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

chris pollone, nbc news, new york. on friday, former virginia he was dropping out of the republican race. he says he will endorse whoever the republicans nominate for president. if you haven't had a chance to get a valentine's day gift for your special someone... it's still not to late. many florists in the metro expect big business before the holiday. boesen florists plans to deliver more than one -thousand flower arrangements over the weekend. some people are not interested in the multi - million dollar holiday. but psychologist david grove says it's important to take part because it shows your willingness to express your appreciation for others 7:42:23:25-7:42:43:26 if your willing to to take some of your resources and use them as a expression of your love for that person, most of the time it's symbolic, it's one of many love languages. a bakery in johnston is feeling "cupcake addict" opened yesterday. the store was supposed open on thanksgiving but due to construction issues had to postpone. the store's manager say

nbc's chris pollone reports. s/ david kelly / found injured man :57 - 1:03 s/ chris pollone / nbc news / raleigh, nc the powerful storm system which brought tornadoes to the deep south tuesday, barreled into the northeast overnight. in lancaster county, pennsylvania, 50 homes damaged. high winds brought down branches, toppled trees, and left thousands without power... "our trampoline is wrapped around the telephone pole and our swingset is in their yard." those gusts are blamed for knocking over a tractor trailer and snarling traffic on the george washington bridge... the world's busiest! central north carolina had more than 20 tornado warnings... more than last year alone, in one day... and it's only february. virginia took a deadly punch. two men and a toddler died wednesday in waverly, virginia when they were tossed 300 yards from a trailer. "i saw the roofs flying just - you're just caught up in it." and a man in south carolina, killed by a falling tree. "the guy he was laying down and the tree was on top of

chris pollone has the story. the six remaining republican candidates for president on the debate stage in south carolina... just hours after learning of the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. the candidates heaping praise on the court's long-time conservative stalwart... s/ sen. marco rubio / presidential candidate "he will go down as one of the great justices in the history of this republic." now with an unexpected court vacancy, many of the candidates are urging the senate to block president obama's next appointment to the court. s/ sen. ted cruz / presidential candidate "the senate needs to stand strong and say we're not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee." while donald trump and ted cruz have been sniping at each other online and on new hampshire... it was trump and jeb bush who got in the most heated exchanges in the palmetto state... s/ donald trump / presidential candidate"jeb is so wrong. jeb is absolutely so...

nbc's chris pollone is taking a closer look at the wild weather from new york to louisiana coming up in about ten minutes. >>> those storms have given way to some interesting changes today as you step outside. we know you probably noticed it feels a lot different. >> it's breezy and definitely a lot colder. let's get to storm team4 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer . >> we have to remember it's still winter out there and we're still dealing with the same storm that came through yesterday although n w take a look at what that means for the radar. look at the snow. you notice that in through pennsylvania, up around the lakes. a lot of lake-effect snow going into the mountains of west virginia and western portions of maryland. they will pick up a couple inches. for us we're seeing light snow showers across the area so some snow showers up towards hagerstown, frederick, even fairfax county, vienna reporting snow showers earlier. some sprinkles down to the south. not going to amount to much for us. what it shows you is the kolt a cold air moving in. 28-mile-an-hour wind gust in d.c. 37

chris pollone, nbc news, norristown, pennsylvania. hundreds of layoffs are coming to yahoo--in a shakeup that could determine whether it's ceo can save her own job. the company announced today it will cut 15 percent of its workforce. ceo marissa mayer has been trying to fend-off a group of angry shareholders who say she hasn't made progress in trying to turn around yahoo's financial performance. yahoo's revenue has shrunk during her time--as it struggles to compete with companies like google and facebook. next week, officials at usc upstate are expected to unveil plans to open a new location in downtown greenville. that official announcement will be monday. right now--the campus has one facility already in greenville, and officials say they plan to keep that location. spartanburg. increasing clouds tonight with wednesday, cloudy, windy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms rain chance 80%. clouds and a few showers for thursday, cooler with highs near 60 rain chance 40% tonight, the greenville zoo welcomed a new baby and wa

in raleigh, chris pollone, nbc news. u.s. coast guard crews continued to search the waters around sullivans island and isle of palms today after debris washed ashore. according to coast guard officials, there have been no calls of boaters in distress, but with today's make sure they haven't missed anyone in trouble. the coast guard deployed a search and rescue boat to scour the area off the coast. but again, nothing found so far. south carolina state workers could be in for some bigger paychecks. today, the house budget writing committee approved a new 7 and a half billion dollar spending plan. the plan would provide 250 million dollars for roadwork, and cut income taxes by 130 million dollars. most state employees would get a 1 percent pay raise. an additional 300 million dollars going to k through 12 education includes providing teachers with a 2 percent cost-of-living pay increase. the committee plans to wrap up its work tomorrow. the full house and senate must approve the measure before the budget takes effect on july 1st

