spoke with kate snow >> do you still feel that you were believed, even given what's happened with bill cosby since >> yes, i do i was vindicated i was validated. >> reporter: but she says the pennsylvania supreme court's decision to overturn cosby's conviction shows the american judicial system is flawed >> today innocence came to mr. cosby. >> bill cosby celebrated this moment as a victory, as a full victory >> everybody is entitled to their own celebrations but it doesn't change the fact that he is a sexually violent predator and he will always be my rapist. >> reporter: in her book "the moment," constand describes years spent rebuilding her life she doesn't dwell on the past and avoids coverage of what does cosby is doing now cosby has always denied any wrongdoing and has staunch defenders including his wife camille >> do you have anything to say about her through all of this >> i almost want to say i'm sorry, i've forgiven, i've found peace. there was nothing happy for me about seeing somebody put in handcuffs and put into a van and taken to jail it's all sad lives impacted, families rui

>> that it is flawed. >> they found the district attorney had promised bill cosby he would never be criminallyrged, though he made no formal agreement. when cosby was charged ten years later, it was a violation of his due process rights. >> how can the district attorney enforce a decision on a back room handshake? how can you give any credibility to that? >> all the time you put in, the years you put in, what you put your family through on this journey. i wonder if -- i might feel like wow, was it even worth it. >> i have come way too far to go back to that place to wonder whether it is all worth it or to have regrets. it was worth it. but it was worth it because i didn't feel alone. i had a whole community, a whole army of women and other survivors, strangers, family, friends who were right there with me. >> in her new book, the moment, she writes that she just wanted to be believed. >> bill cosby walks free but it doesn't change the fact that my testimony was believed. >> why did you want to write this book? >> i had a story to tell, but also it was what was going to bring me true healing. >

broadcast exclusive >> andrea constand speaking ou for the first time about bill cosby's release fromwas her allegations of sexual assault that led to cosby's initial conviction that was overturned on procedural grounds in june. >> kate snow traveled to canada to talk with andrea about all that has happened and her new book called "the moment, standing up to bill cosby, speaking up for women. >> i sat down with her back in an exclusive interview that was deeply personal, raw, and revealing. in that, she shared her story. so yes, we have some history things have changed dramatically with the supreme court of pennsylvania's decision and bill cosby's release. but andrea has a serenity and a renewed purpose. she said again and again, she would not obsess over the things she cannot control that includes bill cosby she shared with me her thoughts when she heard the news and the court's decision >> i was really shocked. i was really shocked disappointed >> reporter: what does it say about the american justice system, that it's flawed the pennsylvania supreme court found the district attorney

. >>> our tv exclusive her allegations put bill cosby behind bars now for the first time since his conviction was overturned, she is breaking her silence >>> this just in nbc news learning actor michael k. williams, star of "the wire" has died what we're learning. >>> caught on camera, the 3-year-old lost for days in the wilderness found alive. >>> and remembering a beloved member of the nbc family al roker's tribute to the legendary willard scott. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight growing questions about how so many died from the powerful remnants of hurricane ida, and the new images coming in what police were up against when they tried to rescue a family trapped in a basement apartment water everywhere children's toys floating on the surface, and zero visibility underwater. the family, like so many in basement apartments here, did not make it out alive. >>> and there are new fears right now in the south. a new flash flood watch issued in and around new orleans with some areas facing up to 4 inches of more rain hal

a woman who says bill cosby assaulted her speaks out. who she blames for cosby's unexpected release from prison. >>> caught on camera. the shoplifting suspect left in the lurch when the getaway driver takes off. >>> sci-fi city. a billionaire announces his vision for a brand new city. >>> celebrating the life of michael way kay williams. tributes pouring in. ♪ ♪ >>> from abc news in new york, this is "america this morning." >> good tuesday morning. we begin with the case against the man known as the master mind of the 9/11 attacks. >> a crucial hearing is about to resume in what's being called the longest prosecution in u.s. history. khalid sheikh muhammad and his associates are inching toward their landmark trial. but before the trial begins, some important decisions must be made. >> this morning, as the nation prepares to mourn 20 years since the september 11 attacks, the five men believed to have plotted the attacks have yet to stand trial. among them, khalid sheikh muhammad. he's been tried in a death penalty case along with his nephe

