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 incurred the courtroom, i

heard him say steps he was repeating what attorneys were telling him, he was approaching steps, they wanted him to be careful. they guided him to his seat. at that point the judge came into the courtroom to set bail and give conditions that we mentioned. when she asked bill cosby if he understood his rights, rights to preliminary hearing, charges and terms of the bail, he replied yes. at the end of the brief arraignment the judge said to bill cosby, good luck to you, sir, to which he replied, thanks. bill cosby's attorneys have released a statement since the arraignment, it reads, make no mistake we intend to mount a vick russ defense against this unjustified charge and expect mr. cosby will be exonerated by a court of law. here live district court, most likely the preliminary hearing january 14th will not take place here. the judge told us it will most likely happen in norris town at the county courthouse which is a much larger facility. live in elkins park, rosemary

connors nbc 10 news. >> thank you. sky force 10 followed the suv from court to the police department. that's where we find aundrea cline-thomas live. you were there as cosby arrived at the police station, so were a lot of protesters who shouted at bill cosby. >> reporter: yeah. i talked to a lot of them. they used to be fans of bill cosby. as you said, some shouted. others just shook their head as a witness this fall from grace. >> monster your whole life. >> reporter: bill cosby, the once beloved tv dad, admonished as he walked into the cheltenham police department. >> i don't care how old he is now. he's a monster. he wasn't old when he ruined all of those women's lives. >> reporter: he held a cane as attorneys helped him walk inside. >> he was like the a number one dad and everything but that, to

me, is just like that who thing is ruined for me now. >> reporter: less than 20 minutes out of the police station. not acknowledging the crowd or answering any questions. >> anything you'd like to say, mr. cosby? >> reporter: getting into the waiting black suv, and driving home. now cosby posted 10% of his $1 million bail before coming here. and that's why he was in and out quickly. live from the cheltenham police drpter departme department aundrea cline-thomas. >> it is against nbc 10's policy to name victims but in this case andrea constand said she was assaulted after going to cosby's home for career advice. today her attorney release the this statement, we wish to express our appreciation to the investigators for the consideration and courtesy they have shown andrea during this

difficult time. let's tack a closer look at key people involved in the case against cosby. constand said, bill cosby drugged her with pills and wine before assaulting her at his elkins park home in 2004. the following year, the district attorney declined to charge cosby. more than a decade later, more women started coming forward with similar allegations against cosby, including supermodel beverly johnson. janis dickinson claimed cosby raped her in 1982. kevin steele defeated bruce caster. today announcing the charges against cosby. several of cosby's accusers, nearly three dozen, came forward in a powerful cov or of "new york" magazine in july. alleged victims ranged if from early 20s to their 80s. many bill cosby fans and critics

watched the uncomfortable details unfold live on nbc 10. for years people saw accusers come forward but cosby was never arrested. now that montgomery county prosecutors have charged cosby with sexual assault, mixed reaction pouring in across our area. >> it's hard to believe that all of these people, were really victims but at the same sometime some have to be telling the truth. >> you wouldn't know what to believe. it's like basically their side, bill cosby's side and the truth. >> i've always been personally a cosby fan myself. but again, legends themselves are human. >> reporter: one fan says everyone makes mistakes but some mistakes take longer to recover from. count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of charges against bill cosby. in less than ten minutes, nbc's deanna durante has more from the district attorney who filed charges today. now, strong words from the

philadelphia eagles' owner one day after booting chip kelly from the bird's nest. >> end result was, mediocrity and you know, as the owner of the team i've got to look at the progress and trajectory of where it's headed. >> jeffry lurie made it clear, he wants a coach who can relate to his players and everyone else in the building. nbc 10's tim furlong live in the novacare complex in south philadelphia with more on the birds today. >> reporter: i think a lot of people were surprised he fired chip kelly at all. comments didn't come as shocking. personalty conflict played a part. overall jeffry lurie says it's about winning football games. three years ago they took a risk on a brash football coach who wanted full control. just didn't pay off. i look forward to watching chip succeed wherever he goes. >> reporter: with that eventual success, it's not going to happen here. after three years the owner decided the chip kelly

