wcvb, newscenter 5. >> john atwater is at the update desk with more information. john: we have some chopper video we want to show you from our a.b.c. station out there in los angeles. it's about a mile away from the facility where the shooting happened earlier today. in the center of the screen you can see a black suv. the chopper was a little closer, just moments ago. a lot of the windows in the suv are blown out so some sort of shooting unfolding on what appears to be a residential street there. may be some businesses there. the kabc chopper pilot, man in station out there in los angeles says that there appears to be a long rifle in the road and you can see them zooming in, all of the police officers on the roadway. this is about a mile away from where everything unfolded. a few hours ago there in san bernardino. you can see officers there in the roadway. there was a short chase here and now again, you can see them in bushes there. they seem to be surrounding a hem or a business. some sort of building there, and there is a little closer view of that suv. the pilo

john atwater has the details. john: it was a long 24-hour' s for that father, but those kids going home and i am too. >> they are headed home with her father, who for about 24 hours did not know when he would see them again. >> my main concern was to grab them and say -- let' s get going. >> the mother is bound for jail, accused of kidnapping them yesterday. there is no indication that stephen or his seven-year-old sister understand that they were at the center of a massive search to find them. initially police have been looking for their mothers are that she had rented this white drive-through of this s. >> i was praying that she would not do anything to harm them. >> the children' sole custody but let his ex-girlfriend taken because not clear where she might have been headed with the kids, but after getting checked out in an ambulance that relieved father took them back home. will be a great christmas. john: very relieved father. the kids mother is locked up, due in court tomorrow. john atwater. ed: -- heather: c

newscenter 5' s john atwater is at logan airport with more on the change. john? john: you can see all of the traffic as people are grieving relatives coming in for christmas. the tsa says the changes should be relatively minor. titan concerns about terrorism prompted the change. now agents can require a full deem it necessary. down. now you can still make the deny it. though the majority will drive, air and could be impacted by the change. although the tsa says many people will not even notice it. at >> it does not bother me. >> no patdowns unless you have a reason -- but to walk-through is so easy to do. >> if i get cancer 20 years from now from that, i don' t know, but i am wary about it. john: there are some passengers who have concerns, but the tsa says the impact should be minor. at john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: new at 5:00, protesters in chicago making their way through one of these ready' s biggest shopping district area this is the latest road test after video surfaced of a white officer -- the latest shooting a black man 16 times . at many are c

newscenter 5' s john atwater has new information, john? john: investigators are looking at key questions including what could' ve prompted them to plan this vicious attack. they intended to kill even more with three pipe bombs attached to a remote control car that never detonated. >> you look at the planning, the armaments. there was a mission here. we know that. we do not know why. he was a -- john: he was a 28-year-old who had worked in he abruptly left a workplace holiday gathering, returning with his when he seven-year-old wife. inside his home, police found 12 more pipe bombs and thousands of bullets. >> no one puts together that kind of elaborate scheme or plan to come back and do that. there was planning that went into this. john: 21 people are recovering. many with critical injuries. >> kevin is one of the lucky ones. john: president obama says pinning down a precise motive will take time. >> there may be mixed motives in this, which makes the investigation more complicated. john: the couple had a six-month-old daughter they left w

newscenter 5' s john atwater is live on the scene. john: this fire really got a head start before firefighters could get here. this fire started just before 8:00. it spread quickly and the people inside could not make it out. already down to the floor. john: firefighters raced in, but could not save the elderly man and woman inside. >> it is sad. i can' t even imagine. john: inside, firefighters say the flames had broken through consuming the entire home. >> the the side window. john: firefighters are trying to so quickly. neighbors say both victims were battling health problems. >> they were nice. they were just very private. >> it is an unusual time of day. , why would the day? john: you can see, police still here on burn coat street. started and how it started. live in worcester, john atwater. heather: more breaking news now. an elderly man rushed to the hospital. it happened on moulden street just after 7:00 tonight. we are told the victim had serious injuries. the driver of the car stayed on the scene and was also taken to the hos