government ordered it removed last year. >>> the woman whose allegations of sexual assault led to bill cosby'sviction is breaking her silence. she writes after his conviction was overturned, she worried women might find it too hard to come forward. she told nbc how she felt when cosby went free. >> i was really shocked. i was really shocked, disappointed. what does it say about the american justice system? >> that it's flawed. >> more than 50 women claim they were assaulted by cosby. the pennsylvania supreme court overturned his conviction saying the current d.a. was bound by his predecessor's promise not to charge cosby in exchange for his testimony. >>> time now for a look at your tuesday weather. >> a tropical disturbance in the southern gulf coast has a 30% chance of development. it can bring heavy rain this week. it will be a category 3 storm tomorrow and thursday bringing heavy surf to the east coast. some storms in the southeast and midwest. 90s across the plains and northwest. about 80 in the northeast. camera staging a car crash. >>> also ahead, the double murder mystery surrounding a

goddam it, bill cosby was-- and r. kelly now, i know those people you don't want-- you don't want anyone being like yeah, same struggle. no, not your struggle, man, this is, you know. and also bill cosby, you out. just be like yeah, no, boo, like-- like me. reminded me of myself. why would you do that? why would you come out and say anything? man. >> coming to you from the heart of time square, the most important place on earth, it's "the daily show." tonight the hot shot out of d.c., how to find a-- and derecka purnell. this is "the daily show" with trevor noah. >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody, welcome to the daily show, i'm trevor noah and today is september 29th. let's kick things off with amazon. it's why your favorite book store is now a crack den. and now they've got a new product in the works. >> amazon just unveiled a fleet of shiny new gadgets at its fall product event. >> the real show stopper, a tiny roomba looking robot with a tablet of sorts on top, about the size of a small dog. >> it's the ama

no, that's never going to happen . >> nothing funny about bill cosby.out you. six zebras escaped from a zoo i maryland. the congresswoman want you to know she didn't have anything t do with it, not that anyone asked her to her office even released a statement reading an part local news has reported that the zebras were let loose on saturday or sunday of last weekend a period of time in which i was enjoying a quiet time at home with family. perhaps she thought the protest too much? to get a feel like i am going t break through my botox when i hear the story like net. i could not increase my four head more than i'm able. the fact that she is coming forward and talking about how she did not release the zebras but if you go into this women's history, which is interesting and may be not ironic that she is a democrat in has the same for fences, the cage of democrats like this, put them and a zoo in let us all go in not fret or touch them or feed them, but just watch them. >> do you think she had something to do with this? >> i don't think so, but i thin she s

after months of silence, an emotional reaction to bill cosby's release from prison. >> he's a sexually predator. >> next on "today in the bay" we hear from the first woman to pursue allegations against bill cosby and what she has to say about his release. >>> plus, reflecting on the life of michael k. williams. a tribute now pouring in for the actor after he was found dead inside his new york city apartment. we'll be right back. >>> the entertainment world mourning the loss of an actor whose life was suddenly and tragically cut short. michael k. williams shot to stardom playing the character omar little on "the wire." williams died yesterday from a reported overdose in his brooklyn home. his costar wendell pearce one of many paying tribute to him on twitter calling someone who acted with true courage in the face of fear. >>> the woman whose accusations sent bill cosby to prison speaking to the "today" show. >> when you watched him celebrate, how did that feel? >> disgusting. didn't surprise me given the level of the arrogance, having no remorse during the time he was incarcerated. abso

