And forced people from their homes. But first, the Severe Weather thats refusing to let up in the south. Heavy rain, devastating flooding, and tornadoes. Overnight, the death toll going up. At least 15 people now confirmed dead. Cnns nick valencia is following this latest weather system and the damage that its done. And a lot of damage that were looking at, nick. Hey, there, deb. Its been absolutely devastating for portions of the southeast United States. Atlanta, actually, got hit pretty hard Christmas Eve with some torrential downpours. It brightened up on christmas, but the front end of the states did get the brunt of the damage, especially alabama which is still under a state of emergency. Severe weather batters several southern states. Heavy rains hammer parts of alabama. The water made some roads impassable. Rescue crews helping residents trapped in their homes and the National Weather service said a potential tornado touched down in birmingham, causing damage to several blocks.
falls within the statue of limitations. if he s concerned that debora johnson will be a witness in the scores of other cases remains to be seen. but i think there s some chance he can prevail in this if she can t prove it. and what good can it do him? it makes very little difference given the other pending litigation. richard, do you see this as strategic? it s fascinating, somebody makes an accusation at somebody and they make an accusation back. sort of tit for tat. what do you think about this strategically? it s he said/she said. and litigation, practice is strategy. this is now the defense strategy from the cosby camp to be on the offensive and go after these people. the bottom line here, deb, is that in defamation cases, they are very, very difficult to prove. in fact, in the uk, which is the foundation of our legal system, the only way you get a jury trial is a criminal case and a civil defamation case.