led to his arrest. >> i kept michelle upstairs secretly. >> reporter: when he first kidnapped michelle knight, castro said, he had a girlfriend who would visit the house. one day she noticed a tv on in the room where michelle was secretly held. >> it was a close call? >> yeah. >> reporter: he described using amanda berry's cell phone to call her mother and tell her amanda was alive. >> what did you say to her mom? >> i think i said something like that i have her daughter and that she's okay and that she's my wife now. something like that, you know. probably not the exact words. >> okay. what was her mom's response? >> i hung up so we didn't have a conversation. >> reporter: he also told investigators that cameras should have captured him at gina dejesus' school just 15 minutes before he abducted her. >> you said we could have broke the case right then and there. because they had surveillance cameras. >> nothing led us to talk to him. there were no indications that we should go talk to him. >> reporter: we spoke with vicki anderson of the fbi back in may. >> we canvassed the neighborhood, we d

and michelle knight, the victims didn't want -- >> michelle knight in particular. >> she said i willive on. you will die a little every day as you think about the 11 years and the atrocities you inflicted on us. not the end, the people who survived this terror or the justice called for. >> had intended. actually, it was one of the things that maria when i called her on the phone this morning. it was one of the first things that she talked about. it doesn't make any sense to me. the family, they were up all night talking about this, what actually happened in there. you heard her say she just doesn't believe he had the courage to do this. we'll find out more details as they became available. how can something like this happen. he had been on suicide watch. they knew there was a potential problem. how does this happen >> we'll find out. >>> 12 minutes past the hour. now to the debate over syria and the latest surprising developments that could mean air strikes against the assad regime. two of president obama's biggest rivals, the top republican in the house, speaker john boehner and eri

amanda berry, michelle knight and gina dejesus when they were teenagers. was 20, other two were teenagers he lured them away from their work place, get them into his car, take them to his house, they found chains, they found ropes inside of the house he was tied them up in the basement and bedroom. left some sort of a suicide note years ago, never committed suicide there at the house ended up doing so last night inside of his jail cell at 9:20 pchl pronounced dead at 10:52. here are the girls. can we put pictures back up of the three girls? amanda berry, michelle knight and gina dejesus, we'll have more information throughout the night. "hannity" continues. [ school bell rings ] [ male announcer ] from the last day of school, back to the first. they're gonna create a ton of research papers and important projects. so make sure they've got a safe place to keep them all. this weeonly get 16 gig flash drives for $7.87. staples has it. staples. that was easy. ♪ we go, go, we don't have to go solo ♪ ♪ fire, fire, you can take me higher ♪ ♪ take me to the mountai

amanda berry, michelle knight and gina dejesus were held captive. his sentence hearing in august was one of the few times he spoke publicly following his arrest. >> ierm trying to get, paint me as a monster and i'm not a monster. i'm sick. >> the former school bus driver showed no emotion as a tearful michelle knight spoke in front of the court. >> you took 11 years of my life away and i have fought back. i spent 11 years in hell and now your hell is just beginning. >> in july all three women released this youtube video to thank their supporters. >> first and foremost i want everybody to know how happy i am to be home with my family and my friends. >> i was sick, thank you. >> the bordered up home where castro tortured his victims for so many years torn down with the plea deal. and with that plea deal, castro's brothers called him a monster. we've yet to hear from the victims this morning. >>> president obama will make his pitch at the g-20 summit which kicks off on thursday. russian president vladimir putin renewed his claims that the u.s.'s claims

one of his victims, michele knight, disagrees. hell.pent 11 years in >> the house in which castro in prison his victims has since been demolished, a move intended to help his victims move on with their lives. while prison and -- officials say an investigation into ariel castro's death is now underway. >> just a decade ago, it probably would have been hard to imagine a smartphone becoming such an essential part of our lives. are you ready for a smart watch it is theis betting latest mobile battleground and has unveiled a product with the screen that can even run apps. technology correspondent has the details. it seems like everyone is obsessed with their smartphone. now the giants of the technology world are opening a new front in their battle for our attention. arena with all kinds of hype and hullabaloo, samsung unveiled a smart watch it believes will change the way we communicate. the device enables you to take calls, use a range of apps, even take pictures from your wrist. will this ever be natural? the downside is that the wat

nothing led us to ariel castro. >> castro said he kept michelle knight upstairs in his home and he described a time where his girlfriend heard the t.v. in the room where knight was held. >> okay. >> the t.v. on there? >> in the room. >> was it a close call? >> yeah. >> ariel cast row pleaded guilty to more than 930 charges including aggravated murder, rape and kidnapping. on argue 1st, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years. >> i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> castro committed suicide on tuesday just over one month into his life sentence. kilmeny dukehardt, arizona. >> castro's body claimed his body on florida. gnat nas's new body, crrlotti blasted off from virg. look at th-- from virginia. look at that. >> the $280 million mission will studty the thin, dusty atmosphere on the noon. the car-size spacecraft will orb benefit before plunging to the moon's surface. it's a beautiful morning across the northeast, a bit chilly if you live in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, 49 degrees out there country and actually back into new york. it's a bit mor

