great man is-- well, in this case, actually, chris christie ( applause ) "if i stand here long enough, he will definitely make me vice president. definitely. he's got to-- i got to get something for this. i got to get-- what's happening to me?" ( laughter ) of course, instead of chris christie, trump ended up picking indiana governor mike pence as ( audience booing ) --let's all be friends. and, together they released the new trump-pence logo, which, i don't know if you guys have seen this, it looks like this, right there. ( applause ) now, a lot of people have made fun of it.

and if e-mails are found with the subpoena or chris christie for governor e-mails are uncovered in discoveryat, it could be bad." now, the person who seems to be saying in this exchange that christie lied in that press conference is christina renna. she was then an aide to bridget kelly in christie's office. and here she is in these newly released text messages from the end of 2013 saying that christie was, her words, flat out lying. that exchange, again, december 2013. almost three years ago. christie today telling the associated press that the texts are "nothing new" and he strongly denies that he lied at that press conference. his spokesman today tells us "the governor's statements have been clear. nothing contained in this text message changes that in any way. he stands by those statements completely and unequivocally." and the governor's office also pointing out to us that weeks after that december 2013 press conference chris christie said that it turned out he had been lied to by bridget kelly. so maybe that explains what looks like a pretty big inconsistency here. that is one possibil

chris christie fired him two years ago.istie says he played no role in finding a new role for stepian >> no, did not and i wish bill the best of luck and i wish the campaign the best of luck as it goes forward. i wish bill the best. i did not consult with donald trump on this decision one way or another. >>> stepian was never charged in the scandal but several other former chris christie stafferses are facing charges accused of closing lanes. >>> joe biden returns to wilmington to announce new funding for amtrak. trains stations and rails along the northeast corridor will be upgraded using a two and a half bill dollar federal loan. the vice president made the announcement at the train station that bears his name, the largest single loan in the u.s. transportation history >> why in this country are we so bone-headed to not understand the essential value of a rail system that's modern throughout the whole country? why do we argue about whether or not it makes sense? >> upgrades will include a new fleet of energy efficient ace

governor chris christie facing new criticism for his relationship with donald trump. >> new scrutiny shows atlantic city casinos once owed $30 million in taxes to the state of new jersey. that was before cristie became governor. two years into the christie administration they settled the tax bill for $5 million. the governor wasn't aware of the tax dispute and, therefore, could not comment on the settlement. chris christie was with trump as the presidential nominee received his first classified national security briefing yesterday in new york. >> both trump and democrat hillary clinton are entitled to briefings as their party's presidential knoll niece. trump met with top advisers in new york after expanding his campaign again. he named bannon as ceo. he's head of breitbart website. trump cast kellyanne. >> commenting on trump's campaign shake-up in cleveland. she said changes won't fix his campaign or change his past insult on minorities, women and people with disabilities. >> remember what a great american, maya angelou said, when someone shows you who they are, believe them. >> cl

chris christie fired him two years ago.hris christie says he played no role in finding a new role for stepian >> no, did not and i wish bill the best of luck and i wish the campaign the best of luck as it goes forward. i wish bill the best. i did not consult with donald trump on this decision one way or another. >>> stepian was never charged in the scandal but several other former chris christie stafferses are facing charges accused of closing lanes. >>> joe biden returns to wilmington to announce new funding for amtrak. trains stations and rails along the northeast corridor will be upgraded using a two and a half bill dollar federal loan. the vice president made the announcement at the train station that bears his name, the largest single loan in the u.s. transportation history >> why in this country are we so bone-headed to not understand the essential value of a rail system that's modern throughout the whole country? why do we argue about whether or not it makes sense? >> upgrades will include a new fleet of energy effic

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and they texted me, "chris christie is on the plane." so then, i was getting on the plane, and the gn row was even bigger than chris christie. [ laughter ] so i was like, "oh, very funny. great joke." and then, three rows behind him was chris christie. [ laughter ] and, i said, "hi." and he said, "don't worry. i am only going to cleveland for the rock 'n' roll hall of fame." >> seth: oh, there you go. that's very nice. >> so, that was so nice, yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: the -- after you guys performed -- >> yeah. >> seth: you went -- is it true that you want to the cnn grill? because you hear a lot about the cnn grill if you watch cnn. >> yes. >> seth: explain what the a cnn chili's. [ laughter ] >> seth: okay. >> so, like, a worse chili's. >> yeah, a politically-themed chili's. like an applebee's, but instead of four sports photo's -- >> seth: yeah. >> it's, like, political photos. >> seth: right, well, it's like -- if you've been in a chili's, and the one thing is you're, like, gnawing down your nachos, you're thinking, "i wish i coul

