bill: the battle is heating up. it is now a war over ads. wait until you see what one side is saying about the other side. that and halloween fast approaching. how about this costume from party city stirring up all kinds of controversy. trick or trump? we have all the sports, your headlines and dan zarrow will have the weather. it is getting cold! i am bill spadea. this is "chasing news." on monday. a federal judge made a decision that will have neg tef impact on another bob menendez and the defense team and tried to got the brook ry charges dismiss. no go says the judge precept your case and this is going to go to the jury for all the details and jones has the story.

reporter: judge william in the senator bob men mendez bribery trial did he nis the defense's request to dismiss the bribery charges saying the jury will decide whose version of what happened over didn't happen. he add the burden of the proof is still on the government. that this is bribery and the defense denies the charms and the judge said, that is why this is going through the jury. also week, the government rests the kiss and today the defense took to the stands and calling the firstness with senator bob men m nen dez's son bob menendez jr. what the defense is trying to do is convince the jury that the senator and eye doctor, dr. solomon are close friends, first, so taking vacations together. spending holiday time together. it is very natural. it is very common so bob menendez jr. said the two were more like brothers not two people trying to scheme the f.

out of money them government says and political donations and accepted luxury trips and even private gentlemens in exchange for helping the florida eye doctor in a $9 million medicare dispute with the government. in newark, i am laura jones for "chasing news "are ." bill: thank you, laura. want to bring in expert on the matters. former president in morris county, new jersey, bob joins me now. mob, welcome back to "chasing news." >> thanks, bill. bill: what is the significance of the judge's ruling. the judge is saying no go. pot to resent your case. we're going to a jury. >> it is important for the community to understand that stage of a trial before the case concluded that the defense always makes the motion to stop the case before it goes to the jury and this is a common thing, however, under the law, all the legitimate in sperrances are given to the prosecution at this stage the defense made an argument that the prosecutor

presend absolutely no evidence factually or legally to just foy the brook ry charns, there for, it show be thrown out at the all right astage and it just said no they prevented enough evidence and at this stage, it is presented enough. in your professional opinion as a prosecutor, do you think there were more things that they left on the table? do you think they did do an effective job? not asking to guess who the jury will conning have or equit. what the thoughts? >> they did an effect ef job with what they had. after the mcdonald decision in virginia. >> yep. >> i mean, like, yeah, bill, you know as well ado. any politician right now that takes country bogses from somebody is going to be very concerned if down the road they do some sort of favor or benefit. >> all right, thank. >> thank you. >> great, let me bring in the a

plus panel to break this down. republican strategists is her and democratic stramsts bill caruso, jennette, let me start with you. you know, this two seem like a blow to the menendez defense team. yeah. >> even though as bob said, somewhat are you teen. they expected the motion to be filed. >> well, i is a blew to the menendez defense team because it is going to go a jury. the def information is prn ry as bob said is what at stake here. the judge agreed with the prosecution that it is not just one quid proquo and it is a culture of corruption. think that is what the prosecution presented. >> do you agree that? >> no, i did he fer to where bob is copping from, a renowned prosecutor, this is are you teen, you expect pit. they with not be doing their job. also you heard last week, there is doubts on whether or not there is a stream of benefits and the prosecution was able to prove that in the best case. >> this is going to a area ry. we have to see whether a jr. riff his piers believed he acted appropriately and the interactions with menendez.

>> yes or no. it is senator damaged goods after this? >> well, it depends. it doe pen on what they get a construction. i think is. bill: all right. let's turn our i tonings the race to succeed governor christie. it is heating up. there ises a battle over ads and letters. one letter in particular caution all kinds of controversy with the letter circulated last week this attacked kim gaun dag know using the own words about sanctuary cities and state this the problem is threater was circulated in spanish and contained the names of several pastors in the hispanic community throughout new jersey but the pastors, not all of them, at heaths, they department know who the organization was. they had no idea where the letter was circulated from and never gave their permission to have their name included this in political attack. doyen na glass has the full story. it is becoming known as pastor gate. a campaign press release making

the rounds in new jersey that i pears to show a handful of hispanic actors throwing their support behind democrats murphy. some pastors now say they have no idea how they were on. the release is written in span herb and announce the campaign ad against murphy held sanctuary. the press release describes the ad as continuation of the gy's racism that prevails in this country. it is sidide be put out boy the coalition pastors in new jersey in defense of immigrant's. but rooney points out that that organization might not even benefit. bill: that is right. new jersey made it public. we went. we took a look that. we went ahead and did a simple google ins searches and record searches under the english and the spanish felons of this alleged coalition and couldn't find any extremely unusual. that is what the organization do.

