. >> from 2001 to 2005, tom christy was the director of operational tests and evaluation. he spent more than 30 years at the pentagon as a high-ranking official in evaluation. >> they are producing 40, 50 airplanes a year. to me that's full scale production. that's a tragedy, because god knows what we have to do to fix all these aircraft. >> to this day test pilots are operating under severe restrictions. unable to fly the plane at high speeds or maneuver aggressively for fear the engine problem could happen again. according to the d.o.t.n.e., a design to fix the problem was not complete at the time the report was written. the major general commands the air force wear fair center. his unit is testing the air force's version for battle. >> can i ask you what your reaction was? >> we have to be concerned. we have a long history of a sound, safety program. so i have no safety concerns. since i have to fly it, i have to pay personal attention to those safety concerns. >> he's the highest ranking office to qualify on the f-35. >> i have about 50 hours flying in it now. >> when

an example, tom christy, a former pentagon weapon's test jor told sheila macvicar that this is in his words, a sham. >> the programme has been embarrassing. they are just at the point saying we are going to take whatever we get. >> the pentagon insists the f-35 programme is back on track after years of problems and they blame it on what was a serious miscalculation the idea that they could buy the plane while it was developed, test it and the bugs worked out. that violated a basic pentagon missive that you have to fly before you buy a weapon system, and this is the most expensive weapon system history, $400 billion to buy 2400 planes over the next 30 years. >>> all right. thank you. we'll have more on the f-35 and the questions about its safety on "america tonight". that is at 10 o'clock eastern time tonight. first, there has been a rash of oil tanker derailments in the united states lately. the fires result and they are difficult to battle and many firefighters are unprepared. the new efforts under way to change that. science and technology correspondent jacob ward reports. >> report

tom: i think you can take a look at where people are structurally. governor bush there, senator rubio there, senator paul, senator cruz, governor christie -- mark: you say trump. tom: i was about to say that. i don't have an ability to make presentation, whatever we are seeing now, last. it defies a lot of the common rules of politics but it is real, probable. we will see how far it goes. you can make a very good case for eight or nine of those 17. that will not be the case in january. it certainly will not be the case in february. but this field is generally wide open. it is deep and talented. anybody trying to narrow it is hard. john: i want it to ask you if tom brady would ever get coldcocked like geno smith. but i will not. when we come back, donald trump talking about polls, poll, polls and more polls ad nauseam. more after this. ♪ john: we love polls, most journalists do, but most candidates do not except for the one who was on top of just about every poll right now. mr. trump: i have double-digit polls. polls, polls. i'm rated number one in every poll. number one in the polls. poll. i'm leading the polls by a lot. the poll just came out. new

tom: i think you can take a look at where people are structurally. i'd put governor bush there, senator rubio there, senator paul, senator cruz, governor christie goes re. i cannot -- mark: you didn't say trump. tom: i was about to say that. i don't have an ability to make that representation, whatever we are seeing now, lasts. i just don't. it defies a lot of the common rules of politics, but it is real, it's palpable and it endures. we will see how far it goes. you can make a very good case for eight or nine of those 17. that will not be the case in january. it certainly will not be the case in february. but, this field is genuinely wide open. it is deep and talented. anybody trying to narrow it -- it's a fool's errand. john: i was going to ask you if tom brady would have ever let himself get coldcocked like geno smith, but i'm not going to. thank you for being on the air with us. when we come back, donald trump talking about polls, poll, polls and more polls, forever, ad nauseam after this. ♪ john: we love polls, most journalists do, but most candidates do not, except for the one who is on top of just about every poll right now. mr. trump: i have

jeb bush, chris christie they have a record to talk about. tom: this may surprise you, i am older than you guys. i remember ronald reagan, that b -actor what does he know he is just a goofy hollywood guy, no one gave him credit, he came to washington, said this is how we too it in hollywood. >> trump is a star no doubt. okay. and that helps, yeah, i think this is great he does not have a record because that is what people want, we're sick of politicians, i am. do i want him to negotiate on behalf of america? no. tom: we have a cut to play, this is governor rick perry on jobs. >> preparation to be the most powerful individual in the world requires an exa ordinary aim of work not just having been the governor of 12th largest economy in the world, which i might as we added 1.5 million jobs in that period of time, i think that americans' someone with a track record of showing them how to get this country back on record, stand up, every day, project that best days of america are front of us. tom: judy, usually we talk about how governors usually make

