taken years to unfold. nbc 10 has been covering it for you from the beginning. nbc 10 was there as cosby went from the courthouse to the police station and then to his elkins park home. our team coverage begins with nbc 10 rosemary conner live at courthouse in elkins park where we got our first look at cosby today. you were inside that courtroom when cosby faced the judge. >> reporter: i was, keith. observers might say that cosby, at times today, from the moment he got out of the black suv, appeared to be frail. a very different image than the public is used to seeing. this is somebody who was performing stanup comedy in the past year. cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom, but we were rolling when he did step out of the suv and saw him stumble despite both attorneys holding his arms. cosby was holding a cane. something we got our hands on at court the affidavit of probable case. in that affidavit, the district

attorney's office cited specific reasons for bringing charges, aggravated indecent assault today. a big consideration was the statute of limitations, remember, it was just about to come up, it was almost 12 years ago when this case was first investigated. however, the district attorney at the time did not bring charges, did not bring criminal charges. however, when the civil depositions were made public this summer that's when the current district attorney decided to take another look. depositions came from the civil case between andrea constand and bill cosby. in the depositions were admission bill cosby made. for instance, admitted to obtaining seven prescriptions for quaaludes he never intended to take but give to women. back out here live at the district court the next hearing is january 14th, most likely at county courthouse in norristown. the judge, of course, set bail today at $1 million.

10%, he did post that $100,000. rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. to nbc 10's andre clieklei e thomas. quite a scene when cosby showed up. >> looks like technical difficulties there. we'll check back in when we can. cosby's attorney released a statement which says, quote, make no mistake, we intend to mount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge, and we expect that mr. cosby will be exonerated by a court of law end quote. let's go to nbc 10's harry

hairston, the first to report on allegations by andrea constand. the first time around the district attorney decided not to press charges. what was the reaction to that decision? >> when i talked to the attorney for andrea constand at the time they couldn't believe it. they thought for sure that the evidence is there and it spoke loudly enough there should have spoke loudly enough. but over the past ten years, i stayed close with my sources and attorney of constand and we looked at how things went along with the civil case, which there was a settlement for her that she's not allowed to talk about and a deposition which came out, they gave far more detail at what happened and when a federal judge let that loose, that led to more investigation. i have to tell you, last night i was surprised but not shocked

when my sources contacted me to say these charges were going to be coming down this morning, nbc 10 first to report that early this morning. it looked as though the new district attorney he always said when he was district attorney elect, still assistant district attorney, during the campaign, he would look strongly into seeing if cosby should be charged, as you may remembering we reported just earlier this year, back in august, that the current district attorney had reopened the investigation, completed the investigation by august and waiting to talk about what they would do. she didn't want to do it during the time of the election. we're here now. i've got to tell you, it's been a ride for the last ten years. breaking story then. breaking it now. seeing where we are with it. >> harry hairston involved in the very first story ten years ago. we'll try to go back to andrea

kle cline-thomas. quite a scene, the community showed up when cosby did. >> absolutely. area residents joined us here, many had cell phones out, others harsh words for bill cosby. >> monster. you're a monster. >> reporter: bill cosby did not acknowledge the crowd or answer questions as he was flanked by attorneys who walked him inside the cheltenham police department. while inside fingerprinted and took this new mugshot. janet was with her friend in the area when they saw the news helicopters. they wanted to see the comedian enter the police department and called him a monster. >> he was like the a number one dad and everything. but that to me is just like -- that whole thing is ruined for me now. i can never look at him the

same. >> reporter: when cosby came out of the police department he did not acknowledge the crowd or answer questions. he was in and out in less than 20 minutes. aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. nbc 10's policy is not to name assault assault victims but andrea constand chose to make her name public when she filed a civil lawsuit against cosby. the settlement prevents constand from discussing the case even now. her attorney said today, quote, we wish to express our appreciation to the investigators for the consideration and courtesy they have shown andrea during this difficult time. end quote. our coverage of breaking news will continue over the next hour. legal analyst will talk to us about what could happen next if cosby could face even more charges from his many accusers. we'll be hearing from you, get reaction from the public from

