ariel castro.tead, life in prison without the possibility of parole. the only way he can get out of prison is if they pardon him. other than that, he's not getting out of prison. the incentive is that the three women who were held hostage, prisoners for a decade will not have to go through the ordeal of testifying. ariel castro is charged with 977 counts rape, kidnapping, sexual abuse and the one that carries the death penalty, he is charged with beating and starving and she had a miscarriage and that is the aggravated murder charge. what has to happen, this is never complete until the court goes to session because the judge will have to question castro extensively. enough to say, mr. castro, do you understand what's going on? do you agree with this? if he is incoherent or is not paying any attention, the judge says, i don't think you agree with this, you will have to go to trial. it will all happen at the top of the hour. >> that's interesting you say that because ariel castro hasn't exactly been

a man by the name of ariel castro, 52 years old, has been arrested. he's the suspect in this. >> reporter: prosecutors say ariel castro kept these women locked in his house, where he raped, starved and beat them, forcing one to have several miscarriages. >> the brutality and torture that the victims endured for a decade is beyond comprehension. >> why are you covering your face? what do you have to say to those women? what kind of monster does this? >> reporter: as shocking as these crimes are, what is perhaps equally disturbing is that the alleged perpetrator lived in plain sight for a decade. remaining close to family and friends. >> it's a horror movie. only, we're in it. we're the main characters. >> reporter: angie greg knows the man charged with these disturbing crimes very well. ariel castro is her father. >> if you would have asked me this last week, i would have told you he's the best dad and the best grandpa. >> reporter: greg, one of ariel castro's five children, says her father was loving and kind. >> living in that home, there were a lot

a man by the name of ariel castro, 52 years old, has been arrested.e's the suspect in this. >> reporter: prosecutors say ariel castro kept these women locked in his house, where he raped, starved and beat them, forcing one to have several miscarriages. >> the brutality and torture that the victims endured for a decade is beyond comprehension. >> why are you covering your face? what do you have to say to those women? what kind of monster does this? >> reporter: as shocking as these crimes are, what is perhaps equally disturbing is that the alleged perpetrator lived in plain sight for a decade. remaining close to family and friends. >> it's a horror movie. only, we're in it. we're the main characters. >> reporter: angie greg knows the man charged with these disturbing crimes very well. ariel castro is her father. >> if you would have asked me this last week, i would have told you he's the best dad and the best grandpa. >> reporter: greg, one of ariel castro's five children, says her father was loving and kind. >> living in that home, there were a lot of

antes que ariel castro secuestrara a las jÓvenes. estaban cerradas con clavos. el profesional de la banca que dao s de osvaldo s quedÓ sor prendido al saber que su padre era habÍa secuestrado a estas 3 mujeres. >>> trata de recuperar su vida poco a poco anthony dice que con la sentencia de su padre, se ha hecho justicia. >>> ariel castro serÁ sentenciado a cadena perpetua y mil aÑos de prisiÓn tendrÁ la oportunidad de hacer declaraciones. tambiÉn, podrÁ expresarse sus vÍctimas y familiares. en chicago, telemundo. >>> al regresar en noticiero telendo. dejan libre al chofer del tren que se descarrilÓ en espaÑa, verÁn imagenes tambiÉn del enfrentamiento entre jÓvenes >>> radicaron cargos criminales contra el conductor del tren que se dra. descarrilÓ que dejo 79 muertos y cientos de heridos lo dejaron en libertad tiene que presentarse en corte semanalmente y le quitaron su pasaporte. las autoridades se disponen a analizarlas cajas negras que pueden aportar mÁs detalles sobre lo que pasÓ. >>> en el sur de italia, 38 # personas murieron, 1

