that beach was closed to the public as were several other state beaches in new jersey because of chris christiencompetence in governing, creating gridlock with the legislature. before the photos of chris thtin the beach with published, chris christie denied he had been on the beach that day. it was a trump-sized lie, the kind of thing that chris christie got away with early in his governorship before new jersey voters were on to him. so what does the rise and fall of chris christie tell us about the rise and perhaps the fall of donald trump? steve schmidt and eugene robinson will join us next. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ if you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's, and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may be time for a different perspective. if other treatments haven't worked well enough, ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works by focusing right in th

in two elections in new jersey, chris christie won. ie and there's a lot of people who voted for him today that would din it. i don't think anybody who voted for christie can say they got a different chris christie than the one they voted for. when you look at elite level politicians which he certainly falls into that category in every instance, the strength and weaknesses of these people are the opposite sides of the same coin. and i think what you saw was a govern in his last months in office, his last july 4th, beach mansion in the state of new jersey saying i'm going to use there for my family and you know and from his perception, he had the democrats in the legislature that the budget wasn't done wasn't going to ruin his beach holiday, the optics be damned. that's the chris christie we've seen on the public stage since hour one of his arrival to national prominence. >> gene, i love the part where he wants to get into a debate of exactly what level of recline is necessary to be -- because he was sitting. he wasn't laying down. but i

-- well holding on to for chris christie. >> wasn't that cell phone the subject of a subpoena? >> the defense, the former christie aides who ended up getting indicted and convicted for the crime, they sought the cell phone and the judge ended up quashing that. that became an issue in the summer of 2016 right before the trial after chris christie's presidential run flamed out. that's the first time the public ever knew the name chris wray. we had no idea christopher wray was representing the governor. and while he was representing the goff on the public's dime, if i had filed a public information request for christopher wray's bills, nothing would have come back because there was no documentation. >> wait. so when we heard about the chris christie's lawyer had his cell phone thing in the summer of 2016 as you say, that was the first time we knew that christopher wray was working for chris christie even though he had started doing that work in 2014? >> correct. we knew of another attorney representing the governor's office who billed in excess of $11 million and they wrote this in

. >> politically connected inside >> ♪ >> 174 days, and chris christie will be out of office. new governor headed. who will it be? murphy, lieutenant kim right now,a there is a 2 a point difference, murphy is everyone's assumed winner, he is kind of going through the motions, picking his running mate. >> critics say murphy's wall street background makes him the second coming of john corzine, murphy sought to remedy that, his pick sheila oliver, theult ultimate political insider in new jersey. >> i want to thank you again for the privilege of joining you. >> a former assembly speaker, and a long history of battling governor christie, sheila oliver criticized chris christie for his treatment of women, calling him out for cutting state funding for planned parenthood and making public workers feel bad because the state could not balance the budget. and she also talked about how governor christie was about name-calling, they are about problem solving. >> they have a slowing know, sle your back. >> this is a state that for economic, lens neither grows or is fair any more, we have to

they missed a deadline but that really wasn't chris christie's fault. named members of that commission. christie is taking that part of his job, not as governor, taking that very seriously. >> bob, i hear you want to jump in. >> it's never what it appears to be. there's more going on here than what people realize. >> bob, appreciate it. >> chris christie giving us something to talk about today. >>> we're staying focused on states, those who won't hand over the information the president's integrity commission wants. we're looking at a rocky road ahead, next. about a medication... ...this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain... ...and protect my joints from further damage. humira has been clinically studied for over 18 years. humira works by targeting and helping to... ...block a specific source... ...of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain and... ...stop further joint damage in many adults. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infection

