tim mcginty is known as a man lekted. he was going to be tough. and this is clearly an example of that, erin. >> certainly is. so it sounds like from what you're saying there could be more charges and obviously questions about that particular one of murder of the unborn fetus. which we're going to talk more about in just a moment. marty, has there been reaction from ariel castro's family? what have they said about this? >> well, i reached out, of course, to the families of the women that were held. there has been no response as yet. as then i have been in contact with ariel castro's family. they did not know the charges were coming. no surprise there. but they did know as everyone in that area knows that there would eventually be more charges. they say that right now they believe he should be fully prosecuted. you heard that in the interview i did with the two brothers who were implicated but then later cleared by authorities. >> yes. >> ariel castro himself has been moved -- he's no longer under a you is side watch. but he is being held in isolat

tim mcginty, the county prosecutor doesn't mess around.vered this from the beginning. the only question now as far as rial castro is concerned, will he spend the rest of his life in prison or will he get the death sentence? we don't know the answer to that at this point we do know that as of today he faces 329 counts including as you point out 1 act of aggravated murder for purposely and with prior calculation and design causing the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy. we'll stay on top of this story. staying on top of the breaking news out of santa monica, california. much more coming up here on cnn. don't leave. that's it for me. at least for now. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. "erin burnett out front" starts right after this. ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ let me play among the stars ♪ and let me see what spring is like ♪ ♪ on jupiter and mars ♪ in other words [ male announcer ] the classic is back. ♪ i love [ male announcer ] the all-new chevrolet impala. chevrolet. find new roads. ♪ you it's easy to follow the progress you're making

i was at that press conference with prosecutor tim mcginty.lects that they want to make sure he's put behind bars and at the very least stays behind bars for the rest of his life and i think that as you said, it might be a way to intimidate him and his attorneys to work out a plea deal and also a way to make sure these victims, these three young women don't have to testify in court. obviously they're still going through a lot, still healing and the hope is they won't have to get on the stand and face castro in person. >> the three women have been staying away from cameras and reporters. is there any way to know their reaction to this? >> as you mentioned i've been to cleveland three times since the women were rescued and speaking with friends of the victims and families. i spoke to one friend and said it was like a party at the home of one of these victims after the indictment was released. there was a sense of jubilation, of happiness, it's clear that castro will likely be behind bars the rest of his life, at least, and i think it's just a se