>> have a chance to hear from three women next thursday at ariel ariel castros sentencing hearing where prosecutors said they are also going to be putting on what they are calling a mini trial, essentially laying out what life was like for those three women during their years in captivity. the prosecutor laid out what ariel castro's future will hold. >> by the terms of this agreement, this man is going to prison for the rest of his life. he is never coming out except failed in a box or a ash can. is he not stepping out. is he going down broke. he is leaving his assets behind. and that's justice. >> the former school bus driver along with members of his family will also have a chance to speak on his behalf at sentencing next week. and if life without parole plus 1,000 years wasn't enough, the judge could still decide to tack on an additional 8,000 years. shep? >> shepard: gator -- garrett teny. the state of ohio owns the home and plans to demolish it very soon. police say now they have detained the dryer of that train that -- driver of that train that jumped the tracks in spain. the driv

we'll heard a lot from ariel castro. how would you describe him at this hearing today where you were? >> reporter: for the first time you hear him a lot in the past, he had his head down, eyes closed, hasn't spoken very much. for the first time today, he looks and sounds like the ariel castro the neighbors have been saying, talks a lot, gregarious. though he wasn't laughing, he was a lot more pleasant, chatty, more so than in past appearances. of course because he got the book thrown at him, that's probably wihy. >> and he was rather bizarre i think it's fair to say. this is whether he was asked if he's fluent in english. >> english i'm very good at spelling and i'm very good at reading but i can't comprehend because, like i mentioned earlier, my addiction to pornography and sexual problem has really taken a toll on my mind. >> so that question isn't even related to him being a sexual predator and he sort of sexualizes it in this very bizarre way. >> it's clearly on his mind, right? he's getting locked in right now. it's

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cadena perpetua fue la condena de ariel castro. hoy llegÓ a un acuerdo.iosa >> lo que es un sus familiares buscando respuestas lo que es la ana marÍa de origen colombiano que provocÓ en el tren de espaÑa y conocieron de cerca, asÍ comenzamos. le que sucede. hola ¿quÉ tal muy buenas noches. en el quinto dÍa libre entender que debido a los malos sacerdotes debido a la corrupciÓn, francisco participÓ en un vÍa crucis en rÍo de janeiro, en la intensa jornada del pontÍfice. >> el papa francisco observÓ el vÍa crucis con que inspirados en la problemÁtica actual de los jÓvenes se narro de manera particular el calvario de cristo que padeciÓ al ser crucifico do se abordaron cuestiones como adicciones, condena al aborto, discapacitados diferencias Étnicas entre otros temas >> hemos acompaÑado. >> el discurso posterior reconociÓ que los fieles pero dentro la fe por los ministros del evangelio, por los sacerdotes pedÓfilos y critico los paraÍsos artificiales de las drogas. en la cruzada por el consumo, volviÓ a tener, almorzo con un grupo de jÓvenes representan repre

ariel cast trro is her father. >> i would have told you he's the best dad and best grandpa last week. >> greg, one of his five children says her father was loving and kind. >> living in that home, there were a lot of good memories, i remember my dad lining us up and cutting our bangs himself. going on a family outing, carnivals, motorcycle rides with my dad. there were a lot of good times. >> greg says the good times ended when her mother left her father because he was physically abusive. >> he was pretty jealous. he's beat her pretty bad several times. he would make excuses for the reason why he was the way he was with her. >> yet, even after her parents separated, greg remained close to her father. often visiting him at his home unaware of the horror taking place hidden behind closed doors. >> i spent >> i spent some time in there. i would be in there up to two hours at a time, and never noticed anything odd. >> i don't know how my brother got away with it for so many years. that would never cross my mind. >> reporter: ariel castro's brothers pedro and o'neil, are still trying to co

ariel castro pled guilty to 937 counts in exchange for life in prison. nbc bay area's steve handelsman is in cleveland following the case. joins us now. and steve, obviously the prosecution wanted to keep the women from going through a long and arduous trial. >> reporter: a lot of people here in cleveland, jess, feel the same way. this plea bargain means no trial, so no testimony by those three women whose lives were stolen and then savaged by ariel castro. in a statement afterwards, they said they are satisfied with this resolution. no longer facing possible execution, ariel castro came into court looking alert. >> guilty, your honor. >> reporter: he denied he was violent but admitted to 937 counts and accepted life in prison with no chance of parole. >> i know i was going to pretty much get the book thrown at me. >> reporter: castro's crimes were horrific. three women locked up, sometimes chained for years, repeatedly raped and beaten. castro offered excuses today claiming he was abused. >> i would like to state that i was also a victim as a child. and

