attorney monique pressley said the newly elected d.a. kevin steel charged cosby to keep a campaign promise. he was the centerpiece of the d.a. elect's campaign in ads and public statements he was highly critical of his predecessor and opponent for passing on the cosby case. >> the former d.a. said there was no need to go further and that it belonged in the civil courts and now through a game of political football at which my client's life is the center we are back again. >> at a news conference wednesday, steele said new information came to light in july that allowed him to charge cosby. the charges come as the statute of limitations was about to expire. >>> consider yourself warned. you'll have company if you're hitting the road. a live look at the schuylkill expressway. teams will be on patrol concentrating on high traffic areas until 4:00 tomorrow morning. here's how new year's got started in downtown dubai.

..a violent crime spree...have been arrested.they are 18- year-old derrick james and christopher pressley deputies say on january 4th....several men reported being shot on mango street.then they say .....last wednesday......a truck driver reported being robbed...at gunpoint...at love's truck stop.and in calhoun county...investigators believe james robbed a man at gunpoint at the wilco hess station.both have been charged with armed robbery and attempted murder.bond has alsobeen denied for both suspects. 3 a sumter man has been arrested on child pornography charges.he's 39 year old william hugh phillips. investigators say that phillips was involved in exchanging child porn on his face up to 10 years in prison for each of the 15 counts he faces.3 3 3 did you know there's a cough liquid that lasts for twelve hours? try delsym twelve hour cough liquid. its advanced formula releases powerful medicine that acts fast while its extended release medicine lasts for 12 hours. 3 3 3 3 we are on your side helping you find some fun this weekend. restaurant week continues and this is your chance to get o

they are 18-year-old derek james and the skipper pressley. deputies say on january 4, several men reported being shot -- being shot on mango street. last wednesday, they say it's a truck driver reported being robbed at gunpoint. both men are charged with armed robbery and attempted murder. . >>> around the nation this afternoon, two marine helicopters collided off of the hawaiian islands. the coast guard says the accident happened just before midnight. and each aircraft had six people field has been spotted two and half miles off the coast. no word of any survivors. >>> the gloves are off this afternoon between donald trump and ted cruz. the two leading republican presidential hopefuls dominated last night's debate with fiery exchanges. donald trump continued to argue that ted cruz is not eligible to run for president because he was born in canada. ted cruz criticized donald trump are having what he calls, new york values. the gop will hold another debate on january 28 in iowa. >>> meanwhile, senator lindsey graham announced today that he is

hu goes down low to jervon pressley and he gets the one handed dunk. and here's how you finish a first half. reginald johnson, what a game by him, at the buzzer and he nails the three pointer. a 23 to 6 run by hampton, it led 46 to 37 at the break. second half spartans trying to rally. jeffrey short, nice move he wanted a foul after the play, but no call 23 points for short. nsu did take a brief lead, but the pirates, too much down the stretch, make that too much reginald johnson, he gets the steal then the lay up. 29 points for johnson. hampton holds on to first place in the meac after defeating norfolk state "anytime us and norfolk state about as big a thing huge confidence boost for the guys going into the second half of the conference " nothings changed we still in second place chance to get in first place and control our destiony but 8 conference game left championships not won or lost in januaury be raedy to play next game. hampton and norfolk state meet again in the regular season finale on march 3rd in norfolk. but don't be surprised if they fa

sot -- monique pressley, bill cosby's attorney // "he has confidence in his legal team's ability to bring about justice for him in this case." 4 ((on stood by her husband -- calling him a kind and generous man in criminal court the following week. brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. coming up next on action news live at 6:30.. it's the first day of 2016.. which means dozens of new laws are now in effect. we'll tell you what you need to know. plus... enough is enough... president barack obama is taking action on gun contol. details on the possible executive orders the president is considering to make it harder for some americans to arm themselves. and for breaking news and weather updates anytime.. just download the free ktnv mobile app for your smartphone

sot -- monique pressley, bill cosby's attorney // "he has confidence in his legal team's ability to bring about justice for him in this case." 4 ((on camera tag)) camille cosby has stood by her husband -- calling him a kind and generous man in a statement last year. her deposition has been scheduled for next week. the comedian is back in criminal court the following week. brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. > new developments in the trial of the shooting death of freddie gray. attorneys for one of the baltimore police officers accused in his death... say the victim may have had back problems before his arrest. they have filed a motion to obtain gray's medical records. but the attorney for gray's family says he never had a his arrest last april. the medical examiner who performed gray's autopsy also said there was no evidence of a previous injury. some sad news in the music world -- iconic r&b star natalie cole has died at the age of 65. the daughter of legendary singer nat king cole reportedly died last night of congestive heart failure in los angeles. cole also had kidney troubles da

