senator bob menendez, democrat from knew jersey, is accused corruption taking bribes from a florida doctor. prosecutors say dr. robert megin sent $750,000 to re-election pacs and sent the senator to elaborate vacations to paris. he pressured the department of health and human services to drop its claim that dr.melgen over build $9 million. he has been convicted of medicare fraud.

bob menendez and his federal trial began in new jersey. >> the bribery trial as senator bob menendez, new jersey democrat is accused of doing political favors for a florida eye doctor in exchange for campaign donations. and very love us gifts. both menendez and the doctors denied the allegations. menendez is the first sitting senator to stand trial for bribery in 40 years. >> dana: 22 seconds of coverage from the broadcast network today. that's not all. at 1300 word piece in "the new york times" initially failed to mention that mr. menendez is a democrat, the piece was eventually updated to note the political affiliation. jesse, i have a feeling if it was a republican, that would have been in the headlines. >> jesse: absolutely. the only thing more corrupt politicians are the reporters that cover up for them. when i heard there was a new jersey politician on trial -- >> dana: that's why it's not news? >> jesse: i assumed it was a democrat. automatically. exchanging donations for favorites? isn't that cold politics? the whole senate would be in jail. ray nagin. 20 corruption charges. 2

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and law school professor randall talks about the ongoing trial of new jersey democratic senator bob menendezther public corruption cases sunday on c-span's "q&a." >>'s, discussion of counterterrorism strategies since 9/11. a discussion on counterterrorism strategies since 9/11. the panel discusses the counterterrorism policies of president trump and president obama's administration's. >> stop momentarily here. welcome to new america. we're here on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the purpose of this panel is to kind of describe where we are and where we might be going. we have an absolutely outstanding group of panelists. daveed gartenstein-ross who has is at the foundation for defense of

senator bob menendez.that everybody discovering the story, we are. >> it was girlfriend day at the federal corruption trial of bob menendez. but not the girlfriend of the senior democratic senator from new jersey. according to prosecutors these are those who he wooed and use from the senator. prosecutors argue that menendez helped his friends but the defense said that he was simply asking for help from a friend and these women are not the only people that attracted menendez. first there is the dominican paramore who took two tries and a call between menendez before his sister was allowed to come to american. the ukrainian actress who is on the witness stand today said she felt she was being forced by the feds to testify. interrupted by objections and which pages of an e-mail to admitted to evidence the trial continues wednesday and could keep going after that. the judge approved the schedule to see this continuing until almost thanksgiving. >> i appreciate you covering this trial. the corruption trial of u

he's now facing dui charges. >> the trial of new jersey senator bob menendez resumed this morning. nendez right here arriving for the proceedings in federal court in newark. the democrat faces charges of bribery fraud and conspiracy. prosecutors allege menendez personally intervened in several issues for a florida doctor in exchange for lavish gifts and donations. menendez's lawyers argues authorities are trying to turn a genuine friendship into a criminal scheme. >>> first responders rushed to the scene of an overturned tanker truck this morning here in burlington county. the truck crashed and started leaking a liquid substance onto route 70 in southampton township. the driver was taken to the hospital. traffic was getting by as crews removed the wreckage and cleaned up the spill. >> students, staff and faculty of the archdiocese of philadelphia kicked both the new year in rousing fashion this morning. "action news" was there at the basilica of saints peter and paul in center city for the official back to school event and pep rally. students throughout the 119 parish and regional e

i want to turn to alex who has been covering the bob menendez corrupts trial. new details emerrilling about the girls at the center of the controversy. not everybody is giving details about this trial but it is that important. you know what? it will impact you. we'll be here four. alex, what do you got? >> the corrupts trial of the u.s. senator up in the air as prosecutors sprend ed of what they say are codefendant thriving democratic senator with flights on the private jet to and from the dominican republic. the pilot of those saying even stop the fridge onboard and with men mendez favorite during a trip in 2016 and tee fence retaliated by suggesting it was ridiculous or simple water to the evidence from the senator. now the family have flown up ap down on the proof vate planes along with men mendez who were on the plane occasionally the ladies and gentlemen girlfriend who testified on tuesday. now prosecutors have called the girlfriend since the 2015 indictment and the defense has not contested. however, kirk mel grn's lead attorney prepared the the jury thin