chris christie burned a witch earlier. ben carson was just juggling brains.g to be this entertaining! gee willikers! >> stephen: i'm not familiar with all the street lingo there, frank. it's a family show. >> oh, heck, i'm sorry! >> stephen: how does it feel being one of the few african- americans there? >> you know, it's incredible, stephen. from the moment i got here, everyone is so nice. they gave me a hat, they gave me a shirt, they're always putting me on camera for some reason! i've never been so popular in my life! ( laughter ) >> stephen: wow, that's really nice. >> yeah! people keep coming up to me and saying, "thank god you're here! they keep on saying, you're one of the good ones. you're articulate, you're bright, i mean the compliments keep on rolling in, stephen. they even invited me to all these different parties. they keep saying, "we need you there!" it's amazing! >> stephen: well, you do look like you're having a good time. what drew you to the convention? what is it fiscal conservatism? was it more social conservatism? >> oh, i just came by

then chris christie really fired game. judge and character of ae awful dictator butcher in the middle east, is she guilty or not guilty? >> audience: guilty! guilty! >> hillary clinton as an inept negotiate of the worst american arms deal in american history is she guilty or not guilty? >> audience: guilty! guilty! guilty! >> stephen: chris christie prin before a mindless screaming mob with no presentation for the defense, spooky or not spooky? >> audience: spooky! >> stephen: y'all are spooky. now, folks, say hi to jon batiste and "stay human"! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) big night. >> jon: big night. >> stephen: it's a big night. it's a big night. it is now official. there it is. trump is the nominee. you cannot uncarve that pumpkin. you cannot uncandy that yam. what i don't understand is, yeah, we knew this was going to happen, but there was supposed to be a floor fight. there was supposed to be chaos, bikers chain-whipping the rules committee. ted cruz trying to cut out broken bottle. we were promised exci

paul manafort, chris christie. trump has now moved to downtown manhattan for the downtown security briefing about to get under way. >> thank you so much. so called "never trump" republicans have been trying to come up with a place to land in november. some are vowing to hold their nose and vote for clinton. others are looking at gary johnson. then there is the latest contestant, evan mcmullen. he will be in the ballot in colorado and utah at least. >> hi, great to be here with you. >> as a former cia operative, i was wondering what you made of what you just heard in jason carol's report him not trusting the people who come up with the intelligence in this country. >> well, i don't know. if there is anyone who should not be trusted with regard to intelligence is donald trump. in the literal sense a. this can contain highly sensitive information. and operations in some indications, hopefully we are not sharing everything we could be with him. he would not secure a security clearance if he was applying for a low-level

that was before trump's friend chris christie became governor.years into the christie administration the tax bill was settled for $5 million. the state hasn't commented and t. >>> trump received his first national security briefing in new york. clinton and trump are entitled to those briefing as presidential nominees. trump also spoke with advisers. he named stephen bannon as his new campaign ceo, bannon the head of breitbart news. he also named kellyanne conway. it's his second shakeup in weeks. clinton says it will have little impact on their message. nothing could change trump's unpredictable and provocative nature, in her words. >>> in pennsylvania you can now pick up bottles of wine on your trips to the grocery store. the governor loosened the liquor laws. it includes several stores and we explain why more stores will likely get on board soon. >> reporter: here it is. the first shipment of wine to arrive at the below deck bottle house. >> i think it's going to be fantastic. >> reporter: owner bill weber was surprised at how quickly the state

governor chris christie, secretary hillary clinton, president obama. the past, present, the future. >> does anyone walk away saying, wow, you are a loser, you are going to die soon? does that ever happen. bill, you are chasing a story, many people say that cannot be unseen. naked trump. reporter: it is a vision, i deed. the naked trump statute made national headlines, when it was placed in union square in new york city and several cities across the country. on the city mayor, bill de blasio weighed in on the naked trump statute saying that is a frightening thought. when he is wearing clothes, i done like him. when the naked statute was placed in union square, this were huge crowds surrounding it. it got so much attention, the new york city parks department ended up confiskating it. what hap phoned the statute? so i chased this to the new york city parks department building, went inside and asked them. i am trying to track down the naked trump statute in union square that you confiscated. is where it now? is it in the flash she gave me the number to the

