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>>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS TUESDAY NIGHT.
WITH BEGIN WITH BOMB SHELL TESTIMONY TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL ON THE HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY 6th HOUSE INSURRECTION.
THE TOP AID GAVE A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT TO THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO AND ON THE GROUND THAT DAY TESTIFYING THAT THE WHITE HOUSE KNEW VIOLENCE MIGHT ERUPT AT THE CAPITOL DAYS BEFORE THE RIOT INCLUDING THAT SUPPORTERS TRYING TO ATTEND THE TRUMP RALLY WERE CARRYING WEAPONS AND WEARING BODY ARMOR, EVIDENCE THAT THOSE CLOSEST TO THE PRESIDENT BELIEVED HE HAD THE POWER TO STOP THE VIOLENCE IN REALTIME BUT TRUMP DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ARMED SUPPORTERS ATTENDING HIS EVENT AND INSTEAD URGED THE SECRET SERVICE TO REMOVE METAL DETECTERS.
>> I WAS IN THE VICINITY WHERE I HEARD THE PRESIDENT SAY THEY HAD WEAPONS.
LET THE PEOPLE OUT, TAKE THE MAGS AWAY.
>> THE FORMER PRESIDENT APPEARED UNHINGED INCLUDING ORDERING HIS SECRET SERVICE DETAIL TO TAKE HIM TO CAPITOL HILL AFTER GIVING A SPEECH.
WHEN THE DRIVER REFUSED CITING SAFETY CONCERNS, TRUMP LUNGED AT HIM, GRABBED HIS NECK AN ATTEMPTED TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME IRATE YELLING I'M THE F-ING PRESIDENT TAKE ME TO THE CAPITOL NOW.
DONALD TRUMP'S REACTION WHEN THEY BEGAN TO CHANT ABOUT MIKE PENCE.
>> I REMEMBER THE FACT THAT MARK, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING MORE, THEY'RE LITERALLY CALLING FOR THE F-ING VICE PRESIDENT TO BE HUNG.
HE SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT HE THOUGHT MIKE DESERVED IT AND DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE DOING ANYTHING WRONG.
>> AMONG THOSE THE MORNING AND COULD LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES AND TRUMP WAS DETERMINED TO BE PART OF THE RALLY IN SOME FASHION.
THEY CAN'T BRING LEGAL CHARGES BUT LOOKING AT THE FULL SCOPE OF HIS ATTEMPT TO OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION.
THE POLLS CONTINUE TO MAKE IT CLEAR A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DISAGREE WITH THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION OVERTURNING ROE v. WADE ENDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION.
A POLL FINDS 60% OF THOSE SURVEYED DISAPPROVE OF THE RULING AND 30% APPROVE GIVING STATE THE POWER TO DECIDE THE ABORTION LAWS.
66% IN SUPPORT OF KEEPING THE PROCEDURE LEGAL, EITHER ALWAYS OR WITH SOME LIMITATIONS.
FOR STATES LIKE NEW JERSEY, WHERE ABORTION REMAINS LEGAL, PROVIDERS ARE FACING INCREASED SECURITY CONCERNS BROUGHT ON MY ANTIABORTION GROUPS TARGETING CLINICS AND THE PATIENTS THEY SERVE.
BRENDA REPORTS.
>> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO RUN AWAY FROM GOD?
>> EVERY SATURDAY, ANTIABORTION PROTESTERS PREACH AND CARRY SIGNS IN ENGLEWOOD AND THEY SAY IT'S HARROWING.
>> YOU WILL NOT RUN AWAY.
>> IT'S LIKE WALKING THROUGH A WAR ZONE.
THERE'S ALWAYS PEOPLE SHOUTING AND SCREAMING.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE CRY ON MY SHOULDER AS THEY TRY TO WALK INTO THE DOOR.
THOSE ARE THE TIMES WHEN EMOTIONALLY, IT FEELS DIFFICULT.
>> CHRISTINE TAYLOR IS COCHAIR OF THE VOLUNTEER ESCORT GROUP, IT INCREASES SECURITY CONCERNS HERE AND AT NEW JERSEY'S 70 OTHER PROVIDERS.
THEY REACHED OUT TO LOCAL POLICE, VOLUNTEERS ARE ORGANIZING SAFETY PROTOCOLS MINDFUL OF PAST VIOLENCE AGAINST ABORTION CLINICS ELSEWHERE.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO IF SOMEONE DROVE PAST AND STARTED TO SHOOT AT THE BUILDING.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE CONSIDERING NAILING DOWN SOME SAFETY PROTO -- PROTOCOL.
