. >>> there is word from montgomery county courthouse that judge steven o'neil will decide tomorrow whether to reveal the names of jurors that ended up deadlocked. sara bloomquist was hat the hearing in norristown. >> reporter: well jim, the attorneys representing more than a dozen media outlets came before judge steven o'neil and argued that the media has a first amendment right to know the jurors name and kevin steel says he fears that the publicity onslaught would result and make it difficult to seat a new juror for the upcoming retrial. the jury spent two weeks 300 miles away from hire homes in pittsburgh. they deliberated whether bill cosby drugged and assaulted andrea constand in 2004 and came back hopelessly deadlocked and no verdict. the media wants to know their name. steele argues that releasing the name would have a chilling affect on future juries, the potential jurors would be reluctant to serve knohe inquiry into their lives that come in the aftermath. but lawyers representing multiple media outlets including abc, cnn, "new york times" and others argued that the media has a ri

how many longer will judge steven o'neil tell them to keep trying to reach a unanimous verdict. anchor monica malpass is outside of the montgomery county courthouse. what is the situation there right now? >> reporter: well, good evening jim the question can 12 jurors come together and make a unanimous decision on at least one of the three charges against bill cosby. it's a complex case and points of view of what happened at his cheltenham home. that is where the rub comes in, celebrity actor bill cosby's legacy is on the line and a former temple employee that wants to be vindicated on her account. vernon odom has more on what is happening today. >> reporter: good evening monica, this morning judge o'neil nixed a defense try at having him declare a mistrial here and a number of of experts are saying he is considering that option at this hour. as he and the world wait to hear from this jury. the cosby jury seven men and five women chosen from the pittsburgh era have not been seen since late may. they told judge steven o'neil they are deadlocked after 30 hours of deliberations, say

you can imagine, these jurors are exhausted and frustrated about 30 hours in, they told judge steven o'neill they were deadlocked. he told them to get back to work. meanwhile outside of the courthouse, the mood alternated between boredom and chaos. a drum core added to the frenzy outside the montgomery county courthouse on day nine of bill cosby's sexual assault trial. tensions between cosby's accusers and supporters coming to a head amid news of a deadlock >> he drugged and raped me. >> before 11:30, jurors returned to the courtroom to tell judge steven o'neill they were unable to come to an agreement on any of the three charges of aggravated indecent assault. the judge sent them back. reactions from both sides was swift. cosby accuser victoria valentino >> i think there's somebody perhaps who doesn't want to see this celebrity go down. >> the 79-year-old comedian seemed to dial back on earlier claims signalling the impasse was good news for the defense >> when the golden state warriors beat the cab as it was win. >> we got how andrea constand passed the time at my tweeted a video of hersel

by 10:15, the jury announced they couldn't reach a unanimous verdict so judge steven o'neill declaredistrial. some cheers for cosby as his legal team addressed the belabored yet inconclusive outcome. >> justice is real. it lives here in montgomery county. i'm proud to have been able to represent mr. cosby. we came here looking for an acquittal but like that rolling stone song says you don't always get what you want, sometimes you get what you need. >> reporter: cosby's spokesman raised his fist in victory. >> mr. cosby's power is back. >> reporter: mr. cosby kept quiet only pausing to wave to his supporters. prosecutors say the legal battle is far from over. immediately declaring their intentions for a retrial. >> we will evaluate and review our case. we will take a hard look at -- at everything involved and then we will retry it. >> reporter: district attorney kevin steele says his team will be ready to meet the judge's direction of retrying the sexual assault case within four months and he has little doubt alleged victim andrea constand will testify against cosby again. >> she is en

judge steven o'neill denied that motion. they can deliberate as long as they want he said. advocates for both camps were vocal outside the courthouse. >> the evidence that the jury is actively deliberating is that they are still asking questions and asking for evidence to be read to them or brought to them for them to consider. >> want to thank mr. cosby's fans. they don't get to see that on the news, you know. it's a melting pot of people of all different backgrounds that come out here to support him and they believe in him. >> reporter: so, jim, the sequestered jury from around pittsburgh allegany county is back behind closed doors. the jury has said nothing today about deadlock. live at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." back to you, jim. >> thank you, vernon. >>> there are lawyers of course inside the courtroom. there are a lot more lawyers outside here on the street, some amateur, some professional and you talked to one of the pros. >> yeah, we talked to a long time former prosecutor who has been watching this trial.

