news of that charge comes as the former "house of cards" actor breaks his public silence after more thanth a bizarre video. here is abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: this tweeted video as jarring as it was bizarre. >> i told you my deepest, darkest secrets. i showed you exactly what people are capable of. >> reporter: kevin spacey apparently in character as his iconic frank underwood, the central character on netflix's "house of cards," until multiple real-world sexual assault allegations drove the network to kill off his character. >> despite even my own death, i feel surprisingly good. and my confidence grows each day that soon enough you will know the full truth. >> reporter: the 59-year-old spacey will be arraigned on a felony indecent assault and battery charge in a massachusetts court january 7th all for his alleged encounter with a then 18-year-old man whose mother, heather unruh, allegations in a press conference last year. >> kevin spacey bought him drink after drink after drink, and when my son was drunk, spacey made his move and sexually assaulted him. this was a criminal act. >

he has been dropped from the hit netflix drama "house of cards." as not made any comment about the court hearing. we tried to contact his lawyers. he has posted a rather bizarre video on youtube where he assumes the character of frank tderwood, the evil presid from "house of cards," talks to the camera in that sort of typical way that frank underwood does, and appears to address the viewer not specifically about the case but urg them not to believe anything without the evidence and without the facts. police in london as well are still investigating a mber of allegations against him in connection with his timear as stic director at the old vic. this arraignment hearing will take place on the seventh of januar lewis: ok, gary o'donoghue in washington, thank you. do stay with us on "bbc world news-- still to com ♪ lewis: one of the best-known chrimas carols is 200 years old. we will hear about two centuries of "silent night." >> the world of music has been paying tribute to george michael, who died om suspected heart failure at the age of 53. ionsold w

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so as you heard earlier, "house of cards" adviser, so when they're doing "house of cards," do they call you up and say, is this possible? is this accurate? how much input do you have and why are they so concerned about accuracy? who cares if it's really that accurate? will it make a difference? >> well, actually, david, you and mack and i, we were all witnesses to history and ceremonies and everyday life that occurred with the north port and when i was asked to advise, i thought, gosh, i want to really get this right. i was a little confused during "west wing" when people are going back and forth and i didn't quite understand why they were going so fast. so when i was asked on "house of cards" to advise on arrival and it was noted, i was chief of protocol. i took it very seriously. took it seriously because they got these movies and shows are successful and interesting because people want that peek behind the curtain. they're really intrigued. so we should let them know exactly what is happening. how this isoccurs, why it occurred. i became the director and i kept saying, cut. you've go

i got what i deserved. >> reporter: the actor appearing to channel his famous character from "house of cardsrank underwood. netflix says it had nothing to do with the video which spacey released on christmas eve, racking up millions of views. >> i'm certainly not going to pay the price for the things i didn't do. >> reporter: the video appeared the same day a massachusetts court issued criminal charges against him for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man back in 2016. >> here's the interesting thing to note about this case. clearly the state feels they have enough evidence to proceed. just because they feel that they have enough to issue and file a criminal complaint doesn't necessarily mean that kevin spacey will be found guilty. >> reporter: a two-time oscar winner, golden globe winner, multiple emmy nominee, spacey occupied rarefied air in the hierarchy of who's who in hollywood. known as an actor's actor. not much was public about his private life. >> his discussions were traditionally about the work and nothing else. he was a guy who would take his mother to the academy awar

you do not want to see frank underwood revived. >> i'm upset because i loved "house of cards." it. it's unfortunate he's embroiled himself all of the shenanigans. >> watch the final season. robin wright is fantastic. claire did not need frank. you'll be fine. netflix and chill this evening. >> thank you for being here. we appreciate it. happy new year to both of you. >> thank you . >>> you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm ryan nobles in today for ana cabrera. president trump blaming the deaths of migrant children at the u.s. border in mexico on democrats in congress. one more time. the president of the united states says that it is democrats responsible when children die at the border. and that's not reading between the lines or interpreting something out of context. those are his w