is chris christie correct about rand paul's stance on n.s.a. surveillance? i ask you, tom? >> yeah, i think he is. there is a controversy there with the n.s.a. the difficulty with what you're dealing with now especially since edward snowden, this is a fact, the groups like the followers have learned to adapt to the mechanisms of surveillance. so really what you have to do is have a capacity on the part of the n.s.a. to gather data portfolio which is not personal information and then when someone goes to a judge and says, the f.b.i. says can we monitor this person, you do it that way. i think rand paul is trying to appeal to a certain constituency in the republican party which i tend to think should be in the republican party. >> this is not actually a partisan issue or shouldn't be. this goes back to the founding of the republic, the argument over safety vs. security and the idea of, i'm sorry, freedom vs. security. and what was it ben franklin said? >> what did he say? >> those who are willing to give up essential liberty deserve not security or something like that. >> thi

barely making the cut for ohio governor tom kasich and chris christie. those shut out include former texas governor rick perry and selection process incredibly flawed. >>> the fbi is investigating the security of the private e-mail system hillary clinton used when she was secretary of state. the justice department had been asked to look into whether any sensitive information could have been compromised. a government official told nbc news this is an investigation of the system, not a person. her campaign said mrs. clinton did not send or receive e-mails marked classified at the time. >>> firefighters have made headway against the largest of the california wildfires. overnight the rocky fire north contained. fire crews got help from the weather as temperatures fell along with rain. however, thousands of people who had to evacuate homes threatened by the fire are still living in emergency shelters. a new video is shedding more light on the dispute that led to a life guard beating at california's famed venice beach. it shows a small group arguing with a li

christie announced his candidacy. >>> on the pennsylvania political front katie mcginty made it official today governor tom wolf, former chief of staff will run for u.s. senate facing off against former delaware county congressman joe sestak in the democratic primary and the winner of that contest is going to face incumbent republican pat toomey, in the fall. >>> well tonight is national night out a night when neighborhoods come together to fight crime this year especially folks are paying attention. "action news" reporter sharrie williams has the the story. >> keep your hat on. >> reporter: from atlantic city to wilmington to philadelphia and around the country, police departments are on the job but wearing a different hat. national night out is all about building police community partnerships, at this night out in west philadelphia, officers spoke with residents one on one. >> we're just so great full that they all come by and our neighbors know and feel fortunate that somebody cares for them. >> reporter: national event comes at a time when community policing has made headlines frequently. >> sometimes we run from j

christie chip. >> much more coming up. stay tuned. hi my name is tom. i'm raph. my name is anne.'m one of the real live attorneys you can talk to through legalzoom. don't let unanswered legal questions hold you up, because we're here we're here and we've got your back. legalzoom. legal help is here. ♪ quicker smarter earlier fresher harder and yeah, even on sundays. if that's not what you think of when you think of the united states postal service watch us deliver. a new season brings a new look. a chance to try something different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. ♪ the 2015 cadillac srx. lease this from around $339 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financing. >>> when mexico sends its people, they are not sending their best. they are sending people that have lots of problems. and they are bricknging those problems with us. they are bringing ingdrugs. they are bringing crime. they are rapists and some i assume are good people. >> donald trump's remarks have caused controversy since day one for his campaign. but new polling shows

or clinging to an airplane like tom cruise and then the plane would have trouble getting off the tarmac. >> you want to see christie walking in slow motion toward the camera with a big explosion in the background and just quietly munching on a hogie. >> how are you, man? >> i'm good. how are you? >> it's been a longtime. is it possible he is doing to readdition for host of "fear factor"? >> no, he is additioning for the new flinstones. doesn't he look like a rubble? he has something going on. i like christie. i also like the ad he did. didn't it have that feel? >> you will have to swing that. >> can we show that ad, please? >> it got me out of a lot of trouble in my younger years. jay that's a local ad and you screwed 49 states. >> or a cheap late night lawyer. >> they are branching out and it is a good deal. i don't know. i don't know. what about chris christie. i think hillary's hair looked great. >> i don't even know what that is. >> kt, when i see an ad like this, it makes me think of the famous ronald reagan bear in the woods ad. can we show that? we can show that. >> there is a bear in the woods. for some peo