experiment wasn't working. >> when you make a bold choice, there's increased risk. sometimes it doesn't work out when you take risks. end result was mediocrity. >> reporter: the team cut him loose, no option to stay as coach but not as gm. looking for a new head coach who probably wouldn't get as much power. lurie will look at available pro coaches or coordinators and retired coaches. lurie did say his next coach will be flexible and open with players and respectful of fans. >> it's a unique and incredibly passionate fan base that just wants to win. you've got to incorporate that in your life, in your heart, and you've got to be willing to do that. >> reporter: above all, you need to win games. chip kelly wasn't doing enough of that. now eliminated from the playoffs in a weak division most thought the eagles should have won. >> this has been one of the most disappointing seasons i've ever endured. >> reporter: a lot of people

would say that, why now? jeffry lurie fired chip kelly to give him extra week to find a job and so he'd have more time with players who are still here after the final game, players head home. he wanted time with them to talk about what's going on and how it's going to affect them. they did have a players meeting before the news conference. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> count on nbc 10 for coverage of the fallout from chip kelly's firing. john clark will have reaction from players and more on who might replace chip kelly. that's in less than 15 minutes. police are investigating a deadly shooting in west philadelphia. the victim repaired cars along red field street. investigators say a customer pulled a gun during an argument with the victim this afternoon. the gun went off during a struggle and the man was killed. police are still looking for the gunman. new at 6:00, a call for

action from philadelphia's new mayor. one week before his naught. ten community groups announced the platform of the first 99 days of mayor kenney. they did it outside city hall. calling on the mayor elect to enact eight policies if 4 his first 99 days in office. addressing equal education, community, health and safe communities, immigration reform, fair work. some are issues that kenny showsho showed commitment to, others he has yet to take a position on. >> i appreciate, we are certainly in line with the things they suggested but i can't work within their time limits. >> kenney said one thing he plans to do day one, make philadelphia a safe haven for undocument the immigrants. he vows to limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration agents.

bill cosby is now charged with a felony after a woman says she was sexually assaulted in his home in 2004 what he said as he went in and out of court. >> temperatures taking a tumble. in for a chilly start. what to expect for new year's eve plans. the party down the shore and deals you can score for new year's eve.

bill cosby's attorneys say they are confident he'll be cleared of fellny charges they are calling unjustified. cosby's free on $1 million bail after arraigned on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. the charges involve a sexual assault on i a former temple university employee 12 years ago. cosby scheduled to be back in court january 14th. deanna durante live in elkins park. you were there when cosby arrived in court this afternoon. tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, he was escorted from a dark suv, walked through a line that police set up, carried a cane but used two lawyers on either side for support while he entered into the courtroom.

carrying a cane and flanked by lawyers, bill cosby was dressed casually. he used his lawyers for support as he walked slowly. reporters yelled questions to the comedian who nearly fell before entering to a side door. how do you respond? cosby again says nothing as he leaves. >> anything you want to say? >> today, after examination of all of the evidence, we are able to seek justice on behalf of the victim. >> reporter: kevin steel announced the charges this morning. a victim, former employ o', said she had been assaulted by cosby inside his elkins park home 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 at the indicate. >> re. 0ing this case was not a question. rather, reopening this case was

our duty. >> reporter: the woman drank wine and was given pills by cosby and told them she was frozen and paralyzed unable to fight off the attack in which she was groped and assaulted. now, this charge comes almost 12 years after that alleged crime took place. prosecutors got in under the statute of limitations and planning to bring this case to trial. live in elkins park, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> count on nbc 10 for continuing kovg annual of charges against bill cosby. for the latest developments, go to nbc 10 app. we are counting down to 2016. nbc 10 countdown clock shows one day, less than section hours until the new year. we sent nbc 10's ted greenberg to the jersey shore to find out what's happening on the last night of 2015 and who is bringing in big business to start the new year.

>> reporter: this was a day for member of the greater ocean city theater company to rehearse performance of "snow white and the seven dwarves" before they take the stage tomorrow before first night celebration. >> we're excited to sing and dance for the people of ocean city. >> yeah, the button gets you into everything. >> reporter: more than 8,000 first night buttons have been sold for the event. now in its 24th year. >> we came last year, had a great time. looking foortd to it again. >> we thought it would be a great way for the family to get together. >> reporter: organizers put a cap of 10,000 on button sales and expect to sell all of them. >> today it been really busy. we opened an hour before and we've had so many customers. i'm glad we opened early. >> reporter: every ocean city hotel is sold out for new year's eve but some bed and breakfasts have availability and first night specials. in the gardens offering 10% off

