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

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' 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

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 was fighting the deposition she most likely will be called to the stand to testify. seven women have filed a lawsuit defamed them after they accused him of assault. the 78-year-old cosby has been charged in a separate case out of pennsylvania. heather: breaking news out of oregon, the standoff at a wildlife refuge is over tonight. the fbi confirms the 4 occupiers who have spent weeks at the refuge have surrendered. all 4 join others facing felony charges tied to the standoff that lasted for weeks. they will be in court tomorrow. the group has been protesting the arrest of two ranchers on arson charges. anchor: a light look at the city. it looks spectacular. enjoy any time you spend outside plunge. >> harvey leonard has the timeline. harvey: it is a one-to punch. the weekend is going to be the most harsh because this is where air is going to be coming from. let' s back it up. a look at syracuse, we have it cold, a bitter cold night ahead of us tonight. most have eased. still a few leftover. following one to the north, a snow shower. a couple to the west of us , as we

heather:bill cosby's wife, camille, is in massachusetts and deposed in the defamation lawsuit against the comedian. ed: several women claimed cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago. jack harper is there now. jack? reporter: as you know, ed, this is the day camille cosby's lawyers hoped would never happen, but it did happen. it started midmorning, the deposing of mrs. cosby, and it is happening in absolute secrecy. up to the 6th floor there are black curtains across the room. the an attorney representing seven women in alleged sexual misconduct cases with and involving mr. cosby requested to stay. he wanted a chance to talk to mrs. cosby. whether or not she has to answer a lot of questions depends on marital privilege too. they have been up there all day and we don't know how much they have accomplished and whether they are going to tell us when it is over. ed and heather, back to you. ed: no bail for a teenager accused of stabbing another teen in dorchester. heather:now new information to what lead to the violence. todd? reporter: heather, the victim's uncle calls it a tragedy to b

caleb dressel picked up the top ced to the semifinals alongside nathan an camille adams also moved ahead in the 200 meter butterfly. in th's water polo team scored an upset against spain. they are also looking for more metals on the diving platform. they are competing in the 10 meter synchronized event. in boxing, carlos balderas gets into the finals in a decision over japan. the u.s. men's rugby team suffered a lost argentina, the first time the game has been football is not an olympic sport, but the patriots have a special interest in it. ben: special teamer nate ebner is part of the usa rugby team. coach bill belichick and other pats coaches wore ebner rugby t-shirts at today's practice in foxborough. ebner and his rugby teammates can use all the help they can get. they opened play today with a loss to argentina. right now they're playing host brazil with the pats players and coaches watching back here. jc: next on newscenter 5 at 5:30, it's arguably the greatest photo-op in rio de janeiro. what it takes to get to the christ the redeemer statue. ben: new research finds where you live