court of pennsylvania. mr cosby, who's 83,has served more than two years of his sentence at a state prison near philadelphia. he had originally been found guilty of drugging and molesting a woman in 200a. but dozens of other women had also publicly accused him of sexual assault, but no further action was taken against him. michelle fleury reports from philadelphia. this is the moment bill cosby left present a free man. he had served two years of a three— to 10—year sentence. his fall from grace was sealed in 2018 after he was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault for drugging and molesting andrea constand in 200a. but in a stunning reversal, pennsylvania's highest court said the entertainer should never have been charged. in the split ruling, judges wrote that the trial shouldn't have gone ahead because of an immunity deal mr cosby had struck with a previous prosecutor. he can't be retried. hejust said his heart was racing. he couldn't believe it. he said they was ringing his cell, they were ju

court of pennsylvania. mr cosby, who's 83, has served more than two years of his sentence at a state prison near philadelphia. he had originally been found guilty of drugging and molesting a woman in 200a. but dozens of other women had also publicly accused him of sexual assault, but no further action was taken against him. michelle fleury reports from philadelphia. this is the moment bill cosby left present a free man. he had served two years of a 3—10 year sentence. his fall from grace was sealed in 2018 after he was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault for drugging and molesting andrea constand in 2004. in molesting andrea constand in 200a. in a stunning reversal, pennsylvania's highest court said the entertainer should never have been charged. in a split ruling, judges found that it should not have gone ahead because of an immunity deal he had struck with a previous prosecutor. he cannot be retried. his heart was racing. he couldn't believe it. he says they were knocking on their walls. he w

i was the heart of my objection, the objections that i filed in fact the supreme court of pennsylvania spring court did not hear or adjudicate the merits of the claim of constitutional claim that pennsylvania had violated its own state constitution and allowing universal male in balance and supreme court specifically declined it and dismissed it printed on the ground was on procedural ground that and they violated their own doctrine in doing so. that is not the only strangete thing out of step in the law of his when you predict the supreme court which is part of it, they let their justices in pennsylvania that court also interfered. cat: senator, i'm going to step in here and challenge this on saying that they didn't have the merits of the case because there was an appeals court ruled that the case lacked merit so is difficult for a court to go ont' the merits when they don't exist right in wanting a back . hawley: no no no no but hold on freighted you cannot have it both ways. you can't say they heard and dismissed it, that is wrong. [inaudible]. is an important point party to listen,

bill cosby is free from jail two hours after pennsylvania's supreme court overturned his assault conviction. here he is leaving prison. the actor and the comedian has served two out of a maximum 10 year sentee. these pictures are from 2018. they show him during his trial. the 83-year-old was being led away in handcuffs. he was found guilty of drugging and molesting a former basketball player at a thousand four. pennsylvania's hiest court has ruled in agreement with a previous prosecutor that prevented bill cosby from being charged. the judges added the testimony from accusers unrelated to this particular allegation had tainted the trial. cosby had been charged in 2015 over those allegations of sexual assault which dated back to 2004. he has always denied the allegations i never shown remorse. ken belkin is a criminal defense attorney in new yo. >> whatever happened between mr. cosby i cannot say. but i do not think it was fair for him to be retried and to admit five witnesses who really were not there. when you put a witness on the stand, it has to be a witness that is relevant, that has in

supreme court of pennsylvania is an enabler. >> do you still feel vindication that the jury believed you? >> no. it's -- it's - that sucker punch is -- is basically saying it doesn't matter what happened to you it doesn't matter what happened to over 50 women who have a told their stories. it's an absolute affront. it's a slap in the face it's an insult >> reporter: many do not see a legal path for another case, but some say they're not giving up. there is much more to say and do, eden tyrrell said late today if the me too movement is going to mean anything at all in the future. >> kate joining me now in the studio. this has to be devastating for andrea constand >> when i sat down with her in 2018 exclusively, she said she didn't feel that she alone took down bill cosby she felt like she was part of a collective, lester today in that statement she says -- she and her team remain grateful to those who came forward and urge all victims to have their voices heard. >> all right, kate, thank you. and for a closer look now at the court's ruling, i'm joined by nbc news legal analyst danny c