senator bob menendez on trial anchor rups and brook ry charns that trial continues todaynd a lot of news sources are not take biting. i don't know why this trial and the ruth could impact you. we have the full story. >> $58,000 check from senator robert menendez intended to cover the costs introduced into evidence on thursday in the trial of with the senator. the democratic senator from new jersey is accused of accepting bribes among them, preflights on the jet. froms alleged the check written january 13th to cover the tracks after the washington post had reported about the flight and held it inside of folder marked bob menendez for the jury. the second week of the corruption trial comes to a close amid news there may be trouble for the senior senator outside of the courtroom. in a new poll he released thursday. 50% of new jersey residents think the senator should not be reelected to another term in 2016 and only 31% job approval rating to the lowest in 2008 and other bad news, governor chris christie if he is convicted, forced to resign and christie is able to name a sixer, only 3% of r

. >> and what bob menendez said today as he walked into federal court well begin today at noon with anccuweather alert. we are dealing with spotty but heavy downpours around the region today. plus, we are tracking the powerful hurricane irma, bearing down on the caribbean with south florida in its path. >>> hurricane irma showing an impressive eye as it presses away from the lesser antilles. and going to the virgin islands and puerto rico. turks and caicos look out. it looks to be a category 5. the winds are 180 miles per hour. that sets a record for atlantic basin hurricane. the maximum wind gusts 225 miles per hour. not surprised that we lost communication with smaller islands that are affected by this. a historic strengthed storm. the winds only go out 50 miles to the center. it possible that puerto rico avoids the hurricane strength winds not so for at bahamas and turks and the wind damage could be worse than harvey. but it will affect a large area and so many different lan masses. as we look at irma come towards florida. look at all the tourist destination involved in flav, if you

senator bob menendez senior senator from the state of new jersey and a member of the democratic partyis facing a federal corruption trial over alleged help to a wealthy benefactor in a bribery scheme but he claims to be innocent senator menendez was also once chairman of the senate foreign relations committee so one would assume he'd be somewhat rational on foreign policy but he's even more hawkish than the average democrat. i thought it career fighting. but i was taught never not once was. public office have always lived in accordance with the law and i believe when all of that. will be the thank you very much mike. he has been known to go after russia in particular on several occasions he has said that russia could throw in u.s. energy assets specifically raising concerns over a pun potential russian takeover of a citgo facility in linden new jersey he also recently wrote a letter to feed accusing russia of allegedly exploiting north korean workers in an attempt to strip russia of world cup posting privileges. reports have raised serious concerns about the exploitation of north kore

even before the fraud and bribery trial of bob menendez started.he judge told one of the lawyers for the new jersey lawmaker to, quote, shut up. david lee miller is live outside the u.s. federal court in newark. david lee? >> reporter: harris, definitely not a good way for the proceedings to begin for defense, with the judge telling one of senator menendez's attorneys, quote, shut up for a moment, if you don't mind. now, for the context of this exchange, the judge had refused to alter the trial schedule of senator menendez so he could attend key votes at the u.s. senate on such crucial issues as health care. menendez lawyer accused the judge of dispair rapblging the defense in his written opinion. as for menendez, speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, he said he planned on exercising what he termed his constitutional right to attend the trial every day, but he acknowledged the conflict he faces to fulfill his obligations as a u.s. senator when a single vote could make the difference. >> when the conflict exists, if it becomes a conflict, a

new jersey senator bob menendez is facing 12 counts of bribery, conspiracy and fraud and it all stemship with florida dr. solomon, who gave the senator private flights, expensive vacations and hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to his campaign. it then did he want him to do certain things for him and congress is the question of this trial. he's the first sitting senator to stand trial for corruption charges since '08 but even a trial may not stop them from voting on bills. watch. >> when the conflict exists, if it becomes a conflict, a clash between those constitutional rights, i will make a decision based upon the gravity of the situation and the difference that my vote could make. >> martha: charlie hurt, political columnist from "the washington times" and a fox news contributor. and marion marsh, senior advisor to the secretary of state john kerry. charlie, good evening, let me start with you on this. obviously there's a few sites to the story, what's going to happen in the courtroom and the impact it might have on congress. what you think you might >> absolutely. you ca

