>> the war on halloween continues. according to one parental blocker from brooklyn if you dress your kid up like this disney character, you could be a rapist. when will this end? and the fifth anniversary of superstorm sandy this sunday. the weather was awful. tens of thousands of people had their power knocked out as the wind and rain and the tide went

through our area. we have the full report. this is chasing news. big news in the corruption and bribery trial of bob menendez. it wrapped up in court today as the judge denied a defense request for a mistrial. this is after a long list of high-profile democrats and republicans including senator cory booker and senator lindsey graham, taking to the witness stand to talk about their friend, bob menendez. the defense rested today. laura jones was at the courthouse. >> the defense has rested in the bribery trial of senator bob menendez. that after a judge denied the motion for a mistrial on the grounds that they did not get a fair chance to defend their clients. bob menendez is not going to take the stand in his defense. prosecutors say that menendez wants to help a codefendant in

the medicare dispute. the defense said that that is not the case and he was holding a longtime friend. it is clearly on a larger health care policy issue. and after quarter he did speak to reporters and he seemed upbeat. >> after eight weeks, 50 witnesses, hundreds of documents, i believe with my lawyers that this jury is ready to render a verdict and i am confident. >> closing arguments are set for wednesday and this could go friday into the end of the week. >> let's bring in our panel of experts to break this down. mike, it is so good to have you here. always good to see you. >> thank you. >> was anyone surprised that the judge came out and flat out

denied their request for a mistrial? >> that point may become a moot point. so why take it out but the jury's function to decide it? >> has the defense set the stage for an appeal? >> yes, they set the stage for an appeal everyday of the trial. these are mandatory motions that you have to make. >> i think the fact that he was indicted and he was on trial, we heard all of these stories. this friend of his was convicted on medicare fraud. let's not forget that. so heading to the jury right now i think the majority of them want to see him gone.

>> did it hurt him? >> i think politically indebted. it i think that if new jersey voters found this compelling it would help him in the polls. >> would you have put him on the stand if you were representing him? >> i am not representing him. but i think that if you put a defense on, they would have wanted to hear his version. >> we will have to see. thank you, guys. >> in addition to dozens of nfl players. taking the rap for these players. ashley johnson has the full story. >> this weekend the houston texans players were all over

headlines. they were protesting controversial remarks made by the nfl team owner. bob met with the team on saturday and apologized at a meeting with other nfl owners. saying we cannot have inmates running the prison. in our own backyard, two referees walked off the field after four players from monroe township high school refused to stand for the national anthem. he said he did it to bring attention to social and gender racial injustice area. >> everyone is entitled to do whatever they want. and we are so standing up for what we believe in. >> his friend reportedly warned officials that they would take such actions as players took to their knees. the father said what hurts the

most is that these kids do not even know why they are kneeling. i just don't know why this is happening at a high school level. if you are not happy with being in america, go somewhere else. it is that simple. meanwhile the father has sparked more controversy for commenting on a facebook post captured on my central jersey.com. it features a photo of michelle and barack obama and it shows this woman saying thanks for messing up the country. back to the zoo. he has denied that he made such a comment. he says that someone hacked his facebook account. reporting for "chasing news." >> thank you. let's bring in our panel to break this down. i enjoyed by a pediatrician and youth consultant, doctor liz henry. it's always great to see jeanette, who is our resident

strategist. and i'm guessing mike that we are not on the same side of this discussion, but i want to start with you. let's start with the comments from bob talked about the inmates running the prison. clearly he was referencing a statement and a cliché that is literally one that is 150 years old. >> it is something like everything being bigger in texas, especially with racial insensitivity. >> the average over the past few years has been one every seven days. child abuse, domestic violence. >> yes, they have problems, but there are problems everywhere. it was just a horrible analogy considering the demographics are like this. >> all of a sudden is doing

exactly what he said. just because you are a person of color should not make you a suspect. >> i don't think that has anything to do with this. >> this is sticks and stones, break my bones, words never hurt me. >> for the owner, for that to be the first thing that crosses his lips to make that kind of analogy, that is inconceivable to me. >> as a pediatrician, is it bad that this is not spreading to the high schools? >> the kids are protesting police brutality, racial injustice, they are making a statement as the nfl players are and everyone else is making a statement. >> but i don't know what they are protesting. many thought it was disrespectful, but really it was the kids who just want to play football. >> voters in new jersey in seven days going to the polls to elect

