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>> thank you. that is it for me. tweet me at wolf blitzer or at cnn sit room. erin burnett outfront starts right now. "outfront," breaking news, the ferguson grand jury decision could come at any minute. we are standing by for an announcement. plus for fbi and fta agents sent to the region, and s.w.a.t. on the way. the governor declaring a state of emergency. we'll go live to ferguson. a look at bill cosby, another comes forward. one said she was 17 years old, a minor, when she was sexually assaulted by bill cosby. let's go "outfront." good evening, i'm erin burnett. sources telling cnn that the
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ferguson grand jury decision could come at any moment. tonight the fbi has sent dozens of extra personnel to the area. the bureau of atf sending s.w.a.t. teams. the governor has declared it a state of emergency. the national guard has been called in. overnight protesters blocking a busy street. police arrested three people in violent confrontations n. an interview with abc news, president obama called for calm when the grand jury decision happens. >> using any event as an excuse for violence is contrary to rule of law and contrary to whoer. >> evan perez is "outfront" in clayton, missouri, where the grand jury has been meeting. you have been told to expect a decision tonight.
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is that still the case? >> reporter: that was the last word we heard. they expected a decision today because they were bringing the grand jury back for what they thought was a final session. we know the grand jury came in today. it is on the second floor of the justice center behind me. they would hear final bits of evidence from the prosecutors and begin deliberations. and like a regular jury, this grand jury has been able to discuss the case all along. so the leaf from the local authorities was that the decision would come fairly quickly. we got some hints today from officials that they believe something was imminent. we were told by some law enforcement officials that people were being told to cancel any plans this weekend in case they announce on sunday. >> so obviously we don't know. but you are hearing it could be imminent. in terms of who the jurors are. i know they are 12 of them and our jurors understand them, the basics about them. three of them are black. nine are white. seven are men, five are women. what do you know about them, and
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they've been together now for a long time here, several months. so how are they get ago -- getting along. >> reporter: we've been told from officials who have been involved in the process that they've become quite a tight bunch. they are living this case, erin, for the last couple of months and they've become very friendly with each other. they know how much attention this case is getting. they know they are not sequestered and they are freely able to hear how much anticipation there is for their decision. what we don't know obviously is once they came into this building today, whether they wanted some more time, whether they indeed were going to follow the expectations of local officials that this is coming quickly or whether they wanted, as you said, once they get into this room, it is up to them how quickly they want to make a decision. and that is what we're waiting for. >> thank you very much, evan. as we get more information, as everyone understands, it could be any moment. we're going to share it with you. officer darren wilson as of
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tonight is said to be in the final stages of negotiating with the ferguson police department about what happens to him next. this is from a source closer to the discussions. but this could change when the grand jury makes its decision. sara sidner is "outfront" in ferguson. >> reporter: the grand jury decision is imminent on whether or not to indict officer wilson for the death of brown. and the prosecuting office planned a news conference to announce the decision. ahead of that, officer wilson is in final notiegotiations to offd to. he expressed concern about resigning while the grand jury was hearing evidence for fear it would seem he was admitting fault. but that point wilson's resignation would be nothing if they don't get an indictment and
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arrest. >> the cry of the people is overwhelming. that is what democracy is supposed to be. it is supposed to be the cry of the people. all we are asking is for a fair trial and for the system to do what it is supposed to do and for him to be put into the same system we put into every day. >> reporter: as the city of ferguson waits, tensions are rising. after weeks of calm, eight people are arrested over the past two nights. protesters sometimes baiting police, sitting or standing in the street refusing to let motorists pass. and when police move toward them, everything escalates, this as michael brown's family and now the attorney general are urging for peaceful protest. >> i know from firsthand experience that demonstrations like this have the potential to spark a nation dialogue to provide momentum to a necessary conversation and bring about
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critical reform. but history has shown us the most successful and enduring movements for change adhere to nonaggression and nonviolence. >> reporter: but days and hours from a expected decision, many buildings in ferguson are boarded up. even the i love ferguson office bracing for a broken heart. a lot of folks here, aaron, are exhausted by the wait and what is going on, frustrated because they don't know what is going to happen and worried about what may happen. can -- i can tell you everyone is preparing. the protesters are putting kits together with things like eye wash and masks in case there are large protests where you see different people getting in the way of teargas. so there is a lot of activity going on but there is really just a lot of nerves in this town and pretty much everyone wants to hear the decision to get it over with. erin. >> sara, thank.
