Transcripts For WPHL Action News At Ten On PHL17 20141203 :

Transcripts For WPHL Action News At Ten On PHL17 20141203

Molested her in the playboy mansion in california. She said the year was 1974. While the statute of limitations prerents criminal charges, California Law a allows anyone hosers Emotional Distress or any other kind of negative impact within the last three years to file a lawsuit. She says that cosby befriended her before making her drinks. Then, forcing her to perform a sex act on him. There has been no response tonight from cosbys represent, huff is the 18th woman to come forward with accusations of Sexual Assault a against bill cosby. We will have more on cosby, later on tonight, but first, accu weather detailing recovery of temperatures that dropped to chilling levels today. Yeah, Winter Weather advisories just expired, for sections of the region and you can expect, a bit of a warm up. Meteorologist Melissa Magee has latest from Storm Tracker six double scan. Yes, shirleen and brian you can see that warm up is coming. When you look at precipitation on Storm Tracker six live double scan radar earlier this evening we had milk precipitation across northwestern suburbs but look closely we have rain for that northwestern location from his allentown to lancaster along the i95 corridor and interior sections of out jersey. Were going to look at treat level and you do notice just a wintry precipitation to the south and west of redding there and northern sections of lancaster county. Otherwise we will get warmer a air coming northward and conditions like we said that change over to rain, for the rest of tonight and that will continue to be the case. We will look at the temperatures. It is 43 in the city. Thirtyfive in allentown. Chilly rain in reading at 33. Only place where temperatures are at freezing mark, poconos 32. Fortynine along the coast in sea isle city. We did pick up a decent amount of ice, however to our north and west. Up in the poconos close to a half inch of some ice, pen argyl, tenth of an inch. Same this he had looking. 7 in pot town and doylestown coming in with. 06 inches of ice. So a bit of the glaze on the trees or glaze on the glass, perhaps if you have your car outside. Morning rush hour showing improving condition on the way. Cloudy skies overhead. Just an isolated shower, 6 00 a. M. That temperature is 42. Fortythree at 7 00 in the morning. That temperature at 8 00 a. M. Coming in at 44 degrees. It will be milder as we get into wednesday afternoon. We will look at how high these numbers will go with the full and exclusive accu weather forecast, brian. Melissa, thank you. It is video you will only see on action news. Surveillance video that could crack case of the serious hit and run in west philadelphia. The police are hoping it can help identify whoever was behind the wheel of that car right there, and tonight, we have learned that police have been able to identify the victim. Action News Reporter Kenneth Moton is following the story live tonight and kenneth, what is the latest here. Reporter welshing brian, we have learned this hit and run victim, this mystery man was identified late this evening, finally, we do know that he is still in Critical Condition at hup as police tried to find a suspect. Tonight, only action news was there as Philadelphia Police towed this silver volvo in the i am pound lot. Sources say the vehicle is believed to be the one, scene in the Surveillance Video obtain exclusively slamming in the pedestrian at 59th and market streets in west philadelphia, around 9 00 monday night. Were not showing moment of impact which threw the man several yard, but we will show the people running towards him. They helped, but investigators say the male driver of that volvo didnt even slow down. Today accident investigators received a anonymous tip that led them to the 200 block of south cecil street where just a few blocks from the hit and run scene. Sources a say Police Spotted the volvo with front end damage and broken windshield we could see for ourselves. They also track down the the owner, a woman, sources say told investigators her daughter and son also use her car. Police got a search warrant and took vehicle will into examine it for evidence. Meanwhile, accident investigators say the the 25 yearold victim suffered internal injuries, along with massive trauma to his head and chest. He was rush to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania with no id. But he was identified this evening. Police are still trying to track down a relative. At this point police have not released the name of their victim, again, no arrests, but investigators feel like they are closing in on that suspect hit and run driver. Were reporting live from university city, Kenneth Moton for action news at ten on phl17, shirleen. Kenneth, thank you. Delaware state Fire Marshalls Office believes someone is making a habit of burning churches near felt on, delaware. I want to show you this map here. There were three fires since this morning, and all of them are believed to have been done by the same person, or persons, and as you can see they were all just a few miles apart. The Healing Hands Christian Church on 500 block of berrytown road suffered a total loss. There was 75,000 in damage done here. You could see a charred bible, and chairs, about the only thing left. The pastor rushed to the scene shortly after the fire began at 2 00 a. M. We need a place now where we can serve and right new we dont have that place. While Fire Fighters were at helping hand they received another fire call, the manship chapel on burnite hill road suffered a thousand dollars in damage. At 5 30 