Homeowners have been preparing for the worst. Rain continues to fall. Just keep your fingers crossed. Thats all you can do. Or fmer commander at the pentagon Ashton Carter the top choice as the next secretary of defen defense. More against bill cosby. Judy huth says cosby molested hein 1974 when she was just 15 years old. A new patient is being tested for ebola at a hospital. Its tragic. It hurts. Ntsb is investigating the deadly collision between two school buss in knlloxvie, tennessee. Two children and one adult were killed. Downtown alabama, birmingham shu shutting down itsoo ftball program. You go home. This 17yearold, 18yearold, what are they supposedo t do . Investigators are looking at what Michael Browns stepfather insight add riot last weekend in ferguson. A woman was attached by a lynx thatar appently hit her on the head. Tom cruise nearly being run over by a bus and it was no movie stunt. In china a woman was rescued after her car plunged into the river. 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Were getting a break from the heavy rain this morning, and so far the concrete barriers and 7,000 of these sandbags here in glern dora, california, have kept the water and mud out of peoples homes but check this out. It hasnt been kept out of the streets. A lot of sand, a lot of mud that now needs to be cleaned up. Parts of california are getting more rain in one day than they got during the entire morchnth december last year. Evacuations were lifted, but mudslides continue to threaten in the coming days. I have officers out there, officers on standby, officers in overtime. Well be here until this is over. Weve got flash lights, food you can heat up, candles. Reporter tuesday was on track to be the wettest day in nearly five years with predictions of as many as five more inches of rain by monday morning. Were getting saturated. Its a gully washer. The leaves are coming down and clogging the andres. Reporter but meteorologists say it will take ten storms this size in order to make an impact on the drought. We need it for the year, probably the next two or three years. Last time we had 6 feet of mud. Reporter he isnt taking any chances. A wildfire took away the land behind his home. He spent 30,000 repairing and reinforcing his property. Were braying, trying to keep it from hitting the house and going into the nachbld we are expecting more rain later this morning. Not quite as much as yesterday but enough where people have largely forgotten what that windshield button on their car is for. Gayle . Now they know how to yaus it again. Thank you, ben. While the west coast is facing rain the east coast is getting wintry weather. Danielle niles of our boston station wbz is tracking that one. Good morning. Good morning to you. Good morning, everybody. We have areas of snow and freezing rain. Thats the pink on the map. For that reason its continuing on for some slippery areas of travel. The pine tree state will continue to see snow and freezing rain through midday. Then its pretty quiet on the east coast with another round of rain from thursday night into friday and, of course, the flooding rains out west. Temperatures topping out from the 40s. 60s in l. A. The coldest spots across the midwest where well be in the 20s and 30s. Charlie, back to you. Danielle, thanks. Investigators in knox ville, tennessee, are trying to figure out why two school buses packed with children collide. Tw Manuel Bojorquez is in knox ville where the area is shaken by the tragedy. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The two children who were killed and the many injured attended the school behind me. An aide killed in the crash also worked here. Classes have been canceled today as officials try to piece together exactly how an everyday bus ride turns into a parents worst nightmare. Moments after tuesdays crash frantic parents rushed to the scene. I thought it was something simple and when i saw that their bus was smashed in the front, i knew something was wrong. Reporter at around 2 50 in the Afternoon Police say bus 44 was traveling eastbound when it made a sharp left turn, crossed over the concrete median and hit bus 57 from sunnyview primary causing it to flip on its side. Within Minutes Police and emt were running to the scene, pulling people from the wreckage and trying to reunite chirp with their families. He was in shock, crying. He was petrified. Hes never been in an accident before. For it to be his bus, hes really scared. Two young girls and an aide identified as kim riddle were pronounced dead at the scene. We just ask the community to pray for she was saying, are you okay, are you okay . Three girls made it out with a few bumps and scrapes. A lot of them are oklahoma. A lot of them are bleeding, crying. Some of their parents werent there yet and they were scared. It was scary. Although classes have been canceled, the school will be open today for students and family members who need grief counseling. Ntsb investigators will also be arrived to try to determine exactly what caused the crash. Norah . All right, manuel. Thank you. Bill cosby faces disturbing new Sexual Misconduct allegations this morning. A california woman filed a lawsuit tuesday saying he molested her when she was 15. Shes the first of cosbys recent accusers to take her claim to court. Vinita nair is here with a report and a rare interview from bill cosby. She and her friend met bill cosby on a set 40 years ago. He asked her how old she was. He invited them to his tennis club. After they met he asked them to follow him to a nearby house. According to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by cbs this morning, it was at the house where cosby played games of billiards with 15yearold julie huth while serving alcoholic beverages to her and her 16yearold friend. He told them he had a surprise for them. He led them to the