great, bill cosby.he crazy down a couple notches. >> he accuses bill cosby directly of being a rapist, and that changed everything. >> it changed everything because on that evening, a reporter from "philadelphia" magazine was in the audience, recording this video with his phone. >> comedian hannibal burris. >> the video goes viral. soon, team cosby is also using social media inviting fans to create memes or classic captions from his website. >> what a huge miscalculation. did they think they were going to combat hannibal burris and what he said by some sort of initiative of people saying nice things of these old photos of bill cosby? >> whether or not it was a tactical move, backfired. people use the memes to lamb baste cosby about the rape allegations. barbara bowman sees the irony. >> it took a man to crack a joke on stage in a comedy routine calling bill cosby a rapist for people to go, wow, maybe there's something to this. >> a month after the burris video, bowman writes a piece for "the washington

but criticism isn't stopping cosby. cosby has been performing throughout north america as part of his far from finish tour. quick note to bill cosby's press team. if your client is being accused of brutal assaults on a weekly basis, maybe don't say he's far from finished. just a little tip. now -- [ cheers and applause ] >> watch the language there. all right? now cosby's to tone-deaf comedy jam attracted people both for and against the coz. >> no more jokes! no more jokes. >> he probably has $20 billion and they are probably after that, i am sure. >> it's fun all these people come out all these years later and there's no witnesses, not even a polaroid. >> larry: so this guy only beliefs things if they were shot on a polaroid? oh, great depression? i don't think so. where's the polaroid? and his kid's like, what do you mean i smell like weed, dad? where's the instagram. like the worst question ever. the better question is why respect people people listening to these women? because most of this allegedly happened so long

support for bill cosby?i don't want to get into this. >> you have enough money you don't have to sort of do this thing. eddie murphy is retired. he's not doing stand-up. he's not doing movies. he doesn't want anything to do with this. this was a sort of bye y'all. i don't have to do anything and i'm not going to do anything. but i don't think not doing a comedy bid is the same as supporting eddie. -- supporting cosby. part of why eddie was so upset with snl is david spade did a bit about him that called him out specifically. and eddie said let's not do jokes that specifically attack particular individuals the way that i was hurt. that doesn't mean you're condoning rape. judd apatow was way out? and to some folk who is have defended eddie's choice. he says he's a rapist? that's not loyalty. it's choosing to support a rich rapist over 30 victims. bill cosby has denied any allegations. that said two new accusers came forward last week. and more than 20 women overall have come forward. >> oh, that's a lot. >> ye

kenan thompson has played cosby.ly addressed it way back -- these particular allegations regarding cosby way back in 2005 when she did a riff on it and kenan thompson was in the skit actually playing bill cosby as a live action fat albert so it's not like the show has shied away from it. >> right. >> and this scandal is still very much in the public consciousness. >> absolutely. >> so i expect them on the 40th anniversary to do something on it, but just they weren't going to get eddie murphy to do it. bill cosby was a role model for a lot of comedians and especially a lot of male african-american comedians cosby has been accused of assault by more than 20 women, but never been charged. his lawyers denied these allegations but the headline as we were coming into the show is that bill cosby actually responded to the information revealed by norm. >> yeah exactly, well i mean look, norm is putting it out all there on twitter and nobody is disputing that. i think he has responded -- he certainly has responded to people wh

cosby has a prominent lawyer and powerful p.r.. >> what if someone raped your wife marty, you've got daughters, marty. what if bill cosby came and drugged their innocence, marty? how do you like me now, marty? that's what i say. >> lisa with the kinds of resources available to someone of cosby's stat tour can the women get a fair hearing in the court of public opinion? >> they need an attorney, even just in the court of public opinion so they don't get further maligned. reason why janice was so angry in that clip is because bill cosby's attorney marty singer came out and called her a liar. she's been revictimized not only does she allege she was raped and drugged by bill cosby but something she told in 2001 or 2002 before any other women made this announcement but they are coming out and calling her a liar. she wants the ability to prove she's telling the truth. bill cosby, let's go in front of a retired judge or waive the statute of limitations and let janice prove her case. you can assert your defenses and we'll see what the cou

