reporter: camille cosby has stood by her husband, calling him a kind and generous man last year. the comedian is back in criminal court the following week. jc: is your new year' s moves to get you started. also new at 5:30, starting the new year off in the arms of their loved ones. a very happy homecoming for 100 new hampshire national guardsmen. jc: and he may not be the brightest lightsaber in the

the message sparking heated reaction on line as the camille. here's ryan smith. >> reporter: tonight, bill cosby's wife camille in the hot seat. a massachusetts court forcing her to testify in a lawsuit the comedian drugged or sexually assaulted them. camille saying her conversations are covered by marital privilege, but the judge saying it does not apply because they was not just his wife, but also his business manager. camille, standing by her husband's side. >> how is your wife holding up? >> love and the strength of womanhood. >> reporter: only once making a public statement defending him. one of the accusers, begging to differ. telling abc news she considered alleged assaults until this encounter. >> she embraced me like you would hug your daughter. and then i decided i wasn't going to push the issue any further, because of her. >> reporter: as for bill cosby, he's fighting charges and is free on bail. the next court date, january 14th. >> thanks so much, ryan. >>> two passings to note tonight. wayne rogers has died, remember for "m.a.s.h.

reporter: all eyes are now shifting to bill cosby' s wife of 50 years, camille. a judge has ordered her to testify in a defamation lawsuit. the couple' s attorneys losing the argument that the cosby' s private conversations were protected under marital privilege. more than 50 women have come forward accusing the comedian of sexual assault and/or drugging the ame documentary, "cosby, the women speak." >> i don' t know how i ended up in his hotel room. >> i was in a bed, no clothes. the allegations and sat down with abc news last may. >> i been in this business 52 years. i' this. reporter: following his arrest wednesday, he posted on twitter, friends and fans, thank you, only to be blasted with several angry responses. >> we have confidence in his about justice for him. reporter: camille cosby has stood by her husband, calling him a kind and generous man last year. the comedian is back in criminal court the following week. jc: is your new year' s moves to get you started. also new at 5:30, starting the new year off in the arms of their loved ones. a very happy home

camille cosby had been scheduled to be deposed tomorrow. by lawyers for the women who say that bill cosby's sexually assaulted them decades ago. hearing until camille cosby can appeal. last week the judge rejected her ruling to throw out the subpoena. prestigious rhode island boarding school are demanding an investigation they say more than two dozen students were sexually abused by six employees of st. george's in newport in the 1970's and 1980's. >> it was absolutely horrible. and i became known as the slut of the school. >> the shame and the begin with. and then to be publicly humiliated. ed: there is no statute of limitations on rape in rhode island. and state police are investigating. >> next on newscenter 5 -- heather: just in time for those new year's resolutions. the new ranking of best diets. and why one is the clear winner. ed: a new hampshire soldier's surprise homecoming and the family reunion at his son's school. harvey: clear skies now but our next precipitation producer. v cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solver

camille cosby was scheduled to be deposed today. a judge has postponed that hearing until camille cosby can appeal. last week, the judge rejected her ruling to throw out the subpoena. randy: members of a procedures rhode island boarding school are demanding an investigation. they say more than two dozen six employees and some students at saint george' s in newport in the 70' s and 1980' s. >> it is horrible. i became known as the slut of the school. >> the shame and the humiliation you feel, just to begin with. randy: there is no statute of limitations on rate in rhode island and state police -- rape in rhode island and state police are investigating. a warning for gem growers. emily: how some people are getting worked out -- ripped off during their workouts. and a baby left alone . randy: sugar where you least expect it. the things that are not as obvious as the cake and cookies. >> the un security council getting ready for an emergency claims from north korea. the government there claiming to have successfully tested a powerful hy

if she loses the motion camille cosby may be out of options and as for the criminal case against bill cosby he's charged with aggravated indecent assault. if convicted he could face up to ten years in prison, guys. >> what do you think will happen with camille? >> i think if the judge sees merit to her argue. he will let her stop this then they do the deposition later if he rules against her. it will be interesting. >>> now to that deep freeze gripping the east this morning. it is chilly here and those storms are lashing the west coast. rob has all that and snow is creating some driving problems too, right, rob. >> yeah. we had streamers of lake effect, even ocean effect snow across much of the northeast. here's one of those streamers and the impact it had across pittsburgh. an inch or two of snow caused multiple accidents because it's so cold. cars going off that roadway and refreezing some of that melted snow but right now minus 6 in boston, the windchill. it's minus 3 in new york city. flash flood watches out for california for one system, two systems and another one behind this so