abc's janai norman has more. >> fans didn't see kevin spacey on the final season of "house of cards."'s been out of the public eye for a year, but now resurfaced seemingly in character in a head scratching new video. >> i know what you want. you want me back. >> reporter: after nearly a year of silence, kevin spacey is front and center posting a bizarre new video online. >> i know what you want. oh, sure, they may have tried to separate us. but what we have is too strong. it's too powerful. >> reporter: entitled let me be frank, spacey channels the iconic character from "house of cards," frank underwood. >> i shocked you with my honestly, but mostly challenged you and made you think. >> reporter: the 59-year-old staring down the camera and speaking in a signature southern drawl just like the ruthless politician he played on netflix. >> i wouldn't be here if i had a choice but i have to do these zort of things now. it makes me seem more human. >> reporter: netflix says they had nothing to do with the produced video which racked up a staggering 4.5 million views on youtube alone in just

. >> after kevin spacey released house of cards inspired video after massachusetts police announced he a felony charge for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager. the former house of cards a sta has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least a dozen men in the past. life and our new york city news room with more on this strange story. jackie. you give the former house of cards actor will go before a judge in about two weeks for allegedly assaulting the teenag boy in 2016. investigators say it happened a the club car restaurant on the island of nantucket on the victim was working is a bus boy the victim claims spacey bought him several drinks and molested him in the middle of a dark room . the accuser is the son of a former boston news anchor she spoke publicly about it last year. >> spacey stuck his hand inside my sons pants and grabbed his genitals. nothing could have prepared my son for how that sexual assault would make him feel as a man. to get the news of the charges broke, spacey shared a video of himself and his character frank underwood and the netflix serie house of cards

>> well, it is hard to say, what we do know is that netflix, which carried "house of cards" declined mment and made it clear many times that'they don want to work with him again, "house of cards" is not coming back. but what he could be trying to do is conveyance certain number of his fans that he is trying to stage a comaebachow, that they shouldn't judge him based on these allegions or other accusations that have been coming forward over the past year, and that they should do this because of the kind of character that he has played in the past. >> schifrin: could that kind of message beve recwell by his fans? >> i think it is a very small number of people who would receive it well. you know, if e u hatched "house of cards" you know this character is, again, a cheat, a liar, he never says anything truthfulun ss it benefits him. he murders people to get his way, so most people i think who watch the show know that this character, even if they kind of admire him a little, he is not someone you are supposed to trust, but with most tv shows about ants i-heroes there group of people who wa

now, of course, he has been dropped from the hit netflix drama house of cards. t hearing. we have tried to contact his lawyers, without response. he has posted a rather bizarre video on youtube, where he assumes the character of frank underwood, the president, the evil president from house of cards, talks to the camera in that sort of typical way that frank underwood does, and appears to address the viewer not specifically about this case, but urges them not to believe anything without the evidence and without the facts. of course, police in london, as well, are still investigating a number of allegations against him in connection with his time as artistic director at the old vic. now, this arraignment hearing in new england will take place on 7 january. christians from across the world have attended midnight mass in bethlehem, in the west bank. crowds gathered for christmas eve activities at the church of the nativity — which is widely regarded as the place where jesus christ was born. palestinian president mahmoud abbas was among those who attended. the biblica

family enlisted the help of defense attorney mattox kilgore and his team. >> the entire case was a house of cardsthat despite public sentiment and despite the bravado and of the state and the charges, we felt extremely confident that house of cards was going to collapse in trial. >> in october 2016, more than two years after the death of his son, ross harris went on trial for murder. >> death. deception. and a double life. >> chuck boring, the lead prosecutor, told the jury why ross's story had never added up. that chick-fil-a video showed cooper wide awake. that drive was too short to forget a toddler. the car seat was just inches behind ross. and at ross's office there was a photo of cooper and a gift from cooper. he even sent a text to leanna in the afternoon about cooper. when you getting my buddy, it said. none of that jogged his memory? >> there was just cue after cue after cue, that if he had actually forgotten would have triggered something. >> and then the prosecution showed what it believed was power of evidence that ross had to have known that cooper was still in the back seat, that vi