many people support bill cosby.utside picketing calling him all sorts of vile names. sometimes shows are postponed or canceled. he never knows when he shows up in front of a live audience what he's going to get now. >> can't wait to watch it. thank you so much. you can watch the one-hour special "no laughing matter inside the cosby allegation" tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for stopping by. i appreciate it. thank you for joining me today. i'm carol costello. "at this hour" with berman and bald baldwin straight ahead. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning. thanks for joining us everybody. >> i'm john berman. >> i'm kate bolduan. breaking news at this hour out of southern california. emergency crews are on the scene of a train derailment north of los angeles in oxnard california. some of the video on the scene. 30 people are injured. you can see several cars flipped over on their side. the metrolink train hit a vehicle on the tracks decimating it. amazingly they believe the driver of the car of the t

a harsh critic of cosby said this what? and that is not loyalty, but it is choosing to support a rich rapist over 30 victims, a and he went on the say this, in case you forgot that cosby likes to knock people unconscious, and then bleep bleep them, and then intimidates them into silence. cosby was played by keenan thomas. >> let's see what this famous celebrity has to say about his favorite cocktail. >> and the bama jamma -- >> oh dear god, we filmed that in june. >> we are joined by attorney gloria allred and her clients casey and lisa. and do you deem him to be a rapist? >> well, it is fair to say that he has nobody to blame but himself for the accusations against him, and if in fact eddie murphy is saying that he does not want to kick a man when he is down if in fact he he is down, bill cosby, he has no one to blame but himself. why doesn't he stand up and instead of making jokes about whether or not he is putting anything in a woman's drink, then i think that what he should do is to come back and acknowledge each and ev

we should also mention that bill cosby has denied our request for an interview. lawyers all along have always denied all these allegations, calling them -- saying they're innuendos, fabricated lies and this is just media vilifications. >> but they're not innuendos. these are flat-out accusations. and yet the people who go to the shows seem to brush this off like it's silly. >> at his comedy shows of which he is still booked around the country, he does encounter protesters outside calling him names and with signs. some of the venues have canceled. some have been postponed. but, yes, you're right, there are still some comedy shows that he's doing where he is met with standing ovations and applause. >> how many women yet now have we had come forward? >> at least two dozen. so at least 24 women have come forward and said -- >> this happened. >> not only did it happen, they have vivid memories of it. one of the questions is, how could this happen? how could he have gotten so many women if he's alleged to do what they say he did? and tonight is the first time we'll sho

he would have killed as cosby. instead, he gave that kind of nonperformance and ended up a laughing stock in the wrong way. happy chinese new year, boards fans -- sports fans. it is either the year of the goat or the year of the sheep. what is the right, who -- hooved, grass eating animal? >> the post office says ram, and i never go against the post office. quick correct. -- >> correct. >> i would like to solve the puzzle. the game show we hastily assembled here on the site when we come back. ♪ >> last night here in new york quite a show with rudy giuliani's ticking at a fancy -- rudy giuliani speaking at a fancy pants dinner. tell us about the dinner last what you saw and heard, and how you enjoyed it. >> the dinner was great. had salmon. it was a little under done. other people had steak. it starred scott walker from wisconsin. he spoke for a little bit and then everybody started asking him questions. there were a couple of soliloquies, as you mentioned. rudy giuliani and some others. it was great. it was a lot o

