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ready for one of hollywood as biggest night as the golden globes honor the best in tv and film but it's the hosts who have everybody talking and wondering how they will top last year's performance. your "new day" starts right now. well, you know tina fey and amy poehler will find a way to do it. we want to welcome you to "new day." i'm christi paul. you're up earlying, 6:00. >> indeed. for some people, it's the end ever friday. i'm victor blackwell and this is "new day saturday." christi paul has been visiting from out of town, now she's come to stay. >> i have a new tv husband, i would say, in victor. thank you. >> thank you. i could have a welcome present for you -- stand by. >> you do. >> yes. open it. open it. open it. >> you want me to open it right now? >> right now.

>> i brought sugar. it's all down in the newsroom. christi never has a pen. never has a pen. >> i admit it. >> i want to make sure that you're always stocked with pens. >> i have pens people. do they have a name on them? >> no, i just picked them up in the supply cabinet. i wrapped them myself. >> that was something. you thank you, i appreciate it. >> welcome, good to have you. >> good to have you with us, too. we're starting with new revelations from more than 2,000 pages of documents released into the investigation of the new jersey traffic jam scandal which is plaguing governor chris christie administration. >> yeah, late last night, a state legislator released the documents. they show angry back and forth and confusion over the lane closures. and officials close to the governor tried to cover up political motives and block the

media from learning more about it. >> they give new insight into the wake of the controversy. the documents believe to not show governor christie played a role. >> he used this authority to overunited the lane closures and wrote this september 13th -- i pray that no life has been lost or trip of a hospital or hospice-bound patient delayed. i will get to the bottom of this abusive decision, however, which violates everything that this agency stands for. this led to i flurry of e-mails. bill barone applied to foye saying he was, quote, on his way to office to discuss and that there can be no public discord on the controversy.

baroni resigned in december. >> what else have you learned? >> reporter: good morning, christi, picture. we now know that people people were stuck in ft. lee, wondering what was going on a barrage of e-mails were exchanged. another kristi aide was notified by e-mails about problems with the george washington bridge and that they may or may not be related to a quote/unquote traffic study. we're also learning that why the mayor of ft. lee was waving the red flag and trying to notify officials about the problems the traffic was creating here in town, he says at the same time, he was being blamed by authority port authority police for those documents. the documents do not point to any evidence that governor christie had a role in what was happening out here. what does this mean for the republican governor right now?

here's were one opinion, take a listen. >> well, i think it says that he's fallible, that things will happen on his watch. that people will do things. and he has been a man of action but a leader that will take immediate action and correct them and forthcoming with what happened and get the facts out there. >> reporter: a lot of people weighing in on governor chris christie political future but it appears not everyone is in chris christie's attorney now. >> conservatives need to run from chris christie. run from chris christie, this, again, is the quintessential example of why i'm against him. >> point of the story is he will -- christie -- payback, if you don't give him what he wants, he'll pay you back. >> reporter: christi, victor, these 2,000 pages of documents largely detail what officials were saying or exchanging in

e-mail behind closed doors. we also know poring through the documents that the documents were of concern. some of them were e-mailing the port authority themselves letting them know they were stuck in traffic. they were concerned about the gridlock an it was creating real life problems for them. >> the busiest bridge in the world down to one lane. cnn's alexandra field, thank you. we'll speak to state simpleman john wisniewski. he joins us here at 10:00 sam on cnn. and hitting alarmingly close to home, imagine this, you can't use your tap water. no brushing your teeth. no coffee. no showers for you and your kids. >> you can imagine? that is the story for 100,000 west virginians.

what happens, a coal company poured into the water supply of nine counties around charleston. the tests show is that the level is dropping but there is no end in sight. >> president obama declared a state of emergency and elizabeth cohen is west virginia. hi, elizabeth. >> reporter: victor, christi, you can't even wash a dish in water in parts of west virginia all because of a chemical leak at one company. the elk river a water source for hundreds of thousands of people in west virginia, and now contaminated with the chemical used to clean coal -- >> the only appropriate use is toilet flushing. don't wash with it. don't shower with it. don't drink it. you can't just boil it. it's not a boil water advisory. it's a do not use advisory. >> reporter: the chemical leaks out of vats belonged to freedom industries. customers noticed because it smelled strongly of black

licorice. the safety data shows warning, harmful if swallowed. west virginians were exposed to chemicals at diluted levels that are going down. >> we don't know that the water's not safe. but i can't say it is safe. >> reporter: health officials say four to six people were admitted to the hospital with problems related to the contamination, minor problems such sass nausea and vomiting. and friday, a cease order to freedom industries telling them to stop all operations. the company issued a statement saying our team has been working around the clock to contain the leak to prevent further contamination. in the meantime, supplies of bottled water are running low and hundreds of thousands of west virginians want to use their taps again. >> it could be days. we're working to keep it very short. i don't think we're talking

weeks. >> reporter: the economic impact has been real. restaurants and businesses have closed. i spoke with the governor of west virginia, and he says that the folks at freedom industries were not very cooperative. and had to be prodded to work together with state regulators. victor, christi. >> elizabeth, thank you so much. this ordeal has sparked one lawsuit that we know of. daniel stewart said his kidney plant surgery was canceled because of that and he's suing freedom industries and west virginia american water as well, saying that the utility didn't have an appropriate management plan. neither firm has commented on that. nine minutes after the hour. if you shop at neiman marcus, pay close attention to your credit card. the upscale retailer is investigating a possible breach. you know, a busy shopping month of december, that may have compromised customers' credit

cards. now, the company is right now, unclear, how many shoppers may have been affected, but it is working with the secret service to investigate. >> and as you know the possible neiman marcus breach comes on the heels of that massive attack on target. now, we're learning that the target breach is a lot larger than reported. they said $40 million now it's 30 million more. 70 million customers total. in addition to credit and debit pin numbers we're talking about your names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mails, all of those compromised. >> how do you know and if you've been hit? most importantly how can you protect yourself? cnn tech correspondent laurie segall has more. >> reporter: hackers were able to steal 40 million debit and credit card numbers. well, i've got to tell you it's getting worse. we've learned they were able to break into target's customer

database. by doing this, they were able to access information like phone number, e-mail, address, this affected 70 million customers. guys, here's what's scary about the latest hack. the kind of information that's the kind of data that would put you at risk for identity theft. hackers can use that information to create a new account number under your name. so what is target doing? target's actually offering one year of identity theft and credit monitoring to folks who shop the unitedstates. you've got three months to roll in this program if you want to do it. guys, here's a thing to keep in mind, if a criminal has access to information, you can expect phone calls, e-mails, letters. they'll ask you more personal information about yourself or clink on links. don't do it, these are phishing scams. also it seems basic, keep an eye on your bank statement. look for charges you don't recognize. they could be for a couple cents. hackers key in on an account

with micro payment. they might not be for a lot. i know it all sounds like a pain, you better bet target is under fire. the company is facing at least two dozen lawsuits for their failure to implement security of that. but essentially preventing this type of thing from happening in the first place. christi, victor. utah may not recognize same-sex marriages performed in the state but the attorney general does. those couples will enjoy the same benefits as any other couple. that comes two days after utah announced it would not recognize those marriages. the white house son board with attorney general eric holder's decision. >> president welcomes the attorney general's determination, that the federal government, for purposes of federal law, will recognize the same-sex marriages that were lawfully performed in utah before a stay was issued.

for more, i would point to you the what the attorney general said and to the department of justice. but the president welcomes that determination by the a.g. >> a federal appeals court could hear arguments on the case as soon as march. that could affect six states in the court's jurisdiction. still to come on "new day" -- talk about a party foul! a foul, people. weeks before the super bowl. your dips could be in jeopardy missing the key ingredient. >> liquid gold. why this may be hard to find on store shelves. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order.

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news, concerning the weather we've had in the past three weeks. 38 degrees right now. at the end of the day, you might not like the job, but you like working. you've got to work. a new jobs report showed hiring hit a snag in december. 74,000 jobs added to payrolls last month. >> that's the slowest growth we've seen in three years and it sent the dow lower yesterday. alison kosik has more on the he lions and wall street. good morning. >> reporter: hi, victor and christi. a rough end to a solid year for the labor market. 74,000 new jobs were created in december. the government blames some of the bad weather for the slowdown. meantime, unemployment rate drops to 6.7%. much of that is because people dropped out of the workforce. as for stocks, the market had a bumpy end to 2013 with stocks finishing with modest loss us. elsewhere on wall street, the

dealing with fraudster bernie madoff. jpmorgan chase will pay $2.6 billion for not catching madoff's scream. at the consumer electronics trade in las vegas this weeks t-mobile launched a deal to pay customers up to $650 to switch in their current carrier. the cash will cover cancellation fees but customers will have to bring their phone number to t-mobile. and finally there may be something missing from the football this weekend. kraft foods said it's popular velveeta food product is facing a shortage. but the company didn't give a reason why. >> i don't know if i've actually had -- >> i bet you've had it and you don't know. >> where does it hit you?