parole plus 1,000 years for abducting and sexually assaulting these three ladies amanda barry, michelle knight and gina dejesus. she was the only one who spoke in court. >> i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is beginning. you will pay in hell for eternity. >> the women escaped back in may when amanda berry managed to break free and alert a neighbor. he served slightly less than 4 months in custody. we will continue to bring you details as it unfolds. we tried to talk to family members. i spoke to someone at the correctional facility, i will continue to call her. her number is busy at the moment. >> a lot of questions there. ainsley earhardt, thanks. >>> breaking news out of washington late last night lawmakers hammering out a plan for action in syria proposing a 90-day deadline for president obama to act. >> they are trying to sell them to their colleagues. peter doocy is live with all of the details. >> good morning patti ann. if congress votes in favor of the use of force president obama would have 60 days from the time the resolution passes to strike with only one 30-day extension writ

he was sentenced august 1 after pleading guilty to kidnapping three girls, amanda berry, michelle knight and gina dejesus keeping him in prison in his basement for over a decade. according to a statement from prison officials, castro was housed in protective custody which means he was in a cell by himself. guards were required to make rounds every 30 minutes at staggered intervals. >> moses of what happened in the house was con -- what happened in the house was consensual. >> reporter: the women were rescued back in may. the house later demolished, replaced by a memorial. people in that neighborhood can't believe it. >> i think he did those girls a favor by taking his own life because he took theirs. >> reporter: what was your reaction? >> my first reaction was shock because, i mean, in this neighborhood, you're really shocked to hear something like that happened and to finally come to the conclusion that it happened right here, while all of this -- this memorial is actually placed, is just, you know, amazing. >> reporter: the kidnap victims released a video. here's michelle knight comme

introduced us to three women with true grit and boundless courage, amanda berry, gina dejesus, michelle knight. they survived a decade in a make shift prison in a cleveland neighborhood. tonight they have the news that the man who held them captive has taken his own life, hanging himself in his tiny prison cell. abc's alex perez is on the ground in cleveland with the very latest. >> reporter: for 10 miserable years they survived. three young women, summoning every ounce of strength in that house of horrors. but ariel castro lasted just one month and one day in prison before apparently taking his own life. >> so you understand that you will be in prison for life? >> reporter: castro spent his final days in an eight by 12 foot cell with a bed, sink, urinal, shower and a surface to write on. he was in protective custody, alone 23 hours a day with guards checking on him every 30 minutes. at 9:20 last night, prison guards found castro hanging in his cell, a bed sheet around his neck. authorities say they began cpr and rushed him to the nearby medical center. but at 10:52 ariel castro was pronounced

here's michelle knight commenting on the monster who kept them captive. >> i don't want to be consumed by hatred. with that being said, we need to take a leap of faith and know that god is in control. we have been hurt by people, but we need to rely on god as being the judge. >> and their ordeal continues tonight as questions continue. it's still not clear what he used to commit suicide and how did he get that material. ken, prison officials are investigating right now, but as you know, suicide watch, they're watching over them. they're literally walking into their room every few minutes, and how did he get materials to hang himself. >> yeah. joe, i understand that he was being watched at least every 30 minutes, there was somebody going by. >> yeah. somehow, some way either he did it himself or perhaps they're going to investigate whether someone helped him. >> all right. joe vasquez with the latest as we know it tonight. thanks, joe. >> 53-year-old castro fathered a child way man da berry while she was in captivity at his home. that girl is now six years old. >>> we learned late tonig

during those ten years castro held berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight hostage inside that cleveland house, police never suspected him. but castro told investigators there were close calls. he thought school cameras captured him luring gina dejesus to his car. >> you said we could have broke the case right then and there. >> because they had surveillance cameras. >> reporter: castro says another time his girlfriend heard a tv on in the upstairs room where michelle knight was imprisoned. >> my heart started beating and i said she's probably coming on to it. >> it was a close call? >> yeah. >> reporter: tuesday, in a tiny prison cell, castro ended his life, as his victims finally move on with their's. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> and there was another videotape that had everyone stopping to listen today. an internet confession. something a man says he did that killed someone else. abc's linsey davis tells us about the man begging everyone else not to make his mistake. >> reporter: with his face pixelated -- >> we were all drinking heavily. >> reporter: -- and his voice distorted

>> it was such a strong statement there from michelle knight. john yang reporting for us, thank you. john, thg going to lead us to the big question today based on your story. for all of you out there, do you think that ariel castro's suicide has deprived his victims of justice? we are getting the statement in there calling this an act of cowardness he wasn't able to maintain longer than a month what he inflicted on his victims for years. weigh in on twitter and ourbook page. >>> we continue to follow developing news in arkansas this hour. we are awaiting live remarks from former president bill clinton, the unofficial secretary of explaining stuff, set to give obama care the type of backing only he can give it. with another part of that to kick in october 4th is when open enrollment begins, we will bring you that speech as it happens. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- re