friend.he was his >> tonight on q&a, randall ongoingtalks about the trial of democratic senator bob menendez and other prominent political corruption cases. tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. christa mcauliffe was selected to be the first teacher in space. american history tv and set them mcauliffe sheppard center in concord to see how her life is being remembered. mr. veilleux:15 seconds. >> t minus 10. >> we were in the grand stands there and we were located directly behind christa's p arents. >> and lift off. >> after the launch, everyone was yelling and very thrilled that we worth seeing our colleague fly in space. the sequencing of it was such that after a proximally two minutes we are supposed to see the separation of the rocket boosters, two minutes and 10 seconds. and i knew the sequencing and after about a minute and 30 seconds, we started to see some plumes that were not correct. vast majority of the people in the grandstand there, who were not familiar with the sequences, they were cheering. no, that's not right. at that point, the announcer at the kennedy space center sai

bob menendez: i started my public career fighting corruption. i have always acted in accordance with the law. i believe when all of the facts are known, i will be vindicated. adrianna: if convicted, menendez could face decades in prison. this was caught on video, and a mighty one of the wildest endings to a grandfather had seen enough. they started when a man was jumping from home to home refusing police orders to come down. the situation lasted for hours. decided to mr. b take matters into his own hand. b: that sucker is coming off. i will use some choice words, but he is coming up. adrianna: he said he had to defend my home. b.: you have to worry about it. i will load up. >> you are packing? mr. b.: ipaq in my house. -- i packing my house. adrianna: authorities credited to his actions, saying he did what we could not do. i have to give it to them, if you come on my roof, i will show you off. doug: he did what he had to do. pound terrier that is ferocious. if you try to get in my house, watch out for your toes and ankles. you are in danger. it w

day 13 of the corruption and bribery trial of democratic senator bob menendez included testimony of formerployee who spoke about what she believed was an unusual request by menendez's office on behalf of his friend and doctor. both men are facing 15 years in prison if convicted of felony bribery. the prosecution alleges menendez used political influence to help dr. mel begin's business interests in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars of lavish donations and private flights. one of the business interests was the security company. the prosecution alleges senator menendez tried to get the dominican republic government to use melgin's screening equipment. on thursday, a former customs border asking her agency to, quote, consider holding a shipment of scanning equipment to the dr. testified the request was unusual, quote, if we had deemed it necessary to provide this equipment, i found it odd that a senator would ask us to stop doing that. then the prosecution showed the jury a receipt from bannion golf club showing mend endez and the doctor played golf before they send the e-mail to

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. >>> and testimony could begin today in the corruption trial of senator bob menendez. he is accused of accepting nearly $1 million in gifts and donations from a doctor in exchange for political and personal favors. menendez's attorney told jurors yesterday that he and the doctor have been friends for decades and acting out of friendship is not a crime. >>> and the nation has a new surgeon general. dr. jerome adams was sworn in yesterday by vice president mike pence. they knew each other from indiana. he says he intends to focus on the nation's opioid crisis. >>> turning now to another red flag on the latest culinary craze. raw chicken. >> yeah, believe it or not, raw chicken or chickensa as it's called, they're warning of the dangers of raw chicken. >> cooked all the way through. delicious. >> i got to cook it. >> you got to cook it. >> no other way to have it. cooked. >> why would you want to eat raw chicken? forget about salmonella. >> a friend likes pork chops rare. i think he's an idiot. the only time i've eaten raw chicken is by mistake when i've put it on the gri