>> SAFETY AND SECURITY IS TOP OF MIND FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND THAT DOESN'T CHANGE.
>> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT SAFETY WILL LOOK LIKE.
I THINK PEOPLE WILL FEEL INDIGNIFIED TO TAKE VIOLENT ACTION WHERE THEY DIDN'T BEFORE.
I WOULD RATHER US BE READY AND BE PROTECTED.
>> SHE'S CONCERNED ABOUT HER PATIENTS AND CLINIC STAFF, EVEN BEFORE THE RULING, THE FASHION ABORTION FEDERATION REPORTED SKYROCKETING VIOLENCE AT CLINICS.
ASSAULTS ROSE NATIONWIDE LAST YEAR.
BOMB THREATS SOARED 80%.
FROM THE WOMEN'S CENTER, SHE'S GOTTEN MAIL THREATS AT HOME AND PROTESTERS VIDEO CLIENTS AND NOW SHE FEARS IT COULD GET WORSE.
>> THEY'RE INCREASINGLY AGGRESSIVE, THEY'RE COMING OUT IN BIGGER NUMBERS AND RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE CELEBRATING A VICTORY AND I THINK HAVING THAT AFFIRMATION OF THEIR WORK FROM OUR COUNTRY'S HIGHEST COURT, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE COME OUT.
>> SHE'S ASKED LAWMAKERS TO PASS BILLS TO SHIELD PROVIDERS FROM STATES THAT MIGHT PROSECUTOR THEM AND A REPRODUCTIVE SECURITY GRANT IN THE BUDGET TO FUND ITEMS LIKE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
SHE SUSPECTS PROTESTERS WILL TRAVEL HERE FROM STATES THAT BAN ABORTION.
>> THESE LEGISLATION AIMED AT PROTECTING ABORTION PROVIDERS FOR US RIGHT NOW, FEELS LIKE PUTTING THE OXYGEN MASK BACK ON.
>> WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PROTESTERS WHO CHASE PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK.
SO I WOULD IMAGINE AS A PATIENT THAT THAT IS LIKE SUPER SCARY WHEN WE HAVE SOMEONE BREATHING DOWN YOUR NECK.
>> SHE FEELS IT COULD CLEAR A BUFFER ZONE FOR KLEINS, IT'S FACING A FREE-SPEECH COURT CHALLENGE.
>> IT'S A DISASTER.
THERE WERE PROTESTERS PRACTICALLY IN THE DOOR.
THERE WOULD BE THE CROWD ON THE STEPS, THEY WOULD BE AT THE PATIENT'S BACKS, IT WAS A NIGHTMARE.
>> THE CASE SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD THIS SUMMER.
>> IN TRUE TRENTON FASHION, A BUDGET DEAL WAS STRUCK BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
LAWMAKERS VOTED ON IT 30 MINUTES AFTER REVEALED TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
FRUSTRATING MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY REPUBLICANS WHO SAY THAT IT LACKS TRANSPARENCY, MOST OF THE FINISHING TOUCHES WERE DECIDED BY THREE DEMOCRATS, GOVERNOR HOCHUL, AND ASSEMBLY SPEAKER WHO AGREED ON MONEY FOR THE ANCHOR TAX RELIEF PROGRAM, AND THE LARGEST SURPLUS IN THE STATE'S HISTORY.
AT THE STATE HOUSE FOR THE LATE NIGHT VOTE AND BACK AT IT JOINING US TODAY.
NO REST FOR THE WEARY.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME A BUDGET REACHED $50,000.
WHAT'S IN IT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S BEEN A BIG SURGE IN REVENUE IN THE LAST FEW MONTH, IT'S PUT NEW JERSEY IN THE POSITION TO AFFORD A LOT OF THE THINGS UNABLE TO DO IN THE PAST LIKE BOOSTING UP THE SURPLUS TO A RECORD AMOUNT.
IT CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR.
SO THE SECOND YEAR THE STATE PAID ALL OF ITS BILLS.
THE BIG BEEF UP IN FUNDING FOR TAX RELIEF BENEFITERS PEOPLE GET IN THE SPRING OF 2023.
THERE'S A SALES TAX HOLIDAY COMING THIS SUMMER FOR BACK TO SCHOOL ITEMS.
KEEPING ON THE SCHOOL TOPIC, WE INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET FROM THE BEGINNING IS THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION EVER TO A K-12th SCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY.