(matt) nbc's chris pollone has the latest. << (nats: investigators at scene) as investigatoto try to figure out why a worker at this lawn equipment factory opened fire thursday they're also learning more about -how- the attack unfolded. governor sam brownback says the rapid response of police that (s/ gov. sam brownback / (r) "the hesston police chief in particular went in tuation, rather thanan even waiting on back up, he went right in and did heroic duty and service." a police officer went into the building after cedric ford. he confronted ford and shot and killed him. sheriff's deputies served ford with an order to stay away from his girlfrie hours before the rampage. (s/ sheriff t. walton - harvey county kansas :42 - -49) "he didn't display anything that was outrageous. he was just upset that he was getting this order." then police say ford, armed with a rifle and a handgun shot two people apparently random victims stole a car and came to excel industries. (sot / no id) "and more people running and all of a sudden pop p p pop, i started ruruing too. within moments, the shooting w

nbc's chris pollone reports. << the six remaining republican candidates for president on the debate stage in south carolina just hours after learning of the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. the candidates heaping praise on the court's long-time conservative stalwart s/ sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate "he will go down as one of the great justices in the history of this republic." now with an unexpected court vacancy, many of the candidates are urging the senate to block president obama's next appointment to the court. s/ sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate "the senate needs to stand strong and say we're not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee." while donald trump and ted cruz have been sniping at each other online and on air after their wins in iowa and new hampshire it was trump and in the palmetto state s/ donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "jeb is so wrong. jeb is absolutely so... just so you understand. you know who that is? that's jeb's special interest and lobbyi

chris pollone nbc news new york. a georgia father accused of intentionally leaving his young ross harris faces eight criminal counts including murder in the death of his son cooper. his attorneys are trying to get evidence thrown out .. that the prosecution claims proves harris was sending explicit text messages to a young woman ... while his son was in the hot car. the defense claims the evidence is not relevant to harris' murder charge. maddox kilgore / harris' attorney - they are not related to the charge of murder. they are not relevant or connected to the murder charge. these are uncharged acts which can not constitute motive to commit murder. the judge has not ruled on today's motion. the trial is set for april. jury selection is underway in the stalking case involving sportscaster ... erin andrews. dollar owner and manager of a nashville-area hotel and a man nude recordings of her in 2008. michael barrett plead guilty in federal court in 2009 to renting hotel rooms next to andrews in three cities... including

chris pollone reports from the campaign trail in commitment 2016. chris: for the first time in the 2016 campaign, just six republican candidates will be on the debate stayed saturday night. trying to impress voters in south carolina. it' s a state with a large percentage of voters who call themselves conservative evangelical christians. a fact not lost on texas senator ted cruz. ted cruz: they' re looking for a consistent conservative, someone who has a proven record of defending the constitution, of defending the bill of rights, of defending the free market principles and judeo-christian values that are the foundation of this great nation. chris: cruz and donald trump have been sparring online and over the airwaves for week, each claiming an election win since voting started. person tonight, in a state known for its rough and tumble campaigns? donald trump: you have cruz. find out where he gets his money. chris: perhaps the most pressure tonight is on florida senator marco rubio. analysts say he needs a strong debate performance. he was widely panne

nbc's chris pollone reports. for the first time in the 2016 campaign, just six republican candidates will be on the debate stage saturday night.. trying to impress voters in south carolina. it's a state with a large percentage of voters who call themselves conservative evangelical christians. a fact s/ sen. ted cruz / r presidential candidate:17 - :30 "they're looking for a consistent conservative, someone who has a proven record of defending the constitution, of defending the defending the bill of rights, of defending the free market principle and judeo-christian values that are the foundation of this great nation." cruz and donald trump have been sparring online and over the airwaves for weeks. each claiming an election "win" since voting started. will they attack each other in person tonight, in a state known for its rough and tumble campaigns? s/ donald trump / r presidential candidate:43 - :46 "you have cruz. find out where he gets his money!" perhaps the most pressure tonight is on florida senator marco rub

i'm chris pollone. back to you. >> we'll be watching it closely. >> shocking new video out of the uk. it shows an overturned car skidding across the highway after a cra. you have to see this. this dash cam video shows a white car skidding across the hallway on its roof and it barely misses another car. here is the most bizarre part about it. a 4-month-old baby was in that car with his parents and surprisingly they were not seriously hurt. coincidentally, the driver with the dash cam video participated in a trial to have dash cams in >> someone was watching out for that family that day. >>> a commercial flight in somalia grounded after an explosion ripped a hole on the side of the plane and it happened minutes after taking off in mogadishu, the capital of somalia, forcing the plane to turn around for an emergency landing. >> only two passengers had to be treated for injuries. a somali passevger caught the scene on his cell phone. he was on the plane, take a look at this as passengers were forced to wear