. >>> senator bob menendez says the u.s. is not doing what it needs to do to help puerto rico.late this afternoon, we just learned he left not too long ago even though he's in the middle of the corruption trial. maienendez just wrapped up a ne conference about puerto rico. >> mitch blacher was there and has the latest details on the senator's trip. >> reporter: here in newark's airport, the senator critic of the u.s. response in puerto rico arguing for more national guard assistance and to send in the army core of engineers to rebuild the destroyed electricity system. he came straight to the airport from federal court where he's fighting corruption charges. >> we are the most powerful nation on the face of the earth. it's time to use that power on behalf of 3.5 million citizens in puerto rico who face a unique challenge. i'm helping all who are affected by irma and maria. >> reporter: the senator left today as his trial has wrapped up for the week. he will be back when court resumes. mitch blacher, nbc 10 news. >>> nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are helping local dreamers prepare for

. >>> the legal team of new jersey senator bob menendez got good news from another trial.nç appeals court overturned t conviction of a republican leader and this is the third corruption conviction overturned in the past two years. maine nenendez lawyers have poio the ruling to those cases as reasons the charges against him should be dismissed. the judge has said he will wait until the prosecution has rested its case to make a ruling. >>> today a crackdown on college basketball that left ten people arrested including several assistant coaches. the coaches worked at oklahoma state, auburn university, arizona and the university of southern california. prosecutors allege they took bribes to steer promising players. managers, financial advisers and a. top executive were all charged. >> promising news for local students. for the second year in a row, camden elementary are improving on the state issued parking ban. the district announced 12 of 16 middle schools made significant in language arts. it made progress and math. one grandmother we spoke with became e emotional telling

the federal corruption trial of new jersey senator, bob menendez got underway today.ccused of helping a florida doctor in exchange for money. and here is more from newark today. >> bob menendez came to federal court with his son and daughter by his son and supporters applauding him and telling him to stay strong and fight until the end. he is charged with accepting bribes and trips and stays at luxury hotels in exchange for helping a florida doctor with medicare payments. a huge donor for the democratic party. the senator spoke defending his name and his record. >> i have committed my entire adult life since i was 19 to fighting for the people of new jersey. never, not once, not once, have i dishonored my public office. i have spent decades giving voice to those that are voiceless. >> now, all the jurors who are seated were asked by the judge if there was anything that would make them fair one side over the other and all of them said no and they were all seated. the senator earlier asked if he could be excused during the trial to go back down to washington, d.c. for a

senator bob menendez also signed the letter.a spokesperson responded that the agency works to keep the rails safe on a daily basis. >>> a new poll finds most support a proposed bill aimed at stopping abusers from getting a gun. supporters urged lawmakers to pass that legislation. it bars anyone convicted of domestic violence or who has a protection order against them from buying a gun. and it requires them to turn in any guns they already have. >> the rally says educators met today toigting a bill that allows guns in the classroom. >> is that a gun? >> yeah, it is. >> this is one of three videos released today at the rally. it was hosted by the pennsylvania secretary of education and cease-fire. the videos highlight what they believe are the dangers that come from arming school employees. >> we want people to know what's being considered. we want poem to think about the ramifications and think about what if this were your school. >> the bill allows teachers, cafeteria workers and custodians to carry guns in public schools includ

. >> bret: new jersey democratic senator bob menendez has he will be vindicated in his corruption trial began today. menendez is of taking bribes from and doing favors for a florida doctor. the trial has serious ramifications for the u.s. senate. david lee miller is in newark, new jersey. >> never, not once, not once have i dishonored my public office. >> new jersey democratic senator bob menendez on trial for bribery was on the verge of tears as he proclaimed his innocence outside federal court in newark. >> i appreciate my family being here, my son and daughter, being here today. i appreciate my supporters. >> he faces a dozen criminal charges, accused of accepting more than $700,000 in campaign related cash and thousands of dollars in free hotel rooms and air travel from a longtime friend. during opening statements, the prosecution told the jury that is part of the bribery scheme, menendez sent the doctor an email asking him to provide a $1500 a night paris hotel room with a limestone bath and a view of the courtyard. prosecutors say menendez in exchange helped the doctor and multimi

