chemistry off the bat as well. >> reporter: jodie arias has been described as sexy, sultry and travis alexander, when they first met, probably felt he was every bit her counterpart. he was a successful insurance salesman, handsome, charismatic. dave hall worked with travis and close to him. good friend? >> very good friend. >> best friend? >> it's funny. i've seen recently numerous people come forward and say, hey, he was my best friend and that is just the type of guy travis was. he made everybody feel like you were his best friend. >> reporter: according to friends, travis was a bit of a ladies man but this time he was out of his league. >> jodie became travis' drug and he got something from her with something he couldn't get with other girls in arizona. >> reporter: not just sex but crazy sex? >> yeah. >> reporter: or sex that -- >> over the top. over the top stuff. >> jodi used sex to control travis. at first she tried to be this good girl with morals and values and that don't work so she turned on the sex. >> reporter: and that had travis, a devowed mormon, tied up with having sex before m

he is serving a life sentence right now for killing travis alexander in 2008.cutors 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 shutdown donald trump's accounts. do you think that is a ridiculous idea? >> my belief is in a democracy i don't think we want private companies censoring politicians. i generally believe as

mishandled and sensationalized her case, she serving a life sentence for killing her boyfriend, travis alexanderis 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 be something across the country? >> yes and no. i love the idea, the bible the mos

griff: troy have you gotten any feedback from travis alexander, the murder victim, of jodie arias stabbing >> well his brother-in-law harold actually just reached out to me on facebook of all things when i broke this story about the fact the appellate court is going to be looking at it and he said to me do you remember the last thing that jodi said before she got off the stand at her sentencing and i said yes i do and the thing she said was he was alive when i slashed his throat, and so she's admitted to killing him and this was a gruesome crime and we need to remind people, stabbed dozens of times, shot in the head, his throat was slit so deep that almost decapitated him and she admitted to doing it but said look i did it because of abuse. griff: this is unbelievable. thank you very much for joining us you led that case last time and you will this time stay tuned, thank you, sir. >> thanks buddy great talking with you. griff: it's one of senator elizabeth warren's go-to stories on the campaign trail, watch. >> i was visibly pregnant, and the principal did what principal s did in those day

in 2013, a jury found her guilty of killing her ex-boyfriend, travis alexander, and a jealous rage.learned he was planning a trip with another woman. friends found the 30-year-old dead in his shower nearly decapitated. arias said she killed him in self-defense. she is currently serving a life sentence and prosecutors say the overwhelming evidence should be enough to keep arias behind bars forever. chief correspondent jonathan hunt reporting live from the west coast news hub. jonathan. >> jodi areas, trace, was not in court today but her attorneys argued she did not get a fair trial in part because the judge in the original case failed to control news coverage of the trial and that led to the jury being subjected to a "carnival like atmosphere." >> the court doesn't have the ability to do with the public does but they have the ability control the things that are feeding the lynch mob mentality that was happening with the public. they can control whether or not the jury is impacted by that by sequestering the jury. >> it's worth pointing out is the appeal court judges did, that jodi a

a crime scene. >> did you kill travis alexander on june 4th, 2008. >> yes, i did.ere you crying when you were shooting him? >> i don't remember. >> how about when you cut his throat, were you crying then? >> i don't know. >> jody, the fact that you talked to me, you know, 20 minutes after you were convicted, what do your attorneys think about you talking to me so much? >> um, i don't know. griff: the jodi arias murder case gripped the nation and back in the spotlight as appeals court hears arguments blaming the prosecutor for quote sensationalizing the case. >> this court should reverse ms. areas arias conviction. engaged in pronounced and persistent misconduct. griff: anchor and reporter troy hayden from our fox affiliate in phoenix was the first to interview jodiarias after her conviction. i was there. it's unbelievable we are at this point. is there a chance that the murder conviction that you and i watched happened that day will be vacated or overturned? >> well, it's a very slim chance, griff. bottom line is. this another twist and turn in the jodia arias case

she is serving a life sentence for killing boyfriend travis alexander in 2008. 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 crash. the train's engineer says he hit the emergency brakes late laid on the horn and said a prayer. wow. look how close that was. former secretary of defense jim imagine dog ma

areas is serving a life sentence for killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander in 2008.ing 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. straight ahead, joe biden doesn't want to talk about his son's hunter ukraine problem. >> my son did nothing wrong. i did nothing wrong. i carried out the policy of the united states government. brian: but a new -- sorry about that. steve: but a