ben godfrey, bbc midlands today, cheltenham.mused by the opinion polls this weekend. a whole flurry came out — 0pinium, icm, youguv, you name it — predicting various leads for the conservatives of anywhere between 1% and 12%. confused? you might well be. adam fleming took his box of balls to london's south bank to investigate. meet the mighty mood box, used on our sister programme daily politics to find out what people really think. i'm taking it to london's southbank centre to ask people's views about being asked their views. and here's the question we're asking the great british public today. 0pinion polls: are they science orfiction? 0n the day they never seem to come out as planned previously, so i think it's an element of fiction to it. everyone's talking about the polls. i've no idea! 0k, throw it back in then, very honest, very honest. it isn't an exact science, is it? because what people say about what they are going to do isn't necessarily what they're going to do. here's someone who juggles data for a living. pollsterj

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cosby's interview with cheltenham police in january of 2005 a year after the alleged indecent assault was read in court by police detective richard schaeffer. in it, cosby is asked about the nature of his relationship with andrea constand. quote social or romantic. both he answers. as for the january night in his cheltenham estate, cosby says of constand, quote there was petting and the touching of private parts. cosby says constand made in attempt to stop him or push him away. cosby says such acts had occurred on three other occasions but never included intercourse. "i like the petting. the touching. i enjoyed it and then i stopped and went to bed he said. the idea that cosby's actions with constand were consensual angered fellow cosby accusers in the courtroom. >> i think he's bsing because i am one of his victims, and i know better. >> reporter: in the interview cosby says he gave constand one and a half benadryl tablets to relax her when asked whether constand was conscious and awake during the act, cosby says, yes. >> what i want to say s it's very important he admitted the benad

his accuser andrea constand says he drugged and violated her at his cheltenham home in 2004. jurors deliberated more than 52 hours before telling the judge they could not break their dead deadlock. >> which way one of leaned. >> i would have convicted based on the evidence i heard. >> reporter: mccloskey wanted to know how they were split but the business ride back to pittsburgh was in total silence. >> i thought there would be a lot of chatter on the bus ride home and nobody wanted to talk about it. it was complete silence. it was the craziest eerieest bus ride i've ever taken. >> reporter: prosecutors are fighting to keep the jurors' identities secret arguing in a motion today that releasing them would that result in a publicity onslaught and have a chilling effect on future jurors. on "good morning america" prosecutor brian mcmonagel was asked how americans should reconcile the two cosbys they've come to know. >> i would say to them presume innocence and trust the system. >> reporter: now the judge has scheduled a 3:00 p.m. hearing for tomorrow. news outlets including abc

cheltenham a water main break. mount tyson avenue detoured around the scene there.leanup under way. out in new castle for construction on 495 southbound just around terminal avenue. lane restrictions and all good for mass transit. rung on time. again, i'm going to refresh my camera. see if we can get the vine street expressway back in business and details on that when i come back. >>> 6:18. 72 degrees outside. beautiful morning and especially if you were having coffee on the beach. that would be a nice thing. what's to come today. >>> starting off with clouds at the beach. even a few sprinkles in a few spots. something like this during the day. ty, pennsylvania and temperatures warming to the 80s. after a warm start for this time of we're. first day of summer. temperatures in the 60s in the morning. today is in the pd for most of new jersey and for philadelphia. 60s and 70s in new jersey. philadelphia at 72 degrees. the suburbs are in the 50s and 60s. just barely in the 60s in parts of philadelphia. west mown airy is 68 degrees. still in the low 60s. bustleton, 71 d

jury, they asked for andrea constan's testimony the night of the assault and testimony with the cheltenham detective's interview with the comedian. >> sometimes jurors have a point of view and they want testimony read back to approve to the juror on the other side of the argument, you see what i am saying is true. >> the jurors have to put the pieces together. >> reporter: now, cosby is facing three felony charges, if found guilty he could be behind bars the rest of the his life. he turns 80 next month. jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> a police impersonator in the lehigh valley may have struck again, upper salken police released this sketch, a driver claims he was stopped while traveling on landisville road overnight. he was wearing a black short with police on the front. when the driver asked for his name and badge number, the man ran back to his car and drove off. he is suspected of similar events in white hall township. >>> the school district is facing a short fall of $8 million. the superintendent says cost increases from pensions and charter school tuitions and special educ

two officers testified one about what cosby told him when cheltenham police first investigated andrea constand's claims, another who read back cosby's answers, many very sexually graphic details, about what he did, with andrea constand. now jury veteran prosecutors who are ab serving this trial say probably doesn't recognize all of the folks hoff been coming to court every day with cosby. it has been a change for three days. yesterday fellow comedian actor lewis dicks from philadelphia, and joe torey, both who spoke to reporters, both before and after the trial, and one of the questions people have is how with it, how alert is cosby since he will be 80 on july 12th and jury gets to see him with a kaine holding in the arms of everybody coming and going. listen to watch his reaction as he cuts off the question, to friend joe torey when we were talking about court as questions gets to the accusations he is facing. >> how long have you known mr. . >> it has been 30 years. >> these are very serious accusations, are you, do you believe that he had nothing to do -- >> mr. cosby how do you th