he loses chris christie today partially.is christie's communications director announcing that she is voting for hillary clinton. to say he's not necessarily supporting john mccain and paul ryan, trump has proved time and time again he does not like to make nice. any other republican nominee we have ever seen, any nominee of every party, would be desperate to save that senate seat. john: he does not give a damn about the party or these people. a lot of people don't think he is a republican. they don't. they prayed he would behave more like a republican. none of it has happened. he is endangering their political futures and acting like a lunatic most of the time. guy whoe lied about the gave him a copy of his purple heart. in the wake of stories in the new york times today that have raised questions open by the kahn controversy over whether he is a draft dodger. he wishes he has a purple heart, takes a guys purple heart, but it is a copy. it is just another -- mark: what is that camera number right there? just you wait until t

no one's sitting with chris christie ? and mitt romney bungies in to say "does anybody miss me?" ? jeb is in the bathroom yelling "why?" ? it's like christmas in july ? ? the party of lincoln ? had better start drinkin' ? it's like christmas in july ? ( cheers and applause ) >> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colbert! tonight, stephen welcomes zoe saldana! featuring jon batiste and "stay human"! new york city, it's time for the 2016 trumpublican donational conventrump starring donald trump as the republican party! may contain traces of republican. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: here we go! ( cheers and applause ) nicely done! right on time! ( audience chanting stephen ) well, i'll take it. thank you, ladies and gentlemen! thank you so much! ( cheers and applause ) thanks, everybody! please, have a seat! you can feel it in the air. it's absolutely electric out here. welcome to "the late show," live from the ed sullivan theater right here in new york city! ( cheers and applause ) i'm stephen colbert. we're live all week during trump's convention, because i want to b

immediately after. [ laughter ] it was wintergreen rubbing alcohol. [ laughter ] >> seth: you mentioned chris christie. you flew out to cleveland on the same plane as chris >> yes, we were both on a united airlines flight to cleveland, which shows how we both have so much power now. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> and i got the people -- you know, the update team was going out, and they got on the plane before me. and they texted me, "chris christie is on the plane." so then, i was getting on the plane, and the guy in the first row was even bigger than chris christie. [ laughter ] so i was like, "oh, very funny. great joke." and then, three rows behind him was chris christie. [ laughter ] and, i said, "hi." and he said, "don't worry. the rock 'n' roll hall of fame." >> seth: oh, there you go. that's very nice. >> so, that was so nice, yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: the -- after you guys performed -- >> yeah. >> seth: you went -- is it true that you want to the cnn grill? cause hear a lot about the cnn grill if you watch cnn. >> yes. >> seth: explain what the cnn grill is. >> the cnn grill is like they too

( laughter ) of course, instead of chris christie, trump ended up picking indiana governor mike penceether they released the new trump-pence logo, which, i don't know if you guys have seen this, it looks like this, right there. ( applause ) now, a lot of people have made fun of it. they thought that this "t" here was doing something to the "p" or perhaps the "p" was doing something special for the "t" because it was the "t's" birthday, let's say. i don't know really know. ( applause ) but what i say is-- but who am i to judge what's going on between two consenting consonants? ( laughter ) now, the logo was immediately taken down and replaced with this one. no hardcore letter on letter action right there. ( laughter ) but i found out, there was one other logo they considered. it touted their strong business experience, and it's the two of them in front of a desk and it's very professional, i think. ( cheers and applause ) right now, cbs is trying to figure out what part of this they legally have to blur. ( laughter ) now, say hi to our jazz delegation, everybody! jon batiste and "stay

donald trump, rather than fighting back, he loses chris christie today partially.is christie's communications director announcing that she is voting for hillary clinton. four donald trump to say, he is not supporting necessarily ryan, may support his opponent, not necessarily supporting john mccain, trump has proven again and again that he is not like to make nice and turn the other cheek with people that are not nice to him. the new hampshire congressman has been critical of him for sure, but any of the republican nominee we have seen, any other nominee of any party would be desperate to say that senate seat. john: he does not give a damn about the party or these people. a lot of them have a deep concerns about that. they do not want people to think he is a republican. they do not. they prayed he would behave more like a republican. that somehow he would make it to the and none of it has happened and like i say, he is endangering their political futures and acting like a lunatic most of the time. today, he lied about the guy who gave him a copy of his purple heart

