cast bye show, keisha knight pulliaim and came to court to hear the truth. we will be in court to hear what happens there every single day our reporters will be bringing you details on line at fox 29.com and through our apps and social media. >>> jurors will be back deliberate to go day in the trial of the bucks county man accuse had of keeping a dozen girls in his home and sexually assaulting some of them. jurors are deciding the fate of 52 year-old lee kaplan. prosecutors say he sexually assaulted six girls in the same family and fathered two children by one of the girls, in his home. authorities say that the mom, gifted the oldest girl to kaplan because he helped financially. the girls parents are awaiting sentencing on child endangerment. >>> and breaking news right now it has been a violent night on the streets of philadelphia and nothing frankford there was a 25 criticl condition after being shot around midnight. found, with a gunshot wound to the stomach on the 1500 block of adams av temple, and they did in the really find a scene w find any ballistic

keisha knight pulliam played youngest daughter rudy on the cosby show. she is standing by him saying it's easy to support someone when things are great but true friendship is to do it when things aren't great. >> i would -- i'm going to handle this the way i would want to be treated. i want to be the person that i would like to have if i was -- if the table's were turned. >> it's up to the jury to decide guilt or innocence and she will accept whatever decision is handed down. >>> to some breaking news we've been following this afternoon in montgomery county where the cleanup is now underway after this gushing water main break. skyforce10 was over the scene this afternoon in abington. brandon hudson is live for us on the ground. let's talk about this cleanup that's underway. >> reporter: crews are cleaning up here on tyson avenue just behind me in the last half hour we met meredith, she's a homeowner impacted by this water main break. she came home around 4:00 and found water rushing down her driveway here and then we'll take you around the corner where y

as for cosby his former tv daughter keisha knight pulliam is by his side and cameras from around theld are staked out at the courthouse. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live for us now at that courthouse in norristown. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. day one of the trial including opening statements in the prosecution's first witness, a top cosby accuser as prosecutors try to establish that cosby had a pattern of predatory behavior. on the first day of the bill cosby trial in norristown, the entertainer arrived to court with a member of his former tv family from the cosby show, keisha knight pulliam who played rudy huxtable was by his side to show her support. >> this is not the ma and man that i've ever seen, that i've ever known, how he's ever shown up for me so at this point in time i feel, you know, i can onlyily go based on the interactions i've had with him. >> reporter: cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault accused of drugging and sexually assaulting former temple university employee andrea constand at his home in

on monday we saw keisha knight pulliam. we haven't seen camille cosby. are people noticing that.hat are they saying about it? >> it's very interesting because the optics it's got a bift that hollywood flavor to it. you see this red carpet entrance in such a serious scenario and one person said it's got that crisis management feel like an olivia pope moment with keisha knight pulliam walking him into the courtroom. i spoke with april rain today. she's a writer, a lawyer, social media may convenient and she sparked the firestorm and important conversation about the diversity in race with t the #oscar s 2015 and 2016 academy awards. now she tells me today people following the cosby trial on social media are also noticing whose there and whose not. >> so, you know, it is not lost on people that we really haven't heard that much from keisha knight pulliam recently and yet here she pops up sort of escorting mr. cosby in the courtroom. people noticed that. it's a marked difference from what we've seen in the past. what we haven't seen is mr. cosby's wife camille. >> and a lot of people

this is cosby at court today with keisha knight pulliam. she's the actress who played rudy huxtable on the cosby show. cosby tweeted this photo, thank you to cliff and claire's 4-year-old daughter rudy. came to court to hear the truth. montgomery county prosecutors tell a different version of this story. >>> they painted cosby as a person who exploited his fame. lauren mayk is outside the courthouse in norristown. while the prosecution attacks cosby's he's expected to bring his high profile supporters to court with him. >> reporter: we're told that his team could make those decisions day by day. we are on the lookout for cosby's real life wife and his tv wife. no sign of them today and it's not clear when or if they might make an appearance but we did see today the youngest of the cosby kids, all grown and here to support her tv dad. >> because i said so. i said it's beautiful, okay? >> reporter: on tv they were the father and daughter who lit up the screen. cliff tux table and little rudy, today together again as a now grown up keisha knig

