surely the most eagerly awaited one ever in the history of the great state of new jersey. 3:00. trenton. tomorrow. watch it here on msnbc. good tuesday morning. a theater shooting. gunfire at a movie theater. one man is dead and retired police officer is in custody. ice tragedy. two deadly incidents involving people stepping on to thin ice. world domination? google takes another step forward by getting into every home in the world. plus caught in the act. texting while driving. a massive paper mill fire. and this job might make even evel knievel a little uncomfortable. thanks for joining us. texasing during a movie, that turned deadly when a retired cop allegedly guns down a man at a florida theater.

71-year-old curtis reeves jr. is in custody and charged with second-degree murder. police say he was irked when a man and his wife seated in front of him were texting monday at the theater. it sparked an argument which ended with the 43-year-old man being fatally shot in the chest. his wife was shot in the hand. she's expected to be okay. about 25 horrified movie goers saw it happen. >> their voices start going up. there seems to be almost a confrontation. somebody throws popcorn. i'm not sure who threw the popco popcorn. and then bang, he was shot. he staggered two seats over, fell on my son and i. >> witnesses say the man told the shooter he was texting his 3-year-old daughter. police say it all likely happened during the previews. >> i don't know what he was thinking at the time, but i can tell you that anybody over a cell phone, over somebody texting, to take their life, it's ridiculous. >> it's really hard to believe.

stories of hair row richl, though, are emerging. with an off duty sheriff's deputy detaining the suspect and two nurses who rushed to help the victims. now to some weather news where a big thaw is causing big problems. in illinois, three people plunge into the chicago river after falling through thin ice. a 26-year-old man died after being pulled from the water. authorities say the trio walked on to the ice after one of them dropped their cell phone. divers have been unable to find a 21-year-old woman. a 23-year-old man is in stable condition at a local maryland, thing. three children were playing on a frozen pond when the ice gave way. a 10-year-old boy died. the other two remain hospitalized. and in western pennsylvania, residents are on flood watch. so next to new jersey where there is fresh trouble for governor chris christie, first it was that george washington bridge traffic jam, but this

morning there are new questions about his response to hurricane sandy. and this just hours before his state of the state address. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. the governor is now dealing with, what, two federal investigations? >> reporter: right. first the u.s. attorney looking into what happened at the bridge. and now the governor's office has to convince washington the department of housing and urban development that an ad that ran featuring the governor and his family after super storm sandy wasn't political. >> the jersey shore is open. >> you bet it is. we're stronger than a storm. >> reporter: this ad after super storm sandy cost $2 million more than ads without governor christie. now federal auditors are looking into whether it was designed to boost tourism or christie's re-election campaign. >> it was at the expense of money from the taxpayers that could have been used for other sandy purposes. >> reporter: this as the bridge traffic scandal widens. state lawmakers are creating a super committee to investigate whether the governor's office

created this four day traffic jam as political payback for a democrat who did not support christie. >> it was apparently a very massive abuse of power. and an attempt to conceal an abuse of power. >> reporter: subpoenas are expected as soon as thursday for former campaign manager bill steppian and bridget anne kelly, deputy chief of staff christie fired. their e-mails are linked to the bridge backup, but there has been no direct link to governor christie. supporters suggest it's a witch hunt. >> of course backlash will be substantial. >> reporter: a new monday mouth university press poll taken after christie's news conference shows 59% of new jersey residents still think he's doing a good job. but in that same poll, the governor's favorability rating, in other words how people in new jersey like the governor personally, that number is down 26 points over the last year, raising questions about whether or not he's weathering this political storm. >> yeah, there are a whole lot

of questions. thank you, tracie. we appreciate it. from one crisis to another, but this one is easing. for the first time in nearly a week, some people in west virginia are waking up to clean tap water. state officials giving the all clear to about 45,000 residents. but that still means some 255,000 people are going a sixth day without clean water. the governor is urging patience. >> we've made a lot of progress, but i ask all west virginiians to continue to be patient as we work to safely restore service to the affected areas. the water will be coming back on, but it will be done in a systemic way. >> last thursday, a chemical leaked into a river polluting the water supply. the national guard is testing samples, but it could be days before everyone gets the okay. a huge three-alarm fire lit up the night sky in northern massachusetts on monday. it engulfed a paper myself and september dark smoke into the

air. this is the third time the mill has caught fire in the past five years. fire officials say all three times nothing appears suspicious. a large fire also in pasadena, texas, almost a dozen families are out of their homes thanks to the apartment fire monday evening. over 100 firefighters worked to contain the blaze and at one point they were forced to evacuate the building due to a roof collapse. no serious injuries were reported. now to sports and my friend richard lui. >> good morning. arizona who? who? number two syracuse now 17-0. they struggled early against boston college. down by five. but then one point in the home stretch, they outscore boston college by 15 points. the orange win 69-59. only outranked by number one who? arizona. number 23, duke, kneeled this had game more than virginia at home and getting upset this weekend. 18 seconds left, duke down by