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the state of pennsylvania supreme court which is part of the court. they elect their justices in pennsylvania on that court interfered -- >> senator i'm going to challenge you on saying they didn't hear the merits of the case because there was a lot that ruled that the case -- it's difficult for a court to rule on a discipline that doesn't exist. >> you can't have it both ways. you can't say they heard the merits. that's wrong. .. that is in violation of our president so they never heard the case, the only adjudication on the merits of the constitutional claim for lower court judges who found there was a constitutional violation in pennsylvania, my view of the pizza under people of pennsylvania can get their own supreme court to hear the case and if the pennsylvania constitution says mail-in balloting is not constitutional in a happens anyways, then there is a problem that is a subject for debate in the united states congress and if democrats can object to 11 different states, surely republicans can object to one. >> were gonna move on i want to ask y

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it's simply a matter of the supreme court of pennsylvania saying hey wait a second this man was offered an agreement with the district attorney. the district attorney said i will not prosecute you. deal with the civil suits. cosby said okay. that is a contract like any other contract in that contract was relied upon by cosby. he had the right to rely on it and quite frankly that contract was enforceable. should have been an enforced on the get go. you should never have been tried the first time or the second time. the supreme court said enforceable contract works you aren't happy with it too late to bed. kennedy: what is the current d.a. sang about that contract? >> it's irrelevant because any d.a. who thought he or she could get around that agreement was still guilty of a miscarriage of justice because ultimately at the end of the day or prosecutor's job is justice. the offer someone a nonprosecution agreement your award is your bond. if the public can't trust a prosecutor we are all screwed. kennedy: if a prosecutor can't trust a guy -- what can be done now? is there any other avenue

court of pennsylvania did it mr cosby has served over two years of his sentence in a state is a near philadelphia. originally he was found guilty of drugging and molesting a woman into thousand and four. the chinese president is attending a celebration of the communist party �*s 100th celebration. events are taking place in and around tiananmen square. he said the era of china being bullied is over. they ignored the purges and famines of the early decades of power. officials in the us of the threat of wildfire following several record—breaking days of high temperature. over 100 excess deaths are thought to have been caused by the heat. dozens of died as a result of conditions. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello again and welcome to wednesday in parliament, as labour's leader accuses the prime minister of failing to sack matt hancock for breaking covid rules. isn't the case, mr speaker, that while the british people are doing everything asked of them, it's one rule for them and another rule for everybody else? there was a new health secretary the following day, mr spe

the pennsylvania supreme court did not hear or adjudicate the merits of the claim of the constitutional claim that pennsylvania had violated its own state constitution in allowing universal mail-in balloting. the supreme court specifically declined to hear it, they dismissed it on the grounds of procedural ground called latches and violated their own doctrine in doing so. that's not the only strange thing out of step with law in pennsylvania. the same supreme court in pennsylvania which is partisan, they elect them and-- >> senator, i'm going to step in saying they didn't hear the merits of the case because there was an appeals court that ruled that the case lacked merit, so it's difficult for a court to rule on the merits when they don't exist. i want to get back to-- >> no, no, no, you can't have it both ways, cat. you can't say that they heard the merits and dismissed it. that's wrong, that's wrong. the supreme court didn't-- >> it's an important point. it's an important point. listen, it's an important point. don't try to censor and silence and cancel me here. if you raised the issu

we have here is a decision by the supreme court of pennsylvania reaffirming very important constitutional principle. that's guaranteed by the 14th amendment of the constitution as well as the state constitution of pennsylvania. that we are all entitled to the production of due process we have interaction with the government. in this particular case, because of the decision that was made publicly by then commonwealth attorney bruce castor not to prosecute bill cosby and his subsequent reliance on that, the court found that in all fundamental fairness, mr. cosby's due process rights were violated. as a result, there needs to be some remedy. >> shannon: yeah. listen, i've said it again and again. you've got a hold on to due process in this country. something everyone of us may need at some point in our lives and will be grateful it's there. have you heard from any of the women you've worked with? we are starting to get reaction from a number of people who worry about how this may impact other women who've been through some kind of sexual assault and their unwillingness to now come forward, w

i would like to point out, as you pointed out at the top of the hour, that the supreme court of pennsylvania did not determine that mr. cosby is innocent. it did not determine that mr. cosby did not commit this act against andrea constand. or against any of the other accusers. the court ruled on a procedural ground, that the state of pennsylvania is bound by the decision of a former prosecutor not to prosecute. and the court reasoned that mr. cosby relied, to his detriment, on the public statements of that prosecutor, that he would not prosecute. and that, mr. cosby, therefore, testified in civil cases, in a manner that incriminated himself. and so, the court held that it would be an injustice and a -- and a violation of his due-process rights to prosecute him, at this point. but that doesn't say anything about whether he's guilty or innocent. and i think that's an important fact for everyone to understand. um, the silver lining, in my opinion, about this -- this disappointing decision is that there are a number of civil cases that have been on hold, while criminal charges were pending again

