i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm david muir.> after macing the court of public opinion, bill cosby now for the first time has entered a real court, charged with criminal assault and ift could send the comedian to jail. >> cosby's lawyers says they will fight the criminal charges and that his accusers are lying. tonight, you will hear from some of the dozens of women who have come forward with accusations ha against cosby. and they have, we should warn you, graphic dedale. >> 50 accusers. >> comedian charged with aggravated assault. and violated a woman more than a decade ago. >> reporter: it has been a long fall for the once powerful and revered entertainer, from magazine covers to mug shot. released last week on $1 million bond, the now faltering elderly man facing up to ten years in prison if convicted. there are people who say that that entire entrance into court, complete with the stumble on the step, was all choreographed. >> i don't think there's any question that the fact that bill cosby looks like a frail, old man will b

rxlh pl#*0`:5* >>> "20/20" continues we elizabeth vargas. v >> reporter: for the new millennium, cosby had a new image going from actor to activist using his fame to preach to the black community. >> he wins the biggest can earn from the president. and he's like, the best of american citizens and i go into the bathroom and throw up. >> 70% of the teenage pregnant happen to be african-american girls. don't ask me to soften my message. >> the old cosby would've made a joke out of that. the new cosby wasn't really so much joking he was -- he was criticizing. >> respect for yourself. respect for others. these young girls got no business having sex. >> reporter: but in 2005, the veneer of the reverereactor and father f fure was starting to chip away. a woman from pennsylvania would file a civil suit with claims cosby's day in criminal court. andrea constand, a former temple university athletic director, claimed that a year prior, at cosby's home, she took three blue pills that cosby had offered her and became barely conscious. she said he then mo

once again, elizabeth vargas. new highs. he was starring in his own sitcom and was a staple on "the tonight show," guest hosting for johnny carson more than 30 times. >> i definitely think there's been a takeover. >> reporter: cosby was also a regular at the playboy mansion in los angeles. and a recurring guest on the show "playboy after dark." the playboy brand meant style and glamour. >> i modeled for "playboy" magazine that year and the issue was coming out in november of 1977. my name is sarita butterfield and i was 22 years old when i met bill cosby. >> reporter: she says she'd never met cosby until one day when he called her on the phone. >> he said to me that he had saw my picture in the magazine and thought i was very beautiful. and he says, "how would you like to join me and my family for christmas eve dinner in massachuses?" wow. i was ecstatic. everything was wonderful. and until later that evening -- i was in the guest house and i was alone. bill cosby wrapped his arms around me, grabbed me by my hair

roxanne vargas, nbc6 news. >> i hope you didn't give me a fabulous fake for christmas, come on. >> i didn't want to say you should know if it's misspelled. wrong letters on it. >>> a case of sibling rivalry ought to a whole new level. >> nobody to talk to. >> they're brothers and how they are pitted against each other a ahead. >>> and nbc6 news at 6:00. >>> i'm ari odzer.

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the body of hugo vargas was in a home in 24th avenue. cops made contact with mom here, paola vargas ortiz near the seven mile bridge on sunday. she told police she was suicidal and allegedly told them where her 5-month-old baby boy was and we're still awaiting the final rulses of a a autopsy to determine exactly how hedied. detectives can't file any charges. >>> police need your help finding a man they think is behind four armed robberies. police say he terrorizes employees with a gun, demands cash and then takes off. look at this. it's hard to watch sometimes. they think they didthis at a super stop, a 7-eleven, cvs and restaurant. all four robberies happened over the past two weeks in the area of 125th street and northeast 6th avenue. police worry that the thiefs could become even more violent. >>> nbc 6 is everywhere. take a look at this map here in the middle of the road. chopper 6 over an overturned this is in the area of wild road west of rock island road. we understand that threeeople were rushed to the hospital, two have minor in

