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Wrong. for the first time since their rescue, three young women are telling the world what they went through during that decade in captivity. >> >> we begin with the zimmerman trial. the judge planning to rule tomorrow morning on that video. the defense meantime saying it plans to rest tomorrow but not before calling more witnesses to bolster its case that george zimmerman, while suffering a life threatening beating and crying for help, shot trayvon martin in self-defense. first, martin savidg...

Well, for the first time were hearing from the women abducted and held captive for years. horrible the captivity and abuse they suffered at hands of ariel castro who beat, raped and starved them. for his alleged victim as they address the world for the first time since the rescue, their faces are brave, their words full of gratitude. pamela brown reports. >> reporter: in a four-minute youtube video, amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight says thanks. >> i want to thank everyone that help...

Decade was too busy at parties because the prostitutes never went on strike. seriously, if they dealt with giving workers a fair deal or tough love, maybe the country would be stronger and the cruise ship passengers could get their justice. justice. ac 3 0 starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the pilot of flight 214 is talking to investigators a. heroic flight attendant is talking about why there wasnt an immediate evacuation and gary tuchman saying what they may have seen, ...

Liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. whats your policy? one of them to have multiple miscarriages. amanda enter with a was about 16 years old when she disappeared. six years ago she gave birth to a daughter while still in captivity. in may she was the first of the three to escape the house and the one who said these words to a police dispatcher. >> i have been kidnapped and i have been missing for 10 years and im here. im free now. >> amanda berry. here is a photo of berry with her sister s...

>> reporter: more than $1 million has been donated to the courage fund to help the women heal after a decade of alleged abuse in captivity by arial castro. castro is charged with beating, raping and starving them, forcing the miscarriage of a baby he fathered yet in the video made last week the women seemed upbeat, not bitter. >> im getting stronger each day and im having my privacy has helped immensely. i ask that everyone continue to respect our privacy and give us time to have a normal life. ...

Love support and donations which helped me build a brand new life. >> more than $1 million has been donated to the courage fund to help the women heal after a decade of alleged abuse in captivity by aerial castro. castro is charged with beating, raping and starving them, forcing the miscarriage of a baby he fathered yet in the video made last week the women seemed upbeat, not bitter. >> im getting stronger each day and im having my privacy has helped immensely. i ask that everyone continue to re...

Connect to during the captivity, and thats very important because captivity is about disconnection and being made helpless. >> reporter: brailsford said michelle knight seemed to be the most uncomfortable of the three. >> i may have been through hell and back, but i am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face. and with my head held high. >> reporter: what do you make of the fact that she is the only one who alluded to the torture that she went through? >> you know, she is obvio...

Biological ages. so that makes sense if they were kind of got emotionally stuck in their early teens. >> right. >> but i will say they have really taken charge of this in a very positive way. and thing is a lesson here for hollywood publicists who ever have to do damage control. they controlled the video so nay didnt have to have media questions that could have been damaging or asking them salacious questions about what happened in their captivity. they kept it positive. they expressed gratitude...

Expressing anger for what happened to them. >> thank you for your support. >> i will not let the situation define who i am. i will define the situation. i dont want to be consumed by hatred with that being said, we need to take a leap of faith and know that god is in control. >> they were routinely bound, beaten and sexually assaulted throughout their years of captivity. shepard? >> shepard: incredible. do we know, mike, why they released this now. >> in part because they didnt have anonymity. t...

Distance? >> well i think it was definitely that. i love the fact that they were taking control of it, that they werent letting the media control them. they also knew they had to do it at some point. by at least putting out this video that we have, it will hold the media at bay, if you will. it will continue to be able to ensure their privacy and thats why they came out from the gate saying thank you for our privacy. this is why were able to heal. i think theyre getting some very good advice and...