cosby. >> bill cosby back in the courtroom again. his attorneys are trying to get him out of jail to cut some kind of a deal. sabina is at the courthouse in norristown. >> we are expecting cosby here montgomery county courthouse just before 9:00 this morning when his pretrial hearing will begin. the since day one you guys, prosecutors and bill cosby's defense has been going head to head over what kind of evidence can be presented at trial. now this latest battle is key, a judge will decide if prosecutors can call up to 13 of cosby's top accusers at trial, this testimony, they will use to establish a pattern. the question the defense will hammer home to the judge is whether that testimony is relevant and credible during a trial that will center on one accuser andrea constand, the former tu employee who says cosby drugged and assaulted her at his home in elkins park in 2004. the judge early this month ruled that the state can use cosby's statements from a deposition in constand's civil suit against him where she admits to giving drugs

maybe they want to have bill cosby on trial. it would be biggest trial in the country, and they height decide you know what he needs to be put on trial. >> okay. >> we will put up video here of a young woman by the name of bella hadid. >> we will not talk about chaka fattah. >> are we can go to talk about chaka fattah. >> after we talk about this yesterday, were you surprised by the fact that he got ten years. >> i was because prosecution wanted 17 to 22 years. defense wanted 11 to 14. he got ten years, below what everybody thought that he should get, so, ten years is a long time to be in jail. there is no parole in the federal system. this is important but you can get time off for good behavior fifty-four days per year. he will serve at least, eight years plus, assuming he gets all that time for good behavior. restitution was 624th $14,000. i find it -- $614,000. the reason he is going to jail because he got money in an illegal way and now made to pay back money that he never had in the first place. i think he will have a hard

bill cosby's attorneys want this judge to bar other cosby accusers from testifying at his upcoming spring trial and they are expected to attack these women today by calling into question their credibility and their rel advance. bill cosby, back in montgomery county court today for second day of this pretrial hearing, first day was testy from the start. judge steven o'neill often warning the prosecution and defense to maintain decor um after shouting matches erupted inside the courtroom. prosecution wants the judge to allow testimony from 13 cosby accusers at the comedian's upcoming trial. montgomery county district attorney kevin steel says their testimony will show cosby had a long history of drugging and molesting women. lawyers from both sides, clashed yesterday, over the identification of those women, the defense wanting all of their names made public. prosecutors suggesting cosby's lawyers were just trying to intimidate them. ultimately the judge ruled cosby's attorneys could name 11 of the accusers since they have already told their stories publicly. cosby is facing felony sexual as

and the defense says no, this is bill cosby and they followed the money. none of these women came forward until claims were made by andrea constand in 2005 and that's when he says a plan was hatched to bring down america's icon. >>> turning now to the presidentipresident al transition. today president-elect donald trump officially named rick perry as energy secretary. the president-elect said the former texas governor would help maker energy independent. perry has previously said he wanted to eliminate the energy department. >>> today silicon valley leaders made their way to a technology summit. companies including apple, microsoft and am son sat down with president-elect trump. delaware senator chris coons medded to trump tower to meet with the president-elect elect. he wanted to invite mr. trump to the every president since dwight eisenhower has spoken at the event. sches excited for the honor. >>> that's the day many philadelphians will never forget. the 1985 police bombing destroyed much of the police block of ocean saj avenue. >> no word from the city

would it be allowed under pennsylvania law or would it impede comedian bill cosby from getting a fair trial? >> anything to say? >> bill cosby left the courthouse without saying a word, letting his lawyers do the talking. >> these are bandwagon claims that we believe have no place in this justice system. >> the prosecution argued the testimony is crucial in their effort to portray cosby as a serial sexual predator. >> we have made our argument in court. we have talked about each of them individually, and we hope for a favorable ruling from the court. >> but they argued that allowing testimony of enlts that happened decades ago would make it impossible for cosby to get a fair trial. >> those old ancient unreported accusations would be a travesty of justice. >> gloria allred says no mistake some of the incidents happened decades ago. >> according to pennsylvania law, time is not in itself a reason to exclude such testimony. >> no american, no citizen in this country, bill cosby or anyone else should be put in the situation of trying to defend against accusations 40 years old. >> clearly

