police chief michael mcgrath described part of it. let's listen to the gori details here. >> we have confirmation that they were bound and there was chains and ropes in the home. >> bound with chains and ropes, apparently, in what has been called a dunchen. sources familiar with the investigation say the vikt ups have told them of rapes, multiple pregnancies, some miscarriages. for ten years the three women did not even see any other adults. today amanda berry returned home to her sister's house. after reports amanda herself might speak her sister addressed reporters. >> we appreciate all you have done for us throughout the past ten years. please respect our privacy until we are ready to make our statements. and thank you. >> poor girl. anyway, gina dejesus also returned to her house earlier today. she was one of the three captives. you can see her there in that lime hoodie. let me go to clint van zandt for some explanations. perhaps that go beyond the actual details. clint, what did you make of these bystanders, these men in the stre

michael mcgrath is cleveland's chief of police. >> and there were chains found within the premises? >> yes, there were type of chains and rope in the residence. >> reporter: the doors had padlocks on them? >> that is correct the doors had padlocks on them. >> reporter: authorities say all three women were raped and we've learned that dejesus and knight were forced to assist in the delivery of berry's daughter. they occasionally watched t.v., including accounts of their own disappearance. on that point, relatives remember alleged captor ariel castro at vigils for the women. robert osario is gina dejesus' cousin. >> to my recollection i've seen him twice at two vigils. and if we look back in the footage, the tapes that we have, i'm sure you'll see anymore some of those. >> what do you have to say to the women? >> reporter: the investigation is focused squarely on ariel castro, the former school bus driver seen today at cleveland's justice center where he is being questioned. police say the victims' only chance to escape came monday night when they managed to break their way out, scott

this is cleveland police chief, michael mcgrath on nbc's today show. >> we had confirmation they were bound, and there was chains and ropes in the home. >> reporter: police are not saying how frequently those restraints may have been used. >>> new at 10:00, members of the group occupy the farm turned up for a planning meeting in albany to protest plans to develop a plot of land. the group wants the guild track to be preserved as open farmland. tonight, protesters said that land needs to remain as an urban farm. others say the city needs the development. >> first and foremost, i think this parking lot, while it may be sprinkled with trees, is still a parking lot, and it cannot replace farmland. >> it's a development exactly where you would expect the commercial development to be? it's the right size. >> reporter: members of the occupy the farm also say they plan to take over the guild track on saturday. you may remember that group occupied the land for three weeks last year, until police moved in to evict them. >>> funeral services were held on the peninsula today for two of the five w

this is cleveland police chief, michael mcgrath on nbc's today show. >> we had confirmation they were bound, and there was chains and ropes in the home. >> reporter: police are not saying how frequently those restraints may have been used. >>> new at 10:00, members of the group occupy the farm turned up for a planning meeting in albany to protest plans to develop a plot of land. the group wants the guild track to be preserved as open farmland. tonight, protesters said that land needs to remain as an urban farm. others say the city needs the development. >> first and foremost, i think this parking lot, while it may be sprinkled with trees, is still a parking lot, and it cannot replace farmland. >> it's a development exactly where you would expect the commercial development to be? it's the right size. >> reporter: members of the occupy the farm also say they plan to take over the guild track on saturday. you may remember that group occupied the land for three weeks last year, until police moved in to evict them. >>> funeral services were held on the peninsula today for two of the five w

of cleveland prosecutor, special agent of the closely office steve anthony, chief of police, michael mcgrath and deputy chief of police ed tomba. prosecutor perez will provide a synopsis that was presented for his consideration and his decision. following the decision and the comments by prosecutor perez, deputy chief of police will respond to those questions which he can at this point answer. i know you've heard this before, i would like to share one last time. at least for today this is an ongoing investigation. there is evidence that cannot be disdisclosed at this time. i know that our law enforcement officials to provide accurate information to the extent possible. i would like to introduce city of cleveland prosecutor victor perez. >> good afternoon everyone. my name is victor per easy and i am the chief assistant prosecutor for the deficit of cleveland. first and foremost, i believe i speak for everyone in our city that we are a happy that michelle, gina and amanda are safe and healthy. second, i would like to thank the citizens that came to amanda's immediate assistance that led to th