that does obviously conjure bill cosby accusations as well as areva just brought up. now that we know he has been convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering, he's 54 years old, how much time is he looking at in prison. >> a minimum of ten years and a maximum of life in prison. there are other jurisdictions. the allegation was that the woman were liars, they were gold diggers, they were trying to advance their music careers and they were voluntary participants in these sexual acts, and i think at one point, the lawyer even said, you know, it's not a crime to like kinky sex. he kept making reference to the fact that these were consenting adults, and the jurors obviously rejected, unequivocably rejecting the claims by the consent attorney, and found these were children, violent acts, criminal act, and they're holding r. kelly accountable. >> one more question on that, because of the echoes of bill cosby. same thing, the old he said, she said, no. she said, she said, she said, as we've learned. and, you know, the arguments that this was consensual, social security absu

cosby's spokesman told the "new york post" that bill cosby thinks r. lly got a raw deal and his constitutional rights were "grossly abused." and if anyone knows about grossly abusing. [ moans ] it's a shame cosby cancelled his comedy tour because he's clearly still got it. [ laughter ] and now we turn our attention to the sunshine state for a tale of courage and perseverance. yes. you should be proud because it's time for "this week in florida." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow. well. very impressive. i tell you what. his garbage man is in for a big surprise on monday. [ laughter ] okay, it's time to play a game. every now and then, we pit senior versus junior in a battle of the ages. and we're doing it once again in another edition of "generation gap"! [ cheers and applause ] thank you. let's go now to my cousin sal who is out on hollywood boulevard. hi, cousin sal. >> sal: what's up, jimmy? how you doing? >> jimmy: i'm doing well. how's it looking on the boulevard? >> jimm >> sal: you know, scary as ever. i saw a guy in a spongebob costume eats p

. >>> coming up an emotional reaction to bill cosby's release. >> he's a sexually violent predator. >> we hear from the first woman to pursue allegations against cosby and send him to jail. what she says now about his release. >> to you is a historic day in the history of money. the first country in the world to accept bitcoin as legal tender. >> wheels up. the good news to tell you about if you're planning a trip this fall. flight prices are dropping. we're going to tell you how low coming up. >>> good morning. it is 5:14. another day of spare the air alert. we've got two. we've got an air quality advisory for the north bay down to the south bay, but the unhealthy hit for the santa clara valley for sensitive groups. we are expecting to see some cooling later into this week. i'll talk more about what to expect and guide you through it coming up in a few minutes. >> some of my drivers might be trying to help the air quality by not driving right now. fremont very smooth. the nimitz nice. at speed right here. the bigger commute and see how big it is shaping up. >>> good morning. happy tu

. >>> our tv exclusive her allegations put bill cosby behind bars now for the first time since his convictionas overturned, she is breaking her silence >>> this just in nbc news learning actor michael k. williams, star of "the wire" has died what we're learning. >>> caught on camera, the 3-year-old lost for days in the wilderness found alive.

news exclusive kate snow sits down with andrea constand her allegations of sexual assault sent bill cosby two months after his conviction was overturned and he was set free, she's breaking her silence more of that interview coming up on "today. >>> wall street is kicking off a holiday shortened week today with a little something different from starbucks but first here's cnbc's karen tso. hi, karen, good morning. >> good morning, frances the old fanfare of sitting down at a restaurant and being handed a physical menu may be over. it allows restaurants the flexibility to quickly change menu offerings if there's a shortage or if there are specials but also to adjust pricing. let's just hope they don't adopt surge pricing on the back of demand meanwhile, you can trade out the usual latte at starbucks for the pumpkin spiced latte about half a billion units have been sold already over the past 18-year history. and if you don't want caffeine, you can also pick up a pumpkin cream cold brew, a pumpkin cream cheese muffin, or pumpkin scones plenty of pumpkin on the menu. back to you, frances >> tha

