mr. castro, you have received your glasses now. is it better? >> yes, it is. >> thank you. all right. i want to talk with the parties about the discovery process. on behalf of the defense in case 574231 demand for discovery was made and posted on june 14th of this year. since that time, discovery has been ongoing and now there's a second days case but the state has provided discovery equally for both cases under the one case number. is that correct? >> yes, your honor. >> yes, your honor. >> all right. so under -- >> i will provide our service copy. >> under criminal rule 16b, there has been a written demand so the prosecutor was obligated to provide copies of photographers or prevent counsel for the defense to copy or photograph items that were material to the defense that are related to the case or are intended to be used by the prosecutor as evidence at trial, or it belonged to the defendant or his statements. mr. thomas, has the state been engaged and done that? >> yes, your honor. continuously and throughout this period of pretrial phase of this case, the defense couns

enough to say, mr. castro, do you understand what's going on? do you agree with this? if he is incoherent or is not paying any attention, the judge says, i don't think you agree with this, you will have to go to trial. it will all happen at the top of the hour. >> that's interesting you say that because ariel castro hasn't exactly been alert in the courtroom. >> no, he has not been the epitome of mr. articulate or mr. paying attention in court and who would expect that after what he is accused of. that's why the judge will grill him. been in these courtrooms before where they sign plea bargains and the judge will say something to the defendant and the defendant will grunt something and the judge will say, i need you to give me yes or no answers and i need you to use complete sentences before i accept this. that's what we accept will happen shortly. >> when the hearing begins in 20 minutes, gary tuchman inside the courtroom and we won't be able to talk to you until the hearing is over, but tape the proceedings live so you can see it for yourself. gary tuchman, many than

mr. castro: that's right. mr. garamendi: much to be said -- i'm just going to share with you and perhaps you have a similar situation from your own experience this weekend. i was back in my district, in northern california, in yuba city. now the feather river which is one of the major tributaries of the sacramento river goes right between these two towns. marysville on the east side and yuba city on the west side. this is one of the most dangerous places in america. the feather river and the yuba river which come together at that place have a long history of deadly floods. and what the citizens need there is the help of the federal government to complete the levee and enhance the levees around their communities. we had a major debate here on the floor last week with the energy water bill. in which the ryan budget, that is the republican budget, was seen in its fullness for the first time. and what that budget called for was a dimnition, in fact, a very, very significant cut in the infrastructure investment for the

>> that's correct. >> mr. castro, you understand that this is a recommended sentence of the court. if i were to determine to accept it, then it will be imposed after your sentencing hearing. if i were to determine not to accept it, then the parties would be back at their original position which would be this matter is set for trial on august 5th. is that clear? >> yes it is, your honor. >> and you're agreeing as part of this settlement agreement that if the court does accept the recommendation that you are going to receive the sentence that is set forth in this plea agreement? is that clear? >> yes, it is. >> life without parole plus a minimum of 1,000 years. is that clear? >> yes, it is. >> you understand that by entering into this agreement with the state that you're withdrawing and waiving any potential constitutional challenges about the gathering of evidence and you're waiving any right to further testing of dna evidence? is that clear? >> yes, it is clear. >> and, again, the basis, as stated a few paragraphs before, this was that the state is giving up their right to seek the

help says he is not going to be sentencing mr. castro today. he wants to give the families involved here time to reflect on what is about to happen. the sentencing could be happening in about a month's time. in relation to this case, the house in which these women were held for that decade, it very soon could be condemned and torn down here in cleveland, luke. >> that is a really vile place. thank you so much. >>> still to come, summer bummer. it's almost august and that means recess time on capitol hill. do members of congress really deserve that time off? later, what house speaker john boehner had to say about steve king, his colleague, and what it all means. first, trivia question. since 1947, what's the most number of days the senate has been in session during one two-year term? the first person to tweet the correct abc to @dailyrundown will get an on-air shoutout. stay tuned. etty good so far. [ herbie ] eh, hold on brent, what's this? oh, that's the new nissan. there's no doubt, that's definitely gonna throw him off. she's seen it too. oh