their new governor. one of the candidates trying to make history as the second female to ever be elected to hold this office. there is a new poll out today with creative advertising. diana black has a new story. >> phil murphy continues to hold a double-digit lead in the polls. [cheers] [applause] >> cedars came out to hear him speak for the election on monday. >> i think that he has the smarts to run the state very well. >> i thought it was great. i love him and i'm going to vote for him. i really am. because he said everything positive that i want to hear. >> the latest poll by suffolk university shows him within a 16-point lead over kim guadango.

he will be ready to go, he says. kim guadango would be the first female in the position. >> she is struggling. one of them is the overall reason that we and that there is a gender gap, which is economic issues. we know that women are more economically vulnerable. they make less money than us, they have less money saved for retirement. they see themselves as not right now, but in the future, meeting that social safety net that the democratic party is more likely to report. >> she has priestley criticized the methodology of these polls. >> income taxes, business taxes, property taxes. >> it is a ton of money.

>> she also has another plan up her sleeve. a bus tour to 21 counties, she plans to go straight through to election day on tuesday. reporting for chasing, "chasing news." >> thank you. okay, over to you jeanette. it is about money to some people. >> i agree, if you just say that women are going to vote for other women, that is kind of insulting. women want to know about economic issues as well. it is every single poll private and public. and i think the message of kim guadango is really what is going to get more and more people to support her. >> you agree with that?

are you talking about liberal women? >> no, i don't think that at all. i think the reason why they are supporting her is they are supporting the issues and they are not is going to vote for her because she's a woman. also kim is associated with chris christie, she has been with chris christie during his round. women also want to distance themselves from her as well. >> given all of the star power that though though murphy has ht the big bang. >> i think as it gets closer to game time, people really start honing down and they really start looking at the issues. >> though murphy recently revealed his plans to tax new jerseyans.

>> i think the advertisement is amusing, but that is about it. >> mike is thinking, is he serious. [laughter] >> coming up on "chasing news", the war on halloween continues. one parental blocker thing if you dress yo

>> welcome back to "chasing news." i'm bill, and we have a lot more of a show for you. it's a wild weather sunday. the fifth anniversary of superstorm sandy, tens of thousands without power. dressing up is this disney

character is said to be racist and it seems that anything and everything can be subject to the label racism and bigotry. let's break it down with our panel. doctor liz henry is here. thank you for being here. jeanette is here as well, our political strategist. so is much as i want to get into this with you, i'm starting with you, liz. as a consultant and a pediatrician, the blogger is saying if you dress up as this character, you are not true to the polynesian heritage. then she said anyone that dresses up from the movie "frozen" horrifies white beauty. >> i think it is absolutely ridiculous. i think that it's great that kids want to dress up and look like people that don't look like them.

they are dressing up because they admire the person, and i think that that is great. >> are we doing a real disservice to young kids? they act like they should be concerned and worried about this. >> i think that they are doing them a disservice. i mean, if they want to dress up, it is a role model for them. if they are not polynesian, if they see her as a role model. >> it is political stuff run amok. and i have watched both of these movies with my children. both of these lead female characters are amazing and strong women characters and we should be encouraging our little girls to dress up like this. and so i think it's so ridiculous. >> i think i can't believe that we are talking about a. [laughter]