nbc's chris pollone has more. >> reporter: the sexual assault case against cosby moves forward. a pennsylvania judge ruled there was no agreement between prosecutors and cosby not to press criminal charges against him. it stems from a 2004 incident in which cosby is accused of sexual assault by an associate named andrea constand. cosby's attorneys contended the entertainer had been promised a decade ago that charges would never be filed. the decision comes after a second straight day of arguments and testimony. his long time attorney john schmitt took the stand first. telling the judge he believed the district attorney's 2005 decision was irrevocable. he said there was no written agreement with bruce castor, but pointed to the news release announcing it as proof. castor himself testified that when he decided cosby wouldn't be charged, he meant that none of his successors would prosecute cosby either. current montgomery county prosecutor kevin steel said no such agreement existed. if the threat of criminal charges loomed, cosby never would have testified in a 2005 civil suit agai

nbc's chris pollone has the story. as investigators try to figure out why a worker at this lawn equipment factory opened fire... killing three and injuring 14 thursday... they're also learning more about -how- the attack unfolded. governor sam brownback says the rapid response of police that saved lives. kansas :17 - :29"the hesston police chief in particular went in immediately to address the situation, rather went service." a police officer went into the building after cedric ford. he confronted ford and shot and killed him. sheriff's deputies served ford with an order to stay away from his girlfriend "he didn't display anything that was outrageous. he was just upset that he was getting this order." then police say ford, armed with a rifle and a handgun... shot two people... apparently random victims... stole a car... and came to excel industries. "and more people running and all of a sudden pop pop pop, i started running too. within moments, the shooting was over... and ford was dead. "this man was not going to stop

nbc's chris pollone has the story. a husband and father of two, and an uber driver, now charged with six counts of murder, plus two counts of assault with intent to murder, along with weapons charges. >> the defendant did murder mary lou nye. chris: dalton remained in jail as the judge talked to him. prosecutors in kalamazoo, that killing spree over about six hours saturday night, all while continuing to give rides to unsuspecting passengers. but as of now, they still don't know why it happened, and what, if anything, ties the victims together. >> this was not just a momentary lapse. this was not just a crime. there was not something to provoke this. there are videotapes of these incidents. he walked up on these people, and shot them. chris: in all, eight people were shot in three separate locations, a woman at an apartment complex, a father and son at a car dealership, and five people in a restaurant parking lot. among the dead there, bart nye's mother and aunt, best friends play. >> i don't know how i'm going to expl

nbc's chris pollone has more on >> reporter: 45-year-old jason dalton, a husband and father of two andn uber driver, now charged with six counts of murder plus two counts of assault with intent to murder along with weapons charges. >> the defendant did murder mary lou nye. >> reporter: daltop remained in jail as a judge arraigned him over closed circuit video. prosecutors in kalamazoo, michigan, say dalton conducted that killing spree over six hours on saturday night all while continuing to give rides to unsuspecting passengers but as of now they still don't know why it happened and what, if anything, ties the victims together. >> this was not just a momentary lapse. this was not just a crime. there was nothing that provoked this. there is videotapes of these incidences. he walked up on these people and he shot them. >> reporter: in all eight people were shot in three separate locations. a woman at an apartment complex. a father and son at a car dealership. and five people in a restaurant parking lot. among the dead there, mother and aunt, best friends who were killed after doing to a

chris pollone joins us from the courthouse in pennsylvania. >> reporter: this breaking just within the last 15 minutes after a second full day of arguments and testimony. the judge took a short amount of time to make his decision finally coming out to the courtroom and saying that he believes that there was no formal binding agreement that would preclude the prosecution of bill cosby in this sexual assault case. now, cosby's attorneys had argued for two days now that back in 2005 the district attorney here in montgomery county, pennsylvania, essentially promised that he would never bring charges in a written press release when he decided not to pursue the case back then. of course, the new prosecutor who was recently elected here in the area, once he heard transcripts -- once he saw transcripts of what cosby admitted in a deposition on a civil case ten years ago related to this same incident that took place in 2004 in which cosby admitted things that he had in the past purchased quaaludes to give to women that he wanted to have sex with, that he gave this woman, the alleged victim in t

in montgomery county, pennsylvania, chris pollone, nbc news. >>> well a story first seen here on news4. a former white house supervisor has admitted that she broke the law and stole from the government. tonight, she is facing prison time. our scott macfarlane and the news4 i-team broke the story and scott is in the news room with a look at what the woman admitted today in court. scott? >> her name is andrea turk. she supervised 15 people when she was director the white house switchboard operations in 2009-2013. among her duties, amoving her workers time sheets. she admitted doctoring some of those time sheets, funneling bogus overtime pay to one of her employees and having the employee hand over to her thousands of dollars. andrea turk declined to talk to us while entering and departing d.c. federal court to enter her guilty plea today. but in the court turk admitted she stole from the government. didn't name the employee whose time sheet she acknowledged manipulating, we know it happened between 2012-2013. court records reviewed, show that the feds were tipped by case of the white hou