happening bill cosby is heading back to court for pretrial hearing. lawyers battling over the number of accusers who can actually testify. in a source close to the trial says that the comedian may want a plea deal. "fox news" also reported cosby is hoping to avoid prison time and plans to ask his attorneys to try to avoid a trial. >>> cosby says a aggravated indecent assault, stemming from an incident involving a former temple university staff member. more than 50 women have come forward publicly and accused cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them. >>> attorneys for chaka fattah are like liz ramping up to appeal his convictions. the federal judge monday slapping former u.s. congressman with ten years in prison. one of the most harsh sentences ever handed down to a member of congress. fattah was found guilty on 18 counts of fraud, bribery and money laundering. the prosecutors say they are sending a message. >> it is a significant signal to though thinking oven gauge nothing misconduct about what can happen if you do so. >> fattah will get to spe

happening today the defense takes center stage, bill cosby 's attorneys want the judge to bar the other cosby accusers from testifying at his upcoming spring trial. they are expected to attack these women, the credibility and relevance today. bill cosby, back in montgomery county court today for second day of his pretrial hearing, first day was testy from the the start. judge steven o'neill often warning the prosecution and defense to maintain decor um after shouting matches erupted inside the courtroom. the prosecution wants the why to allow testimony from 13 cosby accusers at the comedian 's upcoming trial, montgomery county district attorney kevin steel says their testimony will show cosby had a long history of drugging and molesting women. lawyers from both sides clashed yesterday over the identification of those women, the defense wanting all of their names made public, prosecutors suggesting that cosby's lawyers were just trying to intimidate them. ultimately judge ruled cosby's attorneys could name 11 of the accusers since they already told their stories publicly. cosby is now fa

and, day two, bill cosby returns to a montgomery county courtroom this morning. but, what happened during the day one of the hearings that had attorneys screaming at each other? >> and, president-elect, donald trump, meets with kanye west. interesting history with presidents. what the two reportedly discussed. >>> and we have breaking news right now. live, over a house fire, in gloucester county, new jersey. this is west howard street in clayton, we will continue to keep an eye on this story for you. firefighters on the scene trying to flock it down, good day, december the 14th, that means, 11 days. >> well, in the christmas eve. oh, until christmas. >> ten would be christmas eve. you can have your stuff by christmas eve. that will needs to be together. have you started? yesterday you complained you hadn't done anything. >> i admit, almost every year, i end up at a wallgreen's or rite aid, or a wawa, on christmas eve. >> really? >> because they have gift cards there. i'm in a panic. >> you wait all of that time just to get some gift cards? >> about all they have

. >>> and a hearing that could make a difference in bill cosby's sex assault case. his attorneys are fighting to limit the number of accusers that can testify at his trial. katherine scott is following the news at the montgomery county courthouse. >> reporter: sara there were fireworks right out of the gate this morning. at one point the judge asked both attorneys to keep their voices down at issue today is whether 13 other accusers are allowed to testify in the trial and the rhetoric was heated at times inside of montgomery county courthouse this morning. they just broke for lunch a few minutes ago. cosby is charging with sexually abusing former temple university employee. the defense wants to keep the women off the witness stand and submitted their own evidence including police statements and news clippings and more. and before the court got to the evidence there was an objection from kevin steele. he called it a means of witness intimidation. >> but he countered that they are adults and they came out in press conferences. and some of the 13 women are clients of a

. >>> bill cosby is in back in court. they are trying to keep 13 of his accusers from testifying. >>> in hot pursuit, the local police department that has quite a sense of humor after they try to corral some donkeys that lead them on a slow speed chase. >>> and right now at 11:00 temperatures will be warming up as we take a live look. dangerous cold is on if wthe wa. >> let's check in with glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we have been issuing these alerts the first couple of days ago. this is for the entire area. everybody will be effected by this. it is generally 5:00 a.m. thursday to noon on friday. we are going to have windchills or feels like temperatures down close to zero. wind will be gusting to near 40 miles per hour on thursday. so the arctic air on its way in. you will definitely feel it when you wake up in the morning. you're going to feel it all the way through friday. now, the worst of this looks like it is going to come later on thursday into thursday night when it could be feeling like around zero or below ze