there was a fire at log Mennonite Church on carpenter bridge road and there was 0,000 in damage there authorities have made no arrests so far. Brian . Leaders across professional sports talk about the pervasive issue of Domestic Violence on capitol hill today. There have been a number of instances involving players but as action news Sharrie Williams tells us the topic took one nfl executive with ties to our area to a rather painful place. The shes live from the Satellite Center and sharrie, youve got details on this one. Reporter brian, most gripping testimony it came from that former eagles player troy vincent tiering up at times he shared that growing up Domestic Violence was a way of life at his home. Eagles fans know him as a five time pro bowl cornerback but today troy vincent is tackling and taking on the issue of Domestic Violence, sharing a very personal perspective. My brother and i watch helplessly numerous times as my mother was beaten and knocked unconscious as we dialed 911. Reporter vincent, now an executive with the nfl addressed Domestic Violence in professional sports during a Senate Committee hearing on capitol hill. His testimony whats motional at times. I relate to the 20 million victims, Domestic Violence. Reporter rinse event played eight years with the eagles and induct in the teams hall of fame. He was also regarded as a leader off the field, often giving back to his hometown of trenton, and for the last two decades he has worked as an advocate against Domestic Violence. At the hearing vincent was joint by representatives from other pro sports leagues under fire from committee members. I want to necessity if you are developing uniformed policy that will effectively and appropriately punish players who commit what are criminal acts against women and children. Reporter while lawmakers question if enough is being done, one player a says that his punishment goes too far. After agreeing to a plea deal with no jail time for hitting his son with a tree branch. I stand here and i take full responsibility for my action. Reporter today Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was in new york appealing the nfls decision to sus pen him indefinitely. The his hearing comes after former Baltimore Ravens star ray rice had his penalty for attacking his wife in an elevator thrown out by an arbitrator. It was ray rices case that in part helped fuel todays hearing but lawmakers saying there needs to be a standard of addressing Domestic Violence, even if there isnt a criminal conviction. Live from the Satellite Center, Sharrie Williams for action news at ten on phl17. Sharrie, thank you. Driver involved in this crash has been sited with in attentive driver. Sixtyseven yearold man was behind the wheel of the lex thaws crashed in the row of town houses in newark, yesterday. Three families were left homeless because of that crash and the fire that followed. One resident was hospitalized with smoke inhalation. Health Officials Say patrons of a Mercer County restaurant may have been exposed to hepatitis a, a food prep worker at rosas restaurant and catering in hamilton has the infection. People who kind at the eatery between november 10th and yesterday could be at risk. Health officials advised those people to get vaccinatedded if they are in the already. Hamilton is hosting a clinic for residents at Colonial Volunteer Fire Company on thursday from 2 00 to 8 00 p. M. And still ahead on this full hour of action news at ten, you heard breaking details about a new lawsuit against bill cosby and now hear from a temple trustee who sat with him on the board before cosby resigned. There were two victims in this robbery a woman on her phone and the infant, the robber claims not to have seen. Also pretend to be a solder and you run risk of being check by a real one, the alleged imposters problems might not end there. Merry christmas thanks but this gift, its kind of halffast. Whats wrong . We still have cable internet, so our uploads are half the speed of our downloads. So ill be halffast when i share my photos and ill do a halffast job updating my blog. Wait, is everything under this tree halffast . Who wants eggnog . Dont settle for half fast cable internet. Only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. Uploads as fast as downloads. Get this great price online guaranteed for 2 full years plus 400 back with a 2year agreement. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v as we told you at the start of the newscast tonight bill cosby is facing a new lawsuit connect with the growing sex assault accusation as against him. A woman filed suit in los angeles today claiming that cosby, molested her back in 1974 when she was just 15 years old. That accusation comes one day, after cosby resigned from Temple Universitys board of trustees. Tonight as cosby maintains his silence the boards chairman is talking about cosbys split from his alma matter. A action News Reporter chad pradelli has the story. Reporter as accusations mounted Temple University was under increasing pressure to sever ties with bill cosby. For weeks the university stood silent but yesterday, cosby resign from the board of trustees, and chairman of the board tells me tonight it was a noble thing to do. Patrick oconnor has served on the temple board of trustees for bill cosby for decades. He represented the comedian against accusations of Sexual Assault in 2005 but more than anything, he calls cosby a friend. He said yesterday cosby called him and said he was resigning from the board. It was painful. It whats motional. It was brief. Reporter oconnor says the board was already considering its next move but it was content to