today savannah guthrie asked the police chief michael mcgrath about the reports. >> we have no record of those calls coming in over the last ten years. >> reporter: you have no record of it. does that mean those calls didn't come? or is it possible the calls were made and for whatever reason they were never recorded? >> no, we would have a recording of those calls. >> meanwhile, the man who i said betterry escape, is becoming an internet sensation. >> she brought this little girl out, and she says this is his daughter. i said if that's his daughter, what are you all doing? domestic violence? she said, no, i'm amanda berry, and this is his daughter because of he was raping me. i said, oh! >> nbc's craig melvin is in cleveland. this is so horrific. what are we learning today? what are we learning about what the police did and did not do, craig? >> reporter: you know, andrea, two very different pictures are starting to emerge. you heard from the police chief this morning. we've also heard from the police spokesperson as well. they continue to insist, continue to maintain that multiple ca

the chief of police, michael mcgrath, has said the young child found in the house is believed to be amanda berry's child. can you tell us any more about that child, her name and any sense of who her father might be? >> we wouldn't release that information. at this time, again, it's an open investigation and that information could possibly be part of that investigation. so we would -- we wouldn't release that. >> all right. well, sergeant, thank you very much. we appreciate your time. i know there's only so much you can answer right now. but thank you very much for answering whatever you could. obviously going to be crucial as the interviews from the women come in and tomorrow the interviews with the three suspects in this horrific case. still to come, who are these three women? we have found a lot of information out today. we keep seeing pictures of amanda berry. but what about gina dejesus and what about michelle knight? what do we know about them? and what happens to them now? and it's impossible to imagine what they are going through. but perhaps we can get some sense of it from those w

this morning, police chief michael mcgrath said investigators found restraints in the house where thee held. >> we have confirmation that they were bound and there was chains and ropes at the home. >> suarez: meanwhile, f.b.i. agents searched the home of ariel castro for evidence. they removed the door that berry kicked out and escaped through before calling 911 on a neighbor's phone. castro along with his brothers pedro and onil have been arrested, and remain in jail. authorities announced late today that ariel castro has given a detailed statement, and is being charged with kidnapping and rape, as for his two brothers: >> no charges will be filed against these two individuals. there is no evidence of crimes committed against gina, amanda, michelle and the minor child. >> suarez: officials said they have many questions that still need answers, and there could be more charges to come. for the latest, we tn peter krouse. he's a reporter with the "cleveland plain dealer" newspaper, which has been closely tracking the story. peter, welcome. what do we know about this case that we didn't

instead, this morning, police chief michael mcgrath hailed the news of the rescue. >> thankfully-- and i mean thankfully, due to amanda's brave actions these three women are alive today. >> suarez: the owner of the house was identified as ariel castro, a 52-year-old former school bus driver, he was arrested along with his brothers pedro and onil afterfficers searched the. >> rodriguez: residence. police had gone to the hous twice since 2004 but not about the kidnapped women. this morning, cleveland mayor frank jackson said the investigation is ongoing. >> we have several unanswered questions. why were they taken? how were they taken and how they remain undetected in the city of cleveland for this period of time. >> reporter: the three women spent the night at a local hospital. they have been reunited with relatives. >> sreenivasan: james holmes is due in court next monday. two new studies conclude that gun killings in the u.s. have fallen by a lot over the last 20 years. the justice department reported today there were just over 11,000 gun homicides in 2011. that was down 39% from the

i'll turn this over to chief of police, michael mcgrath, who will provide some additional information. rect . good morning, everyone. last night, the city of cleveland, northeast ohio, received tremendous news. the rescue of michele knight, amanda berry and gina dejesus. as a law enforcement person, and i know everybody within the division of police and all my law enforcement participants fe partners feel the same, i was overseeing the disappearance of sakira johnson back in the 2000s, a 12-year-old female that disappeared and three weeks later we found her body, tragically. so to find these three girls recovered well is really -- it's just -- makes the police department -- it just gives us a boost. it really, really does. amanda, who had been missing since april 21st, 2003, was identified last evening after fleeing from her captor's home, and amazingly, gina dejesus and michele knight were in the same house, alive and well with a small child. all the women, all the young ladies, have been missing about a decade. gina dejesus was last seen on april 2nd, 2004. michele knight had been m