he was accompanied by keisha knight pulliam.n the cosby show. today the jury which was select the last week in pittsburgh heard opening statements from both the prosecution and the defense. "action news" reporter vernon odom and chad pradelli are live at the courthouse tonight. vernon, let's start with you. what happened inside the courtroom today? >> reporter: jim, there was a lot of drama inside and outside the courtroom today. two women from bill cosby's past showed up here. one who testified in court that she was sexually assaulted by bill cosby back in the 90's and another long time admirer who came to court to praise him. for the opening day of his trial bill cosby was accompanied by an old colleague who came to norristown to offer moral support keisha knight pulliam a child actress portraying rudy during the glory days of the fictitious huxtable family on television. she spoke with abc news. >> this is not the man that i've ever seen, that i've ever known. how he's ever shown up for me.

. >> keisha knight pulliam and cosby a show of support on day one of the bill cosby sexual assault trial, why rudy was there and where is camille, cosby's wife, and who is exactly kelly johnson. >>> and what police are saying about this video, appear to show teens attacking a man with disabilities. >>> he pull is it to right field, it is, off the top of the wall, i think it is a home run run but umpires have not signalled. now they do. >> listen to this, i will not make this up, the phillies made history last night. >> what? >> what the odubel is going on here, he busted out, just days after talks of sending him to triple a. >> odubel herrera does something at the plate that has never been done before. >> win? >> just kidding. >> the phillies, the phillies, won a game. >> yes. >> three in a row. >> yes. >> and i have the reason why. >> okay. >> later on in the show. >> okay. >> it is june 6th, 6/6/2017. >> it is 6:00 o'clock. poles just opened in new jersey. >> stand back everybody, get back, get back. >> everybody stay calm, you will all get into vote. oh, wait. >> it is primary electio

keisha knight-pulliam, the actress who played rudy huxtable side by side by her former tv father.nters into the courtroom he faced want just a judge and a jury, but some of the other accusers. some of those women will not be permitted to testify, but they will be watching as his sex assault trial begins. he is accused of drugging and assaulting andrea constand in 2004. they won a trial started with a jury bussed in from pittsburgh. my colleague deanna durante is inside of the courtroom right now and we'll keep you updated on what's going on in there online and on tv throughout the day. reporting live in northtown at the montgomery county courthouse, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >>> nbc 10 will be watching the trial every step of the way and you can receive updates by downloading the. look for full coverage on air and online. >>> now to breaking news out of orlando. five people have been killed in a shooting in an industrial area there. the shooting was reporteded this morning in a business that makes awnings for rvs. police say a former employee, a disgruntled employee opened

cosby showing up in a court outside of philadelphia with keisha knight pull i am who played his daughtern the cosby show. the allegations involve a former canadian basketball star who accused cosby of drugging and assaulting her decades ago. prosecutors say cosby exploited his power and fame. >>> a movement in oakland to keep uber out. the green lining institute launched a campaign called no uber oakland. uber has acquired the former sears building on broadway in oakland. this group is trying to keep the company from taking the building over at least for now. it wants uber to agree to preserve oakland as a diverse city for people of all income levels. the group set a ten-point platform to keep oakland from over jointry fewing, including things like providing job training and maintaining nonprofits for aprioring artists. >>> warriors coverage continues with one of the smallest fans in the bay area. >> he could be a future nba star himself. meet the 3-year-old super fan with amazing basketball skills. >>> and dub nation, keep sharing your videos and pictures with us as the warriors march o