. >>> bill cosby is in a courtroom right now. they are trying to stop the plans at his upcoming sexual assault trial. i'm vai sikahema. >> they will be arguing about the credibility of the womens testimony. pamela osborne has more on what's happening inside today, pamela. rnc >> reporter: cosby arrived shortly before the 9:00 hearing in good spirits. bill cosby was all smiles when he first exited his vehicle accompanied by his legal team. he joked with a security guard saying don't tase me, bro as he was on his way into court. prosecutors today will try to urge the court to try to. the allegations span decades from the 60s to the 90s. the prosecution will argue that these accounts are similar and support andrea's allegations that cosby used a friendly approach and used drugs to sexually assault his victims. pennsylvania law generally prohibits evidence of so called bad acts from being presented in court. in some sex crime cases the type of evidence that he flekreflect pattern of behave yoior has bee allowed. they have already que

>>> bill cosby back in montgomery county courthouse today. what started a heated he can change inside the courtroom is just minutes away but first the search is on for an armed robber police are trying to see if in fact the same suspect is behind two separate violent robberies in both cases the guy had gun and both times investigators say he shot an and in man. good evening, i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. the surveillance video is terrifying. but police want to you see it so they can get this guy off the streets. fox 29's dave kinchen life now at east detectives. dave, these robberies happened just blocks from one another. >> reporter: they really did. they've terrified a neighborhood here in north philadelphia. while police are trying to piece this together. tense moments when a thief pulls out silver gun at the double r deli on rose hill in feltonville december 10th. the mask wearing suspect holds up a 63-year-old store clerk known to neighbors as eric. he gets shot in the hip during the robbery. >> terrible, man. >> my kids go to that

the da says they are needed to show a pattern of bill cosby's bad behavior going back to the 60s. he is facing charges of allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand in '04 we made our argument in court and talked about each of them individually and hope for a favorable ruling. >> those allegations are impossible to defendant. >> the things happening here can't happen. this man is presumed innocent and charged with one incident. that should be what we talk about in this case. >> and nothing else. >> jim, the judge did not make a ruling tonight that may not come for weeks or even months, the trial is scheduled for the spring time. live at the montgomery county courthouse, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >>> 55-year-old marcia williams turned herself in for the hit and run that seriously injured a 12-year-old boy in newcastle county. police say that williams struck 12-year-old brian richards in minquadale on december 5th and the boy suffered broken bones, she said she knew she hit something but didn't know what and that she drove back bu

the other big case we're following is the sex crime trial of bill cosby. this depends on whether the judge will let the 13 women testify against him. prosecutors say that is key to proving his lifetime of sexual assault. cosby's lawyers say it is totally unfair to bring in accusations that are not at issue in the trial and which won't really be corroborated or disproven in any clear way. they have history on their side. courts do not usually include that kind of additional evidence of accusers unless it proves a special pattern of behavior. joining me now, the veteran prosecutor, paul henderson. this is one of those things that gets a little more interesting, or a tougher call as you zoom in. if you start out far away, you go, if a lot of women accuse bill cosby of bad things, shouldn't they all be heard? >> it is a little more complicated because as you can imagine, evidence like that and testimony like that is prejudicial. so much so that the judge has to evaluate and weigh whether or not the prejudice is balanced against showing the modus operandi or th

bill cosby is due back in montgomery county courthouse today. his lawyers are fighting to limit the number of accusers who can testify at his sexual assault trial. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live now outside that courthouse in norristown. she's going run down the details. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, bill cosby is expected back here today for another pretrial hearing. this one focuses on whether the prosecution can call 13 other accusers to testify at trial. this is a big issue for both sides and we expect a battle. this trial scheduled for the spring is for charge that is bill cosby sexually assaulted former temple university employee andrea constand at his cheltenham home in 2004. prosecutors want to call 13 other women to testify in an effort to show cosby had a pattern of drugging and molesting women from the 70's to the 90's. some of the women are set to have only known him for a few days. others had ongoing relationships with cosby. district attorney kevin steele argues the 13 women'

another hearing for bill cosby is that scheduled at montgomery county court. today and tomorrow the actor will be back in norristown. at issue, whether prosecutors can call 13 other accusers in an over to the show the actor had a pattern of drugging and molesting women. cosby was charged with sexually assaulting former temple university employee andrea constand in 2004. district attorney kevin steele argues the 13 women's stories are relevant because they establish a common scheme or plan. some of the women are said to have only known him for a few days. others had ongoing relationships with cosby. but the defense is trying to keep them off the witness stand questioning the relevance of credibility. they say the commonwealth is trying to use the women to bolster their weak case. the defense had wanted to question these 13 women in person. the judge rejected that idea. the hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. we're live in norristown, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thanks, katherine. >>> new this morning, a man with a knife held up a 7-eleven