we'll keep an eye on this and we're watching ariel castro in court.ttorneys are asking for a plea deal that would hinge on whether the prosecutor would rule out the death penalty as a defense is demanding here. this is a court procedure in an effort to get the death penalty off the table before they head into the trial. the jury is seated in trial phrase of all this. ariel castro one would argue took a way a significant portion of the lives of these young women. he held them for 10 years in his basement, repeatedly raping them according to the charges that we have. beating them according to some of the other charges. in one case forting one woman tr babe built she had miscarriages due to beatings. michelle knight did. so the stories that go into what this man is accused of are so horrific. that is from the video that the three women made to say, thank you to everyone for respecting their privacy and boy, are they examples of, you know, an attempt at resilience and human spirit the likes of which we haven't seen in a while. kelly: so inspirational to h

she endured painful beatings at the hands of ariel castro, but says her spirit is unbroken. >>"i may have been through hell and back, but i am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face and my head held situation define who i am i will define the situation." >> pam: the video was shot last week at a cleveland law firm. the cleveland courage fund was established to help michelle knight, gina dejesus, amanda berry. and berry's daughter. more than one million dollars has been donated to the fund. >> pam: meantime. the accused kidnapper, ariel castro, has pleaded not guilty to 329 counts. >> pam: many reports indicating tonight former n- f-l player aaron hernandez made an alarming admission about some murder charges he's facing in massachusetts. kron-4's jason appelbaum is here with the latest on that. jason? >> reporter: one of the alleged it a compliment cup accomplices was told this man calls batiste that supposedly was what her grandest the another accomplished artist wallace told him that her menendez admitted to killing lloyd the day after the shooting. is

what ariel castro who held three women captive for years had to say for himself and the plea deal that spared him a death sentence. we begin with a striking admission from zimmerman juror b-29, in a tearful plea from trayvon martin's mother not to let her son's death be in vain. juror b-29 known as maddy says she feels like she killed the teenager. a reminder today of what she and trayvon's father are living with. >> i just ask you as a mother, as a grandmother, as an aunt, an uncle, a grandfather to wrap your mind around what has happened. because i speak to you as trayvon's mother. i speak to you as a parent in the absolutely worst telephone call you can receive as a parent is to know that your son, your son you will never kiss again. i'm just asking you to wrap your mind around that. wrap your mind around no prom for trayvon. no high school graduation for trayvon. no college for trayvon. no grandkids coming from trayvon. all because of a law, a law that has prevented the person that shot and killed my son to be held accountable and to pay for this awful crime. >> sybrina fulton is t

ariel scastro has accept add pla deal that will save his life. here he was this morning.eland man admitted today to kidnapping those three women, raping them repeatedly and holding them hostage in his home for a decade. and for the very first time, castro talked publicly about, and i'm quoting him, his sexual problem. >> my addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has really taken a toll on my mind. i knew i was going to get pretty much the book thrown at me. there is some things that i have to -- i don't comprehend because of my sexual problem throughout my home years. >> okay. lawyers say this plea deal, which calls for him to be sentenced to life plus 1,000 years, is exactly what his victims wanted. amanda berry, michelle knight and gina dejesus p

a plea deal in the works for ariel castro. >>> plus, the fun uncle harry speaks out about nephew george. nancy reagan's reaction to jane fonda plays her. and the cowboys' owner wants to make this building more popular than the white house. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, july 26th. >> good friday morning. i'm richard lui. anthony weiner's bombshell admissions keep oncoming. anthony weiner now says he sexted up to three women after similar behavior forced him to apologize and resign from congress in 2011. >> it is not dozens and dozens. it is 6 to 10, i suppose. but i can't tell you absolutely what someone else is going to consider inappropriate or not. >> were they sexual? how many conversations did you have with women after you resigned that were sexual in nature? >> i don't believe i had any more than three. >> well, this new admission comes on the heels of tuesday's press conference when weiner, with wife by his side, said he sexted a woman as recently as last year. all of this has taken a toll on his popularity. weiner has fallen behin

