we do know bill cosby answered questions by cheltenham police back in the early days of this criminal probe. we comments from cosby, comments and statements made by andrea constand. there's some sense there's a case even if if for some reason the deposition statements from cosby was suppressed in some fashion. interestingly insights during, speaking of the deposition much the deposition took place over four separate days and to hear the attorney for andrea constand tell it, it was contentious to say the least. she says that bill cosby began the questioning with sort of a charm offensive but as the questions got more difficult, things became rather challenging and rather contentious. in fact is he shed there was all kinds of screaming and yelling going on. on a number of occasions attempts had to be made to compel testimony. this also then spoke to this whole idea castor says, look, i did what i did so that he would be compelled to offer a deposition in that civil case because he couldn't claim my words could be used against me in a criminal proceeding. and yet it appears that the disc

victim and her mother in this case, he asserts in his opinion that was done to try to get money from bill cosby, he cites that as another reason he thought this case was not winnable. deanna duranty, "nbc 10 news." >> cosby claims because of this deal he testified freely during a deposition in 2005, and now that information is being used to file criminal charges against him. that deposition was made public last summer and included damaging testimony including this question involving the drug quaaludes, a lawyer asked cosby quote when you got quaaludes was it in your mind that you were going to use these for young women who you wanted to have sex with. cosby answered yes. the lawyers also asked if the quaaludes were given without the women's knowledge. his lawyers objected and cosby never answered. dozens of vem accused the former tv star of drugging and sexually assaulting them since the 1960 nearly two dozen of the women appeared on a date line special with nbc's kate snow. 35 women also appeared on this cover of new york magazine. cosby has not been charged criminally anywhere else and denied

bill cosby in court. for the second day in a row the comedian arrived at the montgomery county courthouse. waiting on the judge's decision whether the sexual assault case against him should move forward today's testimony came with a few twists and unexpected surprises and it's still not over yet. let's get out to fox 29's bruce gordon live at the courthouse in norristown tonight. bruce? >> reporter: iain, attorneys for arguing this case as we speak before judge steven o'neill. o'neill says he hopes to make a decision tonight. it could be into tonight before this is all wrapped up. of course the cosby defense team claiming this case sex assault case against the comedian should be thrown out based on a promise they say was made by then district attorney bruce castor back in 2005 that cosby would not be prosecuted then and in fact would never be prosecuted criminally. castor has testified in fact yesterday all day that he made that deal because he felt the case against cosby was weak as a criminal case, but

bill cosby back in court. right now, lawyers still inside making arguments about whether a deal was made between the county prosecutor and bill cosby's lawyer. we could know soon of a sex assault case against cosby will be dropped. nbc 10's rosemary connors live outside the courthouse. bring us up to speed. >> reporter: keith, right now the district attorney is trying to invalidate or discredit any deal made in 2005 by the former d.a., bruce castor, and cosby's attorneys. the key witness this afternoon, the woman who represents andrea constand, she's the one who claims bill cosby drugged and assaulted her 12 years ago. the attorney for andrea constand, the alleged victim, testified for the prosecution. delores troiani told the court she was not informed by the former district attorney bruce castor that cosby could never prosecuted. that's the root, whether a decision by castor never to bring criminal charges is valid. troiani testified that the wiretaps that constand and her mother conducted to record bill cos

and bill cosby's attorneys, bill cosby's attorneys. >> was it so. >> that is the the case. it wasn't in writing. i will tell what you they will try to prove. for cosby they will try to say there was this valid non-prosecution agreement. bruce castor i think will testify today that he in fact made that agreement. >> bruce castor is again the d.a., in montgomery county back when this was all coming down in 2004/2005. >> that is right. >> what bruce castor will say is there were three part toys a agreement, bruce castor, bill cosby's criminal lawyer and andrea constand's lawyer. bruce castor is only person that will say there was an valid agreement because bill cosby's criminal lawyer died in february of 2015, and andrea constand's lawyer will deny there was ever an agreement made at all. in addition to that, risa furhman, who was the prosecutor after castor, right. >> yes. >> who is not the d a a now because kevin steele is d.a. now. it gets confusing. but she will say if she's called as a witness that she was very much involved in this bill cosby case in 2005. >> she knew ab