>> case sew. queso. i hear it's liquid gold. reports on the internet, niagara falls did not freeze solid during the week. >> no but it was cold enough to like feel like it could. >> right. >> look at this. it didn't ice over -- i mean, it did ice over. it didn't freeze. the video here is dim. but you can see it. beautiful pictures here from the other night. parts of the falls crusted over with ice. part of it is frozen. the water continues. what can we expect after the post -- after the polar vortex. sounds like a great movie "polar vortex." >> it does. >> cnn meteorologist jennifer grey is here with the weekend forecast. hey, jennifer. >> hey, guys, yeah, a lot of the country is going to be very happy this weekend. we're finally able to thaw out especially across the northeast.

however, we're dealing with rain and quite a bit of it. we have a line of storms pushing from alabama, tennessee. and this is going to make its way to the east. so could be a little travel trouble if you're trying to learn the eastern seaboard today. atlanta, already got another line approach. we could see several inches of rain with this. as you head to the northeast, it is just going to be a cold rain for today. not cold enough to snow, but it is going to be wet. we have a slight risk of severe weather stretching anywhere from, say, the d.c. area, all the way down to the florida panhandle that does include atlanta. the setup, very warm moist air coming in from the gulf of mexico with a cold front approaching. that's going to drop cold weather behind it. the good news, christi, all of this could be pushed out by later this afternoon. still to come on "new day," it is not often you that see

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good morning, seattle! 330 in the morning. 3:23 to be exact. a live look from seattle's iconic space needle. getting ready for the seahawks taking on new orleans saints. earlier this season, remember this, when the saints played there, seahawks fans set a new guinness world record for crowd noise. >> they're tailgating at 3:30 in the morning. our audio guy said this is the perfect music. the lyrics of that "tonight is the night, we will fight 'til it's over. ♪ ♪ >> it is. you guys talk about the crowd noise to get back to that. you're talking about deafening crowd noise. this week, the saints sort of did some interesting -- used interesting tactics, si should

say. to get ready. >> how do you do that? >> you use speakers. giant speakers and pump in the crowd noise. they prepare for that. they also went as far as to paint a seahawks logo on the saints practice field. they moved practice out because they are expecting cold, rainy weather in seattle. they actually blew two speakers this week trying to simulate that crowd noise of century league field. it was so loud there a couple years ago, it was actually registered as an earthquake. >> come on! >> not kidding. this week, though, the pacific seismic network has installed two monitors to see how sound travels through that stadium. this is an opportunity to learn something from that crowd noise. >> that is a challenge for those fans. >> the other playoff game is going to be the colts and patriots, last week, andrew luck, second-year quarterback

led his team to one of the greatest comebacks we've ever seen against. and they have to face tom brady and that's the same team that beat the colts earlier in the season really bad. 59-24. >> it was a bad loss. a lot to learn from that game, but we also understand it has no bearing on this year and excited about a great opportunity to go backs to foxborough. >> here's the schedule for today. great games. seahawks and the patriots, and the colts tonight. the nickname night between the heat and the nets. we know lebron james is called the king. king james. kevin garnett, the big ticket. i didn't know that. a few players including lebron james had to be separated for

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♪ bottom of the hour right now. welcome back. i'm christi paul. i hope that saturday morning has treated you well so far. i know it's early. >> it's just the start. if it isn't going well, it will get better. i'm victor blackwell. we start with five things you need to know for your new day this half hour. number one, fema is sending 75 tanker trucks filled with fresh water to west virginia. that's where as many as 100,000 people are being warned not to bathe, drink, wash anything in the tap water. all of this is coming after a chemical at a company seeped into the water supply. the test levels show the chemical level is dropping but still no end in sight.

we could be getting closinger, number two here to the peak of the flu season. ten more states reported widespread flu activity. this is according to centers for disease control. in some places, central texas and the bay area, overflow tents have been set up to help flu patients. however, so far, this is a pretty typical flu season. [ gunfire ] >> yeah, the middle of a neighborhood. high-speed chase here. bloody shoot-out. this is southern california. this story is wild. it started when cops tried to pull over a driver for using a cell phone behind the wheel, but that driver raced off. took officers on an hour-long pursuit through crowded residential streets. sirens screaming. you heard those, cops eventually caught up with the driver, fired almost two dozen rounds at the suspect. you saw a few of those bullets

go through the windshield. the suspect is in critical condition in the hospital. a firearm and illegal drugs were found at the scene. officers say that driver pulled out a gun and that's why they started firing. number four, a trial is set for the hazing death of popular drum major at florida a&m. cnn affiliate wftv said their client opted not to take pleas and face manslaughter and it drew national attention. it sidelined the marching 100 for more than a year. number five, the number of people hit by last month's data breach at target is 70 million. not 40 million as initially reported. on friday, the company announced in addition to credit and debit and pin numbers, customers' names, addresses, phone numbers were compromised.

target will offer that program. new insight into the investigation into the intention that he will manufactured traffic jam on the world's busiest bridge. this comes as governor chris christie was in the spotlight. the "new yorker" cover shows christie playing games in traffic. >> cnn crime and justice corner joe johns is combing through those thousands of documents. joe? >> reporter: christi and victor, the paper trail so far shows at least one other member of governor christie's senior staff who has not been named publicly was forwarded an e-mail deill thatting the extent of problems on the george washington bridge. however, we don't know whether the staffer read the document and there's no indication she was involved in any political retribution. there's also a document that the mayor of ft. lee thought that

the lane closure was simply done to make him look bad. and after it cleared up there was an active wall to stone wall media. >> reporter: nearly 2,000 pages of documents released by a committee of state lawmakers come as the committee continues to hone in on why travel was snarled back in september. chris christie's former deputy chief of staff who he fired. sources they want to question kelly. time for traffic problems in ft. lee was made public this week. >> on the advice of counsel, i assert my right to remain silent. >> reporter: on thursday, david wildstein that kelly sent that e-mail refused to answer state lawmakers' questions. he was held in contempt. the pair are accused of snarling traffic on the bridge.

thursday, christie said he was unaware of the traffic jam. >> i had no knowledge, involvement in its planning or execution. and i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here, regardless of what the facts ultimately uncover. this was handled in a callus and indifferent way. >> how bad was the mess on the bridge? 2800 vehicle hours were lost on a traffic test according to the report. the documents paint a fuller picture of the chaos and outrage that occurred after the day after the traffic test. the police chief of ft. lee was quoted as saying it was a monumental failure. there's no indication that governor christie played a role. christi and victor. >> joe johns, thank you. a family in north carolina

is going to lay to rest keith goodall. if they're waiting for closure, that's not coming. >> police are investigating why a detective shot the teenager. >> reporter: victor, christi, funerals services for keith, as the question looms why did a police detective believe that lethal force was necessary. shortly after he shot and killed him, we could hear him on the radio saying he was defending himself. >> i don't know if you've been advised or not but shots fired. i've had to defend myself against the subject. >> reporter: apparently suffering through a schizophrenic episode and holding only a screwdriver, keith fidel had been hit by stun

guns and was on the floor of his home restrained by two officers when detective vasscy shot him in the chest. his attorney tells me why. you're telling me that this young man was not subdued, he was fighting back? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: he was actually taking that screwdriver and stabbing one of the officers multiple times? >> in the abdomen injury. >> reporter: but not causing any injury? >> apparently, the officer had a bulletproof rest on. >> reporter: just 5'3", smiling teen had become such a threat to the one officer that he had no choice but to use deadly force. did that officer yell for help or ask for someone to shoot this man? >> no, sir, did not. >> reporter: then why did the detective feel he needed to use deadly force at that point? >> because the standing motions traveled to an exposed part of

the downed officer. and he was not being subdued. >> reporter: the north carolina police benevolent association agrees. calls the situation dangerous calls the screwdriver a deadly weapon and that the detective used authorized law enforcement action. the picture described is in sharp contrast to the family's belief that keith fidel should not have died. >> why would somebody shoot a 90-pound kid with two grown officers on top of him with two tasers deployed inside him? there was no reason. >> was that the only option here, to pull the firearm and pull the trigger? >> at the instant that it occurred, again, having to step into the shoes of the officer to make that judgment call, he had to make it in a split instant.

>> reporter: was it the right decision? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: the family released a statement friday through their attorney, not responding to any of these latest accounts but saying that they will allow for time for the investigation to continue. victor, christi. >> david mattingly in south carolina, thank you so much. in last month's deadly bombings in volgograd, russia, russia has mounted a huge security initiative. what they're doing to protect athletes and spectators, next. ♪ simply the best better than all the rest ♪ welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order.

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happy saturday to you, paris. we're looking at the eiffel tower. well, half of the eiffel tower. a little foggy this morning. that's area. let's head to christi who has a look at other headlines around the world. >> that was a good call, let's go ahead and start in france. shall we? a brewing scandal over the french president over a magazine that accused of him of have a

sale ladies and gentleme salacious affair with an actress. >> reporter: he had four children by her and never bothered. and she lives here in the palace, referred to as the first mistress because she's not married to him either. and the same magazine that published revealing photos of kate middleton and prince william. christi. >> thank you, jim. to moscow, new concerns about the winter olympics in sochi, nic robertson is there. >> reporter: the state department has issued a new travel alert for the olympics saying it they don't match western standards untested for tradition dis.

saying that travelers should get medical and repatriation insurance. attacks over the past decade and a half over government institutions, transport networks and schools. back to you, christi. >> nic robertson, thank you. to london and cnn's aaron mclaughlin with the latest on the nominations on the tv and bafta nominations. >> bafta nominations were announced leaving 11 nods from bafta judges to "gravity." another british flick to watch, "philomena," with four bafta nominations including for judi dench. and then "blue is the warmest color" a controversial story that picked up a bafta

nomination. all three of those films will be nominated for golden globe. interesting to see how they do sunday. backs to you. >> victor, back to you, only thing i've seen is "frozen" and i've got it done twice. >> i can watch it at home. let's talk about movies and the golden globes coming up. the hosts, the first ladies of comedy, tina fey and amy poeh r poehler, they're getting ready to host the golden globe awards for the second year in a row what will they do to top last year's performance? that's ahead. t. purina dog chow light & healthy is a deliciously tender and crunchy kibble blend. with 20% fewer calories than purina dog chow. isn't it time you discovered the lighter side of dog chow. purina dog chow light & healthy.

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♪ hooray for hollywood alrighty. and that is hollywood. a live look, in fact. good morning -- or good night, dependinging on what you're doing there at this hour. that's hollywood boulevard, you see at pacific. it's going to be so busy this weekend because the gold globe awards handed out tomorrow. they're picking out outfits and speeches today. i hope they know what they're wearing. >> they're rolling out the red carpet. it's part of the preseason --

preseason -- we were just talking football. the preshow at the golden globes. >> two stars that will steal the show, tina fey and amy poehler. the duo is set to host the awards the second year in a row. what could do they do better? >> viewers can expect a lot of laughs. cnn entertainment correspondent nischelle turner has more. >> reporter: admired by their comedy peers and respected by their comedy icons. >> they're very witty, and they bring brains. they are very smart. and they know how to deliver a line. >> meryl streep is not here tonight. she has the flu. and i hear she's amazing in it. [ laughter ] >> they made awe laugh. >> reporter: two wildly accomplished writers, producers and actresses. for tina, her career has become more than she ever imagined. >> i feel like i've exceeded my

wildest dreams. >> reporter: when you think about what you're doing now and your life now, can you pinch yourself and say, wow? >> i really always wanted my life to be filled with doing good work with my friends so i feel like i'm getting to do that now which is awesome. it's been a very slow and steady race for me. i like the long game. >> reporter: you're the tortoise and not the hare? >> yeah. i may eventually win the race, i don't know. >> reporter: amy and tina, undisputed first ladies of comedy. >> nischelle turner. thank you so much. you can see the first ladies of comedy tonight at 7:30 here on cnn. football may be considered america's game. many fans consider that to be the game of the country. one fan is suing the in envelnfe

he says the average fan cannot afford to go to the super bowl. >> i hear a lot of people are agreeing with him. his name is josh finkleman. he apparently paid $4,000. yes, $4,000 for two ticket to the big game. he said the league just isn't offering enough tickets to the general public. cnn's john berman has this. >> christi, how would you like to pay thousands of dollars on sitting on exit 16 off the new jersey turnpike. how awesome is that. some people want to do that, see the super bowl next month in new jersey but the big game comes with a big, big price tag. now, one man is becoming a hero to the downtrodden fan, suing to get the prices lowered. >> reporter: it's packed with superstar athletes, supercharged performances. >> -- davis, touchdown! >> reporter: -- and it promises superhigh division ratings.