orangeburg county deputies say christopher pressley and derrick james are responsible for a crime spree that started at the beginning of january. they are charged with armed robbery and four counts of attempted murder and one count of armed robbery. today the judge denied bond saying the men are a danger to the community. inside the state house, a new effort to beef up paychecks for state employees. a bipartisan group of senators is leading a charge to boost pay for state workers by five per cent. supporters of the measure say it will cost $75 million dollars---but they say that because of an unusually large budget surplus. the state's 35-thousand employees have gotten pay hikes in only two of the last seven years. i think we're in the best shape we've been in the last three decades. the economy's improving dramatically, unemployment has dropped. we're one of the few states in the country that has a triple-a bonding rating. we're picking up population. people are moving in, industry's moving in. most state employees----about 75 percent of them--make less than $40 thousand dollars. lawma

monique pressley said montgomery county's incoming d.a. charged cosby in order to fulfill a campaign promise. before cosby was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman he was at the center of the d.a.-elect's campaign, krid cal of his opponent for passing on the kozby case. >> the former d.a. said there was no need to go further and it belongs in the civil courts. now through political football which my client's life is the center we're back again. >> at a news conference wednesday steele who is an assistant d.a. said new information came to light in july that allowed him to charge cosby. the charges were filed as the statute of limitations was about to expire. >>> good morning. i am tracking cooler conditions as we head into the rest of today this weekend and even into next week. but by next week i'm tracking very cold temperatures, very cold daytime highs. we're also going to stay dry. we'll have a dry stretch on the way after all of the rain we saw. 29 degrees now in the poconos, 38 in trenton, mount holly 39, 38 in atlanti

and monique will play lisa marie pressley. a n-h-l player is feeling the heat a n-h-l player is feeling the heat after cross- checking an official during a game. calgary flames defenseman dennis wideman can be seen heading towards his bench... when for no reason, he hits ref don henderson from behind. wideman claims it was unintentional and none of the other officials apparently saw the incident, because no penalty was called. according to the n-h-l rule book, wideman could be subject to an automatic suspension of at least 20 games if the league determines it was intentional. you never knew about patriot's quarterback tom brady - he has his own stationary. brady shared this letter thanking fans... using his own stationary. it read it part hold on... let me grab my quills for this! "our team fought hard all year, right down to the final play. i'm proud of the effort we all put in to prepare each game as if it were our last. " he ended with quote "the road to the next one is paved by seasons like this one." brady has a victoria'

his other attorney seen there, monique pressley will be the defense in the court of public opinion.he has already appeared on tv on behalf of the 78-year-old comedian. cosby accused of the 2005 sexual assault of a former temple university employee. >> now hannibal burress says it's a weird surprise that his rape joke would lead to his downfall. >> i don't curse on stage. yeah well you're a rapist so. >> he made the joke at philadelphia's trocadero and someone recorded the joke on their cell phone, then posted it on line. from there it went viral, renewing decades old allegations. he says he didn't do the joke hoping for repercussions for cosby but stopped short of expressing regret. he said i was doing a joke in my show. i don't know if it should go that far. it's weird to me a joke did that. bill cosby was arrested on felony assault charges more than 10 years after the assault, the alleged assault took place. cosby has denied any wrong doing. again, bill cosby returns to court february 2, at that time a montgomery county judge will decide if there is enough evidence for it to go to

old sex crime crimebecause the prosecutor in the case was fulfilling a campaign promise.monique pressley says cosby is in good spirits and will soon be exonerated. she said kevin steele made cosby's case a focal point of his campaign for district attorney and had to make good on his promise. more than 50 women have made similar sex assault accusations against cosby in the past.cosby's next court will be held on january 14-th. a woman injured in a fatal crash involving volvingcaitlynynenner has settled her lawsuit against the reality t-v star.court records do not show the terms of the settlement.thwoman sought unspecified damages against the 66-year-old jenner from the crash h back in february.one person was killed and several others were injured.prosecutors declined to file manslaughter charges ainst jenner. it's coming up... up...the long g history of the stadium the hawkeyes will play years.in your cbs 2 dad: i'm on it. culligan man: dude. don't do it yourself. dad: no? culligan man: no. anncr: leave it totohe experts. with a culligan whole-house water softening system, you get better

old sex crime crimebecause the prosecutor in the case was fulfilling a campaign promise.monique pressley says cosby is in good spirits and will soon be exonerated. she said kevin steele made cosby's case a focal point of his campaign for district attorney and ad make good on his promise. more than 50 women have made similar sex assault accusations against cosby in will be held on january 14-th. a woman injured in a fatal crash involving involvingcaitlyn jenner has settled her lawsuit against the reality t-v star.court records do not show the terms of the settlement.the woman sought ununecified damages against the 66-year-old jenner from the crash back in february.one person was killed and several others were injured.prosecutors declined to file manslaughter charges against jenner. starting today, hawaii became the first state to raise the age to buy tobacco to 21. 21.a new law is going into effect that raises the smoking age.some cities aa counties in the u-s alrlrdy have similar smoking laws, but no other state does.anyone under 21 who tries to buy tobacco will pay a 10-dollar fine for