ruled the criminal case will continue on the sex assault charges against bill cosby. tonight we have team coverage. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london. with the decision, the case moves to a preliminary hearing to see if prosecutors have enough evidence to prove cosby assaulted his accuser at his home in 2004. >> nbc 10's deanna durante live from outside the courtroom in norristown. harry hairston there as well. does this deposition go? >> well, at this point, yes it does. during the two-day proceedings the judge talked about the fact that this is something that the defense can also make a motion to suppress later on down the road. as you mentioned, the next step here is the preliminary hearing. very rare for a case to be tossed out eight preliminary hearing stage. not that it can't happen but it is rare. today in court we heard from dre k yeah dra /* andrea constand's attorney. talking about the information in the civil lawsuit. the defense team said you did everything you could to help make the prosecution happen. she denied that. the defense

jackie, what bruce castor said is similar to what he said in years past since deciding not to charge bill cosby. however, cosby's lawyers want to use bruce castor as a way to get this thrown out. he spent 30 years asking questions but bruce castor answered questions why he did not charge bill cosby in 2005. castor's statements to the court mimic what he has said to nbc 10 in the past. back in november of 2014. >> at the time i remember thinking he probably diddo something inappropriate, but thinking that and being able to prove it are two different things. >> he told the court the victim in the case damaged her own credibility, he says the victim wait add year to report the crime, sought a civil attorney and now claims there had been illegal wire taps, he felt were to gain money from bill cosby. castor told the court that his decision not to prosecute cosby allowed for cosby to testify in a civil case with the victim. he would not be able to assert his fifth amendment rights and castor says his actions are why the woman settle add civil suit. and defended that decision to nbc 10 last summer. >>

once again, criminal charges against 78 year-old comedian bill cosby can go forward. i want to introduce walt hunter who was inside the courtroom as this went down. walk us through this. >> reporter: three or four minutes ago cosby showing no reaction, judge steven o'neill walking to his chair, 13 hours of hearings now over the last two days. judge very simply without any elaborate explanation only a few sentences saying that the defense motion to basically stop or derail this prosecution was denied. the prosecution would go forward. now the defense had been contending that former district attorney bruce castor had promised there would be no prosecution of bill cosby in 2005 and that prosecution was still binding ten years later. so the current prosecution should not go further. however, the prosecution team led by current d.a. kevin steele said there was no such prom is in 2005 and there was no reason why, as happened a few weeks ago steele could not order the arrest of cosby and charge him with the allege sexual assault have of andrea constand back in 2005. over the

made a deal with bill cosby so he would not have to face criminal charges at that time and make a separatel asking mr. cosby to testify in a civil suit, that he thought was stronger. >> the judge has to decide if the concern prosecutor, kevin steele will have to move on with his case to prosecute bill cosby but the decision coming that the case will move forward. bill cosby's attorneys trying to get the case thrown out because of a verbal agreement that bruce caster made with cosby a decade ago. he said he did not think it was a strong can case more than a decade ago and the victim waiting for more than a year to come forward and lived in canada and got an attorney and now we look at bill cosby as he is leaving the courtroom. >> that is tape from earlier. >> we saw cosby back and forth a couple of times throughout the day leaving the courtroom and going to the restroom and going back and form with his attorneys and handlers there and this is not good news for the comedian because the case will go forward. >> we are still waiting for his exit but it's happening in montgomery county because

bill cosby has been a champion of ben's chilly bowl for years.e has shown up at ribbon cuttings, when it celebrated an anniversary, bill cosby was there, and there in important times, there were periods where it wasn't doing as well as it was now. he was there, and he was championing the place. he helped to put it on the map. here it is, the start of 2016, and bill cosby's face is on the side of the mural. the ali family know him more as a saint than a monster. do you erase 40 years of viewing him as like a close family friend. >> people walked by that never noticed before and are noticing for the first time. it could be jarring, and a lot of respect for public in particular. that everyone can see. it changes over time, particularly when it comes to art. when the allegations came up, the meaning changes, and because of that it should be removed. my hope is that it's repainted with another picture that means something else, means something positive to women. >> i don't think that it should be taken down. it's not just about bill cosby or ben's chi

and that bill cosby would not invoke his fifth amendment right and cosby did and ultimately settled out of court with constand but a judge recently ordered his testimony be released. the 78-year-old testified he gave the former temple employee three blue pills and had sexual contact but said it was consensual. kevin steel the new da, say they are unaware of any non-prosecution agreement and there was one it should have been in writing. while caster is playing a central figure in the hearing, he did testify in defense questioning, quote, lets be clear, i am not on your team here i want them to win. >> again, this hearing is underway and expected to continue into tomorrow. and then the judge will decide if this case gets dismissed or continues. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chad. we have given you a live look inside of that courthouse all day on our website. it's all at 6abc.com. >>> meanwhile, in california a lawsuit accusing cosby of sexual abuse was dismissed. model chloe gowhens dismissed her complaint. they said that some of the details could not be confirmed .

