live at the federal court house, in center city, vernon odem channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> overseas london police commander said the van attack near the mosque was an attack on muslims. the evening worship turned to terror when the vehicle plowed into people when they were leaving. metropolitan police say a 48-year-old male suspect was arrested at the scene. a man was found dead at the scene. police believe the attacker acted alone. >>> the death of a teenager in new jersey prompted warnings about an electrical shock warning. an 11-year-old was electrocuted while swimming in a lagoon this weekend. everybody has to be aware of this danger. >> reporter: a devastated new jersey family is planning a funeral for their 11-year-old daughter who was electrocuted over the weekend while swimming in the backyard. police say 11-year-old and two of her friends were playing with an inflatable raft in a backyard lagoon and swimming near a metal boat lift when they touched it. electricity from the lift wednesday soaring through the children into the water. the 11-year-olded died at the h

vernon odem is live outside the courthouse in norristown with the latest. vernon. >> reporter: good afternoon, alicia, cosby's trial is indeed finally underway. dramatic opening statements this morning from the prosecution and the defense team dominated this opening session. after 18 months of pretrial hearings and legal maneuvers the 79 show biz legends in court to face charges of aggravated sexual assault. the most dramatic moment in the trial will come when the accuser, constan will take the stand. she said during a visit to the home in cheltenham he drugged her and gave her wine and committed sexual assault. she reached an out of court settlement in 2006. juror told the jury this is one of the trust and betrayal and decent. cosby's lawyer said the sex was consensual. the only thing worse than sexual assault is the false accusation, an attack on human dignity. a false accusation can destroy a life. >>> the summary from this morning. the trial is expected to last in norristown for two weeks. at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, i'm vernon ode

vernon odem is live outside the courthouse in norristown with the latest. vernon. >> reporter: good afternoon, alicia, cosby's trial is indeed finally underway. dramatic opening statements this morning from the prosecution and the defense team dominated this opening session. after 18 months of pretrial hearings and legal maneuvers the

vernon odem is live in center city with more on what he told the jury. >> reporter: the deputy policemissioner had an explosive story to tell saying he responded to seth williams request to aid a constituent as seth williams described it but became suspicious of muhammad ali and seth williams. the first witness, joe as you s, the chief inspector back in 2012 in charge of the homeland security detail including philadelphia international airport. sullivan testified that district williams contacted him on behalf of a constituent, humid -- muhammad ali of feasterville. he said he was being racially profiled. sullivan testified he had an officer expedite his passage through airport security once and later he was invited to lunch with ali and williams at the union league where he made the same complaints. sullivan said he apply for global entry status. sullivan said he felt uncomfortable about the union league lunch. he told the court the fbi said stay away from ali and told seth williams the same thing. he said he did give williams that warning. >> i know i fulfilled my responsibility to h