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and one of the attorneys for michael brown's family, anthony gray, jeffrey toobin and now a former lapd. and anthony, let me start with you. have you heard anything yet? as representing michael brown's family, anything with the grand jury is at this time. >> we do not know where the grand jury is at this time. we are operating off of an understanding that we will get in the in a systematic way from the prosecutor's office when the grand jury has finished its work and reached a decision. >> and you have not gotten that notice yet. >> have not received that notice yet, that is correct. >> and jeff, let me get the basics from you. you heard evan talk about they are getting along, they have formed a bond, which is interesting given the members of the case. this is not seven members say
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yes and it is an indictment. it is not a majority. >> no. it is three quarters majority. it is not like a jury where you need unanimous. and you need nine out of 12 and the standard are lower than it is for a trial. as we know in a trial, the proof is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. here only nine of the 12 have to find probable cause, more probable than not. and back to the racial breakdown, anthony, it does not reflect the population of ferguson. 25% of the grand jury is black, 56% of ferguson is black. do you think it is fair when a white police officer shot a black teen-ager. >> the dynamics are pretty much the same. it is not shocking. i don't want to get into whether or not you have enough blacks or whites on the jury panel. i think it kind of speaks for itself. it has been this way for the longest -- since i've been practicing law in st. louis
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county. so i don't really know how to speak to that issue other than to say, that the demographics are what they are. >> and i was about to say, it is what it is. do you think the grand jury will feel pressure of reprisal, pressure because of what we were talking with evan about, they are not sequestered, they understand the nation is watching this decision. is that pressure enough to just indict and let a jury with the standard of beyond a reasonable doubt make a decision? >> i would hope not. i would hope they would feel pressure but not pressure of the ilk you are talking about. what they need to do is look at the evidence and look at the law. and if the evidence and law line up that there is probable cause that officer wilson committed a crime then an indictment should be handed down. but if the law and evidence line up that there is no evidence that an officer didn't commit a crime, there should not be an indictment. and my hope and belief is i tend to have grnls, both petite and
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grand jurys that they will take their oath seriously and focus on the law and the facts as opposed to outside pressure. >> and the law and the facts, jeff, comes to one issue. and anthony, i've talked about this a lot. and we're told we are going to see everything the grand jury saw. and there are some witnesses that say michael brown had their hands up in sur render and others, seven to eight who were african-american, who support officer wilson's side. in the case where it is probable cause, is the disparity, some say one and some say the other, a reason to indict. >> it is hard to evaluate the evidence sitting here when we haven't heard the testimony. yes, we have heard interviews with some witnesses but i'm sure there are witnesses we haven't heard from at all. i think it is very hard to know. but the one possibility that always exists in the legal system is delay.
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so it is certainly possible we will get absolutely no information tonight and this process will continue into next week. >> david, when you've dealt with these things, what do you think the fact that anthony says he was told they will get notice. they don't have that notice. what is your view of what that might mean in terms of how this grand jury may go? >> well, my understanding is thering to going to be notification to the brown family attorneys before a public announcement and so i think the fact that one of the brown family attorneys is indicating they haven't heard anything does suggest it will take a little bit of time. i'm not privy to whatever line of argument was put forth about how much time they should have, if there has been an agreement about a particular time line, but that is my understanding. and i also think that mr. toobin is correct, there could always be some delay. i do believe that the grand jurors do understand the gravity of the situation they are facing and they want to make sure they get it right. >> and jeff, they have -- no one will say they will go this long.