. >>> new for you this morning, a woman whose accusations sent bill cosby to prison is speaking exclusively"today" show. >> when you watched him celebrate, how did that feel? >> disgusting. didn't surprise me given the level of the arrogance. having no remorse during the time he was incarcerated. absolutely zero reprose morse for what he did to me. >> he has said he will never show remorse, because he, in his words, never did anything wrong. >> he's a sexually violent predator who was let out of jail. >> that's andrea constand and her reaction to the decision this summer by the pennsylvania supreme court overturning cosby's indecent assault conviction. she's out today with a new memoir as well. >>> you can catch that interview this morning on the "today" show coming up at 7:00 after "today in the bay." >>> it is 4:45 and coming up for you here on "today in the bay," air quality concerns continue. vianey arana is tracking where we can actually see the worst of it. >> yeah. we've also got some fog rolling in so expect another day of hazy conditions. san francisco 58 degrees, but even around t

. >>> our tv exclusive her allegations put bill cosby behind bars now for the first time since his convictionverturned, she is breaking her silence >>> this just in nbc news learning actor michael k. williams, star of "the wire" has died what we're learning. >>> caught on camera, the 3-year-old lost for days in the wilderness found alive. >>> and remembering a beloved member of the nbc family al roker's tribute to the legendary willard scott. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight growing questions about how so many died from the powerful remnants of hurricane ida, and the new images coming in what police were up against when they tried to rescue a family trapped in a

no, it was bill cosby. ike hugely disappointing to all of us. but he set the standard for what a family sitcom was. >> "the cosby show" had proven that the family sitcom was a viable genre again. >> i'm mr. belvedere. >> by the late '80s, family sitcoms were very popular among the three networks. there was an incredible resurgence. families tuned into these tv shows to see an aspirational version of what family life could be. >> did i do that? >> shows like "silver spoons" and "growing pains," it's constant hugging and learning. >> the family sitcom at the height of its popularity. fox started moving into the television arena. >> fox was new, building their network. they were one of the last majors to build a network. >> they decided they were going to use the family sitcom to do that and compete against the big three. >> al, look at our little girl. we don't really have to go to a recital, do we? >> and they wound up going in a completely opposite direction, sort of the anti, in a way, family sitcom. >> bud

the former assistant district attorney who tried bill cosby believes this trial could be a turning point>> these were decades worth of tears that these women have been crying, but at least they have an opportunity to be heard. >> reporter: one in four black girls are sexually abused before age 18 few go to the authorities. the defense portray the accusers in this case as opportunists who wanted money and fame themselves. >> witness after witness of giving three, four, five different versions as to what they said happened here. >> reporter: the jury wasn't swayed, deliberating less than nine hours total guilty on all counts >> to the victims in this case, your voices were heard and justice was finally served >> stephanie, r. kelly has been behind bars for the last couple of years what happens next for him? >> reporter: r. kelly will stay behind bars. he has a sentencing hearing on may 4th where he faces 10 years to life and multiple upcoming trials on both state and federal charges. lester >> stephanie gosk in brooklyn thank you. >>> now to montana and that amtrak train derailment that ki

, because like, do be who wrote my letters your recommendation for college were leslie moved as bill cosby? and so i have the through lead that just like be like yeah, will be like if you want to go there, there's already at the job like open that then the going to be ahead on besides the gentleman or went on to do the game of thrones gosh, i had melissa joan hart on. i had raven simone, i had haley joel osment. i really enjoy because i knew so he and i would connect quickly because he's heard i see dead people as much love her did i did that, but we had a great conversation about just being in be in public and dealing with that from different people with grace and he's a very graceful do. ironically he had preternatural acting chops, and a supernatural fell when, when you watched another kid while as something. yeah, you know, you see certain young kids and you just go, wow, well, i'm gone valley now. so you know, that was my dad was seen as you lou. he's over there. all he did. he did a great stay on silicon valley. that's what, that's what nobody shows. brother dash tough football. righ

