reporter: authorities expanding their investigation now searching several vacant abandoned homes on this block. alex perez, abc news, cleveland. one victim s mother called her daughter s return the best mother s day present ever. it was an emotional scene as amanda berry and gina dejesus returned to their homes. the families have asked for privacy so that the young women can recuperate away from the spotlight, and they say they re just so very grateful. i want to thank everybody that believed, even the ones that doubted, because they re the ones that made me stronger. i knew she needed me and i never gave up. we re told the captive who had the most freedom was amanda s daughter, jocelyn. the police chief tells abc s david muir, she left the house on occasion with castro. even when the whole thing
serena and venus williams. their fortunes, struggles, and deep bond on and off the tennis court. it s thursday, may 9th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now, with john muller and diana perez. we begin this half hour in cleveland, where prosecutors are expected to demand a high bond when ariel castro is formally charged this morning. castro s two brothers are being held on unrelated charges but will not be charged in connection with this case. we begin our coverage in cleveland. good morning, andy. reporter: good morning, john, diana. ariel castro will be arraigned this morning here at the justice center, where he s being held right now. in the meantime, we re learning a lot more about what happened inside that house. officials announced formal charges against the 52-year-old man who held amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight against their will for ten years. i just signed criminal complaints charging ariel castro with four counts of kidnapping and thre
were sexually assaulted repeatedly over the decades. the women told police they left the home only twice, and that was to go to the garage in disguise. in all that time, they never left the property. the only opportunity, after interviewing the young ladies, to escape was the other day when amanda escaped. they don t believe that they ve been outside of the home for the last ten years. reporter: abc station wews has learned from a law enforcement source that inside the home the oldest victim, michelle knight, said she was pregnant five times, telling police that ariel castro punched her stomach repeatedly every time so she would lose the babies, and that amanda berry gave birth in a small inflatable pool inside the house, and that it was michelle who helped deliver the baby who is now 6. david muir, abc news. we have learned that charles ramsey, the neighbor who helped amanda berry break out, has had legal troubles of his own.
of being a musician, playing the bass, and the personality behind him that was committing this crime. reporter: authorities expanding their investigation now searching several vacant abandoned homes on this block. alex perez, abc news, cleveland. one victim s mother called her daughter s return the best mother s day present ever. it was an emotional scene as amanda berry and gina dejesus returned to their homes. the families have asked for privacy so that the young women can recuperate away from the spotlight, and they say they re just so very grateful. i want to thank everybody that believed, even the ones that doubted, because they re the ones that made me stronger. i knew she needed me and i never gave up. we re told the captive who had the most freedom was amanda s daughter, jocelyn. the police chief tells abc s david muir, she left the house on occasion with castro. even when the whole thing
amanda berry and her 6-year-old daughter, holding on to a stuffed animal, her young face protected, shieldeded by everyone in those darkened windows, and the 6-year-old is carried into the house. are you so happy to have amanda and your daughter home? i would like to thank the media for their support over the years. reporter: gina dejesus abducted at 14 walking home from middle school emerging from this van giving a thumbs up. i want to thank everybody that believed, even when i said she was alive, and believed. i knew my daughter was out there alive. reporter: abc news has learned the three women were often locked up in separate holding spaces, first the basement, then upstairs, not together in the same room, but they knew of the other women in the house. chains and locks have been recovered from the home. police believe the three women