but you're looking for a seat inside metlife stadium. >> the average fan can't go to the game. they have to watch it at home. >> reporter: the average super bowl price has ridges by $2,000 in the past years. that's just face value. soaring into the thousands via secondary markets like stubhub and ticket exchange. one fan, josh finkleman is so upset, he's suing the nfl after shelling out to $4,000 for two tickets, much higher than face value. >> i think probably all the corporate big ones are taking all the tickets. >> reporter: his lawsuit said the league violates and al indicates only 1% to the general public. with demand being so intense in supply, being so low, obviously, you have this gouging that comes about and it becomes problematic

for the common fan who wants to go to the game. >> reporter: to the nfl, roughly 75% are given out to individual teams who in turn are supposed to sell a percentage at face value to fans. but the lawsuit alleges teams instead often them in large part to resellers who grossly inflate the rice. >> i think more people tougt to have access. >> reporter: one seller packaged their tickets for a whopping $19,000. in a statement, the nfl claims the super bowl ticket distribution process has been in existence for years and is well documented. we are confident it is in compliance with all applicable laws. victor. >> john berman, thank you. there are some people still concerned that the regular season games are so expensive. >> yeah, yeah, it's hard for anybody to just go. especially if you get two, three, four tickets, you want to take the family. still to come on "new day" -- you just never know what

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new jersey governor chris christie. he's having a rough week. i'm sure you heard about this, his staff shut down part of the bridge to get back at a rival. yesterday, christie gave a 107-minute press conference to address the scandal. last time governor christie talked for 107 minutes, he was ordering at ihop. >> we're learning more about governor christie, you know what his least favorite game is? bridge. >> i have a hall out here to get in, and i couldn't get through

because chris christie shut it down! more than 100 million americans suffered through ugly, ugly storms and painful freezing temperatures. the cold snap paid off to be good news for a couple in chicago. >> take a look at this, while repairing frozen pipes, they literally found a diamond in the rough. a lost wedding ring. after a whole lot of cleaning to get the muck off, a couple discovered it belonged to the company who lost it years ago. >> talk about a nice surprise. >> here's my question, if you lose the ring and you have importance on it and you find the ring, do you have to give the money back? >> i don't know. that's a complicated question for this hour of the day. >> i'm sure there's somebody out there that can tweet me with the answer. and thank you for doing so. >> someone in insurance knows. time for the must see moments. >> one "price is right" contestant decided to mark a big

win in a memorable way. >> how much are the paddle boards? >> okay. $2,960. >> okay. oh! >> ooh, there they go. >> oh! whoa! >> oh, at least -- >> in addition to the obligatory arm flailing, she tripped and face planted to the show's announcer causes him to fall back on the tv. the stunned celebrity model jumps in to help out. >> everybody laughed it off. drew carey laughed it off. >> she's laughing because she won. >> why is he down there, he should be down in the booth? the announcer is not supposed to

be down there. thank you for starting your morning on a saturday. >> next hour of your "new day" starts right now. it's a disaster and it's caused us more problems than you can ever imagine. >> imagine your water is poisoned and you don't know when it's going to be compleen. clean. that's the story for west virginians. people are desperate to stock up at the store and shelves goring empty. new this morning, nearly 2,000 pages of documents revealed a christie appointee stone walled in a bridge scandal that is leaving a line of political karn political casualties. >> look. bestill the heart.

>> let's say you're looking to go to colorado to buy some pot. no problem. he pairs it to a napa valley wine tour. your "new day" continues now. up and at 'em, sleepy head. you've got a saturday to tackle. we want to help you out with that, i'm christi paul. >> this is "new day saturday." we're going to start with this chemical crisis in west virginia. imagine waking up, you can't use your tap water, can't brush your teeth, can't wash your face, no coffee. >> no coffee alone is enough for some people. the story for 300,000 west virginians is just that after a coal chemical seeped into the water supplies of nine counties. the tests show the chemical level is dropping. that's the good news. but there's still no end in sight as to when they can use the water.

our aleina is there. >> reporter: the only thing that people can do is flush their toilets. restaurants and businesses remain closed and bottled water is flying off the shelves. and many becoming concerned with the frustration. >> now it's chaos. >> grabbing every ice bag. >> yeah, yeah, it's about gone. >> it's hard, i've got to use bottled water. >> reporter: there is growing outrage and concern in west virginia where at least 100,000 people are without usable running water, thanks to a chemical leak at freedom industries. >> we are very, very sorry for the disruptions. >> reporter: gary southern, the president of the chemical company offered few details during his first press conference more than 24 hours after the leak was discovered. >> so can you give us an exact time line as to how this all happened? >> reporter: southern said his employees found the leak

thursday morning. the chemical is typically used to clean coal and can be harmful if ingested. state officials say they were alerted to the problem when residents of canella county reported a foul smell, similar to licorice in the air. the leak was traced along the elk river about a mile from the water plant. >> we're doing water tests on an hourly basis. and the chemical level is declining. but we're just not sure exactly how long it's going to take before it's acceptable to lift the do not drink ban. >> reporter: the warning has rattled those who live in the nine counties where a state of emergency has been declared. >> it's a disaster and it's caused us more problems than you can ever imagine, not only can't we wash dishes, we can't wash our hands after we go to the bathroom.

you can't wash clothes, you can't drink the tap water, you can't cook with the tap water. >> reporter: the chemical that leaked into the river has been september inside that storage tank it's since been removed. the company has been ordered to empty out 11 above-ground tanks and cease operations until it can prove that those tanks are safe. >> alina machado, thank you. coming up next half hour, we're going to be talk with kent carper from canella county, west virginia, to see how they're holding up there. >> now, we're going to get to revelations that so many people are talking about, the revelations from the 2,000 pages into the new jersey bridge scandal that is plaguing governor christie's administration. >> an angry back and forth e-mails and confusion over the lane closures. and that officials close to

governor christie tried to cover up political motives and block the media from learning more about it. >> also, they give new insight into the wake of the resignations. the documents do not, we need to point, seem to show governor christie played a role. >> patrick foye was outraged. he used his authority to override the lane closures and wrote this on september 13th. i pray that no life has been lost or trip of a hospital or hospice-bound patient delayed. i will get to the bottom of this abusive decision which vial ated everything this agency stands for." this led to a fleur riff e-mails by officials. at one point, bill baroni replied saying he was, quote, on way to office to discuss and that there can be no public discourse on the controversy. baroni resigned in december. >> cnn's lex sandra field is

live in ft. lee to help break it down. you know you all have been poring over the documents. you've been doing so overnight. what have you found, alexandra? >> reporter: good morning, christi. a lot of people are waiting to see what else the documents would reveal. here's what we've learned another top aide to governor christie not previously named was sent an e-mail while the problems were unfolding on the bridge. that e-mail raised concerns that the problems may not be related to any kind of traffic study. it is unclear whether the aide read the e-mail. not to extract political revenge against the ft. lee mayor mark sokolich. these documents do not do in any of their 2,000 pages is show any evidence that governor christie himself was involved in the

problems at the bridge. so where does this put the governor now? well, that depends on who you ask. >> well, i think it says that he is fallible. that mistakes will happen on his watch. that people will do things, but he will be a man of action and a leader that will take things seriously. take immediate action and correct them and be forthcoming with what happened and try to get all the facts out there. >> reporter: clearly, some republicans are coming to the governor's defense saying he has handled the fallout from this pretty well this week but not every republican is in his corner. now, listen to this. >> conservatives need to run from chris christie. run from chris christie. this, again, is the quintessential example of why i'm against him. >> the point of the story is he will, christie, use payback, if you don't give him what he

wants, he'll pay you back. >> reporter: a lot of questions on christie's political future. he sent two hours repeatedly apologizing saying he had no role or knowledge in what is happening out here. he later made a trip to ft. lee to apologize to all the residents affected here. victor, christi. we'll speak with the lead investigator who released the documents, state assemblyman john wisniewski. he joins us here at 10:00 a.m. you see it's windy there in ft. lee and rain in south florida. >> i don't know if you saw the pictures but floods forced highway patrol to close a stretch of i-95. the national weather service says some places got a foot of rain and it looks like a wet, wild day for much of the south and the east coast as well. cnn meteorologist jennifer gray is here with more. we're going to get hit with

more, huh? >> oh, yeah, only a matter of time. some areas west of atlanta under thunderstorm warnings. this line stretching from new orleans all the way up to pennsylvania, fighting rain all across the east and the southeast for today. strong storms possible. and you can see just to the south of rome, northwest of atlanta already seeing strong storms. hail even reported with these. we're going to see these push into the atlanta area. within the next hour, hour and a half or so. we're seeing showers from tennessee stretching into portions of virginia, kentucky, these are going to continue. not cold enough to snow in the northeast but we're getting quite a bit of rain. some areas getting an icy mix. could see 1 to 2 inches across the south. some isolated amounts even higher. victor, christi. the white house is backing the attorney general's decision to recognize same-sex marriages in utah even if the state won't.

eric holder said those couples will enjoy the same benefits as any other couple. that decision comes two days after utah announced it would not recognize the marriages while appealing the case. but the president is on holder's side. >> president welcomes the attorney general's determination that the federal government, for purposes of federal law, will recognize the same-sex marriages that were lawfully performed in utah before a stay was issued. for more, i would point to you the what the attorney general said and to the department of justice. but the president welcomes that determination by the a.g. >> and the federal appeals court could hear oral arguments on the case as soon as march. and that ruling could affect all six states in the court's jurisdiction. still to come on "new day," that massive security breach at target just got a lot worse. >> hackers stole more than just credit and debit pin numbers we're learning. what do you have to do now to

