and lisa, i want your response because the statement tonight from camille cosby. she compared the allegations against bill cosby to the accusations of gang rape at the university of virginia that was reported for "rolling stone" and now some have questioned the details about that story. here's what she said smep said "many in the media quick to link that story to stories about my husband until that story unwound. none of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim. but the question should be asked, who is the victim?" is she trying to say that cosby's the real victim here, lisa? >> well, she clearly is trying to say that. i think camille cosby might want to take a look in the mirror. i think many of us have nothing but sympathy and compassion for camille cosby. let's remember that bill cosby is a very wealthy celebrity surrounded by attorneys and pr people. camille cosby didn't just off the cuff issue this statement. i'm sure that behind closed doors it was decided that camille cosby should be the one who's going to put herself out there and make

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reporter vinita nair reports camille cosby say she and her husband are the victims. >> reporter: in her first public comments camille cosby maintained her husband of 50 years is not the same person depicted in the headlines. in a statement she said, the man i met and fell in love with and whom i continue to love is the man you all knew through his work. he is a kind generous man. >> he really needs that right now more than anything to have his wife speak up. it's getting harder to defend bill cosby with someone like beverly johnson coming forward and making these accusations. >> reporter: last week, johnson, a former supermodel, became the latest to accuse cosby of drugging her. >> i remember being so disappointed. it was like a family member had betrayed me. >> reporter: camille cosby slammed the media saying, there appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are published or aired. she compared the scandal to a now discredited rolling stone article about an alleged gang- rape at the university of virginia. cosby continued, none of us will ever want to be in the po

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nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: for months, camille cosby sat silently as her husband was asked if the allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted women were true. >> there is no comment about that. >> reporter: she defended bill cosby, in a statement saying, the man i met and fell in love with whom i continue to love is the man you all knew through his work. that man appeared to be the ideal husband on tv. but more than two dozen women have come forward to tell a much different story, most recently supermodel beverly johnson. >> i most certainly didn't think of my legacy as being first african-american model to grace the cover of vogue and drugged by bill cosby. >> reporter: camille cosby says that portrait is of a man she does not know, painted, she says, by individuals and organizations who many in the media have given a pass. she compares the scandal to the discredited rolling stone article about an alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. none of us, she says, ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim, but the question should be asked, who is the

let's start with camille cosby who compared the situation with her husband to the case at uva, which ow mired in controversy. good strategy or bad strategy? >> i think it's a great strategy. camille is the woman who the show was modeled after. she is the global mother figure to the global father figure we all grew to have a beloved relationship with. i think it's important to show they are standing united. they are standing as a family against these allegations. i think it's very timely. i think what camille is sharing is important to note. regardless of the evidence that would have been presented in this case, we do have to look at the fact it's words, words being levied to basically attack the character of someone who is shown as a very different man than the portrait that's being painted in the media of him right now. >> let he me challenge just a tiny bit of that. camille cosby said we wouldn't want to attack the victims, but by going right to the uva story, isn't that, by nature, calling on reporters to challenge and attack the victims and essentially calling more than now 22 wom

promising to pump money into the taj if he gets substantial tax breaks. >>> for the first time camille cosby is expressing herself in the midst of a scandal of her husband, bill cosby. he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted women. >> he is the man that you thought you knew. there appears to be no vetting of my husband's accuser before stories are published or aired. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight. we are learning more about the man that took 17 people hostage inside of an australian cafe. and barack obama delivered a special message to trooped too in emergency. cecily? >> we have a cooldown that in the accuweather forecast. >>> "action news" continues in a moment. >>> australia is reeling in the afternoon math of a deadly hostage crisis this morning. it happened inside of a cafe in the heart of the sydney. an iranian-born gunman took 16 people hostage. several hostages ran from the building. police moved in. in the barrage of gunfire the gunman has been killed and two others. he is man monis. he sent offensive letters to families of australian troops killed in afghanistan. >

