Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump got sworn by his supporters, some supporters of his, as he campaigned at a New York City bodega yesterday. That was the same bodega where worker Jose Alba stabbed an ex-con in self-defense, only to be hit with a murder charge that stood for three weeks until it was dropped. Brooke Singman has more on that episode. Brooke? Yes, Dave. After spending the day in court, the former president made a little visit to the Manhattan bodega. Trump says he was invited by the bodega association to discuss rising crime in New York City and how that crime puts the owners and workers in danger. And when he got there, he was met by a large crowd of supporters chanting Trump and four more years. They even broke into song at one point, singing the national anthem. People have to be treated better. The bodega association, bodegas, because every week they're being robbed two, three times. It's crazy. It's crazy. And you know what? The police can do it. They can stop it, but they have to be allowed to do that. At that same bodega in 2022, Jose Alba was attacked by a man while he was working behind the counter. Alba grabbed a knife and stabbed and killed that man in self-defense in Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg initially charged Alba with murder before it was later dropped amid public pressure. Alba now lives in the Dominican Republic. But in 2024, there have been more than 4,000 robberies in the Big Apple, which is up 4.3% from last year. There have also been over 17,000 retail thefts, an increase of almost 7% from 2023. The former president has been confined to the courtroom in New York for his trial this weekend. He's required to attend every day going forward. Trump says his opponents and Democrats want to keep him off the campaign trail, but he told his supporters yesterday that he thinks it will have the "reverse effect." The second day of the trial ended with seven jurors being seated. The trial has been adjourned until tomorrow at 9 30 a.m. Lawrence. I just get a kick of the former president coming to Harlem. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. All right. Thanks, Brooke.
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Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump got sworn by his supporters, some supporters of his, as he campaigned at a New York City bodega yesterday. That was the same bodega where worker Jose Alba stabbed an ex-con in self-defense, only to be hit with a murder charge that stood for three weeks until it was dropped. Brooke Singman has more on that episode. Brooke? Yes, Dave. After spending the day in court, the former president made a little visit to the Manhattan bodega. Trump says he was invited by the bodega association to discuss rising crime in New York City and how that crime puts the owners and workers in danger. And when he got there, he was met by a large crowd of supporters chanting Trump and four more years. They even broke into song at one point, singing the national anthem. People have to be treated better. The bodega association, bodegas, because every week they're being robbed two, three times. It's crazy. It's crazy. And you know what? The police can do it. They can stop it, but they have to be allowed to do that. At that same bodega in 2022, Jose Alba was attacked by a man while he was working behind the counter. Alba grabbed a knife and stabbed and killed that man in self-defense in Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg initially charged Alba with murder before it was later dropped amid public pressure. Alba now lives in the Dominican Republic. But in 2024, there have been more than 4,000 robberies in the Big Apple, which is up 4.3% from last year. There have also been over 17,000 retail thefts, an increase of almost 7% from 2023. The former president has been confined to the courtroom in New York for his trial this weekend. He's required to attend every day going forward. Trump says his opponents and Democrats want to keep him off the campaign trail, but he told his supporters yesterday that he thinks it will have the "reverse effect." The second day of the trial ended with seven jurors being seated. The trial has been adjourned until tomorrow at 9 30 a.m. Lawrence. I just get a kick of the former president coming to Harlem. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. All right. Thanks, Brooke.
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