second day in court for bill cosby. he is fight to go keep testimony from some of his accusers from ever being heard at trial. yesterday the proceedings were filled with fiery exchanges by the attorneys. our lauren johnson in norristown this morning, just outside the courthouse as we wait for day two. the judge actually had to step in several times yesterday. >> yep, did he, thomas, instead of boys behave badly it was lawyers yelling loudly here, at the courthouse yesterday during the hearing. and why the called their behavior uncivil. all of the bickering was over publicizing the names of the dozens of women accusing cosby of sexual assault. cosby's lawyers don't want the women to be allowed to testify at his spring trial. the high steaks hearing was eventful from the very beginning. lawyers from both sides got heated over accusations from the other side about the women's names, cosby's defense team says many of the women have gone public with their accusations, and so their names are already out there. his lead lawyer

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bill cosby tries to limit the number of accusers that can testify in his upcoming sexual assault trial and the surprise appearance of rapper kanye west, kicks off inaugural speculation. >>> and now the details, bill cosby is back in a montgomery county courtroom for more legal wrangling for his upcoming sex assault trial. he arrived on a hearing for what evidence is allowed. if it rests on one woman's charges or those of many. vernon odom is live now in norristown with more details. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, the legal arguments are heated in court this morning, montgomery county da kevin steele and chief defense lawyer several times yelling at each other and the judge reprimanding both of them at times and this is one of the critical issues who is allowed to testify for the prosecution. >> the now so familiar video today. bill cosby blind and looking frail for another pretrial hearing for the sext assault charges he faces in norristown. a former temple employee says that cosby drugged and molested her at his cheltenham mansion in 2004. he says the sex was consensual. the prosec

so far no arrests. >>> bill cosby's sex assault hearing resumes

>>> back in court, comedian bill cosby returns to a montgomery county courtroom this morning, one day after a fiery hearing, we will tell you the decision, a judge is expected to make. >>> and, new this morning, dozens of shell casings concerned this scene on adams avenue where a man was shot and killed overnight, we will have an update on the violence >>> authorities are investigating a deadly crash overnight the in the cobbs creek section, we will have the latest. >>> today is wednesday december 14th, i'm jim done ran. >>> aim rahel solomon. lets get your day started with a check of weather with katie and meisha. >> everybody is back, finally. >> back from spain. >> yes. >> how are you feeling. >> well, let's just put it this way i'm channeling my inner demi moore i sound a lot worse, so if i start to break out, in coughing, please excuse me, but we will try to save you. >> i will keep my distance. >> good morning. >> i will try not to cough on any of you. >> katie, weather was really nice yesterday. we're looking like it is nice and dry as well, just a lot of construction, no accid

comedian and actor bill cosby is set to appear in court later today. the key issues the judge is considering in his sex assault case. >> president-elect trump is expected to make an announcement on one of his top cabinet picks and sort through what he'll do with his business while in the white house. >> plus, police are searching for a grinch in new jersey. see what the suspects stole from an important christmas display. >> first up weather and traffic. we have matt pelman in for karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. good morning. >> all right, guys, we're off to app partly cloudy start. it looks like there might be some sun peaking through some of these early clouds, maybe, maybe not. in any event the general pattern of the day going to be to increase those clouds and we'll wind up fairly overcast later on. 35 degrees is your currents temperature in philadelphia. we are off to a cold start and i expect that number to dip a little bit over the next hour or two. 30 degrees below freezing in allentown, 32 in reading, run in lancaster, 35 in trent

>> reporter: rahel, jim, good morning, comedian bill cosby is expected here at the montgomery county courthouse for a pretrial hearing today, that is scheduled to begin right around 9:00 this morning. it is a big day for the commonwealth, a key issue is at steak for them. prosecutors will argue why they believe they should be allowed to present more than dozen other women at trial who also say cost did i drugged and assaulted them. now, bill cosby is facing felony, session all assault charges, accused every drugging and molesting former temple university employee andrea constand at his cheltenham mansion back in 2004. prosecutors say during the investigation, about 50 women were interviewed with similar accusations against the comedian. prosecutors now want to put 13 of them on the stand. they say the testimony will show how cosby over the course of decades intoxicated women in a quote signature fashion, end quote. the defense however says the allegations are not similar enough to present at trial. they add that the allegations were never reported to authorities, and are so vague tha

shouting matches break out at bill cosby's hearing. later this morning he returns for day two. >>> and remembering the victims. today communities across the country will mark the fourth anniversary of the sandy hook ç