>> camille cosby is breaking her silence defending her husband a mid growing accusations of sexual assault. she and bill cosby have been married for more than 50 years, and have four daughters. their son, enis, murdered in 1997. camille cosby released a statement reading in part, quote, the the man i met and fell in love with and whom i continue to love is the man you all know through his work. he is a kind man, a wonderful husband. a different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. it is the portrait after manny do not know. mrs. cosby then went ton say, quote, there appears to be no voting of my husband's accusing before stories are publish or aired. none of us will ever want to be in the position of attack ago victim. but the question should be asked: who is the victim? >> 4:43, and some rain today, katy? >> definitely rain, but thankfully just rain, no mixing, no ice, even in the poconos, too warm, for anything but just plane old rain. >> can i get a wloo. >> i'm celebrating this one. we look ahead to the weekends, there is a storm brewing, definitely a storm aro

camille cosby has a history of defending her husband.m jackson was convicted of extorting up to $40 million from cosby in 1997, claiming he was her father, camille stood by her man even after he admitted in court to an extramarital affair with jackson's mother in 1974. saying through her publicist -- >> all old personal negative issues between bill and me were revolve esolved years ago. >> reporter: now she's comparing that to news conference of an alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. the media were quick to link that to stories about my husband until that story unwound." >> for her to bring in the uva rape case. what was that about? we're talking about over almost two dozen accusations and allegations with a consistent pattern over decades. versus one rape allegation. >> reporter: camille concludes her statement with the most important question of all, none of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim. but the question should be asked who is the victim?" bill cosby is the one who many say can step forward

camille cosby's comments followed an inprompt tu interview bill cosby gave to the "new york post."alist who talked with cosby. >> i've been talking with his team for a while and it came to a dead end so i gave it a shot. >> were you surprised at the answer? >> i was shocked at the answer. >> i was surprised he spoke considering what's happening to anyone on the phone regarding this situation. >> not only was i surprised he spoke at all, i was surprised that in the way in which he spoke he seemed like there was absolutely nothing wrong. >> jean casarez joins me to talk about camille's statement. >> i want to talk about that. bill cosby's response through his attorney, john schmidt in regard to the statement he gave to "the new york post" he didn't know it was going to be recorded, didn't know it would be in "the post" or another publication and didn't know it was for publication. >> stop there, because brian stelter is here, too, and shaking his head. >> i shouldn't havele rod my eyes but sorry, you're a 77year-old been in the media spotlight for 70 years and don't know? >> i think

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camille cosby released a new statement today in defense of her husband.tions the couple met in 1963 and were married a year later. she assures everyone the man that she fell in love with 50 years ago is the man who america fell in love with as well on tv. she adds "there appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are published or aired. an accusation is published and immediately goes viral." >>> $5 million is the start, an early warning system for earthquakes is closer to reality. congress approved funding as part of a government spending bill. the technology exists but needs a lot more funding before it can be made public, at least widely public. the usgs, cal, and bart have been testing the system over a year. they got between 10 and 60 seconds of warning for most earthquakes. the most recent test was the napa quake in august. experts say the system performed well. that's going to take roughly $80 million in funding to roll out the system statewide. >>> up next, going for the game. the olympic-sized sales pitch that san francisco w

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. >> pelley: today camille cosby came to the defense of her husband after a number of women accused himult. in a written statement, she said, "bill cosby is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man and a wonderful husband, father and friend, the man you thought you knew. a different man, she said, has been portrayed in the media, man i do not know." camille cosby said, "none of us ever want to be in the position of attacking the victim, but the question should be asked, she wrote: who is the victim?" today a storm poured more rain on drought-stricken california. strong winds snapped power poles in san jose. it's the third storm to soak the state in ten days. last week the state got on average 3.5 inches of rain. the driver of a fedex truck lost control early today and this was the result. the truck flipped, spilling hundreds of packages on a new jersey interstate. the driver has only minor injuries. fedex sent another truck. it's the busiest day of the year for the delivery service. ten days before christmas. the national guard takes on a lifesaving mission. we'll find out if it was a su