an extra on "the cosby show" says bill cosby made sexual advances and lewd gestures toward her on the set will stop the actress came forward today after cosby canceled two shows in boston. he said the decision was because of bad weather and not protest. more than two dozen women have accused cosby of sexual assault. he denies those accusations. nbc nightly news anchor ryan williams has backed out of an appearance on the late show with david letterman. this comes one day after the anchor announced he would be taking a break from his newscast over falsely reporting he was in a helicopter hit by a rocket propelled grenade in iraq in 2003. an internal investigation is underway. the days of the falling gas prices are coming to an end for now. the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is to dollars any dean cents, up $.12 from one week ago. in d c, you are paying an average of two dollars and $.42. still ahead eileen is back with the work week forecast. find out if you will need your umbrella tomorrow morn >> we saw of few people washing their cars and i think every dog in the a

toward her on the set of the cosby show.n boston. protesters had planned to demonstrate but cosby says the shows were canceled because of, quote, impending treacherous weather. >>> residents still digging out from the last two weeks of unrelenting weather while preparing for another round of snow. the latest storm is expected to dump one to four inches of snow on cape cod, eastern and northeastern massachusetts including boston, could see as much as two feet of snow. boston's mayor says the city has never seen anything like that. >> these storms that we're getting are unprecedent. we've never seen this type of snow in the city of boston at any other time in history. >> boston is preparing to shut down with only emergency workers expected to show up monday and tuesday. public schools have already closed for both days. >> boston has not been able to get a break. around here however we did get a break. it was like spring. >> it felt awfully nice. >> 6 at national tied the record. 60 at dulles was not a record but it was still 6

he would have killed as cosby.nstead, he gave that embarrassing nonperformance and ended up a laughing stock in the wrong way. happy chinese new year sports fans. it is either the year of the goat or the year of the sheep. no one is really sure, including the chinese. what is the right breast-feeding animal for this year? >> eiko -- i go ram because the post office says ram, and i never cross the post office. >> the correct answer is ram. >> also, i would like to solve the puzzle -- the game show we hastily assembled right here on this set when we come back. ♪ >> last night here in new york, quite a show with rudy giuliani speaking at a fancy pants dinner. former economic reagan advisor talks to us about that dinner last night. tell us about what you saw and heard, and how you enjoyed it. >> the dinner was great, i had salmon. it was a little under done. other people had steak. it starred scott walker from wisconsin. he spoke for a little bit and then everybody started asking him questions. there were a couple of s

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tonight, one explanation bill cosby is applauding.e's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: possible new insight into why comedian eddie murphy -- >> i'm so happy to be back here. >> reporter: -- went the entire night without telling a single joke. not even resurrecting "mr. robinson robinson's neighborhood." >> this is how you answer a door in my neighborhood. who is it? >> reporter: and now, "snl" alum norm mcdonald now revealing his account on twitter why murphy didn't perform. murphy had been asked by writers to play bill cosby, an impression he'd done before. >> man, if you start drinking beer now by the time you're 9 you'll be drinking like a 37-year-old. >> reporter: but mcdonald says in the 11th hour, murphy backed out, feeling uncomfortable about mocking the embattled comedian who is facing dozens of allegations from women who say cosby drugged and assaulted them at the peak of his career. macdonald tweeting, "eddie decides the laughs are not worth it. he will not kick a man when he is down." bill cosby releasing a statement earli

cosby hasn't really responded. his lawyers have but he hasn't.t hasn't been heard before is how he allegedly perpetrated these crimes. there was a ritual and they all talk about that. >> thank you so much alisyn. we should say bill cosby declined cnn's request for an interview but in recent months his attorneys vehemently denied the accusations of sexual assault but don't miss no laughing matter. it's tonight at 9:00 with alisyn here on cnn. and anderson starts now. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. we begin tonight with breaking news. the "american sniper" murder trial. the question of whether the defendant eddie ray routh was sane or whether it was murder in the hands of the jury. closing arguments just wrapped up. the defense seeking to show mr. routh was in the grips of a psychotic episode when he pulled the trigger. attempting to prove he knew what he was doing. ed lavandera is outside of the courthouse in texas. he joins