. >> reporter: they heard a court reporter, reread the testimony of cheltenham detective's interview with bill cosby about what happened the night of 2004. the jury asked to hear portions of constan's 300 page testimony saying that he gave her pills. >> seems like we have intelligent jurors who want to get the facts right, that's important right now. they missed a parade for the penguins today, they are here and trying to get it right. >> reporter: bill cosby's attorney says this is good news for him, it could point to a not guilty verdict. he is facing ten civil lawsuits three for sexual battery, he denies any wrong doing in those cases. if he is found guilty in this case he could spend the rest of the his life behind bars. jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> thanks, jennette. we're awaiting the update on the condition of louisiana congressman steve scalise, the hospital where he is being treated said he is in critical condition along with lobbiest matt mika. a man shot republicans as they practiced for baseball game yesterday morning. two capitol police officers shot and kil

he is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constan at his home in cheltenham in 2004. judge opened the day by speaking to the jurors they were selected in allegheny county and sequestered throughout the course of the trial. the judge met with each one of them individually and addressed them in open court and talked about following the court's instructions to maintain a fair and impartial trial. then it was time for the prosecution to give their opening statement. the assistant attorney said trust betrayal and consent was violated. he placed a young trusting woman into a state where she she could not say no. constan believed the pills were her balance supplements and left her frozen and powerless. the defense is addressing the jury. the attorney said the only thing worse than sexual assault is a false accusation which is an attack on human dignity that could destroy a life. constan and another past aaccuser is expected to testify at the trial. cosby himself is not expected to testify. trial will continue this afternoon. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> our co

detective read cosby's interview from 2005 with tell cheltenham police a year after prosecutors say heulted condreya constand. he claims their relationship was social and sexual. he did admit giving her one and a half benadryl tablets to quote relax her. >> naked and walking down the street. that's what deputies in florida encountered when they went out to check out a car crash. >> come here. yo! hey! >> reporter: marion county deputy kipp peterson was on the look out for a man involved in a crash on 441. instead he found this. >> what's deal, man. come over here. that's fine. come over here. right here in front of my car. >> yeah. >> what's the deal, man? why are you naked? >> reporter: andrew humphries strutting down the side of the road in his birthday suit. >> were you in that accident up the road there? >> reporter: humphries walks away then off camera deputies say he tried to get into driver's seat. >> why would you try to open up my driver's door? are you kidding me dude. >> reporter: deputy peterson slaps the cuffs and puts him in the back of the car. >> normal people in their

when cos constand said they went to the cosby home in cheltenham to talk about her career plans. she says he gave her three blue pills promising quote they'll take the edge off. soon she said i began to slur my words, i had trouble seeing him, my mouth was very cotton knee. cosby she said led her to a couch and then as she fought back tears she testified quote i was jolted awake and i felt mr. cosby's hand groping my breast. she described in detail cosby fondling her genitals and placing her hands on his. unable to fight back constand told jury yours i wanted it to stop. i was frozen unable to fight. she said she came to hours later and left cosby's home but in the months that followed she acknowledged staying in some contact with her alleged attacker. fact hammered home by cosby's defense team during withering cross examination. through it all, other cosby accusers were in the courtroom to watch. >> we had to be here. we really had to be here. you know, this is catharsis for us. >> reporter: but you've seen how difficult it to be on the stand. >> i'm so relieved i'm not on the s

just to the east of cheltenham. pallmeyer ayou're about to get rainfall. and delanco, it's moving toward you. heavier downpours in runameade. the downpour moving southeast at 15 miles per hour. it will move out of runameade. that's not the only spot. new castle county, delaware, just west of newark, a heavy downpour in northeastern maryland. that's moving into delaware this morning. but most of the day will be rain free. i'm tracking showers this morning that's helping bring temperatures down a bit. 75 at 8:00. then in and out of the clouds this morning with just the chance of a shower. nowhere near the 90s we've seen the last few days. 77 by noontime. low 80s this afternoon. the winds have shifted. they're coming out of the northeast, and that's bringing in the cooler air and giving us the clouds. the chance of showers will be around for the lehigh valley. so far, mostly cloudy skies. 73 currently. warming through the low 70s for most of the morning. into the 80s this afternoon. a slight chance of an afternoon shower in the lehigh valley and a chance of s