breaking his silence this week with a bizarre video portraying his character from the tv show "house of cards." a warning, some of the language is graphic in this next story. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, we learn that days before kevin spacey ended his year of silence with this cryptic video -- >> and my confidence grows each day that soon enough, you will know the full truth. >> reporter: his attorneys argued in a massachusetts court that there wasn't enough evidence for the former "house of cards" star to be charged with indecent assault on an 18-year-old man. abc news has obtained a recording of that hearing. spacey's attorney, alan jackson, questioning the officer who took the testimony of the accuser, who claims that spacey groped him in a bar in 2016. >> if we were to stand and count off three minutes, you would agree, trooper, that's an incredibly long time to have a strange man's hands in your pants, correct? >> i would agree with that, yes. >> reporter: the attorney questioning why the accuser didn't walk away and instead was texting an

this has some influence, but frankly they also watch "house of cards." this feeds the conspiratorial thinking. cards" they are doing each other in, even murders. how the speaker of the house rises to become president. the chinese enjoy the show but think this is how things work in america. meng is arrested in vancouver and the americans say this is a minor law enforcement matter, nothing to do with the president, is not credible to the conspiracy thinkers watching "house of cards." 90-day care of truce, what happens? guest: the truce is not the goal. the goal, this is why the president has named ambassador lighthizer to be the negotiator -- he enjoyed great success in the 1980's in japan under president reagan, who i also worked for -- the idea is to convert the verbal commitments from president xi into a document that would be legally binding. somewhat to call it a treaty, somewhat to call it an agreement -- some want to call it a treaty, some want to call it an agreement. that is the idea. to come up with a written agreement negotiated by our trade atto

the disgraced "house of cards" actor facing a felony charge in massachusetts, stemming from an alleged assault against a teenage boy. but on the same day the charges announced, a bizarre tweet from the actor's twitter account. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman with that strange video. >> reporter: this tweet ed video, as jarring as it was bizarre. >> i told you my deepest, darkest secrets. i showed you exactly what people are capable of. >> reporter: kevin spacey apparently in character as his iconic frank underwood, the central character in netflix's "house of cards," until multiple real world sexual assault allegations drove the network to kill off his character. >> despite even my own death, i feel surprisingly good. and my confidence grows each day that soon enough the you will know the full truth. >> reporter: the 59-year-old spacey will be arraigned on a felony indecent assault and battery charge in a massachusetts court on january 7th. all for his alleged encounter with a then -yeaoldman, whemother, heather unruh, tearfully announced the allegations in a pres

loved me on'' house of cards, why don't you love me. >> i don't have a problem with' fiction.ut this is desperate. he tried to he void his january 7 aarraignment in nantucket. the prosecutors rejected that. he's having to play by a new set of rules. a video youtube clip where you do the across send of frank underwood isn't enough to get your life back. howie: prosecutors say there is video evidence of him putting his hand down the pants of an $18-year-old man. is he trying to avoid the process of redemption. kat: when so many people accuse you, sorry, bro, you did it. you can't use and abuse your power to take advantage of people anymore. he's trying to by pass the apology and go on with life. howie: we got the final word from kat timpf. sorry, bro. howie: why the "new york times" blew it on a piece on donald trump's medical exam shun in vietnam. my name is jeff sheldon, and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize i've got a hundred orders i have to ship out.

not buinto the whole ghost thing until -- a couple of years ago, we shot my final episode of "house of cards mexico which was about an hour outside of santa fe. >> seth: and it's very disappointing. it could not be more different than las vegas, nevada. [ light laughter ] >> couldn't be -- the first time i saw tn i really thought we were going to las vegas. >> seth: yeah! >> i was very confused by las vegas. >> seth: my wife's family is from near albuquerque, and the first time i visited you see a sign that says "las vegas, 100 miles." and i thought, here we go. >> so clos t >> seth: an -- [ laughter ] >> it's not the same, no. >> seth: it's not. no. >> las vegas, new mexico, is kind of a ghost town. >> seth: it's this -- they say they call it the city that always sleeps. >> yes, exactly. [ laughter ] exactly. that's really good. but we stayed in this hotel called the plaza, a little bit different from the plaza here. and -- and you know, basically i walked into my room there and ercome with this really weird feeling, which is so unlike me. i just walked in and it felt so strange. and i've n