take its time and deliberate all of the facts. That is when cosby stepped in and took the decision out of the boards hands. As he said to me, my issues are becoming a distraction to Temple University. I love temple. I dont want temple to be harmed by my personal issues. Reporter oconnor says he understands the anger towards cosby but like the lawyer he is, he calls him just accusations. Question his character more and more. No, i know bill, i dont question his character at all, but these are his personal issues that he has to deal with him. Reporter oconnor would not talk about specific allegations against cosby. He a said despite personal issues facing the actor, cosby has been a great ambassador for the university and does not believe the fire storm will tarnish temples image. It will long survive any of these issues because it is a stellar institution and deserves to stand on its own as it will and we will flourish. Reporter what affiliation will bill cosby have with Temple University Going Forward . Oconnor says he cannot say, i would have to ask cosby himself. Attempts to reach the comedian were unsuccessful n north philadelphia, chad pradelli for action news at ten on phl17. Well, Rapper Meek Mill is out of jail earlier then expected. Back in july he had an outburst at his parole office, which resulted in a why sentencing him to three to six months for violating parole. The parole was related to a drug case from 2009, he served five months, before todays release. Meek mill was also ordered to take etiquette classes. Police in the bronx have made an arrest in this heinous robbery. That is a Woman Holding a baby being dropped kick, but mother felon top of her two monthold and suspect took off with her cell phone, fortunately it didnt take lock for police to identified alonzo brown as the attacker. The 18 yearold apologized after his arrest telling reporters and police he didnt realize his victim was holding a baby. Power is gradually being restored in the city of detroit. Power outage there forcedded early dismissals at all Public Schools and wayne state university. Other affect buildings including governmental facilities and joe lewis arena, home of the detroit red wings. Fire department, policetations, and officials blame outage on a major cable failure. Citys mayor says the power grid has not been modernized in decades. Time for the accu weather forecast. We are still wet earlier tonight. More wet overnight but better stuff on the other end, Melissa Magee live at the big board with more details, hi there. Hi there brian and shirleen. We are still tracking wet weather. The good news it is some light rain across portions of the delaware and lehigh valleys. That mixed precipitation is starting to exit our region. We will will show you Storm Tracker six live double scan radar. Steady amount of precipitation from the poconos and southward into areas in delaware. The pretty close to dover here. Were going to go tighter for north and west of town. Storm tracker six live double scan street level and along route i80 just to the north of the poconos there and even to the south of i80, we will have wintry precipitation, we did have ice, earlier tonight, across areas in the poconos, close to a half an inch. You can see that moisture, however, already switching over to rain as we get warm air from the south working its way northward. Temperatures, however, are reflect ago this change as well, as it is 43 in philadelphia any precipitation that falls will be in the form of rain, it is 35 in allentown. Up in the poconos where that temperature is at 32. We have wintry precipitation to deal w3 in red ago long the the coast in sea isle city, 49. Upper 40s as well in millville. We are looking at visibility, it is limit sod what. Give yourself some extra traveling time. We are down to 3 miles in the city. Down to 4 miles in allentown have the wrist built released to 1. 3 in dover. We will show you Satellite Six with action radar. Here is moisture moving on through as we speak. There is a frontal boundary lifting to the north a head of that boundary we will tap into that air and northwesterly wind. A as moisture comes from the southwest to northeast direction you can see that precipitation is switching over to all rain. So, future tracker six is shoaling you at 7 00 in the morning it is a mostly cloudy start. Maybe a stray shower around. Wednesday, at noon time we will still have a little bit of precipitation to contend with but the best part of the day tomorrow is that we will be clearing out once we get in the evening hours for that ride home, and it looks like we will see milder air, working its way in as well. So, mostly cloudy, that is call from accu weather, spotty shower. High tomorrow in philadelphia is 55. Fiftyone in allentown and cape may you max out at 54 degrees. We will take a closer look because it is milder tomorrow but temperatures will come crashing back down as we get into thursday. Those numbers coming up with the accu weather forecast, guys. Melissa, thank you. After giving dallas a clubbing on thanksgiving day, the eagles are back at work and focused on this weekend. Ducis rodgers is live in the action news Sports Center with more, dueses hi there guys a long weekend, mini vacation, call it what you will but bottom line is it is over for the birds. They are back to work and anxious to get ready for sundays game with the seahawks. Jamie apody reports. Back to work for the birds and if they had had any rust after four day layoff, Jordan Matthews didnt let it show, he and his teammates able to catch a break and now bring on the stretch run. I fe

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