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>> GOOD EVENING I AM RHONDA SCHAFFLER FILLING IN FOR BRIANA VANNOZZI.

>>> DAN ALLEN IS-- MOMENTS AFTER JACK CHIARELLI FORMALLY ANNOUNCE HIS RUNNING MATE TODAY, ELLEN WASTED NO TIME LISTING WHAT SHE SEES AS THE FAILURES OF THE MURPHY ADMINISTRATION.

THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE SELECTION OF ALLEN BE ENOUGH TO SWAY VOTERS TO JACK CHIARELLI?

SR.

CORRESPONDENT, BRENDA FLANAGAN HAS OUR REPORT.

>> Reporter: OF COURSE THE PLEDGE ON MELLENCAMP'S SONG, JACK AND DIANE WHILE SUPPORTERS CHEERED OUTSIDE OF BURLINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CENTER, REPUBLICAN CANADA FOR GOVERNOR OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED HIS RUNNING MATE, 73-YEAR-OLD RETIRED STATE SENATOR, DIANE ALLEN.

WELL, FORMALLY RETIRED.

AS OF TODAY.

>> WHEN HE CALLED LOW SO RECENTLY, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE WORKS.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR WITH YOU.

OH SO RECENTLY.

>> Reporter: BUT ALLEN SAID YES, PUT OFF KNEE SURGERY SHE WAS PLANNING FOR FALL AND WAITED BACK INTO POLITICS.

SHE TIPPED OFF A LITANY OF A STATE GOVERNOR FAILURES UNDER MURPHY DEMONSTRATION LIKE VEHICLE COMMISSION LINES, LATE EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CHECKS AND HIGH TAXES.

SHE ALSO SAVAGED MURPHY FOR HIS LATE RESPONSE TO SCANDALS INCLUDING THE KATIE BRENNAN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE, AND THE ABUSE OF WOMEN INMATES AT THE EDNA MAE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

HE WAITS AND WAITS.

WE CANNOT HAVE THAT.

WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG, YOU NEED TO FIX IT.

IF YOU WANT TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY, YOU NEED TO ACT, AND YOU NEED TO ACT QUICKLY.

>> THIS TICKET, JACK AND DIANE IS GOING TO GIVE THE PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THEY TRULY DESERVE.

I HIGHLY COMPETITIVE RACE FOR GOVERNOR, A SPEARHEADED DEBATE ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER, AND A COMPELLING CHOICE FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF FUTURE FOR NEW JERSEY.

>> A WIDELY RESPECTED MODERN AND CHAMPION FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS LIKE EQUITY, THE FORMER PHILADELPHIA TV NEWS ANCHOR BRINGS A MUCH-NEEDED TOUCH OF CELEBRITY TO A REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN THAT IS LAGGING BY DOUBLE DIGITS IN RECENT POLLS.

AND, IN A BLUE STATE, JACK CHIARELLI'S RECENT SLIDE TO EMBRACE HIS PARTY'S FAR RIGHT BASE ON SOCIAL ISSUES HAVE LEFT HIM VULNERABLE.

>> DIANE ALLEN IS ONE OF A MODERATE.

YOU KNOW, A TRUE MODERATE.

SHE HAS NOT MOVED.

TOWARD TRUMP IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT SHE CAN HELP TO ASSUAGE MORE YOU KNOW, MODERATE REPUBLICANS, BUT REALLY INDEPENDENTS WHO ARE UNAFFILIATED VOTERS.

>> YOU'D EXPECT TO BE SEEING A LOT MORE FROM HER, AND THE QUESTION IS, DOES SHE KIND OF OVERSHADOW OR CONTRADICT?

JACK CHIARELLI IN SOME CASES AS HE'S TRYING TO MANEUVER HOLD ONTO THE BASE AND APPEALING TO THE MIDDLE.

