COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, CNN ANCHOR: His job was spy catcher. But he is now charged with being a spy. And today Robert Hanssen gets a chance to deny that. Hanssen is the former FBI counterintelligence agent who is accused of spying for Moscow. He will be arraigned in Alexandria, Virginia, where CNN's justice correspondent Kelli Arena is following the case -- Kelli.</s>KELLI ARENA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Colleen, Robert Hanssen just arrived at this courthouse under heavy guard. As you said, he will be arraigned today, which means that he will formally face his charges. Those charges include espionage and conspiracy. He faces life in prison or the death penalty. Hanssen's lawyers tell CNN that he will enter a plea of not guilty. The proceeding is expected to last just about 15 minutes or so. These legal proceedings are going forward because plea negotiations broke down earlier this month. Hanssen's lawyers tell us that's because the government refused to take the death penalty off the table. This is the first glimpse that we have ever gotten of Robert Hanssen. He has been held in a federal facility since February when he was arrested. This proceeding starts at 9:00 a.m. We will be inside the courthouse. And we'll have details for you following that -- Colleen.</s>MCEDWARDS: Kelli, any chance of any more negotiations resuming at any point?</s>ARENA: That is always a possibility. Sources familiar with this case say that it's very likely. Both sides have an incentive here. The government would like to thoroughly debrief Hanssen to find out exactly what he knows, what he turned over to the former Soviet Union and to the Russians. And, of course, Hanssen has his life at stake and also the welfare of his family. Perhaps they might be able to negotiate part of his pension for his wife and six children, who, right now, have no visible sign of income -- Colleen.</s>MCEDWARDS: All right, CNN's Kelli Arena, thanks.
Robert Hanssen Arrives in Courthouse Under Heavy Guard