>> there is nothing more beautiful than the innocence of a child and it's horrible when adults are going to keep doing this, making kids nervous wrecks. we should be able to talk, make mistakes, have an exchange of ideas. it's okay to make mistakes. it is okay to emulate other cultures and to be open to the world. >> you think it's our fault because we apply political correctness to so many other things in the world 2. >> i think the difference is they are using this wrong. to culturally appropriate something you are taking something for someone's culture, making it your own without giving them credit. so if i am wearing a native american headdress to a music festival, to me that is not dressing up in an inappropriate way. >> i thought it was about the

three musketeers and the than the homes they gave out the good candy bars. [laughter] >> let's leave it there. doctor liz, always good to see you. >> sunday marking the fifth anniversary of superstores and he ravaging our area. sunday wasn't that great at all. tens of thousands of people lost power, wind, rain, storm surge. dan has all of the details. >> that's right, the first phase of the storm system came on sunday. round after round of heavy rain. rainfall totals over 45 inches of rain in just 24 hours. paste number two is the wind speeds. we saw fierce gusts over 40 and 50 miles per hour through monday morning. since that time things have calmed down but we are in to face number three which is a cool down which will take us to the middle of this week. the best way to describe halloween for forecast is to call at risk. we will have a breeze out of the

west 20 to 30 miles per hour at times, that is keeping the cool air in place and keeping it moving around. so you might want to add an extra layer or two underneath your halloween costume for trick-or-treating. for your forecast, bottoming out in the lower to mid 40s. a bit of a breeze, dry and clear through the overnight at high temperatures limited to the mid to upper 50s and that breeze continues. wednesday we will cloud up. we will probably feel a little bit of wind. high still in the 50s. later in the week we are expected to have a warm front across the area. no more 50s and then we will make a run for lower 70s across the area. a mild and to the work week ahead. >> here a look at the headlines that we are taking today. rick gates and paul manafort

pleaded not guilty to money laundering. the mid accusations of collusion during the presidential election. among the charges are conspiracy to launder money. his lawyer called the charges ridiculous. >> sarah huckabee sanders said the president did not have much of a reaction. >> he responded the same way the rest of us have. because it doesn't have anything to do with us. >> a new video shows an off duty trooper in rockaway township. surveillance video from the restaurant shows the troopers coming to the rescue of a choking man. and that is a look at your headlines that we are taking today. >> coming up next, it is a wild

>> welcome back to "chasing news." let's check in with our own sports reporter on a wild finish a game number five in the world series. >> the world series got a little bit crazier in game number five. twenty-five runs, eight pitching changes, seven home runs and one big hit as we take you down to houston. both presidents, george w. bush and his father, were on hand. and this alex hits the winning hit. the astros win 13 vasco 12. leading the series three games-2.

and the giants had a week off. and the falcons playing the nfc champions. let's go out here. taking on the jet. the jet plane early. touchdown, 17-10 for the jets. for the third straight week they gave it up this former rutgers starter, making it 20 to-17. the jets ball. they are now 3-5. as the next world series game goes late, don't worry, we stay up so you don't have to. >> thank you, george. here's a look at where the one of the headlines that we are chasing for you tonight. >> you do after you tell new yorkers that they don't care about corruption? you go on a subway ride with

senator bernie sanders. just one day after announcing that there are more important issues as to whether or not there is corruption in city hall. bill de blasio and bernie sanders took the subway ride. in many cities are waiting to hear if they are the new home for the amazon headquarters. jeff bezos has reached $90 billion in personal wealth, surpassing bill gates. this isn't the first time that he held a title of richest man in the world. but his last stint only lasted one day. >> what makes this so dangerous to have? this beer has been alcohol volume level of 20%. it is described as having a sweetness like a port or cognac.

that is a look at some of the headlines that we are tasting. >> dressing up as the polynesian character, is it really racist? at what point are we going to past these nonsensical accusations of bigotry. how about in some of our cities. this is a problem that has to be addressed. one in four don't graduate. all of these things are not addressing the real issues out there. those are problems of economic opportunity. education opportunities. all of these things, living in a crime free neighborhoods. these are the things that we should be passionate about and fighting

live from center city inphilades at 11. wife's did it pate plea tonight after police found her husband dead. a week has come and gone since someone killed that father and left his body in local middle school parking lot. his family they just want answers. thank you for joining us. i'm lucy noland. right now police say they're looking for several people. our brad sattin joins us live from darby borough with more on the investigation. brad. >> reporter: lucy, police are pretty baffled with this case. they really are in need of the public's help. brad haze was a father a grandfather, even great grandfather last monday night doing what a lot of us what doing watching monday night football with the eagles, but a few hours later, he was found dead. >> just if anybody out there has seen anything or knows anything just please c