john atwater picks up the story live. john: the move came quickly. the operator is now out of a job. he's not coming to the door had worked for the company for 21 years but last week that long career unraveled when the red line train he was supposed to be operating took off without him. dozens of passengers were put at risk as the train sped down the tracks for nine minutes unmanned blowing through four different stops. just yesterday we learned that vasquez had been suspended for 30 days as they investigated what happened and we just spoke with his lawyer who questions this quick decision. he says why the rush to judgment? it can't be for safety because he has been suspended and is not operating trains. we know that the operator was, of course, a union employee. the union now looking into his termination. we're live in canton tonight, john atwater, wcvb. >> the reserve rating interest rates for the first time in nine years. >> it's a sign that the economy is getting stronger. however, this could have an impact on you when it comes to car loans, home

our john atwater has the story from logan airport. john. full-body scanners have been used for years because they canp detect threats. but since they have been widely used at airports. passengers have been able to decline like the scanners and opt instead far pat-down. but growing concerns over terror plots have prompted the sa to change protocol and now handate that some passengers go through the scanner even if they opt out. >> it doesn't both mer. it is. >> get used it to. it is no big deal. >> i feel like there is enough evidence supporting the fact that it may not be the option that you should be able to request a like full body pat-down even if it is minorly invasive. >> you can request the pat-down. the change here hays the tsa can deny request. at the a port, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: just after getting all-clear to reopen. chipotle services another setback. the water leak delayed the reopening of the restaurant today and the leak happened overnight and needs to be fixed properly before they could open. the rest reason

john atwater is there from reaction with a woman seriously hurt there this summer. john? >> this is something she's been pushing for since she was hit in the head with a bat. it prompted legal officials to address safety and now netting 70 feet which is a wider span. they will design new safety netting that will be installed for the 2016 season. the team is also contacting ticket holders whose views could be impacted by the new netting. the woman hit by that broken bat this summer says to the extent that the catastrophe was a stimulus to provide additional netting, at leave something good will have come out of her injuries and suffering. still recovering after what happened here at fenway park and we just spoke with another woman who was hit by a ball here, suffered a concussion this summer. coming up at 6:00, her reaction to the plans to install new netting. live outside, john atwater, newscenter 5. >> right now the search continues for a second suspect in a quincey home invasion a pregnant woman was among the victims tied up. rhondella richardson is live in today from t

wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is live in downtown crossing. john: heather, those two firefighters suffered electrical shock. thankfully, they will be ok. sadly, they could hot save that woman, who was hit by this train. first responders flood downtown crossing scrambling underground for the red line track. >> we have been working at time trying to get the person out. john. as firefighters tried to rescue the woman, two of them were hurt while they were trying to confirm that power to third rail had been shut off. >> there is a-they have. they put a clamp on the third ril and the regular train rail confirm the power shut down. that is what they did. it was slight arcing. john. the firefighters were able to keep working, cue not save the woman who police say was in the 40's. how shenned up in the pits still a mystery. but police say she was trespassing. the large response delayed trains for hours between jfk and harvard, as firefighters car ply tried to reach her. >> the firefighters are well-trainedment they know the procedure. they drill it on

john atwater is live in braintree with the investigation. zon john. a man who has worked for the t no signs that david vasquez has been back home tonight. the redline train operator is the primary focus of what caused the train to teak off unmanned for nine minutes through four consecutive stops. >> the train are in front of you could have been catastrophic. john. passengers thought it was strange it blew through multiple stops. >> it was nerve-racking. john. then poonly cut power to the third rail after other trains in the bath were moved out of the way. >> what if they were not able to stop the emergency, you know? what if the train ahead of us didn't get news in tim and didn't stop. john: investigators say two different brakes should have been engaged before the operator left the trin at the braintree stop to check a problem. >> i have a motor person that was operating one much my trips, has lower right leg laceration. yon: the dangerous episode nowment proking the t to reconsider safety procedures as they closely examine the something happened tha

john atwater is in nashua. reporter: they were right on the front page of the paper and went after donald trump. they endorsed the nernl governor and -- the new jersey governor and they say trump called him biff in "back to the future." he refused to participate in a presidential forum backed by the newspaper. trump said the editorial could have been written by chris christie himself. events. he is a real low life, no question about it. this. i knew he would do it because the debate turned out to be a failure and i didn't do his debate. >> the event starts at 7:00 tonight. mentions the union leader and the editorial on the front page. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> it was 70 degrees just a few days ago. phil: but winter is officially coming. harvey's latest take on the timing and who will see the most snow. jc: and her insurance company won't pay for her cancer treatment. how this teacher's family, friends and young students are jc: terrifying moments for a he is robbed by two gun wielding thieves. the men