mr. holder and the attorney general greg abbott will be here to say it. >> a television news crew finds itself on the receiving end of a very ugly attack. >> small mark on your face. did you ever -- kelly: welcome back. we have new details of that hard landing of a southwest airlines jet in new york's laguardia airport on monday. investigators say the front landing gear touched down before the sturdier main landing gear under the wings. the planes typically land with the rear landing gear before letting the nose settle down. about 150 were aboard when that front landing gear collapsed upon landing. at least 10 passengers suffered minor injuries. martha: pushback against obamacare. an effort to defund the health care law is gaining some momentum on capitol hill right now as a growing number of republicans say to their colleagues, kill the funding or risk complete government shutdown. we'll explain to you what we're talking about here. karl rove, served as senior advisor and deputy chief of

, mr. castro, under the plea you will never be released from prison. >> i understand that and [ indiscernible ] [ inaudible ] >> the agent dave sex crimes that i knew i was going to get pretty much the book thrown at me. >> investigators say castro raped and beat the women. he even fathered a daughter who is now 6 years old. 53-year-old castro will serve his life sentence without a chance of parole. >>> pope francis is spending his fifth day in brazil. the world's largest roman catholic country. unusually heavy rains and cold temperatures have changed some of the final events. a march has been canceled and a closing mass has been moved. today the pope met with young detainees and other young church members as he celebrated "world youth day." >>> now in cairo two dozen people are dead and two dozen injured. supporters and opponents of former egyptian president mohamed morsi were throwing rocks and rioting in the streets today. president morsi was removed from office this month. since then, t

went on in that house. >> do you understand, mr. castro, that upon entering this plea you will never be released from prison? >> i do understand it. >> reporter: a life sentence without parole plus 1,000 years for kidnapping three young women and holding them hostage in this run-down cleveland house for a decade. 53-year-old ariel castro also pled guilty to murder for causing one of his victims to miscarry a baby after beating her. >> i knew i was going to get pretty much the book thrown at me. >> he's never coming out except nailed in a box or an ash can. >> reporter: outside court, many in cleveland expressed relief. >> let this guy go to jail, rot away. >> reporter: castro told the judge he had an addiction to pornography, adding he had been abused. >> i was also a victim as a child. >> reporter: castro's victims were not in court but earlier this month released video statements. >> i want everybody to know how happy i am. >> thank you for your support. >> we need to rely on god as being the judge. >> reporter: through their lawy

. >> do you understand, mr. castro, upon entering this plea, you will never be released from prison? >> i do understand that i knew i was gonna get pretty much the book thrown at me. >> reporter: the plea also spares castro's victims from having to relieve those years in captivity. the three released a youtube video earlier this month. their first public comment since their rescue in may. >> i'm getting stronger each day and i am having my privacy helped immensely. >> reporter: formal is next thursday where cast sfroektsed to expand on something he said at friday's hearing. >> i was also a victim at a child. >> reporter: not expected to change the plea agreement, which calls for castro to get life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years. chris clackum, nbc news. >>> much closer to home, a 15-year-old girl is free once again after she was allegedly held captive for at least two months and raped by two drug dealers in lake county. federal agents say this girl was held inside a box for days at a time. authorities

the judge asked castro if he was clear about what he was signing up for. >> do you understand, mr. castro, [ indiscernible ] under this plea you will never be released from prison. >> i do understand that and i stated that to dave -- [ inaudible ] >> -- the agent dave of sex crimes that i knew i was going to get pretty much the book thrown at me. >> investigators say castro raped and beat the women. he even fathered a daughter with one of them. 53-year-old castro will serve his life sentence without parole. >>> reports that the government is demanding internet companies give up your passwords. the serious dangers that could pose. >> plus, stores are rushing to start their back-to-school sales. and we're not even done with july yet. we have the inside strategy on the best times to buy so you can save some money. denny's red white & blue plate specials are as american as apple pie. especially, the apple pie french toast. come in today for specials starting at just $4.99. nearly 80 people in spain. "francisco >>> police have arrested the driver of the train that smashed into a wall ki