it is simply a matter of the supreme court of pennsylvania saying hey wait a second period this man was offered an agreement with the district attorney for the district attorney said i will not prosecute you, go tilt the civil suits. cosby said okay. that is a contract like in the other contract. that contract was relied upon by cosby. he had the right to rely upon it. and quite frankly that contract was enforceable. it should have been in forced from the get-go. he should never have been tried the first time or the second time. so the supreme court simply set enforceable contract, hate you're not happy with the deal now too bad. kennedy: was a current d.a. thing about that contract? see beckett is a relevant part of the current d.a. in any d.a. that i thought he or she could get around that agreement was soaked guilty of a miscarriage of justice. because ultimately at the end of the day prosecutor's job is to do justice. if you offer someone a nonprosecution agreement you must live with that, your word is your bond. if the public cannot trust the prosecutor we are all screwed. if the p

but on wednesday the supreme court of pennsylvania overturned the sexual assault conviction, citing violation of due process. we should note even though the court ordered the 83-year-old free it has not exonerated him for crimes whatsoever. but this was one of the highest profile me too convictions ever and considered a major victory for sexual assault survivors everywhere. just like that it was rescinded on a technicality. remember this powerful 2015 new yorker magazine cover that showed the faces of 35 women who alleged that cosby assaulted them. well today the number of accusers is almost double that. pennsylvania supreme court sought to uphold the law in this instance but it feels like anything but justice. for more of the legal implications on this i'm joined by kristen gibbenens fed and a former special prosecutor in the bill caulks case. and kringt oxney both msnbc legal analyst. thank you for being with us. kristen, let me start with you. what's the reaction after understanding the law in this, the inconsistencies applied within the context of bill cosby and the things that he is alle

supreme court of pennsylvania reaffirming that we are all entitled to the protection of due process when we have interaction with the government. >> and in the case of britney spears, a judge ruled against her request to remove her dad jamie from her conservatorship. the request was filed months ago and decision came after britney's explosive 24-minute testimony in court last week. she says she shouldn't be under a conservatorship if she can work and pay others but because spears hasn't filed a petition to terminate conservatorship the statement could not be factored into the judge's decision. jamie spears has been control in 60 million-dollar fortune since 2008, back to you guys. brian: ashley, why shouldn't she? it makes no sense. he's living in a trailer evidently hiding from the press, meaning the dad. logic tells you, what is the judge thinking. how could you not let a 40-year-old, obviously sustain herself, prove to a bunch of cognitive, behavioral tests, whatever you need. can you imagine if you were in a similar situation and you're not britney spears? steve: this was based

special thanks to the pennsylvania supreme court for upholding the rule of law. hashtag bill cosby. now today the pennsylvania supreme court vacated his conviction and judgment of sentence due to an agreement with another prosecutor and agreement which had prevented him from being criminally charged. if he agreed to sit down and testify for a civil deposition instead, which he did. but then fast forward about a decade later during the me too movement. criminal charges were brought against cosby. he was convicted of drugging and molesting his accuser. andrea, constant following an encounter back in 2000, 4 at his home. he was charged in 2015 when a prosecutor according to court documents a new prosecutor unsealed evidence from that civil deposition and arrested him and their decision. the pennsylvania supreme court said when the former prosecutor investigated the allegations of drugging and rape against cosby by constand back in 2000, 5 that previous da felt that quote, he would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that cosby drugged and raped constant. today. survivors and

conference slamming the pennsylvania supreme court's decision she said she plans to move forward, now, with a civil lawsuit against cosby by another accuser. >> because he is not in jeopardy of being criminally prosecuted, he will not be able to invoke his fifth-amendment privilege against self-incrimination, in our case so, he will be compelled to answer questions, under oath, in our case >> as mentioned, shep, cosby's conviction came at the height of the me too movement and was considered a major win for that movement tonight, me too activists say cosby's release is proof that they will, still, have a lot of work to do and that the reckoning has not gone far enough shep. >> rosemary connors, thank you >>> the death toll continues to climb in surfside, florida officials have just confirmed search teams pulled two more bodies from the wreckage today one week after the condo building came crashing down. a total of 18 people, now, confirmed dead the mayor of miami-dade county just revealed that the two victims are children, ages 4 and 10 147 people are, still, unaccounted for. and the p

