. >>> billionaire hedge fund fr manager jefey epstein will be in court tomorrow to face federal sex trafficking charges. law enforcement sources say he rk arrested in new yesterday. those charges involve allegations dating back to the early 2000s. court documents show dozens of underaged girls were brought to his palm beach mon for what turned out to be sexual encounters. epstein is already a registered sex offender. it was part of a secret deal his attorney struck back in 2008 allowing et ining epstein to av lengthy jail sentence for allegedly having sex with underaged girls.th >>> this weegun debate will take center stage in virginia. lawmakers will begin a special session tuesday. governoralph northam called it after the massacre in may. to vote on measures including al universackground checks. republicans have criticized northam's calec for a spal session accusing him of niploiting the virgia beach tragedy for political gain. >>> next on news 4, a met upgrade. the change starting today that could make your ride on the red line a little faster. >>> and storm team 4 tracking ay wet sundanight

. >>> under fire for his lenient handling of the jefey epstein calls for his head. acosta held a news conference this afternoon where he defended the plea deal he made with epstein 11 years ago. >> we did what we did because we wanted to see epstein go to jail. he needed to go to jail. >> reporter: today labor secretary alex acosta, former u.s. attorney in florida, says accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein wouldn't have served time in jail over a decade ago if his office hasn't stepped in. >> simply put, the palm beach state attorney's office was ready to let ep teen walk free, no jail time, nothing. >> because of a deal struck in 2008, epstein pleaded guiltyto state including soliciting prostitution from a minor in exchange forhe was se3 months, forced to register as a sex mak financial restitution with victims, what some critics have century. att tney makes it clear that his office and the fbi were investigating much more serious federal charges including the ones epstein had pleaded not guilty to this week in new york. sex trafficking and conspiracy. but acosta