right they send out press releases to take positions. >> the question now remains: who was beeped it? paul murphy's team said they didn't put it out. the alawed the pastors who signed to the ad and came out against the ad. mean while, 3:00 the campaign continues to push murphy was behind the release and adds "it should give all new jerseyans pause that murphy would take advantage of men across the people of new jersey" the campaign is also asking for an apology. i am diana black reporting for chasing news. bill: okay, thank you, diana. i want to bring in one of those pastors who was mentioned in this letter that skerlated around. his name is pastor jose lopez. he is the head of the hispanic pastors association of hudson county. pastor low, thank you for joining us on chasing news. good to see you. >> thank, bill. did he lighted to be here. bill: let me ask you. were you not called know notified end anyway that your

team in was going to be included in the political attack letter? >> never gat call. >> when up with of the relatives brought me. a ler in my name. >> thank you, pastor lopez. appreciate your time. all right. let's bring in the a-plus pam to break this down and weigh in on it. jennette hoffman, always good to he sue. thanks forking about here. >> bill a russo, bill, i will start with you. how bad does this make your guy look? >> i don't know how it makes murphy looks bad here. i think it looks like those that aced on whoever's be half to ac on their bow half. you put a let are out without knowing about it. you know? this is a campaign type goes back to the first debate. the the candidate, murphy made, i think, a comment.

that spun into the campaign and making an ad that probably went above and beyond where it should have gone and now, another campaign response that was a mess. >> you know, it looks like bill's position in front of the democrats saying they went too for and using the own words and by ul accounts this race is single dig it dids now. >> absolutley. clearly the murphy campaigns des freight they aring about as for to meak up an organization that doesn't exist and sign the names of them and folking the signatures of pastor much? mean, that is desperate and scrappy. >> the murphy campaigns the ing that. this goes back. this race getting closer. kim has powerful ad. murphy's own words that is he wants new jersey to be a sanctuary state. >> , the issue, though, certainly understand that point president? that has people piped on both sides but the question is, though, about this letter. you no? he we don't know who put it out yet. what we do know, dan brian who is murphy's spokesman, look, we

had nothing to do with this. we didn't draft it. then went and praised it and praised the mast pastors. he knowest from not on there. >> friday the murphy campaign, i would be doing the exact same thing. whether they had something to do it or doe ni they didn't. would be operation it because it helped them. it is the is a mess at the campaign level. the main shore you which i think the majority of new new jerseyin agree with is not about sanctuary states but the discussion of how we are going to work together. >> well, that is what it is about. that is what murphy talked about in the debate. if it wasn't about it, why it is talk k about it in a debate. thats the point, bill. this letter and this group no one is taking credit and have take credit. some should investigate. who really cares about the messaging. >> honestly, it sticks to the kind of candidate that murphy is. it is he dishonest or allowing people to forge the names. >> well, all right. before we jump i got get headlines. i will ask both. this is race as close now. agreed?

>> yeah. well, the race close. i don't know where it is now. we all thought it was lows. >> i think it is. the more people know about it. the more people know about hur if i. >> ok. all right. >> here is a look at the headlines we are chasing for you tonight. >> governor christie announcing on monday, that new jersey has endorsed newark the second headquarters for retailer amazon.com. christie made announcement flanked by senator corey booker and newark mayor. >> we are here to announce today that the city of newark would be advanced as not only the best location for amazon but the only location for amazon here in the state of new jersey. [cheering and applauding] >> offering almost $7 billion in potential tax incentives to the on-line retailer and facility that could bring in as map ny as $50,000 jobs. amazon has seven in new jersey. 14 people injured in the apartment fire in brooklyn monday morning. the fire started in a kitchen on the second floor of a four-orie building at 5:00 in the morning. one woman was trapped behind the

