were "benadryl," describing the encounter with constand as "consensual." still, it was those depositions that led prosecutors to now file criminal charges. >> reopening this case was our duty. >> reporter: authorities in pennsylvania brought the felony charge as the 12-year statute of limitations will run out next month. lawyers for other accusers hope this will help their cases, as well. more than 50 women have accused bill cosby of sexual assault, drugging or rape which he has consistently denied. >> this is a stunning development. clearly now, they believe they ha new evidence and new ammunition that they think can convict bill cosby. >> reporter: cosby was released on $1 million bail. his mug shot was taken. he was fingerprinted. had to surrender his passport and was ordered not to contact the victim. cosby's lawyers releasing a statement to abc news saying, "make no mistake, we intend to mount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge. >> the judge ended cosby's court

appearance at this courthouse by saying good luck, sir machine and he answered thank you. his next court appearance, january 14th. ryan smith, elkins park, pennsylvania. >> to another criminal investigation this one launched into the blue bell creamery's handling of a deadly listeria outbreak. capitaled ice cream was linked to at least three deaths and dozens of illnesses. investigators want to know what blue bell executives knew about the outbreak and how they responded to it. >> listen to this. a maryland father feeling pressure at macy's complained to the store and made a difference. he went to the store with a crying 4-month-old daughter child with a dirty diaper. anthony left the store without spending money because he was unable to find a changing table in the men's restroom. frustrated he decided to write a letter to macy's ceo. the store made changes and sent due a gift card. >> okay. sent him a gift card and also. >> made a change.

you should be able to change your kid in the men's room. fathers have kids, too. >> yes. a woman in new york city is trying to reunite a wedding ring with its owner. jean remeny ordered a pair of men's jeans for her husband as a christmas present. >> while trying on the jeans, her husband found the ring in one of the pockets. it's either white gold or sterling silver with a date engraved on it. it's a mystery how the wedding band ended up in the pocket. that's incredible. >> maybe there's a husband trying to lose his wedding ring at the time. >> oh, wow. conspiracy theory. you never know. >> neiman marcus is working to figure out what happened. and. >> how it got there the. >> coming up, getting healthier in the new year and overcoming problems from sitting too much. >> also ahead, even harsher comments from donald trump to bill and hillary clinton. the campaign conflict growing on this holiday.

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and the open ares of life cycle wellness. you saw my beautiful posture there. we want to talk about sitting disease. what exactly is sitting disease? >> it's used to describe a cascade of negative effects they're linking to extended periods of sitting. the average american sits for eight to ten hours a day. they get in their car, commute to work, sit behind a desk eight hours, maybe more, commute home, sit at the dinner table in front of the tv, in bed, they're done. >> those eight hours that's just their facebook time not necessarily work, right? >> exactly. work on the side. >> how do we combat this? i know that life cycle that you guys go in and try to help people out with this. >> sure. some of the symptoms associated with this are you're at increased risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, musculoskeletal symptoms, as

well. that's where yoga poses come in. >> all from sitting you have these problems. >> all from sitting extended periods of sitting. > all right. so what are some things we can do in everyday life? >> there's some simple and effective poses that you can do the an your work station. >> i'm here. >> at the office. >> this is me sweating away on the scripts as i do every night. >> exactly. so you're not realizing that you're creating this and your posture is affected. you want to take a break-throughout your workday. and just take a moment, connect, breathe, and realize where you're holding your tension within your body. >> it's in the reena readses. all in the scripts. >> researchers say to combat sitting disease, every 20 minutes that you're sitting, get up for eight minutes. you can stand whether it's taking a conference call or just standing up and then two minutes of activity so that could be walking around the office, walking to the bathroom, 20-8-2. is there one other really quick

tip? >> yes, so the seated twist. we didn't get to that. each direction. yep. and the other direction. yeah. >> all right. >> and then just some simple head, neck and shoulder rolls. drop the chin to your chest and just start to work your head, neck and shoulder roll. straightforward. >> okay. >> so to each side and let the weight of your head drop so that the neck can lengthen, the jaw can relax and breath right through that. >> little movements can make a big difference. >> i feel a lot more relaxed in two seconds. right. but those reena scripts stres stress me out all the time. thank you so much. alexa and ginger from life cycle wellness. you're watching "world news now." now we can do with a drink. would that help?

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to help keep your home healthier. ♪ so kendis, i don't know about you, but many of us just couldn't get over how great carrie fisher looked repricing her role as princess leia in the new star wars movie "the force awakens." >> the star has been catching heat over her body image and now that she's taking on what some say is a double standard in hollywood. here's abc's amy beau robach. >> that iconic gold bikini from return of the jedi" and that pose on the poster for the original 1977 "star wars"

blockbuster made carrie fisher and her alter ego princess leia the far away galaxy's ultimate sex symbol. now nearly 40 years later, the star wars her row enfacing backlash on social media. her age and appearance onstar wars the force awake ands under intense scrutiny. one critic tweeting age punched her in the face. another saying she looks old and unhealthy. never one to shy away from touchy subjects, she opened up to me earlier this month about slimming down to reprice the role of leia in the force awake nz." >> you physically transformed for this role. >> yes, i did. they told me to lose weight and in the first one, too. was that that big of a deal. no, they want to hire three-fourths of me. >> even admitting to good housekeeping uk for women in hollywood, looks to matter. i'm in a business where the only

thing that matters is weight and appearance. that is so messed up. >> she's been vocal in saying hollywood is harder on aging actresses than it is on actors. >> i don't know who you are or where you came from. from now on, you do as i tell you, okay? >> many joining fisher in the fight against online haters posting comments you were my hero as a girl and now as a woman and carrie fish ser like a fine wine. she only gets better with age. amy robach, abc news, new york. >> wow. she looked great. critics say it was mark hamill who was virtually unrecognizable. >> listen to the critic its, not the internet trolls. >> i wonder what you would look like in that role. >> is that me? >> you're unrecognizable, as well. >> unrecognizable. are you chewy? >> yes. >> i like it. we'll leave it at that. that's the news for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now," major developments overnight in the affluenza teen case. >> ethan couch and his mother fugitives for weeks are moving closer to facing justice. new details about how police in mexico captured them. >> comedian charged bill cosby faces a judge after numerous complaints of sexual assault. how one woman's complaint landed him in court. >> take nothing chances on new year's eve, a million people crowding new york's times square. the police have new security tactics. >> and later today begins the college football semifinals. the nation's four best teams compete for the national championship. we'll preview the big bowl games on this thursday, it is december 31st. >> announcer: from abc