over two days they deliberated for 16 hours and yesterday they had judge steven o'neil read back portions of bill cosby's decades old deposition brought by the accuser andrea constand. back in '04 she was a temple three and testified here that in january of '04 cosby drugged and salted her and cosby says that the sexual contact was convention you'll. and they heard testimony from the canadian detective the first officer to interview constand after the crime and cosby's lawyers pointed out inconsistenci inconsistencies. and when court is in session he sits calmly watching the proceedings about 44 feet from constand and her mother. >> so the waiting here continues and there is sort of a carnival atmosphere outside of the courthouse with media from across the world here. we will be standing by to bring our viewers the latest developments. live at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. turning now to the forecast there is another hot day in store but not as oppressive as the last few days. we are welcoming cooler conditions certa

yesterday they told steven o'neill they were deadlocked and they were physically exhausted. the defense asked the judge to declare a mistrial. the judge denied the request and reminded the jury to do their duty to do all they could to reach a verdict. >> tip likely in a lengthy -- typically in a expensive case, the judge will send them back two times when they are deadlocked. >> the judge will continue to work as long as they can make progress. if they come back three times and they say they are deadlocked, it's harder to send them back. >> reporter: the judge is keenly aware that the jury has come from pittsburgh and away from family and friends for a while. they have to used an incredible amount of resources. if this turns out to be a hung jury it will likely be retried. that's what they are trying to prevent. if they say we cannot come to a verdict, then the next step will be taken after that. reporting live at the montgomery county courthouse, jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> it will be a crucial day, we'll see what happens. >> reporter: the "action news" team

deliberating 52 hours, longer than the entire trial, the jury was dead locked and today judge steven o'neillared a mistrial. jurors could not unanimously agree whether comedian bill cosby drugged and sexually assaulted andrea constand at his home in 2004. cosby claims the encounter was consensual. in a statement, constand's lawyer says we are confident the proceedings have given a voice to many who feel powerless. this woman claims she was sexually assault ed by cosby whn she was 24, she issued a statement saying while this nonverdict is disappointing it's not a surprise given the rape culture in which we live. after the verdict, cosby remained quiet, while a statement was read by his wife, camille, blasting the district attorney, who made part of prosecuting cosby part of his bid for office. >> how do i describe the judge? overtly arrogant and collaborating with the district attorney. >> reporter: kevin steele said he would put cosby back on trial again. more than 50 women, including at least two from the bay area publicly accused cosby of sexual misconduct, allegations he denies. constand

judge steven o'neill granted a motion to make the names public, all 18. 12 jurors and six alternates. all from allegheny county and spent more time deliberating than listening to actual trial testimony. one juror made it clear with this sign on the front door. no interviews about the case. >> i think it's interesting that >> mark is known my many in the legal community as the juror whisperer. a jury consultant and founder of magna legal services. it creates complications with picking a new jury for a possible retrial. >> why would you want to participate. i mean, who wants to be bombarded? there's certainly some people i think that would -- that likes the attention, but there's also a portion and maybe a larger portion that would prefer that their names never game public >> he says there's no specific rule for releasing names, every judge makes his or her own decision. the judge did have stipulations. jurors could talk publicly about how they felt but could not comment on other jurors' discussions or votes. the prosecution in cosby's defense team agreed on one thing, they didn't did n

today the jury spent nearly an hour listening to judge steven o'neil read back key testimony from a decade old testimony that constand gave in a civil suit against him. it was the night that she says the showbiz legend drugged her and sexually assaulted her on the third visit to his cheltenham home. cosby gave explicit details about their heavy petting and fondling that night. he says that constand at that time never resisted and she testified she was too drugged to resist him. >> he said he gave her the equivalent of one and a half benadryl pills and that is all. and heard the testimony of dave mason the first police officer to interview andrea constand after she made the complaint and was back home in canada by then and the defense showed everything inconsistencies to the statements to the canadian officer can compared to what she told investigators here in 2005. >> of course jim it take a unanimous verdict and vote by the 12 jurors to win or get an acquittal or conviction. the jury continues to deliberate at this hour. they deliberated until 9:40 last night. live in norristown i'm verno

this evening around 9:30, jessup steven o'neill sending the jury back to the hotel telling them get rest, tomorrow was a new day. bill cosby leaving the courtroom tuesday after playing the waiting game. >> hey, hey, hey. >> so far 12 jurors spent more than 15 hours behind closed doors. seven men and five women from allegheny county. who will endangerment whether or not the 79-year-old could spend the rest of his life in jail. he's holding up, spirits are driveway. he's being bill cosby. we appreciate the jurors what they're doing. appreciate them for putting in the time. >> reporter: tuesday has been the first full day of deliberations. but since the case was headed over to the jury, around 5:30 monday, the 12 men and women have asked four questions asking the court to define the phrase without her knowledge. it's stated in one of the aggravated and indecent assault. dave lives nearby and was walking the dog near the courtroom >> it's the biggest thing, he believes the jury's questions and their time deliberating both good signs for the legendary entertain and his team >> it would sugges

