randi kaye will recap monday's fireworks and i have a quick warning for you, some of this him testimony is pretty darn graphic. >> reporter: after damaging week on cross-examination, the first order of business for jodi arias's defense team was knocking down any hint at premeditation. >> did you go to mr. alexander see home on june 4th with the intent of killing him? >> no, i didn't. >> reporter: another attempt to convince the jury she murdered travis alexander in self defense. even though she's changed her story three times. testimony quickly turned to arias' broken finger on on her left hand. the prosecution has tried to prove she hurt her finger while stabbing her ex-boyfriend dozens of times. and dragging his bloody body around the house. to dispute that, arias' defense lawyer offered a show and tell.

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randi kaye was there.of the testimony is graphic. >> reporter: after a damaging week on cross examination the first order of business for jodi arias's defense team was knocking down any hint at premeditation. >> did you go to mr. alexander's home on june 4th with the intent on killing him? >> no, i didn't. >> reporter: another attempt to convince the jury she murdered travis alexander in self defense. testimony quickly turned to her broken finger on her left hand. the prosecution has tried to prove she hurt her finger while stabbing her ex-boyfriend dozens of times and dragging his bloody body around the house. her defense lawyer offered a show-and-tell. >> and that is an injury you incurred when you testified to having received when mr. alexander was kicking you in the ribs and he ended up kicking your hand, correct? >> that's correct. >> reporter: she says alexander broke her finger six months before the murder, the day after she caught him allegedly masturbating to a photo of a little boy. she claims he

randi kaye, cnn, phoenix, arizo arizona. >> let's dig deeper.egal panel is joining me, analyst jeffrey toobin and defense attorney mark geragos, author of "mis-trial." the prosecutor made a lot of the 62 seconds that the crime would have had to have been committed in, saying it was basically impossible. why is that such an important point? >> well, because it's the key to her whole story. she has an explanation as to how the crime unfolded, and the photographs, weirdly -- i mean, that's just one of the weirdest things about this case -- are basically a timestamped version of how the case unfolded. her version doesn't seem to make sense. i thought martinez was so effective in pointing out how absurd it is that she could have done all of that in 62 seconds. >> mark geragos, what did you think of the expert that the defense had, talking about memory loss? i just want to play some of what he said for our viewers who didn't watch it. >> people who suffer from stress-producing trauma will frequently not recall what happened for a certain period starti

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randi kaye, cnn. >> randi joins me live from -- jeff, the prosecutor made a lot of this 62 seconds that would have perhaps been committed in. saying it was impossible. why was that such an important point? >> it's the key to her whole story. she had an idea of how this unfolded. and the photographs are weirdly -- that's one of the weirdest things about this case. they are is time stamped version of how the case unfolded. her version does not seem to make any sense. i thought martinez was so effective today. how she could have done that in 62 seconds. >> mark geragos, what do you think of the memory loss? i want to play some of what he said for viewers that didn't watch it. >> those who suffer from stress producing trauma will not frequently recall what happened for a certain period starting at the beginning of the trauma until sometime thereafter which could be measured in hours or days or weeks. >> mark, what do you think of how he did? >> it's something i see in practice all the time. >> you said this would happen. >> yeah. this is exactly what you expect. that this was -- when we're

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here's randi kaye.to warn you that some of the testimony as it has been for this entire trial is pretty graphic. >> reporter: for jodi arias, this week was all about proving she never planned to kill travis alexander. >> did you go to mr. alexander's home on june 4th with the intent on killing him? >> no. i didn't. >> the jury is well aware arias has changed her story three times. two years after the killing, she finally said she did kill travis alexander, but in self-defense. she claimed his anger and the physical abuse worsened after she'd caught alexander ma masterbating to a photo of a young boy. >> it was a negative experience for me and it's not something i wished to remember. >> another week, another sex tape. this time the defense played mainly alexander's voice in effort to play him as the more experienced sexually. >> we've had two and three-hour sessions many times. >> reporter: the defense did all it could to clean up arias' image, even trying to explain away the text message arias sent alex