camille cosby defending her husband amid these sexual assault allegations. breaking her silence help bill's image? an attorney says no but bruce says he thinks it could. why are you so jaded that it won't? >> i don't think it will help his image because i think the public is waiting to hear from bill cosby himself. she's doing the typical stand by my man type thing when these types of rumors come out, but i don't think it's going to necessarily help his image in this situation because there are way too many women and the public are actually suspecting there's some guilt involved. >> a lot of this is years, decades after the fact and a lot of people are saying all right, if the wife is sticking by him, who am i to judge. >> that's right, neil. i agree with your guest. in fact, we are waiting for bill cosby himself, dr. huxtable, to come out and tell us at truth. since apparently that is no the going to happen there are reasons why this makes sense. stand by your man is the perfect reason. tammy wynette had a hit with that song and, in fact, hillary and bill c

. >>> a woman at the center of the bill cosby fire storm is breaking her silence. his wife of 50 years. camilles addressing the allegations against her husband. more than two dozen women are accusing cosby of sexual assault. she's assuring the public he's the man you thought you knew. >> for months camille saturday silently as her husband was allegations he drugged and sexual assaulted women were true. >> there is no comment about that. >> she defended bill cosby. in a statement saying the man i met and fell in love with, whom i continue to love, is the man you all knew through his work. that man appeared to be the ideal husband on tv. but more than two dozen women have come forward to tell a much different story. most recently, super model beverly johnson. >> i most certainly didn't think of my legacy as being first african-american model to grace the cover of vogue and drugged by bill cosby. camille said that portrait of a man she doesn't know. painted by individuals and organizations who many in the media have given a pass. she compares the scandal to the discredited rolling stone article ab

it's the the first time we're hearing from camille cosby since renewed accusations surfaced against billosby. now why the timing of her forceful message is important. good morning. >> good morning. for several weeks camille cosby remained quiet as accuser after accuser came out against her husband. now she is coming to his defense while also taking a shot hat the media. in her first public comments, camille cosby maintained her husband of 50 years is not the same person depicteded in the headline ls. she says the man i met and fell in love with and whom i continue to love is the man who all knew through his work. he's a kind man a generous man. zblf he really needs that right now more than anything, to have his wife speak up. it's getting harder to defend bill cosby with someone like beverly johnson coming forward and making accusations. >> last week johnson a former supermodel became the latest to accuse cosby of drugging her. >> i remember being so disappointed. it was like a family member had betrayed me. zblf camille cosby slammed the media, saying there appears to be no vetting of m

live fearless. >>> camille cosby is now rejecting accusations that her husband of 50 years drugged andssaulted numerous women n a statement released to day she wrote bill cosby portrayed by the media is quote, a manny do not know. camille went on to say the accusers have not been vetted and quote none of us would ever want to be in a position to attack a victim but the question should be asked, who is the the victim? fall out continued for cosby today, and they a announced they suspended the endowment comedian. >>> nfl players association is fighting for adrian peterson to return to the field. union filed a lawsuit seeking to throw out an arbitrator's decision that upheld league's suspension of peterson for child abuse. he want immediate reinstatement because he served more than the maximum, the players contract called for, and peterson has pleaded no contest to hitting his four year-old son with the switch, as discipline. >>> let's get you caught up on that accu weather forecast and word that sunshine today was short lived. >> thing of the past. >> of course, those clouds are rolling

tonight, camille cosby is speaking out.saying in a statement, "the man i met and fell in love with, and whom i continue to love, is the man you all knew through his work," she says. "he is the the man you thought you knew." she goes on to say, "there appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers." and then compares the allegations in her husband's case to the article published in "rolling stone" last month concerning allegations of rape at the university of virginia. in a phone conversation with freelance journalist stayty brown over the weekend, cosby got sentimental when speaking of his wife. >> how is your wife holding up through all of this? >> love and the strength of womanhood. and you can put it, reverse it. the strength of womanhood and love. >> reporter: brown wrote about his conversation in "the new york post" and "the washington informer," an african-american newspaper. >> he started like a man who is truly moved by the royalty that his wife has thrown throughout this. >> reporter: fashion icon beverly johnso