bill cosby walked free today after the supreme court of pennsylvania overturned his assault conviction, leaving his accusers stunned cameras captured cosby returning to his home outside philadelphia, just hours after the ruling came out. the judges pointing to a vast violation of cosby's due process rights in the decision so what happened well, more than a decade ago, a prosecutor decided not to charge the actor. cosby agreed to testify in a civil case. and during that admitted giving quaaludes to a woman he was pursuing. that became key evidence in the subsequent criminal trial. the judges ruling that should not have been used, writing he must be discharged and any future prosecution on these particular charges must be barred we do not dispute that the remedy is both severe and rare, but it is warranted here, indeed compelled. they say he cannot be re-tried on these same charges. his attorneys said today he never should have been charged in the first place of the bill cosby came out of his house with his lawyers today, who talked to reporters there. cosby was silent but later gave an

the supreme court of pennsylvania, not usually looks at credibility. they said we have to rely on the trial court. but they turned around and said it was that press release that was generic, that meant he was never going to be prosecuted in montgomery county. >> jean, thank you for that reporting. what else do we know about bruce caster? tom foreman is "outfront." >> reporter: the court made it clear, bill cosby is free because of an unwritten promise from a district attorney in 2005 that he would never face criminal charges in exchange for cosby's cooperation in a civil lawsuit on the same matter. >> this is not a complex or difficult investigation to do. >> reporter: back then, bruce caster said there was not enough evidence for conviction any way, despite his best efforts. >> we essentially tried to build as many details for both of the main statements as we can to try to determine what exactly happened or whether there was any violation of the law. >> reporter: his reaction to cosby's release, i was right back in 2005 and i'm right in 2021. who is

the truth is it pennsylvania supreme court did not hear the merits of the case. they dismiss the case on latches ground that's violation of their owner precedents in. they'd never heard the merits of the case. the only adjudication on the merit of that constitutional claim the lower court judges in fact there was a constitutional violation in pennsylvania. my view is that people pennsylvania cannot get their own supreme court to hear the case that the supreme unsightly pennsylvania constitution says mail in balloting is not constitutional and yet it happened anyway, then there is a problem. that is eight fit subject for debate in the united states congress. and ifco democrats couldn't object to 11 different surely republicans can object o to one? >> senator were going to move andre want to ask you again about your point about president biden but you say you believe he was elected. what is your message to americans who still do not believe he is elected president? >> is a duly elected president of the united states, this is that we have the certification process.

news that the supreme court of the state of pennsylvania has vacated the conviction of bill cosby who was convicted for sexual assault. cosby has maintained his innocence. 60 women came forward to accuse cosby of sexual assault. the issue in the majority opinion of the pennsylvania supreme court today was they contended that a decision not to prosecute cosby back in i believe 2004 by the then district attorney in montgomery county, in exchange for civil testimony, was essentially a kind of immunity that had been granted. that civil testimony being entered into the prosecution of cosby violated his right against self-incrimination. i think i have that right. what do you make of that reasoning? what is your reaction to the news? >> i read the 79-page opinion, chris. the analysis is flawed. i have respect for judges and justices, but it's wrong. let me tell you why. the deal that was never papered -- there's no document anybody can say was the deal reached between the then d.a. who was one of donald trump's impeachment attorneys, by the way, then the d.a. allegedly entered into some type

thank god for the pennsylvania supreme court. they have courage, independence, intelligence and they did the right thing. >> what do you think mr. cosby will do going forward? do you expect him to take any legal action now? >> i have not talked to him about that. he just gottfried yesterday. it's a great day for the family. he went to his home. he was unjustly prisoned, unjustly tried and i haven't talked to him about anything like that. >> i do appreciate your time this morning. thanks so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. i appreciate it. >>> joining us now is cnn legal analyst and civil rights attorney. thank you for being with us. your take on the decision and what you just heard? >> well, tom and i went to different law schools and went at different times but the law school i went to taught us that when a court doesn't reach the merits of a matter and makes a decision that isn't on the merits then that's a pro cedura ruling. there's been a lot of reliance by the cosby team on this so-called nonprosecution agreemen

