the only witness who said riddick fired the fatal shots has since recanted his story through it all riddick's mother leading the fight to free her son >> the waiting, the knowing that he's innocent, not because i'm his mother saying he's innocent, because we did the legwork >> reporter: riddick's numerous appeals rejected until a new review by the philadelphia d.a.'s conviction integrity unit today saying they believe riddick was an accomplice to the murder but did not fire the fatal shots riddick agreed to plead no contest to third-degree murder and was freed because he's already served 29 1/2 years. you're not fully satisfied with the outcome today? >> i'm not, no i'm happy he's getting released after 29 years in jail. but i think that the evidence should always rule the case and the evidence is that he's not guilty >> reporter: riddick vowing to continue the fight. >> there's a lot of other innocent men in prison >> reporter: for others behind bars claiming like him they deserve to be free ron allen, nbc news, philadelphia >> a long and emotional journey there. >>> well, now to an update o

abc's zachary kiesch sat down with riddick just hours after his release.to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you as well. it's a powerful story of redemption but also one that advocates say is reflective of broader issues within the criminal justice system and not just in philly but around the country. they ask, how many eric riddicks are there? how many innocent men and women imeshey did not commit? bars for >> free at last, free at last, thank god almighty my son is free at last. >> reporter: after almost 30 years behind bars for a crime he says he didn't commit, eric riddick woke up in philadelphia a free man this morning. >> just that embrace knowing that i was free, you know, that was the end result of, you know, years and years and years and years and years of, you know, struggle. >> reporter: it was an emotional celebration of many firsts, including embracing his wife of eight years without the burden of bars. the two share a story rooted in tragedy and triumph. >> whatever fight was needed, we did, you know, during the rallies, making the phon

eric riddick and his family now speaking out.iddick spent nearly three decades behind bars in pennsylvania for a murder he says he did not commit. tonight he's out of prison, but the fight to clear his name is not over. here's abc's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: he served nearly 30 years of a life sentence for a crime he insists he did not commit, but tonight, eric riddick is free. >> free at last, free at last. thank god almighty, my son is free at last. >> reporter: at 22, riddick was convicted of first-degree murder, a verdict based alarmingly on a single eyewitness who testified he saw riddick shoot and kill a man. >> i'm not guilty of this crime, 100%. just me not listening to my mother and my family made me subject to put myself in situations that allowed me to be falsely accused. >> reporter: years later the witness recanting the story, saying he was coerced by philadelphia police. under pennsylvania's statute, riddick's window for appeal had expired. also at trial, riddick's attorney claimed prosecutors withheld exculpator

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eric riddick released from prison in pennsylvania today. he was sentenced to life behind bars in 1992 for murdering william catlit. the philadelphia district attorney's office saying riddick did not receive a fair trial. a single eyewitness recanting his statement. riddick now trying to adjust to his new life. >> new things happen for a reason. this moment, me being free, how do i make sense of that? i make sense of it by acknowledging that justice is in season. >> the exclusive interview with eric riddick airs tomorrow on "gma." >>> when we come back, america's movie theaters emerging from the pandemic. are summer blockbuster about to make a comeback? hing. new workouts. and screening for colon cancer. yep. the american cancer society recommends screening starting at age 45, instead of 50, since colon cancer is increasing in younger adults. i'm cologuard®. i'm convenient and find 92% of colon cancers... ...even in early stages. i'm for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk. false positive and negative results may o

. >> riddick say the poison could have unintended consequences.ast year's wet weather could be a reason that the mass population has exploded. environmental and animal rights activists are calling on the government to invest the time and money now to research alternative methods for solving the problem and preventing the next infestation. >> in german football, the second division team defeated cologne in the first week of playoffs. they will need only a draw in the return mch to secure their first promotion to the bundesliga. >> playing at home did not give cologne an advantage in their regulation one playoff. this goal has given keel quite the upper hand going into the second leg of the tie on saturday. >> we cannot lose, then we are fine. i think we need to analyze a few things that can be improved upon. come game time we will have the same or better performance. >> kiel is the first bundesliga 2 to win a regulation match in years while cologne is looking to avoid dropping out of the top flight for the second time. >> there is>> no point in rea