the actor said that cosby made sexual advances and lewd gestures towards her on the set of "the cosby show" in 1987. more than two dozen women have accused him of sexual assault and he has denied them. nbc nightly news anchor brian williams has backed out of an upcoming appearance with david letterman. this is a day after he announced he would be off the newscast the next several days. he falsely reported he was in a helicopter hit by a rocket propelled grenade in iraq in 2003. nbc is investigating the matter. coming up -- a twist in a crime in maryland. what is next for the man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend? and the family of an american woman held hostage by isil makes a plea to the public. things turning sour for chip >> at least 25 people were killed after a riot outside of a soccer game in cairo, egypt. there was a stampede in fighting between police and fans. similar violence killed 74 people several years ago. egypt announce they worked voting upcoming soccer matches until further notice. the parents of an american woman held hostage by isil are clinging to hope she is

. >> two more women come forward with accusations against bill cosby. >> and ah! come on!hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. be quiet. i'm being quiet. you're breathing on me! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. head for the cemetery! >>> the general in charge of the nato mission in afghanistan wants more flexibility in keeping u.s. troops there. there are 10000 american troops in afghanistan. the president promised to cut that number in half by the end of the year. general campbell told the armed services committee he asked for permission to adjust that timetable. >> i believe we're in a critical point in our campaign. many challenges reveal before us. . >> here is footage in afghanistan. meeting with abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings. >> a week ago, working with farmers in afghanistan. >> i might have

cosby was beside me under covers i can't move or speak. >> bill ]/hby appears to think rape is a joke you something, bill i'm not laughing. >> cosby postponed a show this week in bakersfield, the 77 cancelled a dozen shows since allegations resurfaced. >> the family of a man shot and killed by police in san jose last night say that he didn't need to die. family members say the 23-year-old was depressed when confronting officers outside of a home on sherman street. he was killed by police responding to a call about an intruder in the home. according to family members watkins made that call. >> my daughter and myself >> officers are on leave. family members say he had no history of mental illness. >> turning your attention to something different. last night three power ball winners are not in a rush to come forward. one customer matched five of the six winning numbers. he's a regular customer who bought a single ticket. >> we make a million here. you be the next one. hey! >> he's got the marketing pitch down. the store gets $7000. >> coming up next, street view becoming bulldog: what wh

nice. >> who the cosby?ay be guilty as sin, but hasn't been convicted of anything yet. kennedy: it's not just the scarf, phony bologna, you are a classy person, charles. >> i didn't know any of the words you are useing. >> spend the night on youtube and look for eddie murphy clips on "snl," gumby, buckwheat, james brown. best when he was a white guy on the bus. amazing, some of the most forward looking comedy. >> he walked around and the sketch is how white people interact with each other when there is no black people around. >> when the last black person got off the bus, the white people were celebrating. >> white face? is that tolerant? that shouldn't go on. kennedy: jimmy and charles, thank you, it's like a two man party, and they're the bread, and i'm the meat, in the fun sandwich. >>> next, today's reason to party, a new york celebration in february, what i'm drinking and what you are drinking soon, and why we say happy new year to you, too. stay tuned. you're down with crestor. yes! when diet and exerc

no word from cosby's camp about the allegations. he has never been charged with a crime. >>> this month two of cosby's performances have been canceled. one in nevada and the other in south carolina. shows in louisiana and georgia will go on as planned. >>> new information this evening about a woman accused of burning down a montgomery county detective's home last year. donna krupp says prosecutors didn't provide enough evidence to bring her to trial. investigators say krupp set fire to a plastic christmas tree on the porch of this detective's home back in december. they say it was retaliation for her son's legal problems. krupp remains behind bars right now on $1 million bail. >>> we don't have it! >> council chaos. colinborough council members going head to head in their meetings. the investigators have been digging deeper to see if the borough abused taxpayer funding. >> nbc 10 investigative bureau harry hairston is live and tonight is the council's first meeting since your report. what's expected to happen? >> reporter: we just l