the man known as america's dad came to court a in many aways tv daughter keisha knight pulliam who played rudy on the cosby show. >> true family, friendship and integrity when show up spent when things aren't looking so great. >> bill cosby not expected to testify in his own defense in last two weeks. testimony continues in the morning. lucy? >> yeah, you know packed courtroom there as well an overt we're understanding, chris, and despite all of those people there was a notable absence. >> reporter: was. camille cosby bill cosby's wife who he on interviews has not been present during any of the pre-trials no. we didn't see any of his family with him todaye goes on this trial. >> all right. thank you very much, chris o'connell live there in norristown. deliberating tomorrow in bucks county in lee kaplan trial of the jurors got the case tayly ax girls in his feasterville home. oldest is now 18. prosecutors say the youngest h n year old at the time then say the 52 year old fathered two chil girls. prosecutors say they're parents gived the oldest girl to kaplan because he financially. the gir

the man known as america's dad came to court arm in arm with his tv daughter keisha knight pulliam who played rudy huxtable on the cosby show. cosby even tweeting about the support during a court lunch break. >> true family, friendship integrity is how people show up and support when things aren't looking so great. when they aren't shining. >> reporter: defense attorneys will try to poke holes in inconsistent cease in constand's story. point to go the fact constand called cosby at least 50 times after the alleged assault. and even with his career in shambles there were few cosby supporters. >> 60 women. a lot of it is the women fault. it's not bill cosby. bill cosby just got caught. >> now andrea constand is expected to testify sometime during this trial on the other hand bill bees says he most like loll not take the stand in his own defense and in this tries if convicted cosby faces ten years in prison, testimony continues tomorrow morning. lucy? >> chris, plenty of fireworks with this sure to be historic trial. we are there. fox 29 in the courtroom every single day and if something h

day one of the criminal trial began with cosby entering arm and arm with his cosby show daughter keisha knight once known as america's dad stands accused of drugging and molesting former temple university employee andrea constand. the defense claims constand's story has been inconsistent. constand is expected to testify along with another woman who'll claims cosby molested her in the same way. if convicted the 79-year-old faces charges that could put him in prison for the rest of his life. >> well, police in chester county say a construction worker was seriously hurt while directing traffic today. chopper6 was over the scene near the intersection of pottstown pike and taylor's mill road in west goshen. that's where the traffic flagger was struck by a passing car around 12:30. the worker was rushed to paoli hospital with serious injuries. the car did stay at the scene. we're still waiting, though, for more information about the actual accident. >>> the manhunt for the suspects wanted for punching a person with cerebral palsy in west chester has come to an end. investigators arrested 29-year-old

camille cosby was not in court but the comedian was accompanied by a member of his former tv family, keisha knightliam who played rudy huxtable on the cosby show. >> everyone is entitled to be innocent until proven guilty and i accept the verdict that is handed down but simply this is not the ma man that i've ever seen that i've ever known how he's ever shown up for me. >> reporter: now, there is a question over whether kelly johnson's mother is able to testify. prosecutors want to call her as a witness. the defense is opposed to that. the judge says he'll rule on that matter this morning. as for cosby, he is not expected to testify over the course of this trial. we're live in norristown, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. tam. >> all right, katherine, thank you for that. >>> and also today a jury will continue deliberating the case against a bucks county man accused of sexually assaulting six girls. prosecutors say the girls' parents put them in peril gifting them to 52-year-old lee donald kaplan. the defendant claims that he and the parents considered the oldest daughter underage when she w

cosby tweeted this photo, thanking keisha knight pulliam, who played rudy huxtable, support. >> the defensergued andrea constant changed her story multiple times, told detectives she never contacted cosby after the incident but says that phone logs indicate she called him 53 times. linsey davis, abc news, norristown, pennsylvania. >> bob dylan can scratch off last requirement on nobel prize checklist. might remember he skipped official ceremony in december. then accepted the prize in a private ceremony. in order to cash in on that prize though he also had to deliver a mandatory lecture. well that was due in four days. dylan recorded his 26 minute talk in los angeles sunday. he won the prize for literature, emfa sized his art was something much different. >> my songs are alive in the land of the living. the songs are unlike literature. they're meant to be sung, not red. shakespeare plays meant to be acted on the stage as lyrics and songs are meant to be sung not read on a page. >> well fine then. >> sound very dylanesque. isn't it. that would be a great song right there. to be. new nobel pri