. >>> bill cosby is back in court today for his hearing, he is hoping to avoid prison time as his lawyers continue to battle it out, we have the very latest on the developments today in a live report. >>> we are seeing it more and more packages being stolen from your front doorstep, this woman well, she wants to get even with those grinches, great to have you with us on this tuesday, thomas drayton with karen hepp. >> good morning everyone. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning, everybody. >> morning, sue. >> we are trying this for stupid national cocoa day and while, apparently it was wrong , what i said yesterday was national cocoa day. >> okay. >> it is cold, cold outside this morning. >> it will warm you up. a nice cup of hot cocoa, wind chills in the 20's and 30 's. make sure you are dressed as warmly as buddy is hat, gloves , winter coat, you know the drill, it is december, it is eight out of ten in your wet ther by the numbers with those wind chills in the 20's and 30's this morning we will see sun and cloud throughout the afternoon and we will have a ease nal high of 43 degr

. >> bill cosby will be back in a montgomery county courthouse today. it's day two of what is already been a heated pretrial hearing for his upcoming sex assault trial. >> breaking overnight detectives in philadelphia are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man execution style. >> we're learning more about the sudden death of former "growing pains" star anological thick. >> first we turn to weather and traffic. meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. on. >> one more day before the arctic air arrives. right now we're looking at some breaks in the clouds over parts of the region. overall we'll call today areas. there will be times when the clouds are winning out other times you'll see a fair amount of sunshine. 35 degrees. the temperature has dropped a little bit in philadelphia over the last half hour. 31 trenton, 35 allentown and reading, 34 in lancaster wilmington and millville and 40 in cape may. like yesterday the winds are light so yeah it's chilly out there this morning but we're not really worrying too much about the wind chill. and t

bill cosby is accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand at his home in 2004. he urged the court to look for the similarities in the case. not the differences, cosby sought younger women and used fame and status to instill trust even acting towards a mentor to some of them. he would give them drugs and then assault them when they were unable to resist. they said this is his mo, and the prove of one tends to establish the proof of another. when it was the defense's attorney, he said what is happening is unprecedented and unspeakable. it was not a case about andrea constand but a bunch of claims like a pandora's box. we don't know the date, we don't know the month, it's impossible to defend and some of them happened in places that don't exist anymore. judge o'neil will have to decide if some or none will be able to testify at the time in the spring. they broke for lunch but then they are back to argue. >>> the video shows the moments when a man was murdered execution-style in philadelphia's frankford section. it happened on the 4700 block of adams avenue. police

that's why we wants to bring in 13 women who say bill cosby sexual assaulted them. one case dates back nearly 40 years. she's a woman who says she only came forward after hear the accounts of the first victim. and that's a major problem according to the cosby defense. they say they have no way to defend actor from the allegations because victim number one and 12 other women prosecutors want to bring forward have claims that are vague, they can't name dates, times or places where these alleged assaults happened. the defense says how can they be sure where cosby was if they don't have specific dates and places. the bandwagon of claims -- cosby's defense lawyer told the judge none of these women came forward until claims made by andrea constand in 2005. then a plan was hatched to, quote, bring down an american icon. coz by is charged with sexual assaulting andrea constand in 2004 and that is the only claim defense lawyers say the jury should hear. >> what is happening in this case, we believe that in order for anybody in this country to get a fair trial, the things tha

, they want some 13 women to to testify, at bill cosby's trial. that is what is at issue here. all of those women said bill cosby sexually assaulted them in the past. will the judge allow 13 additional woman to testify against bill cosby? that is the central question judge steven o'neill must answer after a testy two days of a pretrial hearing. >> it is going to be a huge ruling in the case. >> it is one of the defense. >> reporter: gloria alred represents some of the women named in the motion, all 13 say they were sexually assaulted by cosby in the past. >> that would show a pattern, a signature, and that would be about what would show there was an absolute path by mr. cosby. >> reporter: kevin steel argues woman should be able to testify against cosby's prior bad acts. sailing that the similarities in all of the cases, show a distinct method of praying on his alleged victims. at one point telling the judge, the 79 year-old comedian has a life long history of sexually assaulting young woman but in his counter argument brian mcmonigal calls 13 all