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>> randi kaye joins us now live.ascinating mystery and it's been one now for more than 20 years. what about that security guard you heard in that interview, do investigators think he had anything to do with the heist? >> reporter: anderson, to this day, not a single museum employee has been charged in connection with the crime. but not one of them has been fully cleared, either. that's the thing. the guards' role to this point is really unclear. i mean, was it an inside job, or was he perhaps just careless? because he told us that he used to complain about the lax security at the museum in public. so anyone could have overheard him, maybe they jumped on the opportunity. and here's the kicker, anderson. it has been so long, so many years have passed, that the statute of limitations has run out. so even if it was that guard we interviewed or anyone else, the thieves can no longer be charged. and, anderson, just this week the fbi said that they finally know after 23 years who did this. they're not naming the suspects, b

i am susan hendrix in for randi kaye. >> and i am joe johns.five stories we are watching this morning. rapper, lil wayne is recovering after having a seizure. his record label and publicist fought back reports saying he was in a medically induced coma and near death. he tweeted last night saying i am good, everybody, thanks for the prayers and love. his friend came to visit in l.a. and set up a vigil outside his hospital room. >>> two people are dead after trying to rescue a 6-year-old boy from a water fall. the boy fell in the big sioux river yesterday. his big sister and a man jumped in after him. the boy survived and the crews found his sister's body and are now looking for the man's body. >>> pope francis met with the media for the first time in vatican city. he said he picked the name francis because he was a man of poverty and peace and he said he wants a poor church for the poor. we learn this morning that francis will meet with benedict xvi for the first time since the election on saturday. >>> mitt romney offered advice for conservativ

randi kaye reports. a warning, some of the testimony is graphic. >> reporter: if you believe what jodi arias says on the stand, travis alexander told her marrying her would be like winning the wife lottery. >> had he ever proposed to you? >> yeah, he did over the phone once. >> reporter: so if their relationship was so good that even marriage was being discussed, how on earth did it get this bad? again today arias' defense team tried to prove it was all self-defense. she shared this story of past abuse, of alexander choking her. >> at first i thought of clawing at his face, but then i couldn't -- i couldn't do that. it didn't feel right to gouge his eyes out or something. >> reporter: arias told the court she would have sex with alexander because it stopped his anger from escalating. she says she even tried that on the very day she killed him. >> when he grabbed your arm and bent you over the desk on june 4th, 2008, how did you view that? >> it was a way for him to relieve his anger. >> reporter: citing

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i'm christi paul in for randi kaye. half past the hour.t up on what's happening in the world of news. cpac wrapped up its conference with a mom. she went after members of her own party who lost touch. after palin attendees to cpac rand paul finished first with 25% and marco rubio close second with 23%. >>> we now know the names of five u.s. service members killed last monday in afghanistan. and i want to introduce them to you. staff sergeant marc scialdo, steven blass, bryan henderson and captain sara knutson all assigned in georgia. their helicopter went down in a rain storm and officials were telling us there was no enemy activity in that area at the time. certainly thoughts and prayers with those families. >>> a deadly scene, too, in a northern california race track yesterday. a 68-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were killed when a car lost control and slammed into that pit area there. at marysville raceway. the accident happened during warm-up laps. >> and i saw people scattering and my initial response was to make sure that driver

i'm brianna keilar in for randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. it's 8:00 here on the east coast, 5:00 out west. thanks for starting your day with us. let's go to florida where we are waiting a news conference to begin on that sinkhole tragedy yesterday. rescuers are trying to find jeff bush. he's presumed dead, but his body has not been recovered after the earth opened up and swallowed him. let's listen. >> i'm the public relations officer for hillsborough county fire rescue. at this time, first of all, i want to say that our hearts go out to the families of wicker family and the bush family, because they do not have their family member with them at this point. we are here, because we want to give you an update about what we're doing for the families. first of all, we started our operations this morning, our conducted operations started at 7:00 this morning. that's what we're doing right now. and i want to let you know that we set up a fund for the family, a donation for the family. we actually have a website. anybody that's interested to help th

