CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome back, everyone. In a federal courtroom in Boston at this hour, prosecutors are asking a federal judge to deny shoe bombing suspect Richard Reid bail today. Let's go right to CNN's Brian Palmer, who is just outside that courtroom with the latest from there -- hello, Brian.</s>BRIAN PALMER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Catherine, "the defendant will remain in custody," those were the words of district court judge Judith Dean (ph). The prosecution really didn't spend much time making its argument that he did pose a flight risk, and that the gravity of the assault that he allegedly committed against flight attendants warranted that he be kept in the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. The defense essentially agreed on the narrow charge, or the narrow -- the narrow charge, that the assault did warrant his detention, but they asked the judge that she leave open the possibility that the issue of his possibly being allowed some form of bail be revisited at some later date, but they did not dispute the charge that the gravity of his alleged assault does mean that he should be kept behind bars -- Catherine.</s>CALLAWAY: All right. Thank you. CNN's Brian Palmer. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Federal Judge: Reid To Be Held Until Trial