History of t the republin n par. This is a movement, but we have to go all the way. I am so proud to be your nominee for president of the United States. Amy its official donald trump is the Republican Party president ial nominee. However, much of the convention has not focused on trump, but on his opponent, hilillary clinton. Governor Chris Christie even staged a mock trial. Gov. Christie putting herself ahead of america, guilty or not guilty guilty. Delegates chanted lock her up, lock her up, we will look at how governor christie is immersed in his own scandal. One of his close allies has just pled guilty to federal library chargeges bribery charges. We will also speak to some of the Street Vendors sending trumprelated items in cleveland. Make americaring great hats. Do you support donald trump . To get aust trying better understanding of where he is coming from. I see a lot of nice people around here. I will probably not vote for him. It is really business. Why and we wont look at st
Are expected to gather here behind me for a vigil tonight starting at 8 00. Reporting live, rob nelson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Justice tonight decades in the making for a young man wrongly convicted of raping a teenager. 28 years ago. His name was cleared today after new dna testing of evidence. But not before he served several years in prison and a long time on the sex offender registry. Eyewitness News Reporter aj ross with the story. After enduring the unthinkable for nearly 28 years, deon harrell walked out of the courthouse with gratitude for his attorneys who believed he was innocent all along. Reporter mere words cant describe the seemingly insurmountable obstacles hes faced the better part of his life. Just 22 years old, he was teenaged girl in long branch in 1988. He always maintained his innocence but spent four years in prison and nearly the next 20 on the sex offender registry before new dna results completely exonerated him. The fact hes here today is a testament to hi
Will have to comb through to see if there were any threats, anything said that was inappropriate. This is a girl that wound up unfortunately face down in a pit near her home which should have never happened ever. We know Karina Vetrano was texting a friend of hers as she went running last night. Police say it was routine stuff. But those texts suddenly stopped. Once again, this Investigation Continues vetranos family was too distraught to speak to anyone tonight. Shes a st. Johns university grad. She worked at a nearby bar and restaurant where an evening vigil will take place in her honor. Live in howard beach, stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. Police in new jersey are looking for the driver who crashed in to a home and took off. Surveillance video shows the moment the car slammed in to house. Not only was the house damaged in to the house. The homeowner says about five minutes after the crash the driver backed out of the home and drove off. By the time police arrived, the car w
Federal courthouse in newark after pleading guilty to by rear bribery, using his port authority, to pressure airlines. This is all a part of fallout for bridgegate, which lead to criminal changes of key players in governor christies administration and the port authority. I asked sampsons lawyer, who was george w. Bushs secretary of Homeland Security in David Sampson of taking a fall for governor christie. You dont want i spoke to u. S. Attorney fall fishman, and asked if sampson gave them any information about governor christie. Were not going to answer anyone to who are is not helping us in the investigation. I will say that governor was not involved in anyway. Tile for jamie foxx governor christie former transportation chief, he has going to face a charge of cop spir raconspiracy to commit brii will keep following this. Have you know, a wedding, a beautiful wedding. A bridetobe, Jennie Fernandez is still without a wedding venue but things are looking up. Chasing news is receiving an
Your chasing the story and see that the story bridge gate is neverending. One of the key people at the Port Authority, a big ally of dave chris christie, David Sampson took a plea and got in trouble. Are you ready to go to jail for governor christie . I was in federal court and david samson pleaded guilty to bribery and admitted to pressuring Airline Officials into reinstating the direct flight from newark to columbia so that he could save time on getting home. This is an an email i obtained that david samson sent. I hope they danced my tune, let me know if theres a way to keep pressure on this issue, it would would save me a lot of heartache. It wasnt easy and you help governor christies former transportation chief, jamie fox. Heres an email exchange. He saying that they turned samsons plight down, that is to be. United airlines had business with the Port Authority which had to do with the hanger agreement at Newark International airport. The email exchange david is saying he will tak