>> Reporter: DIANE ALLEN IS A PROVEN VOTE-GETTER IN SOUTH JERSEY, BUT BOTTOM LINE, WILL VOTERS PICK A GOVERNOR BASED ON HIS RUNNING MATE?

>> IS A TOP OF THE TICKET.

AND, FOCUS ON HIM AND HIS RECORD, AND THIS IS A STARK CONTRAST THAT THE STATE IS SEEING.

THIS IS BETWEEN GOING FORWARD OR SLIPPING BACK TO THE BAD OLD DAYS.

FEMA ONE THING THAT IS VERY CLEAR, I THINK DIANE MADE CLEAR, THEY ARE TRUE PARTNERS, AND THEN IS NOT SOMEONE THAT IS TO BE SHRINKING BY AND CERTAINLY NOT SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO GO ON TO GET ALONG.

>> WHICH COULD GET INTERESTING.

JACK CHIARELLI HAS VOWED TO ROLL BACK THE LGBTQ CURRICULUM.

ALLEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN AN ADVOCATE FOR INCLUSIVITY BUT PARENTS SHOULD HAVE A SAY.

HE WOULD SIGN A BILL BANNING ABORTION AT 20 WEEKS, SHE SUPPORTS ROE V WADE.

SHE BELIEVES IN RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FOR VACCINATIONS, JACK CHIARELLI ADVOCATES NO MANDATES AT ALL.

ALLEN FRANKLY ADMITTED.

>> I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE JACK STANDS ON A LOT OF THINGS.

>> THE THING THAT I'M GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN SEEING AS HOW HIGH A PROFILE SHE HAS ON THE CAMP AND TRAIL AS PART OF THIS TICKET, AND WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS.

>> Reporter: POLITICAL ANALYSTS SAY THE PRIME DIRECTOR FOR RUNNING MATES IS FIRST, DO NO HARM.

I AM BRENDA FLANAGAN, NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS.

>> MEANWHILE, GOVERNOR MURPHY TODAY SIGNED A COVID-19 RELIEF THAT PROVIDES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TENANTS STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR RENT AND UTILITIES.

AS SR.

CORRESPONDENT, DAVID CRUZ REPORTS, USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO URGE RESIDENTS TO GET VACCINATED WITH CASES STILL RISING IN OUR STATE.

>> IT HAD THE FEEL OF A CAMPAIGN EVENT, THE CITY MAYOR AND STATE SENATOR, TURNING OUT A HUGE FOR PHIL MURPHY.

WHO, ON THE DAY HIS RIVAL WAS TRYING TO BREAK NEWS WAS ASSIGNING LEGISLATION AND THAT SAFEGUARDING TALENTED BY COVERT FOR EVICTION.

>> WE WILL BE OBJECTING AN ADDITIONAL $500 MILLION IN DIRECT TENANT RELIEF.

THE PREVENTION PROGRAM WILL BUILD IN THE DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND GET THESE PHONES INTO THE HANDS OF FAMILIES LIVING BELOW THE HUNDRED AND 20% OF THEIR COUNTIES AREA MEDIUM INCOME AND WHO HAVE SUFFERED FINANCIALLY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND WE WILL ALSO STEP UP WITH AN ADDITIONAL $250 MILLION IN UTILITY ASSISTANCE WHERE NEEDED, TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES ARE JUST MORE SECURE IN THEIR HOMES, BUT PROTECTED AGAINST A POTENTIALLY HARMFUL UTILITY SHUT OFF.

>> THE COVERT ASSISTANCE FROM THE PERIOD OF MARCH 1st OF 2020 THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST, AND EXTENDS TO THE END OF THE YEAR FOR OTHERS DEPENDING ON INCOME.

IT ALSO PROTECTS TENANTS FROM NEGATIVE CREDIT REPORTS, BY PROHIBITING LANDLORDS FROM REPORTING TENANTS TO CREDIT AGENCIES, OR OTHER AND LANDLORDS, OR SELLING THE DEBT TO BILL COLLECTORS.