. >> ariel castro abducted amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight between 2002 and 2004. their freedom came may 1st this year when amanda berry broke part of the front door of his house. ariel castro was arrested that day. his sentence hearing was one of the few times he spoke publicly following his arrest. . >> the former school bus driver showed no emotion when a tearful michelle knight spoke in front of the court. >> in july all three women released a youtube video to thank the people that supported them. >> first and foremost i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with family and friends. . >> thank you. >> the boarded home where ariel castro beat, tortured and raped victims for years, torn down as part of the plea deal. >> and just to give you an idea of some things i heard out here today - some called ariel castro a monster, by saying killing himself he got out the easy way and he should have spent years behind bars suffering. it's interesting the prosecutor in this case spoke out calling ariel castro a degenerate and calling him a cow ard. >> let me pick

and now michelle knight is moving forward with a song >> reporter: house of horrors victim michelle knightby mariah carey. ♪ but a hero lies in you >> reporter: a crowd gathered around and took pictures. michelle is one of three victims along with amanda berry and gina dejesus who were rescue after more than a decade in acaptivity. michelle was last seen in public at castro's sentencing. and now she is wowing a crowd in ohio. >> thank you everybody! >> deborah: a beautiful, incredible woman. that's governor o'malley goes fo face with texas governor rick . >> really? >> yes. >> how does that happen? >> we break news to oprah that got her in hysterics. our in-depth exclusive. i'm billy bush. plus who just said kerry is the best in the world. but as what? and what scares sandra's son? cher's big regret. which one of these men did she turn down? >> that was one i wished i had done. >> was that offered? >> absolute lit. >> >> and zac efron's surprise rehab. where this stands today. and a new invasive jennifer aniston story she'll be happy to see. welcome to "access hollywood." we begin with our

michelle knight was the only one of the three who appeared in court. >> i spent 11 years in hell.ell is just beginning. i will overcome all this that happened. but you will spend hill in eternity. -- hell in eternity. >> the women escaped in may. in the end castro served slightly less than four months in custody. steve? >>steve: thank you very much. >>brian: i wonder how those three feel? do they feel that hell in my life is over or do they feel he got off easy not having to spend his life in prison? >>steve: they are going to have to explain because apparently the authorities were going to have to have eyes on him every ten minutes. how did that happen? >>gretchen: in the meantime there are other headlines. a girl had an asthma attack and a friend left her for dead. taylor smith's friend did try to revive her but when that didn't work, they took off. her mother thinks drugs may have been involved. >> as a police officer of course i'm suspicious. i'm very suspicious because that's not normal behavior. >>gretchen: so far two people have been arrested. fort hood shooter nidal hasan

castro abducted amanda berry, michelle knight and gina dejesus, his sentencing hearing was one of theew times he spoke publicly, following his arrest. >> i'm sick. >> the former school bus driver showed no emotion when a tearful michelle knight spoke in front of the court. >> you took 11 years of my life. i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> in july all three women released this youtube video to thank their supporters. >> first and foremost i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family, my friends. >> i was sick, thank you. >> the boarded home where castro had beatenned tortured and raped his victims for so many years torn down as part of his plea deal. stephanie sy al jazeera. >> time for sports. take us to flushing meadows jill. >>> novak djokavich won 13 games in a row, top speed cruising through. the 2011 champion will play 23ed seed in the quarters. >> some of the best tennis that i played in my career. and it all comes at a great time for me. it's something that i was wishes for definitely to be more aggressive as the tournament progre

not wanting in any way to revive the suffering of his victims gina de jesus, amanda berry and michelle knight let's hope history remembers their names and not the name of that awful man. martin savidge joins us live from cleveland. is there an investigation by the prison about how this man was able to apparently kill himself? >> reporter: apparently, now there are two investigations, one being conducted by the ohio state highway patrol and the department of corrections that launched it's own investigation, both are expected to take weeks. >> and we're not expecting to hear anything from amanda berry or michelle knight or gina de jesus, right? >> reporter: we haven't heard it yet. they heard the news right away. their attorneys haven't issued statements. the girls have not publicly said anything, either. >> where are you located? the former location of the house? >> reporter: yeah, i'm glad you asked. this was ariel castro's front yard and the house of horrors stood here. it was demolished and this is what was built in it's place a community park. it's now referred to as kind of instead of the