judge: finally sir, again, do you understand mr. castro, that upon entering this plea you will never be released prison? castro: i do understand that, and i stated that to -- the agent, dave at sex crimes that i know i was going to get much the book pretty much thrown at me. castro will be sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for his plea to 937 counts. this is video of castro's cleveland home and authorities are planning to tear it down. coming up on kron 4 news weekend announcer: through sunday at sleep tr save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends sunday at sleep train. live look outside. mount tam let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with janu for your saturday forecast. >> this is a view from our san mateo bridge camera and we are waking up to fog along the coastal areas. >> current conditions in the '50s and '60s right now appeared >> crowley is 59 degrees in

criminal counts. >> so finally, sir, again, do you understand, mr. castro, that upon entering this plea you will never be released from prison? was go understand that and i much theas going to get pretty much the book thrown at me. >> reporter: the former bus driver did not speak about his three victims, amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight. gina d instead, castro tried to explain ca was a victim of his own demons. ollmy addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has really taken a toll on my mind. >> reporter: state prosecutor timothy mcginty: >> this man is going to prison for the rest of his life, is never coming out, except nailed in a box. todeporter: many times during the hearing today, castro tinted himself as the victim what do you think about that? >> i think he's a coward, and he feels sorry for one person and pee person only-- himself. an rest is an act. ter:eporter: castro had faced the death penalty for punching ngd starving michelle knight dntil she had a miscarriage. the lawmaker representing the three women released thi

. >> mr. castro, you must look at me. can you open your eyes, please? at this time it is my duty. >> sir? please keep your eyes open so i make sure you are listening to me and understanding what i am saying. okay? >> castro has pleaded not guilty. he faces up to 9,000 years in prison if convicted. prosecutors are still trying to determine if he will seek the death penalty. >> lawyers of the captain of the shipwrecked costa concordia are asking extra time. this after they rejected the captain's second attempt to make a deal. he faces charges including manslaughter in connection with the january 2012 accident that killed 32 people including two americans. the captain is accused of abandoning the ship before everyone was rescued. >> it is television's biggest night. could netflix crash the party. in a few hours the emmy nominations will be announced. how many nominations arrested development and house of cards they are both streaming series. also sure to be in the mex home land which cleaned up last year. michael tamara will be in the fox light at 5:50 to

. >> mr. castro. >> yes. >> you must look. can you open your eyes, please. at this time it's my duty -- sir. please, keep your eyes open so i make sure you are listening to me and understanding what i'm saying. >> keep your eyes open. >> i'm trying. >> castro pleaded not guilty. the judge set bail at $8 million and prohibited castro from cacking hcac contacting his alleged victims. >>> a tentative agreement on a student loan package to put caps on how high the rates could rise. caps were key in getting chairman of the committee that oversees federal loans to back the plan. harkin persuade uother senators to vote for the bill. student loan rates double to 8.6% on july 1st. >>> one republican senator said the united states should actually consider boycotting the olympic games if moscow grants asylum to the american accused of espionage. edward snowden leaked details but just hours later on cnn, senator lindsey graham backed down from that boycott threat. >> i don't want to boycott the olympics, but i want a policy that would get the russians' attention. >> the

, mr. castro, that upon entering this plea you will never be released from prison? >> i understand that and i agree with it [inaudible] >> shepard: after all he faced nearly 1,000 charges including rape, kidnapping and murder when prosecutors say he beat one woman who miscarried.t until she all three women managed to escape that house of horrors back in may. they spoke out earlier this month. >> i'm growing stronger today and having my privacy has helped immensely. i ask everyone to continue to respect our privacy and give us time to have a normal life. >> shepard: the three survivors released a statement through their legal team today saying amanda gina and michelle are relieved by today's plea. satisfied resolution of the case and looking forward to having these legal proceedings draw to a close in the near future. garrett continue any is continueny is live in our new york newsroom in a minute garrett? >> have a chance to hear from three women next thursday at ariel ariel castros sentenci