comedian bill cosby is expected here at the montgomery county courthouse, in a matter of hours now. he is of he has pretrial hearing scheduled for 9:00 this morning. this is a big day for the commonwealth. they're going to be fighting for key issue in their case. prosecutors will argue why they believe they should be allowed to present more than dozen other women at trial next year, who also say cosby drugged and assaulted them. now, bill cosby is facing felony sexual assault charges, accused of drugging and molesting former temple university employee andrea constant as his cheltenham mansion. prosecutors say during the investigation, about 50 women were interviewed with similar accusations against the comedian. prosecutors now want to put 13 of them on stand at trial. they say the testimony will show how cosby, over the course of decades, intoxicated women in a quote signature fashion. end quote. the defense however says the allegations are not similar enough to present at trial of the they add that the allegations were never reported to authorities. and are so vague that cosby can

. >> 5:05, happening today, we think it will be a big day in that bill cosby trial. it was pretty explosive yesterday with the attorneys on both sides, having to be rained in by the judge, cameras were not allowed in court but our report remembers therefore all of the action, lauren johnson, a recap of what happened and what we expect today, lauren? >> the judge had to threaten to call in more deputies if the two sides could not maintain some decor up. even big column bye was different than we've seen him in the past, slow, quiet, vision, memory problems. according to his lawyers, the 79 year old yelled out in the courtroom on several occasions, even when the questions weren't being directed at him. >> prosecutors are trying to show he had a history every drugging young women, andrea constand filed complaint against cosby, once her friends and mentor, over an encounter at his home in philadelphia. but, prosecutors say there are dozens of other women who tell very similar stories, and they should be allowed to testify in the spring trial to show cosby's prior bad act.

we talked to one woman who is one of the accusers of bill cosby and lives in the area who said she's disappointed that >> it's not about me. it's about victims that have rights and they should be heard. the bill should come out of committee. it should become law. >> reporter: council member kenyan mcduffie said they were too busy to hold a hearing. >> i don't think the fact that you're not able to get to something during a two-year council period demonstrates whether you care or not care about a bill. >> reporter: coming up, hear more from the cosby accuser, council members and also disappointed there was never a hearing. mark seagraves, news 4. >> developing now in georgia, a gunman who killed a police officer and critically injured another is dead. he took his own life. america's police say the body was found after a 27-hour man his location. police heard a gunshot as they surrounded the house where he was holed up. officials say he has a lengthy criminal history. >> police officers in maryland jumped into action. howard county police say the packages were stolen last night. they c

bill cosby heads back to court in what is already a heated hearing for his sexual assault trial. >>> and a gunman fired two dozen shots at his victim. >>> and donald trump gets ready to meet with top leaders in silicone valley. >>> we begin this half hour with the weather and it's a bit on the chilly side today but nothing like what we'll see over the next now days and it's arctic air is moving inlets head outside to meteorologist, david murphy, and the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> it will get severe and not only in terms of temperatures but for now we got rid of early morning cloud cover and a fair amount of sunshine across the region bumping the temperatures up a couple extra degrees as a result. and temperatures are still chilly, 42 in philadelphia and only going up to 44 later, look at the extreme cold air though, just to the north and west. the last couple of days we showed you places like buffalo and pittsburgh there was not much of a difference from here and there. but a sign of cold air coming in from the region last night. the winds are helping it on in. 17 mi

. >> bill cosby should be back in a montgomery county courthouse today. it is day two of what's already been a heated pretrial hearing for his sex assault trial. >> breaking overnight detectives in philadelphia are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man execution style. >> learning more this morning about the sudden death of former "growing pains" star alan thicke. >> and we're awaiting a big chill not just yet. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. >> right now it's certainly on the cold side out on the terrace but it gets a lot different tomorrow matt. as we take a look at satellite you can see how the clouds have broken up a little bit overnight following that imagery that radar is showing you of a few snow and rain showers popping through overnight. some of you might see a little drop of rain on your windshield and that's why. overall we'll call it purse partly sunny skies 35 in allentown, 34 in reading similar numbers in wilmington and down toward cape may where you're at 40. just 30 in millville and 32 in trenton. so ev

