of them can testify at the june 5th trial, and cosby has pleaded not guilty. he did so in 2015. karen? >> jenny, thanks very much. >>> many developments on this one. >>> also right now, police are investigating whether a drive by shooting that happened right on roosevelt boulevard this weekend was a random incident or if the driver was somehow, targeted. police say that the 39 year-old victim was waiting at the light on somerdale avenue just before 6:00 saturday when another car pulled up beside that driver and opened fire. witnesses say gunman then turned on to the boulevard, drove south, the victim crossed six lanes of traffic, and then hit a fence outside of a friends hospital. police have not released the name of the victim who died at the scene. >>> another accident, in a woman being coiled after a car she was riding in hit a deer this happened yesterday. car was driven by a man which struck a deer early in the morning and then slammed into a utility pole which fell, and then cut the vehicle in half. there was a 22-year old woman who was pass evening shor

i'm in the trying to defend bill cosby. i think these allegations, i don't think, these allegations make me stomach turn. they are very disturbing and troubling. but the fact of the matter is he is entitled to due process. if the law strips due process from a guy like bill cosby what do you think it can do to you, me and every other ordinary citizen. >> prosecutor is arguing this shows if you admit this his state of mind and how he felt about drugs in general. >> i know kevin steel. i have known him since he was a young d.a. very good trial lawyer. brian mcmonigal is spectacular lawyer as well. and you are allowed to show evidence. it is what they call evidence of prior bad acts. they can show intent. motive. they can show lack of mistake. they can show a lot to have different things. we are talking about what goes in the commonwealth's case in chief. if cosby takes witness stand we are playing under completely different rules. >> let's get to delaware. we will give you an update when cosby head to the courthouse. we will g

more pretrial sparring all in cosby's criminal case. the prosecutors and defense team are fighting about what evidence will be seen and heard by a jurors. thanks for joining us at 6:00. i'm yea iain page. >> i'm dawn timmeney. bruce gore has bon following this story have the very beginning and spent the whole day in the courtroom. bruce, the prosecution wants concerns from a cosby deposition from unrelated civil suit to be read at trial. >> reporter: that is right. this is a deposition from bill cosby about a decade plus ago in which he described years earlier not only using quaaludes but also giving quaaludes to women to get them to be more appliable shall we say to his sexual desires. of course, the theme from prosecutors is that this was the cosby mo. drugging women then taking advantage of them. of course the case here the only criminal case against cosby involves him being alleged to have drugged and then sexually assaulted andrea constand at his cheltenham mansion back in 2004. and so these excerpts from the deposition are meant b

cosby said sexual contact was consensual, prosecutors are pushing to introduce evidence of cosby's testimony, from a decade's old deposition, in which the actor admits to drug ging a string of women for sleeping with them. cosby claims did he in the use quaaludes with constand, and he thinks the testimony should be barred from trial. so all of these details expected to be debate todd day at today's hearing. they will begin at 9:30. bill cosby's sex assault trial is scheduled for june 5th, mike and alex. >> june 5th. >> all right. 6:37 now. >> attorneys for eric frein are asking judge to throw out his video taped confession. it comes as his murder trial gets set to start in pike county today. police lawyers violated is rights by continuing to interrogate him after he continued to tell him he didn't answer any questions. three three-year old stand accused of opening fire at blooming grove barracks in 2014 killing brian dickson and the second, and critically wounding a second trooper. >>> 6:38. head of the veterans affairs is coming to delaware today to visit the va medical center in wilmington

on the other hand, cosby's lawyers want no mention. quaaludes, spanish fly or his conduct with other women during the trial. they also want to exclude information about constand's civil settlement from this criminal case. >>> and the hearing set to begin at 9:30, before judge steven o'neil. judge o'neil most recently that of all of the accuse that's have come forward, just one of them will be allowed to testify at this trial. but for now, live from the montgomery county courthouse, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. >>> trial begins this morning for the three teenage girls accused in the fatal beating of 16 year old amy joyner francis, it happened almost a year ago, at howard high school of technology in wilmington, delaware. the school bathroom was recorded on cell phone video, all three defendants will be trade in family court. >> and, police are investigating the brutal sexual assault of 13 year old girl in philadelphia's juniata section. this happened in this abandon row hoe, 1300 bloc

