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here's abc's jim avila. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states!ma's fifth state of the union address have all the weird trappings the american is used to. the long walk down the house center aisle to shake hands with congressmen and women who have been camped out for a full day to get that back slapping moment with the leader of the free world. handing manila envelopes containing the speech to the vice president and the speaker of the house that may never be opened since they can read the teleprompter from where they sit. the ups and downs in the audiences at applause line, a total of 40 standing o's on this night. it was all there. so what was new? besides five years of more gray hair for president obama? and one of the duck dynasty stars in the audience, snagged the attention of political satirist brett urlich. >> the president should go duck hunting with willie and then we can really start to end the partisan divide in america. >> reporter: this was president obama, the go it alone terminator, mindful he has only three years left. >> america di

jim avila reporting. thank you, jim. >>> we turn to the anchor of "this week," co-anchor of "good morning america," george stephanopoulos. is it over? >> it's not over. but the press conference was close to textbook. the apology came out of the gate. it was unequivocal. it was unhedged. he took action. he exhausted all of the questions over those two hours. this is not over. there's still criminal investigations to go here. there's inspector general inspection to go here. there's subpoenas. a lot more information could come out on this. christie's denial has to hold up. >> but here's the question. he said, of course, he didn't know anything about it. but should you have to tell your staff you would be appalled if commuters are hurt? >> definitely not. and that's the big, big problem here. there's a culture here that told people this was okay. it also undercut his credentials as a bipartisan. it undercuts his credentials as a manager. and there's opportunity costs here. this was supposed to be the year tha

and abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila, shows you what you can do. >> reporter: it's the flash out of nowhere, when you don't expect it. sometimes when you don't deserve it. a baltimore intersection. this driver has clearly stopped. but the unmanned speed camera cites this car, brake lights on and traffic whizzing in front of it, for going 38 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone. a costly mistake at 40 bucks a ticket. among the documented 10% error rate for speed cameras in baltimore. some individual cameras off by as much as 50%, according to an audit leaked to "the baltimore sun" that has the city council investigating. nationwide, about half the states use cameras. cheaper and easier than radar guns. but class-action suits in ohio and new york attack their reliability. los angeles stopped issuing camera tickets altogether. this maryland driver videotaped his speed, ten miles below the limit. the speed camera ticketed him for ten miles over. >> the car with the speed camera was right here. >> reporter: schoolteacher erin grunden got five tickets leaving her marylan

jim avila. thank you, jim. >>> tonight, what is more american than bourbon from kentucky? tonight, a lot of fans are reeling at the news that jim beam and maker's mark have been bought by a company in japan. so, what does this mean for the proud tradition? and could it bring a surprise for american jobs? abc's jonathan karl tells us. >> reporter: it's the quintessential made in america product. kentucky bourbon. none more famous than maker's mark and jim beam. a brand almost as old as america itself. today, the men and women who make the stuff are trying to understand what it will mean to be working for the japanese company made famous in the 2003 movie, "lost in translation." >> for relaxing times, make it suntory time. >> reporter: but don't cry for kentucky. this deal could actually mean more american jobs, not less. heck, the mayor of louisville said he welcomes the deal. >> they've indicated they will be no threat to local jobs. as a matter of fact, beam is growing quite a bit, especially the bourbon segment. >> reporter: in fact, we're in the midst of a bourbon boom.

jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> and overseas, now, to the major negotiations trying to bring peace to syria. there is a squabble over the guest list. the u.n. withdrew its invitation to iran to join the talks, after strong objections from the united states. syria's opposition group threatened to boycott the meetings if iran attended. and the peace talks are scheduled to begin in geneva on wednesday. >>> and now, to north korea, and the american kenneth bae, the longest-held american hostage in that secretive nation. the former missionary appeared before cameras, dressed in a prison uniform, pleading with the u.s. government, to do more to secure his freedom. and admitting to, quote, serious crimes against north korea. obviously, being taped and with duress. bae has been jailed in north korea for more than a year. >>> and next here, tonight, we're tempted to begin this story like a children's book. 500 million miles from earth, a tiny warrior just woke up from a long sleep and sent a message to earth today, saying, in effect, i'm ready for mission impossible. the little satellite na

jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> and next, the latest, tonight, on the other big games. the olympics. today, another terror warning, a new assessment. and this one, from british security services. the bbc reporting their conclusion that, quote, a terror attack is very likely before or during the olympics. and today, there was no better symbol of the confounding danger than this. look, the olympic torch being carried through the capital dagestan, a hotbed of extremism, thought to be the most dangerous of the regions near the olympic site. >>> and now, we turn to the groundbreaking news right here at home today. from yale university, about american children and guns. every hour, a child is rushed to the emergency room because of gunshots. and abc's anchor, david muir, is here on a story we've been working on together for nearly a year. david? >> that's right, diane. the two of us teaming up and traveling across this country. and this evening, on the eve of our special report, "young guns," later this week, the numbers reported in the journal "pediatrics." looking at childr

jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> we move next to a health alert about how to survive a heart attack. one factor may be the day and time of day it happens. today, the respected mayo clinic took a look at what happens in your emergency room. and abc's chief medical editor, dr. richard besser, lays out what patients should know. >> reporter: crushing pain. a blackout. the race to get to the hospital. you are trying to survive a heart attack. but if you arrive at the hospital at night, or on the weekends, you have a 5% higher chance of dying. that means an extra 2,000 deaths a year. it's not that the heart attacks are any different. it's just the timing. the mayo clinic looked at the records of 2 million heart attack patients, from 42 studies. the key to treating their type of heart attack? a balloon that clears their clogged artery. but those arriving to the e.r. at night, or on the weekend, received that treatment 15 minutes later than those who came during normal business hours. >> there are fewer staff or resources at night or weekends. that's true. >> reporter: meaning the solution

here's abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila. >> thank you. >> reporter: january in jersey, designed to be a chris christie festival. gop fund-raisers in florida. and at home, the crowning of the favorite son. the state of the state address. and then, tomorrow's inaugural. all capped off by the run-up to the christie-hosted super bowl. >> the super bowl is in new jersey. >> reporter: instead, it's scandal whack-a-mole. today, christie's lieutenant governor, denying she tried to bully the smalltown mayor of hoboken, into supporting a project the governor liked, by tying it to sandy relief funds. >> any suggestion that sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project in new jersey is completely false. >> it's stunning. it's outrageous. but it's true. and i stand by my word. >> reporter: christie's office insists the $340,000 hoboken has received directly is no worse than other towns. since most of the sandy relief went directly to individuals, not local governments. ironically, hoboken's mayor actually supported christie for re-election. once tweeting, to be clear, i'm ver

jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> and we have an american victory to tell you about tonight. general motors, vanquishing the competitors with two mighty wins at the north american international auto show. so, what was a successful idea? and the first woman ceo of a u.s. car company got this done in record speed. how? abc's chief business correspondent, rebecca jarvis, spoke to her. >> chevy silverado. >> reporter: a first for general motors. >> the winner is the stingray. >> reporter: winning both top car and truck of the year. but it's the woman behind the winning designs, mary barra, who's grabbing all the headlines. a mob at her first public appearance since being named gm's ceo. congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: "world news," getting exclusive access behind the scenes. whether you like it or not, people are going to focus on the fact that you're a woman. and that you're the first woman. >> every job i've approached, i've never approached it from that perspective. i go in, work hard, do what needs to be done, build a strong team. >> reporter: the succes

jim avila, abc news, washington. >> really disturbing stuff.he awareness efforts pay off. that's just terrible. >> we were talking earlier about the count are fit tickets. two guys were arrested. and one of them they searched his home in queens. they found 30 fake super bowl tickets. along with tickets to an nhl game over the weekend at yankee stadium. and also billy joel tickets. >> they say these tickets were so sophisticated that bar codes again would get you entry, which gives investigators the idea that maybe someone on the inside allegedly helping out. >> very, very interesting. >> still investigating that one. >> right. moving on now, a cruise ship loaded with sick passengers is returning to new jersey tomorrow. royal caribbean says most of the 600 people who fell violently ill from an apparent stomach bug are now up and about. the explorer of the seas will be sanitized a third time once everyone is off the ship. guest will receive a 50% refund for what was supposed to be a ten-day caribbean cruise. they will also get a 50% credit for a