his demeanor was similar last week when we showed you ariel castro at that time pleaded not guilty to count indictment for allegedly holding michele knight, amanda berry and gina de jesus captive for nearly a decade. out front a clinical psychologist and patty wood. i want to start with you. we have heard from these three women. we have heard their voices. we have seen them. they say they are making progress in their recovery. i want to play again from all of you a little bit of each of what they have had to say. >> first and foremost i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family and my friends. it has been unbelievable. i am getting stronger each day and having my privacy has helped immensely. >> i want everyone to know i am doing just fine. >> it's always hard to watch when you see that michele knight clip. castro could face the death penalty. if there is no plea that would men the women could be required to testify. >> they would be retraumatized over and over and over again. one of the things i do see and something we have talked about, they are showing some rea

de 1 millón de dólares, con 9 mil donaciones de parte de personas alrededor del país, mientras que arielación y asesinato con agravantes. >>> con las manos en la masa, un mujer de michigan fue descubierta mientras que trataba contratar un sicario para matar a su esposo y cobrar el seguro, julia fue grabada cuando daba dijne por adelantado al sicario, que era en realidad un policía encubierto >>> el debate de la reforma migratoria se traslada desde este miércoles a la cámara de representantes la cual es dominada por los republicanos que se opone a legalizar a los inmigrantes indocumentados, su partido no planea la ciudadanía en el proyecto de ley. >>> justamente ante este temor, activistas proinmigrantes se movilizan a través del país, por eso jaime garcía nos muestra. >>> decenas de activistas marcharon frente a las oficinas del partido republicano en california, para presionar a los republicanos. >>> la mayoría de los votantes del país ,apoyan la ciudadanía. >>> la marcha es en la víspera del reinicio de la sesión en la cámara de representantes, donde los republicanos son mayoría. >>> e

ariel castro talks about the demons that drove him. we begin with the politics lead. for the last week woman after woman has come forward accusing san diego mayor bob filner of grabbing, groping, kissing, literally drooling on them and acting like a whistling, howling wolf in a tex avery cartoon. just hours ago he offered his apologies, but not his resignati resignation. >> i apologize to my staff, i

. >>> ariel castro reached a plea deal. man accused of holding three women captive for nearly ten years in his cleveland house, castro will serve a life sentence plus a thousand years and avoid the death penalty as a result of the plea deal. his victims say they are relieved by the deal which spares them from testifying at a trial which was supposed to begin august 5. >>> president obama is at the korean war vet ransz memorial this morning. it is the 60th anniversary of the signing of the agreement that ended the korean war and just saw the president honor those who fought. the prisoners of war that came home and those who died in battle. >>> pope francis is celebrating mass at the rio de janeiro cathedral in brazil this morning. he will be meeting with politicians later today. he has been talking to the country's youth this week, encouraging them to help change the world and put on the faith. >>> russia is weighing a tough decision, whether or not to grant asylum to edward snowden. and the u.s. is watching very closely. a

remember, these are the three that were kept in the house by ariel castro. it's moving stuff.ll tell you what it is and the fallout from it, too. >> i just want everyone to know i'm doing just fine. i may have been through hell and back but i am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face. cenk: all right. what you're looking at and hearing there was of course amanda berry, one of the three women kidnapped by ariel castro, the other two girls were held in the home, some for as long as 10 years. they've made a videotape. ana kasparian is going to tell us more. >> they were freed by a man by the name of charles ramsey. they had been captured and held captive for 10 years and after two months of being freed, they have decided to release a you tube video. it's about three minutes long, explaining how they're doing and how grateful they are. >> i want to thank everyone who has helped me and my family through this entire ordeal. everyone who has been there to support us, it's ban blessing to have such an outpouring of love and kindness. >> i would say thank you for th

