Congressman Condit Meets With Parents of Chandra Levy
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Developments tonight in the Chandra Levy case. This is the missing Washington intern who disappeared back at the end of April. CNN's Bob Franken joins us live from Washington to bring us up to date. Bob, what are we learning tonight?</s>BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, CNN has learned, Bill, that Congressman Gary Condit has just completed a private meeting with the members of the Levy family, the parents of Chandra Levy, the 24-year-old former intern who disappeared on April 30. Condit has been repeatedly accused of having a romantic relationship with Chandra Levy. He has repeatedly denied that. He had a meeting this evening. It was arranged by attorneys, his new attorney William Martin was responsible for arranging this meeting. It was held at an undisclosed location. We've gotten this from sources both on Condit's staff and from the Levy defense team. No details have been made available by agreement on what transpired in the meeting. Condit has repeatedly said that he wanted the meeting, and earlier today, the Levys, through their new attorney, William Martin, said that that meeting could go forward. There was a series of phone calls, and then the meeting occurred. It happened this evening, and it broke up just a short while ago. It delayed the departure of the Levys from Washington. They had met earlier in the day with Washington, D.C. metropolitan police authorities, trying to convince them to upgrade this investigation, to intensify it, and move it from a missing persons search to a criminal investigation, but the Washington police chief and other detectives said it did not merit that. They have no evidence of foul play, so the Levys were unsuccessful in that. There has been little information about the whereabouts of Chandra Levy. She was an intern at the Bureau of Prisons, had been reported several times to have a romantic relationship with Congressman Condit. He has repeatedly denied that, every time he is asked, or his staff is asked, there is a denial. Well, tonight he had a face-to-face meeting with the Levys. Again, no details available. The meeting was held at a private location and the Levys are expected to leave Washington tomorrow.</s>HEMMER: Bob, you touched on it, is there any plans for police to talk to the Congressman again anytime soon?</s>FRANKEN: Well, as a matter of fact, there is supposed to be a meeting. They have been trying for several days, according to sources both within the police department and Condit's office, trying for several days to arrange that meeting. They are going to try once again tomorrow. Police explained that although they interviewed Condit shortly after Chandra Levy turned up missing, they say that they want to talk to him more, partly because of the persistent rumors that there was some sort of relationship between Condit and the intern.</s>HEMMER: All right, Bob. Bob Franken, live in Washington tonight. Thank you. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com