🗳️ ‘You want me on that debate stage’ | Morning Newsletter
And Eddie Irizarry’s family released video of the shooting
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been hyping up his debate skills for months. When he announced his second presidential bid back in June, he told voters, “You want me on that debate stage.”
Tonight, he’ll get that chance. The first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate is tonight at 9 p.m. It’ll run for two hours, and broadcast live from Milwaukee. Our lead story breaks down the key things to watch.
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Chris Christie has repeatedly taken jabs at the Republican front-runner, former President Donald Trump.
He’s tried to capitalize on being anti-Trump, despite backing the former president until Trump falsely claimed he won the 2020 election.
Trump won’t be on the debate stage, though. He’s opted to skip it and instead did a sit-down interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which is slated to air online during the debate.
This means Christie will have to find a way to make his case without Trump.
Where does he stand? Chris Christie’s popularity hovers around 2% in most national polls and in the high single digits in New Hampshire. He’s a strong debater hoping to stand out in a crowded field where no one has gained much traction. Still, he’ll have to figure out how to make people care about his bid.
The other candidates: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson are expected to share the stage.
Continue reading for other things we’re watching for tonight.
Wondering how to tune in? We have you covered.
Newly-released surveillance video shows Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial fire multiple shots at Irizarry within five seconds of getting out of his cruiser last week.
Almost immediately, Dial shot multiple times at near point-blank range through the driver’s side window of Irizarry’s car. He fired again through the windshield as he ran backward and circled around the car, the video, obtained by a lawyer for Irizarry’s family, showed. Irizarry was shot six times while seated in the driver’s seat with his windows rolled up.
Reminder: The Police Department’s initial narrative was that Irizarry fled a traffic stop, emerged from his car with a knife, and then “lunged” at officers.
Notable quote: “What about what you just saw could ever be confused as, ‘He got out of the car and lunged at police officers’?” Shaka Johnson, the family’s attorney, asked. “That was an out-and-out, flat out lie.”
Johnson said he intended to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Dial and the city of Philadelphia.
Click here for more details from the video.
What you should know today
The Sixers fined James Harden $100,000 for his comments about Daryl Morey last week.
In Norristown, preservationists want to save a long-vacant former Montgomery Country prison, but others who see it as a symbol of historical injustice want it torn down.
According to Ocean City Police Chief Jay Prettyman, the new curfews and beach closings “just displaced” the unruly teenagers to the rest of the Shore town.
The New Jersey Cannabis Trade Association, the marijuana trade group that represents the majority of cultivators and dispensaries in the state, released a report that blames the state’s slow-growing industry on the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. The group said the industry is in a “doom loop” of slow licensing and a lack of enforcement.
The University of Pennsylvania gave former president Amy Gutmann a $3.7 million home loan as she prepared to leave.
Professor Marc Lamont Hill is leaving Temple University for a new position at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center.
Bruce Springsteen fans will be offered refunds after the Philly concerts were postponed.
During the 1930s, Rev. Ilsley Boone became the leader of the American nudist movement and established its headquarters in Mays Landing, N.J. There, the baptist minister created Sunshine Park, a nudist colony in the Pinelands.
The story of Boone and Sunshine Park spans from the days of Great Depression to the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s.
It closed in the early 1980s and what’s left now is the ruins of a few buildings, an outdoor shower, and the broken pilings of a dock on the Great Egg Harbor River.
With the future of the land where the colony existed up in the air, former residents tell The Inquirer about their time in one of New Jersey’s most unusual communities.
Continue reading to learn more about the little-known history of the unorthodox group.
🧠 Trivia time 🧠
ABC’s next Bachelor is Joey Graziadei and he’s a Montgomery County native.
Where did he go to college?
A) West Chester University
B) Temple University
C) Villanova University
D) Drexel University
Think you know? Check your answer.
What we’re...
👀 Watching: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has skirted questions about his national political aspirations, but he’s also accepting brand-enhancing opportunities. Next month, he’ll headline a convention of New Hampshire Democrats.
🥾Stomping: Lanternflies. The invasive species is still an issue, but the good news is that their impact is not as severe as initially expected.
🧩 Unscramble the anagram 🧩
Hint: An iconic studio 🎵
DOGMA SINUS
Email us if you know the answer. We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here. Cheers to Lynne Ellis, who correctly guessed Tuesday’s answer: Marian Anderson.
Photo of the day
And that’s it from me this morning. I’m off to plan my last beach trip of the season. I’ll be back to give you the latest news tomorrow.