. >> 79-year-old bill cosby arrived at court with keisha knight pulliam at his side. actress played his youngest daughter on the cosby show, the long running sitcom. also arriving at court was attorney gloria allred who represents some of the dozens of women who have accused cosby of sexual assault, but the trial that started this morning pits him against just one, andrea constand a former basketball -- who says cosby drugged assaulted her. >> she will tell her story to the public for the first time. cosby has said he does not plan to testify. 12 jurors will decide cosby's fate. they include 7 men and 5 women. 10 are white, and 2 are black. the criminal complaint alleges the assault happened after cosby invited constand to his pennsylvania mansion in 2014 . prongs, the evidence that's expected to come out against mr. cosby at trial. one is the testimony of the complainant, and of course that's dependent on how credible she is in the eyes of the jury. the next is the testimony of their corroborative witness and the third is mr. cosby's deposition testimony. >> in previ

he was accompanied into the courtroom by keisha knight pull yam who played rudy on the cosby show. >>big picture to the other accusers is for the most part they will not have their day in court because we do not know of any other criminal case which is pending. >> cosby's defense team attacked johnson's claims and her recollection of the alleged asausmt cosby is on trial for allegedly drugging and molesting former temple university employee andrea constand back in 2004. >>> jury equilibrium racials will resume in the trial of lee kaplan. he's accused of sexually assaulting six sisters. he assaulted the girls inside his home. authorities say the couple gifted the girls to kaplan because he helped the family financially. kaplan could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. >> londoners came together today to honor the seven killed and 48 injured in saturday's attack on london bridge. zbld scotland yard is publicly identified two of the three suspects in saturday's terror attack on london bridge. investigators say 30-year-old man may be mor rock an or libyan. he was not known to pol

he was accompanied into the courtroom by keisha knight pull yam who played rudy on the cosby show. >> picture to the other accusers is for the most part they will not have their day in court because we do not know of any other criminal case which is pending. >> cosby's defense team attacked johnson's claims and her recollection of the alleged asausmt cosby is on trial for allegedly drugging and molesting former temple university employee andrea constand back in 2004. >>> jury equilibrium racials will resume in the trial of lee kaplan. he's accused of sexually assaulting six sisters. he assaulted the girls inside his home. authorities say the couple gifted the girls to kaplan because he helped the family financially. kaplan could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. >> londoners came together today to honor the seven killed and 48 injured in saturday's attack on london bridge. zbld scotland yard is publicly identified two of the three suspects in saturday's terror attack on london bridge. investigators say 30-year-old man may be mor rock an or libyan. he was not known to police

was escorted into the norristown courtroom by his former co-star, keisha knight. she played the daughter every rudy on the show. in court they heard from kelly johnson who say cosby molested her in the 90s. gloria allred represents johnson. >> the big key to the other accusers, for the most part, they will not have their day in court, because we do not know of any other criminal case which is pending. , cosby defense team attacked of the assault. accused of dragging and molesting former temple university employee andrea constand in 2004. >> today will be the first full day of deliberations in the trial of lee kaplan. kaplan is accused of sexually assaulting six sisters and fathering two children with one every them. kaplan's attorney says the family considered him married to the oldest girl, and that he never abused the other. victim's parents face endangerment charges. they considered the case for about five hours yesterday. >> voters across garden state will be heading to the polls picking gubernatorial candidates and other. primary for governor is the top of th