under judge steven o'neill's scrutiny. the judge explicitly asking bill cosby in court whether he understood a deadlocked jury is not a win. double jeopardy ask not apply and he could be retried on aggravated sexual assault charges if the charge does not reach a verdict. that direct questioning from the bench came after he appeared to indicate a deadlocked jury was a win for the defense. >> i just felt like the judge was giving me a huge complement. i will continue to speak on his behalf. if i see something that should be taking place i will say those things. >> reporter: the jury sent back to their hotel with no verdict on the aggravated sexual assault charges which could send the 79-year-old entertainer to prison the rest of lives. natasha as he normally, judge o'neill telling the jurors he's grateful for their hard work before second them back, they're sequestered for the evening, they will be back tomorrow expected at 9:00 a.m. to continue now the more than 50 hours of deliberations. we're live here at the montgomery c

judge steven o'neill granted a motion to make the names public, all 18. 12 jurors and six alternates. all from allegheny county and spent more time deliberating than listening to actual trial testimony. one juror made it clear with this sign on the front door. no interviews about the case. >> i think it's interesting that >> mark is known my many in the legal community as the juror whisperer. a jury consultant and founder of magna legal services. it creates complications with picking a new jury for a possible retrial. >> why would you want to participate. i mean, who wants to be bombarded? there's certainly some people i think that would -- that likes the attention, but there's also a portion and maybe a larger portion that would prefer that their names never game public >> he says there's no specific rule for releasing names, every judge makes his or her own decision. the judge did have stipulations. jurors could talk publicly about how they felt but could not comment on other jurors' discussions or votes. the prosecution in cosby's defense team agreed on one thing, they didn't did n

dozen media outlet asked judge steven o'neill to release those names. the prosecution and defense argue that could have an effect on cosby's next jury. the jurors could not reach a verdict in the high profile case forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. >>> testimony has begun in the corruption trial of philadelphia district attorney seth william. prosecutors told the jury williams took tepps of thousand of dollars in bribes and pocked his elderly mother's pension checks to lead a sometimes lavish lifestyle. the defense says the allegations are not crimes. williams has denied any wrongdoing. >>> concern tonight over that long overdue contract between the school district of philadelphia and its teachers union. the deal is expected to cost $245 million. more than the city had set aside to pay for it. it's not unusual for the city to need to find extra money to pay for a labor deal, right? but it is a big gap and the legislature in harrisburg has not shown a willingness to pump lots of extra money into philly schools. still the school reform commission vo

around 30 hours they returned to the courtroom to tell judge steven o'neill they were deadlocked. waiting outside the courthouse, the atmosphere waffled between boredom and chaos. a drum core added to the frenzy outside the montgomery county courthouse on day nine of bill cosby's sexual assault trial. to say tensions between accusers and supporters coming to a head amid news of a did he do locked story >> i experienced first hand when he drug and raped me and threatened me to silence. >> reporter: jurors returned to the courtroom to tell judge o'neill they were unable to come to an agreement on any of the three charges of aggravated indecent. reactions was swift. cosby curious victoria valentino >> i think there's somebody that doesn't want to see this celebrity go down. there's such a celebrity >> when the going to see beat the cavs, it was a win, i'm not call it a win. it's a deadlock >> we got the first glimpse as to how central witness andrea john past the time. tweeted a video of herself shooting bask into mini hoop, ending with the phrase, quote, always follow through and th

represented bill cosby and blasting the montgomery county district attorney and presiding judge steven o'neillccusing them of arrogantly collaborating. the statement says in part i'm grateful to any of the jurors who tenaciously fought to review the evidence which is the rightful way to make a sound decision. ultimately that is a manifestation of justice. based on facts not lies. the jury of seven men and five women from allegany county in pittsburgh were seen leaving their double tree hotel in plymouth meeting this morning. the jurors deliberated more than 52 hours over six days before telling a judge this morning they could not reach a unanimous decision. jurors who were sequestered in the hotel began their deliberations on monday evening. >>> now not long after the court announced the mistrial representative of andrea constand released their own statement about the trial thanking the district attorney's office and other members of the prosecution as well saying "we are confident that these proceedings have given a voice to the many victims who felt powerless and silenced. we commend those p

once asking for a further definition of a legal term the judge steven o'neill denying that request for further clarification. now on five separate occasions they've sought to re-examine testimony in this she said he said case three times they've asked to hear a version of cosby's story. twice now they've asked for a reading of andrea constand's version events. >> celebrity attorney gloria allred represents 33 other cosby accuseaccusers living vier cariy through the events of this criminal case. what are they going through these past two days? >> i would say most of them are trying to be optimistic and they're hoping for a verdict and they're hoping that it will be a just verdict. >> reporter: cosby spokesman andrew wyatt was asked to describe the comedian's demeanor and activities in the conference where he's been staying in this courthouse as delish go on. >> he's telling old stories, you know, he's telling stories i spy stories, cosby show stories, family stories, family values. you know, it's just -- it's almost like it's in his home. he's calling that room his dre dressing room rig