kevin spacey released a video in which he adopted the role of his character frank underwood from house of cardse made no direct reference to the accusations, but he said enigmatically, "you wouldn't rush to judgement without the facts, would you?" kevin spacey is the winner of numerous acting awards, but his career has come to a standstill since the first allegation was made. at the time he apologised for inappropriate drunken behaviour. he's since made an absolute denial of all the other allegations. in the uk, police are investigating six accusations of sexual assault dating from spacey‘s time as artistic director at london's old vic. andy moore, bbc news. the first female bishop of london has presided at a midnight communion service at st paul's cathedral. bishop sarah mullally has been speaking about poverty and homelessness, as our religion editor martin bashir reports. in a cathedral that has stood in the city for 11100 years, the first female bishop of london led its midnight service of holy communion. the significance of being the first female bishop of london doesn't pass me by, i hope

in a stunning move, the man who played in house of cards rrp released this video completely in character everything and have been waiting with bated breath. but you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgment without facts, would you? did you? howie: joining us from new york, kat timpf. how can he say nothing, then come out playing frank underwood. kat: i watched this several times trying to waynes was going for. it looked like a weird audition tape for a struggling actor. i don't know what he expected. i don't know if people would say wow, i remember him as frank underwood, we should welcome him back. it looks like he put on that santa apron for nothing. howie: it worked in the sense it has gotten 4.5 million views in a few days. if they liked him as an actor and using that skill in a coded way with with hold judgment. kat: i suppose that must be what he was going for. people went from thinking he's a molester to he's a molester who lost his marbles. they don't just think he's a predator, they think he's crazy. it shows how much things have chan

the video, with the title "let me be frank," appears to bring his house of cards character, frank underwood, back to life --a character killed off in the latest season because of the allegations against spacey. take a listen. (vicki) listen. (vicki) it was revealed today that spacey is facing a felony charge, accused of sexually assaulting a teen at a nantucket bar in july 2016. his arraignment is set for january 7th. if you want to see the entire three-minute video, it's posted on our website at kron-4 dot com. (grant) lebron james has apologized for posting offensive song lyrics on social media over the weekend. james posted an instagram story with a caption quoting lyrics by hip-hop artist 21 savage." it read quote: "we been getting that jewish money, everything is kosher." james, who has more than 45 million instagram followers, told e-s-p-n quote "apologies, for sure, if i offended anyone." he added that it wasn't his intention to offend anyone. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence

kevin spacey released a video in which he adopted the role of his character frank underwood from house of cardsno direct reference to the accusations, but he said enigmatically, "you wouldn't rush to judgement without the facts, would you?" kevin spacey is the winner of numerous acting awards, but his career has come to a standstill since the first allegation was made. at the time he apologised for inappropriate drunken behaviour. he's since made an absolute denial of all the other allegations. in the uk, police are investigating six accusations of sexual assault dating from spacey‘s time as artistic director at london's old vic. andy moore, bbc news. rescuers in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading following the tsunami on saturday which has killed more than 420 people. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies and said the christian message of peace on earth is needed as much as ever in the past few hours, the queen delivered her annual christmas message, in which she highlighted the importance of people with opposing views treating eac

ry hash could a role as frank underwood on "house of cards" he sent video out as we learn he facing anotherlt charge in massachusetts. at-this-point, more than 30 people are accused spaces of things from sexual harassment to rape. the panel is back. katy, i will start with you, this is a -- i was hoping white leather jacket. >> we go to him next. we're all jimmy faella. >> this weird, it we laugh but he is accused of serious felony sexual assault. kennedy: he does not seem to grasp gravity of that. >> due process, right, however he does not think too think there is anything wrongs with the situation, seems to be making a mockery of it. kennedy: the theat he theater hn a hot line for all people complaining. >> he wore a weird santa ap sand hous"house of cards" thing, it s bizarre. >> on scale of -- >> me is probably beyond weinstein, they were underage, you talk to him. call anyone a creep in this jacket is fair, he found something more awkward to talk about at dinner this year an politics, my cousin george was like did you see that spacey thing. >> what is that? >> i don't know. >> governme

