Prison for murder that they did not commit. It wont come soon enough for raymond mora who died in prison of an apparent heart attack. No better Christmas Gift than to say that my dad is innocent and everybody knows. Reporter William Vasquez and Amaury Villalobos say they loss their freedom but not fate. I am not angry. They did something bad to me but god is there. God is on my side. Some states have the Death Penalty forecasts like this. Did did you ever think about that . Yes. I thought about it but i never lost my faith because i knew i didnt commit a crime. Reporter the brooklyn d. A. Has been in office for barely two years but already 17 people have seen convictions overturned. The d. A. Is committed to correcting mistakes, many made years ago. Attention by students and faculty at new york law school. N. J. , thank you. Breaking news in newark. More than a thousand members of a Janitors Union on the march. Shannon sohn is watching it all. Shannon . Reporter you can see the march h
But the three scouts with him are not hurt. The attack happened around noon at Split Rock Reservoir in rockaway township, morris county. Stephan kim is there with the breaking details. Reporter well, joe and lauren, take a look down this road. This attack occurred at the bottom of this windy road about a half mile from here by the road. First responders have set up in search of the victim. It took them several hours to locate this victim. Meanwhile, residents living around here by the reservoir are absolutely startled by this attack. Were shocked. We hike here all the time. Reporter residents living by the Split Rock Reservoir in rockaway, new jersey shaken by what happened. A bear attacked four people in the woods, injuring a male adult, a boy leading three scouts around noon. Luckily, the children were unharmed. By 3 30, the victim was found and rushed to a nearby hospital by a state police helicopter. He was wrapped from head to toe, loaded onto the chopper on a stretcher. Residents
Are free of anger. I know god is there. Both were paroled two years ago but never gave up the fight to prove their innocence. Today i feel that if i died this afternoon, ill be able to go to my tomb and rest in peace because my name has finally been cleared and justice has been done. It was emotional too for morris family. He died from a heart attack back in 1989. My husband is not here today to see tae victory but hes looking down on us and know hes resting in peace now. How much does it mean to you to be able to say my dad was innocent . Versus no better Christmas Gift that i can get. Lets just say my dad is innocent and now everybody knows. The d. A. Is now expanding his conviction review unit which up until now has focused on homicide cases. They will now be looking at crimes including rape, arson robbery. Updating a breaking story a mother and two children were struck by a cement truck in queens. Checkey beckford is live in elmhurst with late details for us. Reporter police say th
And thicken toward the evening. Temperatures topping off no better than the low 50s this afternoon. Lets find out about the commute. Heres emily. The road work did clear on the fdr. 116th into the 60s. But in new jersey, still this construction on the car lanes. Closures on the turnpike from interchange 14 down to 9. Mass transit is the way to go today. Gridlock alert day in effect. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. We want to get to that breaking news in new jersey where a fire spread to three homes overnight. The firefighters are still there on dekalb avenue in jersey city. Today in new yorks Kerry Barrett is there. Reporter yeah, good morning, michael. A couple updates for you. We know there were four homes affected. Still getting estimates on how many people that involved. We are hearing it could be up to 30. As i step out of the picture right now, get you a look at whats going on, theyre mopping up hot spots right now. We did speak to neighbors and we spoke with a moth
Randomly attacked on her way to school. Tonight, police are searching for the man who followed a 16 yearold in queens, and slashed her in the neck and face. He may have left a key piece of evidence behind. Good evening, im kristine johnson. Im maurice dubois. More on this frightening attack on a teen. Reporter maurice and christine, right behind me is where that Foreign Exchange student was walking when she was slooshed. Tonight, they are slashed, tonight, they are still looking for that suspect. To have Something Like that happen here is just crazy. Reporter whitestone queens residents uneasy after yearold girl on her way to school just this morning, when police say a man ran up behind her, and without saying a word slashed her face with a box cutter before taking off. The teen left bloody and in shock. Shes slashed in her face twice. Once from ear to her throat, to the middle of her throat and another part of the face as well. Its very disturbing. She is an Exchange Student from chin