judge steven o'neill declared a mistrial on saturday when the panel declared it was hopelessly deadlocked on each of the three sexual assault charges. prosecutors plan to retry cosby and they say releasing the names of the jurors could make it more difficult to select an impartial jury in the next trial. >> the remains of the seven sailors killed in the crash of a "u.s.s. fitzgerald" will arrive at dover air force base sometime today. the navy destroyer collided with a cargo ship off the coast of japan on saturday. four separate agencies are now looking into the crash. in particular, authorities want to know why it was nearly an hour before the incident was even reported. >>> an off duty officer killed in a crash in new jersey in hamilton township yesterday. investigators say the officer was driving an suv and ran into the back of a van. that driver was not seriously hurt in the car that was hit. the mercer county prosecutor's office does not plan to release the officer's name until their investigation is complete. >> 5:35 now and happening today t-we will learn more about pennsylvania's

judge steven o'neil granted a motion yesterday, to make the names of all 12 jurors and six alternates public. abc news reporting two members of the injury think prevented cosby from being found guilty, prosecution and defense teams were against the release of the juror's names. >>> route five, back open, in franklin township gloucester county after deadly wrong way crash overnight. investigators say pick-up truck driver heading south in northbound lanes slammed head on into a dump truck causing both vehicles to catch fire. the driver of the pick-up truck died at the scene. we're told the dump truck driver was able to get out of the vehicle. but there is no word this noon on if that person was injured. >>> police are asking for the public's help to ida man who stole from a southwest philadelphia church. police released this surveillance video, 6800 block every woodland avenue, investigating series of burglaries at the church. last month a man broke into a shed stealing coolers, tires, and tools worth $3,000. of course if you have any information, philadelphia police want to hear from y

. >> reporter: for bill cosby, neither vindication nor victory said judge steven o'neill as he declared a mistrial. the jury deliberated 52 hours, longer than the entire trial. unable to unanimously agree whether cosby drugged and sexually assaulted andrea constant, a former temple university basketball administrator at his home in 2004. cosby claimed the encounter was consensual. constant's lawyer saying we are confident that these proceedings have given a voice to many victims who felt powerless and silenced. other women who have accused cosby of assault vowing to keep fighting for justice. >> only 2% of rapists in this country ever spend one day in jail. it's time to reform, people. open your remained quiet while a spokeswoman read a statement from his wife camille blasting district attorney kevin seal who made part of prosecuting cosby part of his election. >> how do i describe the judge? overtly arrogant and collaborating with the district attorney. >> with no hesitation he said he would put cosby on trial again. >> in all of our minds that this was the right thing to do. >> report

under judge steven o'neill's scrutiny. the judge explicitly asking bill cosby in court whether he understood a deadlocked jury is not a win. double jeopardy ask not apply and he could be retried on aggravated sexual assault charges if the charge does not reach a verdict. that direct questioning from the bench came after he appeared to indicate a deadlocked jury was a win for the defense. >> i just felt like the judge was giving me a huge complement. i will continue to speak on his behalf. if i see something that should be taking place i will say those things. >> reporter: the jury sent back to their hotel with no verdict on the aggravated sexual assault charges which could send the 79-year-old entertainer to prison the rest of lives. natasha as he normally, judge o'neill telling the jurors he's grateful for their hard work before second them back, they're sequestered for the evening, they will be back tomorrow expected at 9:00 a.m. to continue now the more than 50 hours of deliberations. we're live here at the montgomery c

. >> reporter: judge steven o'neill has already indicated he will let this jury work as late as theyish tonight. again they'd like to get back to pittsburgh no question about that. the case again ended around late afternoon. jury charged, deliberations underway. when we do not know we'll have the latest for you if convicted all three counts cosby could on paper do 30 years in prison. highly, highly unlikely. at his age, not the greatest of health even several years behind bar could be tank tam to a live sentence much iain. >> bruce, thank you. developing to night could more than a dozen penn state students be headed to trial? this all stems from the death of a 19-year-old pledge. tim piazza died after a night of heavy drinking. >> prosecutors say nobody stepped in to help him and some of the members even made things a lot worse. 18 former members of the beta theta pi at penn state face act situations of piazza. he ran from station to drinking station. his blood alcohol was about four times the legal limit. leaving him stumbling even tumbling downstairs with 12 ours passing before any

this evening around 9:30, jessup steven o'neill sending the jury back to the hotel telling them get rest, tomorrow was a new day. bill cosby leaving the courtroom tuesday after playing the waiting game. >> hey, hey, hey. >> so far 12 jurors spent more than 15 hours behind closed doors. seven men and five women from allegheny county. who will endangerment whether or not the 79-year-old could spend the rest of his life in jail. he's holding up, spirits are driveway. he's being bill cosby. we appreciate the jurors what they're doing. appreciate them for putting in the time. >> reporter: tuesday has been the first full day of deliberations. but since the case was headed over to the jury, around 5:30 monday, the 12 men and women have asked four questions asking the court to define the phrase without her knowledge. it's stated in one of the aggravated and indecent assault. dave lives nearby and was walking the dog near the courtroom >> it's the biggest thing, he believes the jury's questions and their time deliberating both good signs for the legendary entertain and his team >> it would sugges