lawyer, monique pressley, is ready to fight that question as she also denies all the charges against him. >> he did admit to having ars earlier the drug quaaludes, drug, and that he offered it to two women who took it consensually.cutor's case is not a slam dunk. it is based almost entirely on testimony from the accuser, andrea constand, about an 12 years ago with no forensic evidence to back it up. but there is that long list of alleged victims repeating a very similar story.ther all of these other women are gonna be able to testify is gonna be an enormous legal battle. >> and how does the prosecution argue that they should be heard? >> the prosecutors will argue s m.o. this was a pattern of conduct on his part, it was the drugs. it was the alcohol. >> reporter: meanwhile, as cosby criminal charges in pennsylvania, his lawyers are also fighting in a massachusetts courtroom. >> lawyers representing seven women suing bill cosby for defamation say they plan to depose cosby's wife. that's where seven of his alleged victims against cosby. just a week ago, cosby struck suit of his own aga

orangeburg county deputies say christopher pressley and derrick james are responsible for a crime spree that started at the beginning of january. they are charged with armed robbery and four counts of attempted murder and one count of armed robbery. yesterday the judge denied bond saying the men are a danger to the community. a columbia man will spend 15 years in prison for a human trafficking case. kristopher block pleaded guilty wednesday to criminal sexual conduct with a minor and human trafficking of a minor. attorney general alan wilson says block will have to register as a sex offender and will be electronically monitored for life. investigators say the minor was found with block at a motel in columbia on december fourth. the ag's office says this is the third human trafficking conviction in the past three months under the state's 2012 human trafficking law. after reporting on a string of church burglaries in learned that deputies in neighboring bamberg county are also investigating similar crimes. our chad mills has the update. at the word of life pentecostal holiness church in b

lawyer turned analyst monique pressley will defend cosby in the court of public opinion.by is accused of a sexual assault of a former temple university employee more than 10 years ago. >> the city of philadelphia will begin inspecting and repairing boilers at public schools. mayor jim kenney said it could start as early as today after a mechanic was injured in a school boiler explosion. that accident led to protests by school employees demanding the city take action to address what they called dangerous schools. the school district is planning new employee safety measures and training programs. >> govern chris christie of new jersey has a beef with first lady michelle obama. risty says if elected president he would end mrs. obama's initiative for healthy school lunches. christie was responding to a student in iowa who told christie he missed pizza at lunch time in school. christie said it's parents who should make school choices not the first lady. democrats say a drop in obesity among preschoolers shows the program is starting to work. >> about 10 minutes before 7. a wat

bill cosby's attorney, monique pressley, will object whenever things are out of the box. when i take depositions. it's important to draw the distinction between spousal privilege and the spousal disqualifications. marital relations are pray viva and you cannot talk about them during a trial. it's only oral communications. if she sent him an e-mail, text message, wrote to him as a wife, it doesn't fall within the spousal disqualification rule. >> that's complicated. >> or if she saw something. an action by bill cosby that was not a communication between the two of them, she could have to answer the question. did you ever see him do this? did you ever see him do that? >> if you're representing camille cosby, how would you advise her to go into this? >> i do this carefully. i do this with each client. only answer the question that you are asked. never -- >> we have a tendency to overanswer. >> we all do as human beings. it's normal. when you have a communication with someone, you want to expound and want to appear as though you are innocent. you have so much to offer. do not

up with me ♪ >> and that station broadcast a radio show called the louisiana hayride where elvis pressley>> the very first rock 'n' roll record i bought was by elvis presley. >> my playing the drums was sort of an organic process. i began by beating on my school books with my fingers and with pencils i would beat out little cadences. i used to drive my classmates crazy. my friend said, why don't you just start playing the drums? >> i managed to cobble together a drum kit from old drums that i found stashed in the back of the band hall at high school. then one day my mom said, come on get in the car. and she drove me to a town about an hour and a half away called sulfur springs, texas, to mccay music company. she bought me a set of red sparkle drums that i still have today. so i have to give my parents a lot of credit. they bought me that drum kit even though they couldn't really afford it. ♪ >> the first band i was in was a band with my high school buddy richard bowden and another high school friend jerry, serat. we played dixie land music. >> i went to a high school party and there were

they are 18-year-old derrick james and christopher pressley deputies say on january 4th....several men reported being shot on mango street. then they say .....last wednesday......a truck driver reported being robbed...at gunpoint...at love's truck stop.and in calhoun county...investigators believe james robbed a man at gunpoint at the wilco hess station.both have been charged with armed robbery and attempted murder.bond has alsobeen denied for both suspects. 3 a sumter man has been arrested on child porn charges. he's 39 year old... william hugh phillips. investigators say that phillips was involved in exchanging child porn on his computer.if convicted... he could face up to 10 years 15 counts he faces. 3 in spartanburg county...a man is facing charges after police say he called 9-1-1 over and over. he's 40 year old denver craven. dispatchers say he called 9- 1-1.....31 times over a 5 hour time frame.during the calls, they say he would ither sing... cuss out a dispatcher or just keep rambling on about nothing in particular. 3 3 a little more than two weeks to go... until the process of