jim avila, abc news, trenton. >>> more than 1.3 million americans are in limbo this more than.ill over restoring benefit for the long-term unemployed. lawmakers are considering a three-month extension on that benefit that ran out in december. but diemocrats and republicans are squabbling over how to pay for it. the extension could cost $6 billion in federal funds. >>> 50 years later the world is getting a look at some condolences that poured in following the assassination of president kennedy. the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston released 22,000 letters sent from around the world to jacqueline kennedy. one moving letter is from maxine mcnair, the mother of one of the girls killed in the church bombing months earlier. one of the letters is the response from jackie kennedy's office. >>> police in florida say a man tossed his toddler over a second-story balcony and then jumping, too, amazingly they both survived. the father had been drinking and was frustrated with the 2-year-old boy. the baby suffered broken bones and a lot of bruising but is expected to be okay. th

jim avila, abc news, washington. >> that brings us to our facebook question of the day.his political scandal? join the debate, wnnfans.com. >> two california police officers have been found not guilty in the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man. kelly thomas died in 2011, five days after fullerton officers were captured on surveillance cameras hitting him with a baton and shocking him with a stun gun. police say the video showed the officers struggling with a combative suspect but thomas' parents say their schizophrenic son was murdered. >> they can beat us, kill us, whatever they want, because it has been proven right here today -- >> they will get away with it. >> they will get away with it. >> he was so innocent. it just isn't fair at all. they murdered my son, and they get away with it. >> after the verdict, prosecutors decided to drop charges against a third officer who was awaiting trial. >> retired tampa police officer charged with second-degree murder after an argument turned deadly at the movies. witnesses say the dispute was over text messages a father

here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: this is what chris christie woke up to this morning. from ignorance to pathetic in the tabloids. bully to scandal, to sorry, in the national papers. and just a kid playing in traffic from the new yorker. plus, if he stayed up late last night. >> clearly somebody is getting thrown under the bus here. fortunately, for them the bus isn't moving, it's stuck in terrible traffic. >> reporter: when christie walked out for his two-hour contrition fest, his body language hinted at sometimes confident, often sad and increasingly apologetic. >> i apologize. >> reporter: he said apologize 22 times. >> i am responsible -- >> reporter: responsible 19. >> i am responsible. i am sad. >> reporter: and sad, 16. >> christie never lost sight who was truly hurt by this -- chris christie. >> reporter: gone was the defiant, challenging christie, who, last month, he mocked the notion that he was behind the jam. >> i worked the cones actually on that beknownst to everyone. >> reporter: joy is part of a class-action suit announced today, saying she suffered a pa

inside the firestorm, abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila. >> at lower level, look at that. starting to get concerned about that. >> reporter: it's the week of september 9th. traffic in ft. lee, new jersey, just across the world's busiest bridge from manhattan, is dangerously gridlocked. four days-straight. emergency vehicles, commuters, school buses. >> i got there and it was piled up all the way back on the street. and i was, like, 20 minutes late for school every day for that week. >> reporter: today, a series of e-mails and text messages reveals that ft. lee's pain was deliberately engineered in a fit of political retribution by members of governor chris christie's office, who triggered this mess with one short order to the agency that runs the george washington bridge. seven little words. time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. two weeks later, these cones mysteriously appear. blocking off two of the three lanes from ft. lee to the bridge. the ripple effect is swift and dramatic. cars back up for miles. a four-hour delay to get to manhattan. and ft. lee comes to a s

here is senior correspondent, jim avila. >> reporter: it's the flash out of nowhere.river has clearly stopped but the unmanned speed camera cites the car. brake lights on, traffic whizzing in front of it for going 38 miles an hour in a 25-mile-an-hour zone. a costly mistake at 40 bucks a ticket. among the documented 10% speed error rates in baltimore. some off by 50% according to an audit leaked to the baltimore sun that has the city council investigating. nationwide, about half the states use cameras, cheaper and easier than radar guns. but class action suits in high -- ohio and new york attack their reliability. california stopped issuing camera tickets all together. this maryland driver videotaped his speed 10 miles below the limit. the speed camera ticketed him for ten miles over. >> the car with the speed camera was approximately right here -- >> reporter: this school teacher got five tickets leaving her maryland school. >> i was clocked at 51 miles an hour. which a math teacher figured out is physically impossible for me to have been going that fast. >> reporter