special thanks to the pennsylvania supreme court for upholding the rule of law. also, john, his attorney says what happened out here today vacating the acsentence was a victory not foonly for cosby bu for all those who have been wronged by the legal system. >> jason, things moved so fast today. is cosby now out of legal jeopardy or could he face criminal or civil charges in a different court? >> reporter: it's a good question. if you listen to what the pennsylvania state supreme court was saying, one part of their decision was crystal clear. it said he must be discharged and any future prosecution on these particular charges must be barred. so essentially what that's saying in terms of criminal prosecution, if anyone was going to try to do that, it would have to be something that falls within the statute of limitation. many of these allegations are from the mid-70s and later. and in addition to that, it would have to be something different from the case that was just presented. so in terms of criminal prosecution, i think a lot of legal experts would say it's don

the issue in the majority opinion of the pennsylvania supreme court today, was that they contended that the decision not to prosecute kospi back in, i believe 2004, by then district attorney bruce castor in montgomery county, in exchange as it was understood for civil testimony, was essentially a kind of immunity that had been granted. and then that civil testimony being entered into the prosecution of cosby, violated his right against self incrimination. i think i have that right. what do you make of that reasoning, katie? what is your reaction to the news? >> i wear read the 79-page opinion. the analysis is flawed. i have respect for judges and justices, but it was wrong. and let me tell you why. the deal that was never papered, there's no document that anybody can point to to say that this was the deal reached between then the bruce castor. who footnote, was one of donald trump's impeachments attorney, by the way. the da allegedly entered into some negotiation with andrea's lawyers and bill cosby's criminal attorneys, to be able to agree to not prosecute bill cosby, and exchange for

supreme court overturning his conviction of sexual assault. cosby served three years of a ten-year sentence. >>> and the bodies of two children in the collapsed building bringing the confirmed death toll to 18. over 100 people still unaccounted for. this is new tonight. the trump organization and its chief financial officer, alan weisselberg expected to be charged with tax crimes. the manhattan district attorney's office, building a case around perks awarded to employees and whether appropriate taxes were paid on them. let's discuss now, former nixon white house counsel john dean is here. it's good to see you, it's been way too long. they filed the indictments today they will be unsealed tomorrow afternoon. sources tell cnn alan weisselberg is expected to turn himself in tomorrow. what does this moment mean? >> i think what it means, don, is how effective trump's and weisselberg's lawyers have been in sort of bracing the public for the fact this was going to happen. i don't think any of us are surprised to hear it. what we don't know and i don

special thanks to pennsylvania supreme court for upholding the rule of law." cosby's team undoubtably overjoyed by this decision. >> we knew all along he never should have been prosecuted. he had every reason to their word. >> it does not exonerate cosby. it overturned his 2018 conviction for sexual assault for which he had been serving a 3-10 year prison sentence on a technicality. >> this is not a statement by the pennsylvania supreme court that bill cosby is innocent. they are deciding a legal

the truth is the pennsylvania supreme court didn't hear the merits of the case. they dismissed the case in violation of their own precedents. they never heard the merits of the case. the only an adjudication on that claim for the lower court judges found there was a constitutional violation in pennsylvania. urmy view is if the people can't get their own to hear the case, if the constitution says the mail in ballotai is not constitutional and yet it happened anyway, then there is a problem and that is a subject for debate in the united states congress and democrats can object to 11 different states and certifications surely the republicans can c object to one. >> we are going to move on. i wanted to ask about your point of president biden. you said you believe he was elected. what about those that still don't believe he was elected president? rightly being prosecuted now that process is over. the votes have been counted and joe biden's president and now if you are like me and the people of my state and you deeply disagree with the direction president biden is tryi

it wouldn't result in criminal charges and to date six of the seven pennsylvania supreme court judges ruled in favor of reversing his sexual assault conviction and 2018 but not because they believed the tv star was innocent. cording to a legal analyst. >> they determined that bill cosby had been deprived of a fair trial because his constitutional right against self-incrimination had been violated. >> reporter: hayes is now 86 hopes the latest twist in this

