oath. the chair of the state senate committee said yesterday if the hearing goes forward, it will certainly be a lot longer and different than originally anticipated. yeah, you think? there's so much left to happen in this story. watch this space. there so much left to happen in this story. "first look" is up next. happy friday. right now on "first look" the apology. did potential gop 2016 presidential candidate chris christie set the record straight on bridgegate. >> i'm humiliated that i didn't know this and was deceived. that's an awful way to feel. >> or will new depail tails surface. water emergency. the water supply in west virginia has been contaminated, forcing the governor to issue state of emergency. on the way, much-needed supplies are finally headed to the international space station. plus, a rare fidel castro

sighting. college hoops at its best. one heck of the weekend coming up with the golden globes and nfl. new jersey governor chris christie apologizes. today, thousands of documents are expected to be released with his political future hanging in the balance. he insists he had no knowledge of the september backup on the gorge washington bridge. it is the world's busiest contacting the state of new jersey with new york. even after his nearly two-hour epic press conference, some questions remain unanswered. we're live in washington. all right, tracy, what might the new documents tell us? >> they're going to be released about mid morning. over 900 documents online from this committee, this state

assembly committee looking into what happened. one of the political appointees that testified yesterday took the fifth. i'll tell you who was doing a lot of talking. governor christie insisting he had nothing to do with this. >> if i had ever had an inkling. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie repeatedly denied he had knowledge of plans to create a massive traffic jam to punish the major of ft. lee for not backing him. >> i was blind side. i'm humiliated that i did not know this and was deceived. >> reporter: the governor cut all twice the former campaign manager and fired the aide, bridget ann kelly. >> it's not believable that he's the only one responsible. >> reporter: christie apologized to the mayor. the major accepted. >> the investigation will tell us the balance of what needed to

be told. >> reporter: he's considered the top of the list for the 2016 presidential race. >> the shine is off. he was exposed today as just another politician. and that -- >> reporter: so, now the investigations. the new jersey state assembly is investigating. the top federal prosecute sir looking into it to see if federal laws were broken opinion there are six bergin county residents now stug governor, the aide he fired, and the two new jersey political appointees on the port authority about the time they lost in wages, and time stuck in all that traffic. now to a state of emergency in parts of west virginia because of a chemical spill. at least 100,000 people in nine counties are being told not to drink, bathe, cook, or wash clothes using tap water. in, after one water company

confirmed their water is contaminated. the chemical leaked from a tank and overan the area on thursday. the priorities are hospitals, nursing homes, and schools. some schools in at least five counties impacted will be closed today. after not being seen in public for almost a year, former cuban president fidel castro made an appearance the other night. the 87-year-old revolutionary made his way into a building. he admired paintings that were hung around the gallery. he walked with the help of an aide and a cane. he's still lucid and ware. two nuclear launch officers whose hands were on the trigger are off the job today. they were suspended for allegedly possessing illegal

drugs. they were assigned to a montana air force base where they were response for launching nuclear-armed intercontinental missiles. defense secretary chuck hagel was visiting another base in wyoming. he was hoping to give a speech to booth morale. such a high demand for marijuana in colorado hat that the plant is in short supply. it's been ten days since the rocky mountain state legalized the sale of marijuana. it's led to a shortage of the product that has made colorado's 36 smoke shops an estimated $5 million in sales. all of the frenzy along with the talk of more states lessening restrictir

restrictions has stocks on the rise. take a look at this stunning image released from nasa. officials have titled it the hand of god. a powerful nasa telescope captures what appears to be an outreached hand with fiery fingertips. the image as many wondering if the remnants are an optical illusion or divine intervention. let's talk to richard lui. lots of talk about arizona, still unbeaten at 16 games. number one ranked arizona at ucla in full beast mode, my friend. that alley-oop, a reverse dunk. arizona wins this one, 79-75.

memphis at louisville. a louisville dunk. does not count. >> what? >> the reason being, it doesn't go all the way down. here's beater shot. in and out, never makes it past the rim. memphis with some balanced scoring, they win it, 73-67. 11 lead changes. ten ties in this game. so tight here, michigan ends a tight first half -- a tied first half at nebraska with a buzzer beater. michigan gets the wing shot with 21 seconds left on top of that. michigan squeaking by, 71-70. >> somebody is happy today. >> oh, yeah, i am. the knicks on a three-game winning streak versus is heat. anthony scores 29. the knicks not looking like last month's losers. they win, 102-92. tonight two teams are going to wear jerseys with their nick naims. richard lewis as sweet lew.

ray allen as j. shuttlesworth. jasing perry, it will say jets. good stuff. ndamukong suh. a bad mamma jamma. the most feared nfl player. suh called a dirty player by many has over $216,000 in fins in his how four-year career. >> that sin credible. >> detroit's calvin johnson came in second because he catches everything. >> i'm not sure that is such a good list to be on. >> well, if cow catch everything like he does. this weekend, nfl playoffs, sanlts at saw hawks. the late game, colts at patriots. sunday, san francisco going to caroli carolina. late game, san diego and denver. the dallas cowboys are not on tv. >> still not in the playoffs. i know, thank you for the reminder. the houston rockets mascot. we'll talk ability texas here.

called clutch the bear, is evidently a jokester. when the team goes to practice, he stands still, doesn't move. not that time. he's scaring them, lunging at them. scaring the bejesus out of players. >> you have to protect yourself. >>. in norwegian olympian can go very high in the air. we're not sure where the camera is positioned. so betty, my thought is, it's somehow attached to his head. sync'd to his head but they air-brushed it out, the mount. because it's very much not summer but i very much much like to think it is, wakeboarding for you. some brits street-wakeboarding. problem is, if you to fall -- not five feet of water.