here need to know by think where i stand, where christie stands, and we stand behind hillary, and we will until the last dog dies. [laughter] [inaudible] tom: i did not time this endorsement. this is something secretary clinton and i talked about some time ago candidly. i was on vacation. hopefully you can see the proof of that. this is the opportunity. mrs. clinton: thank you. mrs. clinton: thank you. reporter: anything about the shooting? mrs. clinton: first of all. i was so stricken to think that these two young people doing the work that you guys do every day would be murdered on live television. and i will extend my condolences and sympathy to their families and sympathy to their families and coworkers, and pray for the woman who left -- last i checked was still in critical condition. we have to do something about gun violence in america. i will take it on. there are many people who face it and know it, but then turn away because it is hard. it is a political, difficult issue. i believe we are smart enough, compassionate enough to figure out how to balance the legitimate second amendment rights with preventive measures and control mea

christie's ex-deputy chief of stop and his top port authority appointee. both are until federal indictment. the plaintiffs have a chance to refile the case. >>> 4:44. 69 degrees outside. pennsylvania governor tom security chief and it's a name you might recognize. wolf has tapped marcus brown. he previously nominated brown to lead the pennsylvania state police. brown is a former maryland state police superintendent. homeland security director post has been vacant since wolf took office in january and the job does not require a senate confirmation. wolf says brown will report to him on issues involving prevention, response and recovery from acts of terrorism. he'll start later this month. >>> this week california's governor is checking in on the crews and volunteers who are battling this massive wildfire. yesterday he spoke about how the drought-stricken state is hotter and drier than it's ever been. this fire has burned more than 100 square miles since it started a little over a week ago. it's about 40% contained right now. >>> events marking the anniversary of michael brown's death in ferguson missouri begin today. it was one year ago sunday that a police officer shot and killed the unarmed t

. >> the latest poll puts christie near the middle of the pack in the race for the white house. numbers show he's tied for ninth. >> today pennsylvania governor tome calls grave concerns about crude oil trains that are traveling through the state. "action news" reporter wendy saltzman first told you about some close calls our area has had with oil trains. in february back as far as then and she's live in the sat center with the latest today out of harrisburg wendy. >> reporter: an 84 report detailing the way we can transport crude across the state of pennsylvania most safe but he said the report stopped short of actually requiring that these trains be rerouted through places that are highly populated like the center of philadelphia. the report completed by dr. allen zurmski of the university of delaware provided 27 recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of a derailment and minimizing the consequences should a catastrophic accident occur. crowd oil explosions like this one in canada killed 47 people. there have been similar accidents north dakota and virginia and two partial train reday. s right here in philadelphia, one over the schuylkill an

what we don't know, christie, is whether those charges were reduced as a result of plea bargaining. disorderly conduct with a gun? you know, what does that mean? >> right. tom fuentes so appreciate you being here. thank you, sir. >> you're welcome. >> we'd love to hear your thoughts. please tweet us or go to our facebook page. do you think there is a war on police right now? and how do we balance the concern and passion that are going on on both side of the issue at the moment? >>> the top of the 7th inning, yankee alex rodriguez walking to the plate when a fan fell from the upper deck. you've got to hear the details of this story. >>> hillary clinton is still in the lead for the democratic presidential nomination but bernie sanders is closing in. how his climb in the polls could be a concerning sign for the front-runner. >>> and governor chris christie announces one element of his immigration reform plan. >> we let people come into this country with visas. and the minute they come in, we lose track of them. i'm going to ask fred smith, the founder of fedex, come work for the government for three months. >>> all ahead on "new day" sunday. big day? ah, the u

