according to its website, otisville houses 840 inmates.tty small by prison standards. it includes a detention center and a minimum security satellite camp which is where legal experts say white-collar first time offenders such as cohen usually end up. >> it's dorm style living like you're going to college. the activities that are available are almost too numerous to count. there's two libraries. there's a leisure library and a law library. you also have many, many sports activities. >> reporter: cohen would be free to spend his day playing tennis or bocci ball. waxal once said his time there felt like a bad sleepaway camp. >> the food, as i understand, is also not that bad either if you like diner food, then you're going to like the food at otisville. it's not what is commonly referred to as prison food. >> reporter: our check of the commissary menu shows choices of herbal tea, turkey bacon, raw almonds if dry roasted are not to one's liking and because it's close to new york with its large jewish population, there are kosher options, matz

let me also ask you about the choice of otisville.ts who believe that as you suggested here, as he continues to cooperate, that they chose a facility in new york so that it would be easy to get him back and forth. do you think that specifically was why they chose if not otisville specifically but in -- so close to new york city. >> who he's cooperating with. if he's cooperating with the feds in the southern district, that would make sense. if he's cooperating in the d.c. area, i would think they would want him in maryland, like cumberland. i don't know. i don't think they're going to want to co-mingle him. i think he's going to be the mvp to team usa. they're going to want too keep him happy. they're going to want to have him cooperate. i mean, you know, they want to line him one david pecker and alan weiselberg. and they want a good witness. he's really when you think about it, he's really a -- what's the word i want to say? >> if he is going to be taken care of, is that it? i'm wondering at the end of the day, who makes the decision

insider, gordon geko. >> a clear nod to otisville.ville you say his biggest problem is he will be bored. why will he be bored? >> absolutely. he'll be in a very controlled environment. he'll have no peace and quiet so to speak, he'll be in a bunk bed, in a torm dri-type setting. one of the biggest problems people have, especially movers and shakers and people who are active is just time, unless you have a good plan. boredom, his biggest challenge will be boredom. >> not a bad thing if that's your biggest challenge if you're in prison. i could think of worse things. maybe i watch too much criminal tv shows. what about his close ties for so many years with now president trump. how will he be treated by other inmates behind bars? might he be targeted at all? >> high-profile people definitely have a unique set of challenges. the boston police has what's -- b.o.p. has what's called -- anything involving him is going to get extra scrutiny, will go under higher review authority. when it comes to high-profile visitors, you know, hypotheticall

(grant) otisville, the prison where cohen will spend the next three years, has been called one of the cushiest in the country. president trump hasn't said a public word but reportedly told associates in private that cohen is a liar. (anchor1) taking a live look outside-- our sutro camera looking at the golden gate bridge. (anchor 2) time now time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a nice day with cool to mild temperatures today. highs were in the 50s to mid 60s. it will be clear and cold tonight if you're going out. lows tonight will be in the 30s and 40s. patchy dense fog is likely again late tonight. on the satellite you can see a couple of storms lining up off the coast. we could see some more rain by friday afternoon with a stronger storm on sunday. a few showers are possible on saturday too. tomorrow will be dry and mild with highs in the 50s to mid 60s. heart of the holiday season... and people aren't opening up their wallets to donate like they have in recent years - at least that's what one local food bank is saying

he will head to otisville federal prison. a medium security correctional security. this is a far cry from the luxurious conditions cohen lives in, in manhattan. this is orange county in new york. he will be given a set of clothes, bed roll, cohen's last words to the court today he said "i'm truly sorry. i promise i will be better ." dana. >> one last question, laura. prosecutors announced another agreement they got today. what is that one about? >> yes, this is very interesting. of course we have been following the cases of the pay outs to the two women that claim to have had affairs with donald trump before he became president. prosecutors with the fdny say previously recorded a tphopbs prosecution agreement with ami involving one of the tabloids we have reported on in connection with the publisher's roll making a 150,000-dollar payment to karen mcdougal 0 who claimed to have an affair with president trumpresidenttrump before takin. now we hear they are working on the sidelines with ami. they have information and gave them this previously recorded non prosecution a

recommend a facility, and the one they are recommending is a federal correctional institute prison otisville, new york, which has a medium and minimum security so-called prison camp is what it is called in the federal system, and the latter, the prison camp they are asking the judge to give his recommendation, but again, it is up to the bureau of prisons the decide where he is going to go on march 6th, and so he is going to remain out on bond until then, and by then, we will know where it is going to p b. and a couple of things, andrea, and first of all, in terms of the discussion about this campaign finance thing, it is well, i think that it is well to remind ourselves what this is all about. and so this is hush money payments to these two women who claim they had an affair with president trump, with donald trump, and there is nothing illegal about that. and paying hush money is not illegal. and what he pleaded guilty to though is was violating campaign finance laws in two ways. what the government says and what he has admitted is that these were payments intended to keep these stories out