. >>> spanish fly caught in the cosby court trap? what we're expecting when the comedian head to court today. >>> play ball, it is season opener for our fightin phillies. >>> plus, hoop dreams and one shining moment. >> i got to go back to my temple days. those are guys that really believed in our vision. >> philly's own dawn staley coaches south carolina to a championship, "good day philadelphia" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> great to have you with us, a very good monday morning, should those word be allowed to go together. >> yes, good morning to you. thanks forgetting up with us. good morning. >> clock keeps moving and weekend gone like that. >> yeah. >> wake up, there it is. >> we didn't have monday would we appreciate fridays as much. >> that is true. >> thank you. >> too philosophical. >> glass half full. >> yes. lets get to the forecast, at least it is not raining here today, it might in cincinnati, where the phillies are starting the day and speaking of the phillies, they decided, who decided to put on his phillies cap,

. >>> well it is back to court for bill cosby this morning. his defense team and the prosecution argue over evidence that the comedian doesn't want at his trial. >>> a tanker truck overturns on the atlantic city expressway spilling thousands of gallons every fuel and forcing a detour. meisha tells fuss commuters will get the all letter in time for rush hour. >> president trump's choice for the supreme court comes up for a vote before the senate judiciary committee. find out which senators from your state plan to filibuster the vote comes up in the full senate. today is monday april 3. good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get your week start wad check on weather and traffic with katie and meisha. >> here we go, back at monday morning. >> i know, you know, talking about it last week, so funny, doesn't matter if you are working during the weekends, it doesn't matter what you are doing. >> so just talking about the a.c. expressway, great to bring up that. that will be impact full to many of thus morning. >> at least the weath

more pretrial sparring all in cosby's criminal case. the prosecutors and defense team are fighting about what evidence will be seen and heard by a jurors. thanks for joining us at 6:00. i'm yea iain page. >> i'm dawn timmeney. bruce gore has bon following this story have the very beginning and spent the whole day in the courtroom. bruce, the prosecution wants concerns from a cosby deposition from unrelated civil suit to be read at trial. >> reporter: that is right. this is a deposition from bill cosby about a decade plus ago in which he described years earlier not only using quaaludes but also giving quaaludes to women to get them to be more appliable shall we say to his sexual

bill cosby now 79 is accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand who visited cosby's cheltenham mansion and allegedly resisted his advances. she agreed to hefty out of court settlement with bill cosby. his trial is set to begin on june 5th here in norristown. live at the montgomery county courthouse, i'm vernon odem, channel 6 "action news." rick. >> thank you. >>> this is 19-year-old tymire johnson and 18-year-old christopher southerland charged with the murder of a 13-year-old boy early last most of them who was shot in the head inside a takeoutout -- takeout restaurant. authorities released the pictures of the suspect and released it to the public, an argument led up to the shooting. >>> philadelphia police are searching for three boys who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in hunting park. they forced her into an abandoned home on the 1300 block of west butler discreet. she street. she was taken to the hospital in stable condition. anybody with information contact the special victims units. >>> a judge in pike county pennsylvania listened to a video tape confession by eri

bill cosby expected to be in montgomery county courtroom for pretrial hearing. now, prosecutors want the jury to see sealed document showing cosby admitting to giving several women quaaludes, powerful sedative. also like to show expert from talks about a drug called spanish fly which is an afrodeziak. now, cosby lawyers however want the judge to exclude both the testimony about the quaaludes and book excerpt. >> police looking for suspect after man and a dog are both fatally shot in north philadelphia. the shooting occurred on the 1800 block of north taney street last night. police arrived to find the dog had already died. thsh37 multiple times. he was rushed to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. >> philadelphia police are also looking for suspect after a man death on roosevelt boulevard. police say the victim was stopped at a red light at somerdale and the boulevard sunday morning. cadillac then pulls up next to the victim's car. fired several shots. and then drove away. >> friend and family remembering burlington county teenager killed in a tragi

cosby's trial is scheduled in june. he's described his encounter with his accuser, andrea constand, as consensual and claimed the pill he administered to her that night was an over-the-counter allergy medicine. joining me now veteran philadelphia defense attorney, william j. brennan. bill, what would be the impact if a jury were to see that larry king video? >> well, it's hard to predict but certainly wouldn't be pleasant for the defense. if the commonwealth is successful in entering this decades old comedic routine from mr. cosby's body of work and somehow extrapolating that as a prognosticator for what he's accused of doing now, they could show a pattern, they could say it's his m.o., if you will. and it would be damaging. >> okay. you're showing your stripes as a defense attorney. which is fine. that's why you're here. you say decades old comedic routine. the prosecutor says, wait a minute, this has been the guy's m.o. since he was a kid. in fact, let me show you the book, this is the book he was promoting with larry