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governor cuomo's office has not commented on the sale of that weapon. >>> and new jersey and chris christie have struck a deal, that's after christie and his family were spotted enjoying the sus sunshine on a beach that he had closed to the public. it sparked fierce criticism, but he appeared unapologetic. >> reporter: it's the ultimate sul summer bummer. >> all 40 state parks are closed. >> reporter: closed but not for governor chris christie who had island beach state park to himself, basking with his family on acres of empty sand. >> the governor has a residence at island beach. that's the way it goes, run for governor and you can have the residence. >> reporter: christie had told reporters his family was leddheg to the beach but was implying that he was working hard. >> i didn't get any sun da local newspaper hired a plane to fly over island beach and snap those photos. when confronted, the governor's spokesperson insisted he did not get any sun because he had a baseball cap on. but here on the jersey shore, they're not buying it. the front pafrnl tge of the sta length ear ledger. when

it's perfect chris christie. kudos to him for owning it. he said he was going there.icture of him and he said, yep, that's me. that sounds like a politician that is not running. he's not sweating this at all. if he runs for office i guarantee you this iconic picture will show up and he went to the beach with his family and been planning for this. >> he has but he has a lieutenant-governor who has been his lieutenant-governor for 7 1/2 years now in the position of putting out statements and tweets essentially saying, stop it already, if i was governor i wouldn't do this. >> right. she has to distance herself from him. the optics, whether or not you agree he should have access using that beach because he's governor, the optics are horrible. the "star-ledger" chartered an airplane and knew he would be there and made a couple passes over there. chris christie clearly saw they were there and there were pictures of him looking up in the camera. he knew it was coming and very sick christie of the way donald trump speaks. nick is right. it doesn't matter for chris christie an

governor chris christie is taking heat for quote getting sun despite closing state beaches. the beachgate headlines have been harsh. daily mail's topper, son of a beach. twitter bringing it too. here is christie photo shopped with the bond girl. here is michael jordan flying high to score. and of course, memes of the jersey governor wouldn't be complete without one linking him to bridge gate. and we will end on this one. christ christie photo shopped into the oval office next to a controversial photo of kellyanne conway with the caption "saturday night live" can't come back soon enough. i can tell you who can't come back soon enough. >> it is so good to be back with you, katie. at what point in a press conference chris christie said to somebody, if you want house on the beach, then you should run for governor. >> you should be governor. i don't know if you saw it but his spokesperson was just on. i asked him if he got any sun, he was sitting on the beach. he said, well he was only there for 45 minutes. i'll let you decide. >> chris christie can engage with people. other peopl

what is the future for chris christie? >> it of course remains to be seen.s was part of his political woes just in the last few months was that he apparently truly believed that he was on the short list to become running mate for vice president for donald trump. >> maybe he was. >> that didn't happen. >> maybe something went wrong. >> he was on the short list for president. >> exactly. all of his larger ambitions, which were baked in right from the beginning. this is not something that occurred to him as he was having a successful governorship. this was really the whole point of the governorship was to form a launch pad for him to run for national office. that has been foreclosed. if he's got something to say, i mean there was a moment there when back in 2012 when he was considered a rock star of the republican party he was thought to have something to say to a very conservative party about how to appeal to democrats, how to appeal to people in blue states and so forth. that was a complete bust though. he flamed out by the time new hampshire was over. he sor

>> appreciate that. >> joseph admit he's not a chris christie fan. he said others in the crowd had been heckling the new jersey governor, too. >> our main -- i remained calm , said i was trying to watch the game, which i understanded he was trying to the same thing. at the same time he is a public official, this is america. and i think we have the right to say what you believe as long as it is not, you know, crude, or profane. >> well, that was ben hutchinson reporting, this end count is her not the first time they've booed the governor. you may remember he was jeered after catching a foul ball during a met game just a few weeks ago. >> hard to forget. so far no comment from governor christie's offers, christie's son by the way works for the brewers. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news," helping sleeping bears lie. >> what a florida man did when he saw this giant animal there is one right here, there he is , sleeping on his doorstep. meisha? >> well, we all have unique gifts and skill sets, and whether we put them to good use, a lot of good can come f