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marcus might be the latest retailer to be hit by lacquers. the upscale store is investigating now a possible breach last month that may have compromised customers' credit card information. >> now, it's not clear at this point, how many shoppers may have been affected but neiman marcus says it's working with the secret stofs investigate er investigate all of this. >> and neiman marcus is not alone. we talked about the breach at target. but friday, target announced that the breach was a lot bigger than reported. instead of 40 million people affected it actually affected about 70 million customers. >> not only did that number go up but this, too. not only did they steal debit and credit card information. personal information like your name, your phone number, e-mail compromiseded. what do you do to protect yourself, cnn business

correspondent alison kosik has more. >> hi, victor and christie, the number of people hit by the target hack-on is 70 million. it turns out it's much bigger than the initial 40 million investigated. even worsen on top of the debt and credit card numbers and pin numbers stolen, target says this type of information was taken. look at this. names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. and this opened up hackers to even more options than trying to access your money. watch out for e-mail scams. someone calling you asking for information or anyone impersonating target. target says customers are going to have zero liability for charges plus it's going to offer free credit monitoring for a year. customers will have three months for that. a lot of customers are demanding

answers so we'll probably be getting updates. police are on the hunt for a suspect who may have chased down a driver in a bit of road rage and shot him to death. they say a person called the 911 many times saying a driver was chasing him. police were in pursuit up to 15 miles before forcing the victim off the road and killing him. the victim was identified as 20-year-old timothy davison. police are looking for clues and say the suspect was driving a dark ford ranger way damage on the driver side. locked doors is that the latest behind the sandy hook advisory commission. it was after the shooting in 2012 that claimed the life of children and adults. the key to safe classrooms is

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money time on "new day." the dow ended the week with some modest losses, heading lower on friday after the latest jobs report showed hiring slowed to a crawl last month. wall street end of the week mixed while the dow closed in the red. both the s&p 500 and the nasdaq ended the week slightly higher. let's talk about the high takes legal battle over aereo. this is a startup that basically allows you to stream broadcasters like abc and nbc over the internet. >> now, it says that it transmits tv signals, tiny antennas, a high-tech version of those rabbit ears. broadcasters argue the contemporary and want to get paid like cable and satellite company. a virginia appeals court has ruled that website yelp has to

revealet identity of seven negative reviews. the company says it believes the reviews are lies. the biggest business story of the week, the dismal jobs report. hiring slowed to a crawl last month. just 74,000 jobs added to pair. >> when you dig into the details, the outlook does not look any brighter, christine romans is here with the deep dive. >> by now, you've seen this head line from friday, the shocker of a jobs report, 74,000 jobs created. that is not what analysts expected. they thought we would go out strong, strong in the labor market in 2013. and we did not. here's the other part, 6.7% unemployment rate. why? how can the unemployment rate look so good when hiring looks so bad. for all the wrong reasons. so many people, hundreds of

thousands of people simply stopped looking for work. who got jobs within the month? high school graduates with no college education. who left the labor market? college graduates. that does not go well with the quality of jobs we're seeing. let me give you the trend. sometimes, there's noise, like weather, end of the year stuff with these numbers. here's the trend, by november, 241,000 jobs created. then it stalled, slammed the door shut at 74,000. big question, once the cold weather is past and the economy revs up for the beginning of the year will you see the job market go back to those levels that we saw late last year. a lot of economists are suggesting that this report looks better than suggested. >> thank you so much. time "new day saturday" we take a look at business stories. first up, if you need cash, t-mobile could help. for the tune of a few hundred dollars.

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greengro, up $1,000. and growlife, up 63%. >> we knew from the beginning when this was proposed, a lot of people, local government, were going to make money off of it. it shows people are indeed making that cash. finally, creepy or cool? >> creepy. >> tweet us, tell us what you think. there's a new app coming out called name tag for your mobile device that will allow you to photograph strangers and find out who they are. complete with their social networking profiles. here's how it works. you take a picture with the phone. the app sends the picture to name tag server and the server compares the photo to millions of records online to come up with an i.d., and it will compare the photo to a criminal data basis. that's helpful. if you're on a date and someone says something a little out of the ordinary, click, then you find out if the person -- >> oh, my gosh.

>> one person may consider this to be a problem. creating problems for social interactions. another critic, possibly, is saying it's creepy, causing serious privacy boundaries. the question is -- >> oh, i don't like that. >> privacy purposes, some people think it would make them safer. >> stalkers. >> that's true. will this take online snooping to a new level. we'll talk about it with a security expert in the next hour. tweet us what do you think about this name tag? >> would you use it? would you like it to be used on you. this morning, a big story, thousands of pages of documents released in the bridge scandal and more information on who in governor christie's inner circle knew what was going on. >> plus, what's causing concerns about security at the winter olympics now? g. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order.

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bathe, drink, or wash. this is after a chemical company seeped into the water supply and shows the level is dropping but there's still no end in sight. [ gunfire ] all right. that is not a movie set, people. that is for real. it's our number 2 here. high-speed chase with a shoot-out. this is in southern california. it started when cops tried to pull a driver over for using a cell phone behind the wheel but the unidentified suspect raced off taking officers through purchase suit through crowded streets. they fired nearly two dozen rounds at the suspect. and kgttv reporting that firearms were found at the scene. massive tower of flames shooting hundreds of feet into

the sky. that was the wild scene in western north carolina after a major gas line erupted. now, the fire department was eventually able to put out the fire and shut off the gas line. good news here, no reports of injuries. number 4, we bid farewell to civil rights pioneer franklin mckean. 73 years old and has died. in 1960 he and three her black students sat down at a woolworth lunch counter in north carolina and waited to be served. number 5, new warning for any americans headed to the winter olympics in russia. the u.s. state department has issued a travel alert saying people should remain attentive. it notes that the olympics could be a target for terrorists. but there's no specific threat. and russian security will be tight. the olympics begin february 6th. chris christie, caught in the crossfire. the new jersey governor denies he was involved in a traffic jam

now at the center of political scandal. but e-mails between christie's inner circle suggests the shutdown of traffic lanes on the george washington bridge in september was completely politically motivated. >> so now there are new questions about who else might have been involved. what kind of legal trouble the christie camp could face. i want to bring in matt katz, a report for wnyc, and also one of the first in the media to question christie about the allegations. matt, thank you for being with us. we appreciate it. >> good morning. >> good morning. i mow you asked christie about whether the lane closings were done out of political retribution. and here's what he said. >> i work the cones actually. unbeknownst to everybody, i was actually the guy out there. i wasn't in overalls and the matt. you weren't serious with that question? >> obviously, you were laughed

off. explain how christie's response changed over time. >> a couple bit after he laughed about it and was sarcastic, he announced there were communicate problems with the officials and with the agency that runs the bridge. and then we got some documents this week, and that changed everything. he had a two-hour press conference that, unlike the previous two press conferences, he was extremely contrite. he apologized, and he said he knew nothing about this. and his top aides knew nothing about this. he acknowledged that one or two of his aides knew about it. and they were gone. so we now have a total of four officials, as of friday, who were dismissed. but newly released documents last night and yesterday afternoon show us that maybe more people knew about it in his circle. >> so, i want you to listen to something else christie said

during thursday's press conference about being lied to by members of his staff. listen, we'll talk on the other side. >> i'm just stunned. and what does it make me ask about me? it makes me ask about me, what did i do wrong to have these folks think it was okay to lie to me. >> and i want you to kind of fa take us inside. you cover trenton. take us inside the culture of this administration. is there anything that stands out that answers that question? but also would point to why bridget kelly would believe that possibly this would make the boss happy? that is there a culture of political retribution in trenton, in this governor's administration? >> there's long been a sense of that. there's long been a sense that politicians, elected officials, reporters who do think that the

administration doesn't like, that they are sort of castaway. there's a term known as "the penalty box" for those of hughes get in trouble with the administration. but the evidence that is not starting to come out this week, indicates that that penalty box might be broader than anybody imagined. we're starting to hear more and more mayors say that they think that because they didn't endorse christie for re-election last year that they've lost money. that they've lost public funds for their communities as a penalty. that they weren't able to get meetings with commissioners of important state departments. and the tone of newly released documents indicates that there were folks within his office who really castigated and cast aside members of the media and other public officials in somewhat

disparaging terms which also indicates a sort of negative term coming out of his front office. >> we're still reading through the documents and of course, the story continues. >> matt katz. wnyc, thank you for your time. >> sure thing. let's talk about the residents between the border of maryland and pennsylvania right now because they are on edge as a 28-year-old man was shot to death in an apparent road rage incident. >> police say the suspect is violent and may strike again. cnn's jean casarez has the story. >> reporter: residents of this small community of dillsburg, pennsylvania, continue to be on edge following a deadly highway shooting of 28 year timothy davidson. the shooter still at large, law enforcement says it was a case of road rage. >> we obviously have an individual out there who was so incensed that he continued to pursue mr. davidson. and took it to that next step. he -- you know, he murdered an individual for, you know,

whatever slight that he perceived. >> our daughter travels the highway every day, you think it could have been her. it's hard to think things like that can happen in this small area. >> it's just scary. you're just driving along and all of a sudden, boom. >> reporter: it was 30 minutes away from this community on interstate 81 where davidson was driven off the highway last saturday morning. then shot at repeatedly by someone driving a dark ford ranger xlt pickup. police say davidson had made multiple calls to 911 saying he was being chased by a vehicle and that the driver was very aggressive. >> be advised as well. >> we're issuing to all body shops in the area for a damaged ford ranger. >> reporter: motorists are keeping a closer eye on fellow

drivers. >> well, we're definitely concerned because they weren't been able to figure out who it is yet. they might still be around. if they inadvertently cut that person off or do something to make them mad they may be that next person in the news. >> reporter: jean casarez, cnn, dillsberg, pennsylvania. it's one of the biggest nights gearing up in hollywood for the golden globe awards. >> who will take home the awards? up next with the predictions. ♪ the world of entertainment

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. breaking news now israeli army radio reporting that former prime minister ariel sharon has died. sharon had been in a coma for nearly eight years and recently suffered kidney failure. cnn's ben wedeman joins us by phone with more. berne, what are you hearing?

