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spoke Yousef Salam but first Corey wise we Allon go back good evening people my name is Cory wise 35 years ago my friends and I were in in prison for a crime we did not commit our youth were stolen from us every day as we walked into court courtroom people screamed at us threatened us because of Donald Trump he spent 45 $85,000 on a full page ad in the in the New York Times calling for our execution we were innocent kids but we but we all but we serve a total of 40 1 years in prison Reverend Al sharter stood with us now I'm proud to stand with him today vice president commas Harris has also worked to make things fairer I know she will do the same as president now approve that message I Love These Guys these are my brothers these are my brothers yes indeed America I am Yousef Salam a New York city councilman representing my hometown of Harlem that's right representing my hometown of Harlem USA and listen as my friend Corey wise just said 45 wanted us unallowed he wanted us dead today we are exonerated Because the actual perpetrator confessed and DNA proved it that guy says he still stands by the original guilty [Music] verdict he dismisses the scientific evidence rather than admit he was wrong he has never changed and he never will that man thinks that hate is the animating force in America it is not we have the constitutional right to vote in fact it is a human right so let us use it I want you to walk with us I want you to march with us I want you to vote with us and together and let me tell you this is going to be so beautiful and together on November 5th we will Usher in kamla Harris and Tim Walls into the White House so I want to do this when I say one day I'm want you to say see us when they see us when they see us when they see us America will finally say goodbye to that hateful man we will say what I have said after seven long years of wrongful incarceration free at last free at last free at last thank God Almighty we are free at last God bless you and God bless the United States of America two of the members of the exonerated Central