sisterhood with the other alleged victims whom she has yet to meet, she also feels something for camille cosbyother young ladies about him? >> i didn't know it was happening! i didn't know it was happening to them. i just thought it happened to me. and i'm a bad woman, you know? you know, i'm a -- it's humility, you know? and when i found out -- when this first came out, you know, just recently, it was my right as a woman, and having been raped by him to tell my side of the story, the truth. >> and now, how much are you thinking about camille cosby? what you thinking as she sits next to her husband during an ap, associated press, interview, and he is asked about these allegations, while they are promoting an art exhibit in washington, d.c. we haven't heard from camille cosby. >> i don't think you will. but i would hope that she would come -- i would hope that camille cosby would come up -- when you ask me how do i feel seeing that, i feel bad for her. she knew that he was promiscuous. she knew that, but she stayed married to him. this is her choice. i can't speak for her. i can only say to mis

about an alleged rape at the university of virginia an unfair comparison says blogger. >> what camille cosbyying with her statement is that was a complete false shood. she completely concocted that story for whatever reason. so are all of these women accusing her husband. >> but camille's perspective is clear. her statement concludes none of us want to be in the position of attacking a victim. but the question should be asked, who is the the victim? over the weekend bill cosby was asked how camille was holding up. up. >> love and strength of womanhood. reverse it. the strength of womanhood and love. >> cosby said those words in an interview with a reporter for the washington informer. the comedian who did not know he was being recorded went onto talk about the coverage of the scandal by the african-american media. >> i only expect our black media to uphold the standards of excellent journalism. >> journalist stacy brown recorded that interview. >> when i spoke to him, for sure i thought, this sounds like a person ready to talk. he wants to open up. but people he's paying a lot of money to ha

you don't want to miss this. >> we'll see that coming up. >>> begin with camille cosby, bill cosby'sf 50 years. breaking her silence about the allegations that he drugged and sexual assaulted more than a dozen women. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: if there was any question about where camille cosby stands, she clarified that. releasing a statement fiercely defending her husband saying he is the man you thought you knew. this morning camille cosby breaking her silence in a statement to abc news, bill cosby's wife of more than 50 years calls her husband a kind man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend. painting a picture like his tv perso persona. comparing the sexual assault allegations to rolling stone's now-disputed story about rape allegations the at the university of virginia. none of us want to attack a victim, she says. but the question should be asked, who is the victim? she describes the media's portrayal of her husband as a man i do not know. there appears to be no vetting of the accusers. in an interview over the weekend, cosby suggested his wife was standing

are being used again, put out in front to take the hit for him is very, very disconcerting. >> camille cosbyemains silent, and as the number of alleged victims continue to grow. now camille has come out, describing the man she met in 1963 and married a year later a as kind man a generous man a funny man and a wonderful husband. he is the man you thought you knew. a different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. it is a portrait of a man i do not know. camille kcosby has a history of defending her husband. camille stood by her man and after he admitted to an i a fair. saying to her publicist -- >> all old personal negative issues between bill and me were resolved years ago. >> now camille is comparing allegation against her husband to news coverage of an alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband until that story unwound. >> for her to bring in the uva rape case, what was that about? i mean, we're talking about over almost two dozen kauaccusations with a consistent pattern over decades versus on