all around the country. we'll share that with you in a bit. right now update on the first alert weather forecast. nbc 10 tracking rain that could affect parts of the region tonight. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is standing by with with the very latest. >> yeah, it is going to be another wet night across the area. a lot of rain along with all of the warmth. a lot of clouds, too, having seen the sun lately. there's fog around as well. here comes some of the rain. those is very light. some not reaching the ground. near baltimore, coming up i-95, just a matter of time before it comes in here. you can see, and in past couple of hours, the bummilk of the ra to south, sussex county, delaware, cape may getting grazed with it. more back to the west. there's a threat of rain as we head through the night. but it's not anywhere near as

heavy as what we saw yesterday. it mild. it's 52 degrees despite the clouds, even 43 in allen town. way above average for this time of the year. and as we go through the night, we have dense fog advisory up to the north, too. that's something else to contend with. talk more about when we get in the new year and when it's going to feel like winter with the seven day in a few minutes. lest we forget another big story. the firing head coach chip kelly. tim furlong was there and joins us live from south philadelphia. >> reporter: lots thought chip kelly would stick around another year but sounds like personality conflicts and embarrassing prime time losses it seems like jeffry lurie knew it was time to make the decision to fire chip kelly. >> reporter: remember late summer the high hopes we all had for the eagles? it didn't work out well for the owner, either. >> one of the most disappointing

seasons i've ever endured. >> reporter: jeffry lurie saying he knew it was a gutsy move to go all in with chip kelly three years ago, a clementi coach, going to bring a different, quicker style to pro game. >> when you make a bold choice, there's increase the risk and sometimes it doesn't work out. >> reporter: sounds like jeffry lurie's next coach won't get as much control as chip kelly had. office guys will be more involved with decisions. it isn't clear where the next head coach will come from. >> nfl coaches, coordinators, college coaches, retired coaches. >> reporter: without rolling chip under the bus, jeffry lurie did say the next coach should be a good communicating and a understanding of modern pro athletes how to treat them. he says the next coach needs to know what he's getting into coaching here. >> under stands passion of our fans and what it's like to coach the philadelphia eagles. a unique and passionate fan base that just wants to win.

and you've got to incorporate that in your life, in your heart, and you've got to be willing to do that. >> reporter: so the coach search is on. no timetable, but get your brain going. you hear speculation floating. here are some of the names being floated out among sports reporter ands analysts. jeffry lurie said nothing about the future of sam bradford. they'll need to make that decision soon about his future with the eagles. live in their complex. tim furlong. >> thank you very much. john clark joining us later with more on what players are saying about this big change. coming up next, more coverage of today's charges against bill cosby. nbc 10 on the ground and in the air as cosby arrived at his cheltenham home after leaving the police station. we are there live with more on how you're reacting to the news. plus, flooding has devastated parts of the midwest

and the danger isn't over yet. water still rising. that's next on "nbc 10 news at 5:00."

tonight, bill cosby free on $1 million bail. now that he's facing felony charges in montgomery county. prosecutors filed three counts against him of aggravated, indecent assault.

accused cosby of drugging and assaulting a former temple university employee inside his home in elkins park back in 2004. this is the first tim charged after dozens accused him of sex assaults. cosby was arraigned two hours ago. then, he had his mugshot taken at cheltenham police department. his next court appearance set for next month. bill cosby was once revered figure in this region and ongoing allegations have shocked the public as they've unfolded in recent months. nbc 10's doug shimell joins us from cosby's home in cheltenham. what do people you spoke with have to say about the new charges against him? >> reporter: i think a lot of it is disbelief and denial. bill cosby and his attorney are presumably still here at korz's elkins park home. they came in after 3:30, after what has been a tortuous day for the entertaining and his fans.