we saw keisha knight pulliam show her support last week at trial. see the interview after "nbc10 news today" at 6:00. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage. we will let you know as soon as a verdict is reached on air and our nbc10 app. >>> now to breaking news in london. a deadly apartment building fire has claimed lives. the fire commissioner just announced a building is still stable enough for crews to go inside. an unknown number of people have died inside the 24-story tower. the fire started last night and is still smoldering this morning. fire officials have rescued a large number of people. at least 50 have gone to hospitals. in this live picture, smoke is pouring out of the top of the building as they throw water on the bottom floors. there are still concerns that it could collapse. officials say it's being monitored for safety. nbc10's pamela osborne is tracking developments and will join us in -- in the next half hour with a live report. >>> mere are more of the stories we're following today -- >> the final pretrial hearing is scheduled

camille cosby was not in court but the comedian was accompanied by a member of his former tv family, keisha knightliam who played rudy huxtable. >> i accept the verdict that is handed down. this is not the ma and man that i've ever seen, that i've ever known, how he's ever shown up for me. >> reporter: and there is a question about whether prosecutors can call kelly johnson's mother to testify. the defense is opposed to that. the judge says he'll rule on this matter this morning. as for cosby, there are no plans for him to testify during the course of the trial. we're live in norristown, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. tam. >> all right, katherine, thank you for that. >>> also today a jury will continue deliberating the case against a bucks county man accused of sexually assaulting six girls, all sisters. prosecutors say the girls' parents put them in peril gifting that em to 52-year-old lee donald kaplan. the defendant claims he and the parents considered the oldest daughter who was underage when he was sent to live with kaplan to be his wife. he also claims that he never touched the youn

. >> the job now is to show the two side to put their cases on >> reporter: keisha knight pullham who played rude any cosby's signature sitcom showed reporters she was here to show her support. a cosby twitter account thanked her. >> family, friendship, integrity and to show up in court. i just said i would, i'm going to handle this the way i would want to be treated. >> testimony is set to begin at 9:30 tomorrow morning, this trial, could last two weeks. live from norristown, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, joe. >>> jury deliberations will resume in the trial of lee kaplan, he is accused of sexually assaulting six sisters. prosecutors say the five two-year old kaplan assaulted the girls inside his feasterville home. authorities say that a couple, gifted the girls to kaplan because he helped the family, financially. that couple, faces sentencing on child endangerment charges after kaplan's trial. kaplan could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. >>> authorities in bucks county of charged the father of escaped prisoner daniel sellby, junior. six five-year old

he arrived with a familiar face by his side, actress keisha knight pulliam. she said while the trial is difficult for all sides, the jury will ultimately have the final judgment. >> i came to support because this is where you hear the facts, this is where the truth happens. >> cosby is accused of drugging andrea constand, then molesting her in 2004. prosecutors opened their case trying to establish a pattern of sexual misconduct. the first witness kelly johnson one of the dozens who accused cosby of crimes from groping to rape t defense pointed to missing details in the account as well as inconsistency in constand's story. constand is expected to take the stand during the trial. bill cosby has repeatedly denied all allegations against him. >>> a brawl broke out at an iowa mcdonald's when a woman got angry her food wasn't coming fast enough. this woman throws a sandwich at the manager, then jumped over the counter and fights with an employee. other workers and two men with the woman tried to separate them. the trio eventually left. police are still looking for

first day of the bill cosby trial in norristown, the entert of his former tv family from the cosby keisha knight pulliam who played rudy huxtable was by his side to show her support. tt i've ever seen. that i've ever known how he's ev s this point in time, i feel, you know, i can only go based had with him. >> reporter: cosby who will be 80 next month is with three counts of aggravated indecent assault sexually assaulting former temple universityrea constand as home in cheltenham opening statements took place yesterday morning. after lunch the prosecution called their first witness, a johnson. she told the jury that back in bye pressured her to take a large white pill before violati hotel bungalow as she worked as an assistant to cosby's talent agent morris. she is the only past accuser the judge is to testify as prosecutors try to establish that cosby had a molesting young, trusting women. her attorsaid johnson's testimos key fortern a plan, a theme, a design to>> ren cross-examination, defense at johnson's credibility pointing to conflicting statements she's d in 1990 and she went to his house