years. >> finally, sir, again, do you understand, mr. castro, that upon entering this plea you will never be released from prison. >> i do understand that and i stated that to dave -- what's his last name? >> the agent. >> the agent, dave, at sex crimes that i knew i was going to get pretty much the book thrown at me. >> holman: the judge then accepted the pleas. afterward prosecutor timothy mcginty talked about the outcome. >> by the terms of this agreement, this man is going to prison for the rest of his life, is never coming out except nailed in a box or a -- an ash can. he's not stepping out. he's going down broke, he's leaving his assets behind and that's justice. >> holman: castro's three victims-- amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight have remained out of public view. they issued a statement saying they were satisfied with the plea deal. castro's formal sentencing is scheduled for august 1. the prosecution rested today in the federal racketeering trial of james whitey bulger, the reputed boston crime boss. he's charged wi

mr. castro has had to sign over the deed and all of his other world ly possessions to the cout as a result of what he's done here. so the house is going to essentially go away, which a lot of people on the streets of cleveland that we have spoken to today welcome. >> yeah, can't happen soon enough. all right, kevin. thank you so much. >>> we're also following developing news from egypt. we have live pictures here. demonstrators are taking to the streets for another day of mass protests. there they are. it comes as egyptian prosecutors consider criminal charges against ousted president mohamed morsi. we're going to get a live report from cairo on that this. >> plus, more trouble for tea party congress won michele bachmann. we're going to get the first read with senior political editor mark murray. >>> and you can join our conversation on twitter. you can always find us @newsnation. play close. good and close. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile food. with spec

j>> udge: finally sir, again, do you understand mr. castro, that upon entering this plea you will never be released prison? >> castro: i do understand that, and i stated that to -- the agent, dave at sex crimes that i know i was going to get much the book pretty much thrown at me. castro's three victims are said to be relieved that there will be no trial. and they were not the only women who were missing for so long in cleveland. far from it. hundreds of women have disappeared without a trace in the ohio city over the years. announcer: announcer: sunday's your last chanc to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose to save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. or choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular tempur-pedic mattresses. you can even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice with head-to-toe customization. the triple choice sale, ends sunday at sleep train! ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ living on c

that means that ultimately any presentation that we made on mr. castro's behalf was successful. >> castro is accused of holding those three young women captive in his home in cleveland for more than a decade. >>> asiana airlines is dropping its plans to sue a california tv station for using those bogus crew names in reporting the recent crash in san francisco. they broad kacast the offensive fake names which had been confirmed by an intern. both the agency and tv station have since apologized. meanwhile, airlines as well as boeing are facing lawsuits of their own. passenger are suing both for any errors that led up to the crash. >>> to the big board. take a look with me. dow pretty flat today. down about seven points, sitting at 15,444. we know this. it's coming after fed chief ben bernanke's comments this morning basically saying that stimulus cash will be scaled back by the end of the year. can always check back with cnnmoney.com. >>> coming up, please stay with me. a cnn special report. we are going to take a closer look at the heroin use acros

. >> mr. castro, again, you must look at me, sir. can you open your eyes, please? at this time, it is my duty -- sir, please keep your eyes open so i make sure that you are listening to me and understanding what i'm saying. okay? >> castro's trial date is set for august 5 but his defense team has been pushing for some kind of a plea deal to avoid going to trial. following today's hearing, castro's attorney discussed -- they've been in on going discussions with the prosecution on some type of plea deal arrangements but insisted that any agreement would have to not involve the death penalty. >> whether the prosecutor's office wants to continue to engage in any sort of rhetoric about their desire to continue to contemplate on the death penalty in this instance, we can't control that but what we are doing is looking forward to the resolution of this matter, to spare the women of having to provide any details of these horrible events to the world at large and so that's our goal at this juncture. >> special committee began meeting last week to discuss whether or not the

