mr. cosby's has loaned him his ranch house." there's what i drove up to, right here, this big, verandas sprawling ranch house. rang the doorbell. bill cosby answers the door in his sweats and very casual and very friendly. >> reporter: heidi says she was shown her room and later cosby. >> he wasn't too impressed. he said, "let's try a cold read." so he handed me a script. and the person i'm supposed to be clearly is intoxicated. i do remember him saying, "heidi, have you ever been drunk?" and he said, "well, how -- how do you expect to play a role said, "all right. this is your prop. you're gonna sip on your wine." and i literally -- i don't remember anything other than one sip. >> reporter: she says the next four days are a drug induced blur. but she says she does remember mental snapshots. >> my clothes were on. his were not. and i was lying down and he was forcing himself in my mouth. then the next snapshot is, i hear his voice basically telling me that we're gonna be doing this again. and i thought, "this isn't why i'm here."

>> mr. cosby, how do you respond to the charges? >> his signature sweater, now stripped of color. a stumble, and a cane, for the 78-year-old. and just this week, his wife, camille, her deposition in a civil case now on hold. tonight, some of the women and their accusations that have brought bill cosby to this turning point. >> they kept saying to me, "you're so beautiful. and you wanna be an actress? oh, you would be terrific. we have to introduce her to cos." >> i first met bill cosby in 1969. >> in 1976. >> in 1984. >> i was an aspiring comedy writer. >> i was a flight attendant for american airlines. >> i was a singer/songwriter. >> i was just a small town girl. >> i wasn't gonna go up against goliath. i would have never ever told anyone. >> it was time to put down my fear. >> we have a right to speak our voice. i don't need people to validate my opinion, and what happened. story. >>> good evening. i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm david muir. >> after macing the court of public opinion, bill co

mr. cosby may not have wanted a, quote, unquote, immunity agreement. immunity infers to the public that you have criminal exposure because of the largess of the prosecutor, you're getting a pass on your crime. let's go back to 2004-2005, dr. huxtable was the most popular guy in america. i don't think he wanted an immunity agreement. he wanted what he got, a binding promise not to prosecute. he gave up a valuable write in testifying under oath at the civil deposition. that bell can never be unrung and a subsequent prosecutor should not and hopefully will not be able to invalidate the agreement. >> ariva, i know this is complicated for non-lawyers. let me walk through two steps and i'm ooer eager to hear what you have to say. a petition was filed last week, an excerpt, the commonwealth through district attorney bruce castor promised in 2005 that mr. cosby would not be charged in connection with these allegations in exchange for mr. cosby giving testimony in the complainant's civil case, and this

mrs. cosby's privacy and freedom will be put at issue. and that a disqualification rule pro hiblthibits any spouse testifying to their private marital conversations. that doesn't apply. >> she was not just married to him. she was the manager. and by being his ma she's really thrust herself right up there in the public with him. so that co potentially open up a lot of avenues for questioning that might lead to relevant information. >> he sexually assaulted me in my own bed in, my own home. >> six other women want to hear from camille. they allege her husband sexually assaulted them decades ago and then defamed them in the press. bill cosby maintains innocence. when camille is deposed, ca she plead the fifth? can't just plead the fifth because you don't want to pleading the fifth is an option when your concern is about being criminally prosecuted. >> now there could be one other reason her lawyers are fighting this deposition. they claim the women suing cosby want to make her testimony public. remember, we still haven't seen any of bill cos

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through his attorneys cosby has issued staunch denials. >> what i am saying is that mr. cosby has denied the accusations. the sheer volume or number of people who are saying a particular thing does not make >> reporter: even after long sealed court statements by cosby revealed he admitted to procuring quaaludes for extramarital sex. >> what we're so far are headlines that are grabbing one excerpt or two and then %-pmisinterpreting them. >> reporter: for his outraged fellow comedians, cosby has become a punchline. >> and sleeping beauty just thought she was getting coffee with bill cosby. >> reporter: leaving co-stars and friends in shock. >> what has happened is, declaration in the media of guilt, without proof. and a legacy is being destroyed because of it, it's being obliterated. >> reporter: cosby's own response to the firestorm, disbelief. >> i have been in this business 52 years. and i will-- i've never seen and reality is the situation. and i -- i can't speak. >> reporter: the allegations against him start in the mid '60s, a time when bill cosby, a former temple universi

mr. cosby's attorneys could precipitatitrip her up or something like that. >> cosby's attorneys will be allowedpresent evidence, call witnesses and cosby himself could testify, although bennic says that's unlikely. the aggravated indecent assault charges carry ten years in prison and a fine of $25,000. cosby is now free on $1 million bond. >>> tonight israeli authorities are investigating whether a deadly shooting outside a bar in tel aviv may have been inspired by isis. security video captured the gunmen killing two israelis and injuring several others. there is a massive manhunt for an israeli arab in his 20s. some believe this could be the country's first isis-inspired attack. investigators say the motive may be criminal. >>> tonight we are getting a look at the damage caused by a fire that tore through a high-rise luxury hotel in dubai on new year's eve. today smoke continued to rise from the building known as the address downtown. a fire broke out at the hotel just hours before dubai was set to ring in the new year. 14 people were hurt. the cause of this fire remains under investigation. >