trial bill cosby was accompanied by an old colleague who came to norristown to offer moral support keisha knight pulliam a child actress portraying rudy during the glory days of the fictitious huxtable family on television. she spoke with abc news. >> this is not the man that i've ever seen, that i've ever known. how he's ever shown up for me. so, at this point in time, i feel, you know, i can only go based on the interactions that i've had with him. >> reporter: but as prosecution testimony started, another female from bill cosby's past emerged kelly jackson knew cosby in the 90's in l.a. she told the jury cosby lured her tour a hotel bungalow plied her with drugs and wine and proceeded to sexually assault her as she went from extreme drowsiness to unconsciousness. >> by having been sexually assaulted or by some other event, then sometimes it's hard to recall every single dee tape. cosby's lawyers went on the attack challenging her credibility and her inability to remember statements she made to montgomery county detectives as recently as 2015. jackson was called to the witness stand bolster th

that is keisha knight pulliam. lets bring in ken rottweiler, so what, why.that just didn't happen, by happenstance. >> it didn't, it was staged. i don't think it was good. >> why. >> when i saw it, you know what i said, where is his real wife, like. why wasn't his real live wife walking with him. >> because it is so hard to say. >> that is right. >> true. >> well, we brought this up and steve has been reporting on this and he put out thought maybe she will be a possible witness or called and therefore she cannot be. >> camille the wife. >> well, i think she can still be there even if she's called as a witness. >> you are allowed to hear other peoples testimony. >> there hasn't been any motions to have her sequestered out of the courtroom. i have not heard anything about why camille was not there. silence by lawyers as to why she's not there. >> it is not a rule then if you are a witness in the trial or proceedings that you can be in there and hear other peoples testimony about the current case. >> if is there a motion by other side to keep you out then judge

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well, that's former cosby show co-start keisha knight pulliam who played rudy huxtable, a show of supportsby. even tweeted out picture of them posing inside the courthouse. here's the case on time. cosby accused of drugging and molesting a former temple university employee back in 2004. she's one of dozens of women who have accused cosby of sexual indeese sis, but she's the only one whose case has come to a criminal trial. cosby has said he will not take the stand. cnn's jean casarez tells us who else was in the courtroom. >> reporter: there are also three accusers here today as well as gloria allred and an absactually packed courtroom. the commonwealth, the prosecution began their opening statements by continuing to recite a certain phrase. there was trust here. there was betrayal here, and there was an inability to consent by the alleged victim andrea constand. the commonwealth went not fact that andrea constand was an employee at temple university. she met bill cosby. she trusted bill cosby. he became her mentor, and she knew bill cosby was a star, and she knew that he was a trustee of

on the left, keisha knight pulium.port and solidarity. i'm praying a lot. >> for andrea constan who took the stand on day two. she calmly testified cosby gave her three pills which made her incapable of fighting off an assault. on cross examination the defense was quick to point out inconsistencies. when she first spoke with canadian police she said she'd never been with cosby alone before or after the alleged assault and it happened during a dinner with other people. she acknowledged those statements were wrong and testified if she said them it was because she was nervous. the defense hit hard, pointing out not only her inconsistencies but behavior some may find puzzling. >> after, and i stress after, this so-called incident the complainant continued contact cosby, accepted a dinner invitation. >> all true she says. the question now what will the jury make of it? lilli bernard is unlikely to ever get her day in court. >> unless we come up with a new theory, she is barred. >> barred because statute of limbitation laws

keisha knight pulliam who play rudy on "the cosby show" will be there to support her tv dad.rugging and molesting former temple state university employee skran driveway constand at -- andrea constand at his cheltenham home in 2004. an attorney not involved in the case says constand will have to explain why she remained in contact with cosby after the alleged assault. >> there's going to be questions from a juror saying if you were scared of him and this man assaulted you, why would you engage in these activities with him. >> however, he also said cosby's defense will be challenged by a deposition he gave in 2016 saying he gave her pills and engaged in sexual activity with her. cosby pleaded not guilty. the jury is from pittsburgh and will be sequestered at a nearby hotel. nbc10 will be following the trial every step of the way. you can have alerts sent directly to your phone by downloading the nbc10 app, and look out for full coverage on air and on line. >>> please are searching for the shooter who committed an schedule-size double heard in philadelphia. a neighbor -- a doubl