they were from interview the entertaining gave to cheltenham contact police in 20003.t details his -- jurors are expected to hear more of cosb cosby's 200 5 tem tomorrow. >> former fbi director james comey says the russia investigation caught him his job. comey testifiedd in the the the snats committee the president told him to close app investigation against michael flynn and launched cam pain of lies to discredit him. >> i was fired in some way to change or endeavor was to change the way the russian investigation was being conducted. that's a big deal. the administration then chose to defame me and more importantly the fbi. those were lies, plain and simple. >> i gaminger from all this that you're willing to say, now, that while you were director, the president of the united states was not under investigation. is that a fair statement. >> that's correct. >> president trump's personal attorney says the president fields vindicated by comey's testimony. >> mr. comey's testimony also makes clear that the president never caught to imbead the investigation into attempted r

three blue pills and then sexual assaulted her as she laid paralyzed and half conscious in his cheltenham home in 2004. brian mcmonagle pointed out inconsistencies in her story. >> multiple times when you're drugged, why come back and see a man? come on, people. gao the to see this. >> reporter: of course, the defense always wants to put everyone else on trial. the accusers of mr. cosby, everybody on trial except their own client. >> reporter: of note, camille cosby did not return to the courtroom this afternoon to hear the prosecution's closing in case. we just hearned sheriff deputies are ordering dinner for the jurors. that would seem to indicate they may be moving forward and start deliberating. it could be a long night ahead here at the new year's court canhouse. if convicted of all the charges, the three charges against him, the 79-year-old comedian will be looking at spending the rest of his life in prison. live in norristown, i'm sarah bloomquist, "channel 6 action news." >> all right, sarah. thank you. >>> wiltering heat has sotled in over the area in what about lee the season's

a cheltenham police sergeant took the stand in the sexual assault trial yesterday. richard shaver led the investigation into andrea constan's sex assault claim. constan man taints cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in his home in 2004. he maintains that the encounter was sexual. >> after miss constan ingested the benadryl cosby admits he touched her genital area and her breast. >> upper darby police said there's evidence a terrible trend that's getting worst by the month. officers responded to 5 heroin overdoses. >> they are in the window, screaming for help, somebody help me, i said what's wrote my mom and daddy are locked in the, i can't get them out of the bathroom can you help plea. narcan revived the parents. a new report found there was a 37% increase in drug-related overdose deaths just in the state of pennsylvania that breaks down to 13 people a day. >> newly released surveillance video photo of one of the suspects on the loose in a baby formula heist in the lehigh valley at wholesale warehouse may 27. detectives say four men used an employee card to e

questions for the judge, the most recent one they want to hear the testimony of richard schafer of the cheltenham police department. that was not yet trance scribed to the court reporter is doing that as we speak. >> bill cosby gave the thumbs up as he walked into court. and the jury had two important questions for the judge this afternoon. they wanted to hear andrea constand's testimony of the alleged sexual assault. cosby's team seemed more confident on day three of the deliberations of their chances of the acquittal. >> they want to get it right too, they missed a parade for the penguins. they want to get it right and we are appreciative. >> the case is for one alleged victim but another one that says they have experienced similar ordeals at the hands of cosby. >> most of them are trying to be optimistic and hoping for a verdict and they are hoping it will be a just verdict. >> so somewhat of conflicting statements from the cosby team. they were saying that the comedian was not getting a fair trial because some testimony was ruled inadmissible and now he thinks he is getting a fair and imparti

cosby's indecentsidered cosby a fri 2000 sand fo and then groped her at his cheltenham mansion.onstand testified that cosby gave her three blue pills soon she said quote i began to slur my words, had trouble seeing him and my mouth very cotton knee. she said she was jolted awake to find cosby groping her breasts and genitals and other cosby accusers were in the courtroom today to watch the showdown. >> we had to be here. we really had to be here. you know, this is catharsis for us. >> you've seen how difficult it is to be on the stand. >> i'm so relieved i'm not on the stand, you know, but i have made night statements and my statements stand true weren't all know what he is. >> cosby has denied sexually assaulting anyone and his lawyers are trying to tear apart inconsistent cease in constand's story that cross examination continues tomorrow morning in norristown. >>> happening right now arc hard lesson learned for local tv personality. >> that's why society hates you! because you guys do bleep like this. >> she got caught on camera getting in the face of a philadelphia police of

testimony from the night of the alleged assault they requested to listen to the testimony of a cheltenham police detective's interview with the 79-year-old comedian i. >> some jurors have a point of view and they want testimony read back to approve to the juror on the other side of the argument, you see what i am saying is true. >> the jurors are putting the pieces together. >> now the defense is convinced this is good news for them as far as a not guilty verdict. experts say this could go either way, it's just a matter of getting all of the jurors on one page, we'll have to see what the verdict is and when we find out we pass it along to you, jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the "action news" team will continue to stay on top of any developments from the cosby trial and we'll bring you the verdict on "action news" and 6abc.com if and when it happens. >>> louisiana congressman steve scalise remains in critical condition this morning, the third ranking house gop leader was shot when a gunman ambushed a group of republican lawmakers and colleagues. the shooting happened