the district attorney who tried bill cosby believes this trial could be a turning point. >> this hasn decades of tears. at least they're having an opportunity to be heard. they'rable to testify and be credibly believed. >> reporter: one in four black girls are sexually abused before age 18. few go to the authorities. the defense called them opportunists who wanted fame themselves. >> you saw witnesses after witnesses giving three, four, five versions as to what they said happen here. >> reporter: the jury wasn't swayed, deliberating less than nine hours total, guilty on all counts. >> to the victim in this case, your voices were heard and justice was finally heard. >> our thanks to nwc's stephanie gosk for that report. >>> a man who tried to assassinate president ronald reagan years ago will be be free next year. as long as he remains mentally stable and continues to follow the rules imposed by the court. hinckley who is 66 years old was granted supervised release from a mental health facility in 2016. officials at the ronald reagan foundation and institute do not support the judge's

we have had bill cosby, harvey weinstein, but this is the first big high-profile case where a majority black women. it will be interesting as the ry continues to deliberate. for many, many years, people knew what was going on. his employees kne. to -- employees knew. to a certain extent, the public knew, yet nobody did anything. amna: emily palmer covering the trial of r. kelly and joining us tonight. thank you, emily. ♪ c judy: as president biden's legistlative agenda stalls in congress, he has run into yet another issue, turmoil on the southern border. for a look at this busy week and what it all means, we're joined by brooks and capehart, that's new york times columnist david brooks and jonathan capehart, columnist for the washington post. . very good to see you on this friday. it does look like there is real trouble for president biden and it is not the republicans this time. at least on the part he has run into. it is his own democratic colleagues. >> it is an intellectual difference. we want this. others say 1.5 trillion dollars, we are not going over. that is a big gap. i think

bill cosby was telling you to be safe. "hey, hey, hey." >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. that's right.ind of inspired you. this particular -- >> the super friends psa. >> jimmy: every week they had one. >> did you watch the super friends in >> i absolutely watched it. and -- well, here we go. this is what we used to watch. >> you know, ronnen, quite often people choke. >> what do you do for them? >> you would stand behind me, wrap your arms around your waist, make a fist and put it against my abdomen and your thumb against my body. press in and upward. you might have to have press and push up more than once. it's important to get it right. someone's life may depend on it. >> i've never had anal sex, i don't want anal sex. >> do you think that's -- is that batman's parents, why they got shot? >> jimmy: you are -- besides the psa, that comes out tomorrow? >> it does. on hulu and various social media. >> jimmy: besides that, you just recorded another album, duet. >> yes, yes. been very busy. >> jimmy: that album is called "songs from home," which probably because you were at home recordin

and so in that situation, boris, you have kind of the similar situation you had in the bill cosby casehem, that is a violation of their fifth amendment rights. so i think it really depends on what promises were made and about what conduct. but if there is lying to -- to the inspector general or other misconduct that doj didn't promise them that they would not prosecute, that could potentially still be on the the table. i think we need to learn more about that possibly from the department of justice. >> jennifer, both the biden and trump administrations looked at this and decided not to prosecute as asha pointed out. justice department officials refused to request to appear at this hearing. i want to you listen to what ali raisman said about that this morning on the "today" show. here she is. >> very disappointing that nobody from the department of justice came. it just to me sends a message that they didn't think that it was worth their time, which is really concerning. >> that issue, i think speaks volumes about where the doj stands on, why do you think no one from doj was at this hea

kristen, you prosecuted bill cosby, you know what it's like to prosecute a massive celebrity.? >> i'm looking for a number of things. i'm looking for exactly what you saw, stephanie, where you had a beautiful closing argument from the prosecution, outlining and summarizing the trauma that all of those young ladies had to experience, but i'm also seeing from the defense they utilize and grab and look at -- they can't argue the law or facts because here we have 11 accusers, six jane coast, five who took the stand. they're trying to make these women look like liars and cheaters and out for money. i'm hoping that the jury can see through all of that. as the jury in cosby did and rendered a guilty verdict. >> tim, r. kelly is one of the biggest names in music, but a lot of this was out in the open for years and years. when he married aleah she was 15 years old and that didn't seem to bother anyone. how has he evaded a real trial for this long? >> you know, it's extraordinary, stephanie. he was hiding in plain sight is how the prosecution put it. i think so much of this has to do wi