thank you. >> reporter: ariel castro is facing more than 300 counts including kidnapping and rape. he's also charged with one count of aggravated murder. prosecutors believe he ended michelle knight's fourth pregnancy by punching her in the stomach. scott, a judge last week found castro mentally fit to stand trial. >> pelley: thank you, elaine. in egypt, the president installed by the leaders of a military coups named a new prime minister and vice president today. but that did not calm the millions of egyptians who support the depotsed president. mohammed morsi was the first freely elected leader in egypt's long history. now he's under military guard. yesterday the army massacred his supporters who demanded his release. holy williams was in middle of it today. >> reporter: the depotsed president mohammed morsi refused to be intimidated. a day after egyptian soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protestors, killing more than 50 people, thousands of them rallied again in cairo. protected by their own team of volunteer security guards. doesn't matter what egypt's new government does, the

durante una dÉcada las jovencitas fueron brutalmente maltratadas por ariel castro, un mÚsico de 52 aÑosfierno durante estos aÑos, pero lo harÉ con una sonrisa en mi cara, a quiÉn su secuestrador hizo abortar a patadas. >>> no voy a dejar que la situaciÓn defina quiÉn soy, yo soy quien definirÁ la situaciÓn. >>> un mensaje poderoso dicen los que saben. >>> mentalmente no estaban desarrolladas, ellas ahora comienzan a desarrollar estos conceptos y recordar conceptos como que es la libertad. >>> en el video aparece la joven puertorriqueÑa gina de jesÚs, que solo agradeciÓ por el apoyo mientras sus padres dieron las gracias al pÚblico por las donaciones que ayudaron a las mujeres. el fondo tiene hasta el momento un millÓn de dolares con 9 mil donaciones por parte de personas. mientras ariel castro tendrÁ que regresar a una corte para ser juzgado por 329 cargos, entre ellos violaciÓn y asesinato con agravante. en la ciudad de nueva york, blanca rosa vilchez. >>> la intriga internacional sobre edward snowden se centra en venezuela, su presidente maduro dijo que el ex analista le habÍa pedido

that means ariel castro will not face the death penalty. today that he agrees to the deal - and understands what it means. castro will die in prison. with a sentence that technically calls for a thousand year term - because of the long list of charges. prosecutors agreed to taking the death penalty off the table - since it means castro's three victims will not have to testify at any trial. here's part of what castro said in court today.marking the first time the public has heard him. j>> udge: finally sir, again, do you understand mr. castro, that upon entering this plea you will never be released prison? >> castro: i do understand that, and i stated that to -- the agent, dave at sex crimes that i know i was going to get much the book pretty much thrown at me. castro's three victims are said to be relieved that there will be no trial. and they were not the only women who were missing for so long in cleveland. far from it. hundreds of women have disappeared without a trace in the ohio city over the years. announcer: announcer: sunday's your

ariel castro's trial is set to start next month. >>> we're following some breaking news out of tesk. melissa is at the live desk. >> i want to show you a live picture at the state house. lawmakers debating the bill in a special session that would restrict abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and require they only be performed in surgical centers. state center wendy davis filibustered a bill during a special session. you may remember last month thousands of anti-abortion protesters rallied last night. supporters wearing blue, opponents wearing orange. this bill is expected to pass. if it does, it would close all but five abortion clinics in the state of texas now. still not clear when the state senate will vote. at the live desk, news 4. >>> right now attorneys for george zimmerman are presenting their case. we'll find out sometime this afternoon whether the defense can use a computer reanimation of the night zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin. they spent the morning questioning the crime scene reconstruction expert who designed it. prosecutors object to the animation saying it

peguero nos cuenta mas. 0:01 0:10 0:45 1:07 pkg 1:07 pkg cesar ---en cleveland, un juez dictamin que arielusado de secuestrar y violar durante mas de 10 aÑos a 3 jvenes, est en condiciones de someterse a juicio. take vo ---la decision se produce una semana despues que el juez ordenara un examen siquiatrico de castro. ---durante la ultima audiencia castro solicit mantener contacto con la niÑa de la que es padre y que concibi con amanda berry durante el secuestro., el juez rechaz su peticin. ---por su parte, el fiscal del condado reiter su intencin de solicitar la pena de muerte para ariel castro, quien se encuentra en prision bajo una fianza de 8 millones de dolares. blanca ---una firma de abogados de san francisco ha entablado una demanda legal para impedir la fusion entre las aerolineas "american airlines" y "u-s- airways". take vo ---la fusion crearia la linea aerea mas grande en el mundo. ---segun la demanda esta union crearia un incremento en las tarifas y eliminaria la competencia. ---actualmente, ya ambas aerolineas comparten una docena de destinos. ---si la fusion se completa, 4 aer