one, clutch three-pointer. duke takes it 69-65. women's b ball, number one uconn brianna stewart, had 18 points against number 7 baylor. a connecticut win 66-55, that sends baylor's national best 69 game home winning streak. >> that's a great winning streak. >> it's uconn. overtime in the nba, carmelo anthony on fire, he scored 29 points. knicks beat the suns, new york on fire, 6-1 after the new year. 9-21 before. new head coach of the titans will be ken whisenhunt. he was chargers offensive coordinator and before that he was six years as cardinals head coach. some ticket hoarding will be happening for this weeknd's championship games. the depend vnver broncos and se seahawks each lost only one game at home, so to capitalize, they

require purchasers to have billing states within eight states or canadian provinces. nevertheless, san francisco's coach jim harbaugh is optimistic about this. not worried about playing in seattle. but his answer took a strange turn into a song. >> this team has been in a lot of situations. been everywhere, man. like the johnny cash song. ♪ ♪ we've been everywhere man >> yeah, stick to your day job. >> north carolina high school baseball player will forever remember that first ever high school slam dunk. they had to cancel the rest of the game or postpone it rather until they cleaned up all the glass below. >> an epic dunk. >> so epic, it was number one on espn's top ten plays of the day, my friend. an 11-year-old has a rare blood disease and he got his make a wish, he started a ceremonial

puck drop at an nhl game and also played in the mascot game at intermission and did a postgame tv interview. well done, my friend. >> absolutely. all right, thank you, richard. and bill karins is here with your tuesday forecast. >> good morning. >> looking pretty good, right? >> it's been a nice stretch of mild weather, but there is a lot of rain. a little snow. and maybe a snowstorm this weekend in new england. so let's talk about the snow this morning coming down from minneapolis to lacrosse and green bay. one area you'll want to avoid being on the roads today. maybe some snow days for the kids and teachers in that region. notice chicago you will see snow, but the significance snow is milwaukee to lacrosse back up to green bay and tonight into areas of northern portions of michigan. also along the eastern seaboard, we do have rain right through central florida. we had thunderstorms overnight, but those are died off. we also have a big shield of rain going right up the eastern seaboard. so a possibility of some airport delays today, nothing too significant, though. just light rain and mild temperatures for a lot of

people. and then wondering about this weekend, there is the possibility of a snowstorm for new england. mostly from connecticut northwards. that will be saturday if it happens. i'll keep you posted. just ahead, what is threatening your morning glass of o.j. and google's massive mind boggling cash deal. plus a-rod strikes back. [ male announcer ] this is the story

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stories making news this morning, obamacare enrollment for the young and healthy is not taking off like the white house had hoped. just 24% of the 2.2 million people who signed up for coverage are between the ages of 18 to 34. the obama administration was hoping for a number closer to 40%. if more young people don't sign up for coverage, insurers may raise prices as early as next year. a tiny invasive bug from china is said to be responsible for killing nearly half of all

orange trees on florida's citrus farms. growers liken the infection to cancer and say right now there is no way to kill the bacteria. in an effort to overturn his 162 game suspension, yankees star alex rodriguez is suing major league baseball and the players union. mtv's 16 and pregnant may not be such a bad influence after all. new studies say the television show led to a 5.7% drop in teen births since its premiere. that accounts for one third of the nation's decline in teen pregnancy. and in ft. myers, florida, video captured by a police dash cam serves as reminder of the dangers of distracted driving. police say the 23-year-old driver admitted to texting and taking his eyes off the road. and you see right there, that's what happens. fortunately no one was seriously injured. now for your first look at business, we turn to seema mody.

google is on your pc and now it literally wants to be on your wall. they are buying a company that makes smart thermostats. in other news, congress unveils a $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid another government shutdown.measure funds the government through september and raises spending levels slightly for domestic and military programs, but not obamacare. and pizza hut plans to start offering pizza by the slice attest locations. slices will cost $2 to $3 and take a few minutes to heat up. pizza hut is competing with other rivals such as chipotle in the quick made to order business. >> all right. thank you. and coming up, scrambled politics including a new punishment in wyoming. and mitt romney shows he can get down. ♪ stacy's mom has got it goin' on ♪ ♪ stacy's mom has got it goin' on ♪

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is prevented. republican bruce burns says state law calls for using a gas chamber, but the state doesn't have one. in rhode island, a leading candidate for governor discloses that he was responsible for a crash that killed a man 25 years ago. cranston mayor says he was an 18-year-old college student when he lost consciousness behind the wheel. the republican says he hit a man who was changing a tire along i-95 but drugs and alcohol were not involved. a grand jury declined to indict him. the supreme court says nevada can keep its nearly 40-year-old none of the above ballot option for statewide races. in the state senate race two year ago, more than 45,000 voters cast the vote for none of the above. what does that tell you? republicans sued to get it removed from the ballot, but the court won't consider the appeal. the right to lie? the supreme court will hear a case that delves into whether the government can police alleged lies in political ads.