. >>> now to the case against bill cosby. today the district attorney who brought a sex assault charge against the tv star is making his case to the judge to convince the judge to take cosby to trial. that hearing isn't over. district attorney kevin steele working to explain why the charges against cosby should stand. >> nbc 10 live team coverage inside and outside the courtroom. rosemary connors outside the courthouse now. what's happening? >> reporter: well, the latest witness to testify is delores, she represents andrea constand, the alleged victim. the one who brought the civil lawsuit against bill cosby. testifying this afternoon that she was unaware of any kind of immunity deal or agreement and that she believes that one did not exist. earlier today the prosecution made every effort to drive home their point that an agreement or promise of this kind should have been memorialized in writing. this case, of course, all about bill cosby. but today he sat quietly listening to testimony and waiting for the judge's ruling abou

he's going to be leaving planet earth pretty soon. >> we're here for bill cosby. i don't know if he is or not, but he's my idol. >> chris o'connell reporting. of course a lot of twists and turns in this case. >> the if toys know, breaking news alert sent right to your phone. you can find it in the apple and google play stores. pennsylvania state lawyers look nothing alleged cheating scandal involving its cadet. internal investigation centers on class scheduled to graduate this spring at issue whether cadets were given the questions to an ac death i can exam by a cadet who recently graduated and instructor discovered the alleged cheat he cheating and reported it. >> developing story, search is on this morning for hit-and-run driver who ran over a woman and two children as they cross add very busy street. >> the mother and kids were left lying in that south philadelphia street as that car sped away. steve keeley now live at police headquarters with look at some of the video that could help them track down that car and driver. steve? >> reporter: well, everybody's lu

he is expected to be arranged on those charges in august. >>> bill cosby is back in court. is happening near philadelphia. his lawyers want the case thorn out, the judge will hear more testimony after a former prosecutor testified he agreed not to prosecute cosby more than a decade ago. john this former prosecutor made a case for why cosby should not go on trial? this is interesting. tell us more about this. >> reporter: that's right. that's the whole nub of the case. remember, this is a pretrial hearing, and the only thing being discussed whether or not an agreement made over ten years ago now by the then district attorney with bill cosby not to prosecute him, whether that's legal, whether it was meant to be forever. that's what the attorneys and the judge are talking about. in court today a surprise witness on the stand. he is the corporate legal counsel for bill cosby. when you are bill cosby it is like being treated as a corporation, and you have to have legal counsel, and this is john schmidt. and he was asked did you get this agreement in writing? no. why not? because

i see -- what boggles my mind people screaming free bill cosby which i think is a joke. >> i think bill cosby was a corner stone of our community and this is too much, a bit too much for him and i think he is innocent. >> reporter: here it appeared as though there were fewer supporters and detractors compared to his arraignment in late december, that of course may change as the testimony continues here. and this is a long day in court. reporting live, rosemary connors, "nbc 10 news." >>> we're also following the latest developments in a civil case against bill cosby, that's in california. today, a judge ordered the comedian to attend a second deposition in a lawsuit filed by ju judy who claims cosby assaulteder when she was 15. his lawyers denied her accusations. she is represent bid gloria allred. more than 60 women accused cosby of either rape or sexual assault. the dates span from 1965 to 2008, across the united states and canada. he is only criminally charged in the montgomery case. bill cosby maintained his innocence and repeatedly denied the allegations. right now today's hearing

if the case moves forward, bill cosby could face up to ten years in prison if convicted. chris pollone, nbc news, montgomery county, pennsylvania. testify in a civil suit constand filed against him. cosby settled the suit in 2006. last year some of cosby's testimony in that suit was unsealed. the new district attorney used that testimony and cosby's admission that he gave constand some pills and wine to help her is off limits in a criminal case. now we'll see if the judge agrees. if the case moves forward, bill cosby could face up to ten years in prison if convicted. chris pollone, nbc news, montgomery county, pennsylvania. if the case moves forward, bill cosby could face up to ten years in prison if we are in first alert mode as strong cold front will move through the state today, we'll see showers and thunderstorms with a few storms reaching severe limits. the greatest threat would be damaging winds within a few cells. much cooler air will move in behind the front . thunderstorms with a few storms limits. the greatest threat would be damaging winds within a few cells. mu