if i want to do a joke i will do a joke. >> i keep hearing cosby is down.m the 9 allegations nobody is down except the women raped. >> he doesn't know the women. >> if you don't do the joke you suffer the consequences for being picky about what you will do and what you will not do. >> this should be between comedians. norm mcdonald i love him, but he dropped the ball. >> somebody else could have done the joke. i think it is cool. >> unlike drugged women murphy had a choice whether or not to do cosby. that's the most important poith t that norm mcdonald is a funny person. >> if you are going to kick somebody when they are down isn't it be somebody who made the alleged terrible choices? >> when it is a friend of yours you don't want to work on allegeds. >> i understand why. >> would you have bid on eddie murphy's sex life? >> it is if rap songs. 08d dirty bass stared said that. there are joking about eddie murphy and picking up dudes and come back to my house and put it in my mouth. i need the money. >> i don't know what they are talking about. i found it fes

in a string of women to accuse bill cosby of making unwanted sexual advances.de some lewd gestures toward her on the set of the show. meanwhile cosby canceled tonight's stand up performances in boston. >>> the wilbur theater posted the announcement offering ticket refunds. the theater apologized for the abrupt change didn't not say why the shows are canceled. cosby told the boston globe he canceled because the treacherous weather in boston much the 77-year-old faces sexual assault accusations from at least 16 women. some of the claims dating back decades. he denies the allegations and prosecutors have never charged him with a crime. >> oh, baby. this 14-pound newborn is making history in his home state. you'll hear from the real hero this story. his mom who gave birth naturally next and that's really it's sunday we must be talking about a storm. >> naturally. that sounds for painful than what we have on deck. >> it's moving across the northeast. not bringing us heavy snow. with that being said we could have issues on the roadway tomorrow morning. we'll let you

are we forgetting why bill cosby is down?"ully lyyou'lly assaulting women. >>> beyonce looking anything but flawless in untouched photos. . beyonce's fan base known as the bee hive are going berserk on social media. they hate seeing her laugh lines. many of you are tweeting if beyonce is supposed to look bad in these leaked photos there's truly no hope for us. hallelujah. >>> meanwhile recent gun stories have you feeling equally hopeless. authorities just confirmed that a michigan woman fatally shot herself in the eye while adjusting her bra holster. this open carry t-shirt depicting realistic looking weapons is also going viral with some saying it would put the wearer's lives in danger or just scare the hell out of people. meanwhile, a bid to allow guns on collegecampuses, a nevada assemblywoman had this to say about it. "if these young, hot little girls on campus have a firearm, i wonder how many men would want to assault them." all of this comes as gun groups push for legislation that would allow people to carry concealed w

cosby made unwanted advances years ago but she says she refused them. helen gumble claims she was in the comedian's dressing room on the cosby show set when he handed hear drink, stood in front of her and made leud gestures. gumble held a press conference yesterday in boston near a theater where cosby just canceled scheduled shows. the 77 year old said it was the weather that kept him from performing. >>> well, once again powerball players are dreaming big. >> oh, that jackpot is now at an estimated $450 million. that's fifth largest jackpot in us history. now, no one matched saturday's winning numbers, so buyers, they're already lining up for a ticket ahead of wednesday's drawing. they have big plans for those big bucks. >> probably not going to win the powerball. >> i realize. >> but it is a a good dream to have, i guess you snow. >> there go. >> the odds of winning that jackpot are less than one in 175 million. as we often say with these stories, you have better chance of being struck by lightning, that's one in 3,000, over the course of your lifetim

cosby canceled back-to-back shows yesterday at the wilbur theater in boston. he said the canals layingses were because of impending treacherous weather. >> the sale of a huge empty casino may be on the fast track. >> a couple of pleasure seekers cheat death when they come feet from the plane they just jumped out of. we'll show you more of this viral video coming up. >> reporter: we're checking temperatures close to the freezing mark all day today it could be windy. tell the kids to be careful walking around because there could sleet and freezing rain at times. ali'll have all of that and the rest of the seven-day forecast that's coming up. xñaó5Ñ >> in new england they have not stopped shoveling from the last storm and they are getting more. this is a live picture from boston. the schools are closed already today. they will be closed tomorrow. bracing for another storm that's bringing lots of stuff up there and very little around here. you have to feel for the folks in boston who dealt with this this winter season. >> you know we had a bad winter last year, we