cosby says very little to them. inside court today he was chatty and heard loudly joking with courtroom staff. his lawyers are trying to keep his 1991 book and media interview about the book out of the courtroom. he makes reference to an unsuccessfully attempt to slipping it in the drinks of girls. prosecutors say this shows that cosby has knowledge of a date rape drug and say it's crucial to the case. cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in his home in 2004. the woman sued cosby after prosecutors back then declined to file charges against him. details of the settlement were not made public and defense lawyers want to keep it that way, arguing a jury should not hear the terms of that agreement. the judge is yet to decide if that will come into the case or not as well as a tv interview where cosby is recorded as saying spanish fly is a drug all boys from 11 on up to death will want saying quote a single drop in a woman's drink and she's yours. cosby cannot quote cling to the cloak of comedy to

to court today for bill cosby. >> prosecutors want permission to useagainst him, even from des ago. from 2,005. >> it is a disturb fseced into a vacant home and sexually assaulted in hunting park. >> police ar attackers. >> oh, my gosh. that's it. >> a powerful storm system continues to rumble south. a mother aer tornado demolished their filibu♪ >> ♪ >> well that s performing at the country we'll tell but other bigoday? >> not quite t find of yesterday. tot, feature quiethat will such beau. so, while we stay dry note, and also a quiet not go temperatures held tight into wind. that's the story upnd ponorebounds all the way back up dditionalw or midgo for the mous degrees for you in the so, while we do have a lot more clouds coveril we look ahead to tuesday two separate couple of days. so the first obviously comes night, into thursday, especially, but generally, pretty mild pattern, that's unfolding here for the delaware valley. good news in that regard if you are not a fan of the super chill. but we will cool back day, and t you know when coming up. >> who doesn't like the 70s? g

cosby is being convicted in the media. they are pushing the judge to change the rules in selecting a jury in hopes of vetting out impartial jrz. we're live in the breaking news center, erin coleman, nbc10 news. >> the battle over the next supreme court justice could soon get messy. >> thanks to delaware senator chris coons. senator coons became the 41st democratic to support philly bustering gorsuch's nomination. republicans can get around that by using the nuclear option. gorsuch would only need 51 votes instead of the 60. >> it's my hope that in the next two or three days now that it's clear that there aren't enough democrats to support a vote that the majority/minority will sit down and talk with each other about is there a path forward. >> lauren mayk is digging into why this is such a big deal for the future of the senate and what it means for you and me. she'll have that all new at 5:00. >>> president trump son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner is in iraq right now. he flew there with the joint chiefs of staff

cosby's youngest daughter released a letter defending her father. she wrote, quote, my dad like anyone in this country deserves to be treated fairly under the law. ♪ just like fire >> grammy award winner pink will perform in atlantic city this summer. the singer that grew up in philadelphia will take the stage. tickets go on sale next friday. well, an unusual sight outside new castle countedy high school yesterday. >> something straight out of idaho. they got a visit from a truck model of a potato the giant potato built by the idaho state commission. it is currently making a cross country jrn my. we are following breaking news, a trooper gunned down. the suspect is unfolding in the delaware neighborhood, forcing people out of their homes the break down and shooting that happened overnight. >>> they sentence a man to death. now both sides are reacting, final countdown from the nfl draft kicking off in philadelphia. what you need to know about the impact on the city. >>> breaking news, a man wanted tore shooting and killing a state trooper is barric

aphrodisiac cosby writes he used as a young man to get woman to like him. it proves comedian is familiar with date rape drugs. the defense says comments are purely out of context and are part of the comedy routine. now more than 1,000 perspective jurors will be vet ted for trial, this is happening, in allegheny county , once those 12 member and women are selected they will be bused here to montgomery county. they will be sequestered for the duration of the trial, which is once again, expect to begin, on june the fifth. a judge said it could last approximately two weeks. we're live at montgomery county courthouse i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> greg, thanks very much. >>> the trial is underway for the three teenage girls accused in the fatal beating of 16 year-old amy joyner- frances. joyner-frances was attacked in the bathroom at howard high school of technology last april, and died from her injuries. her classmates are charged with criminal conspiracy for their alleged role, and a 17 year-old classmate faced a charge of criminally negligent

prosecution also wants portion's of cosby's book, childhood used against him n that book cosby talked about using spanish flies to get women to like him. defense team is asking why the to allow additional questions for perspective jurors. says the questionnaire will help determine whether jurors being selected from allegany county may be bias because of the international attention to the cosby case. >> and former d.a. lynn abraham and attorney richard spock filed lawsuit to remove district attorney seth williams from office. on friday, williams voluntarily suspended his license but he said he does plan to stay in office. last month as you may remember williams was indicted on charges of bribery annex portion. "kyw news radio" reports the da's office has declined to comment on the lawsuit. >> in other news, emergency repairs have shut down the bridge linking avalon to sea isle city. cape may county closed the towns lent inlet bridge avenge nears found crack under water in one of the peers that supports the bridge. bridge is shutdown indefinately. pennsylvania state police are looking f