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senator bob menendez new jersey. eliasson, before i ask us about this case, give some background about how you got into the business of the law and the relationship between the federal prosecutor and somebody in politics? : i came to washington for my first job at a private law firm. i worked there as a federal prosecutor for 12 years. both of the time in that office i was in what they call the public corruption and government fraud section. i was focusing on cases involving public corruption and fraud against the government, both medical -- both federal and local officials. by the time i left, i was serving as the chief of that section. i was supervising the attorneys focusing on those cases. i left the office in 2000 want to help test so i could start teaching and writing on a part-time basis. teaching white-collar criminal law at the george washington criminal law school here in washington dc. i thought it at american university. >> i got my law degree from harvard law school in 1985. even before i went to law sch

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and we know that bob menendez intervened.hether they were done because of their longstanding friendship, whether these gifts and this money was exchanged because of a longstanding friendship which is what menendez will argue, or whether part of longstanding corruption which is what the government will argue. another question is whether or not this constitutes an official act, the actions by bob menendez to help this doctor in florida. and that's because two years ago when he was indicted, he was indicted two years ago and last year the supreme court ruled in this virginia case with bob mcdonnell, the virginia republican governor and said that he didn't -- he wasn't corrupt because he was just doing donors favors but it wasn't an official act. >> julie: there is a slippery slope when it comes to politicians receiving any kind of gifts whatsoever especially when they're up for reelection but politically there is a lot at play here. he is a democrat. if he gets convicted doesn't necessarily mean he will resign. that's another st

time to think about tomorrow is today. >> tucker: an update on the trial of democratic senator bob menendezpent most of this month on trial. he faces 18 counts of fraud and bribery. prosecutors say he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts, vacations, campaign donations from a florida doctor called salomon melgen. in return, the senator allegedly protected melgen from federal investigators allowing him to commit more than $100 million in medicare fraud. menendez, of course, deserves presumption of innocence and we give that to him but the case has enough evidence to go on trial and it hasn't received 100th of the coverage given to russia. weird. another thing, seven years ago i edited the first story accusing menendez of wrongdoing. at the time he said i was a racist. keep that in mind the next time you hear someone use that line. that is it for us tonight. here's sean hannity. ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> sean: thanks, tucker. welcome to "hannity" on the busy breaking friday news night. tonight part two of the exclusive interview with the leading voice of conservatism in

>> day 13 of the trial of bob menendez included testimony from a former government employee who spoke about what she believes was an unusual request by menendez's office on request of his friend and donor. both men facing up to 15 years in prison. the prosecution allows menendez used political influence to help the doctors business interests. one of the business interests was a security company. the prosecution allows senator menendez trying to get the dominican republic to use security equipment and reject a u.s. donation in the process. former u.s. customs and border patrol liaison officer testified about an odd email request from a staffer in menendez's office in 2013 asking the agency to consider holding a shipment of equipment. she testified the request was unusual. "if we had deemed it necessary to provide the equipment, i find it odd a senator would ask us to stop." the prosecution showed the jury a receipt for my golf club in west palm beach, florida, showing menendez and melgen had played golf the day before menendez's office sent the email to cvp intervening bath of melgen's

senator bob menendez tweeted. if reports are true, president trump better get ready for the fight of his administratio back to you guys in the studio. >>> adam, thank you. here's a look at some of the top stories we're following this morning. south korea's defense ministry says the north appears to be planning a future missile launch, possibly an icbm. it comes one day after the north claims to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. news 4's edward lawrence will have more in just a few minutes. >>> a suspected killer is on the run after shooting a woman in southeast d.c. just days after her 19th birthday. unique davis died saturday after the shooting. outside her home along tubman roid. at a tribute last night, we're told she was an innocent bystander and a man and woman were also hurt. >>> a car crash near trump international hotel. d.c. police say a suspect wanted for assault caused that wreck along pennsylvania avenue yesterday. he's now in custody. the crash was not related to anng >> they are marching more

a, we talkon q & about the ongoing trial of new jersey's senator bob menendez. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> next, an interview recorded for the c-span podcast, "the sidebar." the topic, reagan-era tax reform. our guest is henry olson, senior fellow of the ethics public policy center and the author of "the working class republican: ronald reagan and the return of blue-collar conservativism." tax reform is a top legislative priority for president trump. this interview looks at president reagan's efforts to reform the tax code in the 1980's. this is "american history tv" on c-span3. >> henry olson, a senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center, out with a new book titled "the working class republican: ronald reagan and the return of blue-collar conservativism." let's talk about tax reform because you wrote a piece that republicans are chomping at the bit to pass tax reform. how do they get there?

