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.

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

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

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

. >> 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

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

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