camille cosby' s lawyers are appealing and order forcing her to testify against her husband. in the lawsuit, bill cosby is accused of defaming seven women. ed: former students of a prestigious rhode island boarding school calling for an investigation. they say more than two dozen students were sexually abused by six school employees in the 70' s and 80' s. newscenter 5' s kelley tuthill is live in boston. kel? kelley: they called that news re concerned because data two of the alleged abuser still have access to children. katie wales fights back tears describing sexual abuse by a now deceased athletic trainer. >> it was horrible. i became known as the slut of the school. kelley: and in rhode island in the late 1970' s. >> if you are sexually abused, the shame and humiliation you feel is enough to begin with and then to be publicly humiliated on top of that. kelley: they joined lawyers to call on st. george' s for an independent investigation of abuse that they say spans decades and it falls seven former staff members. >> there is no explanation, quite likely for an environment

. >> now there's a new legal camille. abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: the playing out in the court of after the 78-year-old comedian appeared in court, facing a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. >> reporter: prosecutors saying cosby sexually assaulted andrea constand in 2004, after giving her pills and alcohol at his suburban philadelphia home. now, cosby's attorney making the media rounds, vowing to fight what she calls an unjustified >> i have faith in the justice >> reporter: and some of cosby's other accusers, also reacting to the criminal charge. >> i just started to cry. i think they were tears of relief, tears of joy and tears of validation. >> reporter: more than 50 women have come forward, claiming cosby sexually assaulted, drugged or raped them, which he has consistently denied. his wife of 50 years, camille, always standing by his side. now, she may be the next one in the hot seat. though she launched a legal battle to prevent being forced to speak about her husband in a related

his wife of 50 years, camille, always standing by his side. now, she may be the next one in the hot seat. though she launched a legal battle to prevent being forced to speak about her husband in a related civil case next week, abc news has learned, late that request has been denied. charge, cosby, who is reportedly worth approximately $400 million, is free on $1 million bail. he faces ten years in prison if convicted of that charge. mara schiavocampo. >>> next week, president obama is expected to take executive action against gun violence. the white house may also impose tighter rules for reporting guns that get lost or stolen on the way to a buyer. but any move made by a president is likely to be opposed by gun rights advocates. >>> portions of 2075 e-mails released from yesterday from hillary clinton's time as secretary of state. clinton said she didn't received or send information that was classified at the time. the state department also said it fell short of the number of e-mails it was ordered to release by a federal judge. so more e-mai

but a judge has postponed that hearing until camille cosby can appeal. last week, the judge rejected her ruling to throw out the subpoena. randy: the al jazeera television network is facing defamation lawsuits over accusations it made against several professional athletes. the tv network claimed the athletes used performance-enhancing drugs. major league baseball players ryan zimmerman and ryan howard filed separate lawsuits against the company. several nfl players, including peyton manning, were also named in the report. emily: the bruins drop 5 of their last six games this one at home against the washington capitals. the bruins trailed throughout the game, trying twice to chip away at a 2-goal caps lead. patrice bergeron makes it 3-2 later in the third period. the bruins could not capitalize. they lose 3-2. they head out on a five game road trip starting friday in new jersey. selling for big bucks. $100. this flashy, 24-karat gold ring can be yours. the pricy bites, sold at a filipino restaurant in new york city, are made with champagne filling, and du

camille cosby' s deposition has been postponed. last week the judge rejected the argument that it would be an undue burden. it is important to note that it is separate from the charges brought last week. jc: the whittemore school in waltham evacuated this morning after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside. nobody got sick and no students were there at the time. children arriving at school were held on their buses as firefighters investigated. the kids were later taken to mcdevitt middle school for the day. ed: a mix of freezing rain and snow creating trouble nationwide tonight. jc: still to come, the accident at an icy airport in the northwest. ed: searching for answers in a deadly house fire. the investigation into why the victim went back into the burning home. plus -- >> sounding a lot like democrats, take the stage. jc: that already enticing powerball jackpot grows. the mega amount you could win tomorrow night. ed: it is just about 5 :12 in the evening. you' re looking at these they come bunker hill bridge. ucb t

camille cosby' s deposition is set for this week in springfield. the defamation case involves seven women who have accused cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them. this case is separate from the criminal charges filed against cosby in pennsylvania last week. he was arrested in that case and is now free on one million dollars bail. heather: taking dramatic steps to solve home delivery troubles. boston globe reporters and staffers helping to get the sunday edition out, but what about tomorrow? it has been a rough stretch for the paper after shifting to a new delivery vendor. as our rhondella richardson their frustrations. >> i said, what is the deal? they are at free half-price subscription for home delivery. reporter: frustrated by the missed austin globe home deliveries, regular readers want the real story. >> i am wondering if we will ever get our paper again. >> they are going to reimburse us for a few weeks of nondelivery. you call them and the wait time is one hour. reporter: there are more than 100 zip codes with delivery delays this su