wednesday, they wanted to review detective richard schaeffer's testimony, that testimony focused on the cheltenham detectives initial conversation with cosby after former temple basketball coach andrea constand told police she was sexual assaulted by the 79-year-old comedian in 2004. >> so much information. putting the pieces together to the puzzle. trying to morally get it right >> while he believes long deliberation is a positive for the defense, attorney gloria allred said it's never a good idea to guess what a jury may be thinking >> i can't predict whether it's good for the defense or prosecution. it's reading tea leaves. >> reporter: bill cosby did not say montgomery county courthouse this evening. to be bussed back here to the montgomeryy 're told they will y to the jury deliberation debat. we're live here in cbs "eyewitn 12 people meantime are confirmed dead in this massive first showed you last night on t number to rise. was still residents were -stor asleep when the blaze started and had very little time to get others talked children out of windows to from the smoke and am they wanted so

in cheltenham water main break near houston avenue. or jenkintown instead.unty right nd watching for this at wambold road. hearing there are injuries with this accident. one in delaware county that popped up on powhatan avenue near prince avenue a outside live in delaware not a great shot as penndot switches the camera but i-495 or deldot here at terminal avenue we want to watch for some traffic starting to slow down, now about 38 miles an hour as you head southbound so today the construction is southbound with the two left lanes being blocked. you might want to head to it's clear sailing there will instead. tam and jeanette. >> thank you, karen. >>> a quiet bucks county community is on the edge this morning. bomb teams and hazmat crews have been out there all night oe working to dismantle a cache of weapons and explosives. chopper6 was over the 8700 block of eastontsville yesterda. two men wearing gas masks carried away chemical explosives. they were found on the property of a 70-year-old man. later in the day our dann cuellar was fil

the defense rested its case after 15 minutes asking a few questions of a detective from the cheltenham police department. his attorney went on to tell the jury they are find with charged with finding guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a case that leaves a lot of doubt. cosby pleaded not guilty to drugging and molesting andrea constan back in 2004. >> walter perez channel 6 "action news." >> 18 members of a banned fraternity at penn state university are facing a judge today charged in connection with the death of tim pizza, -- piaza died following a night of heavy drinking. it was nearly 12 hours before somebody called for help. a detective said the student looked like a corpse in the surveillance video. fraternity members were pouring beer on him and filming. >>> "action news" will be in the courtroom in centre county for the here's. we're there right now. stay with 6abc.com and 6abc for the latest. >> turning to the weather we're sweating it out for day two of the heat wave. >> it will feel worse by tomorrow, but relief is not far behind as we look live in wilmington, delaware. the su

a vehicle into a pole cheltenham township along lime kiln pike 309 at the tower of wyncote apartmentsergency crews are on the scene. utility crews on the scene of downed wires near townsend delaware, wiggins mill road is blocked. summit bridge will get you around. expect traffic along highway 1 southbound toward dover. it is nascar weekend. exiting times. ipad the commuter report, not a lot of fog, one of our wazeers talking about fog stafford township near the garden state parkway. >>> a group of thrill seekers were caught on camera jumping a partially collapsed bridge in north carolina. they used dirt bikes and mom hate ramp to clear the 60-foot gap. the bridge has been closed because three pylons have broke. road crews bolted concrete barriers to the bridge. >>> former facebook director james comey could testify be publicly before the senate intelligence as early as next week. senators want to know if president trump pressured him into dropping the probe into michael flynn. congressional investigators want to see records from nine trump advisors and associates. >>> police have rele

cheflten -- cheltenham we have construction on new second street ash bourn road and church road until september. on the compute traffic report we have an accident abington meeting house road near susquehanna road look for that coming in. it is currently 73 degrees, a good start to the day. 74 in reading, 72 in millville. we have been warming it up. we were just in the low 80s monday, tuesday, wednesday, jumped up to 88 yesterday today we're beating that with a high of 92 partly sunny, it is hotter and more humid, as well. but feeling like summer here tam. >> yes it is, thank you karen. >>> police in north jersey are searching for a man who they say used a popular toy to try to lure two boys. it happened at the quick check convenience store in the lawrence harbor of old bridge yesterday. the man bought snacks for the 8 and 11-year-old brothers, he bought them hats and offered them fidget spinners. when the store manager intervened, the man said the boys were with them. >> they attached to the team members and attached to me, and wouldn't leave me until they went with their parents and