happening today the corruption trial is scheduled to begin for new jersey senator bob menendez.yers are expected to make opening statements today. menendez is accused of accepting expensive vacations and campaign donations from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. he is the first u.s. senator to face bribery charges in more than four decades. because of the trial, the democratic could miss key votes on the senate floor. >>> it is 6:38 and while we're -- a lot of people throughout the country concerned about irma. we're looking at this this morning. the rain this morning over the roof here. >> i need to mention that i just got a message on twitter. someone said you need to stay away from the window with lightning. this isn't really a window. you know that, right. >> that's a camera looking at center city. >> correct, but it's a live camera and boy has it shown us a lightning show. >> that is right. revealing our secrets. live camera behind you. wanted to go back to radio and satellite imaginery. in the process of making another land fall. appears over saint mart

as day ten of the federal corruption trial against senator bob menendez gets under way here shortly, expected to hear further testimony from an fbi agent alan mole, who worked on the investigation into the new jersey democrat since early 2013. now, prosecutors have laid out their case, basically showing the gifts that menendez allegedly received from his co-defendant, dr. melgen, mostly highlighting the private jet rides, luxurious va kay igses in the puerto rico, that dominicany will turn to what he did for dr. melgen in exchange for these political favors as part of the alleged bribery scheme. the defense team doesn't dispute a lot of factual evidence. instead they focus on a legal argument and say these weren't bribes, the two men were friends for over 25 years and there was no so-called corrupt agreement, which is a required legal element in this case. as for the political implications of this case, poppy, nor menendsenator menend showed up to court every day but said he will return to washington if he is needed to casts a vote in a repeal of the affordable care act. poppy? >> al

. >>> the trial of new jersey senator bob menendez is supposed to continue this morning in federal court in newark yesterday jurors heard descriptions of trips to up scale resorts in the dominican republic. prosecutors say they're part of a bribe redeal between menendez and his co defendant sold man nal ja n. >>> well, sean spicer speaking out. form press secretary is showing light on him as president trump spokesman. the one movement from his tenure that he says he regrets. pat. >> reporter: good morning, guys, it's a beautiful morning. i'm here at factory doughnuts in northeast philly. take a look at these works of art, we'll tell you how they get them on and i'll eat them new jersey born and raised. . like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one

. >>> we expect opening statements to continue in the corruption trial of bob menendez. yesterday he denied the charge against him. >> had never, not once, not once have i dishonored my public office. >> prosecutors say the senator lied about taking gifts from a florida doctor in exchange for menendez's political influence. that doctor is on trial with the senator. because of the trial, b the democrat could miss key votes on the senate floor. >>> we've got the new updated track forecast from the national hurricane center. still 180-mile-per-hour winds here. that is where we are looking at next. some of the islands to the north and south of irma. you can see massive in nature. this will mott change. it will be a huge system even by the time it starts to make its way up to florida. so let's track this out. friday into sunday, sunday into monday, you see tuesday there, through parts of florida and now up into parts of georgia to south carolina. as we've been talking about the last few days, it's not just the center line. is there still a poenl that irma could waiver to the

senator bob menendez is set to go on trial. he's accused of accepting expensive vocations and campaign donations in exchange for political favors. he maintains his innocence. opening statements are set for tomorrow. last week the judge ruled his trial will not be stopped just because the senate is taking a vote on a given day. >>> and tonight it seems the president trump supports the idea of menendez resigning. the president retweeted this message from the gop. democrats called to resign back in 2008 after his conviction why should it be different this time around. >>> up next new at 6:00, more eyes watching your neighborhood. how police want to use your house to keep a better eye on criminals. >>> plus counting down to the first game. are they ready for sunday. how the team says the quarterback is exceeding. expectations. before they can stand tall... they must first learn to stand out. get everything they need to shine, for less. this week at staples, shop our fifty cent deals. staples. it's pro time. if you'd have told me th