THAT'S CARRIED THROUGH.
ACROSS THE BOARD, MANY ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN NEGLIGENTED OVER THE YEARS ARE GETTING FUNDED ACROSS A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THIS YEAR.
>> YOU MENTIONED PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.
IT'S ABOUT $2 BILLION SET ASIDE FROM THAT.
WHAT ABOUT THE PROPOSAL, WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT?
>> THERE WERE ATTEMPTED BY REPUBLICANS TO GET SOME OF THEIR OWN IDEAS WHEN IT COMES TO TAX RELIEF INTO THE SPENDING BILL.
THE DEMOCRATS HOLD THE MAJORITY.
I THINK REPUBLICANS DID VOTE FOR SOME.
MARRIAGE LICENSE FEES, PART OF THE BUDGET.
REPUBLICANS DIDN'T GET WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, BUT I THINK WENT -- ALONG WITH THE TAX REFUND BREAKS.
>> WERE THERE ANY ADD ONS?
TYPICALLY THERE ARE.
>> THERE SURE WAS.
WITH ALL OF THE MONEY STATE HAS BEEN COLLECTING OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, A LOT OF PARKS, AND DIFFERENT PROJECTS, FUNDING AND IN DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE LIST.
DOZENS OF ITEMS AND I THINK SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ACT THIS IS WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE MERIT IS ONE QUESTION, THESE WILL BE FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS ACROSS THE STATE.
>> THE STATE HAD A LARGE SUM OF COVID MONEY TO USE.
WHERE IS THAT BEING DIRECTED?
>> YEAH, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
LITTLE OVER TWO BILLION IN THE PLACE OF FEDERAL COVID RELIEF MONEY THAT NEW JERSEY RECEIVED IS APPROPRIATED ALONG THE NEW BUDGET.
WHEN YOU THINK OF THAT 50-PLUS BILLION IN SPENDING, YOU ADD 2 1/2 BILLION FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, THERE'S A LONG LIST, LEAD PAINT REMEDIATION, THERE'S A LONG LIST OF FEDERAL, THE APPROPRIATION OF FEDERAL DOLLARS THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AND THEY WROTE LANGUAGE THAT GAVE THE OVERSIGHT OF THE SPENDING.
A KEY HICCUP THAT CAME UP DURING THE COMMITTEE WHERE THE SENATE PRESIDENT WAS SEEKING LANGUAGE IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET TO BE RESTORED AND WENT FURTHER FOR OVERSIGHT.
>> TOMORROW, BOTH CHAMBERS ARE SLATED TO TAKE A FULL VOTE.
BEFORE THE CONSTITUTED DEAD LINE OF MIDNIGHT, WE KNOW YOU WILL BE THERE FOR ALL OF IT.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION DOESN'T BEGIN TO SCRIBE THE SCENE IN TRENTON.
THEY PUSHED THROUGH DOZENS OF OTHER BILLS.
WORTH MENTIONING, THERE'S HELP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT NEED TO MAKE HIGHER CONTRIBUTIONS SO THE STATE OF THAT IS UNKNOWN.
LEGISLATION TO MAKE PERMANENT EXTENDED WORKING HOURS, TEENS WORK 50 HOURS PER WEEK.
KIDS 15 YEARS OLD UP TO 40 HOURS IN A NONSCHOOL WEEK.
APPROVAL OF TAX CREDIT GIVING RESIDENTS UP TO $500 PER CHILD UP TO THE AGE OF 6 DEPENDING ON INCOME.
THE LICENSING PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, CHANGES TO THAT CONTROVERSIAL PARK BILL THAT PROVIDES SLIGHTLY MORE PROTECTION AND FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA.
>> THE MONEY IS NOT FLOWING FOR NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY.
ON OUR SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS REPORT, THE SCHOOL WHICH IS A FUNDER OF MJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS AND MJ BUSINESS BEAT IS FACING TIMES ASKING FOR HELP KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN.
A FINANCIAL EMERGENCY ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, THE UNIVERSITY'S PRESIDENT ANNOUNCE SHE IS STEPPING DOWN AND CALLS IT PART OF THE HISTORICAL UNDERINVESTMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY AND IN BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES.
THERE'S ALSO BEEN A DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT AT THE SCHOOL AND AMONG ALL COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS NATIONWIDE SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.
THE UNIVERSITY BOARD ADOPTED, GIVING 90 DAYS TO FIND SOLUTIONS.
THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN NAMED ACTING PRESIDENT.
>> TURNING NOW TO THE STOCK MARKET.
HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S TRADING NUMBERS FOLLOWING ATTEMPT TO HOLD ONTO A REBOUND.
>>> IT'S BEEN A CHAOTIC TIME FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS.
FLIGHTS CANCELED ACROSS THE U.S. AND HUNDREDS MORE TODAY MARKING A WEEK OF MASS CANCELLATIONS.
IT'S TESTING THE PATIENTS OF THOUSANDS OF WEARY TRAVELERS THAT IS UP AGAINST AN AIR SYSTEM THAT CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE BOOM OF CRITICAL STAFFING SHORTAGES.
NONE OF IT BODES WELL FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND.
>> LOOKING AT THE FLIGHT BOARD TODAY, IT LOOKED LIKE SMOOTH SAILING AT THE AIRPORT.
>> WE HAVE A LAYOVER IN DETROIT.
SO FAR SO GOOD.
>> SO FAR, EVERYTHING IS RUNNING ON TIME.
>> LOOK CLOSER AND YOU'LL SEE THE WEARY FACES OF TRAVELERS THAT GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO TODAY AFTER MASS CANCELLATIONS YESTERDAY.
>> YESTERDAY WE HAD TO LEAVE AT 4:00 A.M. AND WE WERE IN THE UBER OWN OUR WAY TO THE AIRPORT AND WE ALREADY CHECKED OUT OF THE HOTEL.
WE HAD TO GO BACK AND GET A NEW HOTEL, IT WAS ALL AT LIKE 6:00 A.M., 8 A.M. WE REBOOKED FOR THE NEXT DAY AND DROVE HERE TO FLY BACK TO DETROIT.
>> THEY WERE TRYING TO GET BACK TO PHILLY.
>> YESTERDAY OUR FLIGHT WAS CANCELED FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES.
WE WAITED IN LINE FOR THREE HOURS.
>> THEY DID GIVE US A VOUCHER FOR A HOTEL.
AND VOUCHERS TO GET BACK AND FORTH BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WOULD GET SOMETHING TO GET BACK TO THE AIRPORT THIS MORNING.
AND THEN WE HAD A DIFFERENT FLIGHT, DIFFERENT AIRLINE AND THAT WAS SMOOTH SAILING ALL THE WAY THROUGH, BUT WE'RE FROM PHILLY AND NOW WE HAVE TO DRIVE TO PHILLY.
>> THEY'RE HAPPY TO BE AT LEAST CLOSE TO HOME AFTER THE MADNESS THEY LIVED THROUGH.
>> IT'S INSANE.
PEOPLE SCREAMING AT ONE ANOTHER IN LINE, PEOPLE SLEEPING ON THE FLOORS.
BABIES SCREAMING.
>> WHAT IS BEHIND THE DELAYS THAT SAW 850 DELAYS ON SUNDAY AND 950 OR SO CANCELED YESTERDAY?
IT'S AN AIRLINE SYSTEM STRETCHED TO THE BREAKING POINT.
>> AIRLINES DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES IN THEIR RESERVATION CENTERS IN ALMOST EVERY ROLE AT THE AIRLINE IS UNDERSTAFFED.
>> THE FAA IS ALSO FEELING THE EFFECTS OF LIMITING STAFF AFTER WORKERS LEFT DURING COVID.
>> THE FAA IS WORKING TO HIRE AND TRAIN MORE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS BUT THAT TAKES TIME.
THEY'RE UNDERSTAFFED.
IT'S LIKE THE AIRLINES ARE TRYING TO CRAM TEN POUNDS OF FLYING INTO 8-POUND BAGS.
IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, IT BURSTS.
>> IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET STAFF AND GET THEM WORKING.
THEY ARE ASKING CUSTOMERS TO HELP OUT, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING TICKET.
>> ASKED IF I WANTED TO RESCHEDULE AND I WAS NOT INTERESTED.
>> YOU SAID NO?
>> I SAID NO.
>> HARD ADVICE IF YOU'RE THE ONE STUCK WITHOUT A SEAT.
>> HAVE A BACKUP PLAN READY IF YOU'RE DELAYED OR CANCELED.
>> ADVICE THEY WOULD HAVE HELPED THESE PEOPLE.
>> WE WERE HOPING TO GET BACK HOME.
WE HAVE OUR DOG WAITING FOR US BACK AT HOME.
MY DAD HAS TO GO BACK TO WORK AS WELL.