abc's jim avila is here. has the latest on all that. od morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the sorries to ft. lee have turned to no ways for hoboken. the governor's office fighting new charges when they hoped to be looking ahead. inauguration day, a celebration, an honor for chris christie and his running mate, lieutenant governor kim guadagno. instead another scandal. new jersey's second highest government official denies she tried to bully the small town mayor of hoboken by tying sandy relief money to a building project the governor liked. >> i deny any suggestion made by mayor zimmer that there was ever any condition placed on the release of sandy funds by me. >> reporter: a denial hoboken's mayor said she expected. overnight sticking by her story and willing to take a lie detector test to prove it. >> she said this to me. you know, and i stand by my word. >> reporter: this is not at all according to plan for the governor's brain trust. january was designed to be a month-long christie fest. the state of the state, today's

for "good morning america," jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> all right.are going to switch gears from motion to cheese. sort of cheese. it might be the cheesiest story of the morning. kraft says it's facing a velveeta shortage. they've run out of the so-called liquid gold. >> hi. >> we've got quesos. >> reporter: it is the cheesy goodness that's become a staple for football parties across america. >> look at that miracle. >> i love it. >> reporter: and now just 3 1/2 weeks before the super bowl, the biggest dipping day of the year, the unthinkable. ♪ no velveeta? say it ain't queso. kraft which manufactures the liquid gold cheese product says "it is possible some consumers may not be able to find some velveeta products on store shelves over the next couple of weeks." . though they did not explain the reason for the shortage. >> if you'd like to give the kids a treat after school. >> reporter: velveeta has been pleasing crowds since 190 and this morning, news of the shortage is causing a downright meltdown online with tweets like "cheesepocalypse nears as

jim avila, thank you for that. >>> a new battleground in fight over same-sex marriage. virginia's attorney general said his state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional and he will no longer defend it. similar bans were recently struck down in three other states. >>> finally, as if we needed it, scientific proof that texting while you walk makes you walk funny. of course, you remember this. >> oh, yeah. >> yeah, the girl who just walked herself into a fountain texting in a mall. scientists in australia apparently with a lot of time on their hands decided we needed more research on the topics. so after lengthy experiments and measurements, we're told, they've now confirmed it's ir virtually impossible to text and walk in a straight line. even just reading on your phone can affect your balance. it's texting and walking strategies for posture control. so it's science, people. it's science. >> it's like a obstacle course on the sidewalk. you're dodging people. >> i smell a segment 13b next week. >> thank you, josh. >>> we have a health alert now about soda

jim avila, abc news, ft.. there was no indication of enemy fire. the aircraft was packed with various types of ground monitoring equipment designed to monitor big distances. meanwhile, the search has been called off for a sailor missing in the crash of a helicopter off the coast of virginia. >>> and next, an abc news exclusive. video from the crash of a small plane in hawaii last month. a passenger was recording as the plane hit the water and began to fill up. nine people on board made their way out and clung to the wing for more than an hour before the coast guard arrived. but one person, a hawaiian health official, did not survive. >>> a dramatic police pursuit in san diego dragged on for an hour before ending in a hail of bullets. that driver is now in critical condition. police say they open fire after he pointed a gun at them. it started when the officer tried to pull over a driver for talking on his cell phone. the driver took off racing through residential streets at 60 miles an hour. he stopped briefl

jim avila is there. jim? >> reporter: good morning, martha. during the two hour news conference he answered every question, except the critical one, how can this happen? dangerously leaving that to his critics, the press and federal prosecutors. this is not the bombastic chris christie america knows so well, meekly walking down the steps on a humiliating apology tour. but so far, and the investigations have just begun, nothing in the more than 2,000 pages of documents posted by his political enemies have found the lie in this blanket denial. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue, it's planning or execution. >> reporter: what the documents do show is his aids and appointees were monitoring the traffic disaster they had created with a smoking-gun e-mail, time for traffic problems in ft lee. and christie allies had been warned of the congestion and emergency services had been seriously hampered. >> people protecting the public impaired public safety. >> reporter: the new documents show the pleas were ignored for four days, with chris