you're looking at video of keisha knights williams who played rudy entering court with cosby. >> let'sbc's stephanie gosk who is live in norris town, pennsylvania, for us this morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. as you know, the c happened to her one night in 2004 in bill cosby's home. the prosecution, however, has gun with a sto begun with a different woman. kelly johnson says she was also drugged and molested by bill cosby in 1996 in los angeles. she was an assistant at the talent agency for bill cosby. he invited her, according to her, over to his hotel, the bel air, for lunch. while she was there she was given what she described as a large white pill that left her incapacitated. now on cross examination she faced some tough questions from the defense team that went after her sequence of events and her memory of them. she was shaken. she was crying. today testimony will likely continue. the judge is going to decide whether her mother can take the stand to corroborate her story. back to you guys. >> stephanie gosk live in norristown. >>> jury trial starts in the sex e mont

starred as a father and family man in his popular '80's sitcom, arrived at court today with actress keisha knightliam, who played his daughter on 'the cosby show' mary-claire dale of the associated press has long been covering these charges. she filed the motion that unsealed an older deposition cosby gave in a civil suit that's a key piece of evidence in this trial. she joins me now from outside the courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania. maryclaire, thank you very much for being here. uh wonder if you could tell us, first off, from the prosecution's stance in opening statements today, lay out the case they laid out against cosby today. >> right. the case opened very strong today, lawyers on both sides came out swinging. the prosecution started by talking about the key issues in the case -- drugs, sex and the issue of consent. they said that the accuser in this case, andrea constand, could not have given consent in the case given that cosby by his own words in his own deposition acknowledges giving her three blue pills before he went with her on a couch and molested her, in her words. of course,

on day one of the trial, cosby was accompanied by the former rudy from cosby show, keisha knight, the opening prosecution witness was a surprise, kelly johnson told jurors, she was drugged and assaulted by cosby in the 90s. her attorney is gloria allred. >>> big picture to the other accusers is for the most part, they will not have their day in court because we do not know of any other criminal case, which is pending. >> now, cosby ' defense team attacked johnson's claims and her recommendation of the alleged assault. cosby accuse nerve this trial, andrea constand, is expected once again to take the stand today. >>> philadelphia police investigating a disturbing video on facebook that shows a man being punched in the face. we are blurring the video to protect the identities of the victim and the suspect, who appear to be juveniles. according to the videos comment section, assault happened yesterday, on the 100 block of west chelten avenue, germantown. the person who posted the video says the victim is mentally challenged. officer are asking anyone with more information to please call

the 79 year old commedian arrived for the first day of his trial with keisha knight- pulliam at his side. cosby is on drill for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand in 2004. many women have made similar accusations. >> the legal theory is that bill cosby gave her three blue pills that left her incapacitated and because of that there's no way she could have consented to the sexual acts that follows. >> now his lawyers says cosby only gave him benadryl to help her sleep. the 79 year old commedian also contends the sex was consensual. the trial is expected to last about two weeks. >>> commedian bill bar is apologizing for using a racial slur on his show on hbo. it happened during a live interview of senator bill sass. he used the n word after sass invited him to his home state of nebraska. >> he was working the field. >> working the field? >> [laughter] >> senate,. >> honestly it's so devastating to hear folks use the language in such a flippant way. >> bar has a long history of making controversial statements and his show politically incorrect was cancelled after comm