at times. >> when i first got arrested and interviewed, i told mr. -- dave? i said to dave that i was willing to work with the fbi and i would tell them everything. i knew i was going to get pretty much the book thrown at me. there's some things that i have to -- i don't comprehend because of my sexual problem throughout my whole years. i would like to state that i was also a victim as a child and >> that's certainly something you can bring up at your sentencing. >> reporter: so, next week, the official sentencing. at that sentencing, he will have a chance, castro, to talk like he has been today. the victims have every right to make a statement at the final sentence. prosecutors tell us that the victims will be represented. they weren't here today, the three young women. they will be represented. we don't know if that means one, two or three will be here, but they have a right to make a statement. he talked about the 6-year-old girl, the daughter. prosecutors say castro has a 0% chance of visitation with that girl. wolf? >> he's going spend the rest of his li

mr. cardenas: thank you very much, congressman castro. i thank all of my colleagues who spoke here tonight and thank you, madam speaker for affording us the opportunity to speak to the american public and explain this very, very critical important and economic benefit. i thank my colleagues, my fellow americans, for speaking out tonight and explaining to every american of our great country that comprehensive immigration reform benefits you. every single person in this country will benefit tremendously from the passage of comprehensive immigration reform. it's important for us to understand to many of us, american-born citizens, this is a very important issue. it's about economics, but also an emotional issue as well. i'm very, very proud to say i was born in this country. and i thank my parents for coming to california and for raising me in california as an american citizen, even though they were raised in mexico. i think it's important for us to understand that i'm proud of growing up in a family where my father owned a business and he t

. >> you understand, mr. castro, upon entering this plea, you'll never be released from prison. >> i do understand that. >> stephanie: the tim mcginty is the prosecutor. >> he's never coming out except nailed in a box or an ashcan. >> he got life plus 1,000 years. that's a lot. >> stephanie: here he is, arielle castro. >> i miss my daughter very much. >> maybe he'll get out for good behavior after 800 years. >> stephanie: caroline in phoenix, you're on "the stephanie miller show." >> caller: hello. >> stephanie: hello. >> caller: hi. you guys in the media, you keep quoting tomasky or whatever his name is. stop saying there is a difference between to not cheat is really just cheating, the whole discussion, the debate about it, would just go away. tell your friend to stop coming on saying how dumb huma is. or whatever her name is. honestly, you cannot differentiate between cheating because bill clinton did it before -- >> stephanie: right. we're not talking -- okay, we're not talking about cheating. we're not s

and with plea agreement details in his head. >> mr. castro, i understand from meeting with your counsel and counsel for the state is that a plea agreement has been reached in this matter. are you fully aware of the terms and do you consent to that plea agreement? >> i am fully aware and i do consent to it. >> you understand that by virtue of the plea, will you not be having a trial. >> i am aware of that. >> reporter: castro pleaded guilty to all the 900-plus counts against him, including kidnapping, rape and aggravated murder for the miscarriage one of his victims had when made pregnant by him. made this statement. >> i would like to state that i mice my daughter very much. >> reporter: the victims did not want to have to go through a trial, which was scheduled to start monday. the victims said they are relieved by today's plea and are looking forward to having these legal proceedings draw to a final close in the near future. the official sentencing will take place next thursday. >> but on this day castro was fairly talkative and appe

with a conditional use authorization making the required findings. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you, mr. president. before us today is legislation that would authorize the planning commission to consider as a conditional use a larger size from the castro street neighborhood commercial district that would otherwise allow -- it would be limited to nonprofit uses that provide direct services to the neighborhood. this legislation will provide a path forward for the san francisco aids foundation in its effort to create a comprehensive hiv health center in the castro. it would consolidate a number of the foundation's existing services including magnets, stop aids project and the stone wall project into a single comprehensive location. it will be a state-of-the-art facility and provide community space and gallery space on the ground floor with an active ground floor frontage. the legislation has been supported by various merchant and resident groups in the castro as well as the planning commission and the small business commission. colleagues, as we all know, the hiv epidemic continues, is par