LATE FEES AND OTHER PENALTIES WOULD ALSO BE WAIVED.

>> THIS IS A TENANT TERM, AND THE COVERT HAS BEEN DEVASTATING TO PEOPLE.

IT REALLY HAS.

>> THE LEGISLATION IS THE GOVERNOR WILL STOP EVICTIONS, BUT MORE PORTLY, PUT THE MONEY IN THE HANDS OF THE TENANTS AND THE LANDLORDS.

THIS WILL ALLOW LANDLORDS TO GET THEIR BILLS PAID PROPERLY MAINTAINED THEIR PROPERTIES, AND AS THE GOVERNOR SET FOR THE LARGE PART, MOST LANDLORDS ARE LOOKING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND MANY OF THESE LANDLORDS ARE NOT LARGE LAND LORDS.

THEY ARE MOM-AND-POP LIMITS SO WE HAVE MANY IN UNION CITY.

>> THE FEDERAL EVICTION MORATORIUM THAT EXPIRED OVER THE WEEKEND IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTENDED ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT THROUGH OCTOBER.

THE GOVERNOR NOTED ANOTHER 1100 NEW CASES OF COVERED REPORTED IN THE STATE WITH 13 DEATHS AND NEARLY 600 HOSPITALIZATIONS.

>> I SAY ALL THAT DOES REMIND OURSELVES THAT WE ARE STILL IN THE FIGHT.

PLEASE GET VACCINATED IF YOU ARE NOT VACCINATED.

PLEASE GET VACCINATED.

PERIOD.

>> SAVING SOME CHOICE WORDS FOR A SMALL GROUP OF ANTI-VACCINE HECKLERS IN THE CROWD.

>> THESE FOLKS THERE HAVE LOST YOUR MINDS.

YOU HAVE LOST YOUR MIND.

YOU ARE THE ULTIMATE KNUCKLEHEADS AND BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND STANDING FOR, PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR LIFE.

PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR LIFE, AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT.

LOOK IN THE MIRROR.

LOOK IN THE MIRROR.

>> THE GOVERNOR IS WATCHING THE COVERT NUMBERS WITH SOME TREPIDATION.

ANOTHER WAVE AND THE POTENTIAL RESTRICTIONS AND MANDATES THAT CAN ACCOMPANY IT CONTRARY TO THE WE BEAT COVID NARRATIVE.

THAT COULD COST THE GOVERNOR POLITICALLY, AND THE STATE DEARLY IN REAL DOLLARS AS ELECTION DAY DRAWS NEAR.

I AM DAVID CRUZ, NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS.

>>> GOVERNOR MURPHY ALSO SAID TODAY THAT NEW JERSEY WON'T FOLLOW NEW YORK'S LEAD OF REQUIRING RESIDENTS TO SHOW PROOF THAT COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR INDOOR ACTIVITIES, LIKE GOING TO A RESTAURANT OR JIM.

BUT, THE GOVERNOR AGAIN REPEATED THAT ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE AS NEW JERSEY REPORTS MORE THAN 5.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

MEANTIME, THE VA IS AIMING TO GRANT FULL APPROVAL FOR PFIZER'S COVID VACCINE BY EARLY NEXT MONTH.

ACCORDING TO A REPORT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES.

THE FDA'S UNOFFICIAL DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL IS LABOR DAY.

THAT COULD HELP US WITH SOME WHO ARE HESITANT TO GET THE SHOT.

PFIZER IS ALSO AWAITING DATA FROM ITS ONGOING PEDIATRIC COVID-19 VACCINE TRIALS, INCLUDING ONE THAT IS UNDERWAY IN RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.

JANINE DONELSON TALKS TO ONE FATHER WHO IS ALSO A PHYSICIAN.

ABOUT WHY HE ENROLLED HIS CHILDREN IN THE TRIAL.