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. >> reporter: bill cosby's wife camille is speaking out about the long list of sexual assault allegationsd. she suggested her husband not the women accusing cosby is the party being harmed. she said the accusations have not been properly vetted by the media. camille cosby called her husband of more than 50 years a "kind man and wonderful husband." >> a san jose police officer is on leave because of controversial tweets about protests in the bay area. officer philip white tweets were aimed at people protesting deadly police brutality one read threaten me or my family and i will use my god given and law appointed right and duty to kill you hashtag cops lives matter. other tweets played on protest slogans like i can't breathe and black lives matter. officer white's twitter account has since been disabled. >> time now is 4:57. "action news" is coming right back. people in south america took out their frustrations on bottles computers and other breakable things. those details in your morning buzz. >> everything we know about the search for a masked live coverage after the break. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "

because the other really -- the news item today on this whole story is that now we have heard from camille cosby via the statement, absolutely defending her husband and ripping members of the media. this is what she says in part. let me read part of this for you. there appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are published or aired, an accusation is published and immediately goes viral. she goes on, none of us will want to be in the position of attacking a victim. but the question should be as d asked, who is the victim? what's your response to that? >> i understand where she's coming from. i heard someone earlier today liken her to jerry sandusky's wife, which i think might be a little unfair. we don't know what happened. but i understand where she's coming from because so many are coming out. and so many are saying that he did this. however, the other side of that coin is we haven't heard from mr. cosby, from him directly. we've gotten statements from his team that say that most of the allegations denied. some of them they have not denied. we should keep that in mind, t

. >> reporter: camille cosby remains silent even as the number of alleged victims continue to grow. now camille comes out describing the man she met in 1963 and married a year later as a kind man, a generous man, a funny man and a wonderful husband. he is the man you thought you knew. a different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. it is the portrait of a man i do not know. camille cosby has a history of defending her husband when autumn jackson was convicted of extorting up to $40 million from cosby in 1997 claiming he was her father, camille stood by her man, even after he admitted in court to an extramarital affair with jackson's mother in 1974. saying through her publicist -- >> all personal negative issues between bill and me are resolved years ago. >> reporter: now camille is comparing allegations against her husband to news coverage of an alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband. until that story unwound. >> for her to bring in the uva rape case, what was that about? i mean,

camille cosby is addressing the allegations against her husband.rly two dozen women have come forward. no camille is assuring the public he is, quote, the man you thought you knew. for more on this developing story, here's ann thompson. >> for months camille cosby has sat silently as her husband was asked if the allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted women were true. >> there is no comment about that. >> today, she defended bill cosby in a statement saying the man i met and fell in love with, whom i continue to love, is the man you all knew through his work. that man appeared to be the ideal husband on tv. >> but more than two dozen women have come forward to tell a much different story. most recently, super model beverly johnson. >> i most certainly didn't think of my legacy as being the first african-american model to grace the cover of vogue and drugged by bill cosby. >> camille says that portrait is of a man she does not know, painted, she says, by individual's, who many the media have given a pass. she compares the scandal to the now di

it is the very first time that we're hearing from camille cosby since renewed accusations of sexual assaultced against bill cosby. vinita nair is here with why the timing of her message, her forceal message is important. vinita, good morning. >>> good morning. for several week, camille cosby remained quiet as accuser after accuser came out against her husband. she's taking a shot at the media. >> reporter: in her first public comments camille cosby maintained that her husband of 50 years is not the same person dedepicted in the headlines. in a statement she said the man i meet and fell in love with and whom i continue to love is the man you all knew through his work. he is a kind man, a generous man. >> he really needs that more than anything to have his wife speak up. it's getting harder to defend bill cosby with someone like beverly johnson coming forward and making these accusations. >> reporter: last week, johnson, a former supermodel became the latest of accusing cosby of drugging her. >> i remember being so disappointed. it was like a family member betrayed me. >> reporter: camille sl

. >>> bill cosby's wife camille spoke out in support of her husband. een quick to report unvetted accusations against the entertainer. as many as 21 women have come forward claiming cosby drugged and sexually assaulted them. camille cosby said of her husband he is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man an wonderful husband, father and friend. he is the man you thought you knew. >> time now is 5:57. all new in the next half hour of "action news" nearly a dozen people were forced out of their berks county home after fast moving fire ripped through their apartment building. new video is ahead. >> an intense manhunt continues for a former marine reservist. he's accused of gunning down his ex-wife and five members >> ♪ how do they do it? hey, guys! yeah? yeah? two more sugar cookie lattes, please. all: coming up! dunkin's new sugar cookie latte has the taste of the holidays baked in. grab a holiday latte or coffee today. america runs on dunkin'. just waiting for inspiration to strike. and there it is! done! genius. give the gift of dunkin' coffee. get 3 pou