what caused a shouting match to event as entertainer bill cosby faced a judge this morning. plus, finally going on sale. what caused a rare delay for the release date of apple's air pods and how much a pair will set you back. >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by "living spaces furniture" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, sexual assault case against entertainer bill cosby. the judge scolded attorneys shouting matc >>> a sexual assault case against bill cosby today. the judge scolded attorneys on both sides after a shouting match. it was about the defense team's practice of publicizing the names of cosby's accusers. the hearing is expected to last two days to determine whether prosecutors can call 13 accusers as trial witnesses. >>> parts of the country facing dangerous bitter cold. frigid arctic air is blanketing the northern plains and upper midwest. right know it feels like 20 below zero in bismarck, fact. in minneapolis, 17 below zero. the same system buried the region in deep snow. >>> a live look at ocean beach. high tides are expected this week as wind and rain roll in

bill cosby-- facing a key assalt case. what we can expect mostly sunny and cold today with high temperatures in the low teens. daytime wind chills will stay near or below zero. a few more clouds tonight and tomorrow with lows in the single digits and highs in the low teens. wind chills will be in the single digits and teens below zero. nighttime wind chills wednesday will be in the teens and 20s the single digits. snow chances return by friday and continue into saturday but temperatures briefly warm in to the 20s. today: mostly sunny and cold. high: 17 wind: nw 5-15 mph tonight: a few clouds. low: 6 wind: wsw 5-15 mph milwaukee police are looking for the person who held up a post office. it happened a little after 3 yesterday afternoon at the location near 35th and capitol. we're told the suspect showed a gun and got away with cash. and that isn't the only mail-related crime... someone stole a truck's worth of mail... and in another case-- an entire amazon delivery truck disappeared! fox 6's brittany shannon with the rash

cosby interrupted and said drake is in chicago. >> bill cosby arrived in court today smiling. he would stare at the ceiling furrow his brow at times yelling towards the defense. he says they're all victims of sexual assault. but lawyers for cosby say there is no reason not to name is women because they have given tv and newspaper and magazine interviews. at one point, the judge threatening to bring in the sheriff if they didn't speak to each other in a civil manner. neither side commented at the finish of court today. prosecutors began to outline a pattern where cosby would meet women younger than him, get them alone and drug them and sexual assault tell. now the defense has brought in what it appears to be facebook messenger chats as well as comments some of those 13 women may have posted on facebook. those attorneys are not comments as to why but they said the publicity in the case have prompted many women to tell similar stories of assault, one of the reasons they're fighting the testimony of those 13 women the defense wants to bring in. >>> now to your first alert weather,

today a judge will decide if bill cosby's past accusers will be allowed to give testimony in his sex assault trial. >>> and jersey shore dune saga. today the battle over a beach project goes to court as opponents made claims about potential health hazards. it is 6:00 a.m. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm sick. let's get to meteorologist bill henley and the forecast. i was just talking to bill about how lighter it is out because of the full moon. >> yeah, the moon will rise later today and it is nice and bright to start with. but we have a few clouds around. the temperature has bumped up in philadelphia. it is 37 degrees right now, a little bit of a breeze out of the west at 6 miles per hour. it will come down a little bit at 8:00, then right back up into the upper 30s at 11:00 and warm into the 40s this afternoon. the cold will ease out of here. won't be as warm as yesterday but nicely above freezing for philadelphia, the suburbs, into new jersey, 43 degrees. and at the shore turning partly cloudy and 45. clouds will be increasing this afterno

cosby. >> reporter: all the while bill cosby silently watch the hearing unfold. if the judge allows 13 witt tonightes to testify at trial his fate could be determined on a he said, they said basis, rather than one where he simply faces one accuser. the hearing continues tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., the judge will make his decision sometime after tomorrow's hearing, on this motion, for prior bad acts. meanwhile cosby's trial is still scheduled for june 2017. reporting from norristown, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> president-elect donald trum april announce his pick for america's top diplomate after weeks of rampant speculation. today trump chose exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson to be his secretary of state. mr. tillerson is a business heavyweight, with a top job at exxon mobile he brokered deals around the world on behalf of the oil giant but critics say he lacks political experience. >>> "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live in the sat center with reaction from law make hours will vote whether to confirm this unconventional choice. >> reporter:

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. >>> happening today defense takes center stage, bill cosby 's attorneys want the why to bar the other cosby accusers from testifying at the his upcoming spring trial, they are expected to attack these women's credibility and relevance. >>> it is a tough standard living up to be jason. >> hollywood mourning loss of the tv sitcom legend alan thicke has died, he suffered a heart attack while playing hockey. >> big news story to day was donald trump's meeting with kanye west. what could these two have to talk about though, i can't think of anything that they could possibly have in common, trump goes on these crazy twit ter rants at 3:00 in the morning and kanye, well, he also does that. one of them constantly claiming the award show are rigged and the other sets a bad example. trump has ridiculous looking fake looking yellow hair and, oh, come on. >> he does have a point there. >> i will plead the fifth. >> yes. >> so, katie, what about you, how is weather looking like out there. >> you know, i'm also going go to complete thely, bypass what has just happened and not comment, let's switch

. >> happening today, bill cosby goes back to court in montgomery county, tell you the decision prosecutors want him to make. >> major security breach approaching 34,000 people, we'll tell you the information that haak ers were able to get their hand on. and today is december 13th, it is tuesday morning, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get your tuesday started with a check on justin and meisha. good morning. >> talk about construction and stuff! the roads are looking really nice, far cry from what we actually saw yesterday. justin, thank you so much for. >> no problem. >> easy commute weather wise, at least not dealing with any rain, snow, anywhere across the region, quiet forecast coming up for the next few days, enjoy it if you like cold air. wait for new days, talking about the coldest air since last winter moving in by the end of the week, 35 at the airport, chilly, heavier coats certainly needed this morning, wind out of the west 7 miles per hour, so less than 10 miles per hour but enough to bring the windchill values down to the 20's, what it feels like on e

jonathan: bill cosby's lawyers want to have a change of venue. his lawyers say cosby cannot get a fair trial because of the local news coverage of the case. he was indicted from 2004 complaint. michelle: we are counting down to 2017. they are putting finishing touches on the big new year eve gathering on the potomac and on the baltimore inner harbor. coming up, a sneak peek of festivities. jonathan: pluswarming up after chilly friday. steve will tell us whether it's dry to party in the new year. we will explain why the huskies don't mind b jonathan: the mayor is going to lead the countdown to midnight and the events are all free of charge. back in our backyard, the fireworks are the centerpiece of the family-friendly celebration going on in old town. michelle: lindsey mastis is live in old town with the first night alexandria preview. hey. lindsey: families can expect the closed roads to keep you safe. alexandria's police department said they are prepared. they won't go into detail but if they are concerned they can call the nonemergency number.

who will get to testify against bill cosby in the sexual assault trial. the da wants to call 13 women that claim that cosby drugged and molested them in years past and some go as far back as the 60s and prosecutors say it will show a pattern of the defendant's history. the defense says it's testimony is too old to be reliable. and most are represented by gloria allred. >> it's the question of is this a signature act, common what we call an mo. most of the womens names are already established as the cosby scandal exploded. but the defense s

shouting matches break out at bill cosby's hearing. later this morning he returns for day two. >>> and remembering the victims. today communities across the country will mark the fourth anniversary of the sandy hook çw >>> this is in marlboro township at upper ridge road at miller road. there's a crash at that intersection. i'll let you know as soon as it# and there is a disabled vehicle in the area of routeú5wr 309 an highland avenue. when i see you in a bit, we'll take a look at how your speeds are on the pennsylvania turnpike and we'll go into new jersey and delaware and see how the roads are there. vai? >> all right, thank you, katy. >>> new from overnight, police are investigating what they are calling an5zub execution-style, deadly shooting in philadelphia's frankford section. officers found a man laying on adams avenue with several gunshot woundsa>iÑ just after 1 this morning. authorities say evidence shows the gunman fired 28 shots at the victim, some from just inches away. so far, no arrests. >>> 6:02. police are also tryi

this has been day one of perhaps the most crucial pretrial hearing of the bill cosby trial in the spring. the wars attorneys are at issue who gets to testify at trial. bill cosby and his lawyers came to court to try to convince judge steven o'neil to ban the women that accuse cosby of drugging and molesting them going back to 1964. his accuser and recan stand once a temple employee says he molested her at his home. many of the 13 in question are represented by noted attorney, gloria allred. >> their testimony is more probative than prejudice, it can lead to what happened. rather than having only the alleged victim. testify. >> but they argue that those accusers go is a for back they are unreliable and inadmissible and virtually impossible to defend against. monica, judge steve o'neil told the court he would review the files on each of the 13 accusers here and judge the creditability of each one before allowing them to testify against bill cosby. live in norristown, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> the deadly shooting of a man in philadelphia put a school on loc