after the news broke, the house of cards star posted a video on youtube. he appears to be in character as president underwood from the hit netflix show. kevin spacey has rarely been seen in public since allegations first emerged against him in october last year. he is due to appear in court early next month and has previously said he didn't remember the incident. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue has more details. well, the result from an incident in 2016 in nantucket, in which it is alleged that kevin spacey plied an 18—year—old man with drinks and attempted to assault him, and the charges are indecent assault and battery. now, we understand that there will be an arraignment hearing on seven january to hear those charges, and presumably at that stage kevin spacey will also enter a plea. he hasn't commented directly on this case sends the court date was announced, though as you mentioned, there is this really bizarre youtube to be that he posted within minutes of that becoming public, where he appears to be in his character as frank underwood, as you say,

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((vicki))the former house of cards star faces a felony charge of indecent assault and battery.he's accusedg a teen at a nantucket bar in july 2016. spacey broke his silence in a strange video posted to youtube.the video, with the title "let me be frank," appears to bring his house of cards character, frank underwood, back to life --a character killed off in the latest season.spacey was fired after numerous allegations of sex assault and misconduct came to light.the video on monday was spacey's first social media post in over a year. spacey's video was posted minutes after the boston globe broke the story about the felony charge.the actor's camp has not commented on the charge.he will be arraigned january 7th. it is the christmas surpise everyone is talking about. the heartwarming holiday gift for a northern california family during a white elephant gift exchange at halftime of half time of the sacramento kings game, the organization surprised shelby and tressa kropp with an incredible gift. austin kropp, who's in the navy... was hiding in a huge present box - much to the excitement and sur

... news reader in a bar. conference last year. shame on you for what you did to my son. from house of cards. without the facts, would you? allegation was made. at the time he apologised for inappropriate drunken behaviour. he's since made an absolute denial of all the other allegations. at london's old vic. andy moore, bbc news. of a man in tottenham, north london, at the weekend. on saturday night. incidents overnight. 23 migrants have been rescued in the english channel. 15 of those were intercepted off the kent coast. let's get more from our reporter emily unia. you have an update on numbers. being picked up in the past few hours. hours. this started at about three in the morning. in the morning. rescued and none of them had life jackets. jackets. they rescued a rowing boat with two people in it. with two people in it. was rescued with nine on it and a fourth boat with eight on board. fourth boat with eight on board. seven and a woman were picked up by the borderforce in folkestone. the borderforce in folkestone. handed over to the police, so it has been a busy night. been a busy night.

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>> another allegation of sexual misconduct on the "house of cards" set cost spacey his job. ining me is joey jackson. if he is frank underwood, we do know frank underwood is guilty of those charges. know we have a report about a snapchat video. how damaging can this be from his case? >> it's damaging. he's been off twitter for a year. why he came back and chose this forum, beyond me. the character, rather sinister. butch it but it's going to depend on the actual allegations themselves. i think what you'll see in a case like this, you have two narratives, the prosecution's, that he apparently groped inappropriately this 18-year-old when they were at a bar, shouldn't have done it, took advantage of his celebrity in doing so, supplied him with alcohol such that he can have his way with him and as a result of guilty of the charge. the defense will say not so fast, this was a prerson, the 18-year-old, who looked to meet him, mr. spacey, knew what he was doing, got drunk voluntarily, was at the bar with him voluntarily, joined in with it voluntarily and the groping, if you can call

