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Berry and gina dejesus from castro's home last week. we're learning more about how the women were treated. while they were being held captive. our martin savage is "outfront" in cleveland with the latest. >> reporter: a family friend of one of the victims says accused kidnapper ariel castro abused all three captive women. but seemed to be especially brutal to michelle knight, using her as his main "punching bag." she was his first victim and held the longest in the home. according to the friend, he would hit knight with all sorts of objects, including hand weights. as a result, the woman suffe...

A spectator at emergency scenes. he says his fire commissioner is looking into the allegations and will need answers before deciding what to do. he defends his actions to us saying he ultimately takes responsibility for what goes on at these scenes. it has been 6 # 50 days since the united states of america lost its top credit rating. stocks started down today but they ended the day with yet another all time high. >> and now our third story "outfront." we have new details late breaking to night about aerial castro who is accused of holding three women captive for more than a decade. accordin...

Three hours. >> reporter: speaking to cnn affiliate wkyc, an attorney for ariel castro says community and media have been too quick to demonize him. so how will castro plead? >> it will be a not guilty plea. >> castro's 25-year-old daughter emily who is serving time in indiana for attempting to kill her own baby, told a private investigator she, too, saw strange things inside her father's home but had no idea he was holding three women prisoner. the private i recorded her account of a conversation she had with her father. >> i said can i sleep upstairs in my old bedroom? he said, no, because i...

>> reporter: a family friend says accused kidnapper ariel castro abused all three captive women. but seemed to be especially brutal to michelle knight, using her as his main "punching bag." she was his first victim and held the longest in the home. according to the front, he would hit knight with all sorts of objected including hand weights. as a result, the woman suffered vugs loss, joint and muscle damage as well as other problems. the same source has castro treat add man ed amanda berry slightly better because she gave birth to a child that shows castro fathered. all three women have been d...

Kidnapping suspect ariel castro say their client is not the monster everyone claim hess is and now reporting how they'll plea. what are castros lawyers say, planning to do, pam? >> reporter: kel, zoraida, our affiliate here interviewed castro's attorneys, and his attorneys say that essentially they talked with castro in jail for three hours and they say he will plead not guilty if he faces kidnapping and rape charges with a grand jury indictment. his attorneys say they will meld the best defense possible. what we've been reporting along with several of our affiliates, that castro has confessed...