barack obama, chuck brown and bill cosby. i keep really good company. whatever they do is cool with meaning i will missis seeing yo face. you can go to ben's remember site and even though his name isn't in there you can write them there. >> we need a mill women and a ad few good men. you want me on that wall. > it is always a pleasure. >> thank you so much for coming in. > thank you. bye, tony. we'll be right back. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. d add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. this week before the fifthbefo anniversary of his deaths, trayvon parents are releasing a book about his parent. sabrina fulton and tracey martin say the book is more than what they both went through their son's death.th. they hope it helps people copeoe with the loss of a loved one. it also featur

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the do with the bill cosby case. it will be done by spring. >> there's so many interesting people who could grace that side of that building and it's an iconic restaurant. ? >> always fun to see a mural coming up. i like watching them paint it. >> you're wearing red, you're wearing red and tracie potts too. >> i saw that. >> if we had sent out a memo we wouldn't have done it. >> chuck is sticking out like a sore thumb today. still looks good though. >> still looks fantastic and it's because we're so happy it's friday. as we go through today, it's going to be colder and the weekend is going to be colder and it's going to feel more like winter but it's not all that bad. a few flurries this afternoon, that will be pretty and those temperatures will be seasonable for this time of year and even next week we have a chance for flurries for the next part of the week. right now in the district, temperature because it's still breezy. not going to be as windy as yesterday but it is going to be breezy and that will help to bring

leaders. >> reporter: the alis say the decision to paint over the mural is not about their friend bill cosby. >> mr. cosby is our brother despite any actions. he's still our brother. we love him dearly and want nothing but the best for him. >> reporter: who some are suggesting for the new mural. >>> we've been asking you to weigh in on facebook today how do you feel about the bill cosby mural outside ben's chili bowl being painted over? many of you say it was long overdue. >>> prince george's county schools are experiencing a record high in graduation rates. coming up next on news4, what's the secret. the auto show. there is total school fcool fac, but coming up we're going to talk about the latest safety technology. >>> and a wind advisory still in effect for most of the area until 7:00 p.m. and big changes in our temperatures. i'm tracking a y25eiy y16fy >>> if you're just joining human error may be investigated as the reason doors opened on a yellow line train before it reached a stop. the operator at the controls is the same man involved in that deadly smoke incident at la font plaza. >>

what about the old mural and bill cosby?ow that some folks didn't like cosby up there since the sexual assault allegations. the mural was even defaced at one point. but cosby, as you may know, is a friend of the family and they say a long time supporter. so we did ask the question and kamal ali told us the decision to paint over the mural has nothing to do with the cosby scandal. >> he's done a lot for us. he's been with us for over 50 member, you take the good with the bad. you know, you don't condone -- you love them for who they are and we all make mistakes, so you deal with that. >> reporter: coming up, more from the ali family about this decision and also how you can weigh in on what should go up on this mural now. >>> we've been asking a lot of you to weigh in on facebook. how do you feel about the bill cosby mural outside ben's chili bowl being painted out? so far, a lot of you say this was long over due. >>> if the traffic in our area drives you up the wall, you're not alone. in fact, a new survey puts both washingto

. >> the key witness for the prgs in the bill cosby case was in montgomery county today. she gave a dep significance in her defamation lawsuit. her deposition comes as she plans to testify later this year in bill cosby's sex assault trial. hahnemann university hospital is launching a new program for transgender patients, the philadelphia hospital announced it's new gender affirmation program today. hahnemann calls it a first for an academic medical center in the region. >> businesses in philadelphia's gayberhood are asked to undergo training now for -- people of color are experiencing discrimination. it will be testing bars in this neighborhood to see if people are treated differently. leaders also say they're consider yanking funding from any agency that doesn't follow the city's fair practices ordinance. >> anyone in new jersey who denise access to a service dog could soon be fined. cherry hill high school student. the charlie's law bill would create a $250 fine for not allowing someone with a service dog in a business or other place. >> up next we continue to track the

the family decided to paint over some of the murals including the one of bill cosby.stomers said after bill cosby was accused by some women of sexual assault it was hard to look at his picture on the wall. the owners say the decision to come up with the new mural has nothing to do with bill cosby but you can submit your suggestions on who you u the new mural will be done by spring. >> google maps can now tell you how hard it is to find a parking spot before you leave the house. a new feature, the parking difficulty icon is displayed in 25 u.s. cities including washington. the info isn't real time. it uses a similar method to estimate busy times at local businesses using local data. i'm landon dowdy. >>> thank you. four things you need to know. today a man accused of groping more than 70 women will appear in d.c. court. the most recent incident happened on wednesday morning. he's charged with a felony. >>> we now know about an upcoming phone call between president trump and russia. this is happening tomorrow. russian president vladimir putin is expected to congratulate

bill cosby charged with sexually assaulting former temple university employee, andrea constant. >> well irk authorities say they're closing in on the gunman who killed 39 people, in an istanbul night club on new years eve. officials said wednesday, that the unnamed suspect, shown in this selfie video, was from china's wiger community, probably member of terror cell. the government has detained dozens of people in the effort to find accomplices of the suspect. >>> well, the amount of snow we're getting nothing compared to what they're seeing in part of up-state new york. >> nearly 2 feet of snow has fallen near lake erie and ontario. buffalo got 22 inches of snow thursday. people north of syracuse saw 20 inches, forecasters say lake effect storm could dump another foot or two of snow by the weekend. >> and the snow in buffalo even stranded some school buses last night in many cases the buses were delayed picking up kids from school to take them home. so the children had to stay at the school's late. traffic was at a stands still in many places, in and around the buffalo area. >> and than

which featured bill cosby. used show a famous musician from dc an former president barack obama. e owners have been embroiled in controversy because they wouldn't remove it. people were upset because it also showed cots cosby critics want the restaurant to children it up. now. it's a blank space. >> it's been there five years. it's kind of weather beaten and worn and we decided let's just do something spanking brand new for the next five year >> the whole country seems to be changing. most importantly what the community >> the owners are letting people put their own messages on the wall for now. >>> new mothers in new jersey are being sent home with an extra something inside the box they will get when they take their new baby home. >> i certainly do do you see that white? we're talking the next chance of snow with a clipper that will be moving our way over the course of the weekend. coming up with your seven-day. >>> safety feature on the elant >>> down the shore better hold on tight to that balloon. atlantic city has joined several other jersey shore towns to band people from rel

the family thats owns the landmark painted over the existing murals including the one of bill cosby. the owners say since it's a new year, it's time for a new mural. it is now white and ready for your suggestions. >> so far, barack and michelle are trending really hard. >> martin cooto h o influences the children, children, >> some customers said after bill cosby was accused by several women of sexual assault it was hard to look at his picture on the wall. the owners say their decision to come up with a new mural has nothing to do with that controversy. the new mural will be done by spring. >>> after the break, a look inside an art museum that's becoming a favorite of local millennials. >> oim britney johnson, announced an all-star lineup for fifth annual festival in d.c. this spring. headliners will be taking the stage as well as a lot of other acts that will be coming as well to the festival. for more information, search in our app and there will be a whole week of events ahead of the festival. all that information isof >>> when we go to a museum we stand and quietly look at the ex

. >> good thing there in india and their blind, that back because they are all dressed like bill cosbyhat, -- >> stick your trunk and someone else's drink. >> tom: when you think of bill cosby, you used to think of sweater jokes. it used to go somewhere else. >> that was a sweater jokes. >> tom: but we couldn't keep nick over here -- >> i can't help your filthy mouth. [laughter] >> tom: all of us equally. we all suffered. >> all right. >> tom: i think the show is over. >> sorry for mentioning the elephant in the room. sue and very special thanks bh, tim young, ambassador john bolton, and nick mullin. we got ten seconds left, say good-bye everybody. ♪ >> mexico's leader tells president trump, "no mas." this is "special report" ." good evening prayed welcome to washington. i am james rosen sitting in for bret baier. president trump's insistence that mexico will pay for a wall along its border has triggered the trump administrations first full on diplomatic desktop. mexico's president has canceled a visit to washington. mr. trump spokesman floated the idea of a 20% tax on mexican imports

the resa last night- painting over images of bill cosby, barack obama, donny simpson and chuck brown. now -- ben's wants you to help design the new mural. it's asng for input online. we'll link you to the site at wjla.com. in a abc-7 consumer alert, its' that time again.... tax season. so this morning we want to tell you about some ways to get more money back this year. there's thousands of dollars in tax refunds you might be missing out on. how about - the earned income tax credit which is available to eligible families earning less than about $53,000 it could be worth more than 6-thousand dollars. also often forgotten --- the child and dependent care credit. it helps cover childcare costs for eligible working families with kids under 13 that could be worth dollars. the capitals are heading into the all star break with the most points in the n-h-l. the eastern conference leading caps, were on the ice last night in new jersey against the devils. evgeny kuznetsov lead the night scoring two goals. alex ovechkin added a goal and an assist of his own. they make it look easy, skating past

painting over images of barack obama and bill cosby.ow they want you to help them design the new mural, so they are asking for input. we have a link to their website on our website, wjla.com. withn: 7 on your side health matters and a growing outbreak of mumps on the west coast. the cdc is helping to bash is working to help the washington state department of health. our 78 confirmed and probable cases of mumps since october. doctors are urging everyone to get vaccinated and take precautions. meanwhile, little girls doubting their future? this is according to a study published today in the journal "science," showing girls as young as six can be led to believe that men are smarter and more talented, making them less likely to pursue ambitious careers. at 400 children between the ages of five and seven. researchers say that it is a sign that gender bias starts early. jonathan: this is an example of a guy not all that smart. before you see the video, he is ok. but watch. skiing in the thick snow, goes over the edge, and that is a cliff. sec

for a change that is what owners of the restaurant in washington a about a mural which featured bill cosbyas at ben's chile bowl and it often showed famous musician there that area and former president barack obama, owners have been embroiled in the controversy because they would not remove it. people were upset after sexual assault allegations against cosby kept growing and they decided no, it is time to get rid of it and it is a blank space. >> it ising there for five years, it is kind of weather beaten, worn and we decided to do something brand new for the next five years. >> new faces on there and let most importantly what the community wants up there. >> so there you can see it is blank, they are letting people put the their own messages on the wall for now. meanwhile customers will vote on who the restaurant should feature, up next. >>> ups is training drivers to recognize and report human trafficking. the company is working with the truckers against traffic king organization. they have have 8,000 drivers and they will get training by end of the year, pilot version of the project was

. >>> montgomery county district attorney says that bill cosby's trial should remain in the county. however, is he not opposed to having an outside jury being brought in to hear the case. cosby's lawyers says that the news conference made juror bias inevitable. he is charged with sexual assaulting a former temple employee in 2004. >>> well, you'll need extra money if you plan to use the pennsylvania turnpike this weekend. a new toll increase goes into effect on sunday. the 6% increase impacts drivers who use cash and the easy pass. the money will help fund projects to rebuild and widen the turnpike. >>> all right and two weeks from now president-elect donald trump will become our country's next president and the inauguration is friday, january 20th, as we look at the downtown -- countdown. today the president-elect will receive a briefing on the hacking of the election and the intelligence agencies unanimously concluded that russia is responsible for the hack. >> he is getting the briefing today and we just were very concerned about all the leaks that happened and people running to

." >> montgomery county district attorney says he won't oppose bill cosby's motion to bringing in jurors from out of the county. he objects to bringing the case out of the area. the 79-year-old's trial is currently scheduled for june. >> president elect donald trump will get a personal briefing tomorrow from the nation's top four intelligence officials. they'll try to convince trump that russia did indeed interfere with the presidential election. the same four officials, including director of intelligence made their case today. trump has dismissed assurances by the intelligence community that russian hackers stole e-mails from the clinton campaign and dnc and got them to wikileaks that dripped them to the public. clapper said there is no way to know if the russian interference altered the election. clapper said this was not just hacking. >> this was a multifaceted campaign. the hacking was only one part of it. it also entailed classical propaganda, disinformation, fake news. >> clapper said he believes russia is an existential threat to the united states. meanwhile while all of this was

it featured bill cosby, former president barack obama, radio host don any simpson and music legend chuck brown. the ongoing sexual assault allegations behind cosby were not the reason behind changes the mural. they said it was just weathered down and time to refresh. you can vote on the new faces you'd like to see on the mural for ben's website. >> i saw a suggestion for jim vance. >>> so windy out there now but even now with winds gusting upwards of 20-30 miles per hour, it's still so much colder than it was. if you left this afternoon without a coat, you might not have been prepared when you stepped out the door later on in the evening. temperatures today fell quickly and those kwwindchills really ce down. we were 61 earlier today. now we're down to 45 degrees but it feels more like 35. winds out of the northwest at 12 miles an hour but those gusts are still up there, 20-30 miles per hour mostly north of d.c. 42 in dulles. the winds will actually help to keep temperatures from falling too low. but that's the actual temperatures. it will, however, create the windchills. that's what we h

gone is the infamous mural of bill cosby. the owners say it's time for a change. images of former president obama, and also painted over. you can vote now on who should be on the new must recall. >> typical 51. just ten days away for the tens of thousands traveling to -- super bowl li. just ten days away for the tense of thousands traveling to houston. >> so this game is in the space capital of the u.s. nasa is getting in on the nfl experience. take a look. >> when tens of thousands of people descend on space city in a few days it's only appropriate we show them what it's all about. and a injury knee to mars does just that. >> i think it's great that the super bowl is in houston. we can show the rest of the country and the world how great of a city houston is and at the same time share our wonderful space program with the public as well. things like this help us do that. >> you tell them astronaut scott kelly. commander kelly and fellow astronaut scott hopkins were the first to hop on the ride. strapped in and a virtual reality headset strapped on they traveled on

simpson, and comedian bill cosby. the restaurant says cosby's upcoming trial on sex crime charges was not the reason for the change. >> it's been 5 years since the mural was first put up there in 2012, and the weather has beat it up bad, and it needed a refresher or repaint, and we decided to let's whitewash and start new. >> they are asking you, who do you want to see on the new mural? check out our wusa 9 app for a link to their website. >>> and there's a makeover for the nation's secretary. silvia matthews burwell will be the head of american university. she was the health and human services secretary until president obama's term ended last week. >>> arlington update on a story from last month. virginia's general assembly is looking a the -- at a bill that would undo the towing regulations from the county. right now the law requires snow companies call businesses and get authorization before they tow a car parked there, but a bill in the house of delegates would get rid of that requirement, and it would raise the a

. >> are new developments tonight in bill cosby sexual assault trial and the district attorney says he will not fill the request to get a jury from another county and the da is opposed to holding the trial somewhere other than montgomery country. he's charged with assaulting former temple employee andrea con stan. >> today officials testified before the senate armed services committee telling lawmakers there's no doubt russian leadership interfered in the election. and assessment president-elect trump dismissed. >>> and former indiana senator john coats director of national intelligence. >> tickets are hot off the press presenting press officials unveiled them today, 250,000 all which are color coded and use high tech security features. they will be delivered for public distribution next week. >> an update to a story we brought you at 11 tall deing acollege band will march at trump's inauguration despite intense debate of whether or not they should. billy hawkins announced that decision in the afternoon and dueling petitions circulated and some encouraged the band to back out. tall dei

restaurant's famous mural, featureing chuck brown, bill cosby, barack obama now gone. it is a white wall with the words new year, new mural. the family says the mural was weather worn and simply time for a change and not because of the controversy surrounding the sex assaults surrounding business cosby. i'm just wondering and thinking we're the not the patience. we're just ben's chili bowl. let's see most importantly what the community wants up there. for now the d.c. landmark is allowing people to leave their own positive messages on the wall. you can also go to their website and vote on who should be featured on the next mural. about p 20 names on the list. some of the names list from rosa parks to eleanor homes norton to prince, rachel ray and jimmy falon. the doom's clock is ticking. it what does this mean? here's fox's laura ingle. >>reporter: in an unprecedented move, scientists nogged the hands of of the doom's day clock 30 seconds closer to midnight. the symbolic count down to the end of the world is now two and a half minutes from the he pock lips. the first h

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(giggles) keep on scratchin' attorney kevin steel said bill cosby's trial should remain in montgomeryosby's lawyer filed a motion saying news coverage made juror bias inevitable if not moved out. the entertainer is charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2004. >> a massive water main break floods several homes in northeast philadelphia. >> plus, a would-be burglar is caught on surveillance cameras trying to smash his way into a store that sells surveillance cameras. >> now on "action news," mobile 6 is navigating a slick commute before you have to. the overnight snow might not be sticking to the streets, but it could be a dangerous factor for the morning drive. >> let's take a look at storm tracker 6 live right now, now you can see the snow is pulling off the coast, accuweather is watching the shore for another storm tomorrow. >> we have team coverage of the storm just for you. >> annie mccormick and katherine scott are outside, but first let's go over to david murphy. >> reporter: we have nuisance showers by the coast and another one in reading and berks

. >> are new developments tonight in bill cosby sexual assault trial and the district attorney says he will not fill the request to get a jury from another county and the da is opposed to holding the trial somewhere other than montgomery country. he's charged with assaulting former temple employee andrea con stan. >> today officials testified before the senate armed services committee telling lawmakers there's no doubt russian leadership interfered in the election. and assessment president-elect trump dismissed. >>> and former indiana senator john coats director of national intelligence. >> tickets are hot off the press presenting press officials unveiled them today, 250,000 all which are color coded and use high tech security features. they will be delivered for public distribution next week. >> an update to a story we brought you at 11 tall deing acollege band will march at trump's inauguration despite intense debate of whether or not they should. billy hawkins announced that decision in the afternoon and dueling petitions circulated and some encouraged the band to back out. tall dei

. >> bill cosby wants his case moved but prosecutors are saying it should stay right where it is.id he want to keep sexual assault trial right in montgomery county although the jury can come from another county. the em balanced comedian's lawyers have been arguing for a change in venue is judge has to sign off on that request or not. prosecutors say cosby drug and molest add woman he knew that was temple university. he says it was all consensual. his trial is set for june. >>> developing to night, the kind of crime that's becoming all too familiar in some neighborhoods. police are on the hunt for a group of men who pretended to be with the gas company then burst into an elderly man's kensington home and robbed him. fox 29's bruce gordon is live at the 24th police district headquarters. bruce? >> reporter: lucy, you'd think this kind of thing should never happen but in our case, it's actually happened twice to the same man. a man you're about to meet. at least hear from. >> in the darkness surrounding the 3500 block of emerald street richard speaks to us through the male slot of hi

. >>> montgomery county district attorney said he will not oppose bill cosby's motion to bring in a jury of town. his trial is scheduled for june. >> crews work to clean up a massive water main break in north philadelphia. >> looking live outside city hall. you can see the snowflakes flying in the winds. we'll have more on the first snow of the season when "action news" comes right back. every roller shade in the store. blinds to go. blinds for life. it's blinds to go's roller shade sale! right now take 20 percent off hundreds of styles, fabrics and colors. plus free installation with any purchase of $1000 or more. our best-selling product just got 20% better. blinds to go. blinds for life. 6 is navigating a slick commute. the overnight snow may not be sticking to the streets, but it can be a dangerous factor for the purpose of the morning drive. >>> right now philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools are opening on time. check 6abc.com and our news app to see if there are any closings. >> do your normal routine, because i don't know that it will happen. good morning, we're switching

. >>> there are new developments in the bill cosby's sexual assault trial. montgomery county district attorney now says he won't fight cosby's request to select injury friday another county, however, d.a. remains opposed to helding trial somewhere else, other than montgomery county. cosby is charged with sexually assaulting former temple university employee andrea constand. >>> when we come back on "eyewitness news" could busy roads be bad for the brain. our stephanie stahl breaks down new findings that show areas where lots of traffic could increase risk of a serious mental disorder. >>> a big boost to philadelphia's african-american museum, the way this check will benefit that museum and those who visit, pat. >> joel embiid is making a strong push for nba all-star game but does he have extra motivation? we will discuss, plus is there a way millville native and al mvp mike trout could leave angels. phillies tans ears should be perking up, a crazy loop hole could help, we will tell but tonight sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be de

. >>> in other news this morning, district attorney prosecuting bill cosby's case said it should stay in montgomery county. he would be okay with bringing in jurors from out of town. cosby's attorney filed a motion last week to either move the trial or bring in a jury from another county. cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. he says he's innocent. the philadelphia district attorney's office is responding to criticism from the fraternal order of police for not pressing charges against a teenage girl allegedly involved in a fight with an officer. video went viral earlier this week. police say the girl slapped the officer in the face in southwest philadelphia. then the officer threw the teen to the ground and punched her. the officer has been placed on administrative duty. the teen adds we said was not charged in the case. the head says the da is quote looking the other way. a spokesperson for the district attorney roesponded with a statement saying district attorney williams will never apologize for. the district attorney believes everyone should be trea

. >> new developments now in bill cosby's sexual assault trial. the montgomery county district attorney says he won't fight cosby's request to select a jury from another county. however, the da remains opposed to holding the trial somewhere other than montgomery county. cosby charged with sexually assaulting former temple university employee, andrea con stands. >> well the 101st pennsylvania farm show starts tomorrow in harrisburg. there you will find true work of art. a 1,000-pound butter sculpture that was unveiled yesterday at the farm show grounds. jim victor and marie pelton of conshohocken hands crafted the scene depicting landscape of farms and hillsides giving way to a forest. the artists say dairy farmers are environmental stewards of the lands, air, water and community. >> i love butter. well, one of the teams usa's olympic heroes will be here in philly tonight. >> gymnast sim old biles will be at the free library. you may remember she won a record four gold and one bronze for her athletic feats in rio. tonight at 7:30 at the central lib

owners decided they wanted d to pull the mural but notu because of the controversyt conr surrounding bill cosby they felt it was time for a tim change. fox5's alexander limon shows sos us. >> reporter: quite a shockr:te when you walk up to ben's's chili bowl and see this wall where that big bright b mural used top stand.. now, the big question becomesqus what's going toti replace it? a? new year, new mural. ral. the words written in black black spray paint on a now starknow white wall have replaced thell h faces that included chuck brown donny simpson barackdonn obama and bill cosby.cb >> it's been there for five years. it's kind of weather beaten bean and warn and we decided let'sids just do something spanking brand new for the next fivext e years. >> reporter: virginia alii who has owned ben's chili bowlol with her husband ben sinces 1958 says it was simply timely e for a change.chnge. the d.c. landmark that ishatis known for serving up chili and half smokes had also beenmo serving up ak dose of controversy after declaring they wouldn'ty remove the murall that portrayed bill cosbyill co follo

but the mural attracted many with the image of former president obama, bill cosby, d.j. simpson. cosby was the most famous vito to eat in 2009. cosby image is controversy initial the wake of the allegation he sexual assaulted dozens of women. someone painted a picture of kim jong un over cosby and the owner says it has nothing to do with the cosby investigation or obama leaving office but it instead needs a new look. overnight they repainted wall. >> it has been five years. a lot of change in the country. time to change the mural. put new faces up there. >> among the ideas submitted, martin luther king, prince, many, many other icons. coming up at 5:00, we will tell you the top two choices right now and what they want to paint here on the new mural. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 michelle: all right. it's up to the people. two would you put on the new mural? there are 48 choices on the ben's chili bowl website. we have a link for you at our website wjla.com. jonathan: well, in the last hour and a half, white house spokesman sean spicer told the press pool how president trump

the famous mural that included bill cosby that remained outside the landmark despite the allegations against the comedian is now gone. paintings of former president barack obama, and simpson are also gone. they say it was time for a change. >> new year, new mural. it's been five years since the mural was first put up there in 2012. the weather has beat it up pretty bad. we said let's whitewash it and start new. let the people decide who they want up there. >> now the restaurant plans to replace the mural as you just heard and you can vote for who you think should be there. among the candidates are michelle obama, merriam barry, and prince. >> hundreds of people plan to take part in the annual march for life in d.c. it comes on march which pushed for reproductive rights. more people are now expected for tomorrows event. >> they're tuning the instruments at george mason university's eagle bank arena. the place is sold out tonight for a 7:00 p.m. evening prayer service for young people planning to attend the march for life. >> we have 8500 young people from all across the country. >> ke

richard: overnight owners painted over what had been images of former president obama, bill cosby, d.j. simpson and go-go legend chuck brown. >> there are a lot of changes going on. we said it's time to change the mural and put new faces up there. >> cosby the most famous visitor until mr. obama came to eat in 2009. the cosby image controversial in the wake of the allegations that he has sexually assaulted dozens of women. >> does it enter into it? >> no. good again. richard: someone painted an image over kim jong un over cosby. the owner says the makeover has nothing to do with the cosby investigation or mr. obama leaving office. >> i'm torn between the two emotions. >> it gives you a feel for washington, for this place. because the mural is a pretty well-known thing. >> they will keep soliciting names through the end of february. start painting in april hay they hope. some of the iconic names talked about are martin luther king, muhammad ali. the top two names right now in the contest, mr. and mrs. obama. reporting live, richard reeve abc7 news. alison: we will watch and see what hap

(giggles) keep on scratchin' >> montgomery district attorney kevin steel said bill cosby's trial shouldin in the county. else not opposed to an outside jury coming into to hear the case. the entertainer is charged with drugging abbey sexually assaulting a former university employee at his cheltenham home. >>> happening today, debbie reynolds and carrie fisher will be laid to rest. a private memorial was held at the beverly hills compound where the actress lived. meryl streep and other a-listers attended. fisher died last week suffering cardiac arrest. a day later her mother died at a s&p stroke. a public memorial is being planned. >> 6:27 is the time. we have team coverage of the first bout of the snow of the year next. >>> mobile 6 is making its way along the benjamin franklin parkway. snow is coming to an end. slick spots could remain until the rest of the morning. karen rogers will help you with the morning commute. woah! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. woah, woah! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. y

the family painted over some of the murals including the one of bill cosby.ou can see now the wall outside of ben's is white. there's some writing on there. the owners say new year it's time for a new mural. the restaurant is taking suggestions about who you want to see up there next. a lot of famous people and civil rights activists, martin luther king, jr.'s name, the obamas, you know, just to name a few, so you know, if they're taking suggestio suggestions, just going to put that out there. >> can you imagine jim vance's picture on the outside of there? take a look outside this morning where a lot of you are waking up to temperatures in the 30s and 40s. how to dress the kids when we check back in with weather. >> they are the grocery apps taking hold of shoppers everywhere. how much money they can actually save you. >> and an area mom demanding answers. what her daughter's school is saying after her three-year-old wanderedway from class. a it's perfect. it's beautiful. there's nothing we would change about it. >>> welcome back. we want to get right to the

and quite possibly the most sensational case of 2017 is the trial of america's dad, bill cosby.ur living rooms as the patriarch of the huxtable family. cosby is facing a sexual assault accusation in court this year. former temple university employee andrea constand alleges the 79-year-old entertainer drugged and molested her at his pennsylvania home in 2004. prosecutors want 13 of his 50 accusers to testify. they say to show cosby had a signature pattern of behavior that spanned decades. cosby's attorneys claiming that his failing eyesight and age rendering him unfit. his attorneys have denied the allegations from these women. trial is set to begin this summer. >> so many of them. >> so many. and there's sergeant bo bergdahl who has been sarjed with -- >> court marshall. >> yes. leaving his fellow soldiers over in afghanistan. what do we know about this? >> we know it's set in april, 2017. and i think what's very interesting is that one of the charges, this charge that he deserted his fellow soldiers he's looking at a possible life sentence. the attorneys have asked president ob

bill cosby wants his case moved. prosecutors want it to stay put.y say his sexual assault trial should stay right in montgomery county. although the jury can come from another county. the embattled comedian's lawyers have been arguing for a change in venue. prosecutors say cosby drugged and molested a woman he knew through temple university. he says it was all consensual. the trial is set for june. >>> ♪ >> chester not exactly known for economic development and people rushing to the city to do business but even in the middle of darkness and violence and under developed neighborhoods there's light and hope. >> local man took our bill anderson on a tour of series of downtown blocks getting developed to show you you can make a difference in your neighborhood for goodness sake. >> reporter: most of the time you hear about chester in the news it's not about positive things. but at least one man says that chester's story isn't being told truthfully. it's really about development, community and success and he wants to you see it. devon walls is a successfu

starknow white wall replaced the faces that inclued chuck brown donnyoy simpson barack obama and bill cosby. >> it's been there for fives bet years.he it's kind of weather beaten bea and worn and we decided let's's just do something spanking brand new for the next five years. >> virginia alley says it wasyss simply time for a change.chge. the d.c. landmark that isark tht known for serving up chili andid half smokes had been serving up a dose of controversy aftera declaring they wouldn't removeme on the mural. >> i think it'ons interesting we always have this moralis outrage. when you look at abrahamk at arm lincoln and some of the things that happened with sally thinksa of some of the historicalical figures will that owned slaves that lynched black people. pe >> even now that the mural andwe cosby have been removed peopleoe have >> absolutely surprised. su i'm just wondering -- i'm -- 'm thinking we're not the united ud nations, we're just ben's chili bowl.chil >> reporter: for now ben'sorow welcomes people to put their th own messages on the wall.all there's just one rule. >> negative imag

. >> new developments in bill cosby sexual assault trial.unty district attorney now says he won't fight cosby's request to select injury fry another county, how much, the da remains opposed to holding the trial somewhere other than montgomery county. cosby is charged with sexually assaulting former temple university employee andrea constant. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, president-elect trump says no thanks to a parting gift from the obama's. what he doesn't want the current family to leave at the white house when they move out. >> plus, comfort k9's in court. growing trend in america. we'll introduce to you one dog that helps children be more comfortable on the witness stands. >> and this might be the cutest therapy session we've ever seen, a baby elephant goes swimming as part of her rehab. we'll have the story coming up. >> ♪ slip-sliding away ♪ >> as we've been telling you, those roads are slick this morning. take it slow. of course we don't want you to be slip-sliding away. katie has the forecast, that's next. >> ♪ ♪

key rugs witness in the bill cosby's penning sexual assault trial was in norristown yesterday, andreastand was there to give a deposition in her defamation lawsuit begins former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor she says he publicly under mind her credibility. constand says that cosby drugged and molested her. castor who was d.a. at the time declined to pursue that case and called this most recent litigation an attempt to influence the d.a. race from 2015 which he lost. the tenthtive date is june 5th , the trial on this defamation case is scheduled for as early as august. >>> now employers cannot ask how much you make when you try to get a job in philadelphia we are first city to ban employers from asking about your salary history. mayor jim kenney signed the bill into law monday, banning employers from asking people how much they made when they worked for somebody else. supporters say this is a big step to closing the wage gap between men and women. comcast says it will be will challenging this in court, that company says the law goes too far in duck taiting how employ

key prosecution witness in bill cosby's pending sexual assault trial was in norristown on monday.tand was there to give a deposition in the the defamation lawsuit begins former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor she says he publicly under mind her credibility. constand says that cosby drugged, molested her, castor, the d.a. at the time, declined to pursue the case and then castor called the litigation an attempt to influence d.a. race from 2015 which he lost. tentative date for cosby's trial is june 5th. trial in the the defamation case is scheduled for as early as possibly august. >>> they cannot ask you how much you made in your last job anymore and we are first big city to do this. this just happen. mayor jim kenney signed a bill this is law banning employers from asking potential hires what they made at the their previous employer. supporters say that it is big step towards closing wage gap particularly between women and men. women were hurt by this. comcast says it will challenge the measure in court, the company say the law goes too far in dictating how employe

change andmily s not becab of the controversy surroundingug sex assault allegationslleg against bill cosbynking we're not the united nations we're just ben's chili bowl. bowl. >> the whole country appears to be changes.h let's put up new faces up facesp there and let's see moste ost importantly what the communitywt wants up there.nts up there. >> the d.c. landmark is. landmak allowing people to leave theirhr wall. you can go to their web site and vote on who should be be featured on the next memorial. >> ♪♪ >> mural. memorial might be a strong word. i think it's just going to be mg a mural.'s jt go 5:54 is our time now. no let's take a look at our at facebook fan of the day say sa good morning to ija wallace.alc. she says she's one of fox's f biggest fans.bigg >> she has been watching since a teen. she says from 6:00 a.m.een to o good day d.c. we are on her tvrv because it's like hanging out ot with some good friends.rinds. she adds it's only fox5 in her r house. there you go. there you go we appreciate that.. are if you would like to be fan ofea the day, just post your picture below this

quite possibly the most sensational case of 2017, a trial of america's dad, bill cosby., beamed into our living rooms as the patriarch, cosby faces a sexual assault accusation in court this year. former temple university employee alleges the entertainer drugged and molested her at his pennsylvania home in 2004. prosecutors want 13 of his 50 accusers to testify. they say the show "cosby" had a pattern of behavior that spanned decades. cosby's attorney claim his age and failing eyesight render him unfit to defend himself. many deny the allegations from the women. trial is set to summer. >> quite a legal year coming up. thank you for that. >>> coming up in the next half hour, a pair of new year's day protest. brazen stunts in hollywood and minneapolis that stunned onlookers. how did they pull it off? >>> first, millions of air travelers who packed the skies this holiday and what many of them left behind at the airports. what you need to know about the airport lost and found before you take your next trip. you're watching kw ining "world now." >>> "world news now" continues

and quite possibly the most sensational case of 2017 is the trial of america's dad, bill cosby, for years our living rooms as the patriarch of the huxtable family. cosby faces a sexual assault accusation in court this year. former temple university employee andrea constand alleges the 79-year-old entertainer drugged and molested her at his pennsylvania home in 2004. prosecutors want 13 of his 50 accusers to testify. they say to show cosby had a signature pattern of behavior that spanned decades. cosby's attorney's claiming that his age and failing eyesight render him unfit to defend himself. his attorneys have consistently denied the allegations from these women. trial is set to begin this summer. >> quite a legal year coming up. our thanks to sunny hostin for that. >>> and coming up in our next half hour, a pair of high-profile new year's day protests. brazen stunts in hollywood and minneapolis that stunned onlookers. so, how did these daredevils pull it off? >>> but first, those millions of air travelers who packed the skies this holiday and what many of them left behind at the airports

bill cosby is not new to tv but "the cosby show" is different.scrambled. >> coming up. >> they talked about parenting. previous to that on television 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! >> it helps the casting a lot in television. the kids were just great. >> if you were the last person on this earth, i still wouldn't tell you. >> you have to tell me what you did. ju tell me what's 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 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 is feeling something, you get to t