. >>> also tonight, what's next for bill cosby? he goes on trial in a matter of weeks but now he's talk about his future in comedy. >>> plus, show me the money, the white house announces what it calls the largest tax cut in history. >>> and we only made it into the mid-60s today. there was a lot of cloud cover. not the best of days. look where we're going tomorrow. fairmont, 78, allentown, 77 degrees. we're going to be in voer he's, 77. a warmup is on the way and it doesn't stop there. we're talking 80s and maybe 90s. >>> we want to keep you updated out of delaware. this is a live picture in middletown. that's where police believe a shooter who killed a state trooper has barricaded himself in a home for hours. neighbors have been evacuates and may not be able to return home tonight. the slain trooper is 32-year-old corporal steven ballard. this was shot in the parking lot of a wawa after he approached a suspicious vehicle with two people inside. one person has been arrested and we'll bring you updates as we get them on air and onli

post-cosby. this will be an interesting test. pre-cosby we had rush limbaugh and then kind of came creeping back and re-signed and he's still rushing around, whatever he does. then the cosby thing happened, and he is destroyed. so i think it will be really interesting to see if the cosby legacy will be lasting. >> but ailes happened post-cosby. ailes had to step down, albeit walk ago way with tens of millions of dollars. but he's not destroyed and has continued to advise this president. >> his livelihood doesn't revolve around people adoing him. >> in some ways, the point you made about post-cosby is really interesting and the fact that ailes went with the golden parachute. but the fact that he left was shocking. this is one of the most powerful people in america, period, in american media, and one of the most profitable individuals that exist in american business. and he was unable to withstand that, and if it's the same people running the p can, you wonder how long o'reilly is going to be able

, the judge is deciding it cosby's previous depositions can be admitted as evidence. also the jury will be chosen from allegany county because of pretrial publicity, cosby's defense wants additional questions on the standard jury questionnaire, including whether candidates have been the victims of sexual assault. >> three classmate of 16 year old amy joyner francis are in a wilmington courtroom today facing charges in her death. joyner-francis was attacked in a bathroom at howard high school of technology last april and died from her injuries. >> her classmates are charged with criminal conspiracy, for their alleged role, and 117 year old classmate face as charge of criminal homicide. >> now in custody, facing charges in the shooting death of a 13 year old boy last month. johnson was arrested just yesterday, souter lands was pick up march 22, and police had the surveillance pictures to work with in their investigations, authority say the 13 year old victim was shot inside a take-out restaurant in nicetown on march 10, during a argument. he died nine days later at st.

let's begin with bill cosby. he'll be back in montgomery county court for a pretrial hearing in his sex assault case. here's what we know about what's going to happen. cosby's lawyers will ask the judge to allow potential jurors to fill out a questionnaire to see how much exposure they've had to the case. because of heavy media conk, the jury will be chose -- coverage, the jury will be chosen from the pittsburgh area. cosby is accused of assaulting a woman in his home in 2005. the trial is set for june. >>> a live look at the county courthouse. cosby and his legal team will arrive for the hearing later this morning. >>> also today, accused cop killer eric frein will have a pretrial hearing. he's charged with shooting two pennsylvania state troopers in the poconos in 2014, killing one of them. frein's lawyers will ask to throw out the videotaped confession. they claim police continued interrogating frein after he told them he did not want to answer any more questions about the crimes. police say frein was informed

. >>> also, new outrage over the sex assault allegations against bill cosby. next, we'll explain why the national library association is upset with the comedian. >>> and i'm matt delucia. did you ever want to just pack up and join the circus? a spring break camp is giving kids a taste of the big top. vanessa: i got hurt and was given painkillers. by the time the drugs ran out, i was addicted. it happened so fast. i ended up on the streets, where the drugs are cheaper and easier to get. i was a full blown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. when i realized i needed help i didn't know where to go. but i got help and you can too. you're not alone. help is within reach. this is governor chris christie. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> the head of united airlines is defending employees after a passenger was physically pulled off a plane because of overbooking, and thevi video we viral. [ screams ] >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god! no! >> my god! what are you doing? >> when no one volunteered to get off sunday's flight from chicago to louisville, pass