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. >> the "house of cards" inspired youtube video from spacey. >> if i did pay the price for things i did do i'm certainly not going to pay the price for things i didn't do. that video titled "let me bk" ar will face a felony assault charge. >> the kennedy center's. >> sundayy lauper -- cindy lauper. that's your eye on entertainment. cbs news los angeles. >>> time check 4:57. >> a bay area church opening its dooring to the homeless. learn how one pastor is making a difference for the holidays. >> and this is the first post holiday work day of the federal shut down. we'll take a look at who is and who is not working coming up in a live report. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix 5 news. >> a woman is dead after a chase through san jose. we have new details after a police deadly shooting on christmas morning. >> and what officials say happened is come up. >> and shut down day 5 today. good morning thanks for joining us. i'm anne makovec. >> good morning i'm kenny choi. it is 5:00 on the dot. we're going to check weather and traffic and giana is back. >> well did you enjo

posted a video on youtube in which he appears to be in character as frank underwood from netflix "house of cards." here's some of what spacey had to say. >> but you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgments without facts, would you? did you? >> spacey was removed from the cast after the sexual assault accusations came to light. he is set to be arraigned in massachusetts next month. >>> this year's top-selling gift is once again a thin piece of plastic that requires your immediate attention. >> gift cards are so popular, people spent about $30 billion on them this year alone. but did you know certain things could make them worthless. consumer investigator chris chmura is making a list of advice to help you this christmas day. >> merry christmas. chances are high there was a gift card in your stocking or under the tree. the national retail federation surveyed holiday shoppers and found 59% of us expected to give about four a piece and put about $49 on each of those gift cards. here's the thing. thieves are hungry to steal from those gift cards. these da

. >> he is seemingly and character,rank underwood from the former series he was on, house of cards. a series he was released from because of multiple sexual assault allegations. right now, the los angeles prep county prosecutors are reviewing another case against him. >>> you have probably heard it was a horrible day on wall street despite a short in trading day. the worst christmas eve decline ever. here is a look at the numbers, the dow dropped by 653 points, the s&p 500 off 2.57% and nasdaq was off 2.2%, experts say the stock market plunge is making some businesses step back delaying projects and putting off hiring people while waiting for the stock market to bounce back. >> what happens when you see this much loss of market value is companies will be much more hesitant to invest, definitely hearing this kind of talk. more patients out there when it comes to taking the next step. >> the markets are being spooked by recent events at the government shutdown and plans to withdraw troops from syria and afghanistan in general mattis leaving the cabinet, they all see these things develo

i am a huge "house of cards" fan.ished the season last week, and when i watched it, i missed the character frank underwood. i feel like kevin spacey has this weird connection to frank underwood, because if you watch the show, you noticed frank has a lot of skeletons in his closet, right? it seems that kevin spacey might have a lot of skeletons in his closet. i think it was cheesy, but i think it is a little insulting, as well, to the issue of sexual assault and people that are victims of sexual assault. i don't think it is going to do well for him in court at all. >> lisa: do you think that was the point? as they pointed out, people love "house of cards," tapping into this, people forgiving him because they missed him on a show or something? >> i don't think so. >> lisa: i'm trying to wrap my head around it. >> the timing of this, right, right before his court date, it seems like he is trying to move on, move past it. he says in there, i'm coming back, all of that, it alludes to the fact he is trying to push through t

spacey posted this bizarre monologue with cryptic messaging in his "house of cards" character.st tweet in more than a year. he faces over half a dozen other accusations. >>> in what may be their last game in oakland before moving to nevada, the raiders' duane harris gave their emotional fans at the famed black hole quite a show returning a punt for an impressive 99 yards. oakland beats denver, 27-14 at the coliseum. >>> let's get a look at your christmas day weather right now with your local forecast. >>> and we are so happy that you decided to join us on your christmas holiday. if you've already opened your presents we hope you got what you wanted and so glad you're around family and friends around that kitchen table or around the living room. back to the studio for our special times square christmas celebration. george, over to you. >> thank you, adrienne. >>> as we know christmas is a time for being with family and friends but for reflection. here to share their redirections bishop curry,newmark and timothy cardinal dolan, archbishop of new york. what are you preaching this