chris pollone nbc news, norristown, pennsylvania. regardless of how the judge rules in the case, his decision will likely be appealed by the losing side. life sentence today. david sweat escaped from a new with fellow inmate richard matt in june. weeks serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for a murder conviction. to 14 years more for escape. he apologized in court this morning for causing a public panic with his escape. sweat deserves to be behind bars... but researchers say they know of at least 149-people who were doing time for crimes they didn't commit. that's according to the national registry of exonerations... which is operated by the university of michigan law school... the registry released a report today... that shows a record number of people were exonerated last year - 149 compared to 139 in 20-14. the men and women cleared... served on average 14 and a half years. five of them were on death row when they were exonerated. researchers say the high number of exonerations likely points larger number of fals

chris pollone, nbc news, hesston, kansas. n-f-l quarterback johnny manziel's domestic violence case has been referred to a grand jury. dallas, texas police have passed the cleveland brown's player's case on to the courts to decide. he must answer to allegations he attacked his ex-girlfriend colleen crowley on january 30. year in jail and a four-thousand dollar fine if charged and convicted. a just released nbc news/survey monkey poll takes a closer look at donald trump supporters. it finds 87 percent of trump voters support a temporary ban against all muslims who aren't u.s. united states. 45 percent describe themselves as pro-choice. that's about 10 percent higher than average republican voters. and half want to raise the minimum wage to either 10 or 15 dollars an hour. that's on par with most republican voters. those were just some of the findings of the p pl that also examined voter opinions on a variety of subjects. you'll hear more of the results tonight on nbc nightly news at 6:30. rapper killer mike stopped in the capi

chris pollone, nbc news, new york. >>> interstate 78 outside harrisburg, pennsylvania car crash.he crash happened yesterday morning. police say that a fast moving snow squall moved through the area. we saw a couple of those through washington. that's what caused this pileup. three people have died. some first responders had to walk more than a mile to get to the victims. the road will be closed until towing crews are actually remove all of the cars. >> what a mess. >>> 7:37. feelslike zero and temperatures are the lowest they have been all winter long. how long single digit weather is sticking around and why you may have trouble with the commute next week. >>> and pope francis making history will in mexico. thousands came out to catch a glimpse of the pontiff. >>> today pope celebrate mass in mexico. vatican officials as many as 1 million people will come out to catch a glitch himsempse. yesterday he celebrated mass in mexico city. >> just so many ways that you can say it, but the bottom the line, it is cold outside. and soon a lot of us may start seeing flakes. tom is tracking w

chris pollone is following this ongoing court fight... "we love you bill" famous "tv dad" is providing the star power. but it was a former district attorney who has a courtroom hanging on his every word. former montgomery county prosecutor bruce castor spent the entire day on the stand tuesday, explaining his decision not to prosecute bill cosby for a 2004 encounter with a -not- forge a formal non- prosecution agreement with cosby. but did have the power to decide cosby would never be charged with a crime. castor told the judge he believed the entertainer did a jury. citing problems with constand's credibility. sound - enrique latoison - attorney :39-:46 "in order for caster to show the reasons for what he did what he decision compelled cosby to candidly testify in a civil suit constand filed against him. cosby settled the suit in 2006. last year some of cosby's testimony in that suit was unsealed. the new district attorney used that testimony and cosby's admission that he gave constand some pills and wine to help her relax to charge cosb

nbc's chris pollone has a look court for a second day, cheered by fans who gathered to catch a attorney john schmitt took the stand first. telling the judge he believed the montgomery county district attorney's 2005 decision not to prosecute cosby was "irrevocable." schmitt admitted there was no written agreement with d-a bruce castor, but pointed to castor's news release announcing the decision as proof charges against cosby would never be filed. tuesday, castor himself testified that when he decided cosby wouldn't be charged, he meant that none of his successors would prosecute cosby either. current montgomery county prosecutor kevin steele says no such agreement exists. schmitt says if the threat of criminal charges loomed, cosby never would have testified in a 2005 civil suit against him. it's the transcript of what cosby said in that lawsuit admitting to giving alleged victim andrea constand pills and wine, among other things which gave the newly- elected steele enough evidence to file year. the judge told lawyers he couldn't find any case law which matches the scenario playing out

chris pollone shows us how the high court justice's death is quickly becoming political. >> reporter: the six remaining republican candidates for president on the debate stage in south carolina just hours after learning of the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. heaping praise on the stalwart. >> he's one of the great justices. urging the senate to block president obama's next appointment to the court. >> the senate needs to stand strong and say we won't allow barack obama to make one more liberal appointee. >> reporter: while donald trump and ted cruz have been sniping at each other, it was trump and jeb bush who got in the most heated exchanges. >> jeb is so wrong. jeb is absolutely so -- just so you understand, you know what that is, that is jeb's special interests and lobbyists talking. >> i'm tired of him going after my family. while donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe. >> reporter: many analysts say marco rubio needed a bounce back performance after stumbling in the new hampshire debate. but the flo