is expected to answer question under oath at the springfield marriott related to a suit filed by bill cosbyy seven women who is accusing him of defaming them. he said he defamed them by denying their accusations that he sexually assaulted them. they say camille cosby had no facts in the case. cosby's lawyer saying the public testimony serves no purpose other than to had a are as and embarrass her. this is just one of many lawsuits accusing cosby of sexual assault or defamation. it is unrelated to criminal charges he is facing. he is accused of sexual assaulting andrea constand in 2004. last week cosby filed suit against constand accusing her of violating a civil settlement by cooperating in the criminal investigation. cosby is expected to be deposed at the marriott at 9:00 a.m. this morning. >>> vandal hit a south jersey church for a second time in two weeks, someone stole the black lives matters manner from the -- banner from the church over the weekend. they plan to replace the banners. >>> a hydrant in at tacony overnight. traffic is getting by with no trouble for now. >>> aman is under

comedian bill cosby left court knowing the sex assault case against him could now go to trial. his supporters upset by that decision got a wave from their childho childhood hero. cosby never said a single word. >> showing him that we care and don't believe the accusations made. >> reporter: the judge refused to throw the case out and ruling that a possible deal that was promised ten years ago is not valid. in another blow, the judge also ruled current district attorney kevin steel can continue prosecuting the case despite objections from cosby's attorneys. now, cosby's camp left court without giving any interviews but late tonight they sent us a statement saying the decision reached by the court was wrong and we will appeal. cosby's next move could be to suppress a deposition he gave ten years ago during a civil lawsuit where he admits he gave drugs to women before having sex. a judge must decide if that evidence gets thrown out. >> he could, but that would definitely cripple the prosecution's case here. >> reporter: legal analysts say without it the case becomes more of a he sa

bruce castor and bill cosby. s legal team says back in 2005 castor promised not to prosecute in exchange for a deposition. in that deposition, cosby admitted to drugging a woman before engaging in sexual contact with her. the district attorney know, kevin steele filed charges in december. the issue is whether or not that alleged agreement holds up. as far as anyone knows it is not in writing. bruce castor isç expected to te the stand to testify about this agreement. this is castor when we spoke to him last year. >> at the time i remember thinking he probably did do something inappropriate but thinking that and being able to prove it are two different things. >> the deposition cosby gave 11 years ago was used for a civil case. if the judge agrees there was a valid agreement, then this criminal case could be dismissed. it's all up to the judge. meantime, cosby has been out on bail. we will be here at the courthouse following what happens. we'll let you know. for now, live in norristown, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >

. >>> bill cosby is about to set foot in montgomery county courtroom. the entire future of the case could depend on what happens tomorrow and -- >>> no, no. >> bolt of lightning hits just inches away. what these two guys did just moments before they may have saved their lives. kathy. >> wow. in weather we're talking about showers moving out but another storm crossing the country that will move in time for wednesday with a flooding threat and ♪ >>> breaking right now, fox news calling the iowa caucus for ted cruz. republican senator from texas just ahead of donald trump at the polls. fox news calling the race in iowa right now for cruz. 28% of the vote. trump coming in with just 24%. >>> bill cosby about to head back to court. this comes five weeks after he was criminally charged in sexual assault case a judge will decide if that case will go to trial. >> a dispute over a possible immunity deal would stop that case from moving forward. fox 29's shawnette wilson live tonight at the montgomery county courthouse with a closer look at the battle that could a

is putting heat on bill cosby. >> camille cosby dodged reporters outside her deposition this morning. the 71-year-old arrived at the hotel's parking garage at 9:28 a.m. she was casually dressed, oversized olive green coat and rose tinted sun glasses. >> this defamation case brought by seven women who say that bill cosby's are representatives publicly denied that any of this happened, that that was defamation, it defamed them. >> our reporter says attorneys are going to great lengths to keep the press away from camille. >> for instance in this hallway where the deposition is taking place in one of the rooms, they actually put up a black curtain to block all media. >> this was bill and camille's last interview toge >> no, no, we don't answer that. >> she remained silent in 2014, when the ap asked about the sexual assault allegation. >> i just wanted to if you wanted to respond at all whether any of that was true. >> there's no response. >> bill cosby has denied all wrong doing and he and camille have been married for 52 years. now generally speaking, their communications are protected b