it comes as the former "house of cards" star took to twitter for the first time in more than a year posting a bizarre video. nbc's gadi schwartz has the very latest. >> reporter: on the day a massachusetts district attorney announced a felony charge of sexual assault against kevin spacey, a new video posted on his twitter account speaking in the accent of frank underwood. a "house of c >> some believed everything and have just been waiting with bated breath to hear me confess it all. >> it's unclear what he's addressing specifically. netflix had no comment on the video. prosecutors in nantucket say their case stems from allegations made by the center for boston tv anchor who told kate snow her 18-year-old son was groped by the actor. >> it wasn't until kevin spacey put his hand inside his pants that he really knew he was in trouble. >> reporter: a criminal complaint stating the victim told police he, quote, tried to shift away with his body but spacey kept reaching down his pants. spacey did not respond to nbc's request for ve saying nta aceyas seeking treatment after numerous other allegat

. >> seemingly in character as frank underwood from his former series, "house of cards." >> and you trusted me even though you knew you shouldn't. >> spacey was released from the show because of multiple sexual assault allegations. los angeles county prosecutors are reviewing a case. actor anthony rapp was the first to come forward last summer, alleging a 26-year-old spacey assaulted him when he was 14. spacey said on twitter, he did not remember the incident but apologized to rapp. this is the first time the academy award winner has posted publicly in more than a year. he posted the video saying in part -- >> but you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgment without facts, would you? did you? >> spacey's representatives did not respond to our request for comment. the l.a. county district attorney spokesperson confirmed today that a first case from 1992 was dropped because of the statute of limitations, but it's a second case that is currently under review. anna werner, cbs news, new york 37. >>> coming up on the morning news, the bear necessities

allegations by posting an unusual video online, in which he assumed his old character from the drama house of cards. mr spacey said he wouldn't pay the price for things he didn't do. seismologists in italy have recorded more than 130 earthquakes around the sicilian volcano, mount etna. europe's most active volcano erupted yesterday. volcanic ash has covered surrounding villages, forcing regional airports to close. the first female bishop of london has presided at a midnight communion service at st paul's cathedral. bishop sarah mullally has been speaking about poverty and homelessness, a theme which was also addressed by the leader of the catholic church in england and wales. during midnight mass at the vatican, pope francis urged people in rich countries to seek a simpler, less materialistic life. speaking at saint peter's basilica, he said people should consider whether they could manage without so many material objects. it seems like everyone — and everything — is getting into the festive spirit. this santa hat appeared on the angel of the north on christmas eve. isn't that lovely? and it gave p

in a bizarre christmas eve youtube video the actor appears to defend himself, channeling his "house of cards" character frank underwood. >> but you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? >> reporter: spacey and his attorneys have not returned our requests for comment. last year his rep said he was seeking treatment. spacey's arraignment isn't until january 7th. it's his reputation that is already on trial. matt bradley, nbc news. >>> still ahead tonight, the groundbreaking state law about to take effect. and it's a big win for rescue animals. >>> also, a key test for the world's biggest new year's celebration. >>> come new year's day a new law takes place in california that puts restrictions on pet shop owners. it's aimed at providing new hope for rescue animals. here's nbc's kathy park. >> congratulations, you guys. >> reporter: suna and mitch dotson just adopted a kitten they chose to rescue rather than buy. >> i think it's better to rescue these animals, instead of having a puppy mill. >> reporter: starting next week, california becomes the first state in the country wher

and the amazing part, if i does, the -- if he does, the house of cards of robert mueller falls. >> ittremendous act of justice on the part of emmett sullivan, the judge, if he would do that. it would expose there has been a stonewalling on the part of the government. this ought to scare the day lights out of every american. if our government can come after us and prosecute us for political reasons. we have a third world dictatorship and that scares the pants off me. judge jeanine: michael cohen pled guilty and within the same week he was sentenced. general flynn pled guilty i believe it was in december of 2017, and a year later he has not been sentenced. some people think he's cooperating. but here is the thing. he wasn't charged with conspiracy which would have come blood there was conspiracy going on with the president other russians. and secondly, he didn't testify against anyone which they could voo used as -- they could have used for the sentencings. do you have any idea what's going on? >> i think largely they know they don't have a case. they sucker punched him and got him to b

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