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doug christie -- not doug christie. there were no bakers, no charles smith. everyone here.s amazing how we thrive on negativi negativity. does anyone this guy is only 31 years old? >> dennis, he could be 31, he could be 51. he just killed his uncle and is holding an american hostage. the family is desperate for his return. they don't even know why he's being held. it's been a year, dennis. this is your friend, the guy you call your friend. come on, dennis. let's just be honest about this. because you put these guys in this situation. >> no, no, no. no, no, no. watch this. i'm going to tell you one thing around the world. >> yeah? >> around the world. you're saying ten great individuals sitting right in front of your face, around the world. and it's going global. these guys have said certain things about their families. what they're saying about them while they're here. this is not about me. it's one thing. if i could open the door a little bit, just a little bit, just a little bit, it ain't about, like, you know, trying to crack -- trying to, you know, change will. it's abo

and doug christie, who recently announced he and his wife were aproducing porn og pi. >>> happening now, 2014, a reset back from vacation. president obama atems to jump start his second term. his showdown could be less than one hour away. >>> the pope and politics when pope francis, washington listens. >>> and basketball party. dennis rodman heads back to north korea to help kim jong-un celebrate his birthday. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> president obama now back here in washington determined to hit the reset button and make 2014 the political success 2013 was not. but are republicans in congress on board? the first test possibly only minutes away. a key vote on extending long-term unemployment benefits and the outcome could be raiser close. let's bring in our white house correspondent brianna keilar over at the white house with all the latest information. what's going on? >> reporter: wolf, democrats need five republicans to join them for this to pass, and they seem unsure if they have that. though republicans seem to be indicating to cnn that they will be able

going with him are doug christie, and vin floyd.egime with a dire human rights record that threatens to unleash nuclear war. on top of that, rodman has no place to press kim jong-un to free kenneth bae. >> i'm not trying to save the world or kenneth bae. that's not my job. my job is one thing, sports. i'm not an ambassador or whatever. no, i'm not. i'm going to do there and do my thing and try to interact him with that on that. the guy is awesome to me. that's about it. >> but these guys do speak the language of sport and were telling me they can break down barriers and build bridges through basketball. put good money on the always beating the north korean selection but how much would you want to spoil a north korean dictator's birthday treat? >>> after six years, "saturday night live" is finally getting a black female comedian. finally. >> i didn't say anything about a girlfriend. but you can call me -- >> the show confirming reports that the comedian will join the cast when they return in two weeks. she is the female african-ameri

american side that includes kenny anderson, cliff robinson and vin ker, along with craig hodges, doug christiend charles smith. >> it's not political. it's all about basketball, entertainment. >> reporter: in a statement overnight, former new york knick charles smith said that he's excited to play in game, writing, cultural exchange is about sharing, sharing ideas and thoughts on education, culture and life. kim and rodman met last february when rodman took the harlem globetrotters to north korea for a documentary series. he went back in december to help train the north korean national team. rodman has been criticized for his new friendship with the leader of one of the most oppressive countries in the world. >> lot of people in america don't approve of what i have been doing, but that's not my problem. >> reporter: rodman responded to the backlash in an interview with abc's george stephanopoulos. >> are you aware of his threats to destroy the united states? and his regime's horrendous record on human rights? >> i didn't look at that. i understand what he's doing. i don't condone that. i hate

and doug christie, who recently announced he and his wife were aproducing porn og pi. >>> happening nowset back from vacation. president obama atems to jump start his second term. his showdown could be less than one hour away. >>> the pope and politics when pope francis, washington listens. >>> and basketball party. dennis rodman heads back to north korea to help kim jong-un celebrate his birthday. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."

