as the story of alexander stephen reminded because they had seen each other since congress together. remember the time the illinois delegation is having a fight over how to pronounce the name of illinois? but there's illinois, television, people disagree. the former secretary of state and some of the nice things of congress you can mediate your petty dispute. before we had isos for these things. how you pronounce state of illinois? judging by you guys, illinois. serena lincoln would've been there for that most likely. lincoln was very good about finding mentors, finding people and a lot of people in politics. again's father was raised in farm work as well. someone who taught himself how to read. so he knew if he was ever going to be the man he wanted to be a life, he was a two-time mentors and people who would aid him. i can imagine a better person than john quincy adam's. visitors who describe seeing them there and being in awe because he was this farmer president with such high stature for president washington, madison, monroe who had himself been president. there's no question tha

that's what we heard from stephen alexander travis' younger brother, but we heard from his younger sisteras an impact. >> mark: i thought we were going to hear from jodi. >> let me set it up for you. the law school part of this. now we're in trial part three. she's guilty. then we had extreme callty proven, now this is life or death. now for the first time it switches where the burden of proof is now on the defense. jodi arias needs to say there is some sort of mitigation. she has given the jury eight factors. we put it up there for you there. she was only 27 years old at the time this crime occurred. she had no prior criminal record. she had no family support. she alleged that she was abused. she was a talented artist. she consistently tried to improve herself. she made the best of her situationscircumstances and she's a god a good friend. >> is the jury going to care if she's a good friend? she murdered someone. >> if you're giving mitigating circumstances, have eight that aren't hilarious. the middle one i'm waiting for. >> she consistently tried to improve herself. >> she loves puppie

alexander. arias sobbed in court when they talked about what he meant to them. they simply said they didn't want to see their brother's murderer anymore. cnn's casey wian has more from phoenix. >> reporter: stephender was in the u.s. army in 2008 when he found out his brother travis had been murdered. as his killer emotional jodi arias watched. he told the jurors about the unanswered questions that haunt him to this day. >> how much did he suffer? how much did he scream? what was he saying? what was the last thing he saw before his eyes closed? what was his final to the in his head? >> next, sister samantha alexander approached the podium crying even before she spoke. >> travis was our strength, our constant beacon of hope our motivation and his presence has been ripped from our life. >> defense witnesses are expected to spoke about several mitigating factors that could spare arias' life, including her lack of a criminal past, her past efforts to convert to the mormon faith and her talent as an artist. >> this is a girl right here that you pledged when you were selected as jurors that after hearing, right after possibly convicting her of first-degree murder and finding a aggravating factors that

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gruesome photographs of alexander's body with dozens of stab wounds, a bullet hole and his neck slashed nearly ear to ear. >> thank you, please be seated. >> reporter: judge stephenset a new trial date for july 18th. prosecutors could be allowed to bring up arias' recent string of television interviews according to lawyers with knowledge of death penalty prosecutions in arizona. for example, this statement to a ksaz reporter minutes after her conviction. >> well, the worst outcome for me would be natural life. i would much rather die sooner than later. i said years ago that i'd rather get death than life and that still is true today. >> reporter: nearly two weeks later she told the jury a different story. >> to me, life in prison is the most unappealing outcome i could think of. i thought i'd rather die. but as i stand here now, i can't in good conscious ask you to sentence me to death because of them. >> as she gestured to her family, the family of her victim has clearly struggled with the jury's inability to agree. they won't be granting interviews until there is a sentence and according to the county sheriff, neither will jodi arias. now one way out of this mes

stephen colbert. >>> jurors in the jodi arias murder trial are set to resume deliberations today. arias is accused of killing her boyfriend travis alexanderself-defense. the jury must decide between first and second-degree murder, manslaughter, or not guilty. >>> and several days of heavy rain have caused flooding in parts of north carolina. emergency crews have asked some people to voluntarily evacuate. power has been shut down in effective areas. "newsroom" will be right back. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> and you're looking now at a picture of amanda berry's home, her family's home is decked out wit

alexander's family will finally get their chance to speak. the defense has made a motion that victim impact statements be put on videotape instead of live in the courtroom. judge sherry stephensn that. court resumes in just a few hours. the same jury that decided she was guilty of first-degree murder will also decide life or death. back to you, martha. martha: i can just imagine what his family has to say. thank you, dan. bill: columnests claiming a trio of controversies enveloping the white house proves an inquestion tent administration. martha: and a terrifying moment as a stroller with a 14-month-old baby inside falls right onto the tracks. wait until you hear what happened after this. we'll be right back in "america's newsroom." as a kidid, i made a a list ol ththe places i i wanted toto . m mars, but thananks to hotwtwire's incredibibly low traravel price, i can affoford to crososs more things offff my list.. this year r alone, we went toto the top o of the e statue of f liberty, enoughgh to go to texasas-- to a a real dude rananch! ececks the coetitioion's rates s every day, lolow prices.. so w we got our r four star r ts for half p price. nextxt up, hollywood!d! -w-w-i