a judge has denied camille cosby' s request to cancel the deposition order. she' s scheduled to testify wednesday in springfield. the defamation case involves seven women who have accused cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them. phil: there' s new trouble to start the new year for two fantasy sports sites. wants fanduel and boston based draftkings to turn over profits made in the empire state to the gamblers who lost the money. million. the a.g. filed a lawsuit that would also require the sites to pay a hefty fine to the state. it' s the latest move in new york' s attempt to shut down the popular sites calling them illegal gambling. jc: a local couple planning a wedding, is taking a different approach when it comes to gifts. them make a difference in the lives of others. our sera congi explains how. >> i have never been a white dress wedding girl. reporter: zoe reiches and stephond goler are getting married, but they vowed to defy tradition. >> can we make that something that has an impact, in a way that' s meaningful to us? doing things the way we wan

ka camille cosby tried to keep from testifying. in the lawsuit, seven women accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them years ago. the cosbys have been married more than 52 years. >>> r&b singer chris brown facing charges of assault and battery. a woman alleges brown punched her after she tried the take a photo of him. he denies the allegation. he was released from felony probation last year more than six yours after taking then girlfriend rihanna. >>> the next jackpot on the powerball will be wednesday and about $400 million. that will put it in the top ten of powerball jackpots. saturday night, someone in pennsylvania won a mere $2 million. three other tickets were good for $1 million a piece. >> one way to get your finances straight for the new year. >>> the nfl regular season is in the books. now time for coaching staffs to be replaced. and then there are the playoffs as well. >> the chiefs taken to texans and the steelers take on the bengals. then sunday, the saw haux visit the vikings and packers visit the r

camille cosby is scheduled to give a deposition in springfield this wednesday. her lawyers want the judge to delay it while she appeals the order forcing her to testify. this case is separate from criminal charges filed against cosby in pennsylvania last week. wcvb newscenter 5 announcer: next onwcvb newscenter 5 -- and, a mother' s anger after her five-year-old is left alone on an anti-bus. >> starbucks showdown, the customer looking for revenge boy left all alone on an empty school van. ed: his angry mother is demanding answers. newscenter 5' s mary saladna is live in cambridge with how it happened. mary pops : it happened here at the peabody school in cambridge. the boy told his mother it felt like five hours he was left alone in the van. here is what is believed to have impaired the bus driver was running about 40 minutes late this morning. he tried to drop off another youngster here at the school, but the doors were already locked in classes had begun. so the driver allegedly left the van to a score that child into school, whereby leaving the little boy who

in a filing last night, camille cosby' s attorney argues she can' t be forced to give testimony about private conversations with her husband. lawyers for the women claim mrs. cosby should have to answer questions even if her testimony could not be used at a trial. this tennessee couple has come forward to claim their powerball prize. they are john robinson and his wife and they will with a $1.6 billion prize with other tickets that matched all six numbers. john but the ticket at a store in tennessee. only three businesses in that town self powerball spirit the other two winners were in on newscenter 5. a new mission to help the man behind the ice bucket challenge. frates that will help his family save thousands of dollars. on newscenter 5 at 6:00, police releasing new video of a drone the man they want to know if you recognize. and new at 7:00 -- in the wake of mass shootings, cutting-edge technology being developed in massachusetts to protect you. mike wankum shows us how it works. harvey: as you can clearly see, we have a storm coming up the coast. i have a timeline. all of us will

camille cosby is scheduled to give a deposition in springfield tomorrow in a defamation case against her husband. her lawyers want the judge to delay it while she appeals. this case is separate from criminal charges filed against cosby in pennsylvania last week. the mother of the so-called "affluenza" teenager is expected in court today. tonya couch is charged with hindering apprehension of a felon her son, ethan. officials are expected to request her extradition from los angeles to her home state of texas. ethan couch remains in custody in mexico after fleeing there from charges he violated the probation he was granted after driving crash. randy: that standoff with armed militia continues at a wildlife refuge in oregon. the group took control of the federal land over the weekend to show support for a father and son who were convicted of arson. that father and son surrendered to authorities yesterday. the occupiers have fired no shots and taken no hostages. they say the standoff is about giving back power to the people. a west bridgewater cemetery targeted by vandals is now beefing u