chris pollone nbc news new york. two of the victims are still in the hospital -- the first woman who was shot, a mother of three... and a 14- year-old girl. not as nice as the weekend - bu we're in store for some mild weather. let's go to storm track seven from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weattr information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl each day this week. temperatures at night in the 20s will stop any melting at night. we are tracking a storm forecast to o ring us breezy thursday otherwise mostly cloudy conditions. in continuing coverage... u.s. marshals say they are following several leads...searching for a dangerous fugitive who may be here in eastern iowa. this man, 22 year old kevin edwards is considered armed and dangerous. he is wanted for the murder of a little boy in chicago. investigators believe he killed in november. they say lee was lured into ann alley..where he was shot and killed. investigators believe the little boy was killed as part

chris pollone, nbc news, hesston, kansas. today president obama called the mayor of hesston to offer condolences to the people here and to offer gratitude to the first responders who risked their lives to save others. decision 2016... republican front runner donald trump is getting the support of one-time presidential candidate chris christie. and so, i am thrilled to be here between now and november every and do what he needs to do to help to make the country everything we want it to be for our children and grandchildren. the pair campaigned together in fort worth texas -- that's where governor christie endorsed his former competitor. this endorsement gives trump a big which is just four days away. at the press conference - trump took no time to bash his competition. want him. boo. boo. and put marco on to refute president obama's speech, do you remember that catastrophe? he's like this. '...and we will...huh...huh...i need water...help me, i need water, help.' this is on live television. trump, as you'll remember, is referr

chris pollone has the story. >> reporter: as investigators try to figure out why a worker at this lawn equipment factory opened fire thursday, they are learning more about how the attack unfolded. kansas governor says it was the rapid response of police that saved lishs. >> the police chief went in immediately to address the situation rather than even waiting on backup. he went right in and didheroic duty and service. >> a police officer went in the building, he confronted ford, then shot and killed him. deputies soyshed ford with an order to stay away from his girlfriend hours before. >> he dins display anything outrageous. he just displayed a little upset he was getting this. >> police say ford armed with a rifle and handgun shot two people, apparently random victims, stole a car and came to xcel. >> pop, pop, i'm going i start running too. >> in moments the shooting was over and ford was dead. >> this man was not going to stop shooting. the only reason he stopped shooting is because that officer stopped the shooter. >> as the small community mourns those lost, we're starting to lear

chris pollone, nbc news. >>> doesn't bother me. >> folks bundle up and brave the cold. coming up next, the event that brought plenty of people to center city yesterday despite the frigid temperatures. >>> later a vigil for a fallen hero. how a philadelphia community came together to remember a police officer killed in the line of duty seven years ago. >>> good morning and happy valentine's day as you're waking up this morning. we're maybe hoping for warmer weather but we're actually colder this morning waking up than we were yesterday morning. the arctic frigid freeze is well in place here in philadelphia if you look live at the river rink. the ice is indicative of what it's like outside. 10 degrees in philadelphia, 12 below where we were yesterday. still had winds out of the north northwest at 9 and do have windchill factored in. it is going to continue to be dangerously cold this morning, minus 10. that's our temperature reading in poconos. 10 in philadelphia is 4 degrees in trenton. this is what it feels like outside. check those numbers. this is dangerous cold becau

in hesston, kansas, chris pollone, nbc news. >>> right now at 5:00 -- >> 18 years ain't [ bleep ]. 18 years ain't enough. they supported a >> reporter: an emotional day. a former d.c. police officer sentenced for sexually assaulting girls inside police headquarters and inside a church. >>> america must have a strong leader again that can restore american jobs, that can restore american confidence, and donald trump is just the man to do it. >> plus a new twist in the republican presidential primary, but do voters in virginia care? >>> but first, keeping their promises. a teen arrested on metro today. a day after police promised to step up security. you won't see this video anywhere else but here on news4 at 5:00. >>> and during this rush hour right now, metro riders are seeing more transit police on the trains, on the platforms. >> and the last hour we got a good look at what they're doing now to respond to that recent violent crime wave on metro. news4's derrick ward is live at l'enfant plaza. >> reporter: it's a response to that and some other incidents that have happened since then.