. >> reporter: nor did amanda berry, gina de jesus and michele knight deserve what castro did to him.family in no way wants his death to renew their pain so no funeral, no wake, nothing in no way brings attention to the man they hope most people will gladly forget. as of now there has been no statement coming from the three victims themselves. we should point out there are two independent investigations looking into his suicide. this would have been ariel castro's front yard. the former house of horrors gone, wiped away. and now a park is blooming. >> it does totally change it. >>> i want to bring in dr. drew. we haven't heard reaction from these three women. but what do you think they are going through? >> i think they are actually probably relieved in some fashion. they could also be angry as you threw that quote up there that showed he couldn't withstand four months of captivity when he had put them through ten years. they can feel resentful and angry at that. there is a mir myriad of reactions. i am suspicious relief will be the main reaction. >> you know, dr. drew, an awkward que

michelle knight was impregnant nateed by him -- impregnated by him but suffered miscarriaged. >> i want to tell you what it was like for me. i wondered if i was going to -- >> the women have been low- keyed since being rescued. only appearing together once thanks everyone for support. >> back in the bay area it has been just over 24 hours since the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. this is a live look from the bay bridge told plaza. traffic light eastbound. today thousands of people crossed the eastern span for the first time. >> as a approach the toll plaza westbound the lanes have been recan't figured a -- reconfigured. it been cleaned up and repainted. the road makes a turn to the right and you are headed on the new span. off to the right are views of san francisco bay and the road curves to the left you can see the bay and the golden gate bridge without turning your head. along the roadway there's five travel lanes like on the old bridge, but there's 10-foot wide pull out lanes on both sides. on the left the suspension to you ums -- tower comes into view. and caltra

gina dejesus, amanda berry and michelle knight. >> hope history remembers their names and not the namef that awful man. martin savidge is joining us live from cleveland. is there an investigation from cleveland how this man was apparently able to kill himself. >> apparently there are two investigations. one conducted by the ohio state highway patrol, and independent of that there is the department of corrections that has launched its own investigation. both are expected to take weeks. >> we are not expecting to hear anything from amanda berry or michelle knight or gina dejesus, right? >> we haven't heard it yet. we know they heard the news right away. their attorneys have not issued any statements. the girls have not publicly said anything either. >> where are you located? are you at the former location of the house? >> yeah. i'm glad you asked. this was ariel castro's front yard. the house of horrors stood here. it was demolished and this is what was built in its place, a community park. it's now referred to as kind of a -- instead of the house of horrors, a place of hope. >> thank yo

. >> reporter: that was michelle knight on the day her captor was sentenced to life in prison for unimaginableell. now your hell is just beginning. >> the investigators had no question about his guilt. within hours of his arrest in may he was ushered into this interrogation admitting what he had done. over four hours of tape, rarely showed remorse but at times he was tearful and seemed surprised what he had gotten away with describing a number of close calls over the years that could have led to his arrest. he said there were cameras that should have captured him at gene a dejesus school minutes before he abducted her. >> he could have broke the case right then and there. >> when he first kidnapped michelle knight, castro said, he had a girlfriend who would visit the house. one day she noticed a tv on in the room where michelle was secretly held. >> reporter: but no one found out his horrible secret for years. even when he says he used amanda bangladeshy's cell phone to use her cell phone and tell her amanda was alive. >> nothing led us to talk to him, you snow there were no indications that w

here's michelle knight commenting on the monster who kept them captive. >> i don't want to be consumed by hatred. with that being said, we need to take a leap of faith and know that god is in control. we have been hurt by people but we need to rely on god as being the judge. >> reporter: it's still not clear how he got the material to hang himself or if he had help. prison officials say they are investigating. in the newsroom, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> castro fathered a child with amanda berry. that girl is now 6. >>> some news around the bay now, the problems with the investigation into a deadly bicyclist crash have prompted a hearing on how those accidents are handled. a san francisco supervisor called for a special hearing after a truck struck and killed a woman and a bike south of market last month. police say the truck driver was at fault but he has not been cited and the case has not gone to prosecutors. >>> a bay area oyster farm is another step closer to closing. yesterday, judges ruled to uphold a previous decision not to renew the farm's lease and instead return the area wilder

at his sentencing last month, michelle knight, one of the women he held captive had this to say.ison. i have forgave you, but i will never forget. i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> how devastating is this for the victims, scott? >> well, i think they're quite upset over this. they believed in the justice system. they said we want the justice system to play out. we want this man to go away for the rest of his life. amanda berry, gina dejesus, michelle knight made it clear they weren't interested in the death penalty. they wanted him to spend the rest of his life in jail. michelle made it clear. i'm going to continue to enjoy my life every single day and while you're in prison you're going to die a little bit every day. >> wendy, from 2001 to 2011 there were 63 suicides committed at ohio state prisons. not a whole lot. and clearly this had to be probably the most high-profile prisoner they've had since 2001. >> yeah. i mean, it does happen. people do get away with committing suicide. sometimes murder happens in prison. we know there are crimes that occur