our john atwater is in pelham, new hampshire. john? john: and phil, this is a good-size rocket. about four feet long. >> at first grasp, it obviously looks intimidating and looks official. john: at four-feet long, it sure gave officers a scare when they responded to one of the more unusual calls they have ever gotten. dealerring with. you done know if this is alive round and that at any time could explode. john. police promptly called the bomb squad which determined the massive weapon was harmst. the man who dropped it off found it while doing renovation work at the home and apparently thought the gun store was he best equipped to handle it. >> when doubt, bring somebody item. he did. and the next best thing. they contacted the local end fosment agency. john. now police are trying to find that man who didn't leave his name. not clear how old the rocket may be. police sleeved they did not have to response to the deadly power. >> it was active maybe at one point and had the potential to that was not the case. john. police working with the military tot get more information about th

wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is here with the breaking details. john? john: one potential clue, investigators believe he used social media to contact extremist, the fbi was watching. these are the assault rifles police say the killer used to in hecht the terror, spraying a conference room with as many as 75 wounds. officer was the first inside. >> it was unspeakable the carnage that we are seeing, the number of people who were injure, and unfortunately, already dead. john: police flooded the suv with bullets killing syed farook and his wife and the discovery the pair could have killed so many more with 1400 additional rounds of ammunition in their car. aisle will take the bullet before you do. john: in side of that office building, officers tried to calm survivors. this man walked to the restroom wall. >> when i finished the restroom, i am ready to leave. there is like a bomb that went off. and i turned back and looked at the mirror, i can see i am bloody here, here, here. john: one of the victims killed a father of six, one of 14 fam i also now stunned

wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is in everett with what we are learning about the suspect. john? john: phil, it was sure a tense christmas day in the neighborhood that was filled with gunshot and tear gas and then a huge fire inside of this house. >> it took five long horse of coaxing. >> hands up. hands up. >> but finally, the man who locked down the neighborhood emergeed from the home. >> is arguing with officer and resisting when he came out. >> they moved in to take him down. >> he was armed and ultimately found with three fire rm as on the pod ty. >> but just when the tension eased, another threat flared up. >> a lot of flash and a lot of reporter: police dragged 53 year told a cruiser his summer street home erupted in flames. firefighters scrambled to find the new danger. maneuvering fire trucks around swat vehicles to detan the raging inferno. >> neighbors first called the police before noon reporting gunshots inside of the machine's house. >> i heard the big huge bang. >> on a beautiful christmas day. the neighborhood shook as the police shot tear gas in. echoes of diffic

our john atwater is live in the newsroom with breaking information. john? john: heather, that is monster storm system that spawned several tornadoes tonight. coming so close to christmas. there was worly that holiday deck rations would become projectiles in the dangerous winds. mississippi, on the ground for at least ten minutes. a oh, man. john. it destroyed homes, claimed lives as it tore a deadly path through the state. >> blowing through our yard. john: the tornado ripped their neighbor's house apart. in oklahoma, torrential rain, 6 miles per hour winds brought down this tree. killing an18-year-old, trapping a baby when it crashed through the home. streets flooded in alabama as storms moved through. >> so i have ef-1 damage confirmed with the tornado. john. southern north dakota also got hit. tonight, hundreds are recovering and trying to pick up the pieces just two days before christmas. >> god is going to show us good in the somehow, someway. you can't see it right now. i will. i promise. ed: much-needed optimism there. these december storms are not f

john atwater from our sister station wcvb has more on the change. >> heightened concerns about terrorism prompted the change. now the tsa says agents can require a full body scan if they determine it' s necessary. before the change, passengers could instead request a physical pat down. you will still be able to make that request, but now, tsa agents can deny it. the change comes as more than 100 million people travel for the christmas holiday. though the majority will drive, millions will travel by air and could be impacted by the change, though the tsa says many people >> i have no problem with it. >> i think it' s better security, and to walk through it is so easy to do. >> i travel a lot so i' m wary about getting any type of cancer, i don' t know what the radiation levels are in that machine so i am wary about it. john: some passengers a bit concerned about it but tsa says the impact should be minor. >> at logan airport, john atwater for wmur news 9. josh: fedex said it was not able to make all of its deliveries. fedex will deliver packages tomorrow and counters will be open at expre