the pennsylvania supreme court calling that decision fundamentally unfair. prosecutors and accusers say that doesn't change the underlying facts of the case while cosby's legal team is calling this justice. stephanie gosk, nbc news, elkins park, pennsylvania. >> new at 11:00, an investing app. robinhood has been fined $70 million for outages and misleading its customers. the statement regards the technical failures that robinhood experienced in march of 2020 as the stock market was in a nosedive amid the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic. now the largest penalty, the financial industry regulatory authority has ever lev need the organization that oversees the brokerage firm said that it fined robinhood $57 million and ordered the stock trading app to pay nearly 13 million in restitution to thousand of clients. as of today, pinterest is banning ads with weight los angeles wage and imagery. it's a policy shift that pinterest says make its first social media platform to ban all weight loss dieting and body-shaming ads. this update expands pinterest poll is that

it wouldn't result in criminal charges and to date six of the seven pennsylvania supreme court judges ruled in favor of reversing his sexual assault conviction and 2018 but not because they believed the tv star was innocent. cording to a legal analyst. >> they determined that bill cosby had been deprived of a fair trial because his constitutional right against self-incrimination had been violated. >> reporter: hayes is now 86 hopes the latest twist in this saga doesn't deter victims of sexual assault to speak up. >> silence. >> reporter: it took her decades to the teller story but she is fearless today no matter what happens to him next. >> when i say evil, it brings tiers because he did such awful things. >> you mentioned that she took decades to tell her story and what convinced her to finally do it? >> reporter: when i talked to her today, she said it was the fallout from a joke about bill cosby sexually assaulting women and about seven years ago, it first brought back memories for her. she said she tried to contact tv outlets as well as newspapers to tell her story initially and t

>> well, that's what the pennsylvania supreme court decided. of course, there are issues as to whether in fact there really wall a deal, a non-prosecution deal, but they decided that the promise was made to not prosecutor, that mr. cosby relied to his detriment on that promise, when he testified in that case, he could no longer in invoke the right to -- because he was he answered questions, and the supreme court said he gave incriminating answers and statements which were used against him in the criminal case. they felt that was a violation of do due process. he is now a free man. there cannot be a further prosecution in pennsylvania, and i'm not aware of prosecutions anywhere else of bill cosby. that's the bad news for many survivors. the good news is we still have a civil lawsuit pending in l.a. county superior court in santa monica. we're going back to the judge in august to have a status conference. we have been awaiting this supreme court decision, and now the court will be ready to set a date for us to finish our discovery and perhaps to

special thanks to the pennsylvania supreme court for upholding the full of law. this was hours after the supreme court overturned his sexual assault conviction which he served 3 of the 10 years he was in 4, more than 60 women of accused him of sexual assault but his spokesperson said of his release is a beautiful day and a beautiful day also for women. his accuser whose testimony landed him in prison, returning released a statement saying today's majority decision regarding bill cosby is not only disappointing but of concerned that it may discourage those who seek justice for sexual assault the pennsylvania da responded to the decision to release him saying he hopes that decision will not dampen the reporting of sexual assault by victims. another shocking decision, a judge ruling against britney spears's request to remove her dad jamie from her conservatorship. that request was filed months ago, the judge's decision came after britney's explosive testimony in court last week, she said she shouldn't be in a conservatorship if she can work and provide money for her

special thanks to the pennsylvania supreme court for upholding the rule of law. hashtag bill cosby tonight we spoke with defense attorney paula canny, who is stressing how important it is for victims to still speak up and come forward. >> as a woman, we should stand up for ourselves at that instant that somebody crosses that boundary and does something wrong to us. we owe a duty to ourselves and other women to speak up and so my point is don't wait. don't wait year. don't wait 5 years. don't wait 10 years. don't wait 15 years we need to speak up and hold people accountable. now. >> cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the me too era. so this reversal could make prosecutors more wary of taking on other similar cases live in the studio tonight. grant lotus kron 4 news grant, thank you. so far more than 60 women have come forward claiming that cosby attacked them. >> some of those alleged victims live right here in the bay area. kron four's, michelle kingston continuing our team coverage tonight talking with one of those alleged accusers who says she

four of the judges on the pennsylvania supreme court decided this way, three did not. three did not see it as an actual official agreement, andrea. >> thanks so much, stephanie, to you. >>> princes william and harry reunited in london, growing tension between them to unveil a statue to their mother, princess diana, what would have been her 60th birthday in the sunken garden. one of her favorite places at kensington palace which was her home. when the brothers commissioned it in 2017, they hoped it would help visitors, quote, reflect on her life and legacy. william and harry lived at kensington palace with their mother before she died in that car crash in 1997. continues to be the residence for prince william and kate middleton. that does it for this edition. a lot of news today. stay with msnbc and follow us online @mitchellreports. chuck todd is up with "mtp daily" only on msnbc. there's interest you accrue, and interests you pursue. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. assets you allocate, and ones you hold tight. at thrivent, we believe money is a

