there s a possibility he may say something after the court reconvenes after lunch. we expect this to continue into the afternoon. the likelihood is that he will face a sentence of life in prison, 25 years or more is what the prosecution is asking for. he s 55, so effectively they re talking about a life sentence. ron, thank you for that. i know you ll come back to that when that sentence is handed down. paul, as a veteran prosecutor, help us understand what the judge is weighing both in terms of what we ve heard about those victim impact statements, but is there something r. kelly could say that would be a mitigating factor? i don t think so. we ve learned about his fame, his prestige, but also about the perversion, sadistic and masochistic behaviors especially with young people. this is a powerful moment, for the victims to come forward and
emotional afternoon. r. kelly s victims where telling us stories of things that happened to them in some cases 15 or 20 years ago. it s taken them that long to get justice, it s been an incredibly long journey. they ve had to overcome shame to get to this day. one woman said, you stripped me of my dignity and self-respect, i wanted to die, based on the way she had been treated, i don t know if i will ever be whole again. one woman said she was treated as a sex slave. the judge will listen to all this, she s trying to decide what the sentence should be for kelly. the prosecutors are asking for up to life in prison. the defense says there are mitigating factors, that kelly was abused as a young person.
watches and imbedded in this line of damaging winds. and that s exactly what s happening tonight from louisville to hattiesburg back into monroe andal sand dree ya, louisiana. serious situations upcoming here for you. and if you are east of here, it s not going to stop. as this moves east, places like nashville get it after midnight, birmingham there, midnight to 2:00 a.m., new orleans, you re getting into it as is mobile, alabama. now, doesn t stop there. it does move to the east, and the northeast gets it. we re going to be toasty, because that warm front will have lifted through. washington, d.c. could see a late afternoon storm, but pennsylvania, including philadelphia, up to new york city and even western massachusetts and connecticut, david, in the slight risk tomorrow night. yeah, it s been relentless for so many americans. we re thinking about all of them again tonight. thank you. we re going to turn now to the pandemic, and tonight, the cdc now extending the rule requiring
we learned after the arrest today that frank james would be charged on a federal terrorism charge, then the nypd and federal authorities revealing that to the public a short time later. abc news investigative reporter aaron katersky first to report this. what is this federal charge and what more have you learned tonight? reporter: it s a terrorism-related charge, david, and it accuses frank james of carrying out a violent p premeditated attack, specifically on mass transit. this criminal complaint lays out a whole timeline of james suspected movements, including the moment when police believe he drove his rented van into new york. that s going to be a critical element, because prosecutors will have to prove he crossed state lines before the shooting. and david, even though this is only one federal charge, it sure does pack a punch, punishment by up to life in prison. james is due here at this courthouse tomorrow for his first appearance before a judge. david? and they made that po
quick response by the first responders and hard work by law enforcement partners that had been ongoing is truly a bright spot here. today frank james has been charged by complaint in brooklyn federal court with one count of violating 18 u.s.c. section 1992a7 and b1, which prohibits terrorist and other violent attacks against mass transportation systems. he has been apprehended, will be arraigned in federal court in brooklyn and convicted, a sentence up to life in prison. my office is prepared to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that on april 12, 2022, in sunset park brooklyn, eastern district of new york, frank james did knowingly and without lawful authority and permission commit an act, including the use of a dangerous weapon with the intent