mr. cosby's arrest. on thursday the "new york daily news" cover, all those "she saids quarterback" echoed the sentiment of july's ""new york" magazine" cover which featured a 35 of the women accusing cosby of misconduct and the empty chair to represent survivors of sexual assault by anyone who have not come forward. 57. i've been thinking about this number a lot. the sheer weight of the possibility that dozens of women have silently endured the trauma and shame of surviving sexual assault at the hands after single assailant. even the remote possibility that we as a nation were complicit in the silence, that we turned away from allegations because it was just too painful even to imagine seeing exactly what we saw this week. "ebo "ebony" mag zeer cazine capture perfectly. no matter what legal outcome of the case the national rupture of mr. cosby, evenly if only one accuser has a day in court, even if mr. cosby is not found guilty -- 57 is just too many to ignore. 57. but here's a lingering request he for me

i think there is a strong case against mr. cosby, but of course, we don't know what the defense also will bring up, and that will be remain to be seen. >> all right. we'll leave it right there. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> all right, coming up, we'll have the latest developments on the five american prisoners freed from iran. wolf blitzer joining us at the top of the hour. the feeling originates in this area... spreads throughout the body... to here, inducing hilariously high levels of embarrassment in his son. he knows it's working by that look of abject humiliation on his son's face. you were made to dance, phil. so dance. shows improved joint comfort in just 7 days. osteo bi-flex. made to move. i thione second it's there.day. then, woosh, it's gone. i swear i saw it swallow seven people. seven. i just wish one of those people could have been mrs. johnson. [dog bark] trust me, we're dealing with a higher intelligence here. ♪ the all-new audi q7 is here. ♪

a judge has ordered mrs. cosbystify in a defamation suit in which seven women say bill cosby portrayed them as liars drugging and sexually salting them. mrs. crosby say the conversations are privileged. they're saying they subpoenaed her because she's the business manager. in addition to the civil suit, criminal bombshell this week. he could face up to ten years in prison on sex assault charges in pennsylvania. jean has it on that case. >> legal bombshell. criminal charges for bill cosby. >> bill cosby out on $1 million bail. his legal team vowing to mount a vigorous defense after he was arranged on criminal assault charges. >> mrs. cosby, anything to say. >> sexual saassault that took place on inn 2004 at mr. cosby's home, montgomery county. >> the 38-year-old comedian, three counts of aggravated indecent assault. constant worked at temple university and considered cosby, 37 years her senior, a temple alum, a friend and mentor. she accuses him of drugging and salting her when she visited z his pennsylvania home. >

. >> any comment, mr. cosby? >> these charges stem from on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home. cosby briefly stumbled. inside his turned over his passport and pos10 prts% of his million dollar bail. he did not enter ea. his next stopop the police station where he was fingerprinted and posed for a mug shot. >> charges were filed over new information that came to light in july of 2015. >> montgomeryyounty prosecutor filed the charges now because we're right at the end of the statute of limitations. if they aren't filed now, they can't be filed. >> for many of my 29 clients who allege they are victims of bill cosby, seeing him criminally charged and having to face a trial is the best christmas present that they've ever received. >> the claims by alleged ctim andrea constand sounds strikingly similar to what model janice dickinson told us last year. for instance, constand's complaint includes details like pillsnd wine. now listen to janice. given me wine and a pill and t next morning i woke up and i wasn't wearing my pajamas. >> all along the comedian has maintained hi

attorneys for mrs. cosby say they agree with the court's decision and look forward to having the matter heard on appeal. >>> nowap to some extreme weather slamming into the west. w a soaker fuelled in part by the so-called godzilla el nino. >> reporter: the western washout is here, so is a taste of the el nino effect. across california. a scramble for some to escape the fast rising water. cars and roads submerged near the bay area. rock slides and flooding near los angeles. >> be prepared. >> reporter: a conveyer belt of moisture lasting through the week unleashing a water hose on the left. and now tied as the strongest el nino on record. >> all 20,000,000 of us are going to escape the rath of el nino. >> reporter: with theni l.a. river rising fast, expected to crest later this week, voluntary evacuations are underway are where there wasrw eraddic fire there is flash flooding. the soilfl can't ubsorb absorb all the rain. and the mountains could get el nino fuelled the deadly flooding in the midwest. 25 people

