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alumni for decades. he is front and center of a rape scandal. since 1982 cosby was a member of the board of trustees. that came to an end today. it's monday night the big story is the firestorm crowding bill cosby finally reaching north broad street. his ties to his alma mater are severed. we have kenneth moton. >>reporter:the scandal involving bill cosby is bound to impact temple university at some point as it raged on. early students told us tonight that he did the right thing. he was a popular fixture at the big event. graduation, ceremonies. >> and the growing sex assault scandals involving bill cosby has taken its toll. i have always been proud of my association with temple
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universal, cosby said. i want to do what is in the best interest of the university and the students. >> i am not surprised. i don't know if it's the right thing or not. whatever someone has to do in these types of things. >>reporter:it plagued the 77-year-old entertainer was never charged. temple defended cosby during a 2005 civil suit. she accused cosby of molesting her in the cheltenham mansion. >> in october, cosby was re-elected to the board of trustees where he served since 1982. he was not just a famous name. he was an active voting member
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and making major decisions about the project and the 40,000 students. >> it's a shame. i can't say it happened. it's tough. they can't prove that he did it. >> we learn that other colleges cut ties with cosby. the berkley is not longer adding a scholarship in his name. and reporting live at temple university tonight in north philadelphia, kenneth moton. of course cosby got his graduate degree at the university of massachusetts. the red cross are forcing members out of their homes by fire. it ravaged two row homes on media street. they transported two women to hospital to be checked by smoke
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inhalation. a cracked windshield shows the site of an impact. a man in his 40s was crossing cottman near oakland at 5:30. but not a not at the crosswalk. they believe the conditions were rainy and dark. ishane montgomery is missing. two methods hoping to generate leads. they plastered his photograph on 30 different billboards across the region. the reward is raised to $25,000 to find the westchester student. he disappeared on thanksgiving after leaving this manayunk bar at about 2:00 a.m. >> the timeline that we put together shows him leaving the bar at the certain point and then being on main street. at that point the trail goes somewhat cold. >> montgomery's family is
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hopeful. they are distributing new leafets today. they issued a statement, clearing up any confusion about montgomery's actions inside of the bar. saying that he was not acting intoxicated nor caused a commotion inside. he left because it was closing time. a man crashed his car into his own house. a 67-year-old man thought that the car was in reverse but it was in drive. he plowed the car into the house not before hitting the gas meter. it sparked a blaze in mill creek, delaware. the driver was not hurt. obama has created a ferguson task force. he asked charles ramsey to be a co-chair. shirleen wsharrie we heard a lot
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body cameras and the trust between the community and the police. >> those two are on top of list in conversation. ramsey that is just the beginning. why the president may have tapped him. he is well-known to the white house. he has 40 years of experience to the table. >> the places that police are needed the most is where you have the highest amount of tension. we have to find a way to break through that. >>reporter:a new assignment for charles ramsey. he will co-chair mr. obama's new task force on 21st institute or century policing.
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>> we have a job to do at the same time. we have to be respectful of individual citizens and respectful of their constitutional rights. >> the goal is to reduce the trust between the police and the minority communities. the obama administration is proposing funding for cameras to be worn by officers. today the philadelphia police department began a six-month pilot project. >> that is what we need to do to capture the events that are unfoldinunfolding. >>reporter:this comes after drexel was cleared by a grand jury on the shooting death of michael brown. it sparked demonstrations across the nation and raised questions about the state of policing in this country. >> it's going to take a lot of discussion to frame the nature and the extent of the problem.
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>> commissioner ramsey sai saide are going to move forward on this. it's not something that is no more than a conversation. >> the task force will be looking for best practices around this country and trying to institute them around the nation. jim, we know that the president very serious about this. he has asked commissioner ramsey to report back to him in 90 days. sharrie williams, "channel~6 action news." >> thank you. sharrie. and demonstrations popped up on may campuses including here in newark, in delaware. they marched around and gathered on steps with hands held up in the "don't shoot" pose.
