coverage. special coverage of the castro sentencing hearing in cleveland. castro, a convicted kidnapper and rapist struck a plea deal, pleading guilty last week to 937 counts including aggravated murder and kidnapping. we have told you how castro held these three young women captive for more than a decade. but now for the first time, we re seeing what it was like. chilling new pictures of the objects castro used to keep these women captive. chains, a helmet, a pole, an alarm. all shown in court just a short time ago. it was an fbi agent who sat there walking through the courtroom, some of these photos. that s a chain. it s in the room that amanda i m sorry. gina dejesus and michelle knight shared. 10x, what does this photo depict? that is a hole through the
house of horrors where castro has admitted to holding the three women and one child, including pictures of the chains he used to keep those women captive. under a plea deal castro will not face the death penalty for the 937 charges against him but he will spend the rest of his life in prison. nbc s jay gray is in cleveland. jay, we knew that this was going to be an extraordinary day, that we would hear from perhaps one of these women. we ended up hearing from one and their families. it was incredible to watch from television. what were people saying there? reporter: tamron, riveting. while we knew it would be exceptional as you talk about and emotional, there was no way of knowing what would unfold in the courthouse here today. i think a lot of people who were in that courtroom who have been watching this closely still stunned by what unfolded. you know, just the emotion of michelle knight sharing a room for the first time since her escape with ariel castro and then as you talk about
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emotionally it doesn t make me happy. we had a report about ariel castro that is this appalling kidnapper holding these women captive so long. very different story than you have been involved. but the similarity is how do you get over any kind of horror or atrocity. what advice would you give these women who have been through a decade of hell like this? listen, i was getting teary eyed as you were reading the story, the letter from michelle knight. those women have a long road ahead of them. sounds like they are surrounded by love, support and resources. doing the victim impact statement is incredibly important and powerful. i m jealous i never had the opportunity to do that. but they forever will be connected with ariel castro. as many time he is brought up in the news it will be a reminder to them. i hope they find comfort in nothing the country is supporting them. victims and survivors go through
rehabbing from his off season hip surgery. he has yet to abeer in a game this season. we will keep you updated. thank you so much. a man holding three women captive will learn his fate today. a sentencing hearing is set for 9 this morning. although a plea bargain has taken the death penalty off the table it is likely he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. castro is set to speak at the hearing. victim michelle knight will also testify all of this as it is being revealed the girls kept diaries detailing the physical mental and sexual abuse they suffered. one soldier is in critical condition and 11 others after they are struck by lightening. this happened in fort carson in colorado. they were training as they got word the storm was rolling in. the lightening hit them as they were trying to take shelter. a story we brought you