we've seen some republicans, a top advisor to chris christie come out and say -- meg whitman -- "i'mot only not voting for him, i am voting for hillary." but we also see a number of republicans, like charlie dent, who made news this week, saying, "i am not going to vote for trump," but he's also not gonna vote for hillary. there's this weird movement of, "well, what are they gonna do?" are they just gonna show up and vote down-ticket? or stay away from the polls? what is coming from this? >> i think for the gop, post 2012, keep in mind, i mean, you're the pollster, but 1980, ronald reagan wins with 57% of the white vote. he walks into the oval office. in 2012, mitt romney gets 59% of the white vote and loses to barack obama decisively. >> demographic changes. >> so post 2012, the gop mind-set was "we need to have a bigger umbrella, larger tent. we need to be more inclusive." guess what? donald trump unwound all of that. and now there is gop soul -- the very soul of the party is at stake right now. >> could he still win? this week, we found out people still sent him enough money to cl

. >>> today new jersey governor chris christie praised state educators for boosting test scores. students in the garden state improved from last year, and the partnership for assessment of readiness for college and careers test. a passing grade on the test could soon become a requirement for graduation. however, thousands of parents refuse to let their children take the exam, calling it too time-consuming. >>> meanwhile, local police officers say they want to build better relationships with their communities. but they might have some work cut out for them. >> when a police officer comes up to me, i don't even want to talk to the cops now. at this point, i feel -- >> live in camden. two sides try to come together. >>> a bucks county couple accused of giving their child to this man. today, all of them went before a judge, and listen to the daughter's horrific story. we'll have those details coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> plus, a new warning for the zika virus. where pregnant women are being told not to travel right here in the united states. >>> family and friends paid their

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there's also a reporting, though, from the "the new york times" that chris christie is not going and that he has had very positive things to say about mexico. he went there in 2014. he has said too often or neighbors in mexico and canada have felt that they were an afterthought in u.s. foreign policy. my view is that they should be our first thought pap why would chris christie not be on this trip if this is a good will trip in. >> i'll leave that up to chris christie's scheduler to answer that question. the president invited donald trump and hillary clinton down. i believe he's going to be gracious because there are some issues that both men know are problems that their countries together need to address. immigration is a major issue, building a wall an issues but we're talking about sex trafficking, child pornography. these are things that the countries can work together to solve problems for their citizens. >> did donald trump invite chris christie along for the trip? >> that's a question you're going to have to ask mr. trump himself. like i said -- >> i have you here. >> i know.

my giant. ♪ >>> an aide to new jersey governor chris christie told a colleague the governor quote flat lied drag 2013 news conference involving the bridge gate scandal. that's according to a new court filing released today. christie denies lying or any involvement in the george washington bridge lane closures. transcript of that text from christina ren in a appeared in court filings by attorneys representing bill baroni who faces trial next month. baroni the former executive director of the port authority of new york and new jersey charged with helping orchestrate those infamous lane closures for political revenge. now this scandal has doing the governor for years now. this development about this text raising new questions. >> sure does. reporter with chasing news which airs here on fox 29 asked the governor about it. all this morning and she got, well, you could say, a very blunt response. tara joins us now. you were the target of the governor's ire. so what happened? >> reporter: yeah, hey, guys thanks for having me. around 10am this morning i approach the governor as he was leaving

new jersey governor chris christie. and dnc chair donna brazile, live. >>> plus, a nation divided. >> what do you look for when you're patrolling? >> soldiers on guard. a growing refugee e population. and persistent fear. how france is fighting the terror threat. from abc news, it's "this week" here now, co-anchor martha raddatz. >>> good morning. we've come to expect harsh rhetoric in this campaign. this week may have been one of the ugliest weeks so far. the candidates unleashing heated words about race, bigotry, and intolerance. donald trump chasing the minority vote and hurling a blistering accusation at his opponent. >> hillary clinton is a bigot who sees people of color -- only as votes, not as human beings, worthy of a better future. she's going to do nothing for african-americans. she's going to do nothing for the hispanics. >> hillary clinton tying trump to the so-called alt-right movement. >> donald trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. he's taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical