on june. >> i don't know how you do that in two days how do you find anybody that doesn't know bill cosby>> or anything that he has didn't from fat albert, pudding pops, little bill. >> reporter: well, guys, what they are trying to do is, everyone knows bill cosby. everybody knows the cosby show it is whether you can take those, that and use the evidence in the facts of the case. so they know everyone will know about this case, it is just how much they know and how much emotionally invested they are in this case. >> i got you. >> okay. >> all right. >> speak with you next hour. >>> we will bring in someone who will talk about what the jury selection process will be like. >> she's an expert. >>> developing out of new castle county delaware and off-duty state trooper is involved in the shooting overnight. >> police believe that she fired her service weapon, during a fight, domestic altercation inside of her own home there. steve keeley on the scene, what else have you learn. >> troopers are allowed to drive their vehicles home even though they are mark. that is you why see a big delaware st

bill cosby denies the charges against him. the conservatives have been warned that their chaltion to the social care in england could fail because of variations in how some councils administer the payments. we'll bring you all the details. hello and welcome to the programme. we're live until iiam. throughout the morning we'll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. the green party launch their general election manifesto at around 10.30am. we'll bring that to you live and we'll look at how internal facebook documents appear to show that in some cases its moderators tolerates violent threats, bullying and self—harm. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning. use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. labour is promising english students who start university courses in england this autumn won't have to pay tuition fees if the party wins the election. labour has pledged to abolish fees from 2018, but says it wa nts to abolish fees fr

some who are star struck and fans of bill cosby. e prosecution will aim younger, more discerning candidates. questions that will likely be asked in the courtroom include are you a fan of "the cosby show," and are you the victim of sexual assault or know anyone who was victimized. they have to agree on 12 jurors and 6 alternates. they will return to montgomery county for the june trial. they will hear the sexual assault case stemming from 2004 when bill cosby allegedly molested temple university employee andrea constand at his cheltenham home. he denies any wrongdoing and suggested in a recent radio interview that racism may be behind the accusations. the jury will be sequestered in a hotel for the duration of the trial. a practice one local judge does not like. >> when you tell people you can't do this, you can't do this, and you can't do that in today's environment with social media, there's all kinds of temptations out there. >> reporter: blood will be in the -- blood will be ill cosby e courtroom during the selection. he will not

an exact date has not been set. >>> jury selection is starting in pennsylvania for bill cosby's sexual assault trial. he's charged on charges that he drugged and molested a woman in his home in 2004. he claimed the sexual encounter was consensual. cosby has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct. his trial is scheduled to begin on june 5th and expected to last about two to three weeks. the 12 selected jurors and six alternates will be sequestered. >>> the drafr in the deadly car rampage in times square is speaking out. telling the "new york post" he was trying to get help before last week's tragedy. 26-year-old richard rojas said he looked out to get a local activity ran counselor but had to wait for several weeks. he went for a drive but doesn't remember mowing down 26 people killing one of them. he said i want to apologize to all the victims' families and my mom. rojas is facing multiple charges including second-degree murder and 20 counts of attempted murder. >>> turning to dangerous and deadly weather. in texas a powerful wind there and pouring rain caused havoc. one 14-year-o

bill cosby: i don't want to have out whatere and figure believe is the truthful answer. linsey: the judge has said he testimony from one other accuser. all along, cosby has maintained innocence. guilty, hee found could face up to 10 years in prison. linsey davis, abc news, pittsburgh. caught on camera, four waterspouts pop up at the same time in greece. they are tornadoes that form water and experts say they can be just as dangerous as route -- overland overland. >> you don't see those in the high ef3, but enough to flip over both. we had one over a bridge the got a big semitruck. doug: you are not safe on the water, even though it's different than overland. no worries about that here, but do have or is about sunshine. we are locked into a pattern nonstop have showers and sunday come out a little bit. and then showers come back and processt this whole through thursday. take a look at the school, this image, 63 degrees and the morning, clouds and rain, clouds and rain, clouds and rain. the rain ended and we are left skies, that's the story for much of the main body is laid

that's the thing finding jurors who will see the other bill cosby, not the current bill cosby.have been so intense. a lot of people out there have made up their minds about how they feel about bill cosby. it's not just this as well. he was having a contentious relationship with the african-american community because of the moral statements he was making that were challenging black families and that the revolution is in the home. the way he was saying things in the white community, they felt he was condescending and not -- and being too much of a moralist. actually, you want to get -- into the weeds of this, that's what came to hurt him in having the documents unsealed from the civil case. but i digress. but the bottom line is that he's got -- he's in a tough position for a lot of reasons. and his team is hoping they can salvage something of his reputation. >> his accusers, both black and white. great detail, nbc news correspondent ron allen at the courthouse, thank you so much. ari melber is still here with us, i know you have a show coupling up "the point" at 5:00. what do you

and who is there to humanize bill cosby if not bill cosby and his own children? >> reporter: bill cosby is accused of drugging and assaulting one of his alleged victims. he has pleaded not guilty. his trial starts in suburban philadelphia june 5th. >>> it's a muss ---must-see special assignment. these teens are not afraid to speak wh's their parents. hear what they're stressing about and their advice to mom and dad on helping them cope. if my parents only knew and stress airs >> welcome back to the news at noon. canadian prime minister justin trudeaux posted to those fleeing prosecution, terror and war, canadians will welcome you regardless of your faith. diversity is our strength. welcome to canada. president trump's tough stance is prompting some to take the canadian up on his offer. >> reporter: the resettlement program border is often standing room only. they've come to this center for shelter and safety where the director has been welcoming a sudden surge of refugees fleeing the united states for canada. >> this changed dramatically in the sense that on a no

jury selection begins in just a few hours here in the sex assault trial of bill cosby. jury selection will begin in pittsburgh by the way and once the jury is seated, they will then, travel to montgomery county for the trial. how about that. jury selection, and, pittsburgh, and, it is expect to take about two weeks, bill cosby stand accused of drug ging and sexually assaulting temple university employee andrea constand n his cheltenham mansion, this is back in 2004, coming up at 7:00, well, 7:20 or so, our chris o'connell will have a live report from pittsburgh. actually just pennsylvania seven. >>> officials are investigating a, suspicious fire that claim the life of pregnant woman in north philadelphia on sunday. unbelievably tragic story. >> they are calling it a suspicious fire. lauren johnson is live with the very latest, lauren. >> reporter: good morning. this story, far from over which is why philadelphia police are guarding the scene here trying to preserve any evidence. at this point there are two investigations underway how did the fire start? did the woman di

bill cosby left the courthouse a little more than an hour ago. in court today, he was very attentive. he was smiling. even laughed a few times during jury selection. at one time he entertainment giant accused of sexually assaulting then drugging andrea constand a temple university employee back in 2004, he has long maintained his innocence. in court, cosby sat just feet away making eye contact with those jurors in the selection process that now could take another two or three days we're being told. a total of 100 potential jurors were brought in to today. cosby's lead attorney brian mc non mon in a gel says he's hoping to find an impartial jury under this high-profile celeb trial. >> he was mr. cosby doing this morning. >> he's holding up fine. he's looking forward it to. he appreciates all that has been done by the people of pittsburgh and allegheny counsel tow to make this happen and we're looking forward to getting a trial. >> reporter: now jury selection will continue tomorrow and it will last until those 12 jurors and six alternates are seat

he has been with literally every court hearing he has been at bill cosby still in that suv. erday he was met by a flood of photographers. well, today allegheny county sheriff's office made us all not cordond us off but make us stay back because cosby was pushed a little bit yesterday but they asked them to give him some room, he is still in his suv right now. dejesus two of jury selection. yesterday we saw a pool of 100 potential jurors in allegheny county, five of them chosen to day mess likely they will choose more as we wait for bill cosby to arrive for day two of jury selection, guys. >> now again i have been on this show a long time, i can guarantee he will get out of this car when we go to commercial break. >> don't say. that we were okay yesterday, just to time. lets take a break and take him when we come back. >>> i predicted it and when you put it out there, a lot of people say don't put it out there but, yes, of course, in the commercial break from the beginning of the commercial break to the end of the commercial it was bill cosby, non-stop, wall to wall, we missed

final question. >> about the celebrity piece, it's going to be hard for a lot of jurors to separate bill cosbym his image as america's dad. >> that is exactly what i wanted to end with. how, mark o'mara, does the celebrity factor cut, areva thinks it benefits cosby, might it hurt him? >> it could because again he has presented himself out there. the reason we're at criminal trial is because the judge allowed deposition testimony because bill cosby put himself out there as america's dad after the deposition. he is held as america's dad, held to that high standard. a jury may go back, how dare you, with everything you have been given, how dare you do this? it could easily work against him. the o.j. simpson case we looked at and say was he acquitted because of his celebrity status, a lot of people will argue that he was. >> areva, mark, thank you. appreciate you here as always. >> thanks, mike. >> thank you. >> let's check in on tweets at smerconish and the facebook page. what have we got. all these women cannot make this up. joni, i asked exactly that question of bill cosby when i interviewed hi

and bill cosby is in front of them while it plays out. bill cosby walked into the allegheny county courthouse with the help of his defense team and said nothing. his attorney did. he is looking forward to it, he appreciate all that has been done by the people of pittsburgh and allegheny county to make this happen and looking forward to getting the trial. >> it's the beginning of jury selection moved from montgomery to pittsburgh. the selection process got underway an hour ago around 11:00 a.m. the hopes to find an impartial jury in western pennsylvania and bring them to montgomery county for the trial early next month. we asked cosby about that. >> do you think this will be a fair jury out of pittsburgh. again no response. >> reporter: the jury will determine whether he is guilty of aggravate indecent assault against andrea constan each carrying a ten year prison term. constan said cosby invited her to his home where he drugged and molested her. cosby said the sex was consensual and the drugs he gave her was nothing more than benadryl. co

helping you master what's now and what's next. >>> the criminal case against bill cosby begins tomorrowed her in 2004. a rare interview this week telling radio host michael smerconish that there's an effort to attack cosby publicly. >> so, the piling on, so to speak, is a way, certainly an oppressive, impressive way, to get public opinion to come to the other side. >> are you telling me that they're all lying? >> you know better than that. >> now, perhaps previewing the arguments his lawyers will make in court, cosby also hinting that regardless of the race of his multiple accusers, he argues there's a wider racial power structure aligned against him. >> but your accusers are both black and white. >> well, let me put it to you this way. when you look at the power structure and when you look at individuals, there are some people who can very well be motivated by whether or not they're going to work. or whether or not they might be able to get back at someone. >> cosby's team has publicly denied all of these allegations. joining me to discuss what will be a big case is criminal defense at

how many of you believe bill cosby raped you?> reporter: cosby insists any sexual contact was consensual. only two accusers will testify at trial. >> reporter: what difficulty is the defense going to face? >> they're going to have to go pretty hard on these two women who are making accusations. this is not something juries like to see. >> reporter: and the jury is expected to hear cosby's own words about the incident. in statements from a civil case he settled with constand in 2006, cosby admitted to giving her three pills before touching her. and so i continue and i go into that area that is somewhere between permission and rejection. i am not stopped, cosby testified. following defense complaints about negative media, jurors will be selected here in pittsburgh and sequestered for trial back in suburban philadelphia where the alleged crime happened. regardless of what the jury decides, even cosby, once one of the most respected people in america, admitted he may never win back the public's trust. ron allen, nbc news, pittsburgh.

the jury selection, both sides able to determine exactly who gets to try bill cosby. when he walked into the courtroom, there wasn't much surprise. bill cosby's tall but moves slowly escorted as usual, a yellow handkerchief in his pocket. inside an oak panelled courtroom, the judge inform alley addressed 100 potential jurors and the national popularity of the case. then the cosby walked in and didn't directly face his peers who raised a number of plaque ards. 100 people split about evenly male and female. there were about 16 people of color. 86 out of 100 potential jurors reported they heard about the cosby case. more than one-third identified as having been a victim or having a loved one who was a victim of sexual assault. we learned the family of alleged sexual assault victim and formal temple university constand may testify in addition to doctors of other names including and law enforcement. >> reporter: so far cosby spoke to the judge just once to say he was having a hard time hearing each potential juror as they were asked questions from both sides. >> this is st

the stage somehow set here in pittsburgh as the criminal case against bill cosby, the one-time giant in the entertainment world, begins here at the allegheny county courthouse in just hours. . >> reporter: the state of pennsylvania versus william henry cosby begins tomorrow, there will be 100 to 125 potential jurors paraded into the courtroom each day. the players, legendry comedian bill cosby, accused of the sexual assault of temple university employee andrea constand in his cheltenham mansion back in 2004. leading the defense team trial attorney brian mcmonagle responsible for some of philadelphia's highest profile acquittals and the lead prosecutor, montgomery county district attorney kevin steele who campaigned on issue of bringing cosby to trial and presiding over the courtroom, commonplace judge steven o'neill, a villanova law grad and former county solicit orr. potential jurors from allegheny county will answer written questionnaires then ask questions by attorneys, goal? to find out more about the backgrounds, potential biases and what they already know about bill cosby and th

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nbc's ron allen has those details. >> reporter: while bill cosby said in a radio interview last weekwants to be back on stage -- >> i want to get back to the laughter. >> reporter: -- he is facing the start of a criminal trial this week that could make that dream impossible. cosby has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated indecent assault during a 2004 encounter at his home with an employee at temple university where cosby was a trustee, who claims cosby drugged and molested her. >> reporter: in the jury selection process it will be almost impossible to find hem who haven't heard about these allegations. >> reporter: national headlines starting in 2014 as more women accused cosby of conduct to rape. >> how many of you believe you were drugged by bill cosby? how many of you believe bill cosby raped you. >> reporter: cosby insists any sexual contact was consensual. only two accusers will testify at trial. >> reporter: what difficulty is the defense going to face? >> they're going to have to go pretty hard on these two women making accusations. this is not something juries li

when they go into private questioning it's the judge, the prosecution and the defense team with bill cosby. cosby is sitting almost right next to these potential jurors as they answer these questions. cosby has been very engaged. reporting live in pittsburgh, bob brooks, channel 6 action news. >> thank you, bob. >>> residence in manchester, ocean county are being warned to be on the lookout for a black bear. the bear was spotted twice this weekend. police have been using sirens and air horns and water hoses to get the bear to retreat back into the woods. officials say the bear has not been aggressive, but they're warning folks to keep their distance if they see it. >>> it is a done deal. the philadelphia housing authority has completed the purchase of the high school building in north philadelphia. the tha bought the building for $2 million. it will spend $15 million to make renovations. the high school will be managed by the district but operated by an outside contractor called big picture learning. the school plans to open in september. the curriculum will focus on internships and colleg

, goal to find out more about their backgrounds potential bias and what they already know about bill cosby in the charges against him. among some of the potential jury questions, did you watch the cosby show? are you a temple university alumni? have you ever been a victim of sexual assault? the process will continue, until a total of 12 jurors and two alternates are chosen. those jurors will then travel to montgomery county for the duration of the trial that will most likely last at least two weeks. now, information from the courthouse will be tightly monitored by security, reporters are not allowed to transmit any information, from the courtroom, under judge's orders or face the possibility of jail time. it all gets underway at 9:00 o'clock this morning. of course, we will have more coming up next hour. at the allegheny county courthouse in pittsburgh, chris owe could be he will, fox 29 news. >> chris, thank you. >>> is there a man fighting for his life after philadelphia police officers taserd him. this happened near 3100 block of north 24th street last evening. a fresco user sent thus p

at 79 years old, bill cosby is nearly blind and hard of hearing.s slowly wearing the same yellow jacket close to his guide. a stark contrast to the repetitious and sometimes monotonous task of picking the jury. after a long delay, ten selected including the first person of color. she will sit next to five white men and four white women all aware of the sexual allegations. only two victims will be allowed to testify. of the dozens of witnesses, none of them have appeared to be taken with bill cosby's celebrity. they are still working inside. the judge has considered closing this thing out, finishing by 4:30 today and starting up tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. they are trying to wrap up right now as it's 5:30. >>> a country in mourning. the terror threat level in england was raised to critical after an attack last night killed 22 people, many of them children. more than 50 others were wounded. terror played out inman ch manc at an ariana gran day concert. we're learning more about security surrounding that show. security screening was careless. one even sayin

appreciate that. >>> up next, comedian bill cosby's assault trial about to begin.d the first interview anybody had done in more than two years. it made a lot of headlines, but those stories missed the scope of what he really revealed. i'll explain. >> if a man is then free within the law to do what he wants to do and he offers himself in concert, why would people threaten the whole, threaten the people who booked the show. of t. i love that i can pass the membership to my children. we're the williams family, and we're usaa members for life. are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. ykeep you sidelined.ng that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. we asked people to write down the things they love to do most on these balloons. travel with my daughter. roller derby. ♪ no

>> what makes bill cosby bill cosby?> in closing, i just want to thank all of the people who have come to see my shows whenever i appeared at heinz hall and thank you all. >> reporter: and that jury will be bussed who tower montgomery county. they'll be sequesters in a local hotel. eighths trial that's expected to last two to three weeks. iain? >> all right. chris, thank you. >>> now story you saw first here on fox 29. an employee at a popular mainline restaurant caught in an undercover sting selling more than just cocktails and food. police say he was selling cocaine right outside the restaurant. >> and police swooped in today right in the middle of the lunch rush. fox 29s dave schratwieser is radnor tonight with all those crazy details. dave? >> reporter: lucy, information generated from a routine car stop led police to the bartender they set up that sting operation they bought cocaine from him four times and then busted him today. to night he's behind bars on serious charges. dinner customers were back at the tables a

moments ago bill cosby and his legal team leaving court after day one. heading into the entourage and judged by the responses by potential jurors today it may take longer than expected to find an unbiased jury of his high profile trial. >> mr. cosby, how you feeling today? >> bill cosby smiles and shrugs arriving to the allegheny county courthouse surrounded by reporters and photographers but not saying word. inside common pleas court judge steven o'neill and attorneys are in the process of picking 12 jurors and six alternates who will ultimately decide the fate of the 79-year-old comedian. >> how was mr. cosby doing this morning. >> he's holding up fine. he's looking forward to it. he appreciates all that has been done by the people of pittsburgh and allegheny county to make this happen and we're looking forward to getting the trial. >> cosby's lead attorney brian mcgonagle says the defense team is hoping they'll find an impartial western pennsylvania jury to travel to montgomery county for a trial that's set to last at least two weeks. >> we look forwa

on "action news" at 4:00. >>> the second day of jury selection in the sex assault case against bill cosby. the 79-year-old cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a tell pel university employee in 2004. bob brooks is live now outside of the courthouse in pittsburgh. >> reporter: things in court today got underway a little late. the judge said there were hearings happening behind closed doors with the defense and prosecution and at about 11:00 they already picked new two jurors. i want to bring up video, you see bill cosby arrive here to the courthouse that is the 79-year-old you are seeing with help from his aide that was at 7:30 this morning. right now seven jurors are seated. four white men and three white women. that is where we stand. cosby is facing three counts of indecent sexual assault against andrea can stand that happened in 2004. constand says cosby molested and drugged her and he says it was concsensual and he gave her benadryl. since things got started late the 80 are sent home and they have 40 remaining jurors that came back from yesterday they didn't get through, and the

it's day three of bill cosby's trial. and cosby's defense attorney accused the prosecution of a quote, systematic exclusion of african-americans. the claim was made last night when montgomery county da david steele struck two potentially african-american jurors. >> we were trying to get fair and impartial jurors as i said before the city and county of pittsburgh and allegheny county the people are remarkable and the sacrifices they have made. >> and steele says the reason the second jury was struck was she was a former police officer involved in a scandal. and the judge would side with the prosecution for now. and so far seven men and four women, three white and four african-american. and a pool of jurors have been brought in and are being questioned with judge o'neal. and they will head into one-on-one questioning and possibly seated and then 12 jurors and six alternates will travel to montgomery county and decide if he is guilty of sexual accident former employee, andrea constand. >> and we are not sure how far the fire

because bill cosby's defense team wanted an impartial jury. twauk in tomorrow mornjerk the then judge will invite more than 100 people per day so both sides can interview them and decide on 12 jurors and six alterinates. now just 12 people will decide his fate in court. >> from a judge's per spect it's probably the single most important thing you're going to do is help select this jury. >> reporter: he has 20 years experience on the bench. he's presided over cases that's drawn national attention. >> i used to tell the jurors everybody knows something about something, but are you able to put it aside and only decide this case by what you hear on these four walls of the courtroom? >> reporter: that's the oath potential jurors must take. they plan to screen about 125 jurors per day. both sides get to ask questions like are they fans of the cosby show or have they been victims of sexual assault or knew someone who has been victim easized. they'll be sequestered in a hotel, a practice the judge is fond of. >> when you tell me you can't do this, you

appreciate that. >>> up next, comedian bill cosby's assault trial about to begin. first interview anybody had done in more than two years. it made a lot of headlines, but those stories missed the scope of what he really revealed. i'll explain. >> if a man is then free within the law to do what he wants to do and he offers himself in concert, why would people threaten the hall, threaten the people who booked the show. it's about moving forward, not back. it's looking up, not down. it's being in motion. in body, in spirit, in the now. boost® high protein it's intelligent nutrition with 15 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for when you need a little extra. boost® the number one high protein complete nutritional drink. be up for it hi, i'm frank. i take movantik for oic, opioid-induced constipation. had a bad back injury, my doctor prescribed opioids which helped with the chronic pain, but backed me up big-time. tried prunes, laxatives, still constipated... had to talk to my doctor. she said, "how long you been holding this in?" (laughs) that was my movant

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tonight one huge step closer to arguments in montgomery county for comedian bill cosby. maybe actually 12 steps closer. the men and women who will decide if he's innocent or guilty of drugging a woman and sexually assaulting her are now seated on his jury. fox 29's chris o'connell is at the montgomery county courthou courthouse. chris? >> reporter: lucy, that is right. the jury has now been selected in this very high profile trial. a jury who will decide the fate of bill cosby who now comes to montgomery county facing ten to 1220 years in prison. now, he spoke with reporters after court today. >> i just want to be very specific about the wonderful people of allegheny county. >> reporter: bill cosby thanking the people of the pittsburgh area moments after the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates were selected in his felony sexual assault trial. that jury made up of four white women, six white men, one black woman and one single black man. now the trial will move to montgomery county courthouse. it begins june 5th. district attorney kevin steele says soon the world will f

. >>> well, a playboy model gets her punishment for body shaming and details on bill cosby's jiri. the pittsburgh "post-gazette" reports the completion of jury selection for bill cosby's sex assault trial. 1 the injuries and six alternates will hear the cart starting june 5th in a philadelphia and danny mathers and her body shaming case. mathers was charged with misdemeanor of privacy. she photographed an elderly woman who was naked in a gym locker room and posted it on snapchat with a mocking caption. mather was ordered to clean up graffiti for 30 days. >>> confederate monuments are now protected by the state. a bill sign by the government blocks changing or removing monuments that are more than 40 years old. lawmakers call the monuments a tribute to slavery. >>> and "the new york times" says the secretary of education would not rule out funding private schools that discriminate. she said states should decide if schools that won't admit lgbtq stud s money. >>> still to come, the next chapter in arrow space. boeing is picked to design and bill a new military hypersonic space plane.

have arrived, and the stage is now set in pittsburgh, pennsylvania as the criminal case against bill cosby the one time giant in the entertainment world begins here at allegheny county courthouse in just hours. it may be the biggest celebrity trial, since o.j. simpson, the state of pennsylvania verse william henry cosby, the first phase of the jury selection will see 100 to 125 potential jurors paraded in to the courtroom each day. the players, legendary comedian bill cosby, accused of sexual assault of temple university employee, andrea constand in his cheltenham mansion back in 2004. leading the defense team, trial attorney brian mcmonigal responsible for some of philadelphia's highest profile acquittals, and the lead prosecutor, montgomery county district attorney, kevin steel , who campaigned on the very issue of bringing cosby to trial. in presiding over courtroom common pleas judge stephen o'neill a villanova law grad and former county solicitor. picking right jury could take days, potential jurors from allegheny county will answer written questionnaires, and then ask questions by at

the "pittsburgh post gazette" says five jurors have been chosen for bill cosby's sexual abuse trial. due to pre-trial publicity jury selection was moved to pittsburgh. the suspect in a fatal campus stabbing was denied bond. sean urbanski is charged in the death of richard collins. "the washington post" says attorney general jeff sessions is d sanctuary city. his memo says the term covers any local government that fails to cooperate with federal offici officials. >>> we'll be right back. you're watching "cbs this morning". the morning news. we'll continue our coverage of the terrorist attack in manchester. cho? [ train whistle blows ] what?! -stop it! -mm-hmm. we've been saving a lot of money ever since we switched to progressive. this bar is legit. and now we get an even bigger discount from bundling home and auto. i can get used to this. it might take a minute. -swing and a miss! -slam dunk! touchdown! together: sports! >>> here's a look at toda forecast in some cities around the country. >>> british newspapers this morning are reflecting on the nation's

thanks. >>> coming up, picking more jurors in the bill cosby sexual assault trial. his defense team and prosecutors have chosen 11 jurors so far. seven men and four women. only one of the jurors is black. cosby's lawyers are accusing prosecutors of trying to keep african-americans off the jury. for now the judge has rejected the argument of racial bias. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting former temple university employee andrea constand at his cheltenham home in 2004. he claims the encounter was consensual. the trial will begin in montgomery county june 5th. >>> let's head to south jersey. officials say an emergency message that went out about the hope creek nuclear generating station was a false alarm. homeowners in salem and cumberland counties got the false alert around 9:00 last night. officials say the alarm was related to a drill and should have never gone out. >>> an election power auction could decide the future of the remaining reactor at the three mile island reactor. if no one bids to buy power from tmi, the owner says it could close in the next f

. >>> jury selection is underway , for criminal sexual assault trial of comedian bill cosby. attorneys in pittsburgh have begun to work a finding a dozen jurors and six alternates. they will be sequestered 300 miles from home. >> julie grant from kdka in pittsburgh joins us now to tell us how the process is going, julie, good evening. >> reporter: ukee and jessica, good evening to you both. the process is going pretty smoothly so far. we just wrapped up the second face of the voir dire which is the individual juror questioning, there were 21 perspective jurors brought up this afternoon to a table, judge sat in the middle, commonwealth attorneys satan one side, defense counsel on the other side with bill cosby sitting there with them, and of those 21 jurors brought up, five were selected to sit on this jury. three of them are male, two of them are female. they are all white, one is young, one is older, two middle-aged, one is young to middle-aged. there were three black females who were brought up and questioned, two of them were excused for a reason, one was struck by the com

. >>> happening right now comedian bill cosby spoke to the media and thanked the people of allegheny county and that is where 12 juror jurors and six alternates are so far seated in his sex assault trial. half of the jury pool questioned today said they have already formed an opinion on his guilt or innocence those who have opinions aren't necessarily disqualified if they're convincing enough that they can put aside all of that and focus only on the evidence presented. opening arguments began on june 5th in montgomery county. jurors are taking another look at some evidence as they deliberate in the murder trial of a camden county man accused of killing his three-year-old son. the panel asked to watch david creato's interview with detectives and hear a conversation. secretly recorded by the boy's mom. the request came about four hours into the jury's day. creato maintains his son wandered away from his haddon township home in october of 2015. >>> two of the brothers of the man who set off that suicide bomb in manchester, england are under arrest tonight. today british forces carried o

bill cosby denies it all and says any contact was consensual. u want to testify and tell your story? >> no. >> reporter: but jurors are expected to hear cosby's words from a 2006 deposition in a civil case he settled with constand in which cosby said he gave her three ben inadryl pill before touching her. chris pollone nbc news. >>> right now at 5:00, a murder investigation on a local college campus. a student from bowie state is killed while visiting the university of maryland at college park and now we have some new developments in the case. >>> from the investigation into a possible hate crime to the suspect's court appearance today to the reaction by students on campus and for the first time the murdered student's father. >> i'm in no place to feel very many just a deep sense of personal loss. >> and that is our top story. two schools in our area hurting tied together by a killing and a murder investigation. >> a university of maryland student accused of stabbing and murdering a bowie state student today suspect christopher urbanski is in cou

our next half hour coming up on "action news." 10 people are chosen to search on the jury in the bill cosby sex assault case. we have an update from the courthouse in pittsburgh coming up. >>> and a knew tool in the fight against cancer. we'll be right back. >>> police say a man survived after falling down a cliff and getting stuck in a ravine, he was stuck for four days before he climbed on to a nearby golf course despite two broken legs and a broken wrist. they noticed the man and called for help and he was treated for hyperthermia but is expected to be okay. >>> health check there may be a new tool in the fight against some cancers a way of tapping into the body's own immune system. ali gorman is here with the details. >> we are talking about t cells part of the immune system. scientists discovered a new group of cells that could be recruited to cancer treatments and therapies based on t cells are used for fighting cancer and researchers identified a new set of t cell that can recognize tumor cells. if they can find a way to transfer cancer fighting genes to the cells this could lead to

nobody was hurt. >>> jury selection is now underway and comedian bill cosby's sex assault case. cosby at the courthouse in pittsburgh where the jurors are being chosenful they will be taken to montgomery county and sequestered there for the trial in norristown. bob brooks will have a live update at 4:00 p.m. today. >>> in washington, former national security advisor michael flynn will invoke his 5 amendment protection in self incrimination in the senate investigation looking into the russian meddling in the u.s. election. >>> president trump became the first sitting u.s. president to visit the western wall in jerusalem. afterwards, he met with benjamin netanyahu. both downplayed his russian meeting two weeks ago in which he allegedly divulge classified information from an israeli source. >>> tragedy struck at a university of mariel -- maryland. >> we've come upon information in the last 12 hours that concerns us quite a bit with regard to the motive. >> reporter: university of maryland police and the fbi investigating the gruesome killing of a -- buoy university. >> it shows bias

. >> tonight the start of a critical step in deciding the fate of bill cosby. >> 18 men and women from western pennsylvania will be selected as the jury in cosby's sexual assault trial and within the last 15 minutes we've learned that two more jurors have been picked bringing up the total now to five. take a look. they will go from pittsburgh all the way to montgomery county courthouse in norristown where the trial will be held. keith jones joins us live right now from the courthouse in pittsburgh. he was the only local reporter in the courtroom today. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: erin i just tried talking with bill cosby as he left the courthouse. there were five jurors. necessity wrapped up for the day so far. they need 12 active jurors, six alter nats and so far they have three white men and two white women. bill cosby walking through the courtyard didn't say anything, the only time the 70-year-old opened his mouth was to tell a judge he couldn't hear a potential juror seated feet away from him. he appeared interested in the selection process. each potential juror ans