>> reporter: well, we understand from the hospital in tell l in where sharon has been in a state of coma for eight years he has begun to suffer from renal failure and health situations. doctors have been saying for several days now, he had very little time left. therefore, today, they announce that he has died. comes not really as a surprise, given his very frail health for the last, basically, since the beginning of the year. and therefore, many people really anticipated this news. in fact, what surprises most people here in israel and in the region is that he lasted as long as he did. >> so, ben, i was just going to ask you how people in the region are reacting. you're say that they're not

surprised necessarily. but do we have any indication as to what the plan is for a burial and a service and all of that if he's been in this coma for so long? >> reporter: we understand, according to jewish custom, he should be buried within 24 hours. however, because of his stature as the leader of israel, there obviously will be a full state funeral. his body will be put in state at the israeli parliament. and then he will be buried. precisely where is not clear. he could be buried in the cemetery of mount hertzle in jerusalem where many world leaders are buried but they also understand that his family would like him buried on the ranch next to his wife. so that has yet to be determined so this is going on and the process will take several days.

>> ben wedeman, stay close. we'll get back to you in a moment reporting from jerusalem on the death of former prime minister ariel sharon. we've got the former ambassador to israel. mr. ambassador, thank you for joining us this morning. this morning, i want you to kind of unpack for us the legacy of former prime minister sharon. began his term there in 2001, and then his stroke at the height of power. what will be his legacy? >> well, a key part of sharon's legacy is that he was one of the most prominent of military commanders and leaders of the israeli army going back as early as 1958. he had major military roles in all of the large battles that israel, the arabs fought back not only to the war of independence, but in 1956, the

suez crisis. the '67 war where he really became very prominent because of his actions in the sinai. the war in '73, and with the egyptian army in sinai at that time. thens are of course, he became minister of defense. and then in '80, '82, he led the israeli actions in lebanon. as you know, the israeli army operated out of the southern part of lebanon. and their controversy occurred when the massacres of the israeli army allowed them to go to the camp of many palestinians and there was a commission and

there was great notoriety at that time. and there was the commission that was such a negative characteristic, i would say, a negative development in sharon's career. but later on, he went on and became prime minister. and you have to remember that sharon was one of the most conservative hardliners in israel. and he was one of the architects of the israeli settlement policy, and he looked at the israeli settlements as a strategic outpost that would protect israel and many other security terrorists and military strikes. and act tifrlts. activities. but what's remarkable is that this man who is the this hardliner, this military hero in israel, and architect of the settlement policy, that when he became prime minister, and this is what i think is going to be part of his legacy, sitting in that chair as prime minister

gave him a different perspective. and he realized that israel's security could not be obtained only through military means. the explored opportunities with the negotiations with the palestinians, for example, and the syrians. nothing came of that. but he unilaterally made the decision to with draw from the gaza strip and that is going to be become controversial because he felt that israel had to withdraw from an area in which it had no -- certainly there wasn't -- if i can put it -- the religious or biblical connotations into the west bank in the palestinian territories. but he saw that israel was too exposed by occupying the gaza strip. he would grow unilaterally, that was also part of his legacy that

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breaking news for those of you just joining us now. israeli army radio reports that former prime minister ariel sharon has died. sharon had been in a coma for years and recently suffering from kidney failure. joining us on the phone is anchor of the situation room wolf blitzer. wolf, we were having a conversation with edward djerjian, former ambassador to israel. what do you think is the defining moment of the man called a hard liner, but also in 2001, approved the timeline for ending the violence and try to restart peace talks? >> reporter: he really did change in his final years as prime minister of israel. i remember several times when i went over there seeing that change from the '80s to the '90s and finally when he became prime

minister, he made the concessions to result in some sort of deal. he went a lot further than he would have gone than i watched him in his earlier years as a hard liner. very strong advocate of israeli settlements in the west bank. he seemed to be adjusting, moderating his views and eight and a half years ago, he had that stroke and all of a sudden he went into a coma. i flew over to jerusalem because all of us thought there would be a major state funeral for the prime minister of israel. i remember condoleezza rice, she was the national security adviser to the president. maybe she was secretary of state by then. she was supposed to go on a trip to australia. she canceled that. she was supposed to go to israel to represent america. he had moderated his views.

whether or not it was enough to make a deal with the palestinians, historians will discuss that and debate that for a long time. you know, from the war in lebanon in the '80s and the tough period, i saw a significant, significant moderation in his own views toward the palestinians. it was encouraging at the time, but clearly, you know, it really didn't develop into much and he obviously had that stroke and went into a coma. >> we know he was called the bulldozer. do you know how he got that name? >> reporter: he was a tough guy. going back to every war from israel to the war of independence in 1948 and the sinai and then the war in 1967 and yom kippur. he was a tough, fierce israeli general. he did what he thought he had to do to protect israel national

security and he developed that reputation as one of those tough israeli commandos. some called him the bulldozer, if you will, because of his fierce devotion, especially in leading israeli troops. he became very popular. one of the reasons that some diplomats, including a lot of u.s. officials and palestinians thought maybe he was the guy that could lead israel to a deal was because of the hard line reputation he had. remember in 1982 when israel went into beirut, he was there. he had that fierce -- fierce israeli hard line stance which he thought was best for israel's national security. as a result, he developed that tough reputation that was popular in israel. a lot of israelis liked him. he was elected prime minister. >> back in 2001.

i was just reading that it was just a year ago in january that tests were showing significant brain activity with him. he appeared to be responding when doctors showed him pictures of his family and he listened to his son's voice. a year later, he has passed on. wolf, please stay with us and everyone, stay with us as we continue to look at the death of the former prime minister ariel sharon. [ male announcer ] this is the story of the little room over the pizza place on chestnut street the modest first floor bedroom in tallinn, estonia and the southbound bus barreling down i-95. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had the power to do more. dell is honored to be part of some of the world's great stories. that began much the same way ours did. in a little dorm room -- 2713. ♪ this magic moment

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>> > the breaking news now. ariel sharon, legendary in israeli politics has died. >> his legacy includes years in the military, a pivotal decision to pull troops out of gaza. a lot of people we spoke to says he will be remembered as a warrior to protect his nation.

john vass has the story. >> reporter: he was a soldier, years out of uniform, sharon the general. >> i saw my friend being killed. i was myself badly injured in battles. i had to take it seriously of life and death. believe me, i understand the importance it is better than many to speak about this. >> reporter: a paratrooper during the war of independence, ariel sharon is seen as a hero and war criminal. israel made him commander of unit 101 to carry out reprisals. on one of the missions, 69 arab villages in the town of kibia were killed when sharon ordered the homes destroyed. he said he did not know anyone was inside. >> from the beginning of his

military career, sharon was identified as the lead restrained users of force. >> reporter: by the six-day war, he was general sharon, the most achievement was during the yom kippur in 1973. it caught israel off guard. sharon led his men across the suez canal and surrounded the egypt third army. it was a turning point in the war. >> he was against the command from the rear. he said the commander must be on top of it. >> reporter: as defense minister, he architected the occupation of lebanon. israeli tribunal found him indirectly responsible for the palestinians at the refugee

camps killing in less thbanon. sharon was found guilty of doing nothing to stop it. they called him the butcher of beirut. >> he had not just blood on his hands. he left a trail of blood wherever he went. sharon was the bloodiest of leaders. >> reporter: when the palestinian uprising began in 2000, israelis turned to the old general. this time as prime minister. he never delivered his promise of peace and security, to many israe israelis, he did much. >> ariel sharon, dead at the age of 85. we will have more on this throughout the morning as reaction as it comes in as well. we want to move to other news now back in the u.s. a public health crisis in west virginia. it is hitting close to home. imagine waking up this morning and you cannot use your tap

water. can't brush your teeth or take a shower or you can't have coffee. >> that is the story for 300,000 west virginians received the caught that the chemical seeped into the water of the elk river. >> alina machado is in west virginia this morning. we are wondering what officials are saying and how people are coping. >> reporter: this is a difficult situation, christi and victor. the only thing people can do with running water is flush their toilets. this leak, this chemical leak was discovered thursday. authorities were alerted to it by residents reported smelling licorice in the air. we can still smell that in some parts of the city. the leak was traced to this company. i'll move out of the way to show you the tank.

a 35,000 gallon tank where the chemical was being kept. it was traced to that tank. the president of the company spoke to reporters for the first time yesterday. take a listen to what he had to say. >> i would like to start by sincerely apologizing to the people in the affected counties of west virginia. our friends and neighbors, this incident is unfortunate and unanticipated. we are very, very sorry for the disruption of everybody's daily life. >> reporter: is the apology enough? >> no, this is a disaster. this is the bp oil spill in west virginia. there's no restaurants. no water. we can't wash our dishes. i bought the last paper plates in here. we cannot prepare meals. we can't wash dishes. everything has to be frozen meals. >> reporter: restaurants in town are closed.

many businesses are also closed and christi and victor, there is no telling how long the situation will be this way here. >> not just boil water alert, but do not use the water. alina machado there in charleston for us. thank you so much. let's get on to the revelations for more than 2,000 pages of documents released in the investigation of the new jersey bridge scandal. it is plaguing chris christie's administration. >> late last night, the documents were released and show angry e-mails and confusion over the lane closures. officials close to christie tried to cover up political motives and block the media from learning more about it. >> it gave us insight to the resignations into the controversy. the documents do not seem to show that governor christie himself played a role. cnn's alexandra field is live in ft. lee. i know you have information

about the specific e-mails, alexandra? >> reporter: we are seeing fiery exchange in a clear attempt to keep things quiet. one e-mail from the port authority patrick foye. he expresses his outrage he wasn't notified when three accidents were taken down to just one access lane leaving people gridlocked for four days back in september. he sent a scathing e-mail to other port authority officials, he writes in part, quote, i will get to the bottom of the decision which violated everything this agency stands for. that e-mail prompted responses from bill baroni. he resigned in wake of the scand scandal. he writes, quote, can be no public discourse. there you see that attempt to keep the situation quiet.

these e-mails being exchanged, this is a time when people in ft. lee were sitting in traffic and wondering what was going on. in the meantime, mayor mark sokolich says he was the one being blamed for the traffic. here is his e-mail, he writes, quote, many members of the public indicated to me that the port authority are advising commuters that the traffic debacle is the result of a decision i, as mayor, recently made. christi and victor, nowhere in the 2,000 pages do we see evidence that would point to chris christie having involvement. he spoke this week giving a two-hour long press conference in which he decide any knowledge of the plot and had taken steps to fire a top aide. christi and victor. >> alexandra field, thank you for the update. we appreciate it. > >> later this morning, we will speak with state assembly man

john wisniewski. freezing temperatures to start the week. you remember the freezing temperatures. i do. i was out in them. eight hours with a microphone. >> that's true. that's true. you were. highs in the 60s to end it. does that sound better? want to take the microphone now? >> much better. >> that is atlanta weather. let's ask you, jennifer, what's going on? jennifer gray. >> we have tornado warnings for dawson in northwest georgia. this is until 8:30 this morning. this line of showers and storms very is strong. we have seen gusty winds and hail reported and now the possibility of a doppler indicated tornado. these storms are moving quickly at 55 miles per hour. if you are in these locations, definitely get into your safe spot away from windows and interior room in your home. this is for dawson and lumpkin counties in northwest georgia until 8:30 this morning.

