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County and sequestered for the trial. expected to last about two weeks. the accuser says mr. cosby drugged and assaulted her at his home outside philadelphia in 2004. though dozens of other women have come forward accusing cosby of sexual predatory behavior, this is the only case resulting in criminal charges. of all of the accusers, only one other will be permitted to testify. joining me, criminal defense attorney mark omara, civil rights attorney areflect a martin. prosecutors struck two black...

Melber, host of "the point." ron, to you first. what is the latest on what we were just describing and the family is bringing in the idea potentially of race. >> well, there are many aspects to this -- allegations of racism. its not just the accusers. they feel its been racially motivated the way that the media has portrayed cosby and some of the court decisions that have kept this case going are perhaps racially motivated. its a wide allegation about it. here -- thats one of the reasons that th...

Who will see the other bill cosby, not the current bill cosby. the allegations have been so intense. a lot of people out there have made up their minds about how they feel about bill cosby. its not just this as well. he was having a contentious relationship with the african-american community because of the moral statements he was making that were challenging black families and that the revolution is in the home. the way he was saying things in the white community, they felt he was condescending...

He sees the legal system manipulated by lawyers which limits his ability to defend himself in front of a jury of his peers. >> i just dont want to sit there and have to figure out what i believe is a truthful answer as to whether or not i am opening a can of something that i, my lawyers are scrambling. >> bill cosby was measured, not taking the bait when i asked whether the many accusers are all lying. >> you know better than that. i wont and i cannot answer that. its really not fair and you kno...

A different aspect of what cosby said to me. like revealing he will not testify in his own behalf, or attacking his accusers as quote, unquote piling on. plus echoing his daughters blame on racism or advising his desire to perform again free of protest. and saying his wifes support of him had never wavered. and thats all true. but it is the totality of what cosby shared that offered i think a road map of his defense against charges brought by accuser andrea con stand at next months trial in mont...

Pay to watch him perform. he sees the legal system manipulated by lawyers which limits his ability to defend himself in front of a jury of his peers. >> i just dont want to sit there and have to figure out what i believe is a truthful answer as to whether or not i am opening a can of something that i, my lawyers are scrambling. >> bill cosby was measured, not taking the bait when i asked whether the many accusers are all lying. >> you know better than that. i wont and i cannot answer that. its r...

Against roger ailes, including people we know very well and like. that is part of the legacy. >> absolutely. in fact, ailes was facing a number of lawsuits at the time of his death. there is also a pending federal investigation into fox news, into the culture of fox news, really into the ailes era, about his friends that he was employing, about the settlement payments to his accusers and things like that. you know, he was many things at the same time. i remember the first time i met him, he barr...

I feel like someone was in the wrong somewhere, and i want answers. >> hernandez suicide came just days after he was acquitted in a 2012 double murder case. he was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 killing of odon lloyd. no word yet from the correctional center where hernandez died. bill cosby has broken the silence after the sexual allegations against him. when asked if race played a role in the scandal, cosby replied, could be. prosecutors say they have stories from more than 50 wom...

Triggered nationwide actions by black lives matter protesters and a demand for president obamas doj for an investigation. body cameras were a crucial factor in that case, and tonight there are new questions as to exactly how police officers across the nation would use them in their workday today going forward. for more on that, we go to dan springer in chicago. >> police officers still have plenty of concerns about these body cameras and how the video they shoot is treated. a federal judge in se...

On to this. the federal investigation okay. >> the allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination and retaliation against former boss roger ailes and former host bill oreilly cost them their jobs and now the accusers are trying to make an impact on networks finances. current ceo rupert murdoch is trying to buy sky, a satellite tv giant in the uk, and lawyers for women have accused fox news of harassment and discrimination will travel to britain next week to try to persuade regulators to blo...