michelle knight confronted castro at his sentencing. she was also there when the house where the women were held was demolished. >>> walmart demonstrations and protests. today workers are targeting the nation's largest retailer in at least 15 cities. want you to take a look at the protests. they'll span from los angeles to dallas to boston. now at issue are wages. full-time employees want a minimum annual salary of $25,000. a recent government report found many walmart workers earn less than $9 an hour. and they are not alone. fast food workers did the same thing just last month and plan to continue throughout september. >>> in the new york city mayoral rai race, candinate anthony weiner isn't exactly filling his time with kissing babies. he was campaigning eight jewish bakery when a person confronted him. >> you're my judge? >> i didn't do what you did. >> what if i told you you're my job. >> you'll fix our problems and stay out of the public eye. >> that's not for me to judge. >> you are a bad example for the people. no, that's obviou

owe kidnapped three girls amanda berry, michelle knight and gina dejesus, and held them captive for more than a decade. >> i think he did those girls a favor by taking his own life because he took theirs. >> i was stunned. and the reason why i was stunned is that i think it's so unusual for a prisoner who is in the system for only 30 days to be found dead in a cell. >> the man who prosecuted castro had only harsh words noting he could not even take for even a month a small portion of what he put his victims through for more than a decade. >>> jurors in marin county are deciding if convicted killer joseph naso should be sentenced to depth of he was found guilty of murdering four women in northern california in the '70s and '90s. the victims were raped, strangled and bodies dumped along roads in marin, contra costa and yuba county. since his conviction naso has been linked to another murder. >>> some other news around the bay area now, it could soon cost less to ride the bus line on the peninsula. samtrans is holding a public hearing this afternoon in san mateo county. the plan is to lower

last month, he was sentenced to life in prison for a thousand years, for raping michelle knight, gina dejesus and amanda berry. >>> two weeks ago, the jury found joseph naso guilty of killing four women. some of the murders date back to the '70s. he's also a suspect in a fifth murder in nevada county. during the penalty phase, prosecutors plan to introduce evidence that link him to a sixth kill, he could receive life in prison for the death penalty. >>> underaged drinking has led to four more incidents in dorms. there were nine alcohol-related incidents last weekend as students moved back into the dorm. berkeley police have plain clothes officers focused on keying an eye out for underaged drinking and businesses who sell alcohol to minors. >>> police are investigating two incidents of indecent exposure. the daily cool reports a man exposing himself in the halls. the suspect is about 5'10" and was last seen wearing a white shirt and green pants. anyone with information is asked to call campus police. >>> we're following a developing story near houston, texas. at least three people were

michelle knight confronted castro at his sentencing and she was also there at the house where the women were held when it was demolished. >>> walmart walkout, today, workers are targeting the nation's largest retailer in at least 15 cities. the protests will span from los angeles to dallas to boss top. at issue, wages. full time employees want a minimum annual salary of $25,000. a recent government report found many walmart workers earn less than $9 an hour. and they're not alone. fast food workers did the same >> weiner later responded via twitter saying that was not a meltdown, insisting, instead, that he was standing up for himself. >>> lawyers for governor bob mcdonnell have billed taxpayers $90,000 for representing the governor in the embezzlement case. >>> a new poll shows a majority of republicans and independent voters think candidates should stand up for their beliefs instead of compromising. among democrats, the thinking is nearly the opposite. >>> hillary clinton will be the first recipient of the founders award given out by the elton john aids foundation. the organization sa

michelle knight was 21 years old when castro lured her in with promises of a puppy for her son.en she was abducted. now she's 27. gina dejesus just 14 when the ordeal began, now 23. the horrors surrounding this case reached yet a new level when he appeared to defend his actions. >> i just want to clear the record that i am not a monster. i did not prey on these women. i just acted on my sexual instincts because of my sexual addicti addiction. and god as my witness, i never beat these women that they're trying to say that i did. i never tortured them. >> we reached out to castro's family, his attorneys, and the victims tonight. we did hear back from gina dejesus's brother ricky, who tells us the victims tonight are still doing okay. dan? >>> if you've ever had an airline lose your luggage, you know what that sense of panic can feel like. now what if it's all of your life's belongings that are packed? baby pictures to clothes to furniture. in the hands of a moving company holding your property and demanding more money. earlier this summer, we met one family who said their movers d

and the sex he had with amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight was consensual. >> i hope they find it in their heart to forgive me. >> reporter: unlikely, given the words of one of gina dejesus' relatives. >> to ariel castro -- >> reporter: translation, may god have mercy on your soul. dejesus' brother tells us his family is aware of the situation. and that, quote, they're all doing okay so far. obviously, there's a lot of questions this morning about how castro was apparently able to take his own life. ohio police are just beginning their investigation. we'll have much more on "good morning america." >>> and now, to our other major story that we're following this morning. are the fast-moving developments in the syrian crisis. a critical senate vote on authorizing a military strike could come as soon as today. >> if approved, it would be a major victory for president obama, as he prepares to face an international audience. >> president obama arrived in sweden this morning. it's his first stop in a three-day european visit. abc's tahman bradley is joining us this morning from w

we know that michelle knight - castro's first victim - taken off the street in 2002 - had hoped he'd spend many years behind bars. >> catherine: telling him in court - "now your hell is just beginning." one of the prosecutors on the case said tonight that the suicide shows that castro "couldn't take, even for a month, a small portion of what he had dished out for more than a decade." >>where castro's home once stood in cleveland.there are now flower beds. the city has decided that the land should stay open.with no new home being built here. our other developing story. >> catherine: >> catherine: today congress took the first step toward supporting the president's call for military action in syria. the senate foreign relations committee has passed a key resolution. it would give president obama the authority to use military force. the house is now considering the same resolution. >> catherine: next up - the full senate is expected to vote on it next week. >> catherine: any military mission would have to last no more than 90 days -- and it can't involve >> catherine: combat. >> catheri