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the women said they met cosby through their modeling agencies, brown in 1969, will be lynn in 1989. both claim the comedian spiked their drinks, causing them to black out. >> just horrible experience, long lasting impact on me, and the result, i find it very hard to trust men. >> bill cosby appears to think that rape is a joke. well let me tell you something, bill, i'm not laughing i'm serious. >> nearly three dozen other women have made similar claims against cosby but he's never been criminally charged with any wrong-doing. >> bobbi kristina brown was involved in a car accident four days before she was found un response nay bathtub. associated press reports two people were hurt in the january 27th crash. brown reportedly lost control of her suv at a tire blue crossed into oncoming traffic. brown remains in a georgia hospital where had he family says she's fighting for her life. >> your time now 5:35. and in business news this morning, the microwave gets an upgrade. >> also, which supermarket wants a new image. jill wagner joins us now from the new york stock exchange with those st

cosby show. helen gumble claims the comedian made sexual advances and leud gestures toward her in his dressing room. but that she refused them. gumble made the allegations at a press conference in boston yesterday, just hours after cosby cancelled shows at the wilbur theater nearby. cosby said it was the weather that kept him from performing. >>> bruce genes err extending is keep he is sympathies following a deadly multiple car crash in malibu over the weekends in a statement to us weekly jenner said he will continue to support and cooperate with police as they investigate what happened. authorities say that jenner was driving one of the cars involved in the crash. they will likely seek cell phone records to determine if distracted driving played a role in the crash. jenner was not hurt. >> 5:50 this morning hey burying area day certainly will not keep the doctor away. >> but would you still give it a shot? the unique offer from local spot famous for it outrageous burgers, outrageous, i think lio

at least 15 women accuse cosby of sexual assault.e has not been charged with any crime. >>> bruce jenner says he is cooperating with police in the investigation of the deadly crash in los angeles over the weekend. jenner's suv rear-ended another car and struck it into traffic where the driver was killed. investigators say paparazzi played no role in the crash. jenner released a statement saying it is a devastating tragedy. i cannot pretend to imagine what the family is going through at this time. i am praying for them. >>> nbc anchor brian williams backed out of a scheduled appearance on david letterman. williams has said the helicopter he was in came under rpg fire a version that has been contradicted by soldiers. williams announced he was taking a hiatus for several days. nbc is conducting an internal investigation. >>> happening now, u.s. and world leaders pushing for peace in ukraine trying to end the deadly war that has killed thousands. what is being done this morning and why russia might not like it. when you don't get enough

a former fashion model and actress says cosby made advances and lewd gestures to her on the cosby show set. the entertainer faces accusations from at least fifteen women now. he's denied all of them and never been charged with a crime. however, cosby isn't saying the reason for his cancellation is over the accusation. he told the boston globe it was due to impending bad weather. a father who steals baby formula gets a break from the law. we'll introduce you to one kind-hearted cop. plus the little boy who didn't let anything stop him from mastering marshall arts. including being totally blind. these are some of the incredible pictures of storm damage sent to us by viewers. thanks to ron for sending this picture of a tree down on bellevue avenue in burlingame we want to see your pictures from the storm. you can send them to us at breaking news at kron four dot com. you can also post them to our facebook page. >> vicki: still ahead. brian williams critics are piling on.but some are coming to his defense what's next for the embattled network news anchor. plus a my kron 4 story. some east