. >>> pretrial hearings against bill cosby are expected to proceed tomorrow. prosecutors want the jury to see a sealed document showing cosby admitting to giving andrea constand and other women quaaludes, they would like to show excerpts from his book where he talks about a drug called spanish fly, cosby's lawyers want no mention of quaaludes or spanish fly during the trial >>> a new jersey community is mourning the loss of a teenage boy killed while on an atv joy ride with his friends. leash alicia >> reporter: a popular thing to do to go atv riding, a joy ride for three teens turned tragic >> the atv was right here turned on its side >> behind joseph springer's property, the three teens riding on two atvs crashed. authorities say the teens lost control of the all terrain vehicles then collided and were knocked off when the atv slipped. none of the teens were wearing helmets, two teens were injured but 14-year-old nicholas cunningham died at the site of the crash >> that close, you got to feel sorry >> friend who lost his life came to the crash site in disbel

monica, again, the could cosby trial set to begin june 5th. it will likely be the biggest american trial in history. live from the courthouse in norristown, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. >>> a judge heard testimony today to consider throwing out eric frein's videotaped convention of the 2014 ambush killing of a pennsylvania trooper. no word on a ruling yet. in the meantime, opening statements in that trial are expected to get under way tomorrow. the alleged attack by frein took the life of corporal bryan dickson and injured trooper alex douglass. frein eluded police for 48 days until he was captured by u.s. marshals. >> law enforcement in russia searching to are two suspects in the subway bombing that killed 10 people and wounded 40 others. officials say they believe a man planted a device that exploded in a subway car in saint petersburg. the incident forced the shutdown of the entire metro system in russia's second biggest city. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. >> ♪ >> islamic state terrorism w

kos subsidy accused -- cosby is accused of assaulting a woman in his shelton ham home in 2005. his trial is set for june. >>> and accused cop killer eric frein will have an appearance at the courthouse. he's accused of shooting two troopers and killing one. his lawyer claims police continued interrogating frein after he told them he didn't want to answer any more questions about the crimes. police say frein was informed of his right to remain silent but agreed to cooperate. opening statements are set for tomorrow. it. >>> another high-profile case today in wilmington. three high school girls will go on trial following a fight that left one of their classmates dead. one defendant is accused of beating 16-year-old amy joyner francis in the bathroom at the school of technology. she died of heart problems following the altercation. >>> police are looking for the person who firebombed a woman's west philadelphia home. someone threw a molotov cocktail at the home on reno street before 5:00 last night. the device blew out the windows of the house and set the first floor on fire. a wom

prosecutors wants portions of cosby's book titled childhood used against him n that book he talks about using spanish fly to get woman to like him. cosby's defense teams is asking the judge to allow additional questions to be asked of perspective jurors. questionnaire will help determine whether jurors being selected from allegheny county may be biased due to the international attention that this case has received. >>> a dance at a championship on the line tonight, but one year ago it was villanova, making their mark on the college final four history. >> thirty-second, jenkins, for the championship, yes. >> chris jenkins, buzzer beater gave wildcats their second national championship a dramatic end to go a remarkable season. >> this year nova and unc is, this time they will face off against gonzaga but there is a villanova connection. sports director don bell joins us now. big night in phoenix. >> i just can't watch that video enough. >> i know. >> three of us were sitting right here i'm excited again. >> we have a story right now about that too. year ago villanova forward chris jenkins

>> 7:26 bill cosby is in court tomorrow. the defense they have for him. >> water bottle flipping tired of that. >> we go there. of that. >> we go there. tonight at 10 "fox29". honey nut cheerios gets their delicious taste from honest ingredients. like real delicious honey and real oats. okay that's still honey. huh, there we go. we're back to honey again. who's directing this? that guy. figures. try new very berry cheerios. the taste of real fruit in every bite. so berry good. >> a teenageing accuseded of horrifying rain is now in custody from streaming it. >> a after the assault broadcasted on facebook last movement police say 40 people watched it as it happened. not a single person reported i it. there may be as many as six people involve and more arrests are expected. >>> a follow up on massive highway fire in atlanta. one of the people accused of sparking flames appeared in cord today. basilel by now charged with arson in connection with collapse of highway overpass interstate 95 and his bond sent $200,000. city of atlan

his lawyers want to bar any mention of drugs when cosby stands trial in june. he is accused of drugging and sexual assaulting a woman in his home. prosecutors argue that cosby is familiar with date rate drugs, and the drug was banned in the u.s. years before the 2004 incident. >>> and tesla says it delivered a 25,000 vehicles in the quarter of this year, up 69% from the same time last year. the palo alto based company says production hit a record high and the electric carmaker has 3,000 openenings at its f in manufacturing. >>> and a group that helps family in needs has a new home. and the center was opened yesterday. the agency helps people in the mayfair neighborhood with basic needs, including affordable housing and jobs and education. >> it's about investing in our young people through scholarships and education and immigration, through housing, work. >> we have got tens of thousands of residents living in my city right now in fear because they or a member of their family could be deported, and they need information and access to legal services and access t