that was chris pollone reporting. >> storms are headed here. tell us more about the tornado watches in effect. >> almost the entire area's under a tornado watch. that's going to run until 11:00 p.m. already seeing heavy rain around the area. we already have lightning strikes in some of this. but this is just a look at the entire area now. we have seen drastic changes over the past couple of hours with all of this moving in. all of the yellow shaded areas, that is tornado watch. this means until 11:00, isolated tornadoes possible with any strong storms. right now the closest tornado warning south of sussex county in maryland. this goes until 5:30. a strong storm. the same storm causing tornado warnings earlier. right around norfolk, virginia. this has managed to hold together lightning strikes. we expect high winds and it is moving into suspect county at the moment. nelson seeing that. georgetown 5:35. lewes 5:47, cape may, 6:04, wildwood 6:10. moving to the northeast 60 miles an hour. a lot of storms moving quickly. things are rapidly changing

nbc's chris pollone is covering this case for us. chris? >> reporter: and, jim, this legal hearing was expected to last just one day. it has now lasted two days, and it's still going on in the montgomery county courthouse here behind me. it shows you just how important this small legal issue is to both sides in the cosby case prosecution. now, bill cosby entered court as he did yesterday around 9:30 this morning. he was greeted by dozens of supporters and well wishers who cheered him and chanted for him. he waved to the crowd as he went into the courthouse today. we haven't seen him since he entered the courthouse this morning. now, at issue in this case is whether a pledge made ten years ago by the district attorney here not to prosecute cosby criminally for an incident that happened in 2004, whether that pledge still holds up today even with a new district attorney. now, obviously, the prosecution, the new district attorney, kevin steele here in montgomery county, says that he is not bound by any agreement, that it was never written down

nbc's chris pollone has the developments. >> reporter: 45-year-old jason dalton, a husband and father of two and an uber driver, now charged with six counts of mird plus two counts of assault with intend to murder along with weapons charges. >> the defendant did murder mary lou nye. >> reporter: dalton remained in jail as a judge arraigned him over closed circuit video. prosecutors in kalamazoo, michigan, say dalton conducted that killing spree over about six hours saturday night all while contig but as of now, they still don't know why it happened and what, if anything, ties the victims together. why th why. >> this was not just a momentary lapse. it was not just a crime. there was nothing that provoked this. there is videotapes of these ins depss. he walked up on these people and he shot them. >> reporter: in all eight people were shot in three separate locations, a woman at an apartment complex, a father and son at a car dealership, and five people in a restaurant parking lot. among the dead there, bart nye's mother and aunt, best friends who were killed after going to a play. >> i

dalton has admitted to prosecutors he's their guy and nbc's chris pollone has the story. >> reporter: 45-year-old jason dalton, a husband, and father of two, and uber driver, now charged with six counts of murder plus two counts of assault with intent to murder along with weapons charges. >> the defendant did murder mary lou nye. >> he remained in jail as a judge arraigned him. prosecutors in kalamazoo say dalton conducted the killing spree over about six hours saturday night all while continuing to give rides to unsuspecting passengers, but as of now they still don't know why it happened and what if anything ties the victims together. >> this was not a owe just a momentary lapse. this was not just a crime, there was nothing that provoked this. there is videotapes of these incidents. he walked up on these people and he shot them. >> in all eight were shot in three locations, a woman at an apartment, father and son at a car dealership and five in a restaurant parking lot. among the dead there bart's mother and aunt, best friends killed after going to a play. >> i don't know how i'm goi

mark: nbc' s chris pollone is in montgomery county, pennsylvania with the latest on this ongoing court fight. chris: did a decision not to -- chris: the country' s most famous tv dad is providing the star power, but it was a former district attorney who has a courtroom hanging on his every word. former montgomery county prosecutor bruce castor spent the entire day on the stand tuesday, explaining his decision not to prosecute bill cosby for a 2004 encounter with a woman who sought career advice from the comedian. castor said he did not forge a formal non-prosecution agreement with cosby, but did have the power to decide cosby would never be charged with a crime. castor told the judge he believed the entertainer did inappropriately touch andrea t be able to prove it to a jury, citing problems with constand' s credibility. >> in order for caster to show the reasons for what he did, he basically had to smear the chris: castor contends his decision compelled cosby to candidly testify in a civil suit constand filed against him. cosby settled the suit in 2006. last year, some of cosby' s tes

nbc's chris pollone live outside the courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania, with what happened today. chris? >> yeah, jim, this hearing started around 9:30 this morning. and it continues even at this hour. we're waiting to see when this hearing adjourns. the judge earlier today said he anticipated it would actually drag into a second day. and he anticipated making a decision as soon as the hearing was over. but since it's going so late this afternoon, people are trying to read the tea leaves of whether they're trying to finish today to present it from going into a second day. we'll have to see. as you mentioned, cosby's attorneys were in court today, arguing that the case against him, the sexual assault case against him, should be thrown out. their reasoning? they say that the former district attorney here in montgomery county, bruce castor, made a promise that cosby would not be criminally prosecuted if he testified in a civil trial relating to the same incident in 2004. castor has been on the stand all day. has clarified his position. he says there was no formal agreement with cosb

