It's been dubbed the nuclear option because it threatens to further erode one of the defining institutional quirks of the Senate â the filibuster â as well as the culture of the chamber that sees itself as more bipartisan and statesmanlike than the House of Representatives.
A+E Networks. On this day in 1997, comedian and TV star Bill Cosbyâs 27-year-old son Ennis Cosby is murdered after he stops to fix a flat tire along Californiaâs Interstate 405 in Los Angeles. The 405, which runs some 70 miles from Irvine to San Fernando, is known as one of the planetâs busiest and most congested roadways.
Sex abuse allegations against actor-comedian occurred against a backdrop of marital infidelity, estrangement and death of one of his children by murder. Entertainer Bill Cosby, left, and his wife, Camille, seen during an interview earlier in November, have been married since 1964. In 1971, seven years after their wedding, star comedian and actor Bill Cosbyâs wife, Camille, remained committed to making their marriage work despite the distractions of Hollywood. They had met on a blind date at a bowling alley in the spring of 1963.