cosby called encounter he had consensual. the 79-year-old comedian heads>e girls charged in a deadly their wilmington high school. amy joiner frances died nearly a ye an autopsy found that the 16-year-old who had a heart condition died of sudden cardiac death. one girl was charged with criminally negligent homicide. all three will be tried as juveniles. the nonjury trial could last up to two weeks. >>> president trump's son-in-law jared kushner is in iraq this morning. other details about the trip have not been released. kushner will be back in the coming days ahead of friday's meeting between president trump and the president of china. >>> neil gorsuch could be confirmed by the end of the week. the senate judiciary committee expected to send the nominee to the full senate today. he doesn't have enough votes which has raised talks of the nuclear option. mitch mcconnell said he will change the rules to make the benchmark a simple majority if need be. that would get him confirmed. >> phillies open the season this afternoon star

. >>> jury selection in bill cosby's sex assault case is set to get underway next month. jurors will be picked in pittsburgh beginning may 22nd. opening statements will take place in montgomery county starting on june 5th. the 79-year-old cosby is charged with drugging and molesting a former temple university employee in 2004. the trial expected to last two weeks. >>> developing right now outrage over comments from white house press secretary sean spicer. today while discussing the horror of the chemical weapons a last week in syria spicer compared the leader of syria to adolph hitler. >> we didn't use chemical weapons in world war ii. you had a, you know, someone despicable as hitler who didn't even sing to the -- to the -- to using chemical weapons. >> of course, under hitler's leadership nazis killed millions of jews and others during the holocaust using gas chambers. spicer's comment came as jews worldwide entered the second day of passover. shortly after today's press briefing spicer released a statement saying "in no way was i trying to less sent horrendous nature o

there is in word what cause that had explosion. >>> bill cosby's speaking out in media interviews. next month jury selection will begin in his sexual assault trial. seventy-nine year-old told journalist he lost his vision suddenly about two years ago. meanwhile his family insists he is denied presumption of innocence. cosby told national newspaper publishers association he is working on new material and hopes to resume his comedy career. cosby faces charges that he drugged and molested a temple employee in 2004, that trial is set to start may 22nd. >>> several communities across arkansas is assessing damage caused by severe storms. take a look at the western part of the state, look at that, heavy rain, and, look at the state capitol of little rock, high wind blew this tree on a man's home, and weather experts anticipate heavy rain through sunday but katie joins news. we are no strange tore rain the last couple of days, lot of rain, but it has moved out. >> thankfully we did not to have deal with the flood they go across the deep south, that was a major issue for those, folks. espec

. >>> bill cosby's defense team is squaring off with prosecutors over the evidence that would be allowed at the trial in june. they want to block any mention of quaahludes that he maintained in the 1970s. they said it is irrelevant because they were banned 20 years before he was accused of sexually molesting and drugging a woman at his home. >>> firefighters were called out to the 100 block of rodney drive in new castle county before 11:00 p.m. a neighbor said he saw the flames and told his wife to call 911. he ran and helped the person trapped inside. >> he was sitting on the couch. we were yelling from the door, drop down and roll to the other side of the wall. he did that, after that, he raised his hand, we saw his hand and went inside and pulled him out of the house. >> the victim was unconscious, medics revived him and rushed him to the hospital. we're waiting for word on his currents condition. >>> one person was hurt after a train derailed in penn station arriving from trenton. the train was traveling at a slow rate of speed when it derailed. they are cross honoring tickets throug

cosby is charged with sexually assaulting a former temple employee at his cheltenham home in 2004. he revealed in an interview published yesterday that's blind. >> 557. students in new jersey may be hitting the snooze button there's an every time to change the time classes are supposed to start. >> police come under fire with an intense standoff with a suspected cop killer in delaware. we're live with the coverage on the efforts to contain the suspect. announcer: washington politicians are at it again with another disastrous health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage for millions. and their latest plan is worse than ever.. affordable coverage for maternity care, cancer treatment, substance abuse treatment, and preexisting conditions would no longer be gauranteed. the plan threatens care for seniors and the disabled... and imposes a massive age tax for people over 50. tell congressman costello - don't repeal our health care. >> good morning it is 6:00 a.m., thursday, april 27 and we continue to follow developing news. >> a standoff continues in middletown, delaware,

