Getting his first taste of freedom in more than a decade. Youre watching news 4 new york at 4 00. Im stefan holtz. And im natalie pasquarella. The iteam exposed this case in a bombshell story last month. Prosecutors admitted a man convicted of murder did not receive a fair trial. This is the exact moment that wayne martin waited 11 years for. He had been serving a life sentence for a double murder, but today martin walked Sarah Wallace first exposed problems in the prosecution last month. Shes live for us in downtown brooklyn. Reporter stefan and natalie, talk about an incredible turnaround. This case has virtually unravelled in the past six weeks amid revelations of missing evidence and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. 44yearold wayne martin didnt know what would happen in court maintained his innocence in the tire store murder of two men in brownsville 11 years ago. He spoke to me an exclusive interview. I wasnt there. I have nothing to do with this crime. I dont know who did
I think that would be premature. Reporter the city has committed 370,000 for the initial study. While its ongoing, expect these shouldertoshoulder conditions for those eager to take in one of the citys most famous sights to continue. Thats new york. I think its crowded everywhere. Reporter it sure is crowded on the bridge, as youre looking now, a live look. If youre wondering how long it might take to decide what to do about the bridge once this study is done, well, theyve already in 2019 if the Study Concludes its doable. Thats when theyll figure out how to widen the walkway. Live outside the Brooklyn Bridge in manhattan, news 4 new york. All right. Thanks for the new information there. Almost a week since Karina Vetrano was found brutally murdered in a marsh in queens, police still have no real leads in this case. The hope is that dna samples will lead it a suspect. For now, karinas family and community are waiting for answers and depending on each news 4s ida seigel is in howard bea
Critical police report. The das office questioned the conduct of a former trial prosecutor who left in june after a personal dispute with the da himself, kent thompson. The prosecutor denied any wrongdoing in an exclusive interview with me. I turned over every single document i had. Be clear, sarah. I handled this case the same way ive handled every case in 29 years. The mistakes are major. It is showing that someone else actually did this c than me. Reporter and martin has always maintained his innocence. He will be back here in court on september 7th. It is possible that the District Attorneys Office could decide to retry him, but highly unlikely under the circumstances. Live from downtown brooklyn, sarah wallace. News 4 new york. Thank you, sarah. President obama is cutting more than 200 sentences short for federal inmates. It is the largest batch of 214 prisoners, including 8 from our area, will serve less time. Some of those prisoners had been sentenced to life. The white house sa
Group stands. And well have an update with your hot and humid forecast. Steamy outside right now and potentially turning a little stormy this afternoon. Well track out these rain shower chances and let you know when you may expect a cooling rain shower. We begin with breaking news at this hour. Another verdict against an officer charged in freddie grays death. Lieutenant brian rice was accused of misconduct and manslaughter. Chris gordon is live in baltimore now. We just found out the verdict was not guilty, chris. Reporter all right. Behind me you see the scene outside of Baltimore Circuit Court where the defendant in this case was found not guilty of all charges. You dont see any protesters. You dont see any emotion running high. You see reporters interviewing legal analysts, and way down the street there are a group of about a half a dozen protesters but that is it. Judge Barry Williams announced on the law and the fact that he could not make any decision based on Public Opinion or
When you see a computer that can do all that, it might just make you wonder. Hey, what else can it do . Come seek the Royal Caribbean pure domination. Katie ledecky makes history again. And Michael Phelps falls short. Were in rio with all the reaction from the pool. The only way we can lose in my opinion, pennsylvania, is if cheating goes on. A warning for pennsylvania. Why donald trump says hes keeping a close eye on the keystone state. And a dirty game of golf, a Charity Event brings strippers to the links with taxpayers in new jersey footing the bill. Nbc 10 news starts now. And we begin with the dangerous heat. We are in the midst of the fifth heat wave this summer. A live look at eighth and market streets in center city where it is still hot and steamy at this hour. Good evening, everyone, im jim rosenfeld. It felt as hot as 120 degrees in parts of our area today and could feel hotter tomorrow. Lets go straight to Sheena Parveen who has a look at our first alert neighborhood forec