. >> reporter: the former school bus driver showed no emotion when a tearful michelle knight spoke in front of the court. >> you took 11 years of my life away, and i have got it back. i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> reporter: in july all three women released this youtube video to thank the people that supported them. >> first and foremost, i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family and my friends. >> i would say thank you. >> reporter: the boarded home where castro beat, tortured and raped his victims for so many years torn down as part of the plea deal. and castro had not been on suicide watch since this past june. right now the ohio department of corrections has launched an investigation into his death. richelle. >> bisi, thank you. >>> after 12 years heading the top law enforcement agency fbi director robert mueller has stepped down. he arrived at the fbi one week before the september 11th terrorist attacks. he's credited with transforming the traditional law enforcement agency to a threat-focused security organization. former dep

. >> catherine: we know that michelle knight - castro's first victim - taken off the street in 2002 - had hoped he'd spend many years behind bars. >> catherine: telling him in court - "now your hell is just beginning." >> catherine: one of the prosecutors on the case said tonight that the suicide shows that castro "couldn't take, even for a month, a small portion of what he had dished out for more than a decade." >> pam: a senate panel has voted to give president obama the authority to use military force against syria. >> pam: this is in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. >> pam: it would allow obama to order a limited military mission against syria, as long as it isn't more than 90 days and involves no american troops on the ground for combat operations. now president obama is making his case on the world stage. in a news conference with sweden's prime minister, the president said he's only trying to enforce international agreements barring chemical weapon use. >> reporter:also ahead at eight. >>where burglars. posing as utility workers. are targeting bay area residents. >

amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight have asked for their privacy. the house that was their prison was torn down last month. neighbor jose aponte. >> i don't feel nothing for the guy. i mean, how can you feel something for somebody that kidnapped three girls and hold them captive for almost a decade? >> reporter: children now play in the garden planted on the site of what became known as the house of horrors. the people here say now that castro is gone it may be easier to move on. >> i knew that he was going to do something like this, but not this soon. >> reporter: this woman grew up across the street. you feel he should have lived longer? >> yes. he -- yeah. suffered more in jail. those girls suffered 11 years and he only suffered for four months. >> reporter: cuyahoga county prosecutors said in a statement today, scott, that castro couldn't even take for a month a small portion of what he dished out for more than a decade. >> pelley: michelle miller at the site of the castro home which was demolished. michelle, thanks very much. the administration

>> reporter: the former bus driver was arrested in may, after amanda berry, michelle knight and ginaejesus, the three women missing for more than a decade, escaped from this house where castro had kept them captive. as part of his plea agreement, prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty. and in august, a judge sentenced him to life in prison plus 1,000 years. in court, castro gave a rambling 20-minute statement, suggesting the women were happy. >> we had a lot of harmony going on in that home. >> reporter: but, in an emotional victim statement, michelle knight confronted the man who tormented her and foreshadowed his final days. >> i spent 11 years in hell. now, your hell is just beginning. >> reporter: and we did hear from gina dejesus' family, since castro's apparent suicide. her brother tells us that they are aware of what happened. and that they are all doing okay. robin? >> as always, we're thinking of the three, brave women. >>> we're going to bring in dan abrams, right now. and so many unanswered questions this morning as to how this could happen. he was under suicide

. >>> mcial,mohammad and michelle knight and gina dejesus. tearful knight spoke in front of the court. >> you have given years of my life away and i have come back. i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> in july all three women released this youtube video to thank their supporters. >> first and foremost i want everybody to know how happy i am to be home with my family, my friends. >> i was sick. thank you. >> the boarded home where cast strowe had beaten tortured and raped his victims for so many years torn down through the plea deal. castro's own brothers called him a monster during the trial. we've yet to hear from his brothers or victims. >>> joining us now, welcome. a research fellow at the university in oxford. specializes in the mental health of prisoners. thank you so much for your time. are you surprised he wasn't on suicide watch? >> well, that's difficult to comment on, really, sometimes being on suicide watch is counterproductive. prisoners find it frustrating to be looked at all the time and observed very lo

