through it all, there was a fascinating mystery at the heart of the crime -- who was jodi arias? here is josh with "along came jodie. >> you would know that, right? >> the trial never played as a murder mystery. jodie, after all, had admitted to 12 jurors in open court and a few million viewers on tv that she was the one who shot and stabbed and then stabbed some more her former boyfriend and secret sex partner. >> as to count one, first-degree murder, guilty. >> why did so many million trial followers stick around for the final act? and why did so many leave home and work to gather on the courthouse steps to await the final verdict? we will take an in-depth look at the case into why jodie arias became so obsessed with travis alexander and why so many of you became so obsessed with this trial. we start with this home video played for the jury. it shows travis holding court amid a circle of friends. look a little closer and you'll see a blond tenderly nestled in his lap. that is jodie, in much happier times when she and travis first started dating. no hint then of what was coming.

they're looking at overturning jodi arias' murder trial. she almost decapitated her boyfriend and said her trial was not fair and she wants a new one. she's arguing the prosecutor, juan martinez acting inappropriately inside and outside the courtroom and turned her case into a media circus. the state said there were a few minor circumstances where he acts improperly and not enough for a jury to overturn it. she's spending life behind bars while her appeal is being looked at. mercedes coleman is here. great to see you, by the way. >> great to see you. >> trace: we know juan martinez is accused of ignoring rules of evidence, making unfound accusations. >> ignoring the court rulings, which is disruptive. >> trace: any precedence in the arizona supreme court that might lean jodi arias' way here? >> the only time i represented prosecutors in similar circumstances, it's when the defendants have been deprived of due process of a fair trial. she was able to testify. she had lots of information that was given to her. she had every possibility of hav

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aishah hasnie breaks down the newest twist in the case. >> reporter: jody arias appealing to have herr conviction reversed with her lawyer arguing the prosecutor mishandled and sensationalized her case. he is serving a life sentence right now for killing travis alexander in 2008. prosecutors said arias kill to manage jealous rage but she claims she acted in self-defense. her attorney accusing the prosecutor of making several missteps including improperly questioning witnesses, ignoring rulings on evidence and reporting the media. >> no one is telling the truth or should be trusted. i'm the only person who is ethical. he made every one of the defense experts out to be a person who had a relationship with arias and hiding evidence. >> reporter: will this work? not everybody thinks so. now moving, the judges say when they were issue a ruling. heather: we will follow all of it. mark zuckerberg rejecting democrat calls for donald trump's social media account to be shutdown. the facebook ceo sounding off in an interview with dana perino. >> kamala harris said she thinks twitter should shutd

jody arias wants or murder conviction thrown out, arguing the prosecutor mishandled and sensationalizedilling her boyfriend, travis alexander, in 2008, he was stabbed nearly 30 times, his throat slit and he was shot in the head. prosecutors said arias killed him a jealous rage which he claims she acted in self-defense. the appeals court has not said when a decision could be made. new york city lawmakers vote to shut down one of the world's largest jails, notorious rikers island with a smaller more modern facility. the republican status of women telling us earlier it is a dangerous plan. >> 62% of the inmates are violent criminals. if you close that place down there is a high probability of a violent criminal walking the street but right now is in rikers island into our will be in your neighborhood. >> the mayor's a billion-dollar plan would close rikers island by 2026. a new bill could make bible courses a requirement in florida schools causing an uproar among some. should this be an option across the country. joining me to react, good to see you. what do you think of this? should this

>> well first of all, griff can you wrap your mind around the fact that we may see another jodie arias me. you know what a circus this was. right? it was crazy the way the trial played out in the middle of that circus was jodie arias of course , but also, there was prosecutor juan martinez and now her team is saying that his actions inside and outside the courtroom were prosecutorial misconduct so they are claiming that's the basis of this whole appeal. they are claiming that he had an affair with a blogger during a trial and gave her information he shouldn't have and that information was then published and could have gotten to the jury. they say he had inappropriate contact with a juror who had been dismissed and was getting information from her on what the jury was thinking during the trial would use that against jod i, and that he wrote a book during the case actually publish ed before the whole case was over, so arias' team is saying this means she doesn't get a fair trial and you have to throw out this verdict and the appellate court just said okay, come in here and make your case

he's facing ethics complaints for multiple cases including jodi arias. e arizona court of appeals considers how it could impact her case. arias is serving life for murdering her ex-boyfriend. ohio university suspends all 15 fraternities on campus after receiving several hazing allegations. the move comes a year after a student died from an alleged hazing incident. mike tobin is live with more. mike? >> homecoming at ohio university will not include participation from fraternities on campus. all of them have been suspended. last might, sigma pi was u.s. spended after drug and alcohol hazing. seven different fraternities have been accused of hazing. this prompted the dean, jenny hall jones to suspend all fraternity operations writing the chapter president. they said the troubling allegations indicate a potentially systematic culture in the intrafraternity council organizations and ohio university will not put at risk the health and safety of the students. >> they had seven fraternities that they want to suspend. so suspend all 15 of us is unfair. >> they do