we've hather trials, we've had bill cosby and harvey weinstein, but this is the first big high profilewhere the majority of accusers are black women and it's really going to be interesting, as the jury continues to deliberate, because, you know, for many, many years, people knew what was going on -- his employees knew, even to a certain extent the public knew, and yet nobody did anything. >> reporter: and we'll be waiting and watching for the verdict. emily palmer of the "new york times" covering the trial of r. kelly and joining us tonig. thank you, emily. >> thank you. >> woodruff: as democrats try to secure their agenda through the build back better plan, the president has run into another unexpected issues, turmoil on the southern border. luckily to help us make sense of what this means, were joined by our regular friends, brooks and capehart, that's "new york times" columnist david brooks and jonathan capehart, columnist for the "washington post." hello to both of you. very good to see you. >> you, too. >> woodruff: on this friday, and there is so much to talk about. david, it doe

bill cosby is not new to tv. he's had other tv shows, but "the cosby show" is very different.lse he's done. >> i wanted my scrambled. >> coming right up. >> they talked about parenting. previous to that, the kids were cool, and the parents were idiots. "cosby" says the parents are in charge and that was something new. >> instead of acting disappointed because i'm not like you, maybe you can just accept who i am and love me anyway because i'm your son. >> that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard in my life! >> you know, it helps the casting of anything helps a lot >> if you were the last person on this earth, i still wouldn't tell you. >> you have to tell me what you did. just tell me what they're going to do to you. >> unlike every other show on tv, it's showing an upper middle class black family. this wasn't "all in the family”" they weren't tackling, you know, deep issues. but that was okay. the mere fact they existed was a deep issue. >> the decade was waiting for something real. in other words, unless it's real, it doesn't seem like it moves anybody. if someone's feeling s

. >> -- which at the time, and i stress at the time, was bill cosby as the shining example. ♪ did you that you're my hero ♪ >> the stuff they got away with because it's a cartoon. the father strangling the child. >> why you little -- >> we are going to keep on trying to strengthen the american family to make american families a lot more like the waltons and less like the simpsons. >> we go to a completely bizarre period of time in 1992 when a sitting president is raging against a sitcom. >> they have dealt with politics. they have dealt with popular culture. they've dealt with all kinds of issues of racism, of sexism. >> don't ask me, i'm just a girl. >> right on, say it, sister. >> it's not funny, bart. millions of girls will grow up thinking this is the right way to act. >> they have found a way to talk about everything that's going on in our lives through the filter of "the simpsons." >> them immigrants. they want all the benefits to living in springfield, but they ain't bothered to learn themselves the language. >> yeah, those are exactly my sentimonies. >> i think one of the gove

andrea constand, whose allegations of sexual assault led to bill cosby's 2018 conviction, speaking outrom prison. >> her reaction in a wide-ranging conversation with kate snow tomorrow morning only on "today." >>> now let's get to your news at 8:00. hurricane ida may be long gone, but the storm's impact is still being felt from power outages in the south to the rising death toll in the northeast. nbc's gabe gutierrez joins us from new jersey with the very latest gabe, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. stunned residents are still trying to clean up this massive mess there's block after block of ruined belongings. they're now out on the street as people try to clean up their flooded basements. residents here have told me harrowing stories of having to be rescued from the rising water. across the northeast, at least 51 people have died. take a look at this video from the nypd showing officers desperately trying to save a family trapped in a flooded basement they had to wait for a specialized rescue team because of the live electricity and the rising water sadly, three pe