also, severe thunderstorm warnings in effect for ahphretta. these storms are all part of a larger system stretching from the northeast to the gulf coast. possible threat of severe storms as we go through the afternoon and overnight. also, a wet northeast for you. not cold enough for snow, which is good news, but it will be a cold and rainy day in the northeast. of course, we have the possibility of seeing 1 to 2 inches of rain, isolated amounts higher. christi and victor. jennifer gray, thank you. >> you know, rain would probably be welcomed in west virginia. they could put a bucket out there and use rain water since they cannot use any other water that is in that nine-county region affected by the tainted water supply. we have kent carper on the phone with us. the kent county commission.

that is the county home to the state capital of charleston. what are you hearing about the quality of the water and what is being done to make it safe again? >> not a lot. you are right, christi. the rain is welcome. believe it or not, people are suggested to collect water in bowls and so forth. like the old cisterns to boil and use for drinking water or to feed their pets. what we are hearing from the officials is limited. they are struggling to try to determine when they believe the water can be consumed or used. right now, there is a do not use order, which is unprecedented. meaning you cannot use water for over 300,000 people even to wash clothes. >> go ahead. >> the situation is very

difficult for people if you have children. west virginia is an aging population. people are struggling. we are now on day three. we are hoping to get word from officials to determine whether or not they believe they will allow the water to be consumed or used and it may come in phases. unfortunately, the size of the system is so large that there is over 100,000 customers. it will take time to drain it and flush it. then individuals will have to do the same type of thing. unfortunately, we believe this will continue longer than anyone dreamed it first started the other day. >> i have a question about the number. we heard as many as 300,000 people affected in these nine counties. i heard you say more than 100,000. wherein that spectrum does that number fall? >> numbers. you have to watch.

100,000 customers estimate 2.6 customer. equals 300,000 people. >> got it. >> i assure you that governor tomblin and senator manchin. fema has done a great job. there is no criticism whatsoever in response from fema. when a tractor-trailer truck pulls in with water, it is gone almost in a minute. >> wow. kent carper, president of the kanawha county commission. thank you. nieman marcus is the latest investigating a security breach. how do you know if you have been hit and if so what do you do to

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welcome to saturday, new york city. that almost looks like a shot from the space station, doesn't it? that's the crown cam. right above lady liberty. it is a beautiful shot. we're glad you are starting your new day here with us at cnn. thank you for sharing your morning. it is a little dark and foggy in new york. >> all of the shots in new york are dark and foggy. you call it a jammer day. >> stay in your jammers. this morning, neiman marcus is the latest to be hit by hackers. the upscale store is investigating a possible breach last month that may have compromised customers credit card information. >> we should point out it is not clear how many shoppers have been affected. neiman marcus is working with the secret service to investigate. it is not just neiman marcus, but target is saying it

is bigger than first reported. not 40 million people affected, but 70 million customers. >> it is not just credit cards or debit cards and debit card pins. laurie segall has more. >> reporter: hackers were able to steal more than 40 million credit card numbers. they were able to break into the target database. they were able to access information like your address, phone number and your e-mail and this affected 70 million customers. guys, here is what is scary about the latest hack. the kind of information -- that's the data that puts you at risk for identity theft. hackers can create a new account number under your name. what is target doing? offering one year of identity

theft and credit monitoring for folks who shop in the united states. you have three months to enroll in the program. here is the thing you want to keep in mind. if a criminal has access to your information, you can expect phone calls, e-mails, letters. they will ask for more personal information or they will tell you to click on links. don't do it. these are phishing scams. don't do it unless you are 100% positive about the source. keep an eye on your bank statements. look for charges you don't recognize. they could be for a couple of cents. hackers ping an account for that amount. you better bet target is under fire. the company is facing at least two dozen lawsuits for failure to implement security that would prevent this thing from happening in the first place. christi and victor. >> laurie segall, thanks for the

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22 after the hour now. if you think america has a do nothing congress, like it or not, there is one thing they can do. become millionaires. >> according to a new report,

right from the non-profit center for responsive politics. at least 268 current members of the congress, that is more than half, have a net worth of $1 million or more. this is something that has never happened before. >> republican member darrell issa's net worth is $464 million. this week, eric holder says the federal government will recognize marriages performed in utah even if the state won't. >> athena jones is covering the decision right now. good morning, athena. >> reporter: good morning, christi and victor. same-sex couples hope the governor will realize he made a mistake. same-sex newlyweds spent friday

celebrating. >> it is an electric time to be in salt lake. >> reporter: the last few weeks have been a whirlwind for more than a thousand couples like them. are they married? the top man in the land answered that question. >> i am confirming today that for purposes of federal law, these marriages will be recognized as lawful. >> reporter: the fight began december 20th, when the 2004 ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. it denied the equal protection and due process. many counties in the state began issuing marriage licenses. it took this couple by surprise. they were the first to take advantage tying the knot that same day. >> when we knew we could actually be legally married in utah, where we live and work and go to school, like we dropped everything and ran out the door. >> reporter: the state appealed to the u.s. supreme court. on monday, the justices blocked

enforcement of the district court ruling until the constitutional questions are fully resolved. >> the order stays the decision of the district court pending the decision by the circuit court of appeals. >> reporter: wednesday, utah said it won't recognize the marriages until the issue is settled in the courts. >> it robbed us of due process and displayed anamus of same-sex couples. >> these families should not be asked to endure uncertainty regarding their status. >> reporter: gay rights groups applaud the move. the obama administration is taking more of a role in the heating debate. >> this is a human rights issue. >> reporter: a federal appeals court could hear arguments on

the case as soon as march. christi and victor. thank you. >> we have more on the breaking news. the death of former israeli prime minister ariel sharon throughout the morning. we will go live to jerusalem. first, christine romans has the preview of "your money" coming up. >> the economy is ready to soar, but the weakest job growth is keeping it on the ground. has washington left main street behi behind? we will answer that on an all new "your money" at 9:30. , veggies -- you're mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! 'cause i'm re-workin' the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. i see you, cupcake! uh-oh! [ bottle ] the number one doctor recommended brand. ensure®. nutrition in charge™.

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just on the edge of 8:30 in the east right now on saturday morning. glad to have your company. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. let's start off with five new things. former israeli prime minister ariel sharon has died. sharon had been in a coma for eight years and recently suffered from kidney failure. he stunned the world by withd w withdrawing his troops from the gaza strip and backer of the settlements and palestinian territory. we will go live to israel in just a minute. number two. if you shopped at neiman marcus recently, the retailer is investigating a possible breach. a spokeswoman says it is too early to tell how many people

were affected. neiman marcus is the recent one to be targeted by hackers. target's was much worse. police are on the hunt for a suspect who may have chased down a driver in a fit of road rage and shot him to death. this happened in pennsylvania last weekend. the victim was identified as 28-year-old timothy davison. the suspect was driving a dark ford ranger with damage on the driver's side. number four, a high staked legal battle is headed to the supreme court. the service allows you to stream broadcasters like nbc and abc over the internet. the company says it transmits tv signals with tiny antennas. it is legal and free. broadcasters want to get paid fees as they do from cable and satellite companies. number five, farewell to a civil rights pioneer.

franklin mccain has died at the age of 72. he was one of the greensboro four. he and others sat down at the woolworth's lunch counter and waited to be served. that sit-in fueled debates across the country. more on the death of former prime minister ariel sharon. he had been in a coma for several years, but that will not make his passing any less shocking for his nation. >> sharon cast a long shadow over israeli politics and middle east affairs. all together, u.s. presidents understood his leg city. noted president george w. bush noted his legacy. >> he is a man of peace and friend and prayers of the american people are with ariel sharon.

>> cnn's ben wedeman joins us with more. he covers israeli politics. i said at the top he had been in a coma for several years and it doesn't make it any less shocking for the state of israel. however, let's reconsider that. i imagine if his condition had been growing worse, people had been bracing for this, no? >> reporter: yes, people had become accustomed to the fact that ariel sharon was permanently out of the picture as far as israeli politics. a picture he dominated for decades. they were reminded in a sense on the first of january when the medical facility that was treating him announced his health had deteriorated with a renal failure and blood infection. so, it doesn't come as much of a surprise. in fact, what surprises many people, including myself is that thursday afternoon, the doctors

at the hospital in tel aviv where he was staying, were saying he has less than 24 hours to live. that was thursday. here it is saturday afternoon jerusalem time and he finally passes away. certainly from the statements we are getting from the hospital, they underscore this was a man of incredible strength. the hospital official that announced the former prime minister's death that said the prime minister was a man who lived through many difficult situations and during the last week, he showed great strength and steadfastness. this was a man who even though knew was out of the picture, certainly the nation will be mourning now that the news spreads that he has passed away. >> all right. ben wedeman, thank you for bringing us perspective from jerusalem. we appreciate it. >> we'll be right back. id you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner.

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all right. welcome back. 36 minutes after the hour. let's talk entertainment in the "e block." >> pop the champagne or whatever your drink of choice is for awards season. tomorrow, hollywood's biggest names line the red carpet for the golden globe awards. >> we have kim serafin with us

and john. before we get to the nominees, let's talk about the hosts. tina fey and amy poehler. they really set the tone. what do we expect from the duo this year, john? >> they had the drinking game at home last year. you could participate at home. their brilliant comedianes. we expect them to raise the bar. >> what about you, kim? >> they will be great. these are two women that come from "snl." they understand live performing and improv. the golden globes is anything can happen because of the alcohol flowing. they can go with the flow. they can play off the audience. this is their background. they can go off script a bit.

i expect a lot from them. >> i would love to be in the control room, wouldn't you? >> i would love to be in our control room. >> people have to be going crazy with live stuff like that. let's talk about the nominees. "american hustle." about a 1970s con man in new jersey. take a look at the clip. >> the top coat is perfumey and also something rotten. i can't get enough of it. smell it. it's true. historically. the best perfumes in the world are laced with something nasty. it is true. >> it is true. oh, my gosh. >> i can't get enough of that smell. >> i can't get enough. >> carmine, smell her nails. smell her nails. >> all right, jawn, what do you think? is this a shoein?

