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To the jury. these occurred by bill cosby and andrea constand but at all times andrea was on board. and if the jury doesnt buy that, then of course there is a conviction. so that is going to be something were going to have to focus on and see. credibility. does the jury in fact concur that andrea constand you know didnt want anything to do with cosby of that variety or do they believe cosbys crew in saying do you know what? everything that happened was something that adults agreed to. >> and it ...

Development, a judge ruling cosbys wife camille must testify at an upcoming d deposition in a defamation case brought by seven of her husbands accusers. her lawyers plan to appeal that order. now to the historic floods in missouri, where the death toll now stands at 14. floodwaters from a number of rivers beginning to recede around st. louis, but levees are still threatening to fail around the town of porton bersu. thats a look at your new years morning headlines. alisyn and chris, back to you...

Courtroom. she placed him in his seat and he did come alone. he didnt have his wife camille with him. the judge apprised him of the charges and listened intently and he was professional. she reiterated the one condition of the $1 million bail was that he couldnt have contact with the alleged victim. he said contact with -- >> she said, with the accuser, with the complainant and then he understood. he surrendered his passport, it was given to the prosecutor and then at the end the judge said good...

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>> bill koz by declined our request for an interview. but his wife released this statement. the man i met and fell in love with and whom i continue to love is the man you all knew through his work. he is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father, and friend. he is the man you thought you knew. a different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. is it the portrait of a man i do not know. a portrait mrs. cosby says painted by irresponsible media...

Accuse cosby of sexual assault was a former temple university employee. now, those accusations have led to three felony charges in a pennsylvania court. cosby was arraigned today. his bail set at $1 million. the accuser said cosby drugged and assaulted her in 2004. todays charges come just before the statute of limitations for such alleged crimes runs out in this case. jean casarez joins me with more. you were in the courtroom today. tell us what that scene was like. >> reporter: today everythin...

Tant. he said who? she said the accuser in the case. she said do you understand this? he said yes i do loud. he had a smile on his face but not arrogant, wasnt a joking smile. it was a serious smile. and almost with that she said mr. cosby, good luck. and he said thank you. and he left the courtroom. >> jean, just to help our viewers understand, this alleged crime occurred in 2004, so 1 1 years ago. the allegation was already public. the accuser has gone public. in the simplest terms, in laymens...

Castor saying that he was essentially defaming her, saying her accusations just were questionable. jean casarez, thank you. and today many of cosbys accusers are speaking out and reacting to the charges. >> my first reaction i was just sort of in shell shock. relieved. elated. emotion emotional, i think. when i saw the mug shot i started to cry. it just hit me so hard. and i really didnt anticipate that i was going to react that way. >> i just started to cry. and we were in a public place, my hu...

Proceeding is very short because an arraignment is to establish constitutionally youre aware of the charges. so the judge apprised him alleged aggravated indecent assault and so that he understood the charges and then she said, i have set your bail at $1 million. cosby was listening. he was focused. he didnt show any out ward emotion as the judge was really directing the conversation right to him, but when she talked about the passport, his attorney jumped up. he had the passport in his pocket. ...

>> okay. tom, i want to play this. cosbys attorney released this statement today. a charge by the montgomery county district attorneys office comes as no surprise on the heels of the hotly contested election. we intend to mount a vigorous defense and expect that mr. cosby will be exonerated by a court of law. if you are representing him, how would you be preparing right now to defend cosby? >> first of all i want to make clear i dont know the evidence in the case, never met mr. cosby or the accu...