. >> newscenter 5's john atwater is live with what he says really happened. >> investigators have said it appears the operator wrapped a cord around the controls on the train but tonight his attorney says that is not true. >> this is a man who was conscientious about his job. >> this is a job david vasquez has done for 21 years and his lawyers say he never would have compromised safety on the red line train that took off and traveled four stops without him last week. did he wrap a cord around some of the controls on the train? >> there is no indication he wrapped a cord around the controls. and he categorically denies he would do anything like that. >> it has been said it appeared he rigged a cord around the throttle and forgot to set emergency brakes before leaving a train to manually flip a switch to bypass signal problems. >> it could be mr. vasquez deployed the brakes and they failed. >> vasquez did not attend his disciplinary hearing today. his lawyer says he was following doctor's orders to limit stress. >> he is having a very, very difficult time with the cushons as well as the

newscenter5's john atwater is live in boston with what is planned. john? john. you can see larger police presence not only outside but also inside of theaters. the storm back and even chewbacca has joined the band helping usher in the newest "star wars" movie on the theater. >> it is the best. john: crowds are lined up for the marathon showing of all six "star wars" movies here. nothing will stan in our way. john. follow by the newest which premiers tomorrow night. and crowds pour into theaters across the country, police terror attacks in california and france. as many theater, police will have a noticeable presence inside. >> i am sure we will have a very, very crowded lobby in theaters as well. we will have a lot of people there and we won't have a theater to maintain peace and good order. >> i am trying to keep my mine positive in the situation. john. fans appreciate the ex are a security and annie will lack past it as they prep for an experience of a lifetime. >> you get to deal with the other friends, right? all the people that i never met before that are j

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newscenter 5' s john atwater is at logan airport with more on john? john: this comes after more concerns about terrorism. full body scanners have been used at airports for years because they could determine items that other scanners could miss. but growing concerns have prompted the tsa to change protocol and mandate that passengers go through the scanner even if they opt out. >> it does not bother me. what ever it takes to make people safe. >> you are used to it. it is part of life. >> there' s enough evidence option, you should be able to even if it is minorly invasive. john: you can still patdown. the change is that the tsa can deny you and so make you go through the full body scanner. erika: john, thank you. at 6:00, the season of giving community heal. acts of kindness after a deadly fire. the town of westport. went up in flames. phil: as our rhondella richardson reports, compassion is making this a very special christmas eve. rhondella: all week the family has been dealing with the four-year-old' s death. >> [indiscernible] rhondella: her family

phil: newscenter 5' s john atwater is tracking all the day' s developments. john? janet: -- john: investigators are trying to determine whether the suspect became radicalized. michael was the father of six inside that conference room when the two killers opened fire. >> there are six kids who lost their father. rene is a stay-at-home mom, so they have also lost all of their financial support. janet: syed farook stormed the holiday luncheon with his wife shortly after he left. >> 20 minutes later shooting began. >> the suspects fired somewhere between 65 and 75 rounds from their rifles. john: police entering to uncover what prompted the vicious attack. they know that syed farook

our john atwater has the story from boston. john: were you trying to scare people? no explanation from james derepentigny as police lead him away. this surveillance camera image prompted a tip that led police to derepentigny walking around the streets of lawrence. officer harold rogers: he walked across the street right in front of me. the suspect fitting the description to a t. i took him in custody at gunpoint. john: earlier in the day 30 miles south in boston, the bag police say he dropped next to a homeland security s.u.v. shut down part of the city. (loud noise) police safely detonated the bag, and video allegedly showed him placing it and walking away causing concern on atlantic avenue and worry for the officer who ultimately took him down. officer: when i heard "bomb," i didn't know if he would have any additional weapons on him or possibly an i.e.d. on himself. john: turns out he wasn't armed, and that bag didn't have a bomb. but the police commissioner said caution dictated his >> commissioner: given what's going on, unfortunately around the country, better

