have been around for decades, but bill cosby has always denied that he sexually assaulted any women. now for the first time he s facing criminal charges in a case dating back to 2004. reporter: disgraced comedian, bill cosby stumbled walking with a cane and limp as he arrived at his arrangement. he was released on $1 million bail for the alleged 2004 sexual assault of a woman 37 years younger than the comedian. after denials and claims that wall, he is now facing criminal charges for the first time. andrea constand accused cosby of drugging then assaulting her. when she visited the kmecomediat his pennsylvania home.
eve terror concerns. new york will send 6,000 police officers to times square for the big celebration there. security will also be tightened in washington d.c. and in l.a. more cameras and security will be posted up at the rose bowl parade. arrests in other parts of the world, mainly europe, have also prompted officials to take action. nick robertson joins us from brussels in belgium. so, nick, in fact, authorities there in brussels have cancelled new year s eve festivities. why did they make that decision? a different response to events planned across the united states, for instance. reporter: sure. what the prime minister here, both the prime minister talked to national television last night to explain why they re making this decision. the prime minister said, look, the terrorists right now are than they ve been in the past. the threat at the moment is
world. it looks great. jess strous is preparing for the biggest party of the world. the times square ball. reporter: he has the towering task of entertaining the masses on new year s eve, and that includes producing this sphere. this is it. in terms of new york traditions in the holiday season, they really don t come much bigger than this particular one. tell me about it. it all began as a hmerri tim tradition. they combine that with a new technology, the electric lightbulb to drop in times square that s attracted hundreds of thousands of people from the beginning. reporter: tell me about the ball. it s 12 feet in diameter. it weighs over 6 tons. it has over a ton of waterford
in missouri, and illinois, the mississippi, missouri, and mar mac rivers are all experiencing major flooding. in illinois this woman watching as flood waters flow around and then into her home. oh, my god. reporter: this cabin caught floating away on the mare mack river, and where it hasn t yet flooded residents are evacuating from nearby levies while engineers work to ensure they hold. the kids are gone, the pets are gone. trying to get the rest of the stuff that s important to us out. reporter: in some places rivers and streams have already crested. but not the mighty mississippi that isn t expected to peak until later tonight or thursday. the flood warnings and watches extend nearly all the way down
amazing. i think these, the serial case and now this case, just really demonstrate how powerful those stories are. is it a positive or a negative? is it a good thing or a bad thing? ultimately i think it s a good thing. what happens in the justice system it s a really good thing. i ve long been a fan of cameras in the courtroom. we especially saw it in the zimmerman trial where some people, many people were outp j outraged by the verdict. regardless of what you thought about the outcome, there s you understood. the da says a lot of evidence has been left out of this the whole thing runs about ten hours. he told a local reporter that, quote, anytime you edit 18 moents of information and only include the statements or pieces that support your particular conclusion, that conclusion should be reached. does he have a point?