you could see gina's family show up, nancy, her mom, and really make a statement to ariel castro that they are not happy with any of this. >> it would be amazing to hear them speak, of course, only if it's, you know, something that makes them feet better about it. thank you so much, scott, who, as we said, broke so much on this story. >>> still to come, the people that want to keep you from drinking big sodas suffered a big set back today. >>> plus, the crash in san francisco. while have police charged men with a horrible crime related to that plane who didn't have anything to do with the actual crash? >>> and later, the deadly high speed train crash in spain. investigators confirm exactly how fast that train was going at that instant that it killed so many, 79 people. and also, we now know tonight exactly what the driver was doing at the moment this happened. i'm here at my house on thanksgiving day, and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regime

. >>> plus, ariel castro blames porn. and abuse he went through, for the monstrous ordeal for the three women he kidnapped for a decade. how long will he remain in prison? >>> and the latest from the anthony weiner scandal. could it derail hillary clinton 2016? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. welcome to friday. we begin with intensive therapy. at least that's how san diego's embattled mayor says he's going to deal with the allegations against him. he is not resigning, though the calls for him to do so have reached washington, d.c. four more women have now come forward, bringing the total to seven. and among them, a retired navy rear admiral, a dean at san diego state university, a prominent local businesswoman and the major's own communications director, who resigned in june. the allegation lgs include things like this. inappropriate touching, groping, kissing and more. casey wian is outfront in san diego. roar right aft >> reporter: right after a city planning meeting, the major address

we know what it means to serve. >>> we have breaking news on ariel castro. castro's sister telling cnn that michele knight, one of the women he held captive for more than a decade will make a statement tomorrow. pamela brown spoke to castro's sister. what can you tell us about michele knight? >> reporter: what we know so far is that one of the three victims of ariel castro's victims will be making an impact statement tomorrow at his sentencing. i have been told this by a couple of sources and also spoke to castro's sister. and she confirmed the information that michele knight is likely to be making an impact statement tomorrow. again, things could change between now and then but that is the expectation. the other two victims, amanda berry and gina de jesus are expected to be represented by family members at castro's sentencing tomorrow but are not expected to make an aappearance. castro's sister tells me michele knight is expected to come and make an appearance at the sentencing. we have heard from michele knight, gina de jesus and amanda berry in that youtu

a plea deal in the works for ariel castro. >>> and prince harry speaks out about prince george. >>> good morning. anthony weiner's bomb shell admissions keep coming. he now says that he saexed up three women after similar behavior forced him to resign from congress in 2011. >> it is not dozens or dozens. it's six to ten. i can't tell you absolutely what somebody else is going to consider inappropriate. >> was it sexual? >> i don't believe that i had any more than three. >> this new admission comes on the heels of tuesday's press conference. when anthony and his wife by his side sexted woman as of last year. a new poll falls that anthony weiner has fallen behind christine quinn, quinn leads weiner 27% to 22%. the new poll also finds a dramatic shift of democrats. 55% now have a negative impression of him. a spike of 19% since june. 30% still see him favorably. >>> now to another shocking admission, this one from the second juror to speak publicly in the wake of george zimmerman's acquittal. >> george zimmerman got away with murder. but you can't get away from god. and attend of the day, h

>> i did a couple of hours ago talk to the defense lawyer, and he tells me he expects ariel castro toe a statement. i'm not sure how much that statement will be, but you have to wonder, is he going to try to dominate these three women again like he did for ten years in that house? is he going to try to victimize them again or is he going to apologize? i'm told by his defense lawyer that he is going to make some type of an apology, show some type of remorse. you have to wonder if you are going to believe this guy or not. >> right. and when he had a chance to speak, it was all about blaming pornography, no remorse at all that we saw. all we've seen so far, scott, the three women, that short video they put out where they thanked the public, said they wanted to move on with their lives and amanda berry, the woman who made the original 911 call, she was at a concert this weekend, you can see her there in the front. >> reporter: yeah, that was shocking. >> it was, wasn't it? >> reporter: i heard that backstage, the tears started coming out, just an overwhelming feeling of the support out th