bars on the windows of the second floor apartment and rescued by firefighters but the same serious injuries and was taken to the hospital. no word on what caused the three alarm fire. new york now ranks second amongst the highest out of network atm fees in the nation. according to bankrate.com. fees in new york have ryp to ample of $5.16 up from $4.00 6 last year. the record for highest fees goes to pittsburgh with the average of $5.16. and that is a look at the headlines we're chasing today. >> coming up, halloween right around the corner. not without controversy. and a little politics. one costume stirring up all kinds of controversy that party city is putting out and of course dan zarrow will have all the local weather. meteorologist: bill, the coldest tonight sense may. knocking on the door tonight. get those jackets ready. the rest of the week is featuring sunshine. i will break it d

bill: welcome back to chasing new. we have a lot of more show for you including the weather. dan zero has the story. i know, it is getting chilly throughout. first we got chase newings alert. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ big debate tonight between the two candidates in new jersey vying to be the next lieutenant governor. [chanting] our own diana has the story. diana. reporter: leading in the polls

but the race is tightening as -- >> jose shocked four new jersey student in the head. >> it was disgraceful devicive pitted one ethic and cultural group against the other ands that he how the lieutenant governor guadagno campaign has conducted itself in the past several weeks. >> murphy's pick for lieutenant governor. hes the former speaker tef stit assembly. the first black female to hold that position in new jersey and the second black female to hold that position in the country. >> we run to uphold the law of the state of new jersey and the federal government. so as governor, your job is to uphold the law. that is what we will do. on the other hand, the murphy and now the tickets the most anti-cop anti-law enforcement ticket in the history of the state of knox. >> he is running in the republican ticket with kim

guadagno and served as the mayor of blue cliff lake and the only republican la ten know mayor in new jersey. and the meeting comes sk days after the first debate between guadagno and murphy and the election heated up. the final debathe between kim guadagno and murphy. i am diana black reporting for chasing news. bill: thank you, diana. all right. i know there is an election coming up. but before that election, we are going to hit halloween. is it getting ready to dress up andle kinds can of costume os throughout. a little bit more plit call that year than you may expect or maybe you are not surprised at all. ashley johnson has the full story. ashley, what do you got? reporter: a halloween costume of a wall that you can order on-line at party city have many people fired up with the national retailer. the adult costume with youthline of bricks and the words the wall mentions nothing about president donald trump's immigration poll sown the description and but many people took to twitter

expressing their thoughts. really? really at party? i a build the wall costume? another serious user tweeted if i see anyone wearing the wall costume, they are warning you are getting punched like hard. the majority of the people i spoke to on the street say they don't support it. >> ma'am, i wouldn't get it. that is my opinion. the thing is, be like leading with the kids and what they are looking up to and seeing the adult walk around on the wall, it is something that would be looked upon. >> i mean some people may find that offensive. i done really think it matters. maybe you don't have to be if you don't like it. reporter: others argue it refers to the wall album cover. now party city released a statement which reads in part and created to meet current did he mappeds of the customer that is sometimes involving costumes of famous social trends however our customs are never created

with the intent to promote any social or political agenda. i am ashley johnson reporting for chasing news. >> thanks, ashley. appreciate that i. all right. let's bring in the a plus panel to weigh in on this. jennette huffman is here and bill caruso. another political strategist let me start with you. i guess, the first question is: if you still up in a trump costume this year. what kind of chaos might end you? >> yes. think this is crazy. don't people have anything better to do than worry about halloween costumes on social media? i also think it is a brilliant marketing take tactic by party city to put out aic ture of the pear ty costume of the wall because then people go back on their website. >> what do you think? it is a little bit more pink floyd to me. yeah. it could be multiple things, right? butte in the eye of bow holder. i don't get this one. my bigger question is: who is were up set bite. you will be confused with who is

going to be wrap seth. who is not going to be were up set. >> it becomes the nfl protests and both sides protesting something that neither side agrees on. you know, this is has gotten out of control think. >> you cannot be anything for molo wean something is going to oh fen something. >> it sounds similar. cyclely. everything is controversial. political pair ty costumes have been around for a long time. i remember people dressing up as bill clin continue and monica lou within ski. nobodies with phoned about that. >> at latest try. at least did you something. if you show up without a costume, carry on. thank for coming on today. always good to see you. thank you. >> thank you. >> thanks, bill. thing about news monday. ahmad rahimi guilty on eight federal charges stemming from the bombing in chelsea that injured 30 new yorkers last september. fox's lisa everses that he full story report it took a jr. riff eight men, four women only four hours to find the chelsea bombing suspect gill on on eight