. >>> then exclusive photos of bill cosby's wife before testifying in her husband's defamation case. >>> what does camille cosby know? "e.t" is on the scene. with the "e.t" cameras rolling. the bandages is here. >>> plus our weekend with katie cuoco and she tells us how sh gets that sick butt. >> i just throw the calories right back in. >> and billy idol, rick springfield, boy gorge, wear backstage for a fully '80s flash back. >> what do you have to have in your dressing room? >> quite a few things in the old days. >>> now for february 22, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight." hi, everything and welcome. we have two big celebrity legal cases. >> aaron andrews in court today over peeping tom lawsuit. >>> bill cosby's wife of 52 years had to go on record in a lawsuit today about multiple women who say he has sexual >> today a legal team in did. questions under oath. is putting heat on bill cosby. >> camille cosby dodged reporters outside her deposition this morning. the 71-year-old arrived at the hotel's parking garage at 9:28 a.m. she was casually dressed, oversized olive green coat

he is bill cosby's corporate legal counsel.hen you are bill costby, you are not just bill cosby, you are effectively a corporation, and this is the corporate legal counsel, so he was on the stand today, and the prosecution went after him big time, and said you didn't get anything in writing, did you? regarding this agreement you had between the district attorney and bill cosby not to prosecute him. and he said no. then how do you know that this agreement stands? ah, because the district attorney issued a press release, we got him to sign the press release, and so we have an agreement. and they said i submit you put more corporate work into organizing an interview with the "national enquirer." and they went on to say that further down in that press release, it says the district attorney cautions all parties that he will review the decision in necessary. and john schmidt said they took that to mean he would review the decision not to talk about the case publicly. so this is rumbling on and on, del. >> did cosby acknowledge his fa

bill cosby will be back in court today.if today is anything like yesterday, it could the another long day with more revelations from the former montgomery county district attorney. >> the seven-hour hearing yesterday featured bruce castor and why he says he did not pursue cosby. he testified he believed cosby's accuser but he questioned whether she would make a credible witness at trial. nbc 10's matt delucia was in court yesterday and is back again there this morning. walk us through what happened in court yesterday and what's next. >> vai, bruce castor was the only witness to stay the stand yesterday inside that courtroom. he was questioned for several hours and at issue was his word that he would not prosecute bill cosby. he left court feeling confident, giving supporters a thumbs up. >> at the time i remember thinking he probably did do something inappropriate. >> reporter: he talked about a sex assault allegation from a decade ago. castor testified that he thought he could not get a conviction because the accuser's cre

meanwhile a judge has ordered bill cosby to under go another deposition in a lawsuit alleging the comedianually abused a woman when she was underage. the los angeles judge made that ruling earlier today. judy huff sued cosby in late 2014 claiming he forced they are perform a sex act on him at the playboy mansion. that was back in 1974 according to her. she was only 15 years old. cosby was deposed in the case in october. her lawyer sought another deposition to get cosby to answer certain questions. meantime a model dropping a lawsuit against bill cosby accusing him of drugging and sexually abusing her at the playboy mansion in 2008. federal records so khloe begins dropped the suit today without any explanation. prosecutors in los angeles decided last month not to file criminal charges owns cosby over the claims much his attorney have said the comedian was not in los angeles at the time gions said she was a boulder the hearing in montgomery county still underway. we have crews at the courthouse and we will keep you updated. you can also follow this story on fox29.com. >>> traffic coming to d

a crowd yelling supportive words got a smile and a wave from comedian bill cosby. >> go bill. go bill. we love you. we're here for you. good luck. >> reporter: dozens of people looking out windows are lined up against gates had phones out ready to capture the moment. >> everybody's talking about it. and i live right not too far from here. >> reporter: cosby got out of the backseat of his suv, put on his jacket and held his cane. again with the help of security he made his way up into the courthouse. police kept the walkway closed off to the public. >> i think it's crazy. you know, i mean, i don't know what he did. he might be innocent, you know. >> reporter: people who live here in norristown say they haven't seen a spectacle like this in a long time. they plan to be back out here once the judge makes a decision. >> i really don't know if he's innocent or guilty. i'm just hoping that he's innocent because i grew up watching bill cosby. i love bill cosby. >> reporter: cosby's departure from the courthouse last night was any indication we could see even larger crowds here later