. >> he kept michelle knight upstairs in his moment. girlfriend held the tv in the room where knight was held. >> ariel castro pleaded guilty to more than 930 charge including aggravated murder, rape, and kidnapping. on august 1st he was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 1,000 years. >> i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> castro committed suicide in his cell tuesday just over one month into his life sentence. al jazeera. >> getting a letter delivered by the postman may soon be a thing of the past. the u.s. postal service lost $740 million in the third quarter. companies like fedex could step in. here is the report. >> neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night will stop them from their rounds. it's the creed of the postal service. but they may have had their day. >> the problem with the monopoly like the postal service, it's not that they are bad people, but they don't have incentives to go out and look for new ways to handle problems. in. on the face of it, the numbers appear alarming, the u.s. po

. >> reporter: the former school bus driver showed no emotion when a tearful michelle knight spoke to the court. >> you took 11 years of my life away. i finally got it back. i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> in july all three women released this youtube video to thank the people that supported them. >> first and foremost i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family, my friends. >> i want to say thank you. >> the boarded home where castro petebeat, tortureed and raped hs victims was torn down as part of the plea deal. >> the prosecutor came out and said harsh words about castro, calling him a degenerate and a coward. the department of corrections has launched an investigation into his death. >> bisi any reaction to this news to cas castro in that neighborhood? >> over all the feeling seems to be clearly disappointment. people feel like castro went out the easy way. they wanted to see him suffer behind bars. i'll have more reaction coming up later. >> bisi, thank you. >>> a big thumbs up for the big three, gm, ford, and chrysler reporting

. >> the attorney for one of the three women, michelle knight, just released a statement saying michelleot have a comment on the death of ariel castro. none of the women will be commenting on the situation. again, investigation is under way this morning into ariel castro's apparent suicide at a correctioning center near columbus, ohio. arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >>> meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina loren. and we have some 50s and 60s. cooler than it has been the last couple of days. >> you know, especially the north bay. fog there around napa, down to 50. you need a nice, thick coat if you're going to take the kids off to school around marin county, sonoma, you can see that. 61 san jose. 62 san pa ma and livermore. things have cooled off. short term that is the story. we'll see enough of a sea breeze to keep temperatures mile inland. you can see wins out of the southwest at 20 miles per hour into fairfield this morning. at the ballpark, earlier start to the game coming up after 12:35. a's versus rangers. a's try to get back into first place. see temperatures in the 70s

he was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for the kidnapping, rape and assault of michelle knight, ginasus and berry. >>> an option for an additional 30 days after 60 days for a syria strike with no troops on the ground. the three are set to testify before the house foreign affairs committee. >>> the japanese government jumping in to help with the ongoing dast disaster at the fukushima nuclear plant, promised nearly $500 million to stop radioactive water from leaking. officials found radiation levels near the water tanks keeps going up and could kill a person within hours. there is talk of freezing the ground around the plant in order to keep the water from seeping into the pacific. >>> if you are tempted to scream and yell at your teenagers you may want to stop, count to ten and tone it down, so says a new study founding screaming, cursing and criticizing your teens to make them behave can make them dprelsed a edepressed likely misbehave. most parents can't help going off on their teens at some point but a pattern of loud insults can do damage. >>> three staff at a shoe store quit thei

not wanting to revive the suffering of his victims, gina dejesus, amanda berry and michelle knight. martin savidge, cnn, cleveland. >> still so many questions. >> so many questions and having to relive that pain, again. they are just beginning the healing process, which is set to be a long one. >> nine minutes after the hour now. >>> don't blame pot growers for starting that really, really big fire near yosemite national park. it's not their fault. federal authorities insist it was not the cause and lightning wasn't behind the blaze, either. it could take months to determine the reason that fire started. it remains 80% contained. it's burned 237,000 acres. >> it's amazing to find out the exact ignition point. indra petersons is tracking the forecast. let's talk about the weather out west. things are changing. >> a big storm, early for the season in the pacific northwest. we are talking heavy rain in places like washington. they could see three to five inches of rain. three inches as you move into idaho. this could also affect the yosemite fire. the reason is they are watching a cold

. >> that emotional and brave statement from michelle knight who survived physical, psychological andal assaults for 11 years but she's not going to get her wish. her wish that he suffer in prison because last night that man hanged himself in his prison cell using his bed sheet. he was pronounced dead at a hospital nearby about an hour later. now we have statement from the prosecutor. here is what the chief prosecutor had to say about that suicide. these molesters are cowards. they con and capture vulnerable children. this man couldn't take for even a month a small portion of what he had dished out for more than a decade. let this be a message to other child kidnappers. there will be a heavy price to pay when you are caught. you won't enjoy the captive side of the bars. absolutely chilling comments from the county prosecutor. george howell is live in if front of what was ariel castro's home. just a remarkable statement and a remarkable development in this story, george. >> reporter: very strong words from that prosecutor. when you look at ariel castro's attorney, it's a different stor

between 2002 and 2004, castro abducted michele knight, amanda berry, and tina dejesus. the three victims were finally freed last may, and castro was immediately arrested. in court, he pleaded guilty to 937 charges, a plea deal that spared him the death penalty. an investigation is currently underway to find exactly how castro died while and under protective -- while under protective custody. >> the winners this year -- the web documentary prize. the jury picked the story of a reformed guatemalan gang member who attends to rebuild her life. it is by two filmmakers. their documentary and the others on the short list can be viewed on our website. that is all for now from the newsroom. over two francois for the debate. >> two weeks after the shocking chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of damascus, it was the french parliament's turn this wednesday to debate moral imperatives, legal mandates, and the risks of contagion. there was a debate, but no vote. unlike in london or washington, fred -- president francois hollande opting to risk -- avoid the risk of rejection by law

