and say, i m going to cooperate. every single time, not only did he not say, i will cooperate, he also said, i m going to lie. at the end of this, he says, give me mercy. he would have been given mercy. think of general flynn. the prosecutor said, don t give him time. give me mercy at the end of the process after i lied every step of the way. i think 7 1/2 years plus is a gift. he should be thankful. the nine months he has served i take it, that will be reduced from the 7 1/2 years? exactly. a little time shaved off. it s interesting. the judge had the opportunity to have the sentencing run concurrent or consecutive. some will run in parallel with his sentence in virginia. then she tacked on another 43 months or so on top of that sentence the 47 he got. he will turn 70. he will be in jail for a long time.
how has it been? what is the main message he s sending? reporter: the people here receiving him with open arms. he comes here as a missionary of me mercy. that s the motto here. earlier today thousands of people packed this square. so much symbolism and juxtaposition as well. the mass happening in square known for the revolution, for the cuban revolution and communism with icons of the revolutionary war all around us. after that he met with fidel castro. the chat was about for 40 minutes at castro s home. his family were also there. probably about 15 minutes of his family. they exchanged gifts. it was described as a very