. >>> bill cosby is speaking out about his sexual assault trial scheduled to start next month. he does not plan to testify. he says racism might play a role in the sexual assault accusations against him. cosby spoke to radio host who agreed to include statements from cosby's daughter. >> i believe that racism has played a big role in all aspects of this. >> do you believe in that? >> could be. nefarious is a greek word and i just truly believe that some of it may very well be that. >> bill cosby is accused of drugging and molesting andrea at her home near philadelphia back in 2004. he denies any if there is any drug taking or sex was consensual. >>> summer like heat tomorrow. we could break record highs. >> chief meteorologist topper shutt is out on the terrace. >> it will heat up tomorrow. we will talk about the forecast highs for tomorrow and also thursday. we will go 92 both days. record high tomorrow is 92. that is in jeopardy. record high at dullless is 89 tomorrow. and record high on thursday is 96 downtown. that will be safe. i think tomorrow if we break any record highs

. >>> plus, bill cosby's jury. theg&ibj[:.ñs9vno carrierringriz >>> now to new details about the deadly terror attack at the ariana grande concert in manchester, england. british prime minister theresa may spoke and said police think they know the identity of the attacker. here's what we know -- children are among the 22 people killed, dozens more hurt. people in england are using social media to hunt for people missing since the attack. >> this attack stands out for its cowardice, deliberately attacking children and young people who should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives. >> meantime, in the last couple of hours, president trump called the lone suicide bomber a "loser" and asked nations around to world to work together to stop terrorism. stay with us for updates this morning. >>> philadelphia police expect to make more arrests following a fight among students that was planned in advance on social media. take a look. >> hey! >> witnesses captured the chaos outside a septa station

manslaughter and felony aggravated assault. >>> in his first interview in in more than two years, bill cosbyays race may have been a factor in the sexual assault allegations against him. he spoke with michael smerconish and played part of the interview with cosby's daughter. in which she brought up the issue of race. first, you'll hear her comment and cosby's answer to a brief question. >> i strongly believe my father is innocent of the crimes alleged against him. and i believe that racism has played a big rolen all aspects of this scandal. >> do you agree with that? >> could be. could be. many different nefarious is a great word. >> cosby scheduled to go on trial next month for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 13 years ago. he pleaded not guilty to charges and denies similar claims from dozens of other women. >> another television celebrity is headed to court this time over alleged stolen jokes. a lawsuit accuses conan o'brien as well as the his writers and producers of lifting jokes for a monologue. conan and colleagues argue that it uses facts and commonly us

with minor injuries. >> time right now 5:38 a.m., jury selection begins today in pittsburgh for bill cosby's sexual assault trial. the judge in montgomery ordered the jury pool to come from allegheny county in an attempt to find a panel that was less composed to publicity. the jury will find whether cosby drugged and molested andrea constan back in 2004. cosby claims the contact was consensual. the trial is expected to start in norristown on june 5. >> another live picture from tel aviv, israel as we await the arriving of president trump. air force one is parked at airport. president netanyahu and is wife sara along with others are waiting for the president to step down the steps and to the red carpet. we'll try to capture it live. the president finished a two day visit to saudi arabia culminating with a speech with 50 muslim nations. he pleaded with the country to eliminate islamic extremists. >> drive them out of your places of worship. drive them out of your communities. >> president trump has separate meetings scheduled over the next few days with the israeli prime minister and palestini

not bill cosby.ial, his camp has been trying to soften his image and cast him as a victim of a witch hunt. >> nefarious is a great word. >> reporter: in the radio interview, bill cosby appears to blame racism for his sexual assault scandal. >> i just truly believe that some of it may very well be that. >> reporter: he also seems to claim his dozens of accusers were, quote, piling on. >> are you telling me that they're all lying? >> you know better than that. >> reporte >> he has actually been sued for defamation, so there's no way he's walking into that trap. >> reporter: cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman says it could be part of an effort remind jurors of cosby's presumption of innocence. >> there's always the possibility that defense attorneys look for of jury nullification, that somehow, even in the face of overwhelming evidence, that there may be a reason for jurors to acquit. >> reporter: smerconish will air the interview uncut on his sirius radio show this morning. >> i'm surprised by how mu

. >> people will decide if comeedian bill -- median bill cosby will be guilty of sex assault will behosen today. >> breaking now on "action news," new details on the shooting that happened inside a home in new castle county. >>> fire tragedy a pregnant woman is found dead in a burning home. officials suspected foul play. >>> jury is traditionalling 300 miles -- is traveling 300 miles to determine bill cosby's fate. >> let's go over to david murphy and