that she says the showbiz legend drugged her and sexually assaulted her on the third visit to his cheltenham home. cosby gave explicit details about their heavy petting and fondling that night. he says that constand at that time never resisted and she testified she was too drugged to resist him. >> he said he gave her the equivalent of one and a half benadryl pills and that is all. and heard the testimony of dave mason the first police officer to interview andrea constand after she made the complaint and was back home in canada by then and the defense showed everything inconsistencies to the statements to the canadian officer can compared to what she told investigators here in 2005. >> of course jim it take a unanimous verdict and vote by the 12 jurors to win or get an acquittal or conviction. the jury continues to deliberate at this hour. they deliberated until 9:40 last night. live in norristown i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. we are joining by sara bloomquist. sara perhaps you heard me talk to glorwhyal red an another representing women claiming that bill co

as for the night and incident in question january of 2004 at his cheltenham estate cosby says of constand, we began to pet, touching and kissing with clothes on. did andrea tell to you stop? >> no. did andrea push you away? no. cosby says there was no actual intercourse that that was his choice. quote i like the petting, the touching. i enjoyed it and then i stopped and went to bed. the notion of the act has consensual enraged other cosby accusers attending the trial. >> he has a pattern of behavior that is consistent throughout all of us 60 women who have gone public and those whom we know who have not gone public. >> reporter: on the night of the alleged assault, cosby claims to given constand one and a half benadryl tablets to relax her says in the interview read in court, cosby tells his police interrogator that is constand was awake and alert during their petting. when asked about this and other sexual situations with his accuser, quote andrea was on every occasion a willing participant. cosby answers, yes. >> it's very important he admitted the benadryl. he admitted providing the pi

chopper 6 hd was over the scene at cheltenham avenue. the cameras got as the vehicle was loaded on the tow truck. we're waiting to hear if there were any injuries in east oak lane. >>> a philadelphia police officer suv was damaged in a crash early this morning. it happened at 3:45 a.m. at 11th and market in center city. another car was involved. no reports of serious injuries. the cause is under investigation. >>> a driver was injured in a crash that ended in front of the delaware county police station, this was the scene along u.s. 13 in ridley park at 3:30 a.m. the driver lost control coming on the curve in front of the ridley park police station, the car slammed into the traffic utility pole and the air bags deployed. it's not clear how badly the driver was injured. >> 6 new jersey towns have been impacted by a sewage spill that gushed from a manhole on lower landing road into big timber creek in gloucester county. as a precaution residents of gloucester, camden, runnymede, belmawr and mount ephraim are under not to get near the water

andrea con stand claims cosby drugged and groped her at his cheltenham estate back in 2004. defense will begin its case monday and team cosby well it's teasing court watchers right n now. are have not ruled out mr. coss of yet. we're weighing all our options. >> nothing is never off the tail when you're in a trial of this magnitude. you have to look at and weigh all your options. >> i would say that that i as as leaving for the moon on monday. but i guess one never knows. >> before wrapping their case prosecutors put a psychologist on the witness stand to say it is not unusual for sex assault victims to delay reporting the crime and stay in contact with their attacker especially if that attacker close friend andrea constand did both. >>> after a live changing accident one man is on a mission to honor those who selflessly put themselves in harm's way and he's taking that mission straight to our nation's capit capitol. fox 29's jennifer joyce janes why and the unique way he's getting there. >> this is my way of living. this is my car. this is my truck. >> reporter: his wheels

they were from interview the entertaining gave to cheltenham contact police in 20003. it details his -- jurors are expected to hear more of cosb cosby's 200 5 tem tomorrow. >> former fbi director james comey says the russia investigation caught him his job. comey testifiedd in the the the snats committee the president told him to close app investigation against michael flynn and launched cam pain of lies to discredit him. >> i was fired in some way to change or endeavor was to change the way the russian investigation was being conducted. that's a big deal. the administration then chose to defame me and more importantly the fbi. those were lies, plain and simple. >> i gaminger from all this that you're willing to say, now, that while you were director, the president of the united states was not under investigation. is that a fair statement. >> that's correct. >> president trump's personal attorney says the president fields vindicated by comey's testimony. >> mr. comey's testimony also makes clear that the president never caught to imbead the investigation into attempted

it's a complex case and points of view of what happened at his cheltenham home. that is where the rub comes in, celebrity actor bill cosby's legacy is on the line and a former temple employee that wants to be vindicated on her account. vernon odom has more on what is happening today. >> reporter: good evening monica, this morning judge o'neil nixed a defense try at having him declare a mistrial here and a number of of experts are saying he is considering that option at this hour. as he and the world wait to hear from this jury. the cosby jury seven men and five women chosen from the pittsburgh era have not been seen since late may. they told judge steven o'neil they are deadlocked after 30 hours of deliberations, saying quote we cannot come to a unanimous consensus on any of the three counts. that is three counts of aggravated sexual assault. >> we hope now that the three jurors are still being treated the way they should be treated. no one will come in and try to force them to change they are decision. change their thoughts, change their ideas. >> cosby's accuse

harry and all the folks from cheltenham who worked their tails off in this.great things to say about them. mike shade, jim reap, montgomery county detectives, we are all just so proud of them. deputy chief burnsteel behind jim reap, who had to manage a lot of the work the team did and again, the chief and i can't be more proud of all of them. i also would be remiss if i didn't thank the attorney general's office for the help that they provided us in pittsburgh, when we were out there selecting the jury, and the allegheny county district attorney's office, who helped us in every way they could and opened up their doors to us and worked with us and are just -- just show how law enforcement works together and the team approach that we attack all these issues with. so at this point, i will take a few questions but i will preface before i take these questions, we are retrying a case here, so there's things that i will not be able to get into and hopefully i can answer a few of your questions. laura? >> reporter: what will you do differently next time, if anything?