>> DID IT HURT WHEN YOU GOT YOUR SHOP?

>> NO.

>> DO YOU FEEL SICK AFTER YOU GOT YOUR SHOP?

>> KNOW IT'S >> 9-YEAR OLD JUSTIN AND 4-YEAR OLD JOEY ARE AMONG 200 KIDS TAKING THE VACCINE CLINICAL TRIAL AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.

JUSTIN SAYS HE IS PROUD TO BE INCLUDED.

>> SO, I CAN BE PROTECTIVE FOR COVID-19, AND ALSO SO I CAN MAKE SURE THE VACCINE IS SAFE FOR OTHERS.

>> IN NEW JERSEY, 46% OF KIDS AGES 12 TO 17 HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE SHOT.

THIS IS THE BOYS DAD AND A PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN WHO IS FAR TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVASTATION THE VIRUS CAUSES, AND HOW EASILY IT SPREADS.

>> I SEEN A LOT OF PATIENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 WHO HAVE SEEN THE BEST AND THE WORST SCENARIOS.

SO, KNOWING HOW DEVASTATING THIS IS OR CAN BE, I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN'S WERE PROTECTED.

NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO THE FOR OTHERS.

>> HIM AND HIS WIFE GOT VACCINATED, BUT IT WAS JUST IN HIS WOKE UP, SAYING HE WANTED IT TOO.

>> WE FELT A LITTLE GUILTY ABOUT THE PARENTS ONLY BEING VACCINATED, AND FOR THE WHOLE LAST 18 MONTHS, JUSTIN'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S HAVING ACCESS TO INTERNET, HE IS AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, AND HE'S BEEN ASKING US FOR QUITE A WHILE, WHEN DO I GET MY VACCINE?

SO, WHEN WE FINALLY GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HIM VACCINATED, WE ASKED HIM, LIKE IS THIS SOMETHING YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN?

AND HE IMMEDIATELY SAID YES.

>> HE SAID THEY DID NOT JUMP IN THE PROCESS LINE, RATHER, THEY TOOK TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH, AND HE'S ENCOURAGING OTHER PARENTS WHO WANT TO VACCINATE THEIR KIDS TO DO THE SAME, AND WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS.

>> THE PFIZER TRIAL ACTUALLY SENT US AN EMAIL WITH THE CONSENT FORM, WHICH EXPLAINS THE 30 PAGES OF DATA AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS, AND WHAT TO EXPECT.

FEMA RECORDS HAS ENROLLED 100 CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 12 AND ANOTHER 100 CHILDREN BETWEEN SIX MONTHS AND FIVE YEARS OLD.

SOON, THEY WILL BE ADDING MORE PARTICIPANTS TO THE OLDER AGE GROUP AFTER THE FDA URGED VACCINE MEMBERS TO EXPAND TRIALS TO BETTER DETECT RARE SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDING HEART INFORMATION.

>> I FELT A BIT OF DIZZY, HAD A BIT OF NAUSEA, AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO NO, IT WAS HURTING A LITTLE BIT TODAY.

>> EVERY AGE GROUP HAS DIFFERENT DOSES FOR ADULTS OF THE REGULAR 30 MICROGRAM.

HIS AGE GROUP WAS 10 MICROGRAMS, IN HIS AGE GROUP WAS ONLY THREE MICROGRAMS WHICH IS 10 TIMES LESS.

SO, THEY DEFINITELY, A LOT OF RESEARCH TO DECIDE WHAT WAS SAFE FOR EACH WEIGHT AND AGE GROUP.

JUST TO SAY AGAIN, THIS WAS A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS, AND THAT'S WHY I FELT SAFE.

ALLOWING BOTH OF THEM TO GET THE VACCINE.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS WILL TRACK PARTICIPANTS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO LEARN WHETHER THOSE VACCINATED HAVE LOWER INFECTION RATES AND WHAT KINDS OF SYMPTOMS THEY HAVE COMPARED TO THOSE WHO GOT THE PLACEBO.