let's get back to the issue of the pennsylvania pen supreme court. in 2007, constand accuses cosby of drugging her and assaulting her in this house. the district attorney at the time was bruce castor. he did not find enough evidence to bring charges but he wanted to compel cosby to give a deposition in a civil case that andrea constand was going to bring. he told cosby he was not going to prosecute him. koss beau gave that deposition. while he gave that deposition he admitted he had given quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with. that part of that deposition was part of the basis for bringing the charges that were brought ten years later by a different district attorney. the pennsylvania supreme court calling that fundamentally unfair and a violation of due process. it is a procedural issue. but let's also be clear, the constitutional right we have not to self incriminate. that's what they say was at the center of this really rare decision. >> kristen -- i'm sorry, i think i mispronounced your name earlier. during a radio interview cosby said th

supreme court overturning his 2018 conviction of sexual assault. ruling prosecutors violated his due process rights. cosby served three years of a ten-year sentence. >>> and the bodies of two children found in the rubble of the collapsed building in florida bringing the confirmed death toll to 18. 145 people still unaccounted for. one full week after the condo tower came crashing down. a lot to get to. and this is new tonight. the trump organization and its chief financial officer, allen weisselberg expected to be charged with tax crimes. people familiar with the matter tell cnn that. the manhattan district attorney's office, building a case around perks awarded to employees and whether appropriate taxes were paid on them. let's discuss now, former nixon white house counsel john dean is here. john, good evening. good to see you. it's been way too long. let's get into this. the "washington post" reports that the new york grand jury filed the indictments today and that they will be unsealed tomorrow afternoon. sources tell cnn allen weisselberg is ex

s. comedian bill cosby has been released from prison of the pennsylvania supreme court overturned his conviction, the 83 year old son more than 2 years of a 10 year sentence on charges of drugging him assaulting women in 2004. during the trial, the judge allowed both her testimony as well as that of 5 other accuses to show a pattern of abuse. the state's highest court now says the testimony of the 5 others tainted the triumph donald rumsfeld, the us defense secretary, who oversaw the invasion of afghanistan and was the main architect of iraq war, has died. he was 88 years old, his career and the republican party spent decades he served under multiple precedence. young laws, military gentle, has released around 3300 prisoners from a jail and the largest city young, on official se jonas and activists were among those for you. on wednesday, tens of thousands of prisoners were also released from brazil. supreme court has postponed a decision on a case that could determine future claims by indigenous peoples to the ancestral lands. leaders from 40 indigenous groups have been camped out for

>> what the pennsylvania supreme court did, they construed one of his press agreements to be in agreement. normally, if you want to get past someone's fth amendment privilege, you offer them immunity. or you can do a nonprosecution agreement. a decision not to prosecute, that is something prosecutors do every single day, and to issue a statement, that is something that is routine. what the supreme court did in pennsylvania was to say that was in agreement, which was shocking because normally bill cosby gave up nothing but testimony in a civil case. judy: is there recourse for the prosecution? >> there really isn't stateside. had the pennsylvania supreme court suppressed the evidence, the damaging statements he made in the civil deposition, the district attorney's office could retry the case, but since they took it far instead there is an agreement not to prosecute, state prosetors have their hands tied. they cannot go after bill cosby anymore. there's a window possibility that the department of justice could charge bill cosby. i think that is unlikely. they rarely get involved in these ty

state, and radical left supreme court changed the laws, the election laws in pennsylvania at the urging of the dnc and their lawyers to help the democrat party and the democratic candidate. think what you will about all the rest of it. that is a prime case for the supreme court to take up to interpret whether or not these entities within the state had the power to undermine the republican state legislature, change the election laws in violation of the federal constitution and to the best we can tell only two or three supreme court justices wanted to take up that case. we have a very weak separation of powers now under attack by the so-called progressives were 100 years. the only believe when they get the reactions and answers they want, otherwise they attack. the entire purpose is to make permanent the democrat party and eliminate any influence or opposition party the republican party has, they want to pack the court and the senate, change the legislative process, destroy the electoral college, open the borders of the problem in this country is just likepe marxism,t is party first, coun