playboy mansion. He said if anybody asked how old they were to say they were 19. He led them to a bathroom in a bedroom suite and when she emerged she found crosby sitting on the bed. He attempted to put his hand down her pants and then took his hand and perform add sed a sex himself. Huth claimed she suffered significant damage and a life long effect. No criminal charges have ever been filed against the comedian, although he settled a civil lawsuit out of court in 2006. Cosbys attorneys have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and cosby himself has tried to remain tightlipped about the accusations but last night in a rare tweet since the recent allegations began he wrote, thank you. Whoopi goldberg. She had expressed skepticism over allegations made by Barbara Bowman in november. I hope there is justice for this lady. I hope to get to the bottom of this. Im going to reserve my judgment because i have a lot of questions. We reached out to judy huth and bill cosby. Neither has responded. Last monday he resigned from temple university. Thank you. This morning the National Guard is cutting back troops. They rejected critical charges in the Michael Brown killing. Browns stepfather is now under investigation for his angry response that niece. Police say louis head powe ten clal faces charging of inciting a riot secretary of defense Charles Hagel plans to retear. Ashton carter is up next. Bill plante at the pentagon. Good morning. Carters name is tonal one being considered and the announcement will probably come later this week. The white house wont confirm that carter is their nominee, only that hes on the list. But spokesman josh earnest praised him. Hes somebody who has previously served the administration as the deputy secretary of defense, a position he filled very ably r carter is a physicist who has held two top jobs at the pentagon during the Obama Administration. Serve bs previously as the undersecretary in charge of the weapons program. Though a civilian, hes seen as having the confidence of the departments military command. As a defense secretary he would face complex strategy questions about the fight against isis in syria and iraq, questions that humbled his predecessor chuck hagel. He told charlie rose earlier this year were not going to get a solution. I think our advisers will give us insight, influence there, but thats the most important benefit of having them there. Reporter carter was confirmed unanimously by the senate in his previous job and would likely do well again, but ted cruz and other republicans questioned whether the white house would allow anyone the freedom to do the job. It says something that somebody is saying no thank you i dont want to serve in the secretary of defense that overrides the Defense Department that is treated sub servantly. Very they say he would be able to hold his own. Hes got the vast experience of working with the pentagons huge bureaucracy, so hell be on top of that as well. For this white house, though, the best signal is both sides say he can be easily confirmed. Bill, thank you so much. And Major League Sports are under new pressure from continuation this morning to clamp down on dough mess took violence. Officials from the top four professional leagues and their players associations testified tuesday at a congressional hearing. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill where they expect a better turnout. Good morning. Good morning. Thats right. They were very critical nr for failing to send their commissioners. He did send thim. Its a topic that for him is close to home. I relate to the 20 million victims to domestic violence. Troy vincent said domestic abu abuse was with him when he was growing up. His mother beat him while his brother watched. Rice was originally suspended for two games after punching his then fiancee in a casino elevator. The league made that indefinite after the video sur fasd. Just last week rice won the appeal and was reinstated to the nfl. We accept the criticism that weve received and were committed to resolving the issue. He was invited from the nba, the nhl, mll and nfl. Senator Claire Mccaskill stress heard frustration, that while m player s were sanctioned, the commission has not. In 22 years, never. Reporter since the rice incident other leagues have gotten more proactive. Jeffery taylor was suspended and a Los Angeles Kings player was suspended in october after he was arrested on domestic abuse. The Committee Members want the league and the unions to come up with uniform policies that deal with these problems that take into account due problems but also stress the fierce many victims have coming forward. This morning the damage to Sony Pictures is far from over. The hackers took new movies like fur fury and annie were put on the computer. 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The wall street journal looks at how troubles in u. S. russian relations is affecting their space department. The rocket exploded. It shows how america relies on russia to carry them into orbit. They cut off licenses for sending technology to russia. Bloomberg reports hackers have reached airports, companies and agencies around the company. The Security Firm says theyre looking at the attacks. They say its the same group that reached america last year. The detrodetroit free pres says, power outage . Welcome to new york. The lights are slowly coming back on. They say its the latest frustrating example of the struggle to provide services there. This morning new york city awaiting grand jury vote in a case with echos of ferguson, michigan. The decision whether to charge as why Police Officer could come as early as today. They ruled an improper choke hold was the factor in the death of black suspect eric gaern. The case sparked protests of police use of force. 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