john atwater is live tonight, time ago. reporter: he did not want to talk about the action that was taken against him today. as lawyer says he has now been suspended for 30 days. david basket is came -- david basket vasquez' s lawyer says he has in order to limit stress. that they are investigating his actions after the train he was supposed to be writing took off without him. tied a cord around the train but his lawyer denies he would ever do that. he is off the job for at least 30 days. ed: of frightening scene on a busy mall sidewalk. take a look at the top left portion of the screen. a temporary portion will collapses on the pedestrian as they walk by, the mother and baby among those taken to the hospital. the culprit appears to be high wind. wynonna richardson' s live. reporter: the wind is finally calming down, but the buildings inspector and osha couldn' t find a reason why it collapsed. >> the structure just fell. we ran outside and people were underneath. we tried to get it up. reporter: surveillance show seconds a

newscenter 5's john atwater was there as it all unfolded. john: it took five long hours of coaxing. officer: hands up. hands up. john: but finally the man who emerged from his home. officer: he was arguing with officers and resisting when he came out. john: police knew he was armed so they moved in to take him down. officer: he was armed and ultimately found with three firearms on his body. john: just when the tension eased, another threat flared up. neighbor: a lot of flash and a lot of bang. the house was on fire. john: as police dragged 53-year-old mark lavoine to a cruiser, his summer street home erupted in flames. firefighters scrambled to fight the new danger swat vehicles to tame the raging inferno. neighbor: it's kind of unbelievable. john: neighbors first called police just before noon reporting gunshots inside the neighbor: i heard this big, huge bang. john: on a beautiful christmas day, (shot) the neighborhood shook as police shot tear gas in and echoes of difficult negotiations filled the streets. officer: he refused to talk to our officers. john: finally more than five

several people trapped, including a mother and her newscenter 5's john atwater is live in malden with the rescue john? >> heather, thankfully that baby was in a stroller. that stroller may have saved his life when that wall fell right on top of them. all it took was a strong gust and a temporary construction wall topples right on to the sidewalk pinning five people underneath. >> there were people underneath laying down. underneath that wall. >> the baby was crying the whole time. probably a little bit in shock. >> the biggest concern, a baby being pushed by his mother. within moments, more than a dozen people rush over to pull the plywood off of them. >> firefighters got to the baby and his family. he is wearing the red jacket his mother. >> they put the collar on him just protocol. >> thankfully their injuries are the gusty winds compromised what remain of that wall and workers tore down the plywood pieces as inspectors take a closer look at the construction project and what caused the wall to come crashes down. along with police, osha is also investigating this incident tonight. he

john atwater is here with more. john? john: bill cosby's lars feel it is unjustified. they feel they have enough evidence to convict him. out of the car, then stumbling into court, bill cosby faced, for what for decades he has been able to dodge, criminal charges for sexual assault. mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move john. that woman had settled a civil suit with the comedian but admission he made when he was deposed in that case gave in the unsealed court papers, cosby answered yes when included to use quay losed on women he wanted to have sex with. >> clearly, they have new evidence and new ammunition they think can convict bill cosby. john: more than 50 other women have come forward, but the statute of limitations has insulated cosby from prosecution. the decades long legal battle similar to the sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. >> this was the defendant many priests with resources to fight the civil suits to claim that they have were not guilty. >> but now, the comedia

life from the breaking news desk, john atwater, wcvb. >> cosby also has a connection to western massachusetts where he's lived in a village for decades. here's reaction from neighbors. pam? >> we can't say those residents are stunned. many are sorry that their town is being put in the spotlight by a man they once revered. >> even under gloomy skies, just like the latest word on their most famous resident. >> charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> i think it's about time. >> sherrill owns a level shop and says she feels dpoimts for the man she once adored. >> big time, very disappointed. >> i really -- i'm upset that limitations is so short because there are women further. >> miss chuck risk city, known for two movies, for a lot of people who mu their neighbors, even a famous one. >> he was such an icon. >> it's sad to hear that he lived two completely different lives. >> a few whispered they backed cosby but they weren't talking. [inaudible] [audio fading >> everything is free, the signs up in preparation. boston police are also planning a tight net but commissioner

frank: the eyeopener's john atwater has the scare and close call from pelham. officer: at first glance it obviously looks very intimidating. it looks very official. john: at four-feet long it sure gave officers a scare when they responded to one of the more unusual calls they've ever gotten. officer: you don't know if this is, you know, a live round that at any time could explode. john: police promptly called the bomb squad which x-rayed the rocket and determined the massive weapon was harmless. the man who dropped it off found it while doing renovation work in his home and apparently thought this gun store was best equipped to handle it. officer: when in doubt, bring it to somebody who will be qualified or certified to look into that item. he did and the firearms dealer did the next best thing. they contacted the local law enforcement agency. john: now police are trying to find that man who didn't leave his name. it's not clear how old the rocket may be, but police are relieved they didn't have to respond to its deadly power. one point and had the potential to

wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater continues our breaking coverage. john? john: a bloody war path inside both who survived locked themselves in offices trying to he is scape the gunfire. >> scared. she kept saying "i am so scared now." john: terrified workers cake taking cover. cell phone video shows officers running in. john. these workers thinking with its a drill. >> just boom, boom, boom. john: investigators say the killers were on a mission. storming a banquet room where the health department was hosting a holiday luncheon. >> one of my coworkers done the hall started yelling and screaming "oh, my god, there is a shooting." john: police scoured the building and found suspicious devices which made safely clearing it even more dangerous. >> one of those device is believed to be explosive device so taking a cautious, slow approach to processing that building and repperring that safe. reporter: the gunmen were in and it was planned. they came heavily armed with assault weapon and handgun. >> i know one of the big questions, this is terrorism? i am still no

in boston, john atwater, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: the man shot and killed outside a boston bar on thanksgiving morning will be laid to rest today. funeral services will be held for jepthe chery. the 29-year-old mbta conductor was struck and killed during a shootout between two other people outside the bar "who's on first." that's in the fenway area. one of those suspects has been arrested but has not been charged in chery's death. police have not yet named the second suspect. right now northeastern university is asking for help to find a missing student. the family of 21-year-old dennis njorage, of worcester, last heard from him on november 29. the school says the student's i.d. last registered in the system at a gym on november 28. frank: a saugus man is in custody accused in two bank robberies. stoneham police arrested this man, john truglia, yesterday identify him. he's accused of robbing a bank in stoneham last month and another in quincy nearly two weeks later. truglia is expected in court on monday. antoinette: appe

john atwater joins us from the breaking news desk. >> detectives tell us they knew who they were looking for minutes after arriving at the scene last night. they arrested the suspect in quincy this afternoon. this is michael dalio eleon. police are charging him the shooting last night that left a 66 or old man and 35 drunk woman dead. a third man was shot last night for the third victim being treated for critical injuries. we know the suspect is from lynn . he is doing court monday. police are not revealing a motive for the murders. j.c.: a surprise return for the patriots. receiver julian edelman who has foot back on the practice field. he will not be playing sunday, but another star might be. let' s get to bob halloran life at the gardens tonight. >> what a sight for sore eyes. the guys with the sore body parts. gronk yesterday and edelman today. for sunday' the patriots are giving him a very interesting to element. edelman is back at practice but ruled out for sunday. return. he has been out since november foot. after surgery, the initial estimate was he would miss six to eight weeks

john atwater is live in boston with the story. difficult. give family some comfort. the event just getting underway at the church of the covenant. candles to remember children who died will be lit at 7:00. an international group called the compassionate friends organize this event every year. at 7:00 and every time zone around the world, families who candles -- will light candles. the pain lingers long after the loss. >> i, along with mike co-- my co-leaders are bereaved parents. we are here to give mutual support to each other. it is a very particular kind of grief when you lose a child. we find that only others who have had in the same position are able to understand what we are going through. his event continues until 8:00 tonight. massachusetts and 700 across the world. heather: donors come to the rescue of this minister horse who was shot in the leg numerous owners home. $11,000 has an raise to help send him to a clinic in new hampshire to undergo surgery. the money will go towards a prosthetic leg for max. clues about who shot max. after he recovers, his owners

john atwater is following the developments. reporter: the statute of limitations for so many have run out but in this case, it's something that he said under oath that drew scrutiny of prosecutors. >> the 78-year-old comedian appeared frail, stumbling as he holding on for balance as he left. inside courtroom for the first time, he faced felony charges accused of sexually assaulting a woman he used to mentor. >> mr. cosby urged her to take bills. that he provided to her. and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move and respond to his advances. >> prosecutors moved forward with the charges only after a stunning admission the comedian only recently became public. the accuse so filed a civil suit and under oath he admitted to giving quaaludes to at least one woman. with the statute of limitations running out, prosecutors jump and filed aggravated indecent assault charges. martha says cosby's long legal battle is reminiscent of the priest sex abuse scandal here in boston. >> this was a defendant, many of fight