chris pollone, nbc news, new york. coming up after the break -- a few eastern iowans hit the ice to golf this weekend. "you're watching kwwl. we've from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: welcome back i am meteorologist kyle kiel. a winter weather advisory is in effect for all of the kwwl viewing area from 9 expecting two to six inches of snow across the area. here's a break down elkader. new hampton, dubuque will be on the cusp of two to four and four to six. everywhere else we are expecting 4 to 6 inches of fluffy accumulation. threat tracker has us in the yellow for very late tonight as that snow tracks in between 10 and midnight. we are in the orange tomorrow, because of the snow falling and snow on the ground blowing around. travel could be tricky for valentine's day so keep that in mind as it will be a bit breezy. then on monday we will be mostly cloudy to partly sunny. here's th

nbc' s chris pollone is in montgomery county pennsylvania with the latest. they pointed to the news release announcing the decision as proof that cosby would never be charged. he meant none of his successors would prosecute him either. schmidt says if the threat of criminal charges loomed, he would' ve never testified against him. the judge told lawyers said they could night find any case law. regardless of how the judge rules, it will likely be appealed by the losing side. mike: the year-long delay , as >> the children and families deserve nothing less. sheree: there was also a lot of back and forth on just who to blame here. federal officials argue that michigan officials ignored their advice and delayed for months before telling neighbors about the contaminated water. the epa never showed any sense of urgency, they say. >> we fought saying there was something wrong. we need to get to the science of anybody is going to believe us. i started researching and educating myself about water. sheree: the lawmaker is threatening to shut down -- meanwhile, governor

nbc's chris pollone explains why. :27 1:10 1:23 entertainment icon bill cosby. in court in a philadelphia suburb. facing sexual assault charges which could put him in prison for a decade. tuesday's hearing: a pivotal moment in the case against the 78- year old. all eyes are on former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor. he told prosecutors last year he made a promise to cosby a decade ago. he would not prosecute, if cosby testified in a civil lawsuit. cosby did, and settled that lawsuit in 2006. sound bruce castor /former montgomery county d.a. :27-:35 "i remember thinking that he probably did do but thinking that and being able to prove it are two different things." the current district attorney says there's no evidence such an agreement ever existed. cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault stemming from a 2004 encounter with former temple university basketball employee, andrea constand. constand contends in early 2004 cosby drugged her and sexually assaulted her. cosby says the contact was consensual. montgomery county's ne

chris pollone, nbc news, new york. the next republin debate is ju 11 days away february 25th ihouston. it's beingosted by c-n-n a tend onof thewo arm and daerous fugitives wh skipped ouon tir paro.....is back behind bars this morning. the state departme of corrections says they caught "weslejone just before noon yeerday nglewood, but fe escap "dennis simonton" is still on e ose. both are membersf the white- supremacist prisonang knowas "2-eleven ew," the gang linked tohe murder of state pri chief "tomlements" in 2013. if you see simonton, call 9--1 anotheescaped gitive in an unrelated case....is also back behind bars thisorning. its 46ear-old illiam wasikowski." he skipped out parole thursday. the derment of corrections says he pick up at a coloradoprings home yesterday morning. terrorist grp is ciming responsibility for aion rd a plane last week. attors say happene tuspect bomber. t quitarm for ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a terrorist group is claiming respsibility for a bombing o a somali airliner last week. you casepictures o

chris pollone reports. the six remaining republican candidates for president on the debate stage in south carolina... just hours after learning of the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. the candidates heaping praise on stalwart... presidential candidate :13 - :16"he will go down as one of the great justices in the history of this republic." now with an unexpected court vacancy, many of the candidates are urging the senate to block president obama's next appointment to the court. presidential candidate :24 - :34"the senate needs to stand strong and say we're not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee." while donald trump and ted cruz have been sniping at each other online and on air after their wins in iowa and new hampshire... it was trump and jeb bush who got in the most heated exchanges in the palmetto state... presidential candidate:45 - :56"jeb is so wrong. jeb is absolutely so... just so you understand. you know w

nbc' s chris pollone has a recap. chris: the six remaining republican candidates for president on the debate stage in south carolina, just hours after learning of the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. the candidates heaping praise on the court' s long-time conservative stalwart. marco rubio he will go down as : one of the great justices in the history of this republic. chris now with an unexpected : court vacancy, many of the candidates are urging the senate to block president obama' s next appointment to the court. ted cruz the senate needs to : stand strong and say we' re not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee. chris while donald trump and ted : cruz have been sniping at each other online and on air after their wins in iowa and new hampshire, it was trump and jeb bush who got in the most heated donald trump jeb is so wrong. : jeb is absolutely so just so you understand. you know who that is? that' s jeb' s special interest