who would have accused of constand of setting up cosby for financial gain was rejected by judge steven o'neill as here say. >> i think this court has not given mr. fair and ill partial trial. >> andrew wyatt insists cosby remains confident he'll be acquitted. >> mr. cosby is doing good. his spirits are up. he's confident that this jury is -- they're intelligent, they're asking the right questions and he feels confident that they're going to come back and make the right decision. >> reporter: there were several other cosby accusers on hand for the tense day long wait. plus a handful of demonstrators bashing the legendary entertainer as a serial sexual predator. >> the other individuals that i represent who are, you know v accused of mr. cosby are anticipating the verdict wondering when the verdict will be announced. >> reporter: so many people waiting. so many people with connections to this case tangential or otherwise waiting for this jury verdict. last night, the judge in the case called eight night around 9:45. no idea when things will be wrapped tonight assuming a verdict is does not come

judge steven o'neill sending them off to their local hotel so this allegheny county jury can get in front of a tv set tonight to watch their beloved penguins in the stanley cup finals. >> lucy. >> you know what understandable. thank you very much, bruce. >>> after years of arguing in harrisburg lawmakers have finally come together and have passed what some are calling a historic revamp of the state's pension system called a hybrid plan. it gives teachers and state workers hired after 2018 a pension that's half guaranteed benefits and half four see 1k style investments if they want state employees can go all in on the 401k investments it cut retirement benefits for new state employees. it doesn't change the pensions of employees hired before 2019. the current debt ridden plan has crushed the state's ability to pay its bills since 2011. we sat down with governor wolf yesterday. he's got his pen ready to sign this into law saying it's critical to the future of pennsylvania's fiscal health. >> the expense is going to be there for awhile. you know, till 2030 -- i'd like to be governor in 2037

challenging a protect tiff order that shields the jurors' identities t montgomery county judge steven o'neill declared a mistrial saturday morning after the jury said they were hopelessly dead deadlocked. >> police investigating what caused a tractor-trailer to lose control cal northeast philadelphia intersection. chopper3 topher roosevelt boulevard at broad street. authorities say the tractor-trailer hopped a curb around 7:30 this morning. the crash took down a traffic light t no one was hurt. one direction of traffic onto rhawn street was blocked but all lanes are back open. >>> police hope surveillance video can help them track dune suspect wanted for a deadly shooting in west philadelphia after 3 a.m. near 54th and market. police say the victim was under house arrest and was sitting on the front porch of his home when someone shot him multiple times. >> a dirt bike rider fatally shot early this month. 30-year-old david jones was shot after a philadelphia police officer noticed him driving erratically in north philadelphia on june 8th. authorities say officer ryan purnell fired a weapon. t

a dozen media outlets have asked judge steven o'neill to release those names. the prosecution dean fence have argued that could have an impact on cosby's next jury. the jurors of course did not reach a verdict in the high profile case forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. >>> jurors have become to hear the bribery case against philadelphia district attorney seth williams. >> opening statements today federal prosecutors said williams was constantly on the take. he's of course accused of taking bribes worth tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for legal favors. fox wine's jeff cole was in the courtroom dan joins us live outside federal court in center city. jeff? >> reporter: the feds came out swinging against da seth williams. they depicted him as the kind of son who rather rather than using his mom's money to pay her nursing home bills, he would use them for personal expenses they allege again personal expenses rather than paying his mom's nursing home bills. his motto was a new day a new da when elected back in 2009. williams typically smiling and glad

he is with his spokesperson, the jury has asked several questions, the judge steven o'neill praising the jury for their hard work and rehearing the testimony because they have a big job to do they are not taking the job lightly. they will decide the fate of the 79-year-old comedian, the shot just went out, mr. cosby arriving at the courthouse in montgomery county. deliberations continue we'll have full coverage at 6abc.com, we'll have crews there, soon as we get information we'll bring that to you. >>> 9:08 a.m., for the first time this morning we're hearing from the member of a jury who acquitted the minnesota police officer in the shooting philando castile. philando castile is the man whose girlfriend streamed the aftermath on facebook live. he testified that he was reaching for a gun despite commands to stop. he said two fell jurors were holding up for a conviction until day five. he does extend his sympathy to the family who stormed out of the courtroom when the verdict was read. >> this city killed my son! >> it was not taken lightly, who what so whatsoever. in the end i was fed