. >> another key witness testified in bob menendez. this is video at the courthouse. a dominican woman testified that the senator helped her with the visa. her original application was denied in 2008 but then spoke to her alleged boyfriend who said he was going to fix this by talking to menendez. her visa was approved. menendez is charged with accepting bribes in exchange for using his political influence. >>> this group delivered that message today to immigration enforcement in center city. they are demanding more information from federal immigration officials following reports they recently backed off plans for a massive national raid. and argument on a septa bus led to a stabbing in northeast tld. a 22-year-old woman was stabbed four times in the thigh. she was rushed to the hospital. police are look for three women in connection with that stabbing. >>> swarms of apts swarming our region. what's cause iing the sudden infestation. >>> from here in pennsylvania, wawa working to get all its stores in florida back up and running after hurricane irma. we'll tell you why

coming up, senator bob menendez and other prominent political corruption cases. the 1673 french jesuittion led by a missionary and fur trevor, who became the first europeans to explore the mississippi river. a history professor, also the author. st. paul's church in mount vernon new york hosted this event. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i am the site manager. this is the second half of the years. every saturday 9-5. something going on every week. today we are happy to have back with us a professor who is professor of history. six times. here it is always a pleasure. talks, exploring early american history. today she will talk to us about a theme coming up in her book. marquette and louis jolliet and their explorations and what they found in their expectations in explorations. at the end we will take questions. thank you for coming back. [applause] >> thank you david for having me here again. when i'mways so happy here. my family affectionately knows the talk as my annual. it is my annual everyone looks forward to. opportunity.the i should explain. usuall

senator bob menendez heads into its third week. he is chargessed -- charged with accepting bribes from a florida doctor. he make up -- maintains it's evidence of their friendship not corruption. >>> harvey rothenstein has lived in his home for 47 years. the george w. bush federation of philadelphia -- jewish federation of philadelphia and habitat for human helped -- habitat for humanity helped harvey make home repairs. >> we'll make sure he spends his time in his house when it gets cold. >> stars step out for the biggest night in television. >> eagles prepare for a professional foe after running into the red hot big red machine. >>> local college student attacked with acid in france we'll have the late he is on the investigation. >> good morning it is 5:00 a.m., monday, september 18. >> coming up in the news, hurricane jose heads up the coast creating the potential for rough surf and beach erosion, accuweather has the latest track. >> new this morning, police in bucks county investigate an attempted child luring days after a series

senator bob menendez. he choked back tears when he spoke outside the courthouse appreciate all of my supporters who have stood by me as i try to clear my name. i am thankful for the countless new jerseyians who have either called me or called my office and said they have my back as i've had theirs. >> prosecutors say he lied about taking gifts from a florida doctor for exchange for menendez influence. >>> one requires those who buy the property at the sheriff's auctions to actively develop the land instead of waiting on real estate markets to turn it around. >> ten minutes past 4:00 a.m. on this thursday. chris christie, a majoring campus get as new name. sing is the company's founder and ceo. it's nearly 50 acres and features a large manufacturing plant and a 7-story engineering office building. >>> ten minutes after 4:00 right now. temps in the low 60s. pretty pleasant outside. >> it was nice out there, roads a clear as they always are in the early morning. let's check in with jessica boyington. >> there

. >> tonight on q & a, we talk about the ongoing trial of new jersey's senator bob menendez. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> american history tv is on c-span every weekend. programs on the presidency, civil war, and more. here is a clip from a recent program. washingtonpened in was that there was a lot of resentment emerging from former .oldiers they were doing things like panhandling in their uniforms in the streets of washington dc. bottom and around downtown. this to them was unacceptable. when whitegan military individuals heard a rumor that the wife of one of the members had been assaulted. they got angry and began going to the street, attacking african americans, whoever they saw, no matter what. for four days. it resulted in the death of more than 30 people. after the second or third day, african-american veterans decided they were not going to accept it any longer. when they were shot at, a shot back. this forced the government to step in. and get the writing under control. riot andnew about this the red fervor of 1919, it was for the first time we had afr