in it but it became like it twice before then in like in $48.00 yes it's rare confiscated and in riddick out from that as it's by the israelis in $84.00 to $80.00 they met by you and now this is a net loss for them well let's talk about that let's talk about the actual laws itself i want to bring in. who joins us from london you'll see what all the jewish activists the juror said is what laws are they using to make the claim that they actually own those properties before $940.00 as far as i could walk out these autumn an era laws that they using only. well. let's look at you know serious it's not a legal matter because it's a political system for more so what the special some doing though who is english to you know to execute their own political is not the gee intentional deliberate attempt to make the 2 states solution to handle it impossible now from a legal point of view yes some of these houses went on before length in 48 by jewish families and i don't think anyone would dispute here but at the same time so much of the property was on the inside these are not in the occupied territor

practice islam that there are differences between quranic text and shari'a and if you have also heard riddick school and nick lash out here. perhaps the most controversial passage in the qur'an is sora for 1st 34 does it really call for men to physically abuse their wives if they rebel. well. the shoes are. 501-0101 that's a model of what they did when. she tries this is the level of their i chose the verse from the sword or. the women because it symbolizes the security already at that allah the god of islam grants to man over all m.m.'s these are only 5. at universities and europe and the united states islamic feminists in particular have questioned this interpretation. i don't want to hear about in terms of you know i think as if he beats her worthless in the book i can read air about this like most arabs raids on the us if the word means. that is what islamic scholars talk about the ones who explain the verses page by page in the qur'an you mums and was discussed say that you should be women say gently. but they're still saying. what is this d.n.a. of muslim a tradition and we found out th

it's too soon to tell but it's just after riddick site you see where that elevated part just collapsed and the 2 trains just be shaved on to the you know onto each other and onto the roadway below luckily this is a part of the metro system that is above ground most of the system especially in the center of the city is underground all underground and this was above ground and it was also in the median so when those cars did come down they didn't crash onto the busy beltway below they crashed into the medium although there was one car that was reportedly crashed and somebody was brought out alive miraculously from the crashed car but the victim it was late at night. the metro system had been under utilized because of the pandemic and it has a big area of contagion and it was before the station so that limited a lot of the fatalities but it's just a horrific sight to see just mental cables in the car dangling there are still. there were reports of the previous reports of cracks in the structure. yes there was a large earthquake that hit very close to mexico city and there was a lot of dam

amanda: riddick a group to come a great to have your insight on the ground. i appreciate that. bloomberg businessweek events underway. today, a close-up on the cannabis industry with the exact of chair of --, boris jordan. >> people making $50,000 a year are having citibank accounts closed because they are working in cannabis. this is the largest job creator in the united states at the moment. we pay an effective tax rate of 65%. we are classified as more dangerous than cocaine under u.s. regulatory rules at the fda and dea. it is incredible that cannabis is -- at the federal level, but at the state levels they are approving it and allowing more innovation and the industry is turning profitable in a situation where both hands are tied behind our backs. we cannot trade on u.s. exchanges. canadian cannabis companies can trade on u.s. exchanges. u.s. cannabis companies, the ones that higher u.s. employees and create jobs in the united states cannot trade on u.s. exchanges. >> given there is a lot of preference by consumers for this to become legal and for this to become an establi

wall street is premature, too shortsighted for think the riddick route is a lot smarter. don't necessarily chase all them but the bond your watchlist, candidates become go to put them on my watchlist. i'm going to be making charles payne money pretty soon i love it. charles thank you so much. >> i made a ton of money the first wave on this. i had no ideas and bed bath and beyond, i was in black bios and triple d. i bought them six most two-year early simply because i thought they were oversold. so you know what? invest in the market that's all got to say. kennedy: thought of your great new money made, take me to it cafÉ milano. [laughter] [laughter] >> you've got it. kennedy: charles payne so good talking to you thank you. got to turn into making money tomorrow brexit leader in everyday with charles at 2:00 p.m. here on the foxbusiness network. coming up u.s. military top general claiming there is a coronavirus cover-up in china. what about that lab at leak? will the white house found take a harder line against the commies? plus fessing a study about your immunity if you

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