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in addition to vargas's film, documented, the daff lineup includes mother of george, the joy luck club, a better life and don't tell anyone (no le digas a nadie). the short selection will include starring robert de - demin bichir: oscar nominee for his role in a better life. - chris weitz: oscar-nominated filmmaker and producer of a better life. - jose antonio vargas: pulitzer prize-winning journalist, filmmaker, and founder of define american. - janet yang: ambassador to china, and executive producer of the joy luck club. - arturo castro: a guatemalan-born actor from comedy central's hit show broad city. - erika lee: author of the award-winning books at america's gates: chinese immigration during the exclusion era. - angy rivera: a formerly undocumented colombian-american and subject of the 2015 documentary don't tell anyone (no le digas a nadie). - dan-el padilla peralta: a fellow at undocumented: a dominican boy's odyssey from a homeless shelter to the ivy league. " you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: on your money now elias: you probably know about toll

roxanne vargas joins us with a look at the best moments. >> reporter: no real surprise there. but one of the moment that fans waitingor was mel gibson. his big return. back. 4% >> i would rather have a drink with him in his hotel room tonight than with bill cosby. please welcome, mel gibson. >> you knew a bill cosby joke was going to get in there. gibson. he came out on stage. they hug it out. even thohoh mel gibson did hit back with remarks himself. then mel went on into a video montage to introduce the montage for "mad max." ricky had competition in getting the hosting gig. jennifer lawrence did add collection. she and her bff, amy schumer stole the show. show next year. >> i'm a 2-year-old bear from the sierra mountains. you took a chance on me. i don't forget it. i don't forget it. >> reporter: this was a really odd moment at thehe very beginning of the awards show tonight when channing tatum and jonah hill presented on stage. hill took on the persona of the bear from the movie. it looks le 23 jump street could be off to a weird start. there were great moments when charact

. >> roxanne vargas joining us with a look at who made the cut. >> rorter: there is more gold in the future for the "revenant" leading the pack with 12 nominations. also competing in the best picture category is "the big short" short", the martian oig, mad max furry road, room and spotlight. but will this be a repeat year up f oscar gold for a second consecutive year? if he win, he would be the first director more than 60 years to take oscar gold home back to back years. first ever for a hax canmexican director. and will leo dicaprio finally get his first. actor winner eddie redmayne. >> everything i got is moved on. >> sly stallone has an as core nomination for best controlling role. >> we understand you've settled several cases. >> and best supporting actress category, jennifer jason lee, rachel m mcadams, and kate winslet winslet. >> i read too much probably. >> carol is a contender with cate blanchett in the fight as she goes dependsagainst jennifer lawrence and brie larson. the academy recognizes the force is strong. "star wars" gets five nods this technical categories. golden g

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here's abc's elizabeth vargas. >> reporter: it could have been mistaken for a christmas miracle. instead, it was a mystery. >> this is where it all began for you. >> that's right. >> reporter: a newborn baby boy wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. part of this catholic church's nativity scene 44 years ago. >> i was about 5 days old. abandoned him. his mother missing. but another mother watching over. >> i got a feeling like this might have been where my mother waited and trying to muster the courage to do it. >> reporter: on that silent night, left with only a handful of disposable diapers, but left by whom? him but it falls to katherine allen, a 23-year-old rookie with the houston children's protective service, to rescue the baby in the manger. >> i laid him on my shoulder and he was quiet. >> at christmas in a nativity scene. >> exactly, what could be more dramatic? >> reporter: he would eventually be named d.j. williams. d.j. went from the manger to below the masthead as front-page headline news. but if anybody knew hot mother was, they didn't bear witness. was th

vargas, who is an undocumented immigrant, says the goal of this festival is to humanize a very through film. "really hard to think of another issue as politicized and as partisan as immigration. i've been here in des moines now for a few days and it's been television ads from the candidates and whenever immigration comes up i'm wondering like are they talking about human beings? it sounds insects." the festival is an effort to show reporters covering the candidates different angles of the immigration debate and introduce a more human angle to voters. the festival will show six feature length films preceded by six short films. all of the films exploring different immigrant experiences through both narratives and documentaries. the festival it runs through saturday night and tickets are still available another big hollywood name another big hollywood name skipping the academy awards ceremony this year. sot will smith: ... at this time, we're uncomfortable to stand there and say this is ok. will smith joining his wife's boycott of the oscars. this is the second year in a row, none of the