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but there is no quote, unquote, deadline until january. >> and this is the first day of deliberations. this is a big deal. why not take two days or three days to decide this. i just think they very well may say, let's take the weekend to think about this. >> and we will see. thanks to all three of you. and next the grand jury in clayton, missouri, making this crucial decision. why clayton, missouri is target number one for some protesters. plus a woman coming forward with explosive allegations ever gang rape at the university of virginia. and she tells rolling stone that the university isn't doing much about it. a special report. plus bill cosby on tour, now new video of his show just last night in the bahamas. >> [ inaudible ]. bill cosby, you are an evil man. [ male announcer ] some come here
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breaking news, federal law enforcement boosting the presence in the st. louis area tonight, bracing for major violence when the grand jury decides whether to indictment officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. the fbi and atf sending extra personnel and the s.w.a.t. teams on the way. the grand jury deliberating in clayton, missouri and jason is "outfront" in clayton. >> reporter: large demonstrations have taken over the streets of ferguson for months. [ chanting ] >> reporter: but in the past few days, clayton, missouri, a small affluent ten less than ten miles away, has also seen its share of unrest. it is where the grand jury sits and where robert mcculloch, the
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prosecutor handling the case, has his offices. since many who support michael brown feel the grand jury will not indict officer wilson and because critics say mcculloch is too close to law enforcement to be impartial. demonstrators have their eye on clayton. >> nobody is really sure about what is going to be said or what is going to be done. but with all of the reactions of what we're preparing for, we feel like we're preparing for a war. >> reporter: businesses located blocks away from mcculloch's offices wonder what will happen here once the grand jury releases its findings. julie leader said their toy store should have a steady flow of pre-holiday shoppers, but not now. >> this is our busiest time of year. and so with thanksgiving coming up with the possibility of that affecting our business, it is a little bit scary and also a little bit scary to think what damage might happen to our store. >> reporter: just down the street, more concerns. >> whichever decision comes down
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is, i think, still going to be problematical. >> and i think that most of the problems are not coming from here, but people that are coming in and instigating and inflaming people when they have the problem to begin with. it is wrong. >> to hurt others or destroy property is not the answer. >> reporter: michael brown's family has called for calm and brown's father recorded a public service announcement on thursday urging nonviolence. residents throughout the city hoping demonstrators are listening, i would like to think our community is going to be fair in how we treat whatever the verdict is going to be. and i would like to think that it is done in a peaceful way. >> reporter: and, erin, earlier this afternoon brown family attorney anthony gray who you heard from in your show just a short while ago, he held a press
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conference where he once again called for calm. he seemed somewhat frustrated when he was holding this press conference and speaking to reporters and that is probably because this is a message that the brown family has repeatedly tried to get out here for the past several weeks. and once again, at this point, they can only hope people will listen. erin. >> jason carol, thank you very much. and "outfront" now, former st. louis police chief, daniel iceom, appointed the state traffic by the governor. and thank you for joining us. and one protester said, if there is not an indictment, excuse my french, all hell is going to break lose. is that right? >> we hope this will be peaceful and we'll have peaceful protests. we have been working so hard in the last hundred days, at least law enforcement has and i have as well, speaking to all members
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of the community. and everyone we speak to has that same mission in mind, that we want peace in the city of ferguson. >> when you hear the fbi, the atf and the need to be prepared. back in august we saw images that looked incredible military like. guns were pointed. it looks like a war zone. is there a situation after the indictment in which officers would use their guns? >> our hope is that all of the work that we have been doing will make all of this preparation unnecessary. we're hoping that the dialogue that has gone on, the work that has been done, the understanding and trust that has been built over time will mean that all of the preparation is not
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necessary. and that is our hope and our wish. and really that is what i expect. >> our sara sidner attended a secret meeting she reported on in this program and she said there were people planning violence. do you know about those meetings or those plans or who those individuals might be. >> no. we haven't been privy to any meetings like that. the meetings we have gone to have all been about creating a direct line of communication, an ongoing line of communication so as we get into and past the decision, and if peaceful people are out protesting and there become issues, that we will be able to communicate with people who are protesting and have some resolution to any problems that we have. >> all right. thank you very much for your time tonight, sir. a appreciate talking to you again. >> thank you. and i want to go to van jones now. van, i was just talking with mr.
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isom and they said they want this preparation to come to not. but it is a state of emergency in the state before anything has happened. they activated the atf, the fbi and the s.w.a.t. teams, certainly it seems they are expecting something. >> ironic, because i went back -- are we living in the united states of am nearbyia. the vast majority of people in ferguson were angry, but restrained. most of the coverage from this network and the bbc, was the police were being aggressive, too much teargas and military and now we are afraid of the people. the people of ferguson on the whole have shown a lot of restraint. i think we've gone through the looking glass where the people last time who we were concerned about are the ones we're now
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saying we trust them, law enforcement, which let us now and now we don't trust the people of ferguson. that is ashame, an insult to the people of ferguson who have gone through so much. >> and the other thing we heard, i don't know if you heard from evan perez, he talked about how the jurors who have been together for several months and have built a bond and the racial divide is there are three black jurors and nine white jurors. they are meeting in clayton, missouri. as you heard from jason, it is very different from ferguson only ten miles away. here is the statistics. clayton is 78% white and median household income is $88,000. and ferguson, 67% black and median income is $37,500. if there isn't an indictment, all of a sudden will these racial issues start to matter? >> absolutely. there is no -- there is no reason to pretend that it won't.