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perhaps snow in the suburbs. checking in with melissa magee. melissa? >> jim, we have the moisture. we will show you double scan radar. light precipitation to the north and west. what we are tracking is more energy. it's moving across the ohio valley. from the southeast direction as we get through the storm on tuesday. the rest of the morning rush it looks like it's dry. into the mid-afternoon hours north and west. tomorrow night light rain for all locations as we get in tuesday. with the wintery precipitation on the way. the national weather service issued a weather advisory for lancaster county. changing over to rain. we'll take a look at the system on the way with the full
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forecast. thank you, melissa. the morning team will about tracking the system overnight. it's not expected to make too much of a messy commute. join them with traffic updates every 6 minutes. a woman that lost her wallet on the septa bus got it back. she boarded the route 23 bus somewhere between 11th and reid. she went to get change from her back. tonight a happy ending. she got her wallet back complete request credit cards and $400 in cash. >> i thank you so much. >> i am hoping that she can get it back. if i were in her position i would be going frantic. >> people leave the belongings
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all the time. they should call and check. >> full swing at rittenhouse square. the lighting of the christmas tree took place tonight with mummery on hand. the mummers performance and a group of student singers. still to come on "action news" tonight, the warning that the fbi has for men and women in the united states. a man that ripped off a bride argues with our reporter as he was swept away in handcuffs. we'll tell you the three big sales dates before christmas. melissa magee has the seven-day forecast. the sixers are inching closer to a notorious record
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the military based in the united states could become targets of the isis sympathizer. they are asking to remove any items from social media that might attack unwanted attention or help the extremists to learn their identities. some members of the special forces have deactivated their special accounts. >> there was a free speech case. he was sentenced to four years in prison for posting threats on facebook. he says that he was venting. the rap lyrics about killing his
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former wife and attacking an fbi agent were not meant to be taken seriously. they are weighing in the violent speech is covered by the first amendment. a bucks county wedding videographer is behind bars. might dolbow took cash from couples and not delivering. we first told you about him and his company dolbow video productions back in august. a number of newlyweds contacted "action news" trouble shooters for help. >> mike, anything that you want to say to the 44 victims. >> i hope that you spends a much time doing this to me when you find out what happened. >> tell us what happened? >> i am sure if i had the time i would. >> can you say anything as to
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what happened. >> can and ask my father. >> they talked to his father. he sold the business to his son. it's his problem his son's problem. he is held on $75,000 bail. you may be shopping on your computer to grab a deal before cyber monday ends. it's the biggest shopping day as it has been for the last three years. the latest analysis tallied 6:00 p.m. showed sales up 8.1%. that doesn't include the second wave of shopping done afterwards. one in three customers were shopping on their mobile devices. there are more deals in store. next monday is green monday. it doesn't get as much buzz. many times the discounts are as
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good. online sites guarantee delivery by christmas. and procrastinators can save too. the saturday before christmas is referred to as super saturday. it's one of, if not the busiest shopping day of the year. it's one of the last chances for them to clear inventory. the big discount may come to those that wait. and a vaccine fighting breast cancer. it is targeting a protein found in 80% of the people. it's mammoglobin. there are fewer expected side effects. 14 woman found that it is safe. women in st. louis that
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developed the vaccine are hoping to move to larger clinical trials. with bono still recovering from surgery following a biking accident in new york. coldplay's chris martin and bruce springsteen stepped into the irish singers spot for a concert in times square. world aids day, 25 to life tells the story about william brauner. he help the it secret for 25 years. sought to change that be sharing his story. he is the fianceé of "action news" producer that woman right there porcha grant. the idea is to give hard-working mothers an evening
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to relax. carrying champagne glasses. the woman were escorted to a night out. we can get snow in the far northwest. >> you can find accumulation on the grass grassy surfaces. you can see all the precip we are tracking is in the form of liquid. we have light rainfall across toms river and areas north and west. the initial moisture is starting to push off of shore in areas of south jersey. if you are travelling on the garden state parkway, steady precipitation. all the way to surf city to cape may. it was too good to last on monday. the first in september, the high in the city, 65.
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5:00, the temperature dropped to 58. aat the 9:00 hour, we dropped 20 degrees. and outside it's 43 in philadelphia. 30. 38 in allentown. and same thing in sea isle city. dover is coming in at 43. there is the cold front moving offshore. you have the northeasterly wind. you get the warm air riding over the cold air at the surface. we find precipitation north and west. 7:30 in the morning it's cloudy. light precip down jersey and delaware. don't be surprised if you find a snow pellet or sleet mixed in.
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most of the day is dry. we get another batch of moisture that moves in the evening hours. there may be fleet mixing in. and down to berks county and lng lancaster county. the heaviest of the rain moves in as we get into the nighttime hours. you have to travel north and west of town. the best shot of finding that is northern berks up to the poconos you can find wintery precipitation before you get a gradual change over to rain on tuesday night. we are showing you it's a chilly range in the city. a mix north and west. on wednesday it's mild back up to 55 degrees. thursday it's cold. we were up to 48 degrees.
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that is my pick for the week. it will be dry. on friday it's cloudy a high of 44. late rain develops as we get into friday and saturday. it stays unsettled as the eagles are at home at the linc. thank you, melissa. adding to a lit display in montgomery county. it turned into a surprise. rob vetter added his own glistening display. she said yes. the couple will soon become a large presented family. they each have three of their own. >> hello, philadelphia. here is sneak peek at the latest television masterpiece. [ laughter
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almost seemed like the opposing coach was doing everything that he co too get brett brown a shot. >> it didn't work. they may have a bunch. no names on the roster. they are this close living in it empathy. the spurs do so without their big guns. the sixers noel a hip injury. and the second quarter the spurs pull away. marco -- they lose it. a share of the record will be theirs. to football dallas was stuff seattle may be tougher. sunday they have a date with the super bowl champs.
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seattle as defense is tops in the nfl. >> they are the best secondary that we play. they have players on every single position defensive side of the ball. there is a reason this that they won the super bowl last season. they have talented players. >> the only hiccup was this scene when mark sanchez and brent sellick had a public difference of opinion. the coach got to the bottom of what was being discussed. >> what they were going to eat at thanksgiving after the game. they yell at the guys all the time. >> more from the eagles ahead. jeremy maclin gives back. a 7-year-old ste i'm the parent of a victim of sex trafficking. people need to know that even good kids
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