courthouse. >> that's right, after a wild couple of days, there were two big blows dealt against bill cosby and his legal team. >> showed little emotion, after having just learned he will stands trial. following two days of testimony, judge steven o'neil reject add motion to do away with the entire case. cosby is charged with drugging and sexually assaulting temple university employee, andrea constant, back in 2004, at cosby's cheltenham home. >> the defense wanted the judge to dismiss the 2005 deposition in a civil trial. they argue cosby was granted immunity for that testimony, but the judge said there was no basis for protection. the second blow for the cosby legal defend team, they wanted montgomery county district attorney kevin steel, and his entire office, removed from the case. that motion was denied, as well. >> so, at this point, it is not clear when or if bill cosby's legal team will appeal that decision. bill cosby's due back in court on march 8th. and if he is convicted he could face five to ten years in prison. and keep in mind he's 78 years old right now. guys? >> it will all

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basically saying that the criminal charges against 78 year-old comedian bill cosby can go forward. walt hinter was inside that courtroom at that time, and tell us how bill cosby reacted and what went down, walt. >> reporter: cosby had taken a five minute break while judge was in chambers contemplating his decision. mr. cosby came into the courtroom. he has been in there all day now for some seven hours, nine hours, sat down, the judge walked out and for significance of this ruling, it was very, very under stated. judge steven o'neill, in just a matter of a few sentences, regarding this application, by the defense, to basically stop the prosecution, at that motion it is denied. the in essence, the judge, although not saying it from the the bench said that there was word there had been a promise by former district attorney bruce castor in 2005 not to prosecute cosby was, not a legal significance. it would not impede the current prosecution, and so now the the prosecution of cosby, will go forward to a preliminary hearing and trial but there could be an appeal of this ruling by the de

bill cosby's attorneys insist the had a deal with prosecutorss but he would not be charged because ofhe testimony and his accuser's gregg: keith ten years ago. he admitted then that he gave her quaalude. the current da says there's no such agreement. live from the courthouse in northtown pennsylvania with more. >> reporter: this -- he has been accused by 50 women of sexual assault but faces criminal charges in this one case. bill cosby arrived from in the recounting courthouse this morning in an olive suit, a cane and suspenders with security insisting the comedian where a judge is hearing arguments on the so-called non prosecution agreement between bill cosby's lawyers and former d a bruce castor and investigated lower original case in 2005 brought by andrea this as bill cosby invited her to his home, gave her wine and kills to relax her and sexually assaulted her when she passed out. the dea investigated and decided not to press charges 11 years ago but convince bill cosby to give a deposition in a civil case which was later settled. 04 birdie a and bill cosby's lawyers agree there

bill cosby has been free since his december arrest. he could get up to 10 years in prison, if convicted. brian webb, cbs news, new york. ((patrick walker)) in the deposition that was made public, cosby said he gave quaaludes to young women he wanted to have sexual contact with and that he gave constand three pills./// ((patrick walker)) > still to come.. move over puxatony phil.. we have our own predictor of spring. the prize... your child could win.. if they guess when mojave max.. will wake up from his long nap. > but before we go to break.. here's a live look out our bank of america camera on this chilly tuesday afternoon. we'll be back.. in just minutes./// > now nevada's first choice for ((patrick walker)) > february second is groundhog day.. and that means.. the spring forecast.. was up to punxsutawney phil.. and the groundhog did not see his shadow.. meaning... spring is on the way./// ((patrick walker)) > but here in the valley.. we don't wait on phil to predict when spring will come.. we have our own mojave max brittany edney

a judge says despite a last-minute attempt to postpone it, bill cosby's wife will have to answer questions in a defamation lawsuit. >>> fire tragedy in delaware county. a woman is dead, her husband hospitalized with burns after trying to save her from the flame. >>> starting the workweek above normal. temperatures in the 30s and 40s across our area ahead of a mainly sunny monday. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. bill? >> we're looking at clouds breaking in the area. it's a beautiful early morning. the rain has cleared out. the temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now. some colder spots. one of them is not philadelphia. philadelphia international 42 degrees. look at the 40s across south delaware and jersey. farther north and west, getting colder, allentown 33 degrees and still falling. here's your forecast hour by hour, 6:00, 40 degrees. northerly wind blowing, at 9:00, at 42 degrees with bright sunshine. we'll see sunshine and that northerly breeze at noontime. 48 degrees. heading into the 50s agai