PARTICIPANTS FIND OUT IF THEY GOT THE VACCINE OR PLACEBO X MONTHS AFTER THE SECOND DOSE.

IN THE MEANTIME, JUSTIN HAS THIS TO SAY TO OTHER KIDS.

>> I WOULD TELL THEM, IT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST TAKING A NORMAL VACCINE SHOT, THAT YOU DO LIKE ONCE A YEAR.

USUALLY.

AND, IT'S ALSO VERY SAFE FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: PFIZER EXPECT TO HAVE DATA FROM THE TRIALS OF THE FALL, AND NEXT TO HAVE AUTHORIZATION FOR KIDS UNDER 12 TO GET THE VACCINE BY WINTER.

I AM JANINE DONELSON FOR NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS.

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>>> A NEW SURVEY SHOWS INCREASING SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 VACCINES FOR THAT IS A POLL CONDUCTED BY THE COVERT STATES PROJECT, WHICH IS A COLLABORATION AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY AND THREE OTHER PROMINENT UNIVERSITY.

THE SURVEY FILED THAT 64% OF THE RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD MANDATE THE VACCINE WHICH IS TWO POINTS HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS SURVEY CONDUCTED IN THE SPRING.

BUT, THE POLL OF MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE ALSO FILED SOME CONTINUED VACCINE HESITANCY IS ALMOST 20% OF AMERICANS SAID IT IS UNLIKELY THEY WILL GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE.

MANDATES ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMMON THAT NEW JERSEY UNIVERSITIES WITH SOME REQUIRING STUDENTS TO GET THE SHOT, OR ENROLL ELSEWHERE.

IT CAN BE PARTICULARLY TRICKY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, SOME OF WHOM ARE FOLLOWING THE MANDATE GETTING VACCINATED BY SHOTS NOT APPROVED IN THE U.S. JOANNA GAGIS TAKES A LOOKS AT HOW UNIVERSITIES ARE HANDLING VACCINE MANDATES AND STUDENTS PREPARE TO RETURN TO CLASS.

>> ANY STUDENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND OR BE IN CLASSES IN PERSON IS REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED BY AUGUST 15.

>> IF YOU WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE ANYWHERE IN NEW JERSEY THIS FALL, YOU ALMOST UGLY HERE SIMILAR MESSAGE FOR NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF SEVERAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS REQUIRING THAT STUDENTS SHOW PROOF OF A COVERT VACCINATION IN ORDER TO ATTEND CLASS IN SEPTEMBER.

>> IS NOT VACCINATED, THEY CAN TAKE CLASSES ONLINE, BUT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ANYTHING THAT IS IN PERSON ON THE CAMPUS.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE A STRICT POLICY BUT LIKE MANY SCHOOLS, AND JC YOU IS ALLOWING STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR EXEMPTIONS.

>> RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS BY OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS REVIEWED BY THE MEDICAL BOARD.

>> WHETHER A STUDENT RECEIVED ANY VACCINES IN THE PAST, GUILLERMO ESTRADA IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN AT MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY HAS JUST BEEN APPROVED FOR LOGISTICS.

>> I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING VACCINATED RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE SENSE WHERE THIS MATERIAL BEING USED FOR THE SPECIFIC VACCINE IS NEW.

AND THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS AND SHORT-TERM IS IT TO BE DETERMINED.

>> YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO BE ON CAMPUS WITH THE RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION?

>> WILL ABSOLUTELY BE NO STUDENTS ON CAMPUS WHO ARE UNVACCINATED?

OR WILL THOSE RELIGIOUS AND MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS ALLOW STUDENTS TO BE ON CAMPUS LIVING IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS QUESTION MARK >> WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT THE RESIDENCE HALL PORTION OF THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A DIFFERENT SORT OF POPULATION WHERE THEY ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF CONTAMINATION AND SPREAD.

