Yesterday, after 15 hours of deliberations, the arias jury returned a verdict.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We the jury duly impaneled and sworn in the above entitled action upon our oaths do find the defendant as to count one first degree murder. guilty.

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BERMAN: So, there was the verdict and then a stunning development. Just after the verdict, Jodi Arias told a Phoenix TV station that she would rather get the death penalty than life in prison. That prompted authorities to put her on suicide watch.

CNN's Ted Rowlands is live in Phoenix with more on the interview, more on her (INAUDIBLE) this morning.

Good morning, Ted.

TED ROWLANDS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, John.

It's hard to believe her attorneys allowed her to do that interview. But she did. She said shewas trying to get his life back. I had, in a group meeting, spoken to his Mormon bishop who was in constant contact with Travis. He knew he was headed back in the right direction, believed in the grace of Christ as a Christian Mormon, and felt like if he repented, he could -- he could get his life back, and he was trying to get away from Jodi.

And, sure, he was a sinner and everybody saw that in the courtroom, but he also was a penitent, humble guy, good man, who is trying to repent and improve and have the full effect of the grace of Christ in his life. And that just didn't come out. So, this was more of a validation for Travis and who