detective read cosby's interview with cheltenham police from january of 2005 a year after prosecutorsay he assaulted andrea constand. now in it, cosby claims their relationship was both social and romantic. he also says constand made no attempts to stop or push him away. he did admit giving con stand one and a half benadryl tablets to quote relax her. >>> more details are now coming in on murder suicide in northeastern pa that has left four people dead. prosecutors says the man who killed three co-workers at a w weis supermarket made an 98ed film praising the columbine high school shooters. the wyoming county district attorney says 24-year-old randy stair had a mental health situation that quote utterly spiraled out of control. >>> stair killed two women an map early this morning before taking his own life. >>> after years of arguing in harrisburg lawmakers finally come together and have passed what some are calling a history revamp of the state's pension system. it gives teachers and state workers hired after 2018 a pension that is half guaranteed benefits, half 401k style investment

happening now, cheltenham high school seniors are presumably off to sleep after their post-prom party. nbc10 at the school in wincoat overnight where the parent/teacher organization hosts the party every year. so how did it go? >> didn't even look like my high school. was very nice and transformed very well. >> it was amazing because i -- i didn't even recognize the school. the setting was so beautiful. >> they're working hard for you kids. the pto says the goal of the post-prom party is to give kids a fun, safe place to go following about the senior prom. >>> a delaware teacher is using hip-hop to try to explain some complicated concepts. >> take a look. ♪ the public interest >> greg casky is an economics teacher at the academy in wilmington. he combines two passions to make economics easier for his students to understand. they even help shoot the videos. they say his enthusiasm makes them want to learn more about an otherwise difficult subject. >> the subject that's alive and is just exciting and exhilarating to effect. >> hien netting. ou bat. finally bring it down. they end up los

she said during a visit to the home in cheltenham he drugged her and gave her wine and committed sexual assault. she reached an out of court settlement in 2006. juror told the jury this is one of the trust and betrayal and decent. cosby's lawyer said the sex was consensual. the only thing worse than sexual assault is the false accusation, an attack on human dignity. a false accusation can destroy a life. >>> the summary from this morning. the trial is expected to last in norristown for two weeks. at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, i'm vernon odem channel 6 "action news." >> all eyes on this case for sure. our coverage continues at 6abc.com/cosby trial we'll have the latest updates on the proceedings. we've posted a timeline of events leading up to the day in court and closer look at the key figures involved in the case. >>> we have breaking news right now in west goshen chester county, officials on the scene of an auto pedestrian accident. as you see to the left-hand side of the screen. the accident was reported shortly before noon in here the intersection of the pottsto

drugging and sexually assaulting former temple university employee andrea constand at his home in cheltenham2004. in her opening statement assistant district attorney kristen feden told the jury trust betrayal and an inact ability to consent is what this case is back. another witness said cosby pressured her to take a large white pill and violated her in a hotel bungalow. she's the only past accuser the judge is permitting to testify as prosecutors try to establish cosby had a pattern of drugging and molesting young trusting women. in cross-examination did he first attorney mcmonagel questioned johnson's credibility pointing to conflicting statements she's made in the past and said that johnson was just seeking a payout from the tv star. her attorney, gloria allred. >> to have to relive what she alleges that mr. cosby did to her was very, very difficult and she was crying part of the time as she recollected what she says he did to her. >> reporter: wife camille cosby was not in court but the comedian was accompanied by a member of his former tv family, keisha knight pulliam who played rudy h

chopper6 hd was over the scene near 12th street and cheltenham avenue as the vehicle was being towed tree toppled onto the suv shattering the windshield. this happened around 10:00 this morning. we're still waiting to hear if the driver was hurt. >> workers at one government building in trenton got an unexpected day off today. this as the two water pipes burst inside the new jersey department of labor and workforce development. chopper6 was over the building at one john finch way. officials say the water had to be shut off after the pipes broke and because the air conditioning needs water to run, authorities made the decision to send all 1,000 workers home for the day. repairs are under way right now and the building will remain closed until those pipes are fixed. >> penndot is gearing up for the summer construction season and their latest project could affect tens of thousands of commuters. "action news" anchor rick williams live now in the news room with more on this today. hi, rick. >> hi, sharrie, thank you. that's right, we're talking about a very busy stretch of the schuylkill