>> i think it will win best category. i think it will take home the golden globe. >> i want to talk about "philomena." it is based on a true story of a woman searching for her long lost son. let's watch a clip. >> i did not abandon my child. he was taken from me. >> spent her lifetime trying to find him. >> i met him. >> where? >> at the white house. >> what is he like? did you remember anything he said? >> hello. >> hello. >> hi. >> dame judy dench can do no wrong in my eyes. kim, what do you think about "philomena?" >> i think for comedy, "american hustle" wins it. drama, "philomena" is great, but "12 years a slave" is the film. if anything is an upset, it is

"gravity" because it has so much publicity and hype. so many people loved it. i think "12 years a slave" is the film. >> all right. best actor. jawn? >> best actor, i think it will be oh, edifor. picking up with "12 years a slave." it is the year. his performance is absolute. he will take it home. >> do you agree with that, kim? >> i think leo dicaprio will take it, but he has not gotten any awards other than legend. he hasn't gotten a golden globe award. i think this year, robert redford might get it. or matthew mcconaughey will get

it. a guy who has progressed into such amazing performance in "dallas buyers club." >> let's talk tv. the only show i have to watch when it airs is "scandal." what is the chance that "scandal" can win something? how about tomorrow night at the golden globes, jawn? >> i think kerry washington stands a best chance of taking home it for "scandal." look for "breaking bad" and "the big bang theory." appointment television for me is must see tv. i want more awards and critical acclaim with the award shows. kerry is getting shine, but i want the show overall to do better. >> absolutely. save all the conversation for the commercial breaks. do not talk while the show is

on. all right. >> jawn and kim, thank you so much. we will talk to them afterwards. still to come on "new day," blurring the lines between cool and creepy. >> creepy. >> facial recognition apps are in the works. they can scan your face and look up information and create an identification and address and relationship status. we will explain that. so there i was again, explaining my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis to another new stylist. it was a total embarrassment. and not the kind of attention i wanted. so i had a serious talk with my dermatologist about my treatment options. this time, she prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear the surface of my skin by actually working inside my body. in clinical trials, most adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis saw 75% skin clearance. and the majority of people

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all right. time for a weekly segment "tech is ruining my life." the good, the bad and the ugly technology. >> the new messaging app could save cheating spouses. >> it is called confide. it takes security to the next level by forcing a recipient to drag fingers across the screen to read the message. it is away to make sure no one snaps a photo of the message. >> it also destroys the message after it is sent. single guys and gals. you walk by and you think they

are cute. who are you? you dream of calling them one day if you just knew their phone number. there is an app for that. >> name tag is a facial recognition app in the works. with google glass, it blurs the line between cool and what christi thinks is creepy. >> it is creepy. it can spot any face it sees. even your mug and match it in realtime to information online. a stranger can basically look at you almost instantly and know your personal information. >> everything from your name and contact information to criminal history, if there is one, and anything else posted on social media like facebook. macafee security expert joins us now. why do we have one now? where did this come from?

>> facial recognition is about 20 years old or more. it has never come into its own. we don't use it every day like to get on planes. it has evolved through companies like facebook and google as well as part of social. when you tag someone in social, that is a form of facial recognition. now more applications are adopting this technology to identify people in a number of ways. >> it sounds like a breeding ground for stalkers for me. taking it to the next level, can someone steal your identity just by looking at you? >> so, i don't see an immediate security implications in regards to identity theft with this type of technology. the good is that for security professionals like in form of a background check, it can be used to identify people and provide a form of identity proofing.

the bad, of course, stalkers and pedophiles may use it for evil purposes. like a gun, it can be used for good and bad. in the end, this technology is going to proliferate. we all need to be aware that drive privacy to a certain degree is eroding. what you post will be around forever. including photos. >> i was all in for this app. you thought it was creepy. i thought it was cool until i learned about the contact information available. is it possible someone can just see you and maybe see a few things you have on and find out your address and head to your home? >> well, that is possible with facial recognition. somebody finds out your name, they can search your name and find out that same information. your e-mail address and phone number. googling yourself, you can find that. somebody snaps a photo of you and not knowing your name, it is

possible down the road, maybe now that can occur as well. >> is this the new norm? is this what we will expect? part of me thinks i don't know what to tell my kids. >> yeah. >> well, this is the norm. it is the responsibility of the individual to manage their online reputation and the information that is out there about them. knowing about these applications and how to manage them. actually signing up for this app allows you to opt out. it gives you more control. as creepy as it may be and cool as it may be to some, it is the way it is. the more involved you are and understand the implications of this stuff, the more control you can have over your online reputation. >> am i thinking too much about this? i think about this app and google glass, if i wear the glasses, i can wink and save a person for later and decide what i want to do with it when i get home. can these types of technology

work together? >> so, yes. i wouldn't say you are thinking too much about it. this is the way people should be thinking. if they are thinking in depth in regards to the technology and how they work with the potential good and bad, that is the way you should actually process all this stuff. over time, that gives you more control over it. that gives you more depth and perspective in how to deal with it. like you said, this is the new norm. >> wow. robert, mcafee security expert. thank you so much. the idea i can wink at someone with the google glass and then it be a flirt and then have their phone number. >> it forces us to be more disciplined about what is out there online about ourselves. >> we have to be careful. a hollywood actress shares success behind her 17-year

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michelle, that's my diary. you shouldn't be looking at this. >> don't worry. i don't know how to read, anyway. >> oh, right. just stay out of my stuff, okay? >> okie-dokie. >> you will remember her as d.j. tanner on "full house." >> now candace cameron-bure is out with a new book called "balancing it all." >> it is that last one, the marriage that has gotten a lot of attention this week. here's why. in her book, she writes and this is a quote, i chose to fall into a more submissive role in our relationship because i wanted to do everything in my power to make marriage and family work. unquote. i sat down with candace. she set the record straight on that term "submissive" that has everybody all twerked up and her

marriage to retired hockey player. >> i tend to take on a more submissive role within my marriage. that makes my marriage work. i use the submissive term biblical. that is why it is such a hot button. it rubs people the wrong way. many people think of submission in a perverted sense in a "50 shades of grey" way or oppressive way or dictatorship. my marriage is anything but those three that i just mentioned. i love and respect my husband as my husband does for me. in the bible, when it calls for women to respect their husbands and to submit or to subject them as the leaders of the family, it also calls for husbands to love their wives as they love

themselves. there is none of us that doesn't love ourselves. we clothe ourselves and feed ourselves every day. our husbands are to love our wives. love their wives in that sense. our relationship is a wonderful relationship where the goal is just to honor god. we're partners in our marriage. it is not in the context that people are making this out to be that is weird or perverted. >> when do you decide -- do you share it all the time? when you mention strength under control. how do you manifest that? do you pick your battles so to speak in. >> i do. listening to this my husband would gave and say are you kidding me? my wife doesn't have an opinion? she has an opinion every single second. i do not live in a dictatorship. my husband doesn't tell me what to do. that is not a marriage. i'm talking about big life

decisions. hey, honey, should we home school the kids? should they go to public school? should they go to private school? which city should we live in? should we be in california or in los angeles or napa valley? big life decisions. we talk about those things and discuss them. as with everything. if we ultimately disagree on something or agree, i want my husband to make the call and i will trust that that is the best decision for our family. the way we honor one another is not to go, i told you so if you chose my way it would have been better. of course not. i respect the decision as he would respect my decision. we help each other make a better decision the next time if it wasn't the best one. >> how does your husband honor you? >> there is nothing more important to my husband than me and our three children. my husband after he retired from hockey -- he retired early from

hockey because he went this game physically is not worth it for me to not be able to spend time with my wife and be able to play with my children and throw a ball with them or whatever they want to do because he didn't want to be physically unable to do that because of the brutality of hockey. my husband even after retirement, he works. we have a wine label in napa valley. he has chosen a career after hockey so the schedule is flexible enough so he is home with us. my husband couldn't love his family anymore. clearly, that's why we have been married for 17 years. >> i was going to say, i have a lot of respect for her. she doesn't back down from what she said. she talks about what is working in her marriage. there are not a lot of marriages that last 17 years. they doing something well. >> the idea of submission is a

hot topic. i remember the gop primaries and someone asked michele bachmann and if she would submit to her husband and there were audible boos in the audience. a hot topic. a great conversation. >> she was great. time for today's "must see moment." >> take a look at this kid. riding along in the backseat of mom's car and in the car seat and miley cyrus' "wrecking ball" is playing. take a look. ♪ fell so hard in love all i wanted was to do break you up ♪ ♪ all i wanted >> i love that song. i have been there when you hear the chorus. >> if your fist comes out. >> you see that tiny fist come out. >> you want to see it again?

>> mom driving. there a fist comes out. cell phone pointed back there so you can see it. >> there it is. ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> thanks for starting your morning with us. >> we have more ahead on "new day saturday" which continues right now. 9:00 right now and we are so grateful for your company. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. please tour ha have you with us. 9:00 on the east coast and 6:00 on the west coast. israel is mourning a man who is a giant in israel politics. >> former israeli prime minister ariel sharon died today. he spent the last eight years in a coma. his death is resonating across the country and world.

george w. bush noted the importance of his passing. >> he is a warrior for the ages. a man of peace. a friend. the prayers of the american people are with ariel sharon. >> cnn's wolf blitzer joining us from washington with more. just how strong a figure was sharon in israel, wolf? >> he was a formidable figure. he was involved in every war going back to 1948. the six-day campaign in 1967. the yom kippur in 1973. he had ups and downs. he was a fierce fighter. he believed strongly in order for israel to survive, you need a strong army and national security. you have to be tough in a tough neighborhood, if you will. at the same time, in the more recent years as prime minister, he involved.