>> reporter: the black suv with bill cosby inside arrived at his elkins park home from the cheltenham police department. the entertainer with the kindly and comedic public persona was officially a defendant. >> doesn't want to believe it. >> reporter: accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in his home in 2004, bill cosby's fans say charges after years of accusations have made it all too real. >> you don't want to waste time, energy, resources on a case that isn't going anywhere. i think they did wait for a credible situation. he has a slew of lawyers. >> if it's not true, it's sad allegations are being made, but if it is true, then he should have the same outcome as anybody else. >> reporter: but watching an apparently frail bill cosby being helped into court and police station means a conflict. >> you don't know what to believe. it like basically their side,

bill cosby's side, and the truth. >> reporter: you think this is going to ruin his legacy? >> so far, it already has. but still he's a big player in my heart. everybody makes mistakes. >> reporter: but one fan told us today, some mistakes, like this one, take a lot longer to recover from. live in elkins park, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> if you had the nbc 10 app you're the first to learn of the charges against bill cosby. you can download it for free to your smartphone or tablet or watch more videos from cosby's arraignment and booking. right now at 5:00, from illinois to louisiana, more than 18 million americans are in the path of what could be historic flooding. look at this video. the storm system is to blame for at least 20 deaths. as reported, the governor called in the national guard.

>> reporter: a state of emergency in missouri. neighborhoods drowning, residents fleeing potentially historic floodwaters. >> we made the decision yesterday just to load everything up and, you know, get out of here. >> reporter: with 16 counties around flood warnings the area where the missouri and mississippi rivers meet is of particular concern. in many cases, sandbags are just not enough to hold back water that is 20 to 30 feet above flood stage in some places. >> we got the rv going out front, loading it with sodas and drinks and may be staying in that. >> reporter: families will not be able to use a major artery to evacuate. the riding levels have submerged interstate 44 in both directions near st. louis. >> we have countless roads that will stay under water for several days. >> reporter: high ridge the flooding contaminated the water supply. rivers aren't expected to crest until thursday.

>> we are here before the water rises, we are here after it falls. we are here until this place is back to where it was before. sometime that takes a while. >> reporter: hoping mother nature will let go of her grip before more lives and homes are lost. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> yeah everything's related. extreme warmth in the east, extreme rain in the middle of the country, extreme snow in the west, extremes continue. we are tracking rain tonight. nothing extreme about that. most of that's on the lighter side. nothing like even yesterday. december's going to end as the warmest december recorded by an incredible amount. mind boggling, actually. and colder weather for the new year.

it's winter. how about that? well, we're seeing well here in philadelphia. we've got fog farther to the north and just low clouds. not as low as yesterday. 52 degrees. wind very light. only three miles an hour. temperature ranges from 39 in mt. pocono to 43 in allen town, 47 trenton. 45 in west clefthester. temperatures well above average despite having a totally cloudy day. started off the day with dense fog. ending the day with low overcast. still get temperatures 10, 12 degrees above normal. we had tied a record sunday and then merely unseasonably mild for the rest of this week. next week will not be unseasonably mild. dense fog in mt. pocono and allen town. coatesville less than two miles. fog advisory for the poconos. rest of the area visibilities

are doing pretty well. here comes rain. now improve the visibility a little bit. right up i-95. generally on the light side but it there and it's going to get damp this evening and also going to be out of here by tomorrow morning. here's the bumming of it. as you can see, down to the south but more back to the west. that will get us later on this evening 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 tonight. you can see, the bulk stayed to the south. clouds hanging in here and keeps the temperature from dropping. here comes some of the rain. if there's any heavier rain south and east of philadelphia. lesser chance to the north and west. watch what happens as we head toward daybreak. temp derature does go down. skies clear. hard to believe. then, a bit of a breeze. but 50 degrees or higher again.

well above average. colder air starts to come in as we head toward the new year. there's midnight temperature of 37 in philadelphia, 35 in allentown. 38 in dover. so, it's chilly but then it's new year's. supposed to be kind of cold. here's friday morning, we're in the 30s. and we don't get out of the 40s on friday. that's the first day of what we're going to be seeing in january. different story than december. new year's eve is looking fine. no chance of any precipitation. temperatures a little bit above average for this time of year, if anything. but fairly typical new year's eve. new year's day on the chilly side but nothing extreme. cloudy, mild with that evening rain, most of it to the south and east of philadelphia. 45 for the low, which is above normal high. we've heard that before. more sunshine tomorrow finally.

