tragic event to ruin her. and she vocalizes that well. the government wants a life sentence. but in order to get a life sentence, they have to rely on the sentencing guidelines which bumps that enhancement for his sentencing to life. and in order to get that, you have to prove extreme psychological damage. so the defense is arguing she doesn t have it. she s rehabilitated herself. she doesn t have that level of psychological damage necessary. that s the argument, fred. avery, would that be a successful argument? oh, it s a terrible argument. the only argument they have, this beautiful, miraculous recovery of this extraordinary young woman is being perverted and distorted by the defense team in suggesting that somehow she hasn t suffered. she has suffered unspeakably. the good news is that dale kimble, the federal judge, knows what to do. sentencing is wednesday. good-bye, mr. mitchell.
done. they say they have arrested a powerful drug kingpin. he was reportedly arrested at his own birthday party. he was taken into custody in mexico just across the border from texas. police say he is one of the leaders of the gulf cartel, one of two gangs battling for control of smuggling routes into the united states. the u.s. state department offered a $5 million reward for his capture. bob strang is a former special agent with the drug enforcement administration and the current ceo of investigative management group, an international security firm. he joins us by phone from new york city. thanks so much for joining us mr. strang. how significant is this arrest? good morning, fredricka. this is major. you have to remember, this gang was responsible for large shipments over a long period of time, over ten years, that were coming from mexico to the united states. you re talking about cocaine, marijuana. also because they were able to free up the borders and get control over