. >> a cheltenham detective read to the jury parts of cosby's deposition from a decade ago. he said he was afraid constand and her mother may be taping the phone calls, to extort them. and offering to pay for constand's tuition in return for their silence so my wife would not know andrea and i had sex. and before they wrap up they plan to use his sworn testimony using quaaludes to seduce women. >> reporter: rick bill cosby has said he will not taking witness stand to testify on his own behalf in this trial. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> turning now to the accuweather forecast for your friday, we are in for some heat this weekend. get ready temperatures reach into the 90s by sunday, and it will be humid as well. as we look live now penn's landing at lunch time it's comfortable out there now, and the 90s could continue into next week and bring us a heat wave so get set to sweat. lets get the details from meteorologist, monica malpass outside on the terrace. >> nice and enjoying the sunshine in much of the area we have a bright blue sky. 5-in phila

in cheltenham we have a water main break.ve had to shut down mount t stick to jenkintown or glenside avenue. on the northeast extension northbound north of lansdale construction blocking the righ l in both directions. on the waze app animals near the road on the a.c. expressway westbound near hamilton so watch for that one this morning and how about the temperatures as you head out? doesn't feel too bad but it's going to be a warm one. 72 degrees right now in philadelphia. only 60 in a millville. comfortable humidity so that's nice but a warm high of 87 under partly sunny skies and just an isolated chance for a thundershower in one or two spots. >> thank you, karen. parts of the west are already dealing with some r temperatures in phoenix hit 120 degrees and that's expected to last through sunday. the hot weather is also causing flights to be canceled. jets have to be grounded when temperatures get above 118. that just hurts to think about and the nea -- heat in california has strained power >>> friends and family will rememb

of allegedly being drugged and sexually assaulted by cosby at his cheltenham home in 2004. live is dann cuellar you have the full story. >> reporter: that is right jim. before a packed courtroom who sat in silence listening to every word. andrea constand for the first time appeared on the witness stan and giving her version of what happened at bill cosby's mansion 12 years ago. >> andrea constand the toronto resident was dressed in a blue blazer when she walked into the montgomery county courthouse. she described multiple visits to bill cosby's mansion for dinner. and on the first visit he put her hand on her high and the fourth visit he tried to undo her pants and resisted and left. on the fifth visit to discuss a career change he told the jury how he plied her with pills and wine and i got woozy and he led him to the could you and my vision was impaired and her next recollection was of him groping her breast and i was not able to tell him to stop or resist him. and later she woke up humiliated and left. >> he sat somber faced and never looking at constand. >> when asked i

wednesday, they wanted to review detective richard schaeffer's testimony, that testimony focused on the cheltenham detectives initial conversation with cosby after former temple basketball coach andrea constand told police she was sexual assaulted by the 79-year-old comedian in 2004. >> so much information. putting the pieces together to the puzzle. trying to morally get it right >> while he believes long deliberation is a positive for the defense, attorney gloria allred said it's never a good idea to guess what a jury may be thinking >> i can't predict whether it's good for the defense or prosecution. it's reading tea leaves. >> reporter: bill cosby did not say anything as he left the montgomery county courthouse this evening. tomorrow, those jurors going to be bussed back here to the montgomery county courthouse around 9:00. we're told they will go directly to the jury deliberation room to continue their debate. we're live here in norristown, greg argos cbs "eyewitness news." >>> thank you so much. >>> 12 people meantime are confirmed dead in this massive high-rise fire in london that we first s

led the investigation into allegations that cosby drugged and violate the andrea constand at his cheltenham home in 2004. defense attorney brendan campbell, who is not associated with the cosby case, explained one possible strategy for calling one witness. >> obviously, they would not do that unless they believed that they had a reasonable doubt. >> reporter: cosby declined to take the stand. his attorney, brian mcmonagle, told the jury that the comedian and constand were actually lovers who enjoyed secret romantic interludes and while cosby may have been unfaithful, he didn't commit a crime. as couldby spokesperson. >> no matter what this d.568 or judge try to do to distort the truth, mr. cosby will prevail. i'm pretty sure those jurors -- i have confidence that they see the truth. >> reporter: with constand in the courtroom, brian mcmonagle pointed out inkiss feanses in her story and detailed dozen of times she contactled cosby after the alleged assault. >> why come back and see a man multiple times when you're drugged? come on, people. you got to see this. >> reporter: constand, a 44-yea