BUT, STUDENTS WHO HAVE MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS, WE WILL WORK WITH THEM TO BE ON CAMPUS, BUT THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY TESTING EACH WEEK FOR THEM.

THERE WILL BE MASK REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED, AND WE WILL HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND THERE MIGHT BE CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PARTAKE IN A PARTICULAR EVENT, BUT THEN GETTING RELIGIOUSLY OR MEDICALLY EXEMPT, THERE'S A PARTICULAR REASON FOR THAT, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING INCLUSIVE OF THOSE STUDENTS.

>> STUDENTS AT WRECKERS UNIVERSITY WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PROOF OF VACCINATION OR APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION NO LATER THAN AUGUST 1st, BUT WAS 70,000 STUDENTS TRYING TO ACCESS THE SYSTEM, IT CRASHED.

THE UNIVERSITY SAID IN A STATEMENT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS TO UPLOAD THEIR IMMUNIZATION RECORDS INCLUDING THE REQUIRED COVID-19 VACCINATION, BUT DAILY UPLOADS CONTINUE TO RISE AS STUDENTS UPLOAD THEIR VACCINATION DOCUMENTS.

WE ARE WORKING QUICKLY TO VERIFY OUR DOCUMENTS.

AND, KING UNIVERSITY HAS SAID THAT ANYONE WHO HAS NOT SUBMITTED AUGUST 1st WILL BE DEREGISTERED FROM ALL FALL COURSES REGARDLESS OF THEIR PAYMENT STATUS BEGINNING AUGUST 11.

THIS INCLUDES ALL IN PERSON AND ONLINE CLASSES CURRENTLY ON THEIR SCHEDULE.

THE UNIVERSITY HAS NOT TOLD US YET HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL BE DROPPED FROM THEIR CLASSES FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE DEADLINE.

BUT, AT AND JC YOU, THE MESSAGING IS IMPORTANT, SAYS BAILEY.

>> WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE CRATING THE COMMUNITY THAT IS SAFE AND HOLISTIC, AND WELCOMING FOR OUR STUDENTS TO COME BACK, RATHER THAN INSTILLING A COMMUNITY OF FEAR ABOUT GETTING VACCINATION OR THIS HAPPENS TO YOU.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO NOT DROP OUT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY DON'T GENERALLY COME BACK IF THEY LEAVE.

>> THEY ARE HOLDING INFORMATION SESSIONS ABOUT THE VACCINE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED.

BUT, BAILEY SAYS IN OF YOUNG PEOPLE WILL WON'T GET HIGHER DEGREES BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID.

THEY DON'T WANT VACCINATION STATUS TO PUT THAT NUMBER HIGHER.

I AM JOANNA GAGIS, NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS.

>>> WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWN FORCED MANY EMPLOYEES TO WORK REMOTELY, THE MURPHY MINISTRATION PUT SOME TEMPORARY TAX RULES IN PLACE.

THOSE RULES WHICH DEALT WITH EMPLOYER INCOME TAX WITHHOLDINGS WILL NOW BE LIFTED STARTING OCTOBER 1st.

WHAT THIS CHANGE MEANS FOR RESIDENCE.

JOHN, WHAT IS INVOLVED WITH THIS CHANGE IN TAX RULES?

>> I THINK THE BIG THING WOULD BE THE IDEA OF WITHHOLDINGS.

AND SO, FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A JOB IN ANOTHER STATE, PRIMARILY THAT IS NEW YORK, FOR NEW JERSEY PURPOSES, IT'S WHETHER THE COMPANY THAT THEY WORKED FOR SETS ASIDE WITHHOLDINGS FOR THEIR INCOME TAX BASED ON NEW YORK'S TAX LAWS FOR RICHARD NEW JERSEY'S TAX LAWS, AND THAT CAN SEEM LIKE A MINOR THING, BUT IT CAN HAVE A BIG IMPLICATION FOR THE STATE BUDGET, BECAUSE OF COURSE IF NEW YORK COLLECTS TAXES FROM A NEW JERSEY RESIDENT, THAT MONEY GOES TO FUND ITS BUDGET AND PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF GOING TO NEW JERSEY TO FUND NEW JERSEY'S BUDGET PROGRAMS.