a last-minute reprieve for camille cosby. a judge in massachusetts today granting an emergency motion, deposition. she's appealing a ruling forcing her to answer questions in a defamation case involving her husband. >>> the nfl may soon have a team in los angeles, but who? the chargers, the raiders and the rams filing requests to relocate to l.a. next season. no word tonight on what the fans have to say about rooting for those teams all these years in their hometowns. >>> america strong tonight. the officer being hailed a hero in albuquerque, searching for a 3-year-old, missing after a carjacking the officer later finding her left in a parking lot. >> hi, sweetheart. are you okay? come here. come here. >> found in 20 degree weather. that officer incredible. >>> when we come back tonight, the powerball, near record territory again this evening. so, does the quick pick really give you a better chance? that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. before th

in a filing last night camille cosby' s attorney argues she can' t be forced to give testimony about private conversations with her husband. lawyers for the women claim mrs. cosby should have to answer questions even if her testimony could not be used at a trial. a beverly man is due back in court today on charges he killed his wife. police say axel scherer confessed to choking edith black injuries. emily: right now a deadly mistake has one small massachusetts town coping with tragedy. a southbridge teenager was killed when the car she was riding in crashed into a pond tuesday night. the group pulled into bigelow hollow state park in union connecticut. hunter bee-bow describing what looked like a big parking lot. but it was bigelow pond. the thin ice gave way and the car sank into the freezing water. hunter and two other teens made it out. 18-year-old emily blouin was not so lucky. >> all of the doors were locked. i cannot open up the back hatch. i was trying to. i did not have anything to break a window or do anything. emily: the teens who survived are being treated for frostbite an

. >> and probably wishing the galaxy far far away right now, camille cosby. [ applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, probably. you understand someone sat down and typed that. dr. ben carson is a force to the awakened. he's trying to reinvigorate his struggling potential campaign. he got a new campaign chairman, retired general major -- major general robert e.des. he's already stirring up controversy in women and gays in the military. maybe more significantly he wants that volleyball scene cut out of the movie "top gun." he also questioned the role of women in the military. he said there are just certain realities where men can do certain things better. i like to imagine him saying that in a hot tub filled with six other dudes. so that should get things going for the carson campaign. dr. carson himself has not weighed in on the subject because she's been busy staring into the distance with half of a big tv news. sesame street, the beloved children's program has aired exclusively on pbs since 1969, starting a week from saturday will move to hbo. actually on both. hbo will get the first run episodes a

a stumble, and a cane, for the 78-year-old. camille, her deposition in a civil case now on hold. tonight, some of the women and their accusations that have brought bill cosby to this turning point. >> they kept saying to me, "you're so beautiful. and you wanna be an actress? oh, you would be terrific. we have to introduce her to cos." >> i first met bill cosby in 1969. >> in 1976. >> in 1984. >> i was an aspiring comedy writer. american airlines. >> i was a singer/songwriter. >> i wasn't gonna go up against goliath. i would have never ever told anyone. >> it was time to put down my fear. >> we have a right to speak our voice. i don't need people to validate my opinion, and what happened. what i need to do is tell my story. 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 o

a federal judge denied a motion by camille cosby trying to block the deposition saying she and her husband are not protected by the marital disqualification law. she is set to be deposed emily: this pennsylvia man has close to ninety suspensions on his license and he could be facing another after he was caught speeding through the long island expressway on sunday. eric dunbar racked up 88 suspensions on his new york license after trying to dodge traffic tickets. when police pulled him over yesterday, officers say he gave them his pennsylvania license randy: three people, including a minor, are under arrest in the murder of a newly inaugurated mayor in central mexico. gisela mota was found shot to death in her home on saturday. the former federal congresswoman had just been sworn in the day before. the state's governor is blaming organized crime for the killing. emily: a powerful image from greece. a team from greenpeace international and doctors without borders created a peace sign made from more than 3,000 discarded life jackets from refugees. this picture was taken on january 1. the grou

a federal judge denied a motion by camille cosby trying to block the deposition saying she and her husband are not protected by the marital disqualification law. she is set to be deposed wednesday in springfield. miracle. a man walked into the church armed with a gun wanting to hurt someone. pastor larry wright says the gunman asked for prayers so he took the rifle and hugged the man, praying with him. police say afterward, the man was voluntarily committed to a mental health facility. emily: this pennsylvania man has his license and he could be caught speeding through the long island expressway on sunday. suspensions on his new york license after trying to dodge traffic tickets. when police pulled him over yesterday, officers say he gave them his pennsylvania license trying to hide his past infractions. randy: three people, including a minor, are under arrest in the murder of a newly inaugurated mayor in central mexico. gisela mota was found shot to death in her home on saturday. the former federal congresswoman had just been sworn in the day before. the state's governor is blaming organi