. >> reporter: the chief of police, michael mcgrath told us that the three victims spent much of theiraptivity on the second floor of this house behind me and ropes, chains and padlocks were found on the premises. he also said that the three suspects will be charged later today. >> reporter: as investigators haul away bags of evidence from the run-down house on seymour street, a clearer picture of what went on inside. sources tell cbs news amanda berry, gina dejesus and michele knight were restrained for at least part of their decades long captivity. the homeowner, 52-year-old ariel cast rock behind bar along with his brothers pedro and onil. >> happy they found them but very disappointed it took ten years, ten years to find them. >> reporter: in the past 15 years, police responded to two unrelated calls at castro's address, but never stepped inside the home. five years ago, he was observed on video during a routine traffic stop. neighbors say they noticed something was off when the former school bus driver became increasingly reclusive. >> odd, all the windows are locked down, whole h

chief michael mcgrath says that the women were bound while they were in captivity in the home, therewere found inside the home as well. he says investigators are interviewing the women yesterday -- or interviewed them yesterday and will continue to do that today. so we should be getting more information, and as soon as we have it we'll pass it on to you. john, they said as we start to hear more details, they are going to be shocking to us. >> they certainly are. everything knew we learn is shocking. >> ahead on "starting point -- yeah. all right. ahead on "starting point," does the neighbor that helped amanda berry escape the house feel like a hero? >> i'm a christian, an american, and i'm just like you. bleed same blood, put our pants on the same way. >> what he says should be done with the reward money. that's next. you're watching "starting point." >>> if not for the actions of charles ramsey, the three women might have never escaped from that house in cleveland. more of anderson cooper's exclusive interview with ramsey. >> so you call 911. >> sure did. >> how soon did police get

i turn this oaf to chief of police michael mcgrath, who will provide additional information. >> thanks, director. good morning, everyone. last night the city of cleveland, northeast ohioscue oe knight, amanda berry, and gina dejesus. as a law enforcement person and i know everybody within the division of police and all my law partners believe the same, i was overseeing the disappearance of june johnson back in the low 2,000's. a 12-year-old female disappeared and three weeks later we found her body tragically. to find these three girls recovered well is really just makes the police department, just gives us a boost, it really, really does. amanda, who had been missing since april 21st, 2003, was identified last evening after fleeing from her captor's home and amazingly, gina dejesus and michelle knight were in the same "house" awe live and well with a small child. all the women, all the young ladies have been missing about a decade. gina dejesus was last seen june 2nd, 2004. michelle knight was missing since august 22nd, 2002. the cleveland division of police and our law enforcement pa

perez, special agent in charge of the cleveland office of the fbi steve anthony, chief of police michael mcgrath, and deputy chief of police ed tomba. prosecutor perez will provide a synopsis of his review that was presented to him for consideration and his decision. following the decision and comments by prosecutor perez deputy chief of police ed tomba will respond to those questions which he can at this point answer. i know you've heard this before but i'd like to share one more time at least for today that this is an ongoing investigation of course and there is evidence that cannot be disclosed at this time. i know our law enforcement officials will do the best they can to provide accurate information to the extent possible. ladies and gentlemen, i'd like to introduce the city of cleveland prosecutor victor perez. >> thank you. good afternoon everyone. my name is victor perez and i am the chief assistant prosecutor for the city of cleveland. first and foremost i believe i speak for everyone in our city that we are happy that michele, gina, and amanda are safe and healthy. second i would like

i'll turn this over to the chief of police michael mcgrath who will provide some additional information. >> thanks, director. good morning, everyone. last night the city of cleveland northeas rescue of michele knig amanda berry, and gina dejesus. as a law enforcement person, i know everybody within the division of police and all my law enforcement partners feel the same. i was overseeing the disappearance of ms. johnson back in the low 2000s. she was a 12-year-old female that disappeared and three weeks later we found her body tragically. so to find these three girls recovered, it just makes -- it just gives us a boost. it really, really does. amanda who had been missing since april 21st, 2003, was identified last evening after fleeing from her captor's home and amazingly gina dejesus and michele knight were in the same house alive and well with a small child. all the women have been missing about a decade. gina dejesus was last seen on april 2nd, 2004. michele knight had been missing since august 22nd, 2002. the cleveland division of pligs and our law enforcement partners which include

we're joined by police chief michael mcgrath. good to see you. >> good morning, how are you?tors have been able to do with the victims in this case. have they been able to have an extended conversation now? >> they have. the task force, the investigative task force team which is compiled of the fbi and cleveland officers, have been interviewing the victims since last evening, and they'll continue today. >> what have they told the investigators about what they experienced in captivity? >> we don't have that information yet. that information is with the investigators currently, and that will not be provided until the total interview process is completed. >> there are a lot of reports out there right now and i'm just going to ask you to do your best to respond to them if you can, there have been reports that the women were physically bound, that there may have been chains inside that home. can you confirm that? >> we have confirmed that. we have confirmation that they were bound and there was chains and ropes in the home. >> is it your understanding that they were kept in that w