and they're trying to fix the problem with the water main break here in cheltenham.hey've shut down mount carmel avenue between houston and tyson. stick tontown or glenside avenue. the warminster line can only travel about 10 miles an hour over to mount carmel avenue. expect delays with that one. let's go to the commus the wazg a member of our 6abc team pjt58 talking about an object on the road on the schuylkill westbound right near passyunk so look for that. how about the temperatures as you're headed 72 degrees in the city. a bit cooler in the lehigh valley. feels pretty good there, only 60 in allentown. 70 this morning in millville. we've got a warm day but not as humid. so nice. 87 degrees for your high. feeling pretty good out there under partly sunny skies. and just an isolate the chance for a thundershower later on in the d tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> security will remain high at rail facilities in brussells belgium in the wake of a foiled terror attack. a man in his 30's set off a small explosion is the tractor-trailer station yesterday. soldiers o sh

then came the night on januar january 2004 constand testified she went to the cosby home in cheltenham to talk about her career plans. she says he gave her three blue pills promising quote they'll take the edge off. soon she said i began to slur my words. i had trouble seeing him. my mouth was very cotton knee. cosby she said led her to couch and then as she fought back tears, she testified quote i was jolted awake i felt mr. cosby hand groping my breast. she described detail cosby fondling her genitals and placing her hands on his. unable to fight back, constand told jurors quote i wanted it to stop but quote i was frozen. i was unable to fight. constand says she came to hours later and left cosby's home. but in the months that followed she acknowledged staying in some contact with her alleged attacker the fact healed home by the defense team during wintering cross examination. other cosby accusers were in the courtroom to watch. >> we had to be here. we really had to be here. you know, this is qatar civil for us? you've seen how difficult it is to be on the stand. >> i'm so relieved

cosby is being tried on the charge that he drugged and molested a woman inside his cheltenham home more than a decade ago. >>> this morning, an 18-year-old philadelphia man is being held on $5 million bail for the attempted murder of his younger sister. sam iralfred's -- samir alfred' son took her car without permission and he had had problems wnto her home to retrieve the vehicle information and found her 7-year-old daughter unresponsive with a plastic bag over her head. thhi in critical condition. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a student who hit his principal in the face while the educator was trying to break up a fight. this happened wednesday afternoon outside the filter academics plus school in germantown. a school official said students ganged up on the president and hit him with a brick. boone suffered serious facial injuries and needed eight stitches. police have a description of the student they're looking for. >>> in new castle county, a man is charged with impersonating an officer. police say joseph dooley told a woman to move her car away from a restaurant last week

>> reporter: yeah, prosecutors say bill cosby drugged andrea constand inside his cheltenham home 13 yearsgo because he wanted to have sex with her. prosecutors wrapped up their case this afternoon trying to show it would not be the first time cosby has played that game. cosby's admission in found in his deposition taken a decade ago during the civil suit linked to this case. in it cosby discussed getting prescriptions for the depressant quaaludes back in the 1970's. he never used them but viewed quaaludes as pear drug. question, you were going to use these quaaludes for young women you wanted to have sex with? >> cosby, yes. >> more than just creepy the response may add context to cosby's acknowledgment he gave andrea con stan benadryl on the night he's 11 to have groped her. constand claims the medication left her groggy and unable to push cosby away. the prosecution now complete the defense will begin to tell its side of the story starting monday. and like any good entertainer, team cosby put out a tease late friday to keep the audience interested. >> we have not ruled out, um, mr. cosb

jurors also asked to rehear testimony from cheltenham detective richard schaefer who interviewed cosbyfter constand came forward about the alleged assault. >> it is just so much information they are putting the pieces together to the puzzle. they are trying to morally get it right. >> reporter: cosby spokesmen andre wyat said comedian has been in a conference room of his own he has dubbed his dressing room passing time napping and sharing memories with his team. >> during the day he tells wonderful stories. wonderful stories about the old days and, you know, him getting on stage. >> reporter: just like the rest of this week this jury will come back to the courthouse at 9:00 a.m. a told they will go straight to the deliberation room and continue to work. but for now we are live outside montgomery county courthouse i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news", rahel and jim, back to you. >>> thanks, for that update. >>> "eyewitness news" will be at that courthouse until the conclusion of the cosby's trial, as soon as jury reaches a decision we will have it on air and on line at cbs philly .c

we first started, of investigating his alleged sexual assault that andrea constand reported to cheltenham township, and, all of those years later and now beginning of the depositions where cosby was, questioned by constand's lawyers in a civil suit. that is ongoing in court. court has finished for the day bill cosby left just about 15 minutes ago. there was a lone woman who was heckling him yelling that we will not be scared of you bill cosby, basically setting up to him as this actor and comedian got into his car. bill cosby seemed unface by lack of support from hollywood as comedian sex assault trial. >> bear witness so i took to the world what i heard, what i saw and what i feel. >> reporter: joe torey and handful of others are in the courtroom as cosby word were read allowed to the jury. it is an is that correct details his exact response to investigators, after andrea constand, filed a sexual assault complaint against him. >> okay, i came out to hear the truth for myself, before anybody says anything else, i'm in the courtroom, i can really hear it. nobody was there, you know, just t