i'm susan hendricks in for randi kaye. thank you for starting your morning with us.stories we're watching for you. number one the pentagon is expanding the missile defense network on the west coast in response to threats from north korea. defense secretary chuck hagel says they could spend as much as $1 billion on the expansion. reports say north korea test fired two short range missiles this morning. >>> number two in sioux falls, south dakota, two people are dead after trying to rescue a 6-year-old boy from a waterfall. the boy fell into the big sioux river yesterday, his 16-year-old sister and 28-year-old man jumped in after him. the boy did survive. crews found his sister's body, they are now looking for the man's body. >>> number three, it certainly was a rough week for carnival cruise lines as three different ships face technical problems, "the legend" is having some problems with speed, passengers on "the dream" flew back to the u.s. from st. marten on friday after power outages caused some toilets to overflow and "the elation" had to be towed by a tugboat bec

randi kaye, cnn, phoenix, arizona. >>> it is now 17 minutes after the hour. want to bring you up to speed on the top stories. christine romans is here. >>> another winter storm smacks the midwest. snowfall is making travel pretty awful around minneapolis and other major midwestern cities this morning. chicago, good morning, chicago. brace yourself. up to ten inches could cover the metro area today making delays at o'hare and midway airports very likely. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez fighting for his life this morning. he is battling a severe new infection and is in a very delicate condition. the 58-year-old chavez has been undergoing chemotherapy. >>> a teacher in indiana has been suspended from his job while authorities investigate what may have been threats written on his blackboard. there they are. the school superintendent confirms a teacher in edison junior/senior high wrote a, you're i had yodz, b, the guns are loaded, c, care to try me? the teacher has been placed on paid leave during an investigation. >>> queen elizabeth is back and resting at

cnn's randi kaye tells u.s.t down jucht yesterday. >> reporter: if you believe what jodi arias says on the stand, she said travis said it would be like winning the wife lottery. >> had he ever proposed to you? >> he did over the phone once rpts if their relationship was so good, that even marriage was being discussed, how on earth did it get this bad? again today, arias' defense team tried to prove it was all self-defense. she shared this story of past abuse of alexander choking her. >> at first i thought of clawing at his face but then i couldn't -- i couldn't do that. it didn't feel right to gouge his eyes out or something. >> reporter: citing examples like alexander tieing arias to the bed with rope, the defense tried to show alexander controlled her and when he wanted sex, he took it. >> would it be fair to say he had an all access pass to your body? >> yes. >> reporter: what about arias' failing memory the day alexander died? she has testified that she shot alexander first and doesn't remember anything afte

i'm brianna keilar in for randi kaye. the stories we're watching this morning.uthorities in florida haven't found the body of a man swallowed by a sinkhole. jeff bush in his tampa home friday night when his home fell into the ground. the show growing bigger and could take the house with it. >>> number two, the process of perking the next pope is not likely to start until the middle of next week. earlier today a vatican spokesman said some of the cardinals involved in the process won't arrive until monday or tuesday. 115 cardinals are gathering for meetings which will set the date for the secret election of the next pope. benedict xvi stepped downed thursday. >>> number three. in just over three weeks the supreme court will begin to hear oral arguments on california's proposition 8, which mans same-sex marriage. now president obama is urging the court to overturn the ban tile phooing filing a breach with the supreme court. >>> number four, detroit just about broke, if you can imagine that. so michigan's governor rick snide sir taking drastic action. he announced