IT'S STRESSFUL NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO.
>> WERE YOU ANTICIPATING IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM?
>> WE WERE JOKING ABOUT IT, WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: OVERALL, A MUCH CALMER DAY AT THE AIRPORT.
WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY COMING UP, IT COULD BE DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN WITH FLIGHTS CANCELED AND WONDERING WHEN THEY WILL GET TO THEIR DESTINATION.
>> THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MADE STEPS AT CHIPPING AWAY AT SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES APPROVING 7 OF THE JUDICIAL NOMINEES WHO WILL GO ON FOR A FULL VOTE IN THE SENATE TOMORROW.
THE JUDICIAL SHORTAGE HAS WORSENED A BACKLOG OF CASES THAT BEGAN DURING PANDEMIC SHUTDOWNS AND GREW SO SEVERE, COUNTIES SUSPENDED TRIALS ALL TOGETHER.
THE NOMINEES WILL BE AMONG THE MOST DIVERSE ON A BENCH THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY WHITE MALES.
>>> HONORING BLACK MUSIC MONTH.
THE EXPERIENCE THE BREW DIMENSIONAL CENTER.
FEATURING A WORK AT A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT CAPTURED RARE MOMENTS OF THE HIP HOP STARS.
WE HAVE THE STORY.
>> I THINK THAT THE INSPIRATION STARTED BY ACCIDENT LIKE MOST THINGS.
I WAS FASCINATED BY THE STREET ENERGY AND IT DREW ME IN AND ALMOST INSTANTLY, I MET EVERYONE, BONDED WITH EVERYONE, EVERYBODY.
AND THE REST IS HISTORY.
THIS IS WHEN IT WAS RAW AND ORGANIC AND THE MAINSTREAM HASN'T HEARD OF HIP HOP.
>> IT'S SOMETHING HE HAS BEEN SHARING FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER.
A PHOTOGRAPHER LOOK AT HIP HOP ARTISTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY.
NOW A SHOWCASE AT THE EXHIBIT CALLED A HIP HOP LIFE.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT HIP HOP AND WHERE IT CAME FROM, IT CAME FROM PEOPLE LIKE GILL SCOTT, THE RHYTHMS OF JOHN COLE TRAIN, THE ENERGY OF THE STREET, GILL SCOTT, THE LAST POETS, CURTIS MAYFIELD, EVEN MARVIN GUY, THEY WERE PROJECTING APOLITICAL AWARENESS, A SPIRITUAL AWARENESS, A UNIVERSAL AWARENESS IN THEIR MUSIC, IN THEIR VIBE.
AND THIS SPREAD AND MUTATED INTO HIP HOP.
>> DEBUTED A FEW WEEKS AGO IN TIME TO CELEBRATE BLACK MUSIC MONTH.
>> MARK CONKLIN HOPES THAT THE HIP HOP EXHIBIT CAN TEACH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ABOUT THE IMPACT THE GENERA HAS HAD ON CULTURE HIGHLIGHTING JERSEY ARTISTS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE BOSS, WHITNEY HOUSTON, THERE'S SO MANY ARTISTS FROM NEW JERSEY WITH SO MANY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT GENERAS, THAT'S WHAT IS IMPORTANT FROM ROCK TO HIP HOP.
WE HAVE IT ALL HERE IN NEW JERSEY.
WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ACCESS TO BROTHER EARN ERNIE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE MUSIC AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPACT ON CULTURE.
>> YOU'VE BEEN DOCUMENTING HIP HOP SINCE PRETTY MUCH FROM THE START.
HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO SEE ALL OF THIS AND BE ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE?
>> I THINK IT'S EXCELLENT BEING ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
IT'S EXCELLENT FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK BACK AND ONE DAY I'LL DO A SHOW THAT PREDATES THIS SHOW BY 10 OR 15 YEARS.
THIS IS EXCITING BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO SHOW YOU OR LINK YOU TO REMEMBER THE MOVIE ROOTS?
THIS IS OUR ROOTS.
THIS IS OUR RHYTHM, THIS IS OUR THING THAT MOVED PEOPLE AROUND THE -- PLANET.
>> YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE HIP HOP EXHIBIT AT THE CENTER THROUGH OCTOBER 30th.
>> AND THAT DOES IT FOR US THIS EVENING.
IN THE MEANTIME, HEAD OVER TO NJ SPOTLIGHT AND CHECK US OUT FOR ALL OF THE NEWS ON THE GARDEN STATE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW.
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