push temperatures into the low 50s. a bit of a breeze. colder friday. seasonably cold on saturday. and then early next week, that's when it's starting to feel like winter. notice that. >> thank you. we want you to meet the newest member of nbc 10's fleet. look at this. that is iceforce10. right there on the zam bone n. our camera spotted it hard at work making sure the ice is ready for people to skate. blue cross river rink one of many activities you can enjoy at penn's landing the big show tomorrow night happening with the new new year's eve fireworks. nbc 10 broadcasting the 6:00 p.m. fireworks show live on our air eighsit at home watching ite on the nbc 10 app. a thief with expensive

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want to hear from you. two former members of a delaware county fire department accused of stealing were in court today. >> tell me anything about the allegation. >> no comment. talk to my attorney. >> nbc 10 was there as elizabeth and her daughter walked into court today. they face felony theft charges. gary bryce was chief of the fire department. he's in jail. elizabeth was the fire company president. her daughter was the treasurer. all three accused of stealing more than $52,000 of cash from the volunteer service. their cases were continued so they can find attorneys. he went from being celebrated in philadelphia to being heckled outside montgomery courtroom. we'll be talking about bill cosby. nbc 10 following new criminal charges and what it could mean for other women who have accused the famous comedian next on "nbc 10 news at 5:00."

this is nbc 10 breaking news. >> you're a monster your whole life, dr. huxtable. you're a monster. shame on you. >> a major new chapter today in bill cosby's fall from grace. nbc 10 was there as onlookers heckled cosby going into the

cheltenham police department. that happened moments after rainment on assault charges. deanna durante following today's development. she joins us live from elkins park. cosby spoke to you as he walked? >> reporter: when he was walking out i asked him if he had any comment. he stopped and looked at me, shook his head and said no. he had cataract or shadow around his eye. some described him as looking frail. one point holding a cane. but relied on support of his two attorneys to get him through the door. >> reporter: as he emerged, cosby led to a side door. he shakes his head and nearly stumbles before entering. how do you respond? less than 20 minutes cosby says nothing as he leaves. anything you want to say? >> today, after examination of all of the evidence, we are able to see justice on behalf of the

victim. >> reporter: the district attorney elect announced charges. the victim a former temple university employee told police she had been assaulted by cosby inside his elkins park home on a winter evening of 2004. prosecutors never filed charges then but say new information came to light this summer when sealed depositions were released. prosecutors took a second look. >> reopening the case was not a question. rather, reopening this case was our duty. >> reporter: the woman drank wine, was given pills by cosby. unable to fight off the attack in which she was groped and assaulted. now, cosby left the courtroom, went to the cheltenham police department where he was process the. his mugshot taken, fingerprints taken. he did post 10% of $1 million bail. wired to the account before he

arrived here. he is to have no contact with the alleged victim in the case. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. today's charges from one accuser. but as we've seen, many more women have made allegations against cosby. nbc's kate snow spoke with about two dozen of them for a dateline special back in october. kate joins us now. i'm curious, have you heard from any of these women since charges were announced today? >> yeah, i have, keith. texted with some of the women periodically and they are of mixed emotions. they're happy to see charges against him but emotional and sad. one woman told me she's been crying all day. this is the culmination of a long journey, they would say. they have for months and months and years and years wanted something to happen to stop bill cosby and they see this as a positive step. >> you weren't able to speak with andrea constand for your

special because of a civil settlement prevented her from speaking publicly. >> right. >> based on what we've heard today, does her story line up with what other women have told you? >> right. we did get a statement from her lawyer in which the lawyer said, speaking for her, she's gratified by the overwhelming positive response to today's events and she's receiving communication from a lot of women with similar stories. i will say one of the things that came across when we sat down with the women for the special were the patterns that you hear, and sort of repeated tendencies that they claim that bill cosby had, he would try to mentor people, offer to help young women, they were people who were aspiring actors or models and the way they described him drugging and assaulting them. stories varied but commonalities in the themes. you might imagine as this case moves forward in january prosecutors in pennsylvania may want to hear from some of these

women as witnesses potentially in the andrea constand case. >> kate snow, thank you. see you soon on the anger desk. nbc "nightly news" full coverage at 6:30. thank you. john clark, live at eagles nova care complex. chip kelly is fired what happen does sam bradford think about this? would he like to remain here? we'll hear from him next.