>> AND IT CAN MAKE THE PAYCHECK FOR SOME OF THESE WORKERS IS SMALLER.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

SO IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE WORKER, AND WHERE THEY ARE, SORT OF IN THE SCALE OF INCOME TAX RATES, BUT BECAUSE NEW YORK'S INCOME TAX RATES AND NEW JERSEY'S ARE DIFFERENT, IN SOME CASES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER, IT CAN ACTUALLY BE BENEFICIAL IF THEIR EMPLOYER WITHHOLDS NEW JERSEY'S RATES INSTEAD OF HAVING NEW YORK'S RATES.

AND AGAIN, THAT IS MONEY THAT GOES TO THE STATE BUDGET, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE GOOD FOR THAT TAXPAYER BECAUSE THEY MAY PAY LESS TAXES.

>> THE ISSUE OF NEW YORK COMPANIES TAXING THEIR NEW JERSEY WORKERS WITH SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT RESOLVED IN THE COURTS.

DO YOU EXPECT HER TO BE SOME LEGISLATIVE MOVEMENT ON THIS FRONT?

>> I THINK WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

THERE IS A BILL THAT HAS PASSED IN THE NEW JERSEY SENATE THAT CALLS FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE STUDIED AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.

IT IS SO FAR NOT MOVING IN THE ASSEMBLY.

SO, WE WILL HAVE TO SEE WHETHER THE LAWMAKERS SHOW MORE INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE, AND IF GOVERNOR MURPHY IS A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE IN TERMS OF HOW THEY STATE WANTS TO DEAL WITH THIS.

BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT LOOKS LIKE NEW JERSEY WILL CONTINUE TO PAY OUT BASICALLY, TAX CREDITS, SO IT IS RESIDENTS WHO GET TAXED BY NEW YORK.

EVEN IF THEY WORK IN NEW JERSEY, DON'T GET DOUBLE TAXED ON THEIR SAME INCOME.

SO, THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE ARE GOING TO JUST HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON.

>> AND OF COURSE, IN THE BACKGROUND OF ALL THIS, WE GOT DELTA VARIANT.

>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

AND SO, THIS IS PROBABLY ANOTHER SIGN, SORT OF PUTTING THE PANDEMIC BEHIND US, AND YET, JUST AS THIS IS BEING ANNOUNCED, WE SEE CASES PICKING UP AGAIN IN NEW JERSEY.

>> JOHN, THANKS SO MUCH.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE STORY, GO TO NJSPOTLIGHTNEWS.ORG .

>>> THE CREDIT RATINGS AGENCIES STILL HAS REVISED ITS OUTLOOK FOR NEW JERSEY'S GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO POSITIVE FROM STABLE.

S&P CITED THE IMPROVED PENSION FUNDING IN THE LATEST STATE BUDGET.

NOW, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S STOCK MARKET ACTION.

>>> NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS TO PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN POLICE AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

SOMETHING THAT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN NEW JERSEY, AS STATE LEADERS REFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES.

THE ANNUAL EVENT WAS HELD LAST NIGHT AFTER BEING CANCELED LAST YEAR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

MELISSA ROSE COOPER TAKES US TO COMMUNITY EVENTS IN NEWARK AND JERSEY CITY AS PART OF OUR ONGOING SERIES, CHASING THE DREAM, FOCUSING ON POVERTY, JUSTICE, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

>> Reporter: FOOD, FAMILY AND FUN AS RESIDENCE IN NEWARK GOT A CHANCE TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THOSE COMMITTED TO SERVING AND PROTECTING THEM.