. >>> good afternoon in the news bill cosby has lost his bid to question his accuser in court before his sexual assault trial. >>> and the car slams into a local home sending a woman to the hospital. >> but the big story on "action news" at noon, a judge finding two girls responsible for their roles in the death of amy joyner francis. >> the 16-year-old died last year after a fight in the girls bathroom. and two of the three teenagers involved in the case were convicted. john rawlins is live now with more on the decision. >> reporter: hi rick, well one acquitted and two found delinquent and the lead finding the homicide charge. the judge made it clear that this was not a fight with mutual combatants and the aggressor should have known that her act of violence should have led to a possible death. >> in an eight page decision they found that the 16-year-old defendant committed criminal homicide when she beat amy francis inside of a girls bathroom last year. she had a presifting heart condition and authorities said she died due to stress from the unprovoked attack. and her attorney says

bill cosby speaks out about his future. we will tell you what his plans are after his sexual assault charge wraps up, amtrak unveils plans that could impact thousands of riders. >>> we continue to monitor a standoff with the suspect in the murder of a delaware state trooper. we have an update if just minutes. >> it is 5:45. we just got an update on breaking into u.s. in delaware. state police just told us the suspect is barricaded in a home in middletown, fired shots at officers, police said it went through the windows of the home they are negotiating with the man. police believe he shots and killed steven ballard t. trooper was 32-years-old. >>> in other news now, xhadian bill cosby hopes to rebuilt his career. >> he told a news service he is working on the material t. comedian says i think of walking out on stage and signature down on the chair. it will be the beginning of the next chapter of my career. he is accused of sexually assaulting women in his home t. jury selection begins next month in pittsburgh. cosby's younge

cosby revealed while speak to go some select media outlets. the 79 year old has been mostly quiet since his 2015 arrest. pleaded not guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting andre constand in his montgomery county home in 2004. cosby also told national newspaper publishers association that he suddenly lost his vision two years ago. >> first on fox, sources are telling us that federal authorities are struck a deal. we have one of the business owners who prosecutors say gave thousands of dollars in bribes to district attorney seth williams, federal prosecutors have charged williams in a multi count indictment with taking cash, vacations, and other gifts from two local business owners, in return tornay ores. the da has denied those charges. he's set to go on trial at the end of may. >> meanwhile, williams is putting his home up for sale. the cash strapped district attorney is asking $450,000 for a four bedroom house on the 7,000 block of woodbine avenue. the listing appears to future several of the items authority have described as improper gif

when asked if he misses performing, cosby said, darn right. i miss it all. he says he's been working on routines and hopes to one day return to the stage. >>> jeb bush and derek jeter could soon be business partners. reports say a group led by the former yankees star and the former governor will be buying the miami marlins for $1.3 billion. the baseball commissioner says several bids are still being considered. >> interesting pairing. >>> the nhl playoffs roar back to life tonight with the start of the second round. >> and the nba playoffs are rolling along. last night's highlights now from espn. >>> good morning, america. max and the coach here are you a busy tuesday night. houston. game five. thunder and rockets. it was tied again. russell westbrook had a special night. but like the other games in the series, he did not have a whole lot of help. 20 points in the third quarter. he had 38 going into the fourth. a 14-4 run in less thran three minutes with westbrook sitting out. he came back in playing from behind. james harden, the layin. westbrook with 47. n

. >>> new at 6:00, will bill cosby's civil settlement be admitted at his lawsuit? if cosby's lawyer want to exclude the settlement, no mention of the lawsuit during the trial. the d.a. file add motion to exclude any mention of the settlement between cosby and constand, charged with drugs and molesting the former temple university employee in 2004. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> now a follow-up to a story first on 10. a delaware county school district responding to this exclusive video of a kindergartner dropped off at the wrong bus stop in trainor. left wandering in that good samaritan came to help her across the street. the chichester school district said mistakes like this are very rare and there was a breakdown in communication. kirnld gartner's are nos supposed to be dropped off without an older student or a parent present. >>> and video causing the uproar when a doctor was dragged off an overbooked flight. today the new jersey assembly announced 2 will hold a hearing on passengers' rights. one lawmaker thinks the united incident is part of a bigger systematic pr

bill cosby backlash. the push to get the comedian out of a place you probably take your children to. but first deadly school shooting, two people killed, some parents, some students, were hurt inside an elementary school. the motive coming up next on nbc10 news at 5:00. >> announcer: this is nbc10 news. >> we have breaking eagles news just in to nbc10. >> it has been announced within the last ten minutes, the preseason schedule. the birds open at green bay to take on the packers, then they welcome the buffalo bills, the miami dolphins come calling for week three and things finish against new york as the eagles travel to play the jets. all of the games on nbc10 exact times and dates will be announced at a later date. >> new at 5:00 a local environmental group is pushing back against the proposed gas pipeline in new jersey. the new jersey pinelands commission recently approved a natural gas pipeline through the federally protected reserve in cumberland and cape may counties. the sierra club is appealing tha

