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But yet you wonder. some of the parallels are just chilling. >> right. absolutely. let's turn to -- talking of chilling, the statements made by ariel castro's legal team. i want to play a little clip from this. because it really was quite shocking, i thought. let's listen to this. >> so when the judge at the arraignment says how do you plead to kidnapping, how do you plead to rape and whatever else, what are you going to say? >> it definitely is going to be two words "not guilty." i can tell you that mr. castro is extremely committed to the well-being and positive future for his daughter, who ...

For the attempted murder of her own 11-month-old daughter. >> the upstairs was blocked off with a big bass speaker. so i figured that since he lived there alone so long, that he didn't have any need for those -- what, there's four bedrooms upstairs. he didn't have any need for them. so, you know, he just kind of like -- i was like, can i, you know, sleep upstairs in my old bedroom. and he said no, it's cold up there, blocked off, it's dusty. so i just was like, okay. >> straight to cleveland where ed gallic of woio is live. every day there are new developments and new shocks. today is no excep...

You love your daughter? >> right. ed gallic, thank you very much indeed, as always. now i want to turn to one of today's other big stories. o.j. simpson doing something he never did during his 1995 murder trial, taking the witness stand. simpson is serving 33 years for robbie, kidnapping and assault, stemming from an incident in 2007. now he wants a new trial. cnn's george howell is in las vegas where the case is heard. george, we finally get to hear from o.j. simpson. >> piers, you know, we saw an alert, o.j. simpson, very comfortable, back in the spotlight, and for the first time telling h...

Is extremely committed to the well-being and positive future for his daughter, who he loves dearly. >> i don't know about you, ed, but i found that pretty bizarre, to be so cat goric. this guy is no mopster, he's a loving father, et cetera, et cetera. when the sheer evidence against him to the contrary is right there in front of us. >> reporter: yeah, a couple of things stand out there. our newsroom talked to those attorneys just hours ago, and they admit, they are getting some backlash. people saying, how can you represent an accused monster? you're not representing that guy. and their answer...

Impregnated, maybe up to five times, that also she was made to basically deliver amanda berry's baby, how confident are you that is true? >> reporter: the exact number of times may be aloft, because that information came from michelle knight as soon as police made the rescue at the house. but it comes from a police report. this is what michelle knight told the investigators and the investigators have been following up with private one-on-one interviews since then. so the story hasn't changed. >> now, ed, we also hear that there were chains found in the house. the house itself was a real shambl...