>> ms. simonu raise your right hand. >> you've been in therapy for 18 months now, correct? >> yes. >> are you ready to tell your story? >> yes. at one point i remember thinking like this is my life right now. like i'm doing this for a 15-year-old? like how is this even possible? i'm his. he owned me. he owned me up until today when i got here to finally tell what happened. he never thought i would come up here and tell the truth. he thought i would cover for him. >> reporter: of course, by taking the stand in her own defense to tell her story, abby simon knew she was opening herself up to what would, no doubt, be an intense cross-examination by prosecutor helen brinkman. the question we put to abby before the trial. the prosecutor is going to challenge you every which way to sunday. accuse you of all kinds of things. are you ready for that? >> the best part is i can just tell the truth. i can just be honest. i don't have to remember what i was supposed to say. i can just tell the story. >> reporte

simone in the city saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and 7 p.m. here on fox 5. dari: another high profile couple breaking up, ms. piggy and kermit the flag have called it quits. they announced this on facebook and twitter saying after careful thought, thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling, we have made the difficult decision to terminate our romantic relationship. the breakup comes just a month before the premier of the muppets tv reboot. stay tuned. alison: maybe they'll get back together. still ahead, jennifer lahmers had her work cut out for her at a salon in lower manhattan. >> getting into a hairy situation. , jen tries her hand at chest waxing. you heard right. it's a jen at work you don't want to miss next. dari: okay. in fox 5 health news tonight, earlier we gave you an update on the city's response to the deadly legionnaires' out break in the bronx. d man -- dr. manny has the latest. seven people are died and there are 86 cases. >> and probably more. legionnaire's disease has been around since the '70s. it's a common bacteria found in water, especially standing water. you see it in puddle