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including abc, cnn and "washington post" and "new york times" and buzz feed they all came before judge steven o'neil today and argued it's the media's first amendment rights to have the names release. and kevin steele says releasing the juror's name will have a chilling effect on future juries. a publicity onslaught and more difficult to seat a jury for the retrial. and jurors would be reluctant to serve knowing their names may be released post trial and the media's lawyer says that could be the concern for any juror in any case. they also argue that there was a lot of publicity prior to the cosby trial and still able to seat a jury. that is why the court goes through the jury selection process and cosby's team opposed the releasing the name and lead to all kinds of inquisitions into the jury's thinking and not allow cosby to get a fair retrial. and ed is a criminal attorney and he said he would not be surprised at all if judge o'neil withheld the jurors name especially in this case. >> think the people sacrificed a lot already losing two weeks away from their life and family and friends and jobs et

judge steven o'neill is expec a this morning. reporting live now in norr norristown.amela osborne, nbc 10 or in th williams. will hear more from a nurse rg home employee. on trial f taking gifts for legal favors. the accusations represent sloppy optics, not criminal activity. >>> new details in highly watched election georgia. watched nationwide as indicator for how the midterm elections could go next year. referendum dumb on donald trump's presidency. thanksed the president for his strong support of candidacy. >> special thanks to the president of the united states. strong support of candidacy. >> special thanks to the president of the united states. han dell won 52% of the votedel trump tweeted special election is over. all those who want to make america great again are 5-0. >>> in bucks county, hazmat crews have cleaned up diesel fuel that spilled following a trai there. sky force 10 over the scene yesterday. see three cars on their sides. told the refrigerated cars were carrying butter. other cars carrying propane up right. >>> former day care worker entered a gui

. >> moments before 2:00, the cosby jury asked steven o'neil for a read back of portions of andrea constand's testimony from last week about the night in question january of '04 at cosby's home where cosby drugged her with three pills and proceeded to sexually assault her while she couldn't resist him. resuming more than 20 hours of deliberations over a three day period. that was question five of this jury of seven men and four women. all chosen from a pool of western pennsylvania voters. cosby never took the witness stand. >> sharrie still no clear signal at all for the jury chosen from the pittsburgh market area. still no indication that a verdict is anywhere near. and the deliberations continue at this hour. >> live at the montgomery county courthouse vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> we continue to monitor the developments from the courthouse minute by minute, be sure to stay with 6abc.com/cosby trial for all the breaking details. >>> and a dent in a drug crisis gripping the city of wilmington. this is a photo from the police showing a haul from the narcotic unit raid. showing cash

today the jury spent nearly an hour listening to judge steven o'neil read back key testimony from a decadehat constand gave in a civil suit against him. it was the night that she says the sho

how many longer will judge steven o'neil tell them to keep trying to reach a unanimous verdict.nica malpass is outside of the montgomery county courthouse. what is the situation there right now? >> reporter: well, good evening jim the question can 12 jurors come together and make a unanimous decision on at least one of the three charges against bill cosby. it's a complex case and points of view of what happened at his cheltenham home. that is where the rub comes in, celebrity actor bill cosby's legacy

dozen media outlet asked judge steven o'neil to release the names, prosecution and defense argue it couldn cosby's next jury though. the jurors did not reach verdict in the haytaian profile case forcing judge to declare mistrial. >> of course you're a juror you can come forward any time you want. >> on your own, seen alternate just or comes important, will the actual jurors come forward. >> got our eye on pittsburgh, where the jurors live, matter every fact, see if they're too long talk today. >> authorities in minnesota have released graphic dash cam video of last year's fatal police shooting of drivers castile. we will show this video. >> before we do you may remember the video we're about to show you first, that's when people first got to know castile, because his girlfriends broadcast this incident on facebook live seconds after officer shot 32 year old castile during what was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. officer and his partner pulled overcast teal and his girlfriend because every broken tail light. catille's girlfriend's young daughter was also in the car with him, she is

the decision lies in the jury but judge steven o'neil has a key role to play for a judge to ask a second time or a third time if jurors come back and say they are hung they must keep trying. i'm monica malpass, back to you. >> thank you. you can continue to follow this story at 6abc.com/cosby trial. there you can find the latest social media posts from the team of reporters and dozens of photos and videos from the montgomery county courthouse. turning now to the investigation at the ambush at a baseball in alexandria, virginia. authorities are looking at a cell phone, computer and camera all found inside of the gunman's van. the van was found parked near the shooting scene that left a congressman critically injured. steve scalise had a third surgery today. and president trump visited him last night and vice president pence visited him today. >> and his colleagues are going ahead to pay the charity baseball game tonight a display of unity that now has a greater significance. wendy saltzman is live now outside of national park where security is tight and fans are already starting to gather

trial and indications are it may be finished far ahead of predictions that is directly from judge steven o'neilnd richard schafer was the main witness today detailing his 2005 investigation into andrea constand's alligations of being drugged and assaulted in bill cosby's cheltenham home. schafer read from an old cosby interview from '05 saying he gave constand an over the counter medication to ease her tension followed by a consensual sexual interlude. >> he admitted the benadryl and admitted providing the pills to her and suggested that it was because of tension, she was feeling tension and had an issue sleeping they had discussed that. >> constand told the jury she became incapacitated and could not resist cosby's fondling. >> he is in good spirits. he is upbeat. and waiting to see the outcome and happy that some of his people are here to support him and you guys are here and getting a fair shake. >> bill cosby says he will not take the stand in his own defense. >> monica again the cosby jury that was chosen from a group in pittsburgh could have this case in their hands and begin deliberation