kenny anderson, doug christie, cliff robertson.ersion of basketball diplomacy. >>> and congressman steve king is comparing himself to "duck dynasty" star phil robertson, saying both have had to handle intolerance by liberals. also says he's the last one standing among top targets of liberals. >>> that's going to wrap up this hour of "jansing and co." i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. happy new year, my friend. >> happy new year to you. the agenda, it's cold, how cold? record setting, dangerously, specifically linked to a polar vortex and bill karins will explain what that means, plus, reports out of chicago where the wind chill is minus 36, indianapolis where it feels like it's 30 below zero. how long it will last. >>> and who's in, who's out, liz cheney, why is she pulling out of the race and is hillary clinton ready to officially throw her hat into the presidential ring? the behind the scenes shadow indications that point to yes. , but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gel

smith, we've got doug christi, we've got vin baker, we've got eric floyd.ple are describing this as basketball's version of that movie "the expendables," where a team of has-been action heroes get together for one last mission. what we've got to see, though, is whether rodman's main mission is to party with a dictator or whether he's planning a diplomatic slam dunk. john? >> a lot of big names there, karl. you have to wonder what the family of kenneth bae thinks right now watching these american basketball players go to north korea when their family member, kenneth, is still in prison there. karl penhaul from beijing this morning, thanks so much. >> and you have to wonder about the assurances of security for those basketball players as well. >>> all right, breaking news from california where a 13-year-old declared legally brain-dead has now been removed from a hospital by her family. jahi mcmath has been on a ventilator since complications from tonsil surgery left her brain-dead. it's not clear where her body is heading. at least one rehabilitation facility

to pyongyang, players insisted the focus was on the game, not politics want but shooting guard, doug christie, is hopeful they can build bridges. >> sport is what we're going for. sport is something that cancels and conquers all borders, all lines. and it's an exciting feeling. >> reporter: power forward, charles d. smith, also seemed optimistic. >> the extreme views on north korea come about because most people have not been there. and because people have a sense of fear of the unknown. >> reporter: critics see the trip as a publicity stunt and highlight north korea's record of human rights abuses. but the nba all stars just want to play ball. >> i'm looking forward to playing and putting on a show in north korea. >> we don't really get into the political aspects of it. but we all enjoy the game, love the game. just try to spread all the great qualities that the game brings. >> reporter: only last month, kim jong-un sent his own uncle to the firing squad on charges of corruption and treason. that kind of controversy prompted rodman's irish sponsors to pull out. but he remains unfazed. >> one

. >> doug zoo laider joining us live, thank you. >> chris christie will be sworn in for his second termning as the lieutenant governor denied new accusations made by the mayor of hoe boek ken. dawn zimmer claims christie's administration threatened to withhold super storm sandy relief money unless she backed a development project. >> was i surprised that mayor zimmer has chosen to miss characterize a conversation i had with her about the development and job creation in hoe boek ken. >> i am very surprised the mayor's allegations. and i deny wholeheartedly those allegations. >> zimmer later responded saying quote i stand by my word remain willing to testify under oath. >> exit knee davis is under fire for lying. she is 19 years old divorced and a mother living in a trailer. she wasn't divorced only 21 years old and only lived in a trailer a few months while separating from her first husband. davis responded my language should be tiert i am learning about using broader loop language. i need to be more focused on the details. >> the fight over forced unionization heads to the supreme court

doug. >>> two people locked up and the first arrest with the breach of the target stores. we will tell you about that. >>> and chris christie's number >>> new details on the deadly crash in gaithersburg. >> jim, we learned that a driver running a red light may have caused this crash. it happened on quince orchard boulevard and they say that an acura was turning on the quince orchard road when it was hit by a dodge durango, and the police say that the driver of the dur rango had a red light, and both drivers died. the driver of the durango had a utah license, but neither had on their seat belt. >>> and the new jersey governor is denying new claims of retribution from the christie camp. it stems from accusations from the mayor of hoe boek -- hoboken, and she says that the lieutenant governor said she would not get funds unless she agreed to the plans of governor christie. >>> and now there has been an arrest with a man and woman arrested yesterday on the mexican border trying to get into the u.s. the police say that the couple tried to use credit card information that may have been stolen from target customers. and police found