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and that is part of the problem. you have an overwhelming african-american city with an overwhelming white police force. that is not so bad. but when you look at the numbers, at the data, it looks like 80% or 90% of the people being ticketed or given warrants to are african-american. 67% african-american population, but three warrants for every one household. so you already have a very bad situation and then you have the shooting. and then you have a grand jury that is overwhelmingly white and they are not meeting in ferguson, they are meeting far away. that is a recipe for distrust of the out come. that is why people said from the beginning, that governor nixon should have appointed a special prosecutor that everybody could trust to do a good job. governor nixon, being missing in action, hiding away and letting the situation fester, i think he has to be held accountable for the fact that this process now does not have the confidence of the people in ferguson and
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frankly observers around the world. >> which is your point. if you get an indictment, it might be all right. and if you don't, it raises all of the other questions we are talking about, what the repercussions might be. thank you very much to you, van. and next, bill cosby hits the road. he's on a comedy tour in the middle of 30 some scheduled dates and several have been canceled but he had one last night. and fans laughed as he talked about being an evil man. and a woman said she was gang raped at a university of virginia frat party, so how come we didn't hear about this? how come the school didn't tell anybody? are they covering it up?
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we're for creating more innovation and competition. we're for net neutrality protection. now, here's some news you may find even more surprising. we're comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. welcome back to outfront. two more bill cosby people speak out. we'll hear more about their stories in a moment. cosby has denied the allegations and never been formally charged and he still has fans. he is performing in melbourne, australia as part of his store.
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andelina is live. the show is about to get started, what have you seen. >> reporter: the show is just about to get under way. he has supporters here who are coming out to show their support and their love for bill cosby. we have also seen police officers both inside and outside of the theater and they seem to be ready to deal with any potential disruptions. bill cosby might not get the warmest welcome tonight thanks to a central florida radio host who said he is willing to pay a thousand for this -- >> all you have to do is stand up, you have to film it or record the audio, stand up and one of the quiet portions of the beginning of bill cosby's performance and scream out something about the rape allegations. >> reporter: there are now 12 women alleging cosby sexually assaulted them years ago. the 77-year-old has refused to address the allegations publicly himself. but he's feeling the heat. his performance next week at a
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las vegas casino canceled. but last night he performed in the bahamas, in front of an african-american women's group. he did not address the allegations but he did joke about being a, quote, unquote, evil man. >> and parents -- parents are coming out and saying, bill cosby, you are an evil men. we are never going to eat your jell-o pudding. >> and when he left the stage, the audience gave him a standing ovation. the group released a statement saying in part, the schedule for bill cosby to perform was done in good faith and in advance of the allegations coming to light. recent accusations against bill cosby are alarming and unsettling. we trust that the appropriate authorities will conduct a thorough investigation. back here in melbourne the show will go on with the height of security because of protests.
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so far we have not seen any protesters. a producing sitting inside said that an announcer came on and said there may be disruptions during the show and they told the audience not to confront this person. and he told me it is pretty full in there. >> and if there is anything that happens, i know javier and alena will tell you about it. and i want to bring in chris paul and lisa bloom, who is a legal analyst. good to have both of you with us again. paul, you saw alena's report. and he's going ahead with the show last night and tonight. last night it was a black women's group and he got a standing ovation. what do you think? >> i'm kind of stunstunned, bec i thought, and having seen these play out in court, there is so much damage to a man's reputation and now we are up to
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12 women. it is hard to believe bill cosby can survive the damage to his reputation. so a cheering crowd there doesn't survive me. >> lisa, does it surprise you? it was stunning. >> if you need further proof that we live in a rape culture by which i mean a culture that condone even lapse at rape, it is bill cosby joking that he is an evil man and the audience laughing and giving him a standing ovation. by my count seven or eight women have come out publicly using their faces and names and accusing him of raping them, not asking for anything. up to 15 if you include the anonymous ones. how many women do you need to counterbalance the word of one big celebrity. i think six, eight, 15, that is enou enough. >> and paul, one of the women that came forward said she was underage. i understand this is different from state by state. and we are told we'll never know for sure because the statute of
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limitations expired because most of them were a long ago, so is there a statute of limitations. >> it used to be that way but to protect children, many legislatures have made them a lot longer. and there is a a catch. the statute had to be amended during the time period when your incident occurred and you'll get the benefit of the longer statute. and it is a complicated analysis, so maybe there will be a case and maybe not that can be brought. >> and lisa, i want to follow up on a point that paul is making with whature preducer -- with what the producer, javier, he stood on stage and got a one full minute standing ovation. isn't this the verdict?