. >> i don't necessarily -- >> reporter: but on this day castro was talkative and appeared uninterested and weird at times. >> when i got arrested and interviewed, i told mr. -- to dave i was willing to work with the fbi and i would tell them everything. i knew i would get the book thrown at me. there is some things that i don't have to comprehend because of my sexual problems throughout the years. i was also a verdict as a child and it just kept going. >> that is certainly something you can bring up at your sentencing hearing. >> reporter: the victims will be permited to make statements at the sentencing hearing, the hearing that will end the legal case of ariel castro. >> gary tuchman is joining us and the three victims were not in court today. there l they be in court on thursday for the official sentencing? >> reporter: well, we know castro will make some statements, so these three victims have every right to do it, also. verdict impact statement. they don't have an obligation but it's a right. it may be tough for them to do that but often therapists say it's therapeutic to do and t

. >> i don't necessarily -- >> reporter: but on this day castro was talkative and appeared uninterested and weird at times. >> when i got arrested and interviewed, i told mr. -- to dave i was willing to work with the fbi and i would tell them everything. i knew i would get the book thrown at me. there is some things that i don't have to comprehend because of my sexual problems throughout the years. i was also a verdict as a child and it just kept going. >> that is certainly something you can bring up at your sentencing hearing. >> reporter: the victims will be permited to make statements at the sentencing hearing, the hearing that will end the legal case of ariel castro. >> gary tuchman is joining us and the three victims were not in court today. there l they be in court on thursday for the official sentencing? >> reporter: well, we know castro will make some statements, so these three victims have every right to do it, also. verdict impact statement. they don't have an obligation but it's a right. it may be tough for them to do that but often therapists say it's therapeutic to do and t

the special group assumed overt military force will have to be used to end communist control of cuba, mr. kennedy's question is particularly pertinent, unquote. so all consuming was the crisis that it disrupted kennedy plans, then underway almost a year, to overthrow fidel castro. that plan, operation mon goose, would encompass fidel castro. as the declassified minutes make clear that the teams should be suspended and instructions were issued to recall the three times already on the way. at that point defense secretary, the brilliant former whiz kid head of the ford motor company chimed in to say that mongoose was now the lower order of priority. quote, mr. mc namara thought that mongoose should be considered in the text of a, support for action designed at getting rid of weapons. we'll have more as we go through the pages. rick: james rosen in boston, thanks. jenna: speaking of the can en did is, new book is out on the family matriarch. joining us now is barbara perry, the author of rose kennedy, the life and times of a political matriarch. what do you think what james had to share with

. >>> we also have an exclusive live interview with ariel castro's son. but first a check of the weather with mr. roker who is outside. >> thanks so much, guys. this just in. philadelphia airport, all american airlines flights canceled in and out. they had power outages in and out. that will affect travel there. we have the girl scouts here. where are you from? >> maryland. >> nice to see you. how many cookies did you sell? >> a lot. >> a lot. there you go. a lot. i can eat a lot. they sold a lot. let's see what we have for you. we'll start off with a mild midwest. today we start off with the cool northwesterly winds. jet stream way down to the south. temperatures, in fact, chicago had it's coolest weekend in about 30 years. look at these temperatures for chicago. 8 degrees below normal. high of 77. 76 in kansas city. columbus 78. detroit 74. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees below normal. rest of the country today afternoon highs. you have to head down to the south, southern texas, parts of florida, gulf coast and the interior southwest. temper

death penalty. >>> and finally, the philly phanatic and mr. met have nothing on these guys. look at this, these guys busting a move in the dance-off at the korean all-star game. dancing, shaking their groove things. they did it all while wearing the giant mascot heads. it's pretty impressive stuff. when you do the black flip, it kind of helps anchor you. i sound like i've done it. >> it's okay. backhandspring with a massive foam head. either restricting you or it could help because, if you don't make it, you just land on your big foamy head. >> i will second that as a man with a huge head. when i do a back handspring, it often helps. did you just diss mr. met and the philly phanatic at the same time? two of the most vicious fan bases you could take on. >> should we show the picture of kate and what she did this weekend, involving something inflated and bouncy? >> i've got breaking news in my head. breaking news right now. something's going on somewhere. i'm distracted. >> we're moving on. that's right we are. what else do we move on to? a poli