chris pollone is in raleigh, north carolina with the latest. first light revealed the utter devastation from a powerful storm system that is sweeping across the southeast spawning tornados from louisiana to florida. hardest hit.. a mobile home park in convent, louisiana where a 150 trailers were reduced to rubble. "this was probably the worst area that tornado could have hit." to the east in pensacola, florida a populated neighborhood took a direct hit. "we barely made it to the bottom, to the bottom floor and then we started more than a dozen tornados were reported across the region: destroying homes, overturning semi- trucks and ripping apart brick buildings. "it was so scary. it was unreal the sounds and watching things fly around in your house. you didn't know what was going to happen. the indiscriminate nature of tornados are tough to predict.. their destructive nature hard to comprehend even among public officials who have seen it all before. "tornados have a mind of their own. they'll jump over housing areas, or they'll jump over the hou

chris pollone nbc news new york. two people remain hospitalized ... a 14- year old girl and a mother of three. the shooting spree in kalamazoo is certain to reopen the debate over america. a judge will soon weigh in on the question of who is to blame for in american history ... the sandy hook massacre. the families of children who were in the school that day are suing a gun promotion of its products inspired the shooter. deborah feyerick has the story. it lasted less than five minutes. but when the shooting at sandy hook elementary finally stopped - 20 children and 6 educators lay dead. one was david wheeler's seven year old son benny. his other son, who was nine, was also there. "he spent that entire time hiding in a box of t-shirts in the supply closet. and he heard every round. and one of his first questions to me was, 'how many people were there dad? how many were there?' and i said 'there was one guy.'"one-hundred-and-fifty four rounds fired from an ar15 high- powered, semi-automatic assault created and designed by the us military to be fully aut

chris pollone joins us from raleigh, north carolina with the latest. 16 59 first light revealed the utter devastation from a powerful storm system that is sweeping across the southeast spawning tornados from louisiana to florida. hardest hit.. a mobile home park in convent, louisiana where a 150 trailers were reduced to rubble. "this was probably the worst area that tornado could have hit." to the east in pensacola, florida a populated neighborhood took a direct hit. "we barely made it to the bottom, to the bottom floor and then we started hearing things ripping apart." more than a dozen tornados were apart." more than a dozen tornados were reported across the region: destroying homes, overturning watching things fly around in your house. you didn't know what was going to happen. the indiscriminate nature of tornados are tough to predict.. their destructive nature hard to comprehend even among public officials who have seen it all "tornados have a mind of their own. they'll jump over housing areas, or they'll jump over the house that you are in to destroy the house next door, that's what

chris pollone, nbc news, new york. courtis: one actresses giving back to kentucky. honoring her roots to the bluegrass state. and looking for love in all the wrong places. why those dating in the digital age say it is so difficult, and advice from a successful matchmaker. >> no problems other than chilly temperatures. i will a you know when the snow courtis: jennifer lawrence giving back to her home state. the oscar winner announced she' s donating two million dollars to kosair children' s hospital in her hometown of louisville. the donation will help establish the jennifer lawrence foundation cardiac icu. lawrence has visited patients during holiday trips home. and asked others to match her gift. if you' re looking to add to your family? it' s the perfect weekend to do it. cincinnati' s largest pet adoption event, my furry valentine, kicked off today at the sharonville convention center. it wrapped up at 5 this evening. the adoption event features more puppies, and kittens. the animals are from more about 40 different

nbc's chris pollone has the story 36 1:05 1:16 45-year old jason dalton. a husband and father of two. and an uber driver. now charged with six counts of murder. plus two counts of assault with murder. along with weapons charges. natural sound the defendant did murder mary lou nye" prosecutors in kalamazoo, michigan say dalton conducted that killing spree over about six hours saturday night, all while continuing to give rides to unsuspecting passengers. but as of now, they still don't know why it happened. and what, if anything ties the victims together. sound jeff getting - kalamazoo prosecutor :36-:49 "this was not just a momentary lapse, this was not just a crime. there was not something to provoke this. there are video tapes of these incidents. he walked up on these people and shot them." in all, eight people were shot in three separate dealership. and five people in a restaurant parking lot. among the dead there, bart nye's mother and aunt. best friends who were killed after going to a play. sosod bart nye - grandmomoer killed 1:05- 1:09 "i don't know

chris pollone, nbc news, norristown, pennsylvania. coming up...the gamecocks men were on the road last night for a key sec road game against georgia. rick henry will have the highlights from athens coming up in the wednesday sports wrap. break 1 downgeorgia tonight to take on the bulldogs. carolina had some good momentum after winning four of their last five...but they run out of steam in athens. the gamecocks looking for their first 20 win season in six years..... on fire.....his first two shots....three pointers...usc takes an early seven to six lead. carrera finishes with 11 points. georgia pulls away late in the first hal.....kenny gaines with a three pointer.......he finishes with 17 points. yante maten adds 18 points.....the bulldogs led by ten at the half.....33-23. second half.....the gamecocks make a run....sindarius thornwell makes it a three point game....48- 45....he leads usc with duane notice cuts the lead to two with a three ball....it's 50 to 48...with just over six and a half minutes left. three...gaines turns this th