. >>> camille cosby makes it clear she's standing by her husband.he and bill cosby have been married for more than 50 years, they have four daughters. their son was killed in 1997. cam mill cosby released a statement reading in part "the man i met and fell in love with and whom i continue to love is the man you all knew through his work. he's a kind man, a wonderful husband. a different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. it is a portrait of a man i do not know. she went tonton say they're their appears to be no vetting husband's accuseers before stories are published or aired. none of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim. >>> former coatesville school superintendent richard como and former athletic director tom donato is your lendered to police today. they left the district last year after racist and sexist messages were reportedly found on their cell phones. the d.a. says they stole from the poorest school district in chester county for years. >> that a superintendent and an athletic director who

. >>> to his defense, camille cosby speaks out for the first time about the accusations against her husband. contagious comeback, the growing number of grown-ups coming down with childhood diseases like mumps and chickenpox and how people can protect themselves. >>> and making a difference, a nationwide outpouring for the library that became a sanctuary in the middle of so much trouble in ferguson, missouri. "nightly news"

. >> camille cosby saying the man i met and fell in love with and continue to love is the man you allnew through his work. he is the man you thought you knew. and criticizing the media, saying there appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before the stories are published or aired. >>> and sony pictures bracing for another blow with the hacking scandal to get even bigger, possibly. the group claiming responsibility for leaking embarrassing e-mails about some of hollywood's biggest stars say the worst is yet to come. the stars behind the comedy about north korea that may have started it all, seth rogan and james franco say they have no regrets. >> it is weird. we wanted to make a funny, entertaining movie. and the movie itself is very silly and it wasn't meant to be controversial in any way. >> the upcoming leak promised to put sony in, quote, the worst place yet. sony is asking abc and other outlets not to publish any hacked data. >>> terrifying moments for a washington state police officer caught on camera. sergeant fred douglas was shopping at a target on his break when a c

and bill cosby's wife camille breaking her silence tonight. let's go "outfront." >> good evening to all of you. we begin "outfront" with the breaking news. deadly siege. terror strikes at the heart of a major city and it could have been new york, los angeles or london on. this day it was sydney, australia. a 16-hour hostage siege, a lone gunman holding 17 people inside a chocolate shop. the tenls stand-off. they stormed in, killing the gunman and ended the siege but not before two of the hostages were killed. the chocolate shop is located in the krermt of the financial district stems from parliament and the american consulate. many people were there for their morning coffee, shoppers and pedestrians were there at the height of the shopping season. the australian prime minister spoke to his stunned countrymen. >> there is nothing more australian than dropping in at the local cafe for a morning coffee and it is tragic beyond words that people going about their everyday business should have been caught up in such a horrific incident. >> throughou

. >> camille cosby speaks out to defend her husband in the wake of growing allegations of sexual assault. she and bill cosby have been married for more than 50 years, and have four daughters together. their son was killed in 1997. mrs. cosby released a statement reading in part: the man i met and fell in love with and whom i continue to love is the man you all know through his work. he is a kind man, a wonderful husband. a different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two month. it is the portrait after manny do not know. she went on to say: there appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are publishers aired. none of lust ever want to be in the position of attack ago victim. but the question should be asked: who is the victim? >> your time now 5:08. up next, updating our breaking news, the search for a killer still on the loose, wanted for killing his ex-wife and several members of her family. >> also ahead, donald trump back on the presidential kick. what he's telling supporters about a possible run for the white house in 2016. >> and, new warning a

