Via live stream Ariel Castro, the accused Cleveland kidnapper and rapist, will appear in court this morning to discuss a possible plea bargain with prosecutors. Castro is faced with 977 charges for the kidnapping, rape, and abuse of three Cleveland, OH women and has plead not guilty to all. Appearing today in front of County Common Pleas Judge Michael Russo could change all of that.

Watch the Ariel Castro plea bargain discussion at 10am ET:

According to CBS, the defense is considering a plea offer which would call for no death penalty in exchange for life in prison without parole. However, the source said there has been no final deal has been reached.

In total, Castro is facing 512 counts of kidnapping, 446 counts of rape, seven counts of gross sexual imposition, six counts of felonious assault, three counts of child endangerment and one count of possessing criminal tools.

Initially charged with a 329-count indictment that covered only part of the time frame of the alleged acts of crime spanning from just 2002 to 2007, Castro was back in court earlier this month to face the additional charges to which he similarly plead not guilty.

Though close to a making a deal, one of Castro’s attorney’s, Craig Weintraub, noted that the two sides are extremely close.

On May 6, Amanda Berry was able to get the attention of neighbor Charles Ramsey who pried open Castro’s door in order to free her and her child from captivity. Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight had all been pronounced missing since 2003, 2004, and 2002 respectively and it came as a shock to authorities and Ramsey once they were all identified.

At the time of their kidnapping Berry was just 16, DeJesus 14, and Knight 21. All three were subjected to rape and forced abortions at the hands of Castro throughout their time being imprisoned in his home, though he fathered a child with Berry in 2006 which has been confirmed through DNA testing. Like her mother, the child is happy and healthy.