the latest on the weather. with this rain, you might be able to do this in some parts around here. >> maybe some ice jams on the local rivers. temperatures finally going above freezing during the day today. we have slippery weather out there. headed through albany, through new york city and connecticut. the roads will be slippery. it's below freezing right now. as we go through the weekend, temperatures jump into the 50s. we're going to get soaked. a lot of the big cities could pick up one to two inches of rain. maybe some strong thunderstorms in the southeast. a lot of clouds, showers, from atlanta through dallas. saturday is a soaker. sunday looks nice. are prospective employ years allowed to ask for your facebook

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the governor, what assurance can you provide us. we got an une vif call represent takes that ft. lee may not fear any further retribution of any nature, shape, or form. rush limbaugh jumped all over all types of repupally chance for not defending governor christie. when any of them get in trouble,s the like a bunch of wildebeests. and president obama's former campaign adviser said christie handled as well as he could nlts smoking gun shows up or other schemes arise. he lives to fight another day. representatives of the people takes on a whole new meaning. for the first time ever, more than half of the members of congress have a median net worth of over $1 million.

harry reid wouldn't let amehmetments be offered. this morning, the labor department reports on december job numbers. the estimate is 196,000 jobs were created. the president said every american should have a chance at success. then he joked about the hair style of one of the young prats panlts at the event. >> i used to have a hair cut like that. but -- [ laughter ] and maybe, after i'm done with the presidency, i'll -- i'm going back to that. >> that's your morning business scrambled politics. we have to dig deeper in the fallout from new jersey governor chris christie's apologies after accusations of political retribution. happy friday, kevin. >> happy friday. i think we're having a better

friday than the new jersey governor. >> oh, without a doubt. did you see that press conference? it went on and on. and governor christie says he was just blindsided by this. not connected in any way. today, democrats promise to release more documents and issue for subpoenas of christie's staffer. if there are more spoking guns, is that it? >> it's a huge liability if there's a smoking gun. a 107-minute press conference yesterday. he defended hichls. he went on defense yesterday, defending his management style and saying that he's not a bully. but this is like watching an episode of "house of cards" or worse, "the sopranos." this could have huge implications for him and his 2016 presidential ambitions. >> gid did you just compare this to "the sopranos". >> people are shutting down

bridges, what is going on? >> is it possible this is an incident of up with rogue staffer. >> betty, you nailed it. sit a big story. the larger story moving forward. even if there isn't a smoking gun. this culture that the governor has per pemp waited. the idea that these are rogue staffers. these are some of his top aides anded a virsz. he's portrayed himself as a manager of sorts and someone who is no nonsense. >> you know, a former associate involved in the lane closings refused to answer questions posed by democratic legislators. he said he would only tell the story if given immunity. could he be liable in some of the civil suits field? >> we'll see.

that is another portion of this story that people will be closely watching as the investigations continue. the reports set to come out today and the investigations that will continue at the state level. even potentially beyond that. i think that this is going to be something that the christie administration is going to have to be dealing with for awhile. >> all right, kevin. thank you for your insight. have a great weekend. >> you, too. thank you for having me. coming up, bill and richard will be back for first buzz. finally, a use for those new-fangled 3-d printers. ♪ whoa, who-o-o-a

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okay, we have some great buzz stories for you today. i have to start with you, bill.

i love this one. >> classic student-teacher exchange. it's on a biology exam. the answer of fr the student. i have to be honest be you, i didn't go over this problem last night. i do not care about this. i don't like science. but i do like you opinion and i don't want this to ruin our friendship. i have a question for you. i just started texting this girl, i know she thinks i'm cute. i don't know how to start a conversation with. i was wondering if you have any ideas. that's all for now, mr. j., we'll keep in touch. the teacher replies by saying impress her how atmosphering nig night ro night row general can age art facts. >> that's fascinating. >> he might be able to do this.

you're both familiar with jell-o shots. jell-o with a little bit of alcohol in it. >> i have no idea. >> a young person. a young developer decided to use a 3-d printer to put designs inside jell-o shots. he designed this program that can inject a spiral as well as a cuban side of a jell-o shot. it's made of the -- the dark color there is banana liquor, food coloring, and cornstarch. the whole idea is because he had a buddy turning 25. and evidently, these are a -- sort of a nerd shot, if you will. >> they may become millionaires, billionaires. >> he posted the design on the website. >> shots for everybody. we want to post this, guys. this is the cutest picture of the week. you have to check it out. a new baby polar bear. in the toronto zoo. look at this. this little guy was born just in

november. he's nine pounds. he's a fighter. the only one in his litter to survive. and -- >> that's sad. >> we wanted to show you that. >> cannot go wrong. that is buzz worthy. >> it's it. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. there still may have been a traffic study. >> there may still have been a traffic study. we have ample data showing that shutting down lanes of a political rival can come back to bite you in the -- >> we have lane gate. how will this impact his stature on the national stage? we'll break it down. if you don't like your restaurant, you can keep your an nonanymorety. there's a court case that might reverse that and make you say who you are when you rip that

place for the bad hum must. we'll explain how they dealt with the polar vortex in cleveland, ohio. this is "way too early." >> ice, ice baby. this is made by elegant ice. we couldn't have timed that any better. good morning, everybody. friday, january 10th. also on the show, forget about food trucks. how about getting your burrito from a vending machine. and we have a country out there where every citizen is a millionaire. get your guesses in. no google. if you want to guess on twitter for your answers. we start with new jersey governor chris christie. a u.s. attorney is beginning a probe into the traffic mess that started a scandal around governor christie's office. yesterday, a marathon