>>> in other news camille cosby is speaking out defend herring famous husband bill cosby in the wake of growing allegations of sexual assault. she released a statement reading in part quote that the manny met and fell in love with and whom i continue to love is the man you all knew through his work. he is a a kind man, wonderful husband, a different man has been portrayed in the media over race two months and port trade of the manny do not know. his wife of more than 50 years went on to say there appears to be no vet go on have my husband accusers before stories are published or aired. none of us will ever want to be in the position of the a attacking a victim but the question should be asked, who is the victim? >>> well, tonight a former superintendent ape former athletic director from the coatsville school district are accused of stealing money intended for their students. this is all coming to life after a year long grand jury investigation. cbs news correspondent walt hunter confronted them as they surrendered to authorities. >> reporter: you air accused on ripping off the most p

she said she didn't come forward because she lost her nerve after meeting camille cosby. >> i walked up to her and she knew me and she embrace the me and at that moment, i decided i wasn't going to push the issue further, because of her. >> abc news had reached out to cosby's attorneys and had not heard back. the actor with his wife standing his ground tonight. aditty roy, abc news, los angeles. >>> still ahead, you have seen the images, thieves helping themselves, swiping the packages from porches. how some are taking drastic measures to turn the table. you wouldn't believe what they are doing. find out when we come back, and flying fast and furious. check this out. daredevils at it again, soaring down a mountainside, almost flirting with disaster. can they pull off a smooth landing? those stories coming up. . . it's the purple pill, the #1 prescribed acid blocking brand, available without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection™ is a really big deal.u with aches, fever and chills- there's no such thing as a little flu. so why treat it

camille cosby released a statement yesterday reading in part, "the man i met and fell in love with andwhom i continue to love is the man you all knew through his work. he is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man and a wonderful husband, father and friend. he is the man you thought you knew. a different man has been portrayed in the media over the last few months. it is the portrait of a man i do not know." cosby has not been charged with a crime. >>> it is 4:48. happening later today, a philadelphia church is hosting its second town hall meeting about what it's calling ferguson new york grand jury injustice. organizers are working on ways to overcome police brutality and what they say government policies that allow such practices to exist. several hundred people turned out for the meeting last night and taking place tonight at 6 0 6:30. >>> 4:48 now. sentencing day for the california man accused of causing a disturbance on a usairways flight out of philadelphia. robert agreed to a plea deal in federal court in philadelphia yesterday. he admitted he was extremely drunk when he groped

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camille cosby says that is not the man she knows. nstead he's a kind and generous husband and father. she would leak to see a more thorough veting of the accuser accusers. >> cosby another set back today in atlanta college suspended the professorship in his honor. spell man had established endowment professorship in the name of the cosbys. it's a private women college historically enrolled in african american students this comes after cosby resigned from the beard of trustee at his alma mater, temple university early this moychlt fall out from the hack attack at sony. they signal they are not done and suggested a christmas surprise is on the way. we have the latest. >> it's the movie at the center of soapy embarrassing cyberscandal. now the stars of the interview are speaking out for the first time since hacker broke into the studio computer system. stealing leaking mountains of hollywood secrets. seventh and james telling george stephanopolous they have no regret making a come by about north korea. >> dui imagine would you stir up a

>> reporter: camille looking on, a smile never leaving her face. during the hit "cosbyre huxtable was based on camille, even making an appearance. in real life, the couple exuding charm and classic glamour. married 50 years, camille was only 19 when they tied the knot, meeting on a blind date. the first american tv drama to star a black man in a leading role, eye spy." their son was murdered in 1997. the couple battles a claim from autumn jackson, eventually convicted of trying to extort $40 million from the comedian. jackson threatening to tell tabloids she was his out of wedlock daughter. in court, the entertainer admitting to an affair and payments to autumn's mother but denying he was her father. at the time, camille's publicist reading a statement on her behalf. >> all old personal, negative issues between bill and me were resolved years ago. >> reporter: now, at least 20 women are alleging that cosby sexually assaulted them since the 1960s. he's never been charged with a crime and never publicly admitted any sexual assault. in a 2,000 interview, oprah asked camill

my best friend. >> camille cosby shows her defiance and devotion in a strongly worded statement. >> the a stunning shift in what has been weeks of the cosby code of silence.