govenor chris christie and his family hit the residence at the island beach state park. he said his family is not using lifeguards or any other services. meanwhile, governor chris christie called for another session today to consider the budget impasse. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thanks, katherine. >>> lawmakers in delaware worked late into the night hammering out a budget deal in dover before spending -- sending it to the senate where it got final approve around midnight. >>> after an intense manhunt police found the man who murdered an 18-year-old in a road rage shooting. david desper turned himself into police yesterday morning. on wednesday, he shot bianca roberson in west goshen township after they tried to merge into the same lane. "action news" was there when they took desper's truck into custody. desper was denied bail and remains in prison. >>> an elderly woman was hit by an out-of-control car in bucks county. the driver lost control driving down newportville road in croyden. the star struck a woman and crashed into a brick wall before stopping

chris christie's error of mistral, the empty swamp model, and the canceled tunnel. rgue that christie's legacy summed up by his plan the plug on the cross hudson real tunnel and supporting for the meadowlands american dream for formally known as xanadu. >> i think we looking at where the most concrete have been poor. anybody paying attention going in and out of new york city has seen this two million-square-foot wall crop up for years now. as i said, it's a white collar crime scene visible from state. meanwhile, anybody who has been going to this summer from hell knows that we're dealing with the deferred decision to not confront directly the inability of people to move through and underneath the hudson and an efficient way. >> i think about the gas tax on the backs of working and middle-class new jersey's. i think about the money that has been spent to line the pockets of these connected insiders like jeff, former senator of new york city. and now on the bond sale for the state house renovation. >> look, the easy way to say this, we expect politicians to be politici

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chris christie announced a compromise has been reached. this means beaches are back open for the fourth of july. chris christie took heat for photos of him with his family on a beach that was closed. >> i'm sitting there in a baseball hat, shorts and a t-shirt talking to my wife and talking to a guest. i don't apologize for it. i don't back away from it, and i think my poll numbers show that i don't care about political optics. now, chris christie has an approval rating of just 15%. >> typical summertime weather for the fourth of july. >> pop-up thunderstorms. the timing looks better for the fireworks. it's not out of the question that we still have a few thunderstorms, but i think most of them will be between 1:00-4:00. not great for the parade, but for the fireworks, things are looking good. keep the him bro a handy. -- keep e >> for the next 30 minutes, you can watch some amazing people, try to answer some mind-blowing questions, and possibly walk away with $1 million. or...you can do laundry. your call. this is "who wants to be a milli

and new jersey chris christie is defending himself.wn beaches state park, recreational historic sites until the government can come up with a put budget. he was found lounging on a state beach not open to the public >> look at him there in the middle >> he's using a state helicopter for travel back and forth from the governor's resident to the parks. >> if you look right there in the middle of your screen, you'll see a red beach towel. that's him to the right in that chair. >> they ask him, did you get sun? and you said no, then a newspaper flew a plane or drone or something, got a picture then they said, he didn't get any sun, he had a hat on >> how ridiculous is that? and then when you pull this image out and you see the wide image, the beach is completely empty. there's no one there but chris christie and his family. >> it's not about politics, because if a democrat governor did this, there would be outrage and justifiably so. these are the people sites, this is not chris christie's beach. they're the people of new jersey >> i under

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chris christie expected to speak here at his office at the state capitol any minute and tomorrow the 4th of july for everyone concerned, the beaches, the public parks are expected to be reopened. >> the most important thing is we open the state of new jersey again. we put back to work all those workers that did not get to go to work today. we open the beaches, the services, >> we care a great deal about the finances in this budget. it's the best we've seen in ten year, provides for a lot of people. and i think it's a good day, because everything will be open probably starting tomorrow. i think the governor said he's putting out a release that the beaches will be open tomorrow. >> reporter: that was state assembly speaker vincent prieto and senate president speaker steven sweeney announce, the end of the stale mate minutes ago. the impasse began three days ago and democrats fought to overhaul the state's largest insurer horizon blue cross/blue shield, chris christie shutdown nonessential state services, parks, that ended tonight after closed door meetings with horizon blue cross offic