he was up settlements after anwar. he was moving in a direction that was clearly more moderate. he had a hawkish reputation. he moved in a more moderate direction as prime minister establishing a personal relationship with abbas. he will leave a mixed legacy in the middle east and around the world. he dmade enormously powerful decisions on the battle field. some will remember him fondly and others not so much. >> if he had not had the stroke eight years ago and then pull

the troops out of gaza, would he have that legacy? >> he had a two-state solution. he was really willing to make concessio concessions. the questions were they enough to satisfy the palestinians? we will never know because he had a stroke and went into a coma. the historians and diplomats will debate that for a long time to come. >> wolf blitzer, thank you for sharing your perspective with us on saturday morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. back in the u.s., a public health crisis in west virginia. it is getting worse. imagine waking up this morning and you cannot use your tap water. you can't cook for the kids, you can't a shower. there's no coffee. >> that's bad for some people without the coffee. look, we're talking about 300,000 west virginians dealing

with this after a chemical seeped out of a coal facility and into the water supply. the chemical level is dropping, which is good news, but the bad news is there is no telling how long it will be before they have the water supply back. >> alina machado has the latest from charleston. >> it is utter chaos. >> i see people grabbing every ice bag. >> it is about gone. >> i have to use bottled water. >> reporter: there is growing concern in west virginia where at least 100,000 people are without usable running water thanks to a chemical leak at freedom industries. >> we are very sorry for the disruption. >> reporter: gary southern, the president of the chemical company offered few details 24 hours after the leak was discovered. >> can you give us a timeline to how this happened? >> reporter: southern says his

employees found the leak thursday morning. it is used to clean coal and can be harmful if ingested. officials were alerted to the problem when residents reported a foul smell similar to licorice in the air. it was traced to a storage tank along the elk river. >> we are doing tests on an hourly basis. the chemical level is declining, but we are not sure exactly how long it will take until it is acceptable to lift the do not drink ban. >> reporter: the warning has rattled those who live in the nine counties where a state of emergency has been declared. >> it is a disaster. it caused us more problems than you can imagine. we cannot wash dishes or wash our hands after we go to the bathroom. you cannot wash your clothes. you cannot cook.

you can't clean with the tap water. >> reporter: the chemical that leaked in the river was kept in the storage tank. the chemical is no longer there. the company has been ordered to empty out the remaining storage tanks aboveground and cease operations until they can prove it is safe. the attorney's office is looking into what happened here. christi and victor. >> hopefully there is relief something. alina machado, thank you. new this morning, neiman marcus may be the latest victim of cyber hacking. >> which means you may be a victim as well. the company said it is investigating a possible security breach that may have compromised credit card information. let's bring in jennifer mayerle with more. >> it was mids december when neiman marcus was alerted to the security breach and the credit card information could have been

compromised. they don't know how many people were affected or the dates that information could have been compromised. here is what neiman marcus is saying. they found out about the breach in mid-december and they contacted with the law enforcement and worked with the secret service and forensics teams. it was january 1st, that the team discovered the evidence that confirmed the company was the victim of a criminal cyber security breach and some of the customer credit cards may have been compromised after shopping at neiman marcus. they are trying to notify customers and neiman marcus is taking steps to enhance security. this comes on the heels of target's security breach. >> let's talk about target. we know there weren't 40 million people affected, but 70 million people affected and more than the debit pins and numbers. how can people tell if they were part of the breach? >> it may be hard to tell. the first thing is for people shopping between november 27th and december 15th, they know

they should be on alert. for other folks, they may not find out until something happens or they find out that something has been compromised on their end. let's look at what was stolen in the target security breach. we know names and credit card information was taken. there is also ways you can protect yourself. some of those ways to protect yourself, take a look at your credit card statement. monitor your bank statements. some may be $1 or $5. they may be testing out to see. look at those closely. don't click on strange links. maybe people tried to e-mail you for additional information. don't click on anything you are not aware of. that is the same with phishing scams. you want to contact a credit monitoring service. they can check your bank statements and check your credit to make sure nothing has happened on that end. of course, the biggest thing is be aware. we know this is happening and

make sure you are vigilant in checking statements. >> target is offering that credit monitoring service for one year for people who have been hacked. jennifer, thank you for the information. this morning, new insight into the investigation into the new jersey bridge scandal. what are the legal implications for governor chris christie? the dallas club says it wants to save the endangered black rhino by killing one. it is being called a sad joke.

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this morning, we are getting insight into the investigation on the manufactured traffic jam on the world's busiest bridge. >> more than 2,000 documents have been released by the new jersey investigation. he wants to find out why christie's administration started it. >> one is suing claiming it caused him to lose wages. >> christie has decide any actual role in the scandal. there is another big problem for christie. how this could affect his running for the white house in 2016. joining us to talk about it is legal analyst joey jackson and joe zellner. joey, let's start with the legal

problems. the state legislature here is investigating, but one former christie official, david wildstein pleaded the fifth. what happens? >> there is a criminal investigation. we are aware of the federal government looking at this. the united states attorney's office. when you have the potential for a federal prosecution, i say potential because they will look and see if federal laws were violated. they will look at the hobbs act and see if there is any here. whenever there is the spector or potential for federal prosecution, any official who could be embroiled in that, v k vict victor, is not going to expose

themselves in that. anyone testifying will say take the fifth at this point. they are well within their rights to do that under the united states constitution. >> we know the democrats are gunning for christie. is there any chance this investigation could back fire if christie turns out to be a victim as well? >> it could. christie essentially set the bar the other day and said he knew nothing about this and held the people that did accountable. if the story holds at that and fizzles as many scandals do in our modern age, the danger for democrats is the story is a partisan investigation or obsession with investigation when new jersey residents want attention turned back to the economy. that's the danger that democrats do face in the coming months. >> joey, what about the class action lu suawsuit? do they have a case? >> i think they do.

the first thing is a federal claim. people have the right to travel and travel freely and due process under the law. not to be denied life, liberty. the state claims there are viable. they speak to negligence of officials. were they appropriately hired or adequately trained or supervised? you know, the lawsuits, victor, affect real people. when you have anybody within three miles of the george washington bridge, it is problematic. it affected them physically or mentally or not only the emotional, but economic damage where you are late for work or something like that, certainly if this was a purposeful act and malicious act, there has to be compensation. it will be defended by the state courts. it is not frivolous. >> julian, at the end of the day, christie either didn't know about the scandal and did not have control of his staff or he

did know about it and some say he is lying. does he look good in any of these scenarios? give us a fast forward of what to expect with him politically. >> look, in either scenario, he has been damaged. he either knew about it and is lying or he did not have full control of his staff, which is something he has always boosted about running a tight ship. the way this could move forward in a somewhat positive fashion for him, is if the story ends and he shows he really does clean up his own office and take care of all the people who were involved in this wrongdoing and turns his attention back to the business of new jersey and back to the issue of governing. the thing is, this story has to end. every day the kinds of revelations we have seen continue to raise questions that no politician wants to hear in the post-watergate era about

what someone knew and when they knew it. until that ends, it is hard for him to reverse the story. >> unlikely it will end soon. we just started unpacking this. everyone wants to hear from bridget kelly. joey and julian, thank you. the plan to save the black rhino, but it involves hunting one of them. that seems twisted to some people.

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before starting humira , your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if you live in or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your doctor if humira can work for you. this is humira at work.

all right. look at this. meet molly. 3-year-old australian shepherd finally heading home. she recovered from surgery to repair all four of her broken legs. >> during the snow storm last month, molly was hit by a snow plow. her owner did not have the money and almost had to put her down. >> molly's story went viral and donations came in. >> so many donations came in

that all molly's surgeries were covered. the vet has leftover money to help other sick animals. good for molly. it seems obvious, but if you want to save an endangered species, start by not killing any. >> not so fast says the dallas black rhino club. cnn's ed lavendera has more. >> reporter: there are only 5,000 left in the world. in southern africa, there are only 1,700 left alive. thousands of miles away in the convention hall in texas, the dallas safari club has a way to save the ancient beast. the group will auction off a

permit from the government to kill one black rhino. sacrificing one for the greater good is smart conservation. >> it will raise more money to help provide the conservation needs for the rhino. >> reporter: it sparked death threats along with over how to save the species. critics call the auction a sad joke. >> what where are you joining us from? >> in africa. >> reporter: she is ceo of the rhino trust. >> i don't agree. this is actually saying that one rhino is worth more dead than alive. >> reporter: the permit will be auctioned off saturday night. it is a closed event. no cameras will be allowed inside. organizers say it is to protect

the identity of the bidders. the permit could sell for as much as 2$250,000 or up to $1 million. the money will be donated to save the black rhino and the government picked the handful to be targeted by the hunter who wins the auction. >> they picked two or three black rhinos that are not contributing to the population. black rhinos are territorial and aggressive. they actually are detrimental to the population when they get old. >> reporter: animal conservation groups say it is better to keep the rhino alive and raise money through tourism. >> i can't say strongly enough how perverse this is to say that killing this animal is the best thing for the animals. it is a critically endangered species. >> reporter: the black rhino is in the crosshairs of controversy

and both sides are doing what is best for the wild beast. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. coming up, we will show you an amazing image captured by a na nasa telescope. it shows a divine presence in the universe. first, though, this week's "open court." >> i do make great money for a living and you know if i didn't want to play tennis, i would have enough money to live for the rest of my life. i respect the money i made. i didn't grow up having money. it is important to look back and think, i really came from nothing. we had a dream and i had a talent and moved to the united states. >> her hard work paid off when she stunned the world and won wimbledon 2004.

grand slams followed in 2006 and australia open in 2008, but in 2012, sharapova won the french open and completed a career slam. >> i don't know if it is lucky or it fell into place. the four grand slams were all different. who knows what the future will bring me? who knows what i may add to that list, but so far i can say i'm pretty fortunate to be one of the few that has achieved that. >> "open court" is sponsored by rado. [ male announcer ] here's a question for you:

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all right, people, look at this in the toronto zoo. i know you cannot turn away from it. look at your screen. male polar bear cub turned two months this week. takes his first is steps. >> why is he screaming? >> that's what babies do. it is a struggle, obviously. look at him. he will get up on all fours

there. temporarily. zoo officials say he weighs more than six times he did at birth. now at two months old. >> he screams. all right. >> i could sit around and watch him all day. okay. let's look at something else now. this amazing pictured captured in the sky. nasa space telescope has spotted what is nicknamed the hand of god. >> it is a star that exploded and created that enormous cloud of cosmic material. the new star captured the it of the out stretched hand. scientists say the hand of god is 17,000 light years away from earth. it is beautiful. >> it is a great picture. coming up at the top of the hour, transgender teen girl fights back against classmates who bullied her for years.

>> the d.a. decided to bring charges against the transgender teen. >> we will talk about that. it has a lot of different angles. "your money" is next. >> the economy is ready to take flight. will the weakest job growth in years keep the plane on the ground? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." 74,000 jobs created in december. far short of what the economy needs. the unemployment rate fell to 6.7% for the wrong reason. the drop largely from workers discouraged and they left the labor force. 170,000 college graduates simply stopped looking. they no longer count. they are still out of work. who got jobs and who joined the labor force? 400,000 high school graduates with no education said they were