after years of allegations he's denied, cosby arrived at the courthouse with actress keisha knight pullwho played ru on "the cosby show." what's the latest from the courtroom, ron? >> reporter: it was a dramatic and powerful morning, because there was so much on the line here, and remember, though there have been dozens of women that have come forward to accuse bill cosby of various forms of sexual misconduct, this is the case of a woman that was an employee of temple university in 2005 when something happened between her anbill cosby. he's facing threecharges, each carries ten years in jail if convicted. so a lot on the line here. the prosecution said that basically this is a case about trust, betrayal, and the inability to consent, saying essentially cosby trug drugged woman and sexually assaulted her at his home in 2005. the defense maintains that whatever happened was consensual and there was an ongoing relationship between the two before and after this encounter, they point out she telephoned him some 53 times, was one of the striking bits of informations that revealed in the openi

we want to thank all of the people that came out from keisha knight-pulliam to mr. and mrs.of those people that came out to support mr. cosby and came here to see the truth and hear the truth. on behalf of his family, we want to thank them weech. we want to thank our entire team from our social media team. we want to thank debbie, our tour manager. we want to thank the attorney. let's get to the best. let's get to the best. let's get to the greatest of all time attorneys that exists at this day and time. let's hear from attorney angela brewster. >> thank you. i'm sorry, we can't. simply, i wanted to say today was very important. we have worked very hard to present a case to this court, to this jury, to these 12 people who worked tirelessly to listen. this is what happens. juries are stuck when a prosecutor seeks to put someone in prison for things that are simply not presented in the courtroom. and the jury stuck to what they were asked to do and that is to review the evidence before them and there simply wasn't enough. we are grateful for the time that they put into it and

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his tv daughter rudy huxtable keisha knight pull lamb on his arm to his lefts walked in and we were toldreal live wife would be coming in. he we see one of cosby kids here supporting him he's had other supporters here as well. 30 seats for the public people were lined up starts last night to get in here and some of them were here to support bill cosby it's not all anti cosby here at the montgomery county courthouse, and the reason why this trial is here is because this is where the incident happened in 2004, and cosby from philadelphia always had his ties back in fill as you know caitlin at temple university and it was a temple university employee who saw him as his mentor she says drugged her and then sexually assaulted her and that that's why we're here today. >> steve, what are the chances and we talked about this internally here but i know you're invested in this whole we talked to a number of prosecutors, local, state, county prosecutors just pulling a jury from different part of the state, does that even make a difference because it seems like anybody and everybody in this country

cosby was joined in court monday by his former tv daughter actress keisha knight pulliam. >> you areent until proven guilty. >> as for andrea constand expected to take the stand and testify in public for the first time this week. cosby himself is not testify. the trial should last about two weeks what we're hearing. but a lot of people thinking that cosby might need to testify to -- >> right. help set the record straight. we'll see. not expected to at this point, though. >> we'll see. they have the depositions. >> right. >> his words will be in the official record. >> his haunting words. >> question whether they want to put him on and risk cross examination or not. >> right. >> we'll see. >> 9:17 is the time. comedian jerry lewis recovering after being hospitalized for an infection. he's expected to make a full recovery and should be released from the hospital soon. lewis is still scheduled to travel to toronto later this week to shoot a movie. >> it's amazing -- 91 years old and you're still working. >> none. >> you're still doing what you've always done. >> right. >> you're a part

keisha knight pulliam told reporters she wanted to be there to show support for cosby. >>> take lookarizona, crashed through the wall of a home before plunge nothing a pool last n fire officials were called in to pull the elderly driver from that vehicle. all right. just let that picture sing in there. something you don't see every day. he was taken to the hospital as a precaution. but kind of amazingly expected to be okay. >> wow. >> no one inn sigh the home was hurt either. >> crashed right through the wall into the pool. >> everyone is lucky in that situation. >> act of bravery illinois. police dash cam video shows a moment when the driver had seizure behind the wheel. another driver noticed what was happening, jumped out of his truck and drove through the car's passenger window while it was still moving. see it right here. jumps out of the truck runs across and able to get into that car. wow! stop the car. stayed by the driver's side until an ambulance arrived. that's i don't go above and beyond. >> who would think to try to even do that. thank goodness. they did. >> those storie