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randi kaye, cnn, phoenix, arizona. >> okay. that is just awesome and great reporting from randi. heard her say the magic number is 62. as in 62 seconds. that's how long jodi arias said it took her. hln's mike galanos put it to the test. he did the whole thing. everything like jodi says. he timed it out. we're going to give it to a break and try it, too. just time it out, too, in 62 seconds. we'll see the whole reenactment of mike in just moment zbloops not only, a prominent lawmaker shocking a lot of people in his decision to support a young man. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. #%tia[ looking for a litter with natural ingredients that helps neutralize odors. discover tidy cats pure nature. uniquely formulated with cedar, pine, and corn. marriage, republicans continue to surprise. senator rob portman who for years strongly

i'm brianna keilar in for randi kaye. 28 past the hour, actually.at we're watching for you this morning, among others. searchers have given up on finding a florida man who vanished into a giant sinkhole. the ground below jeff bush's home will be his grave. demolition crews will tear the house down later this morning from a distance because the ground is that unstable. families have left the houses next door because the sinkhole could spread to their homes. >>> firefighters near daytona beach, florida, say they've got it about 75% contained, but at one point about 300 family husband to leave. winds and low humidity had been feeding the fire. those same conditions, actually, expected today. >>> and number three. this t-shirt, maybe you're not surprised, is causing a whole lot of outrage on twitter over what it says. keep calm and hit her. it appeared on amazon's uk retail site. the u.s.-based company that prints the shirt says it has removed the listing and is apologizin apologizing. the slogan was computer generated and not intentionally created. >>>

randi kaye has the compelling testimony from phoenix.ou some of the images you're about to see are very graphic and disturbing. >> reporter: tears from jodi arias. she broke down on the stand as the first photo of travis alexander's body is displayed in court. it showed him twisted and crumbled on the shower floor. >> were you crying when you shooting him? >> i don't remember. >> were you crying when you were stabbing him? >> i don't remember. >> how about when you cut his throat? were you crying then? >> i don't know. >> reporter: with her face in her hands the prosecutor dared her to look. >> take a look then. you're the one that did this, right? >> yes. >> and you're the same individual that lied about all of this, right? >> yes. >> so then take a look at it. >> reporter: from the stand yars did her best to convince the jury she acted in self-defense. she said alexander attacked her after she dropped his can't rah. >> he body slammed me. >> he body slammed you down. >> yes. >> in a very forceful way. where did he body slam you down? >

i'm randi kaye. thanks for watching. >> he wrote, quote, we must object to the decision to allow small knives back in the aircrafts. joining us is the international president of the association of flight attendants. what do you make of this? you must be pleased that the delta ceo is weighing in on the side of the flight attendants. why are you opposed to this? >> it's completely unnecessary to introduce a weapon to the aircraft. introduce knives back into the cabin. makes no sense. >> is it out of concern for the safety of flight attendants and other personnel onboard the aircraft that is your primary concern here? >> well, as flight attendants, we're in charge of the entire cabin. so our job is to be the first responders in any event and also the last line of defense in our nation's aviation security, so the attempt to reintroduce knives on board absolutely could impact any passenger on board, and we're there for safety and to protect each and every passenger on each and every flight. >> the counter

randi kaye is here with the 360 bulletin. >> lawyers for the theater shooter filed court documents todayd not guilty by reason of insanity. he's accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58. >> bruce davis, a former follower of manson is not getting parole. jerry brown has revrsed a parole board decision, saying he still poses a threat to society. he's serving two life sentences for killing two men back in 1969. >> and a dog owner believes her prized pooch was poisoned at the famous westminster dog show in new york city. a sam " -- samoyed named cruise died four days after competing in that show. anderson. >> so bizarre. appreciate that. thanks very much. we got word that president obama signed the sequestration order. >>> coming up inside the jodi arias and travis alexander, inside their relationship. she admit she killed them. we'll take a look at how they met and i'll speak to dr. drew pinsky about whether there were any warning signs that arias was capable of stabbing him 29 times, cutting his throat from ear to ear. >> also, when stuff started disappearing from lockers, two sophomor