one night, 20% off for a two-night stay. and at the land tis inn stay tomorrow for 269 which includes champagne toast and membamosa bk fast for two. the first night buttons get you on the rides here at gillian's wonderland after a two-year hiatus for first night. the rides running again to ring in 2016. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. nbc 10 is helping your family celebrate the new year with fireworks at the blue cross river rink. the display will be televised live on nbc 10 and telemundo 62 at 10:00 tomorrow. the crowds gather to ring in 2016 in less than 24 hours. a lot of people out there on the ice. beautiful shot. it is going to be a chilly start

to the new year's. >> chilly but seasonably cold. we've been spoiled with the record warm december here. and it's also been kind of rainy. we've got more rain on the way coming in tonight. not nearly as heavy as what we saw last night. december ends on a mild side shattering records by unbelievable amounts. and we do have colder weather coming in as new year starts. we can see the tops of the buildings today. so the clouds are not quite as low as they were last night. but still been cloudy all day. 52 degrees for the current temperature. way above average for this time of the year as other places. 39 mt. pocono. 47 in trenton. 47 in pottstown. 45 west chester. 52 in atlantic city, millville, dover. despite all of the clouds, and we had all of that warmth

earlier in the month, remember, 4 out of 5 days, sunday, with records. so air that we have now seems cold by comparison. it still more than ten degrees above normal. when we get to normal, it's really going to feel cold here by the weekend. quarter mile visibility in mt. pocono. quarter in allen town. dense fog advisory for the evening. rest of the region not having much of a problem with fog. getting rain here. this is light rain coming in to chester county now, parts of montgomery county, new castle. right into the philadelphia area. heavier rain farther to the south. little bit of moderate rain headed toward dover. the heavy stuff way down through the south and that's not moving up the coast. that's moving offshore. just getting the edge of the system. then it's going to be dry for a while.

go ahead, wash the car. cloudy, mild, evening rain south and east. 45 degrees for the low. during the daytime, sbunshine, t least at times, breezy, low 50s. then we're done with the 50s for a while. friday's colder. saturday, sunday, new year's eve looking good, 38 by midnight. next week, yeah, it's winter cold. i'm john clark live at novacare complex. jeffry lurie on why he fired chip kelly and the most honest player in the locker room lane johnson why chip is no longer here. [male announcer] in ireland, we live in

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this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. x 1 from exfxfinity will changee way you experience tv. >> john clark. owner jeffry lurie says he fired chip kelly without giving him the option of staying without the control over player personnel. chip was gone, no matter what. it didn't work out. birds jumping back on the practice field. interim coach pat shurmur leading the team. yes, the music was still blaring today. jeffry lurie said he just did not like the direction that the team was going in. but when he was asked what he's looking for in a new coach he may have shown what he was not getting from chip kelly. >> looking for somebody who interacts very well and communicates clearly with everybody he works with and comes in touch with. understands the passion of our

fans and what it's like to coach the philadelphia eagles. open your thoort play heart to everyone you want to achieve peak performance. >> reporter: lane johnson, first draft pick of chip kelly and adjusted from life from college to the nfl but saying chip did not. big problem started when chip kelly got full control last year. >> we just knew it wasn't, you know, sunshine and rainbows. >> reporter: lane says the team was affected by the strain in the front office between chip kelly and howie roseman. >> i think biggest thing the power struggle, front office, chip and howie weren't happy together. a lot of tension that didn't need to happen. when you feel it up there, it does trickle down to the team and i think that's what led to him being release jod lane says he likes chip, drafted by him. but he feels kelly needed to be

more open and take suggestions from his players. >> chip had good intentions. i think he departmedidn't have about it, he seems stand offish. >> reporter: lane says players would complain to position coaches and a few would go up to chip and speak to him about their concern. a few changes were made but in the end lane says chip did not change enough. >> maybe intimidation factor, just seemed kind of like belichick, sometimes in the press conference kind of unapproachable sometimes. >> reporter: lane says chip had a hard time adjusting methods to professional athletes. >> i think chip moving forward, it's a learning process. whenever he wents to the pros and from college kids to professional athletes it didn't work out. i don't think everybody was on board in the same direction and that's what you need.

>> reporter: coming up, hear from malcolm jenkins. i'm john clark.

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see you at 11:00. . tonight, breaking news. bill cosby charged. the once beloved star booked and arraigned for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. the first criminal charge among dozens of as youkations of misconduct. >> floods of historic proportions, forcing dramatic rescues, wiping away buildings and causing thousands to evacuate and the worst is yet to come. security on alert. from coast to coast. as the u.s. gets ready to ring in the new year, while overseas the terror threat is high and major celebrations are canceled. and a child's salute. the moving image of a young boy at the funeral for his father, an nypd detective killed by a su