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chip kelly experiment in philadelphia now over. eagles sacked their head coach after three seasons on the job. the timing of the announcement may have come as a surprise to some fans. today the team's owner explained, after another disappointing season, time to make a change. >> the end result was

mediocrity. you know, as the owner of the team, i've got to look at the progress and trajectory of where it's headed. it's disappointing to me. >> one of the reasons for firing chip before the end of the season was so lurie would have a chance to talk to players about the team's future. comcast sportsnet's john clark joins us live. you spoke to some players. what did they have to say about the ousting of their coach? >> reporter: today, still surprised that chip kelly was fired with one game left in the season. last night when they got the news they were shocked and heard the news like all of us on their phone, on the app from the eagles announcing, and some heard from family members or teammates. today they had to get back to work to play the game against the giants sunday. take a look at practice, interim coach pat shurmur leading the team on the field. like a chip kelly practice, music still blaring loudly,

still had the fast paced sessions out there. but the players, some of them said chip kelly didn't communicate well and it was a big adjustment coming from college to pros and dealing with professional athletes and treating them like grown men. now, quarterback sam bradford originally said he wanted to return here and be in chip kelly's offense next year. he said he would still like to return here but the head coach will play a role in that. here is sam talking about the firing of chip kelly. >> i had a great relationship with chip. he gave me an opportunity after being injured two years and i'll forever be grateful for that. it's just -- it's tough him not being here. >> we, as players, didn't play as good as we needed to play. i feel bad for all of the coaches that put in all of the work they did for chip. we were all in this together.

obviously chip was the head guy and the guy that's out of here already. but i thought you know we could have played bet for him. >> i didn't want to see it get back to what i came into, how coach reed was. just get back to win, period. >> reporter: brandon graham wants to get back to like it was with andy reid here. interestingly, johnson was the most honest and open athlete today about what happened with chip kelly and he's going to talk about the number one reason why chip kelly is not here. he believes this. you'll hear from him at 6:00. john clark at the nova care c e compl complex. next at 5:00, tracking rain that's moving into the area tonight. and what you can expect if you're headed out on new year's eve next.

. bill cosby's lawyers say they will, quote, vigorously defend against what they're calling an unjustified charge against their client. this morning montgomery county prosecutors filed three count of felony aggravated indecent assault against cosby. accuse him of drugging and assaulting a former temple university employee back in 2004. prosecutors say it happened at cosby's home in elkins park. cosby was arraigned this afternoon.

he's now free after posting one-tenth of his $1 million bail. his next court date is set for january. in the charges filed against him today, cosby's accused of assaulting a woman in 2004. many are asking, why are montgomery county prosecutors just bringing charges now? let's turn to our legal analyst. thank you for sharing your insight here. the question is, why are the charges coming 12 years later? >> the district attorney's office is saying new evidence came to light. and the evidence they're talking about is back in july a federal judge released the testimony unsealed testimony from the deposition that mr. cosby gave. now, i can tell you, there's going to be a battle coming in this case because the lawyers for cosby will argue mr. cosby had some immunity told to him, therefore, he testified. that civil case. now using that evidence in a civil case against him to say this is new evidence and