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is this the bottom line. this comes down to whether he is commercially viable and what we've seen tonight would indicate he is. >> listen, people love celebrities. no matter what they are accused of. they love paula dean and mike tyson who is a convicted rapist. we have a short memory. and people are not as upset about rape as you would think. we say it is a terrible thing, but when confronted with it, when i'm trying a case of rape, it can be hard to get a jury to convict. same thing with child molestation. we think of the abstract, it is a terrible thing. but when we are confronted with a person accused of it, we don't want to believe it. and denial is heavy. [ overlapping speakers ] >> and in fairness to the crowd, i think a lot of americans say he hasn't been convicted of anything, these are just allegations that are made many years after the incidents and they are giving him the benefit of the doubt since there have been no trial. >> he hasn't sued anyone for
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defamation either. >> what about that point she made, the issue that he hasn't sued for defamation. we had a woman on last night, tamara green and gave a disturbing retelling of what she said happened to her. but she came forward with this first in 2005 and now it is ten years later and he never sued her for defamation. wouldn't you sue for defamation if it wasn't true? >> lisa makes a good point there. yes, she could. but anybody that does zee famation law, they end up being damage done to both sides because there is so much mud thrown. and he has made a decision, i'll go on with my life. >> and she did do an interview on the today show. it wasn't in just some random place. it was very public. >> it is only now that this thing is blowing up. [ overlapping speakers ] >> and a lot of celebrities bring these cases and i would take issue with the term of mud throwing when we are taking
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about a -- talking about a rape allegations. he has his pit bulls out there calling people liars in the public domain. if he is serious, let him bring a defamation case and then we can have the court hearing that he claims he really wants. >> thanks very much to both of you. and "outfront" next, two more women accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. and at the university of virginia, a women allegedly gang raped by seven guys. but we didn't hear about it until we heard from rolling stone, charging that there is a rape epidemic at uva. we have a full report. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. i just talked to ups. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money. time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! (all) awesome! i love logistics.
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we're for net neutrality protection. now, here's some news you may find even more surprising. we're comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. tonight bill cosby getting a standing ovation in florida where he is performing as part of the comedy tour. that is two more bill cosby accusers speak out today. at least a dozen women have broken their silence. there were reports of sexual assault back in 2005 so why wasn't it until recently when it got to be a bigger story. that is when another comedian called out cosby and the 77-year-old comedian asks people
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to meem him nine. susan can susan candiotti is "outfront." >> reporter: two more women accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. they alleged force kissing to rape. lisa more its alleging the entertainer forced her into a sex act in a green room when johnny carson was hosting. bill cosby's attorney calls the claims beyond belief. we've reached the point of absurdity. the stories are getting more and more ridiculous. but several of the woman have spoken out before. barbara bowman and beth ferrier did interviewed back in 2006. ferrier said back then it was risky to go public. >> my family dropped me, from there on my agent, my life, no one believed me. i did it purely because i was told that i was helping a person
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who -- who had a similar story. >> the woman she hoped to help was andrea constand, who sued cosby for battery in 2005. she and other women offered to testify about similar claims against cosby but the lawsuit settled for an undisclosed amount of money. as that case was gaining attention, one of the women spoke to matt lauer on the today show about what she claims cosby did. >> he had gone from helping me to groping me and kissing me and touching me and handling me and taking off my clothes. >> reporter: but on that very day in 2005, those claims competed with other headlines. new revelations about the 9/11 attacks and prince charles popping the question to camilla parker boles. the cosby sample disappeared. many believe his idea of a
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family man, made the claim seem unbelievable to the public. it wasn't until a standup comedian's act mentioning the old sex allegations went viral last month that it made news all over again. tamara green said social media has changed everything. >> people who were skeptical at that time have, you know, have been replaced by people who on social media can pull up a story any day of the week. >> reporter: ferrier hopes this time the accusers' voices are heard. >> women, men for that matter, need to be able to come forward and if they tell you that story, there is a reason they have told you that story. >> reporter: but for now bill cosby is remaining silent. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. and outfront next, a woman gang raped at a frat party. a magazine investigation said it was ignored by the university of
