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That went to trial. so the fact that this comes to a plea deal means they are not going to have to get up there and tell their horrifying story but our gary tuchman has more. listen. >> reporter: with glasses on his nose, a shuffling aerial castro walked into a cleveland courtroom shackles on his legs and handcuffs on his wrists and with plea agreement details in his head. >> are you fully aware of the terms of the plea agreement? >> i am and i consent to it. >> do you understand by virtue of a ...

Of course that video. along with that they have said they wanted this whole ordeal to get over with so they can move on with their lives. they were not hoping to be able to take the stand in the trial and have to relive this nearly 10 years of captivity, abuse, rapes and beatings that they faced. so them being able to not have to go through that is something they are able to get out of this as well but were looking forward to seeing those comments from them as well today. rick: garrett tenney, k...

Today and having my privacy has helped immensely. i ask everyone to continue to respect our privacy and give us time to have a normal life. >> shepard: the three survivors released a statement through their legal team today saying amanda gina and michelle are relieved by todays plea. satisfied resolution of the case and looking forward to having these legal proceedings draw to a close in the near future. garrett continue any is continueny is live in our new york newsroom in a minute garrett? >> ...

Whether or not he was going to spend life in prison, wasnt really a question ever for them. so were expecting to hear the details of the plea deal agreement that is been reached by both the prosecution and the defense and those negotiations have been going on for several months now and here this morning we just got word late yesterday that they would be scheduling this. this is of course 10 days before his trial is set to begin. and after that trial begins they could not reach any of these plea ...

Trial. they want to spare gina and also amanda and gina, amanda, and michelle any more nightmares going through ten years of captivity. they dont want them to relive it. also, you have to remember, amanda has that little girl jocelyn 6-years-old, they dont want to spare any more trauma to her. also, a riel castros defense team said they will go with plea deal of life in prison if the prosecutors drop those two aggravated murder charges. it looks like they will. over the last couple of days, the ...

Didnt answer this question, where do we go from here. harris? >> steve, thank you. there may be a new spot on the record books, right now lawmakers on capitol hill are likely to become the least productive congress since record keeping began in 1947. today house speaker john boehner said congress should not be judged by laws they pass but instead by the laws they repeal. >> we should not be judged>tvñ how many new laws we create. we aught to be judged on how many laws we repeal. weve got more...

These creatures are suffering in captivity? >> theres tremendous sort of irrefutable evidence that they are suffering in captivity. i think that i being a mother who took her kids there, it took me a while to sort of unearth this and to realize that the facts just sort of lead us to believe that they are completely not suitable for captivity. they dont thrive let alone survive very long. they fight with each other constantly. and then they agress toward their trainers because they are so bored a...

So, the prosecution here is looking to send that clear message. of course they have been discussing the possibility of plea bargains. so by having all of these charges, it gives them a much stronger position to enter those, arrangements with, bill. bill: we recently heard from the women for the first time too. how are they doing, the victims? >> reporter: they release ad video last week. it was really heartwarming. quite remarkable to see how well they were doing after thesethose 10 years held i...

Now. im joined by betty nguyen and bill karins. first a little bit of pandamonium. the giant panda has given birth to twins. its very hard to breed pandas in captivity. first panda twins born in the u.s. since 1987. whats interesting is twins, panda twins in the wild rarely survive because the mother will choose one to take care of and abandon the other one. the zoo will swap them out. give her one to care for and when that one got all the tlc they will bring the other one in. >> you dont think ...

Support. >> thank you everyone for your love, support and donations, which helped me build a brand-new life. >> reporter: more than a million dollars has been donated to the courage fund to help the women heal after a decade of alleged abua abuse and captivity. he is charged with abuse, starving, and forcing the abuse of a misrar rage, yet, the women seem upbeat. >> im getting stronger each day and having my privacy helps immensely. i ask that everyone continues to respect our privacy and give u...