brown said she met cosby in canada in 1969.l belynn claims her encounter with the comedian happened in 1989. both women said they met cosby through their modeling agencies. >> just horrible experience, long lasting impact on me. and the result i find it very hard to trust men. >> let me tell you something bill i'm not laughing. i'm serious. >> more than two dozen women have made similar claims against cosby. he's never been arrested or charged for any of these allegations. >> we now know more about the crash that killed long time cbs news core upon dent bob simon. new york city police say he was not wearing a seatbelt when the collision happened wednesday night in new york city. police say the car in which simon was riding hit another car that was stopped at a traffic light then slammed into metal traffic barriers -- barriers. simon was 73, riding in for-hire town car at the time. seatbelts are not required in those vehicles. >>> well the new york times is mourning the loss of media columnist, david carr, he collapsed at his of

bill cosby. >> he was america's favorite dad.>> reporter: bill cosby was coming to denver and her agent said he was scouting for potential stars. >> so when he came into town and she selected me you know it was a big deal. >> reporter: she was nervous, excited, groomed and ready to meet bill cosby. it was a moment that would change her life. >> he zeroed right in on the fact that i really was sort of a vulnerable kid, no dad, no father figure in my life and wanted to take on that role. and it was an honor to be there, and i wanted him to care about me like a father would care about a daughter. >> then she says it was show time. to see how well this budding actress could perform. >> he wanted me to do an acting im improv exercise where i was intoxicated. he's behind me and he's -- you know he's stroking my hair and stroking my neck and, you know kind of rubbing my shoulders and getting me to relax. and meanwhile, his hands are moving down on to my breasts. and at one point i went like this and started to move his hands away and he

cosby, it is agreed that the wells far ego sen -- wells fargo center not host cosby. ending the claim was dolores edlestein who said that with something as serious as rape he should not be performing. >> well he should be heard. >> i agree, and they should let him come. >> reporter: and still paula davis says that she understands why the petitioners wants the shows canceled. >> to see the public will's support has to be frustrating. >> the venue manager says that the protests have led to cancellations. there were over 500 tickets sold to those shows, and they rare in the process of refunding those tickets. >> two men are arrested in the killing of a killing of a san jose security guard. they are connected to the deadly shooting last weekend ax and now they are facing murder charges. security guard manny zuniga stepped in front of a woman in the line of fire. shots rang out as the suspect jumped into a waiting car, but the police expect to make more arrests in the case. >> and in oakland on 32 rnd 22nd and san pablo avenue, police say that the gold lexus took off runni

. >>> a former model and actress is accusing bill cosby of making sexual advances toward her. but he detailed an unwanted sexual advance in cosby's dressing room. >> i have thought of myself not a victim because i refused his sexual advances but i can say my career is a victim because i did refuse a very powerful man. >> cosby is facing sexual assault accusations from 15 women. he has denied the allegations and has never been charged with a crime. >>> former marine is charged with killing kyle and another man two years ago at a luxury resort shooting range. more than 260 potential jurors are expected to report to district court today. >>> egypt has suspended its football league after 22 fans were killed in clashes with police. authorities say the violence began when some fans tried to force their way into the stadium without tickets. offices fired tear gas to clear a narrow corridor leading to the stadium. the head of the one of the teams says police did not open fire on fans and the violence was orchestrated to fuel upcoming elections. it was the first of five auctions schedu

but he detailed an unwanted sexual advance in cosby's dressing room on the set of the cosby show back always thought of myself as not a victim because i refuse sexual advances. although i can truthfully say that my career was the victim because i did refuse a very powerful man. >> cosby is now facing sexual assault accusations from at least 15 women. he has denied the allegations and has never been charged with a crime. >>> investigators working to answer several key questions about that deadly multicar crash on saturday. it involved former olympic legend bruce jenner. deputies want to know who is at fault and what caused the crash. it happened on the pacific coast highway. investigators say jenner was in the third car involved in the crash and his car pushed the victim's car into another lane and she was hit head on. deputies are looking into whether one of the drivers was making an illegal ux--- u-turn. >>> alabama officially just became the 37th state to allow gay marriage. and in the past hour, alabama started issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. now this comes after rul