with more, jim avila. >> reporter: january in jersey. designed to be a chris christie festival. favorite son. the state of the state address. all capped off by the run-up after the christie hosted super bowl. >> the super bowl is in new jersey. >> reporter: instead, scandal whack-a-mole. lieutenant governor denying she tried to bully the mayor of hoboken to support a project the governor liked by tieing it to sandy relief funds. >> any suggestion that sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project in new jersey is completely false. >> it's stunning. it's outrageous, but it's true. and i stand by my word. >> reporter: christie's office insist that $340,000 hoboken has received directly is no worse than other towns since most of the sandy relief went to individuals, not local government. ironically, hoboken's mayor actually supported christie for re-election, once tweeting to be clear i'm very glad christie has been our gov. >> i couldn't believe they were doing that. >> reporter: no comment from the governor who saw new poll numbers showing hi unfavorable rating doubling. w

jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> next, a consumer alert about subcompact cars.ng group. none of the 12 mini cars tested earned a good rating. six rated poor, including honda fit, fiat 500 and the best seller, nissan versa. the only car found to be acceptable was the chevrolet spark, making it the top safety pick in mini cars. but they found, especially in winter, it is just not a good time to be driving a mini car. in contrast, in the small car category, the cars are a little bigger and do much better. >> we mentioned the acceptable one, the chevy spark. and the marginal rating, mazda 2, kia rio, the toyota yaris and 2014 ford fiesta built after august 2013. and by the way, these tests were done by insurance institute of highway safety. >>> major league baseball is making all 30 ballparks have metal detectors. they will be go through metal detectors or be hand-checked beginning with the 2016 season. seattle mariners will have a walk through detector and that will start this season. >>> one more mention of sunday's afc championship game. a part of to you didn't s

abc's jim avila has been on the story from the beginning. >> good morning. the new docks show governor christie's aides were of in the that their politically motivated traffic jam was crippling ft. lee and jeopardizing public safety but they refused to call it off for an entire workweek in september. the new yorker is mocking him and the tabloids took their shots. but the good news for chris christie is that new documents released by his democratic opponent so far have failed to show any personal involvement in the scandal by the new jersey governor. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue, in its planning or its execution. >> reporter: but those documents and e-mails do show just how the four-day traffic armageddon as the ft. lee mayor called that horrendous jam on the george washington bridge was stopped responding to complaints from ft. lee the new york representative of the bi-state port authority stepped in and threatened to expose the politics behind the revenge closing. "i will get to the bottom of this abusive decision which violates every

jim avila, abc news, new york. >> iran sun invited from tomorrow's talks aimed at ending the war in syria. last-minute inclusion of iran threatened talks since syrian opposition leaders said they would not attend. iran is a long time backer of syrian president assad. >>> with just over two weeks until olympic opening ceremonies, authorities in russia are on the hunt for a young woman thought to be what they call a black widow terrorist on a suicide mission. they believe she somehow made it past the ring of security set up to protect the olympics. and if there is trouble at the games, the pentagon is offering u.s. air, naval support, and two ships in the black sea. >> broncos and seahawks aren't the only teams getting ready for the super bowl. those keeping the teams safe are also working on their plans. >>. >> reporter: is t is this nearly one-mile stretch of waterway along the jersey city shoreline that tops one of the security concerns during super bowl week. within this zone sits the hyatt hotel and westin hotel where the seahawks and broncos will be staying. and where the state police

abc's jim avila has the new details. good morning to you, jim. >> reporter: good morning, josh.f you fly overseas, you have probably flown aboard a 767. the airlines love them -- delta, american, united -- because it can fly long distances on just two engines. saving fuel. it has a long safety record. for 13 years, a stubborn problem with the tail assembly that could, in theory, cause pilots to lose control. and today reports the wall street journal the aaa is asking them to permanently fix the safety issue with parts and tests just developed by boeing. it's not an emergency fix. since the temporary fixes have kept the 767 in the air for more than a decade now. the potential for a jammed tail is serious enough for the faa to order all 400 767s operating in the u.s. to be retrofitted within six years. josh? >> thank you, jim. >>> also new this morning, florida congressman trey radel resigning. over seas a u.s. air strike in somalia targeted a car in a small southern village. u.s. officials acknowledged the attack but will not confirm reports that a commander of the al shabaab mil

