arias faces possible death sentence for killing former boyfriend, travis alexander.st trial was broadcast live and the gristled detal sils nearly two years ago. tonight, jean casarez has the latest but first reminds how she got here. >> reporter: the jodi arias murder trial first began in january 2013. >> this is not a case of who done it. the person who done it, the person who committed this killing sits in court today. it's the defendant, jodi ann arias. >> throughout the trial, you'll learn more about jodi arias, much more about jodi. you'll find she's an articulate bright young woman who is a very talented artist and photographer. but most of all, what you'll learn is that jodi loved travis. >> reporter: arias was accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend, travis alexander, 20 times and shooting him in the head. the premeditated crime, juan martinez said, came after arias realized that alexander would not marry her. the two had a volatile relationship and much came before the jury. salacious audio from sex tapes. >> remember the first time you and i grinded? >> report

you present those gruesome photos of travis alexander with his 27 to 29 stabbing wounds gunshot wounds, and his throat slit ear to ear and the jury doesn't have to go back in that room to deliberate much longer. think about it greta. they have been doing this since october. i don't think they are going to spend very much more time having to make a decision as to whether or not she should be sentenced to death or to life. at this point, i believe they are going to come back with a death sentence for jodi arias. >> i have no idea what this jury is going to do. they are given sort of -- the judge will give them an instruction and tell them how to apply the evidence and what the law is which sometimes is complicated for anybody. but, what strikes me is that jody was given an opportunity as every death penalty defendant is to address the jury. and essentially beg for life. and she didn't take that opportunity. she wanted to have the courtroom cleared so that she could speak to the jury. the judge wouldn't allow that but, you know right now, the big thing the defense attorney is trying to do

jody arias already found guilty of killing her boyfriend, travis alexander.jury could not decide at that time whether to give her the death penalty or life in prison. so they retried that part of the case. we're told by the judge they will allow live proceedings when the verdict is announced. closing arguments begin her shortly this morning. that is kind of a big deal because we have not seen jody arias live on this trial during this phase. we've seen taped here and there. jody was someone who loved the camera from the outset of this trial and even before. the judge final moment as you say, beginning this morning when later on jurors will get the january to get the instructions from the judge after close arguments. all kinds of drama. yesterday arias went against advice of attorneys to allocute or make a final statement of remorse but arias had conditions. wanted closed courtroom. no media or public present allowed to watch it in any way. the judge said high court ruled that can't happen. arias refused to speak. that was yesterday. it was in may of 2013 that

she was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend travis alexander but that jury couldn't reach a unanimous agreement when it came to the sentence so a new jury is being asked to decide the matter. jurors have three choices for arias. life in prison, life with the possibility of parole after 25 years, or the death penalty. >>> the first black man to play in the nba has died. earl lloyd made his debut in 1950 with the washington capitals. lloyd was from alexandria, virginia. at one time he told "the washington post" he was surprised to be drafted by a d.c. team because he thought the area was a cradle of segregation. the nba hall of famer was 86. >>> the next big winter storm is brewing right now in the rocky mountains, and millions of people in the south are hoping it will not threaten them. they are digging out from a storm that knocked out power and tied up highways across hundreds of miles. vinita nair has more from durham, north carolina. >> reporter: many southern states are still dealing with the messy, dangerous conditions left behind by thursday's storm. >> by tomorrow morning it wo

in 2013 a jury found her guilty of killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander but that jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on her sentence. a new jury has been seated and began deliberations yesterday. the judge will sentence arias to life in prison or life with the possibility of parole after 25 years if this jury cannot reach a verdict. >>> a federal judge clearing the way for vikings star adrian petersen to suit up once again. that ruling said the nfl made a mistake. the league suspended him through at least mid-april for his involvement in a child abuse case. the judge left his ruling open to further proceedings and the nfl is reviewing things. >>> with help from warmer temperatures in the south people are digging out from another crippling blast of snow and sleet that hit overnight. nearly 1 foot of snow fell in northern alabama. driving conditions were treacherous for texas and georgia. police responded to hundreds of accidents caused by the weather and utility crews have been working all day to restore power to over 200,000 customers. >>> always watching always tracking, w

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they are decideing if arias should be put to death or life in prison for murdering travis alexander. the jury that convicted her in 2013 deadlocked on the sentencing. >>> bobbi kristina brown suffering seizures. a family source said when doctors tried taking her off the medications, they were forced to put her back on the drugs. 21-year-old brown is the only daughter of whitney houston. she remains in a coma after being found face down in her home in the bathtub a month ago. >>> recreational use of marijuana at the nation as capital. adults 21 and over to possess two ounces or less and can grow up to six plants at a primary residence. the washington mayor ignored lawmakers who threatened to throw the mayor in jail if going ahead with the legalization plans. 70% of voters in november november approved the initiative. >>> this is a really really sad story. word that baseball star josh hamilton suffered a relapse. andy scholes has the latest from the bleacher report next. financial noise financial noise financial noise this is my body of proof. proof of less joint pain. and clearer skin

and it was interesting in the retrial and penalty phase as the defense tried to paint travis alexander as a manipulator and the prosecution said it was all jodi arias planning to kill the man because he broke off the relationship. >> so a hung jury second time takes the death penalty off of the table. >> reporter: it comes down to life in prison or life in prison with parole after 25 years. >> in the meantime, the mother accused in an unthinkable crime poisoning her five-year-old son with salt. spear's defense team not calling witnesses. and our legal panel weighs in on this sad case. and hours from a deadline for shutting down the homeland security. john boehner said it is it a battle. >> yesterday the white house press secretary said it is it a fight amongst the republicans. it is not a fight with the republicans. all re to fund the homeland security and stop the president's executive actions. he spilled a little soda on his shirt, but that wasn't the big deal... this story had 30 minutes left. the like really big deal was that he was with jessica. until kim realized that stouffer's