charges including some of the most serious in federal law. >> rahimi's crime have been met with swift and resolute justice w. reporter: rahami was not handcuffed as he listened to the jury forum say the word "guilty" over and over again in the federal courtroom. the most serious charge was using a weapon of mass destruction during the two-week trial. prosecutors presented im critting surveillance of him culminating with the blast on west 23rd street on september 2016. >> fired by isis and al qaeda. rahimi built, planted, dealtnated bombs. on the streets of chelsea in the heart of manhattan and in new jersey. hoping to kill as many innocent people as possible. o'neill says is is a miracle no lives were lost but several dozen people were injured. two heroic lynn din, new jersey, police officers actually

captured rahami who shot at him when they asked if he need help. he is surfacing charges in new jersey are new jersey over the bombing attempt at charity run in seaside park. lisa evers, chasing news. meteorologist: aim met per ole gist dan zarrow a look at the local weather forecast much? am sure felt the chill in the their afternoon and going to get even chillier tonight. den are rule, the further north and west you are in the higher elevations the cooler the temperature will be. the better your chances of frost overnight. nation athlal weather service has issueded a frost advisory for the most of the northwest subburrs evermight. we have not seen temperatures this cold sonar season and you have sensitive plants and outside you may want to bring it in. >> so they stay nice and toasty warm overnight. you are been areas not expected to see frost this time around. meanwhile, a big dome of high pressure will sit on top of us for the next several days all the way through the end of the week that is going to drive our

weather and going to keep things sunny and dry with a nice warping tren ahead after one more cool day on season tuesday. let's go ahead and put numbers on the forecast. most of us will fall to the lower 40's. on the thermometer tonight, but again, the cool spot, this is the's and cold of this for patchy frost. skies will become crystal clear as the night breses presses on. temperatures still a little bit below normal this time of year. we top out close to 60 degrees and jump to around 70 degrees on wednesday. again, with perfect blue skies and golden sunshine should be a very nice day. then, the sunshine continues for thursday and friday. we'll see those temperatures into the 70's and next chance of rain doesn't pop up. until early next week. i am meteorologist dan czar rowe. bill: thank you, dan. listen, we got a lot more show coming up four. we have the full story from george kozlowski on the giants winning the game.

>> welcome back to chase news. am bill spadea.

sports. would you believe it. giants won a game. keselowsky is here to give us details. george? reporter: the broncos reading the new yorker. let's go to the highlights from sunday night. eli manning and the gance. we had them written off. watch this. second warn quarter. manning, five-yard touchdown. the giants with a 10-0 lead. what is going. late in the second then dep ver is trying to get back in. then jenkins the pick six and gone for 43-yards. giants won the first game of the season. how do you like that? how about the get jeths? tom brady and this is sort of it. the get jeth got out. pick it up 7. he is open. he is gone. 16-0 jets. here come the patriots. they tide it at 14 and third period.

the gronk, 33-yards or the score of 21-14 and the flav game and talking about this all week. jenkins looks like the end zone and the lead. three-point game and they ruled he did not have control of the ball and call it a turnover and jets lose but a huge step end their quest. and finally, colin kaepernick suing charging collusion among the 32 teams saying that they are all working together to keep him out of the game. bill, that is the day in sports. back to you. bill: kaeperinick, its more about his arm than politics. thank for watching tonight. always approach it you bringing us to the lig room. we will be back tomorrow night.

>> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11:00. breaking news topping your 11:00 o'clock show. shooting has critically injured a man right around 9:00 on the 6800 block of veer bean know avenue. the victim here's what we know. him with that bullet going through his left leg then into right thigh. these at einstein hospital. no arrests as of yet. we'll bring you more as it comes in. tonight a delaware community joining hands praying after police found two young boys de dead. the story is absolutely heartbreaking ton night police have made an arrest. good evening, i'm lucy noland. fox 29's dave kinchen is live in wilmington where police are still trying to piece all of this together. dave? >> reporter: lucy