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what ariel castro who held three women captive for years had to say for himself and the plea deal that spared him a death sentence. we begin with a striking admission from zimmerman juror b-29, in a tearful plea from trayvon martin's mother not to let her son's death be in vain. juror b-29 known as maddy says she feels like she killed the teenager. a reminder today of what she and trayvon's father are living with. >> i just ask you as a mother, as a grandmother, as an aunt, an uncle, a grandfather to wrap your mind around what has happened. because i speak to you as trayvon's mother. i speak to you as a parent in the absolutely worst telephone call you can receive as a parent is to know that your son, your son you will never kiss again. i'm just asking you to wrap your mind around that. wrap your mind around no prom for trayvon. no high school graduation for trayvon. no college for trayvon. no grandkids coming from trayvon. all because of a law, a law that has prevented the person that shot and killed my son to be held accountable and to pay for this awful crime. >> sabriybrina fulton

jon: so ariel castro, he has a court date coming up, doesn't he?reporter: with no delays, jury selection should quinn on august the 5 -- should begin on august the 5th. he has made one surprising request to the judge, that he see the 6-year-old daughter that he fathered with amanda berry. that request was denied, jon. jon: all right. mike tobin joining us live from chicago. thanks for that update, mike. coming up later this hour, we'll take a look at how the release of this video might impact in this case and whether it could force ariel castro's defense team to reevaluate its decision to take this to trial. jenna: an interesting angle. also, some brand new information on the pilots in the deadly plane crash in san francisco. the pilot in control of the plane who had just over 40 hours training on the 777 was being guided by a pilot on his very first day on the job as a trainer. adam houseley's live at the airport with the latest on this investigation. so, adam, there's still no word from the ntsb on what may have caused the crash landing? >> repor

ariel castro is expected to be sentenced thursday toh!?ife prison plus 1,000 years on top of that after pleading guilty. the plea deal spared him the death penalty. >>> we have breaking news for you at the white house. he's congratulating the san francisco giants at the white house. >> give them a big round of applause. >> and of course we've got somebody who keeps on looking younger every time i see him. the say hey kid, willie mays in the house. [ applause ] >> and of course we've got a big -- give a big congratulations to the manager, bruce mochi who just last week joined grates like john mcgraw and joe torre to win 1500 games. that is an incredible honor. give bruce a big round of applause. congratulatio congratulations. now it wasn't that long ago that these guys were already here celebrating their last world series title. the giants are still one behind stellar pitching. smoother defense. hitting. even though they used a different closer down the stretch, this one still had a beard to fear. on the other hand, some things do change. i

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it starts with amanda berry who initiated the escape from ariel castro's home. she has a 6-year-old daughter with him. >> i want to thank everyone who has help me and my family through this entire ordeal, everyone who has been here to support us, it's been a blessing to have such an outpouring of love and kind nsz. >> what stands out is not how the girls sound, but also how they look. clearly they've gotten makeovers. gina dejesus and michelle knight had long hair. keep in mind knight is said to have hearing problems from being beaten so badly by castro. >> we have been hurt by people, but we need to rely on god as being the judge. god has a plan for all of us, a plan that he gave me was to help others that have been in the same situations i have been in. >> reporter: knight is also the one castro allegedly punched her in the stomach so hard forcing her to miscarry on more than one occasion. gina dejesus saying just one sentence, thank you for your support. castro is pleading not guilty to a slew of kidnapping and rape charges. you can logon to nbcbayarea.com fo

none of the women mentioned ariel castro by name. but michelle referenced the decade she spent inside this cleveland house. >> i may have been through hell and back, but i am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face, and with my head held high and my feet firmly on the ground. >> reporter: gina dejesus went missing at age 14. appearing with her parents, these were her only words. >> i would say thank you for the support. >> reporter: cleveland city councilman matt zone told us last month, that gina is staying with family. and has the shih tzu terrier puppy she bonded with as a prisoner. >> she definitely wants to get their drivers license. she is interested in maybe going back to school. she wants to do the little simple things, the things you and i take for granted. >> all the things she's missed out on. >> nearly half her life, for sure. >> reporter: clevelanders have been good at giving the women space to heal. >> i'm getting stronger each day, and having my privacy has helped immensely. >> i will not let the sit