tom fuentes. what conversations are being had behind closed doors among police officers about this very subject? >> christiom many officers they are becoming hesitant. they are very concerned because of the narrative that is out there and been out there in the media for a while that is there a lack of trust in the police, that there is a lack of support for the police, and they wait that extra split second to ensure that they are not taking the life of somebody or using excessive force on somebody unless it's absolutely necessary. the problem is that when you're in this situation and an individual confronts you and you're face-to-face, you can't confront every person you meet on the street or make a traffic stop with your gun drawn. so if they intend to sucker-punch you or wrestle you for your own weapon, you know, that is when it happens and you've got a split second to react to it and it may be too late or it may not. i think this whole narrative of, oh, another unarmed person. when a police officer is standing face-to-face with another person, he is armed in about a tenth of a second if he takes away th

the teachers union is calling chris christie to resign, not running for president, resign his governorship in new jersey. it is that nasty. after this. hi my name is tom anne. i'm one of the real live attorneys you can talk to through legalzoom. don't let unanswered legal questions hold you up, because we're here, we're here, and we've got your back. legalzoom. legal help is here. neil: we're just hearing from house republicans. they think they have enough votes to disapprove the iran nuclear deal. it would take 218 votes to be simple majority. they need a lot more than simple majority. they say they have 246 votes. they really need 2/3 vote to override majority, 288 votes. they're well shy of that. no surprise the votes are there to reject the deal. reject the deal in the united states senate where they need 67 votes to override likely presidential veto but they're not there yet. the irony will could have the united states congress, that is both the senate and house rejecting this nuclear deal but not having enough votes to override a presidential veto. this will be hailed across the world as u.s. lining up in favor of a deal that was rejected by con

tom: bravo. thank you very much. [applause] really, really wonderful. thank you. and >> will have more road to the white house coverage today. the republican presidential candidate chris christie is live on c-span at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> follow the c-span city store as we travel outside the washington belt way to communities across america. >> the idea is to take the programming for american history television and book tv out on the road beyond the beltway to produce pieces that are a little bit more visual that provide, again, a window into these cities that viewers would not normally go to that also have truly rich histories and a rich literary scene as well. >> a lot of people have heard the history of the city like new york, l.a., chicago, but what about the smaller ones like albany, new york? what is the history of them? >> we than to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in april 2016. >> most of our programming is event coverage. these are not even coverage pieces. they are shorter. they take you some place. they take you to a home. >> we partner with our cable affiliates to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry of a city is

this time this week for deflategate, tom brady was split the new england patriots are the first game. the patriots lost to the green bay packers 22-11. chris christie on donald trump. known for his own bombastic style plan after his brash style of communication. >> donald is a great guy and communication but not for president of the united states. i'll give you a perfect example. if he doesn't get what he wants from john boehner come you can't fire him. mr. majority leader, you're fired. you've got to learn to work. i don't think it s. utilizes his skills. maria: interesting. they are working in atlantic city right there. >> you would definiteldefinitel y have more of a voice because trump did take on the air out of his balloon. if you speak to current democrats in congress, they would tell you president obama basically has done that with congress. you're fired. i'm not talking to you. when he doesn't get what he wants company writes them off in any sense joe biden, go fix it. trump could do the same thing. i'm not dealing with them and he would have been ambassador to congress do it. it is funny that chris christie of all the candidates the same d

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christie and cuomo called for much of of the cost to be borne on the federal level. >>> today the deflategate scandal heads back to a manhattan courtroom without the two key players. quarterback tom brady and commissioner roger goodell not expected to attend the hearing today. brady is appealing a four-game suspension. espn is reporting that talks are at a stalemate. >>> 6:08 now. in the c nx nbc money report, target could be -- >> landon dowdy has more. >> shocking. so many go there and it involved a lot of folks. >> that's right, michael. target and master card are working on a settlement related to the data breach during the holiday shopping season in 2013. on tuesday, target struck a deal with visa to pay as much as $67 million for costs incurred from the hack attack which may have compromised at least 40 million credit cards and exposed data for 110 million people. >>> american express is adding a cash back feature to its prepaid debit cards as it seek new users. the new cards out today, 1% cash back on all purchases. the first time it's been offered on a prepaid card, the monthly fee is $5.95. you have to spend $600 to break even. >> $595 a month to use the card that you pu