defendants have made false, malicious statements against mr. cosby. >> reporter: in fact, cosby's lawyers have denied all the m. but the accusers say they find strength in each other. >> i had the courage to come out.women. i have gone from victim to victim's advocate. e. >> and you can't take that on by yourself. >> a woman drove by just two weeks ago and spit at me and liar. which really shook me up. nobody likes to be called a liar, nobody likes to be spit at. >> the numbers started building, then you realize now it's not ant. >> it was me and you and you and you and you and you and you. >> and finally i told my daughter.hese women say the first step towards coming forward was to tell their mothers, their sisters, their daughters. >> she was, like, so upset.and i might be coming out with the story." she said, "no, don't, mom. do you want that for your legacy?"daughter calls back and says, "you know i talked to my husband," and she said, "i want you to tell your story. and i want you to know that i'm behind you."now i couldn't have told you. no one

. >> mr. cosby, anything to say?> these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in cheltenham township, montgomery county. >> reporter: the 78-year-old comedian charged with three counts of aggravated decent assault of andrea constand. constand worked with temple university's athletic program and considered cosby, 37 years her senior, and a temple alum, a friend and mentor. she accuses cosby of drugging, then assaulting her when she visited his pennsylvania home. >> mr. cosby made two sexual advances at her, that were rejected. on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills, that he provided to her. and to drink wine. >> reporter: according to the criminal complaint, the pills and wine left constand feeling dizzy, nauseous, frozen and paralyzed, but aware of cosby fondling her breasts and putting his hands into her pants. constand went to the police about a year later, but the district attorney did not file charges, citing lack of evidence. she

the plaintiffs say they subpoenaed mrs. cosby because she was her husband's business manager. as a criminal bombshell this week, bll cosby because arrested and could face up to ten years in prison on sexual assault charges in pennsylvania. he's out on $1 million bond at this point in time. join me now to talk about this is former l.a. county prosecutor loni coombs. so we want to start with the civil case and to be clear, this is a civil case, this is what we're talking about with camille cosby testifying in this case, and then you have the pennsylvania case involving andrea constand. in the civil case, what questions would you ask camille cosby during the deposition? >> well, remember, we're looking at a woman who is not only bill cosby's wife, but also his business manager so she has had a lot of access to what's been going on in both his professional and private life. some of the questions that the defense attorneys -- or the plaintiff's attorneys are saying they want to talk about are did she have anything to do with procuring the drugs that the women talk about? she was all

>> i expect to find highly relevant information about mr. cosbywith several of the plaintiffs in the massachusetts litigation. >> here's why this is big. if the judge gives access to cosby's accusers, it would mean that his 2005 sworn testimony might be used against him outside of montgomery county. joining me now is veteran criminal defense attorney from philadelphia william brennan and civil rights attorney areva martin. bill, of what value might that deposition transcript and other elements of the file be to attorneys who are now antagonistic to cosby? >> michael, if the subpoena is allowed to proceed and judge brody here in the eastern district denies mr. cosby's motion to quash the subpoena, this could be the mother lode not just in the massachusetts case but cases across the country. the attorney in massachusetts representing seven women that have filed defamation claims smelled blood in the water when the judge granted the associated press's motion to unseal excerpts of the deposition. the attorney now asks for the entire legal file absent

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mrs. cosby is fighting to skip the deposition. >> camilles cosby says she shouldn't have to testify against her own husband. that's true in criminal court but in civil court it is not true. if she fails in her appeal, she will have to give the deposition february 22nd. jonathan hall, 7news. >>> a judge hearing opening statements today in the trial of a man charged for a serious car crash in jamaica plaines. prosecutors say popadoppalis is charged charged with neglect operation of a vehicle. his teens jumped the median and five people were hurt, two them seriously. >>> firefighters on the scene in a multifamily home in lowell. the fire started late last night, breaking out on the first floor and then spreading up to the second story. you can see the damage to the side of the home there, officials say that no one was out of their units. >>> a jewel thief in foxboro steals a large diamond in the middle of the day. police are asking for the public's help identifying this man, who the store's owner s

then it's a question for the jury whether mr. cosby is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. >> not having the deposition could cripple the prosecution's case. a judge will have to decide whether the initial deal has to be upheld or if it's fair game to use against bill cosby. >> a judge will hear arguments on this matter on february 2nd. cosby's towns are also trying to get district attorney's kevin steel removed from the case. reporting live in digital operations center i'm aundre klein-thomas. >>> his deposition was released where he admitted giving the woman quaaludes. constand filed deformation suit against castor over statements he made in the civil suit. in december kevin steel, the district attorney elect at the time announced the case against cosby by the statute of limitations ran out. you can get updates any time through the nbc 10 neuews app. it's a free download. >>> developing story in philadelphia. that's where police tell us someone shot a man several times. nbc 10 on the scene near 17th and edgily street. paramedics rushed