doug said. he was a if you said about hillary be the democratic nominee. this happened before. in 2008 she was self anointing herself. but back to governor crist christieth the governor that we saw with his to our press conference and apology he is very absorbent into himself. lou: that is unusual with politicians. [laughter] >> of but milbank wrote a wonderful piece by dash ece in the "washington post" on sunday as the number of times he said me myself and i to say i'm sorry. but i don't micromanage my people? i think the adverti $25 million he got from hud. i don't love him. is too early to 1.to these folks. lou: i weld make a note but what do you think of the idea? here is the man now. viciously attacked by the democrats and the administration and the republican party. the tea party tears him to pieces. what is the meaning of this? >> chris christie breaks the mold of politics. he is so popular with so many people he does not fit into a box. he talks about me myself a and i. lou: mike obama asked? >> if he pulls this off he will be even more of a front-runner i am not convinced he will pull led off. lou: you really like him the? >> i did not say tha

doug burns joins us, former federal prosecutor. and elist, if there is a approximate cause of the death of the woman and misfeance and negligence of chris christie'stion in doing all of this, is there a wrongful death lawsuit here? nwrongful death lawsuit, and also a reckless endangerment lawsuit. if this all happen and we are talking law. if it happen and could have been foreseen that someone dow to theacs of the governor's office, would have caused the death or deaths, that is reckless endangerment and that is a criminal thing. you talk about abuse of power & they have criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter. and a violation of the open public records act. people were asking for documents and e-mails and were not given them. that is a violation of the open records act. >> it is not just a 91-year-old woman who died, but three other emergencies during those days of the traffic snarls that were written approximate. one a missing four-year-old girl. police were not able to takened to that case because they were tied up with the traffic and a man experiencing chest pains on the bridge and a traffic accident in which four people were injured.

christie has become pretty aggressive so i'll not sure whatever fox news says about it. >> when i was reading the exhibits on friday, i kept seeing "wall street journal" ted mann, throughout the documents, dougory. i couldn't help but think how uncomfortable that must have been. frank rich, new york magazine writer at large, thanks for your time tonight. you know you are busy with tons of beat stuff. it's nice to have you here. >> it's nice to be here. >> that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow night. i got to tell you what's happening right now is that the scandal in new jersey is broadening into a bigger problem affecting state republican >>> today, we heard the state of chris christie's denial. >> the last week has certainly tested this administration. >> chris christie is set to deliver his annual state of the state address. his fourth state of the state address. >> today, chris christie returned to the stage. >> to tout his bipartisan accomplishments. >> we have chosen to work together. these are our achieve. s. >> keeping his focus on all the other issues facing his constituents. >> the state of the state is good and getting better. >> not everyone is moving on, tho

look at hillary clinton, chris christie, both have dealt with some difficulties that could be brought allock with them through -- along with them through that process, douge two situations, and do they stick to these two individuals? >> sure. well, look, hillary, i think, will be the democratic nominee should she run, and i expect her to run. this will hurt her almost certainly with independents and republicans, but that's well down the way. i think chris christie has faced an immediate, direct threat to his credibility and his likelihood of being even a candidate, it's going to be pretty tough given the investigation of the ads and, of course, the investigation of the lane closings -- martha: i think the ad investigation has been put down for the most part at this point. >> well, for now. but, look, i think there is some smoke there. i'm not sure you can get away with $2 million over the low bidder to promote the governor in an election year. >> well, you know what? american political history is replete with comebacks, and if this is the worst they have on chris christie, if he's not tied to this in any way, can't be shown to lie about in this, i think

players on the team and vin baker, doug christy, chris robinson and kenny anderson. stern said in a statement: >> rodman, faced criticism from all sides. elliott engel, a democrat calls the game a cruel joke. he went on to say the people of north korea are suffering and was offering them basketballs. rodman said proceeds will go to charity in north korea. the game is set for wednesday. >> that wraps it up. >> next - seattle's political surprise, a socialist is now a key city player. what it says about the city and its people. plus, the picture is amazing. wait until you hear the story behind it. >> colder, polar air in alaska, and definitely well up near siberia. temperatures near freezing nor alaska were stretching down into parts of chicago. where we had a minus 6. very cold, polar vortex, a core of cold air. heavy and dense and sinking through canada, and down into the united states. i brought in wind chills, 50 below zero. very dangerous to be outside. this kind of cold air has been so thick and so heavy that it has gained momentum so take it all go down towards