abc's jim avila is in ft. lee, new jersey, right now, has the very latest for us. od morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's four days that ft. lee, new jersey, won't soon forget. the feds now asked to join the investigation into that massive traffic jam that endangered lives for apparently political reasons. >> looks like there might be a tie-up. >> reporter: this town in the shadow of america's busiest bridge, the george washington from new jersey to manhattan paralyzed by the simple closing of two of three approach lanes. a few cones that backed up traffic through downtown ft. lee day after day in what now is clearly an act of political retribution by the high-ups that report directly to governor chris christie. >> this puts at risk people in the community of ft. lee. >> reporter: in fact, in a letter from the director of ft. lee emergency services obtained by abc news, the mayor is advised of four separate incidents that week where first responders were delayed by the man-made traffic jam including one in which a 91-year-old heart attack victim died

abc's jim avila is in ft. lee, new jersey, the site of the traffic jams that touched off this scandal. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, robin. for the normally bombastic chris christie it was a political walk of shame and perhaps more importantly, a template of blanket denial of any personal involvement that will now be examined by everyone from the pruz press corps to the fbi. it was governor chris christie's worst day in politics ever and perhaps his most important. forced to lower his voice and meekly visit the small town of ft. lee to personally apologize to the mayor and its citizens. >> mayor and i had a good, productive meeting. >> i accepted his apology. >> reporter: that may have been the easy part because he had to fire two of his closest aides. >> i am embarrassed and humiliated. >> reporter: gone are deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly and his political guru bill stepien. she was doomed by this e-mail, "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee" after the mayor endorsed christie's

abc's jim avila has been on the story from the start. >> reporter: chris christie's fourth state of thetate address as new jersey governor was clearly high stakes. the normally bombastic governor stood outside the statehouse chamber, his face showing the tension, his entrance muted despite three minutes of applause. >> now, the last week has certainly tested this administration. >> reporter: the first four paragraphs of the speech dedicated to those substantiated allegations that some of his closest advisers urged the port authority to close lanes on the george washington bridge as political retribution. now i'm the governor and i'm ultimately responsible for all that happens on my watch, both good and bad. >> reporter: it was not a full mea culpa. he used the time-worn phrase other politicians have used to avoid personal responsibilities. "mistakes were made" rather than "i made a mistake." >> mistakes were made and as a result we let down the people we're entrusted to serve. >> reporter: he promised not to stonewall the investigation into whether his aides broke the law when they orde

and abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: this morning, newly hired lawyers for the christie forovernor re-election campaign and the new jersey republican state committee confirmed they've been subpoenaed to supply documents to the feds. sources tell abc news the government subpoenas are designed to find any e-mails between the governor and his political guru bill stepien. this part of an ongoing investigation for any possible evidence that might link christie directly to the orders to close ft. lee's access to the george washington bridge four days last september. >> before you decide what's a federal crime you want to find out who gave all the orders to whom and i think that it may connect to christie. >> reporter: governor christie and stepien guiding the preliminary christie for president efforts broke their long political relationship two weeks ago when christie asked him to resign. this after e-mails that showed the architect of both the successful campaigns for governor was mocking the mayor who was suffering from ft. lee's traffic armageddon when he was told about it. ste

jim avila has been tracking it from the start. >> reporter: now it's the mayor of hoboken who claims she was bullied by the christie administration and her citizens, she says, are the victims. this morning, new jersey governor chris christie facing a new accusation of political bullying. democrat dawn zimmer, the mayor of hoboken says she was told her city would not get relief funding for hurricane sandy damage if she didn't back a development deal backed by the governor. >> this project is really important to the governor and she said that she had been with him on friday night and that this was a direct message from the governor. >> reporter: zimmer appearing sunday on cnn said she had a good relationship with governor christie but that changed when she was approached by lieutenant governor kim guadagno at a public event in a grocery store parking lot. to back the rockefeller high-rise project in her town, across the hudson from manhattan. >> this is a threat and this is wrong. this is not fair to hoboken, given the devastation that we had. >> reporter: the governor has not commente

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