also just two, two republicans voted with democrats today to investigate one of the worst security breaches in american history, the january 6th insurrection. the sad thing is, you can probably guess which two, they remain alone in their party. we begin the reidout tonight with the high-profile prosecutorial mishap that led to the shocking and unexpected release of bill cosby this afternoon, two years in his ten-year sentence for drugging and assaulting a woman walked free after pennsylvania s supreme court overturned the conviction because they ruled an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged. what the court described as an unconstitutional coercive bait-and-switch prosecutors said cosby wouldn t be charged so he could testify in his civil case. the court notes he did not invoke the fifth amendment before he incriminated himself because he was operating under the reasonable belief the d.a. s decision not to prosecute him meant the exposure to
normal. at least 20 people have died as a result of the storm. an 11-year-old boy died in an unheated texas mobile home. authorities suspect hypothermia. three children and their grandmother died in a house fire. officials believe the family s efforts to stay warm may have caused the fire. college students are describing a frozen hell scape, with flooded halls and unflushable toilets. 7 million people, a quarter of the population are having to boil their tap water before drinking it because water pressure allowed bacteria to leak into the system. governor abbott who has yet to reach out some of his own state s mayors was one of roughly 20 texas officials who president biden reached out to. it s a departure from his predecessor who would wield assistance like a weapon against governors who wouldn t take the need. i talked to the federal emergency management agency, fema, the administrator. this afternoon i m going to ask him to accelerate our response and request for quote
this morning on world news now, congress is set to take this morning on world news now, congress is set to take action to limit the president s war powers on iran. the vote today plus the mood in iran after its strike on bases used by american troops. happening now, the fire conditions in australia getting worse. by one estimate more than 1 billion animals have died. new this half hour the vicious coyote attack in the middle of a major american city. plus the frightening video, a toddler seen walking on a narrow ledge four stories up. and the flashy girl from flushing. working in a bridal shop in flushing, queen what was she to do where is she to do after more than 20 years afte the nanny went off the air, knocking fran drescher out on her fanny that s how she became the nanny now she s headed to broadway. it s thursday, january 9th, 2020. she had style, she had flair she was there, that s how she became your coanchor. thank you for joinin
a longer winter will have us cozied up on the coach, hopefully watching the reidout, there is the investigation into the failed attempt to over throw our democracy and the disgraced former president that led that effort. today the committee heard from stewart rhodes, charged with seditious conspiracy. rhodes pleaded the fifth to questions related to the attack his lawyer told nbc news and met with jeffrey clark who tried to nullify the election results in georgia and other states. remember, clark actually appeared before the committee back in november but failed to cooperate after asserting claims of privilege to avoid answering questions and last night, we told you about the new york times reporting on the efforts by donald trump and advisors to use the authority of the federal government to seize voting machines after the 2020 election. well, now, the january 6th committee is adding that to the list of things to examine according to the times. the committee received d
alice lee, thank you, we appreciate it. that wraps it up. i m yasmin vossoughian on the back next saturday and sunday. symone starts right now. sunday. good afternoon. you re watching symone, i m melissa murray in for symone sanders townsend. tropical storm hilary makes landfall. forecasters warn it s packing a dangerous punch. including catastrophic rainfall, flooding, and potential mudslides. guad venegas is live in san diego where hilary is on track to hit max. and the first debate for republican presidential candidates is just a few days away. how the challengers could take advantage of the elephant that will not be in the room. front runner donald trump escaping the debate stage this week. but his attendance is required in fulton county. while his surrender to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. meanwhile, codefendant mark meadows is trying to avoid prosecution in the peach state altogether. we ll have the latest on the tangled web the legal woes for all the for