. >>> convicted killer jodi arias make it a chance at freedom after being charged with murdering her ex- boyfriend. >>> 7:23 and lowers for convicted murderer, jodi arias, will appeal her murder conviction in the 2008 death of her former boyfriend. her lawyers say that there was a prosecutor's misconduct and a judge failed to control news coverage and that deprived her from a fair trial. they said overwhelming evidence should outweigh mistakes made during the trial. she will not be in the courtroom and is in prison serving a life sentence. >>> a mother from menlo park was sentenced to three weeks in prison in connection with the college admissions scandal. she pleaded guilty and admitted to paying $15,000 to have her son's a.c.t. test corrected in 2017 and prosecutors accused her of lying about college applications to increase chances of being admitted. >>> a new report by the council on islamic american relations shows bullying of muslim students in california is down but still much higher than the national average. they show bullying toward muslim students dropped from 52% in 2017

again, a slim, slim chance that jodi arias can get a new trial or walk free.that's incredible, particularly that the judges had harsh questioning for martinez. if there is in 90 days or so. is there a chance that jodi arias is going to walk out you have prison ivan if temporarily or will she remain behind bars or do you know? >> she is going to stay for now. there is several things they can do. the court can do nothing. basically say everything stands. the court can say yeah, the prosecutor wasn't great and don't do it again. but the verdict stands. they can vacate the verdict. basically set it aside and say all right, prosecutors, what do you want to do? do you want to try this again? or they could overturn this verdict. now, if that happened, listen to, this griff, jodi's attorneys are already talking about double jeopardy. they say if there was willful misconduct and the verdict gets overturned she can't be tried again and shield walk free. griff: wow. what contact have you had with arias. you obviously had had this rip before this trial started. that's why

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jodi arias could have her murder conviction overturned.er ex-boyfriend. an appeals court now agreeing to hear arguments over alleged misconduct by the lead prosecutor. he is accused of leaking a juror's name to a blogger and lying about it to investigators. wow. and the supreme court will take up an abortion case this term. the justice is set to consider a louisiana law that requires doctors to perform the procedure to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. this is the first abortion case that will be argued since brett kavanaugh and neil gorsuch joined the bench, solidifying a conservative majority. the law remains on hold pending an appeal. elizabeth warren firing a top campaign staffer accused of inappropriate behavior. warren's campaign said it cut ties with national organizing director richard mcdaniel after multiple complaints. the firing comes as warren's campaign announced it raised $24.6 million last quarter just behind bernie sanders 25.3 million. the two raised the most among 2020 democrats but are still far behind pres

the 2013 case of jody arias who was convicted in the brutal murder of her ex boyfriend.he case is back in court. jonna spilbor joins us now. >> well, first of all this is a long shot, guys. the crux of the issue on appeal is the prosecutors, alleged, committed such misconduct that it tainted the jury and changed their verdict. that is the threshold that the defense needs to overcome. but when you juxtapose that against the weight of the evidence. it feels so fresh as if we were watching it yesterday. 27 stab wounds, slashed his throat from ear-to-ear. shot him in the face. ran away, lied about it. took pictures of her slaughter. come on. and then tried to claim self-defense? this is going to be a long shot for the defense. >> bill: what is the misconduct on behalf of prosecutors. >> they're saying the prosecution committed pre-trial publicity, the crux of the issue. it might come as a surprise attorneys in general aren't supposed to engage in pre-trial publicity. you don't want to taint the jury for anything happening outside of the courtroom. in this day and age it happ

we begin with this jodi arias wants her murder conviction thrown out.ng to convince an appeals court in areas that are prosecutors mishandled her case. she is serving a life sentence for killing boyfriend travis alexander in 2008. prosecutors say she flew into a jealous rage stabbing him to death. she claims she acted in self-defense. her attorney says the prosecutor improperly witness and courted the media. na disturbing report shows a majority of baby foods in the u.s. contain toxic metals like arsenic and mercury. according to a new investigation, 95% of the baby foods tested contained heavy metals that can affect your baby's brain development. crisis based products. sweet potatoes and fruit juices were found to have the highest risk. now to an update on a story we told you about yesterday. new video from inside a train showing the terrifying moment it plows into a car just seconds after a state trooper saves the driver. dash cam video showing a utah trooper pulling the unconscious driver out of the car stopped on the tracks just moments before the c

lawyers for jodi arias are heading to court to appeal her murder conviction.air trial in arizona citing prosecutor misconduct and claiming a judge failed to control news coverage of the case. areas is serving a life sentence for killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander in 2008. also today president trump is heading to dallas, texas for a keep america great rally. the american airlines center preparing for 20,000 supporters. some already lining up outside. while in texas, the president is also expected to hold a fundraising lunch and attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new manufacturing plant. and then there is this story. a patriotic high school football team saves the day when the bands couldn't make it. ♪ the rockets red glare ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof. jillian: the grand bury pirates in texas stepping up to sing the national anthem. their opponents, the crowley eagles and their crowd all joined. in you have to love when you see moments like that. steve: absolutely. terrific. thank you very much, jillian. brian: we owe you a favor. straigh