room on the cosby show.d back in one episode in 1987. her announcement came after cosby cancelled two shows because of treacherous weather. >> a deadly shark attack in australia. a surfers was waiting for a wave when the shack grabbed the back of the board and the man's legs. had it all in his mouth. the surfers tried to save his life but lost too much blood. the showdown we were showing you a short time ago between a cop and a czech republic and a run away cow. gets too close for comfort and the cow charges. the officer was not hurt. but the car is going to need a new windshield and maybe a fresh coat of paint here or there. >> holy cow. say it. come on. here's a really close call caught on camera. the sky diving instructor holding the camera. the woman just along for the thrill ride. right after jumping out of the plane, they missed the propeller wing and tail by inches. shortly after, they were safely on the ground disaster averted. >> a turn to what rocked the sports world over the weekend. legendary uni

. >>> another woman has come forward accusing bill cosby of inappropriate behavior. the new accusations came just before cosby decided to cancel a show in boston last night. former fashion model he willlen gum bell says he made lewd gestures toward her on the set of the cosby show. at least 15 women have accused the 77-year-old gestures toward her on the set . he's never been charged of a crime. >>> a pennsylvania mall is planning to crack down on unsupervised teens. a 17-year-old is accused of shooting three people at the monroeville mall outside of pittsburgh saturday ni two suffered critical injuries the third person shot is in stable condition. the mall plans to enforce a new policy banning unaccompanied minors on weekend nights. the youth escort policy will go into effect at the end of the hone anyone anyone under 18 must be with a pashts or guardian. >>> a 16-year-old in pennsylvania is in jail charged with killing another teenager and then taking a selfie with the body. this happened in western pennsylvania about an hour outside pittsburgh. police say the teen

cosby, it was their preference not to host the event. >> it's unfair and incorrect. we are presumed innocent until convicted. >> the change.org petition received more than 4,000 signatures. both venues here in the bay area had sold about 500 tickets per show. they're now in the process of refunding tickets. >>> new area code is being added to the bay area. 4015 used up. get ready for 628 today. anyone in the 415 area will get a recorded alert unless they dial the full ten numbers, including area code 415. using a landline also will have to add the "1" at the beginning of dialing a number. 415 area code once stretched from the bay area all the way north to the oregon border. but because of supply and demand, there are no longer enough 415 numbers to go around. >> i grew up in san francisco and i've always had a 415 number. it's sort of identified with san francisco. >> i have to go through all of my contacts and put in 415, that's definitely going to be a pain for sure. >> new telephone lines and services will be assigned the new 628 area code beginning march 21st. >>

so we are talking about cosby and the hurricane of horrors still swirling around him.cently noted girl, lena dunham, took him down when she compared being obsessed with the cosby situation to being obsessed with the holocaust. now, now, hold on, hold on,

cosby is applauding the move.om abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good to see you. it is friday. >> it's friday. >> tgif. >> tgif. >>> we begin this half hour with a big break in the fatal road rage case in las vegas. a 19-year-old neighbor arrested down the street from the victim's home. >> the family says they knew the suspect and the woman he's accused of shooting allegedly tried to mentor him. abc's ted rowlands has more. >> las vegas police surrounded a house a block away from where texas a&m ee meyers was gunned down a week ago. >> one suspect was taken in to custody, erich nowsch, age 19 for the shooting of tammy meyers. >> they were calling him by name saying they had the house surrounded and he needed to come out with his hands clear. >> they had to keep back meyers emotional husband bob who tried to approach the suspect's home. >> there's the animal a block away. are you happy? >> we knew how bad he was but we didn't know he was this bad. >> reporter: the suspect's mother showed up as her son was b