, ted rowlands reporting live from phoenix. we want to talk more now about what's going to happen in court later today. joining us is lisa bloom. welcome, lisa. >> hi, how are you doing? >> i'm good. thank you for being with me. jodi arias has mentioned suicide before. now she's saying she wants the death penalty. so what's a def...