bringing these charges against him. the statute of limitations was due to run up in january 2016 in a couple of weeks. this is why they're waiting they're saying new evidence released from the deposition. >> enrique with the other women accusing cosby of sexual assault be able to testify about allegations they're making in any trial in this case? >> that's a maybe. i can tell you the attorneys for mr. cosby are going to argue that no way should this evidence be allowed for other women to testify. the judge in montgomery county when the case gets to court of common pleas will have a hard decision, he'll have to weigh the evidence, whether or not bringing in evidence from other women that want to testify to the m.o. or method mr. cosby goes about assaulting his victims but you can't use it in this case, you can only use that to say this is how he goes about it and whether or not the testimony is over prejudicial. if you're attorneys for mr. cosby your saying this is

too prejudice, overpresidential this will inflame the jury and not be able to come in. the prosecution will say this is evidence of how he goes about doing thing and should be allowed to come in to prove the case. >> are you surprised by this? >> i'm surprised. i am surprised he's been charged so late in the game. i thought he was given immunity. i think this case ultimately will come down to lawyers on both sides having very sound procedural arguments what evidence should come in or what evidence should be left out and i think that is how this case ultimately is going to be decided. >> good seeing you. an iconic restaurant in washington, d.c., big mural of bill cosby on it, that's why we're talking about. the comedian has eaten free for decades there. chris gordon from washington checked in with tourists about today's charges.

ben's chili bowl is a landmark atraings locals and tourists. almost every has heard bill cosby has been charged with sexual assault by a woman in pennsylvania. >> i looked up to him. and that's bad. i don't -- no longer respect him. >> his reputation certainly been pretty badly tarnished in the last year and i think it's good that some of this is finally -- there are finally consequences for all of the testimony that's come forth. >> reporter: korz has becosby hd by dozens of women, told similar stories of cosby giving them a drug to have sex with them. now she may have to testify against him. if there is a criminal trial on the felony sexual assault charge. doug gansler, former prosecutor in montgomery county, mthd maryland and attorney general of maryland says it's a difficult case to prove unless the judge

allows other women who have sued cosby to testify as well. >> went you're 50, 60 different people who don't know each other putting forth the same allegations ultimately it's not a surprise there's a criminal indictment. >> reporter: some cosby fans remain loyal to him despite the charges filed today. >> honestly, i feel like every man deserves a second chance but, at the same time, i do have a different opinion. i do have a different opinion after knowing certain things. >> i appreciate the positive things he did. i won't try to take that away from him. >> that was chris gordon reporting. nbc 10's coverage continues right now on the nbc 10 news app. you can watch more videos from ko cosby's arraignment and booking. a look back at his career and fall from grace. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> just one more day in the

warmest december ever recorded by a mile. we also have rain moving in, not as heavy as yesterday. tracking more rain tonight. we had plenty of it this month. december ends on the mild side. as soon as we get toen ja, starts getting colder. not super cold. just seasonably cold which we haven't seen. we have cloudy skies now. but at least we can see tops of the buildings today. weren't able to do that yesterday. 52 degrees. despite all of the clouds, wind east three miles an hour. just to put in perspective, back over the weekend, remembering back in the stretch of record warmth, so even the 52 today feels chilly. when we start getting into the 30s next week it's going to feel really cold because our bodies have not adjusted to winter yet. body still thinks it's fall. 43 allen town. 46 pottstown.

45 quaker town. doyles town, 46. kenneth square. these are cool spots. it not that call for this time. 47 trenton. 49 degrees in -- 52 degrees in millville and atlantic city airport, 52, also wood bin. visibility is down but just a few spots. dense fog in poconos and in allentown but the rest of the area doing fairly well and that's the only place that we see the fog tonight because the rain will come in, clean things out and we dry out. so some light showers or light rain starting to move into the area. so could see sprinkles within the next couple of hours. there's not a huge area of rain. main part of this is way down to the south and the way it's moving, it's going to miss us to the south as we go into the evening hours. total amount of rain is not

going to be all that great. but the futurecast, future weather computer showing us if we're going to be seeing heavier rain it's likely to be in delaware and south jersey this evening, 9:00 through 11:00 tonight. and then it does move out and by tomorrow morning, it is dry across the entire area. then the sun starts coming out. and we've got a great day. and we've got a great night for the fireworks. pretty good day for new year's day, too. temperature 38 degrees by midnight. so it's cold. but it's new year's. supposed to be cold. the cold weather comes in here, it's going to get colder early next week. then it will ease up a bit. and then even more cold air coming in toward the middle of the month of january. and the arctic air finally on the map. not coming here yet but it's getting closer as we go through