this case, of course, all about bill cosby. but today he sat quietly listening to testimony and waiting for the judge's ruling about whether or not this charge of aggravated indecent assault should have been filed in the

news." >> as it all plays out there is no shortage of i's on our area, we have star power with bill cosby and international media covering it and norristown taking center stage than means that businesses are part of what many are calling and coining the quote, cosby circus. kassono's cafe where it is all playing out. the owner was up and adam at 5:45, opening early and ordering extra food to accommodate the extra crowd. >> we got set up and by 6:00 we got crazy with people and hasn't stopped since. my feet hurt now. >> probably serving a lot of sandwiches, spectators are showing up just to get a glimpse of cosby. they have never had a case with this much media attention and they spent weeks preparing and multiple agencies around the area assisting, just to give you an idea, montgomery county sheriff tells us there would be three or four deputies there and today there are more than 30 assigned to the cosby case. >>> the hearing came on the same day that a california woman dropped her lawsuit accusing cosby of sexual assault. she sued in october, she says that cosby drugged and assaulted he

he will decide either to keep these charges in place, criminal sexual assault charges, against bill cosbye them thrown out bell cosby walk into court yesterday in front of hundreds of the journalists from around the world. >> from former montgomery county d.a. bruce castor, key witness to cosby's defense team. casper testified, he did not, press charges against cosby years ago because of credibility issues, cosby accuser former temple university employee, andrea constant. also said did not act like victim of sexual assault, cold to go her police interview, and said she went to lawyer before going to police. castor made a deal, not to prosecute cosby, but, the judge asked why that deal was not put into writing. castor replied: it simply wasn't necessary. so, now, starting at 9:30, we have to see what happens here. guys, back to you. >> tragic international headline this morning, with philadelphia connection, between buffalo bills linebacker, tony stewart's fiancee, has died from ovarian cancer less than two month after being diagnosed. she was being treated at the hospital of the universit

now, at steak here whether the comedian 78 year eel bill cosby could face these criminal charges, the judge expect to go make decision, from the bench this afternoon, as soon as that comes down, of course, will provide it to you. now live here at the montgomery county courthouse norristown, greg argos, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> wait and see what happens, greg, thank you. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of bill cosby in court, the latest on tv and website cbsphilly.com. >>> flood watch is in effect in parts of the area, and we could see a lot of rain today. but, at least it is warm, not snowing, talking about. let's check in with katie fehlinger and the weather center this afternoon when it will start coming, katy? >> now that we've turned over and in the afternoon time

about is both marital and business. >> as for the sexual assault case, the criminal case against bill cosbyin montgomery county, a preliminary hearing is schedule for next month. his legal team is appealing that. for now, though, camille cosby is the focus today. that deposition scheduled to happen at 9:30 a.m. in springfield, massachusetts. live in the digital operations center, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> it's three minutes past 5:00 right now. here in our area, investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of a deadly house fire in delaware county. this morning we're gathering new information about the woman who lost her life after her home went up in flames. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in boothwyn with what neighbors say happened minutes before the house caught on fire. katy? >> reporter: tracy, one thing neighbors say is you could feel the heat from the fire all the way across the street where i'm standing here.ç now, over the last few hours, as you can see, the home badly damage has been boarded up. there was one person inside when the flames started yesterday. neighbors

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the comedian bill cosby. tried to stop or delay the deposition arguing in part would create a media circus and serves no purpose other than to harass and embarrass her. camille cosby did serve as bill cosby's business manager for many years. seven women who accused bill cosby are suing him. >>> atlantic city's mayor and city council will share their thoughts about a state proposal to take over the city's finances. >>> and four new jersey corrections officers will be talking about being attacked while on the job. take a lack at these pictures they sent us. the officers will be joined by union reps to talk about being properly protected and compensated if something like this happen. >>> also in new jersey, state lawmakers will reconsider a bill to ban smoking on beaches. the state would create designated smoking areas. governor christie vetoed a similar bill in 2014. >>> donald trump, marco rubio and ted cruz campaign in nevada today ahead of tomorrow's republican caucus. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will