yesterday jurors told judge steven o'neill they wehe told td stopped short of ending this trial today despite pleas by defense attorneys. >> if you're going to ask a judge jury's province of deciding guilt or innocence and stop them when they haven't asked to be stopped you better havey i doubt it exists. >> reporter: attorney dennis mcandrews who has bnut is not involved says unless the jury is hopelessly deadlocked he says deliberations will likely continue. he says at this juncture neither side should be feeling confident. >> if you were the one who you be confident right now at this hour. >> i don't think either side should be confident at this hour. you know, after 40 hours and after asking evidence they've asked for, the legal definitions again, anybody who is walking around confident is mistaken. >> reporter: and now the question is if no verdict isille deliberations stretch into a sixth day and into the weekend? i guess we may find out come 9 o'clock tonight >> okay. >> reporter: and i can tell you that if there is a verdict tonight or some other kind of major development, the

morning, first thing we're expecting it, so there was about dozen media outlets who asked the judge steven o'neil to release the names, both the prosecution and the defense team say they do not want those names to come out. they think this could affect the next jury they'll pick in the case, plan on retrying it right now. so the judge of course the jurors couldn't reach averred, and mistrial that was declared. >> in the meantime, the commissioner says montgomery county going to be footing the bill for the retrial, the sheriff's department says it spent $100,000 giving security during the 11 day sexual assault trial. >> and the woman that cosby was charged with sexually assaulting took to twitter to thank her supporters, andrea constand says that she was, quote, ' turnly grateful for the messages and the outpouring of love, and kindness. >> concern over that long overdue contract between the school district of philadelphia, and its teachers union. so the deal expected to cost $245 million more than the city had set aside to pay for it. it is not unusual for the city to need extra money to pay for

tonight judge steven o'neill sent that jury home still deadlocked and possibly headed towards a mistrial day four of jury deliberations and the pillows are now being brought into the courthouse as the long wait for a verdict continues. >> it's usually a small minority that's -- that's holding out. >> reporter: former prosecutor dennis mc andrews wouldn't be surprised to see a hung jury. he's monday the trial watch watchers that have flocked to the montgomery county county courthouse to see a high profile case. it's brought out some of the bizarre. >> it's like a circus atmosphere from a drum squad playing up and down the street to a blow up dinosaur. the molinaro family are cosby fans from plymouth meeting. they've been every day sin the trial started dan they got a surprise invite to meet cosby for a few minutes in private. >> as soon as he went in he shook me and my sister's hand, and he was talking to us and he was like -- he was like forgetting about all his case and he was talking about his tv show and like all different world with us. >> reporter: among some of the stranger moments

the jury came back around 9:10 this evening telling judge steven o'neill they are simply exhausted. they want to go home for the night. start fresh in the morning as the world continues to wait on a verdict. the jury still deadlocked tonight as the fate of bill cosby lies in the hands of a jury of 12 who continue to deliberate. four times in the last two days, that jury of seven men and five women asked the judge to rehear testimony given during the trial including from the canadian police officer who first took the report from a and degree ya constand who claims cosby drugged and assaulted her. and now the defense with claims of unfair trial, a defense witness who would have accused of andrea constand of setting up cosby for financial gain was not allowed to testify leading to cosby's team to cry fowl. >> as the media encampment grows and the anticipation of a verdict builds there are other cosby accusers who say they've waited long enough to see the 79-year-old comedian pay for his alleged crimes. >> if a woman is asleep and then there is sexual advances or groping or digital pene

judge steven o'neill sent the jury back where they deliberated for another seven hours before they left for their hotel. cosby's legal team were denied any motion for a mistrial and the jury will resume work later this morning. >>> a speech later today president trump is expected to announce changes to the u.s./cuba policy. the president will propose limitations for americans traveling to cuba and new regulations that prohibit direct financial transactions with the cuban military, flights and cruise ships from the united states will not be restricted. officials say policy changes are meant to steer money away from the cuban regime and toward the cuban people. this policy was shaped in large part by cuban americans, including marco rubio. >>> let's get a check of weather with meteorologist bill karins. some weather for the weekend in the midwest, but perhaps the biggest story is the heat in arizona. big lue will get a father's day earlier with 120-degree weather. >> that's historic headline. it's supposed to be monday and tuesday can of next week, but that's when the real crazy stuff hap