the next couple of weeks. cloudy, mile, evening rain especially south and east. temperatures down to 45 degrees in philadelphia, not very low. and then during the day tomorrow, more sunshine than we've been used to. breezy, temperatures into the low 50s again. that's 10, 12 degrees above average. like most of the month of december. and then it's colder in january as we go to friday. and seasonably cold over the weekend. then it gets much colder monday and tuesday. look at those low temperatures. >> bill cosby facing criminal charges. nbc 10 news covering all of the angles. next, hear from women's groups that the impact from the announcement could have on other assault victims.

women's advocacy groups are cheering charges against bill cosby, calling them a huge step forward for them, the case signals an erosion in a long held bias against victims of rape. george spencer talked to some support groups. they say it will send a mess annual to other victims. >> reporter: that's right, keith. message that victims should not blame themselves and that the criminal justice system must be responsive to their claims. it is an important step forward,

advocates say, in defeating the idea that accusers in cases like this are after money. what's your reaction. >> at long last ja for carol tracy, today's criminal charges bring a sense of long awaited progress, her group, the women's law project, reviews sex crime files in philadelphia and outside audit of sorts and tracy says prosecutions like the one taking shape against cosby are difficult but they send an important message. >> the reality is when drugs and alcohol are involved, there are few prosecutions that ever take place. cases like this, i hope represent a turning point. >> reporter: over the past year a number of women nationwide claiming to be other victims of cosby have detailed their accounts in public. >> i want mr. cosby to face justice. >> reporter: tracy sees a slow but steady grassroots change in the way rape victims are viewed even in cases where they accuse

rich or powerful attackers. >> the assumption that women are lying, profiling of victims who say that they've been raped as l liars is coming to an end. >> reporter: other cases will go unprosecuted tracy celebrates the synergy that is bringing at least one case before a court. >> if these women hadn't all come together, if this comedian hadn't done what he had done this may have gone completely underground. >> in a high profile case, tracy sees the opportunity for further progress. she applauds pennsylvania's extended statute of limitations which is allowing this prosecution even nearly 12 years later. but says limits could be extended further still. george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> thank you.

nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. here's jacqueline london. >> next on nbc 10 news at 6:00 fall of grace for america's dad. san bernardino anything to say, mr. cosby? what do you have to say about the allegations against you? >> tonight, we are hearing from cosby's ñ?2ñjt+y since charges were filed. and what's next for the philadelphia comedian. and another big story, eagles fire chip kelly, how it went down and why. we'll talk about the mission to replace him.

nbc 10 news starts now. >> anything to say? >> no comment. >> breaking news at 6:00, bill cosby charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his montgomery county home 12 years ago. >> anything to say, mr. cosby? >> it's the first criminal case brought against the comedian who is known for decades as america's dad. >> this grows up. >> and the case sets the stage for perhaps the biggest hollywood celebrity trial in years. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. today's events unfolded within a matter of a few hours from the montgomery county district attorney's announcement to the arrival of cosby at the

cheltenham police station. let bring you up to speed where where things stand for cosby. cosby release the on $1 million bail that he posted via a wire transfer. he was also forced to surrender his passport. the 78-year-old said, under oath, he had consensual sexual contact with the victim, andrea constand. cosby's next court hearing two weeks from tomorrow. we've had a team of reporters committed to bringing you this big story today. let's begin with nbc 10 news's rosemary connors live in ep park. you sat in court as all of this unfolded. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: we were the first ones here at court this morning. bill cosby arrived here with his attorneys at his side. they were holding on to his arms, gripping his arms, cosby himself carried a cane. we made sure to get a seat in the courtroom because cameras were not allowed. we were able to capture moments as he got out of the black suv. he stumbled a bit getting up to the sidewalk. as he