getting camille cosby to answer questions is putting heat on bill cosby. camille cosby dodged reporters this morning. >> this is a defamation case brought by seven women who say when bill cosby's representatives publicly denied any of this happened, that was defamation. it defamed them. >> reporter: andre many oh says attorneys are going to great lengths to keep the press away from camille.>> in this hallway where the deposition is taking curtain to block all media.>> reporter: this was bill and camille's last interview together.>> no, don't answer that.>> reporter: she remained silent in 2014. >> there is no response.>> bill cosby has denied all wrong do. he and camille have been married for 52 years. their communications are generally speaking protected, but because camille also worked as a business manager, it left the plaintiff with an opening.>> i expect there will be intrusive personal questions asked and very few answers given.>> we have exclusive photos of camille's arrival to the hotel. you will see those tonight on each eight -- vt.>>> now it 5:30

she's been married to bill cosby for 5 years. -- 52 years. she's also been his business partner courage that time. while conversations between married couples are protected, conversations between business partners are not. camille cosby has been asked to testify in a civil suit brought by seven women who claimed bill cosby defamed them by denying their accusations of sexual assault. those women are among 50 across the country who have accused bill cosby of sexual assault. criminal charges have been brought in one case in pennsylvania. as some of the accusations date back 50 years, camille cosby's lawyers, they're trying to get this deposition called off indefinitely. we're live in springfield this morning, jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: we have new details about kennedy cousin michael skakel this morning. prosecutors down in connecticut court to reinstate skakel's conviction in the murder of martha moxley. a jury convicted skakel of that crime back in 2002. he was sentenced to 20 years to life. however, a judge grant

wes having everybody going >>> bill cosby's wife of52 today had to g on record in a women who say he has sexual assaulted them. >> today a legal team in westfield, massachusetts finally did. getting camille cosby to answer questions under oath. >> camille cosby dodged reporters outside her deposition this morning. she a rived at the parking garage at 9:28. she was casually dressed, oversized olive green coat and rose can colored sun glasses. this defamation case brought by seven people who say that bill cosby's representatives publicly denied that any of this happened, that was defamation, it defamed >> our reporter says attorneys are going to great lengths to keep the press away from camille camille. >> for instance in this hallway where camille is going to b giving her testimony, they to block out all media. >> she remained silent2014, when the ap asked about the sexual assault allegation. >> there's no response. >> bill cosby has denied all wrong doing and he and c have been married for 52 years. new generally speaking, their communications are protected by the state's mmrital priv

channel6 "action news." >> thanks, katherine. >>> and there are two more legal developments for bill cosby. chloe goins dropped her lawsuit against the comedian without explanation for an incident the model said happened at the playboy planks in 2008. another civil case will go forward. a california state judge ordered cosby to give a second deposition in the judy huth lawsuit by the and of the month. huth claims cosby forced her to perform a sex act on him also at the playboy mansion back in the 1970's when she was just 15 years old. cosby's legal team has repeatedly denied all allegations against him. >> new this morning, there isn't much left to a home that caught fire in camden overnight. it happened on the 800 block of north 34th street around 2:00 a.m. firefighters doused the charred remains which burned almost down to its foundation. it took almost an hour to contain the flames. no reports of injury. the fire marshal is investigating a cause. >>> the search goes on for a hit and run driver who slammed into a mother and her two young children. philadelphia police release surveillance

the questions represents 7 women who say they were sexually assaulted and sometimes drugged by bill cosby. media from across the country spent today camped outside the hotel where the deposition was taking place. but cosby apparently managed to slip in and maybe out of the building without being seen. our bill shields is live in springfield with the story tonight. bill. >> reporter: there's about 50 ways in and out of the marriott and it connects to other office buildings. today i think camille cosby's lawyers tried to stop the deposition but to no avail. to the best of our knowledge she went ahead and gave the statement. here at the marriott in springfield. they have about married for 52 years but now camille cosby is part of a lawsuit fooled by 7 women against bill cosby. the women claimed they were drugged and sexually assaulted by bill cosby. but camille's lawyers tried to stop the deposition saying shehas no involvement with the facts or allegations in the underlying case. and that for her to give a statement serves no purpose other than to embarrass her. the couple owns a home in mo