Paoctorhe oaning us. Im christin zee. If you want to watch the rest of the white house news briefing you can do so at abc7news. Com. We are going to bring you our 3 00 edition of abc 7 news. We are streaming right now on Facebook Live. We want to interact with all of you. Jump in and talk with us on Facebook Live and pose your questions or even just say hi if you would like. We are also streaming on youtube. Our app and abc 7 news. Com. Of course, we are on tv and the benefit of tv is you get the added content in the breaks and interact. Lets start with all the head loons from today. Well start worldwide. The Labor Department reports for than 3 Million People filed for Unemployment Insurance in the past week, but the dow ended up 1,300 points higher giving it the biggest threeday surge in 90 years. The stimulus package, thats expected to Pass Congress tomorrow. The senate voted yes. The house is next. Is credited with helping the spike. Locally there are 1,331 cases and 30 deaths relat
Right now overcast skies throughout much of the bay area. Its a really fine, fine mist thats falling across portions of the region. 53 in san jose. 47 oakland, 48 in napa. Future weather shows 7 00 tonight, still tracking areas of drizzle. Right around mid night and shortly after, another chilly night on the way. 31 in fairfield, 340 0 in napa. Were tracking a really nice new years eve and then the storm door opens once again. Our other big story today, bill cosby in court. More than a decade after he was accused of the attack near philadelphia. Police released this mug shot of the 78yearold entertainer. God bless you, brother. Thank you. Mr. Cosby, how do you respond to the charges . Arraigned on three felony charges, allegations from nearly 12 years ago brought by a woman here in pennsylvania reexamined by police leading to the kmed y comedians arrest today. The former Temple University employee claiming cosby sexually assaulted her in 2004 east pennsylvania mansion. He urged her to
As the london eye. A bloody good time had by all, im certain. All right. In other major story it was not a good time for lawmakers in the Senate Working through the night to reverse the effects of the fiscal cliff. And a vote came in the wee hours of the new years and Tahman Bradley has more on this lastditch session. Kind of ruined some politicians night, didnt it . Reporter exactly right. Happy new year to you, paula and john. The senate bill passed in the wee hours of the morning with overwhelming support and heads to the house where its fate is uncertain. As americans rang in the new year, the senate was in session in the middle of the night passing a bill after the fiscal cliff deadline had gone by. I think we can say weve done some good for the country. Reporter since lawmakers missed the midnight deadline nearly every american wakes up with higher taxes but congress can undo those tax hikes if the house passes the senates bill. Vice president biden, who was instrumental in broke