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on ac 360. >> the president urging calm as the fbi and atf boost their presence on whether or not the grand jury indicts. and also tonight president obama going on the road to sell his immigration plan and i'll talk about how it is being received in a latino community. those stories and how those stories how a hero marine walked to receive a star. more of that in a moment. police are investigating claims at a brutal gang rape at a university of virginia frat party. virginia governor says he's deeply upset about the
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allegations. he's calling for a review. >> reporter: it's a shocking allegation of rape at the university of virginia. a report in the current rolling stone magazine alleging a culture of rape and sexual assault there, including a story about a first year student said to be considering suicide after she went to party in 2012 and was gang raped. quote from the article, grabbed its leg she heard a voice say and that's when jackie knew she was going to be raped. she remembered every moment of next three hours during seven men took turns raping her. annie is a friend of the accuser. >> she was just doing what a normal girl on date would do and he led her upstairs where she was taken into a room and pretty much ambushed by these men. >> reporter: since the article another student has come forward, similar story, same fraterni fraternity. >> i had to walk on campus with my rapist for the next two and a
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half years. >> reporter: the issue is not just one fraternity house or even one school. >> i was told that university of virginia is actually quite typical even though the things that i discovered at university of virginia are really horrifying. i was told that really what happens at uva is probably fairly normal at a college campus. >> reporter: the accuser did not report be incident at the time to police but did speak to a university official. >> when she left the fraternity house that night and called some of her friends they actually recommended that she not go to the police. >> reporter: at the university damage control is in hyper drive and police are investigainvesti. the fraternity chapter is suspended all activities and will cooperate fully with the investigation. uva's president said the report includes many details that were not previously disclosed.
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they take seriously the issue of misconduct. it's a national problem. 88 colleges and universities are under investigation for how they handle sex assault cases. a former dean at uva is the national president of a group dedicated to ending sexual assault on campus. he said schools could with sanctioned. >> they can face a loss of federal funding that could decimate an entire institution. that has never been done. t there are fines that the office of civil rights can leh levy. >> thank you very much. this something we're going to be looking more into as there are many colleges across this country with very, very serious issues about rape. a rescue dog named kaso tackling his fears by backing up.
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who puts his fears behind him by going in backwards. his name is queso. spanish for cheese. >> goofey, silly, weirdo. my husband is like what is he doing. >> reporter: when he moved into their new house in austin, texas their shelter dog queso refused to go into any of the upstairs bed rooms exsent for they'irs a that one he had force himself to enter backwards. >> he's come up with this technique to overcome the fear. it's awesome. >> reporter: it's being called a moon walking pit bull in the style of michael jackson. his owners don't think it's the doorway that scares him. they think it's the floor. something about transitioning from the slippery hardwood to carpeting, but once he gets in. does he back out the door? >> no. going out the door, exiting the
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bedroom he's just fine. he goes straight. i can't explain it. he's a weirdo. >> reporter: a happy weirdo with tail wagging as he backs in. there's no hint of trauma involving doors or abuse in his past. for his perseverance we call him the rocky boxer and pit bull shine at the top of the stairs. cnn, new york. >> moon walking dog. have a wonderful weekend. see you back here on monday night. ac360 begins right now. good evening opinion thanks for joining us. a lot happening including reaction on president obama's order on immigration. he got things started with his
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signature today. we begin with the presidential call for calm as people in ferguson, missouri and all across the country wait for word on a grand jury which could come tonight on whether darren wilson should face charges in the shooting death of michael brown. >> i think first and foremost keep protests peaceful. this is a country that allows everybody to express their views, allows them to peacefully assemble, to protest actions that they think are unjust but using any event as an excuse for violence is contrary to rule of law and who we are. >> whatever the decision is local, state and federal officials have been preparing for it. late today we learned the federal atf has sent in extra pe