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Go to an after party and the accuser left. at a probable cause hearing two weeks ago, we saw where the defense is going because ellen jackson, a former extremely respected district attorney out of los angeles is now representing kevin spacey and he asked the detective at the probable cause hearing the gropy went on -- alleged groping for three minutes but the accuser didn't stop him, didn't move, didn't walk away, didn't do anything. the detective answered yes. now the serious issue, poppy and jim, is that he faces five years in prison and would have to register as a sex offender. this is a fe...

Massachusetts, because minutes from now actor kevin spacey will be in the courtroom to answer allegations that he groped an 18-year-old busboy. >> he is expected to plead not guilty to an indecent assault and battery charge. jean cassarez is there. we understand kevin spacey did not want to appear in court today but the judge ordered him to? >> reporter: that is right. because his defense side said that it could taint the jury pool because there is so much publicity. as you could see, maybe you can't, but i can, there is a lot of media here. the courtroom is packed. and the defense was saying ...

This restaurant was able to drink so much alcohol underage. they don't like that publicity from this island either. of course the issue at hand is touching unconsented sexual assault by actor kevin spacey. >> okay. >> jean, we're looking at the entranceway where kevin spacey will come in. jean, what can you tell us about the defense, that it appears that his legal team is mounting and on what ground? >> reporter: well the position of the team and it's led by allen jackson who is a former assistant district attorney out of los angeles. very well renowned. the lead prosecutor in the phil spector...

Mccarron international, the run way is to my left. flights were curtailed. they were not allowed to land. i have seen one land since we have been here. the lasting memory is that family members are in search of their family members this morning not knowing what hospital they may be in, not knowing what condition they may be in. alyson? john? >> to that end, jean, they did put out a number. i will read it right now. maybe cnn "new day" twitter account can tweet this out. 866-535-5654. obviously there's just mass confusion after something as horrific as this. we want to bring in jim and joe who ...

Condition. one police officer at least was killed. one is still in critical condition. again, this is the worst mass shooting we have ever seen in this country. >> when you hear the eyewitness accounts, when you hear people talk about what they saw as they tried to flee to safety, you can imagine the death toll here will go up. we want to go to jean casarez who is on the strip and on the scene minutes after the shooting took place. jean, tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: we're on the south end of the las vegas strip. this is really the math at this point. search warrants are being execu...