california congressman george miller will not seek a 2 # 1st term in the house this fall. the 68-year-old democrat says he will leave congress with a full heart and a crowded plate. because there is still that much more to to. and when news of miller's retirement happened, chuck tweeted he's seeking a roommate, 20 terms in the house and unmatched legislative record preferred. lover of cold cereal a must. and if you think that's fun any, kn mitt romney like you've never seen him before. ♪ >> he's pretty good. he was at a conference for young mormons over the weekend. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics.

joining me now, news day columnist. >> i do not want to live with chuck schumer. i draw the line there. how are you? >> i'm doing well. the question is how is chris christie, right? can he weather this storm is what a lot of people are talking about. the latest thing -- he has the state of the state address. can he not talk about this scandal or does he have to address it yet again is this. >> it's uncomfortable either way. we'll all be watching and wondering is he going on to mention it, is he into to go he allude to it, is there some way that it will affect his agenda for the next year. because it is a hugely important ceremonial speech and yet talk about an elephant nin the room. >> he's already addressed it and what he wants to address is kids spending more time in school.

that's what he wants to do. but the question is can he really get past this. and i do have to preface this because 59% polled did say they still approve of him. >> that's right. the numbers do not seem to have fallen much. his approval in state is down about 6% in the poll that just came out this morning. but i think what he has allude to it, nod to it, these are tough times, but we still need to bring the state ahead. but we'll all be shaking our heads. >> and it is more than just the bridge scandal. now we're looking it at the probes, one into the ad campaign after super storm sandy.t at th probes, one into the ad campaign after super storm sandy. at the probes, one into the ad campaign after super storm sandy.at the , one into the ad campaign after super storm sandy. and all the money that was spent. >> and starring the governor. >> was this possibly a political campaign in the midst of let's recover from the storm? >> listen, everything the governor does is political.

including starring in the -- >> can it cost taxpayers money? >> it might have. and the inspector general of hud will have to look at that. do i have to telling you i'm a little suspicious of the timing of the leak of that. that could have come out anytime. the fact that it came out this week, there is a little bit of long knives. >> adding to the storm. >> be careful. >> all right. thank you, ellis. coming up, bill and richard will be here for our first buzz, including seeing double. a baby's first time encounter with her dad's identical twin.

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chinese stunt man because he jumped a frozen river in northern china to set a new record flying over 131 feet. but as you see right there, the landing didn't go quite as planned when a draft knocked the car off kilter. fortunately the driver escaped unscathed. and bill and richard are here. you might have done a double take on that just to see what happened. >> yeah, i was. >> there is another viral video that you may be doing a double take on. one little baby girl did. she went to meet her father's identical twin. and you see her face right here as she's being introduced to him for the first time. so she goes over and thinks, okay, is is that my daddy? wait. who is your daddy? she's not sure what is going on here. >> do they have the same haircut and same -- >> they're identical, yeah. >> but they could have different mustaches, different haircuts. >> and she goes back. >> she's not sure. >> i want them to go around the corner and see who she runs to. >> poor child.

>> traumatized forever. she will always have two dads. >> and speaking of babies -- >> i know, a lot of questions about babies in airplanes, babies in restaurants. one of the most high end restaurants in chicago, you have to get your tickets like $250 a ticket, their baby-sitter cancels so they bring their 8 month old to the restaurant. the chef wasn't thrilled. he tweeted out table brings 8 month old, it cries. diners are mad. tell people no kids? subject diapers crying? people take infants to plays, concerts. hey to say no, but -- and then there was one chef who said they have almost $1,000 worth of it tickets. what do they do if their baby-sitter cancels? >> but can you really enjoy the dinner? >> and the people next to you have paid a grand. >> it depends what the rules are. if the restaurant says kids are okay, then it's okay. you can't put the rules on them all of a sudden. right? >> mr. voice of reason. we'll see if there is a baby

seated next to you crying. >> give me your kids, i'll take them to dinner. >> and you have a diner that we all know a little bit about. >> yes. so in seinfeld, both big fans of the show, right? well, there it is. tom's diner. >> "way too early" starts right now. the liberal don't poison the river crowd has demonized this patriotic company. but their ceo gary southern reassured locals all is fine in his it is continuing stiff southern accent. >> we have mitigated the risk we believe fpstiff southern accent. >> we have mitigated the risk we believe fp and our mission now is to clean up -- thank you very much.and our mission now is to clean up -- thank you very much. >> well, that hits the spot. explaining why 300,000 people no longer have a water supply is thirsty work. >> serious work, too, as

hundreds of thousands rebound from having their tap water contaminated with a chemical spill and don't worry, officials say it is safe to drink now even though it still smells like blacklick ri lick require. and governor christie has kept a low profile. now there is a new federal investigation into how christie spent millions of dollars in sandy relief money. and just wait until you see and hear this. why did that guy fall through the roof of a golf pro shop? we can confirm it wasn't to buy a hat for a free bowl of soup. this is "way too early". hi, everybody. good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's tuesday, january 14. somebody has to g