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i am susan hendrix in for randi kaye. >> and i am joe johns. >>> we have seen reports this morning that the north test fired a pair of short-range missiles into the east sea. it's a direct threat to south korea. >> but here in the u.s. the pentagon is more concerned with what north korea can do with its long-range missiles and that led chuck hagel to talk about missile defense along the west coast. and joining me now is cnn contributor general james morse. how are you doing? >> doing good. how are you? >> first question for the audience, how real is the threat of long-range korean missile strikes on the u.s. west coast? >> joe, the answer -- the short answer is its real. the issue is it still needs to be more fully developed. the challenge that we have in the united states and certainly our intelligence communities' biggest challenge is to make sure that we are not surprised by the development taking place in north korea. we have a vigilant look in north korea, and the problem is we are not there and we have to figure it out based on observations and as you know north korea is extremely

we're going to have an "ac 360" special report all about the randi kaye reports. ♪ i knew one gloriousi arias has sung a lot of different tunes since this picture of bliss turned into a blood bath. ♪ night divine >> it's a grisly tail of passion gone wrong. of sex, lies -- >> i'm not guilty. >> and a life brutally cut short. >> this is a case, this is a story, this is a criminal defendant unlike any other we have met before. jodi arias, beautiful young woman, accused of brutally murdering her ex-boyfriend, travis alexander. as a matter of fact, the day she admittedly killed him, they had sex. they took pictures. but then she stabs him 29 times. almost decapitates him, shoots him in the head, and she says it's self defense, but the prosecutor has a whole different theory here. that it was premeditated, cold-blooded murder because she was obsessed with travis alexander. >> the end for jodi and travis was foul and heinous, but their courtship actually began quite innocently, in of all place said, sin city. >> we were there for a convention. our company had a big event there. i was there i

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i'm randi kaye. thanks for watching. much more on the trial right now on 360. anderson? andi, thanks. it's 11:00 on the east coast. osama bin laden pfrs spokesman and son-in-law in court blocks away from ground zero. how he was caught, how he'll by tried and what it does to al qaeda. join us tonight. >> also, tonight, the week's most unforgettable moments from jodi arias on the stand, to the rare jury questions to what happens next. >> we begin with breaking news. thehe the head of one of america's biggest airlines speaking out on thedition to allow knives on aircrafts. >> he wrote, quote, we must object to the decision to allow small knives back in the aircrafts. joining us is the international president of the association of flight attendants. what do you make of this? you must be pleased that the delta ceo is weighing in on the side of the flight attendants. why are you opposed to this? >> it's completely unnecessary to introduce a weapon to the aircraft. introduce knives back into the cabin. makes no sense. >> is it out of concern for the safety of flight attendsants

let me get you to randi kaye who wraps up everything for you.graphic testimony. in fact randi kaye, i'll hold her off because ben wedeman is standing by live, is he? rome. i'm a glad we could scramble you to a microphone. very exciting that we finally have the date, i won't suggest that you've been alive for the last couple of conclaves, but this seems like a lengthy process just to get the date for the process. is it? >> reporter: yes, it certainly is. it's been a week now, rather five full days of meetings by more than 200 cardinals to decide on a date. they did decide it will be tuesday, the 12th of march according to a press release we received from the vatican press office in the morning on tuesday, the cardinals who will be participating in the conclave will take part in a special mass and of course at this point we have no idea how long the conclave will go. but really this general congregation of cardinals which includes not only the lectors, those 115 cardinals who will participate in the conclave, but those over the age of 80. they've

. >>> welcome back, everyone, i'm brianna keilar for if randi kaye. >> let's start this half with fistories you should know about this morning. first, a suicide bombing rocked the afghan ministry of defense just hours after chuck hagel arrived in kabul on his first official overseas trip. nine people were killed, it's a message for hagel who was not injured. >>> believe it or not, a space rock is giving us all another thing to watch really close shave this hour. this is number two. an asteroid the size of a city block is buzzing by about 605,000 miles away. two times the distance from the earth to the moon. number three, the body of hugo chavez will remain in a glass casket on public display forever, forever. world leaders from iran, cuba, and dozens of nations attended a state funeral yesterday. actor sean penn and the reverend jesse jackson were there too. >>> new trial date set for osama bin laden's son-in-law who has pleaded not guilty to terror charges. prosecutors say he conspired to kill americans as part of bin laden's al qaeda network and spent most of his time since the sep