. >> reporter: judge steven o'neil refused to grant a mistrial despite repeated attempts by cosby's defense team that this jury has tried long enough and they are weary. >> they have the power to come and say we're at a deadlock. >> reporter: retired new jersey judge michael donio says this if jury finds themselves hopelessly hung up, unable to agree on one or all of the counts, this is how it could unfold. >> they've come back, had read backs, deliberated more than a couple of days, i'm more than sure that the judge will declare a mistrial. to come back and give them that charge again after all of this time has gone by, i seriously doubt that he will do that. >> reporter: now, rosemary, it is important to note that this jury is expressing to the judge a show of tenacity. by that, i mean, they are willing to work. they are coming back to the courtroom, asking questions over the past two days since they deadlocked. you remember on thursday, they are asking to re-hear specific testimony. they do have the right to say, judge, we're stuck, and we simply cannot go further. but this judge is allo

dozen media outlets asked judge steven o'neill to release those names. prosecution and defense argued that could have an expert on cosby's next jury the jurors did not reach a verdict in the hoe profile case forcing the judge to declare mistrial. caught on camera, a violent confrontation. now videos don't always tell the whole story, but what you can see is an officer punching a man. fox 29's brad sattin picks it up from there. he's in wildwood. >> reporter: the incident happened just across the street from me here on new jersey avenue in wildwood. 19 seconds of video that the cape may county prosecutor is now reviewing. the video does not offer any context or background. it doesn't show what transpired prior to the punch. but it does show a wildwood police officer striking a man who falls to the ground the video shocking to some. >> that surprises me because that never happened before. >> reporter: neighbors say it happened during parade of marching bands over the weekend. that the confrontation began over loud music on the other side of the street. rep

this is the judge, steven o'neill, that's been assigned to this case so more likely than not he will be the judge to rule at any retrial. from what kevin steele understand they start from scratch so they go through all the rulings, but there have been a lot of rulings in this case, some benefiting the prosecution, some benefiting the defense. you know the prosecution wanted to have 13 accusers, 13 women, go into court to testify that bill cosby had strugds and sexually assaulted them. the judge only allowed one. that was a very big win for the defense and lead attorney brian mcmona gl really aggressively cross examined that witness. it was a priored about a bad ac and many believe he did it very effectively. the defense did have wins in court and obviously this nullification here today there was nothing positive for the defense or prosecution. bill cosby remained serious and focused. no emotion i saw on him at all when the judge read that a mistrial would be declared. >> jean casarez, thank you so much from norristown, pennsylvania. let's talk about this with our panel, avery friedma

judge steven o'neill declared a mistrial on saturday when the panel declared it was hopelessly deadlocked charges. prosecutors plan to retry cosby and they say releasing the names of the jurors could make it more difficult to select an impartial jury in the next trial. >> the remains of the seven sailors killed in the crash of the "u.s.s. fitzgerald" will arrive at dover air force base sometime today. the navy destroyer collided way cargo ship off the coast of japan on saturday. four separate agencies are now looking into the crash. in particular authorities want to know why it was nearly an hour before the incident was reported. >>> an off duty officer has been killed in a crash in new jersey. it happened on the 2700 block of nottingham way in hamilton township yesterday. investigators say the officer was driving an suv and ran into the back of a van. the van driver was not seriously hurt. the mercer county prosecutor's office does not plan to release the officer's name until its investigation is complete. >> just about 6:35 and happening today we will learn more about pennsylvania's med

judge steven o'neill order the the jury back to work but the defense was spinning the deadlock as a victory for cosby. >> today we have really seen mrt he was lookin looking for in moy county, and this deadlock shows the night guilty that mr. cosby has been saying the entire time. >> the attorney representing nearly three dozen other cosby accusers hell out hope a verdict could still be reached. >> this is not a vindication of anybody and it's not the end. it's not over until it's over. it did happen to meme did it happen to me. >> reporter: courtroom version of a tie ballgame led to heated arguments between cosby accuse accusers. >> he drugged me and raped me. >> those sympathetic to the legendary entertainer. >> one accuser took it all in. wondered allowed whether someone on the jury was mesmerized by america's dad. >> they still confuse the character with the actor and they don't realize that the actor is just an actor. >> you feel like maybe at least one of these jury roars may be looking at cliff huxtable and not bill cosby? >> absolutely. >> reporter: it's not at all clear how the jur

have accused of constand of trying to set up cos by for financial gain was disallowed by judge steven o'neill. >> i think this court has not given a very impartial trial. >> reporter: andrew wyatt insists cosby remains confident he'll be acquitted. >> mr. cosby is doing good. his spirits are up. he's confident that this jury is -- they're intelligent, they're asking the right questions and he feels confident that they're going to come back and make the right decision. >> reporter: there are several other cosby accusers on hand for the tense weight. plus handful of demonstrators bashing the ledger danny entertainer as a serial sexual predator. >> and we have mr. cosby's own admission under oath that he provided three pills, that she didn't consent andrea, that he found andrea constand to be truthful, and that he digitally penetrated her and groped her breasts after she had taken those pills. >> reporter: we have convicted on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault bill cosby could technically face up to 30 years in in prison. that is highly unlikely at 79 and not in the best of health