the jury is deciding to sentence her to death or life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander>>> a missouri state auditor considered a leading republican candidate for governor died thursday in an apparent suicide. police say 54-year-old tom schweich has shot himself. this has stunned elected officials who say he was a brilliant and devoted public servant with an unblemished record. an autopsy will be confirmed today. >>> scott walker emerging a front runner for the republicans. he is getting the star treatment at the conservative gathering when he compared democratic protesters in his state to radical islamic terrorists. >> there is no comparison between the two. i'm just pointing out the closest thing i have to handling the situation was the 100,000 protesters i had to deal with. there is no analogy other than the difficult situation if you were in the position. no again, you all will misconstrue things. i think it is pretty clear. that is the closest things i have to handling a difficult situation. >> walking back the comments and getting a dig at the press. it started when

. >>> remember jody arias, the woman convicted of brutally stabbing her ex-boyfriend travis alexanderin back in 2008 and lying to everybody who has listened for years and years? her life is hanging in the balance right now. a jury is as we speak deliberating other whether she will get the death penalty for that crime. if you don't remember, the first jury in the case hung, not on the verdict. they said guilty. but whether or not to sentence her to death. joining me now is nancy grace, my former co-worker. you are the nicest sweet person until it come to the issue of this. you are ruthlessly tough when it comes to this lady. >> first of all, ashleigh long time no see, but this has nothing to do with the fact that she shot a bird at me in open court and owned up to it on twitter that night. >> i didn't even know that. >> nothing, not connected. this is what i think about that. the jury has already been out around five hours. here's a red flag. one of the jurors brought in a crock-pot this morning. >> what? >> what does that mean? you know crock-potting takes ten, 11 hours. that's not a

the death penalty is applied with women, jodi arias actually did the stabbing of the victim, travis alexander this instance, she didn't engage in the actual act of the murder. she was involved in the conspiracy involving the killing of her husband with the person who took the plea deal. so even though she didn't engage in the actual act of murders itself, she's getting the death penalty. >> i think a lot of people would be disturbed by the idea that some guy actually took the knife to her husband while she drove up later and didn't have that hand-to-hand combat with him. >> the facts of the case basically are that she and the boyfriend planned to kill the husband and on a day where he had apparently been to church and was doing other rather nice things, the boyfriend with a knife that she supplied and a nightstick that she supplied -- >> and some kerosene. >> beat him, took him to a remote area, she pulled up in the car, checked to make sure he was dead and they took off. it's called acting in concert murder. >> but it's interesting the dichotomy. one actually engaged in the act itself but ou

arias should be sentenced to death n. 2013 a jury found her guilty of murdering her ex-boyfriend travis alexander. that jury couldn't reach a unanimous agreement on a sentence so a new jury was seated solely for the matter of sentencing. deliberations began wednesday. if they can't reach a verdict, the judge will sentence arias to life in prison or life with the possibility of parole after 25 years. >>> a judge has overturned the n.f.l. suspension of adrian peterson ordering he be reinstated into the league. he was suspended after reaching a plea agreement in the child abuse case involving his 4-year- old son. a judge ruled he was incorrectly punished. the league is appealing the decision and placed him back on the commissioner's exempt list for the time being. >>> an exlouisville cardinals basketball player is facing serious charges. chris jones along with two other men are accused of raping two women. all three have pleaded not guilty. jones' attorney says his client is innocent and has university security footage to prove it. >>> the first black man to play in the nba has died. earl lloyd made

the prosecution paints arias as a manipulative liar never remorseful for killing travis alexander in million people are under winter storm warnings right now. we're looking at messy weather from texas all of the way to delaware. snow and ice slamming more than 1,400 miles of our great country. georgia, tennessee, alabama, all declaring states of emergency ahead of the crippling conditions. >>> they're nicknamed the sea cow so when they swam into a drain pipe it caused a big clog. it took more than a plummer to clear the drain. >> reporter: how do you find 19 manatees in a drain pipe? the manatees satellite beach, florida, were looking for warmer water and followed each other into a drain pipe and then couldn't turn around. you can't remove a manatee clog with drano. such began the great manatee rescue. rescuers managed to coax a few out. >> they just guided another one out. >> reporter: most like this big guy, girl, who knows, had to be lifted in a sling dangling off an earth mover. as spectators cheered, the pipe had to be cut, water had to be vacuumed away. a mother and her calf we

defense attorneys begged for the new jury to spare her life and the relationship with had with travis alexander life in prison. criminal defense attorney eric guster is here. >> i doubt if they give her the death penalty. juries don't like killing woman. one thing is very interesting 10% of murders are done by women. however only two percent are on death row. so jurors don't like killing women because just the sensibility. this is a lady -- although she did something horrible, 27 stab wounds? that's bad way over the top. >> they have seen a lot of this defendant. she likes the camera. >> she does. >> she did some interviews. remember her jail house video where she was doing head stands. people have got ton know jodi arias. >> jody is nutty as a snickers. and i don't think they're going to kill her. it's going to be very interesting to watch and they have only been deliberating one+6íl2ç day and these>y.t& of time for the jury to get to the point of deciding someone is going to die for this. >> real quickly, the other option is 25 years, parole or life in prince. -- life in prison. is there a di