. >>> in philadelphia, a setback to the defense of bill cosby. a judge has ruled the jurors will be able to hear testimony about him giving the drug quaaludes to the women he was pursuing but the judge is barring references made to his comedy routine to the after deez yak spanish fly. >>> a cashier at a jimmy john's

cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. a judge expects the trial to last just two weeks. >>> in wilmington, the trial is now underway for three high school girls accused in an attack that left one of their classmates dead and moments ago, nbc10 heard from a spokesperson from the family of the young victim. >> to the joyner frances family at the end of the day they have to go to a grave yard to visit their baby, whereas the other three will be able to go home at some point. >> prosecutors say the girls attacked amy joyner frances in a bathroom at howard high school last april. frances later died of cardiac arrest. defense lawyers argue the victim had a heart condition and the accused attackers had no way of knowing the fight could lead to her death. >>> in decision 2017 all the democrats and republicans who want to run for governor of new jersey had to register by 4:00 p.m. today. and here's a look at some who filed that paper work. on the democratic side former ambassador phil murphy is leading in the polls. he's running a

cosby is charged with drugging and molesting constand in 2004. jury selection set to get underway next month. >>> the us is inspected rooftop robber behind bars in montgomery county tonight. police arrested jose vargas of malvern for five rooftop burglaries in february. the crimes netted more than $1,000 in cash and jewelry they say. they also say the 44-year-old broke into businesses through vents and duct work. police say he's behind break ins at costco a supermarket and a brewery. >>> developing right now, the passenger dragged from united airlines flight will file a lawsuit. the lawyer for david dao made the announcement today. people all across the country and world have now seen the viral video of chicago aviation police yanking dao out of his seat. fox news correspondent matt fin has nor from chicago. >> reporter: it's an incident viewed by millions across the world. chicago aviation police pulling a passenger now identified as dr. david dao to the ground dragging him down the aisle while he bleeds from his face. the incident left him with

in the book cosby talked about using spanish fly to get women to like him. cosby is scheduled to go on trial in june. >>> two legal heavy hitters in philadelphia have filed a lawsuit to have district attorney seth williams removed from office. former former -- williams was indicted on charges of bribery. williams voluntarily suspended his law license but says he plans to stay in office. >> pennsylvania state police are looking for two men who they say threw rocks and steel rebar shattering this car's windshield on the pennsylvania's turnpike. the sus pekds reportedly hurlted the items from ground level. >> i noticed a guy standing beside one of the concrete barriers with a rock throwing it across the barrier and he hit my windshield. he could have killed me he's li. >> six cars were damaged. >> new tonight a bridge linking avalon to sea isle city is closed for repairs after engineers found a crack under water in one of the piles that supports the bridge. the bridge is shut down in levelly. >> a bomb blast tears through a subway train in russia. there's been

. >>> is fox news the bill cosby of corporate america? that's what lisa bloom said. she's representing wendy walsh and accuses o'reilly of sexual harassment and retaliation and they both join me now. thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you. >> so, wendy. let's be honest about this. we've known each other for years but the first i learned about this encounter was in the new york times this weekend and i was flabbergasted. tell me what happened. >> in a nutshell i was asked to be on his show as a regular guest and three weeks into it i got an exciting e-mail from his secretary saying that mr. o'reilly is coming to los angeles and he'd love to have dinner with you and i said absolutely. because i wanted to talk to him about my career prospects. often being brought on as a guest is an audition process and i wanted to be a paid contributor. he brought it up, says roger ail is a good friend of his and they plan on making me a contributor. the dinner went on to include small talk about life, love, etc. and at the end of the dinner, he simply said let's get out of here

. >>> and bill cosby's lawyers want to bar any mention of drugs when cosby stands trial in june. the comedian is accused of drugging and molesting a woman at his home in 2004. cosby admits in the 1970s he bought quaaludes and gave them to women before they had sex. prosecutors argue that admission shows cosby is familiar with date-rape drugs, and his lawyers say that should be thrown out because those were banned in the u.s. years before this 2004 incident. >>> and we are moments away from the repairs at the carquinez bridge. >> kate has more. >> reporter: 15 more minutes and the traffic here at the carquinez at the eastbound side is going to pick up, the three inside lanes will be shut down until 2:00. let's show video that we shot, and it was dark and early and the road surface looks good, so why are they making these emergency repairs? caltrans tells us the damage is below the surface of the road, so around 7:00, they will start shutting down the three inside lanes in the middle of carquinez on the eastbound side through the toll plaza, so expect slow traffic in this area thro