>> IT HELPS OUT A LOT.

IT MAKES PEOPLE MORE CONFIDENT THAT THEY ARE DOING SOME.

>> THE EVENTS, PART OF A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND A GAP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THE EVENT WAS CANCELED LAST YEAR ON THE PANDEMIC, AND DURING A CRITICAL MOMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE PROTEST IN OUR COUNTRY.

CREATING A LINK BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND POLICE IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE HERE IN NEWARK, WHERE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE FORCED THE CITY TO REFORM ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER EXCESSIVE CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS.

>> I THINK IT'S CLEAR, PARTICULARLY OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OF THE PUBLIC DEMANDS THAT POLICE REFORM, THEY CHANGE THEIR POLICIES, THEY CHANGE THEIR TRAININGS, AND ADDRESS IT AT THE SAME TIME.

AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR THE POLICE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC, TO SOLVE CRIME, AND THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT IS IF PEOPLE TRUST THE POLICE ENOUGH THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO AT LEAST SPEAK WITH US AND HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR OFFICE.

>> JERSEY CITY WAS ALSO UNDERWENT ITS OWN SERIES OF REFORMS AFTER COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE IS HOPING TO DO THE SAME.

>> IS NO SECRET THAT THIS IS EVERYWHERE HAVE FACED REAL CHALLENGES, AND YOU SEE MORE AND MORE GUN VIOLENCE WHETHER IT IS IN NEW YORK CITY OR JERSEY CITY, OR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE CHICAGO, L.A., EVERY CITY IS KIND OF EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING.

THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS THAT IT'S HAPPENING, BUT YOU KNOW, AT THE ROOT OF THE SOLUTION, IT HAS TO BE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.

>> YOU CAN GO MORE OFTEN NOW.

THAT'LL BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY.

>> MORE EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO ACTUALLY MEND AND FIX RELATIONSHIPS, OR FIX WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT THAT STARTS BY LOOKING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO AGAIN, CONSULTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE CONSULTING WITH THE COMMUNITY SEE EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ARE.

>> THAT IS EXACTLY WHEN JERSEY CITY'S POLICE DIRECTOR SAYS HAS BEEN OUR GOAL SINCE STEPPING INTO THE ROLE EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT INITIATIVES LIKE THE WALK SO PEOPLE CAN FEEL SAFE OUT HERE AS SENIOR CITIZENS.

TO KNOW THAT POLICING IS OUT HERE AND WE HAVE THE TRAINING BUREAU TOGETHER SO WE CAN HELP EVERYONE TO BE BETTER.

SO, THE SAME TRAINING THAT WE GIVE OUR COMPS, WE OFFER IT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO THAT THEY CAN BE EDUCATED ON WHAT IT IS THAT OUR COPS ARE LEARNING SO THEY ARE LEARNING TOGETHER.

>> AND THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE POLICE TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY.

AND, THAT WAY, THE COMMUNITY REACHES BACK TO THEM AND CAN ALWAYS CALL THEM.

>> FRIENDS ARE IN THE WORKS FOR MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO HAPPEN IN BOTH NEWARK AND JERSEY CITY.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING AND KEEP A STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR RESIDENCE.

FOR NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS, I AM MELISSA ROSE COOPER.

>>> ANOTHER NEW JERSEY NATIVE IS BRINGING HOME THE GOLD FROM THE SUMMER OLYMPICS.

UNION CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ALUM, SYDNEY MacLACHLAN PLACED FIRST IN THE 400 METER HURDLES, SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD OF 51.46 SECONDS.

IT IS FOR SECOND WORLD RECORD IN TWO MONTHS.

AND IT MEANS THAT TWO FEMALE NEW JERSEY TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES WON GOLD MEDALS WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER.

EARLIER, TRENTON NATIVE WON THE GOLD MEDAL FOR THE 800 METER RACE.

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