. >> the real victim or at least one of them michelle knight, made a powerful statement as you'll rememberhis sentencing last month. i want to play a little clip of that. >> i will live on. you will die a little bit every day. as you think about the 11 years, what you did on us. what does god think of you hypocritically going to church every sunday? coming home to torture us. penalty will be so much easier. you don't deserve that. you deserve to spend life in prison. >> that came back to me when i heard this news this morning when she said the death penalty would be so much easier, he did take the easy way out and i wonder what the impact is on these women. >> i think they feel freed and i think this is a great weight off of their shoulders knowing he is no longer on this earth and, remember, we all know that he was going to be in prison for the rest of his life. but that doesn't mean that his influence stops. so he would have been able to continue to hold influence over these women, regardless of his circumstances, as long as he was alive. now he is dead and now they are free. >> you know

. >> he said he kept michelle knight upstairs in his home. he described a time when his girlfriend heard the t.v. in the room where knight was held. >> and the t.v. was on in the room. >> okay. >> and t.v. on? and i said, okay. >> a close call? >> yeah. >> ariel castro pleaded guilty to more than 930 charges, including aggravated murder, rape, and kidnapping. on august 1st, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years. >> i spent 11 years in a cell. that was just beginning. >> castro committed suicide in his cell on tuesday just over one month into his life sentence. kilmeny dukehardt, al jazeera. >> castro's family claimed his body on thursday. >> a spacecraft called lottie blasted off a little before midnight from the nasa's facility in virginia. >> 3, 2, 1, oh, ignition and liftoff. avatar 5 moon dust. >> the $280 million mission will study the thin dusty atmosphere on the moon. the car-sized spacecraft will orbit for six months before plunging to the moon's surface. it was a very clear night for the launch. so nasa a

, castro talks about how he had a girlfriend visit his house shortly after he first kidnapped michele knightptive. >> nbc reached out to the attorneys for the victims to alert them of this report. today ariel castro's body was claimed by his family as authorities continue to investigate his suicide. >>> the montana judge under fire for his comments about a 14-year-old rape victim has scheduled a new sentencing hearing later today for the former teacher convicted in the case. last week the judge sentenced the teacher to just 30 days in jail and suspended the rest with a 15-year sentence. now the judge wants to revisit that sentence. the prosecution is against the move saying it could damage an ongoing appeal. >>> and george zimmerman's wife filed for divorce. shellie zimmerman said her husband has only spent three or four nights a the home since he was acquitted of the death of trayvon martin in july. she called zimmerman, quote, selfish. court documents show the two separated last month. >>> and still ahead, confessions of a drunk driver. some people applauding this man for a video where he

the next one when he had michelle knight and he was holding her in a room upstairs, she had the television on. the then girlfriend of castro comes over to the house and sees a tv on upstairs and says, what's that all about? again, here's the exchange to detectives. >> she seen that i had a tv on in the upstairs room. >> okay. >> and she says, what is that? you have a tv on up there? and my heart started beating and i was, like, okay, she's probably catching on to something. >> it was a close call? >> yeah. >> unfortunately not close a call enough i guess. he wasn't found out. >> and, martin, you know, he hanged himself in prison and, of course, now we're hearing this isn't the first time he committed suicide, but it seems there was this bizarre conflict going on within himself. he had a suicide note in 2004 during the interrogation he was asked about suicidal thoughts, and, well, i guess, let me just play you that part and get your reaction to it. >> okay. >> what about the suicide, you still? >> i just want to crash through the window. >> he's crying. >> you can't really determine how gen

she noticed a television was on in the room where he was hiding michelle knight. >> shepard: again, thatm the today show. no one found out about amanda berry until she broke through a screen door and got help. ariel castro pleaded guilty and serving a sentence of life plus 1,000 years when corrections officials say he hanged himself in his cell this week. ened n. that interrogation, police asked whether he had any suicidal thoughts. >> >> >> shepard: castro also claims he called amanda berry's mother from her cell phone and told the woman that her daughter was alive and had become his wife. the mother died in 2006. then there is aaron hernandez. he was back in court today. the former nfl star accused of killing a friend, enters a plea to a murder charge. plus, more on our top story the debate over a possible attack, a military attack on syria. tonight, iran is reportedly threatening to strike back at a u.s. target. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news as fox reports live tonight. [ male announcer ] making a dodge in 100 easy steps. step 1 -- stud