. >> reporter: brian, in court today ariel castro never apologized or even acknowledged the horrors that went on in that house. >> do you understand, mr. castro, that upon entering this plea you will never be released from prison? >> i do understand it. >> reporter: a life sentence without parole plus 1,000 years for kidnapping three young women and holding them hostage in this run-down cleveland house for a decade. 53-year-old ariel castro also pled guilty to murder for causing one of his victims to miscarry a baby after beating her. >> i knew i was going to get pretty much the book thrown at me. >> he's never coming out except nailed in a box or an ash can. >> reporter: outside court, many in cleveland expressed relief. >> let this guy go to jail, rot away. >> reporter: castro told the judge he had an addiction to pornography, adding he had been abused. >> i was also a victim as a child. >> reporter: castro's victims were not in court but earlier this month released video statements. >> i want everybody to know how happy i am. >> thank you for your support. >> we need to rely on god as

it was berry's first public appearance since escaping captivity and one day after her kidnapper arielastro, was sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years. >>> and this program note, ariel castro's son anthony will be interviewed on "today" tomorrow morning. >>> when nbc "nightly news" continues on this sunday evening, the crackdown on the cruise ship industry. you may be surprised at what's really going on. >>> a look back to the summer of '63 with president john f. kennedy. >>> to troubled waters of the cruise ship industry where consumer confidence has dropped 12% in the last year, a year filled with fires, accidents and health threats finally forcing lawmakers to try to hold them better accountable. nbc's mark potter reports. >> reporter: since the crash of the "costa concordia" last year, cruise ship fire, health threats and power outages like the one aboard the carnival "triumph" have grabbed headlines worldwide. now the issue of crime against passengers is drawing the attention of senate commerce committee chairman john d. rockefeller. >> cruise lines are on notice that

. >> reporter: ariel castro, the man accused of kidnapping them has pleaded not guilty to more than 300 counts. in the video, her outlook is hopeful. she and berry looking to the future. >> i ask everyone to continue to give us privacy and have time to give us to a normal life. >> i'm looking forward to my brand-new life. >> ariel castro's trial is set to begin on august 5th. the women said in a statement last week they want it resolved quickly. >>> our other big story, investigators looking into the crash-landing in san francisco, are focusing on the final seconds in the cockpit. >> they've spoken to the pilot who was training on the boeing 777 when it fell short of the runway. and we're seeing new images of the emergency chute as they deployed immediately afterward. abc's brandi hitt is joining us from san francisco with more. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. we just learned the parents of the victims from china just arrived here in san francisco, moments ago. as the investigation continues into this deadly crash landing. and the ntsb will be interviewing the pilots again la

of ariel castro was scheduled to start week after next in cleveland, but not now. castro pled guilty friday. >> the plea agreement has been reached in this matter. are you fully aware of the terms and do you concept sent to that agreement? >> i'm fully aware and do consent it to. >> reporter: he admitted to kidnapping three women, holding them cap any a house in cleveland about ten years and raping them repeatedly, even fathering a child with one of them. castro avoids the death penalty because, among the nearly 1,000 criminal counts he faced, were two counts of aggravated murder stemming from accusations he punched and starved one of the women until she miscarried. >> do you understand, mr. castro, upon entering this plea, you will never be released from prison? >> i do understand that i knew i was gonna get pretty much the book thrown at me. >> reporter: the plea also spares castro's victims from having to relieve those years in captivity. the three released a youtube video earlier this month. their first public comment since their rescue in may. >> i'm getting s