new jersey governor chris christie signed his final budget last night. fter christie drew anger by lounging on a beach that he closed to the public over the weekend. jeanne moos reports on how the internet struck back and mocked the governor. new jersey governor chris christie is not backing down after criticism of his decision to spend the day at the beach voice of governor chris christie/ (r) new jersey: "they caught me doing what i said i was going to do with the people i said i was going to be with."but these photos show the governor and his family soaking up the sun outside the governor's official residence in a park just days after he shut down non-essential state services, including parks and beaches, during an ongoing budget battle.governor chris christie/ (r) new jersey:"this government is not open because i can't constitutionally let it be open. i don't have any money." a reporter asked christie about his sunburn later that afternoon.governor chris christie/ (r) new jersey: "i didn't get any sun today." the photos published in the newark star le

chris christie to get off island beach. that is is a jab at christie's 2011 warning to residents before hurricane irene hit the state. the governor was photographed lounging on a beach this weekend, a beach he had closed to the public because of a partial government shutdown. cbs reporter kenneth craig has more. >> shut down. >> reporter: new jersey state park police turned visitors away from liberty state park monday because of the garden state's partial government shutdown. >> you would figure they would come to some kind of agreement to get them through the 4th of july weekend. >> reporter: governor chris christie ordered the shutdown of nonessentially state services friday following budget impass and faced criticism after photographs showed the governor and his family lounging on a beach sunday that was closed to the public. >> it didn't, but go ahead. i didn't get any sun today. >> reporter: chris christie's lieutenant governor running to replace him tweeted "if i were governor, i sure wouldn't be sitting on the beach i

. >> another viral moment for new jersey governor, chris christie. >> it happened during a baseball game in milwaukee. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and nine year old dane miller singing his favorite whitney houston song, i don't have you. >> that video has gone viral with more than 5 million views , and katie, right through the heart of me. you know what my heart want in this forecast, comfortable wet ter. >> i can hook you up my friend , absolutely. steamy outside, pretty hot couple every days coming up here, but it feels, kind of cool outside right now. here in philadelphia, registering warmest conditions region wide. notice, it feels a little reminiscent of the september, early fall, as you walk out the door this morning, but all-in-all, definately good such the forecast here today and beyond, will also see potential of wet weather return to the forecast as well for now, all clear. you've got virtually nothing to see here, and if we didn't have the time stamp running on storm scan three wouldn't necessarily know anything was happening, because it is so clear. high pressure is the

i think what we have here is a chris christie attitude of i don't care anymore. he's probably using this picture as some sort of uniquely new jersey gesture. >> so when you hear that, when you hear, you know, i'm governor and you're not, and you hear the president of the united states saying, listen, members of the press, i'm president, and you're not, these are two guys who both ran for president, frankly, on the idea that washington was broken, the political system was broken. what kind of message is this from people who ran on that? >> it's a terrible message. it shows hypocrisy and you can't trust politicians. it's why the american people don't like them. if you look at what's been happening in the republican party and the crisis in terms of demographic crisis, between december 2015 and march 2017, among republicans aged 18 to 29, 23% left the party. that's astounding. >> that is astounding. >> things like this absolutely help people leave. >> thank you all very much. coming up, finding your local lawmaker once they're out of washington might just be tough. a

new jersey governor chris christie in the hot seat after he was seen in these photos at an empty beachhe internet is responding and what christie had to say about the situation. plus, tennis legend venus williams breaking down while attempting to answer questions about that fatal car crash she was involved in. leaving the press conference in tears when trying to speak about it publically. pat mcenroe will join us. it's coming up this "gma" tuesday morning. happy fourth. hope you have great man's ahead. >> -- plans ahead. >> you too paula. >> i'm coming back this afternoon. can i tell you, though, it's so nice when all the closures i have to talk about are because of fireworks and concerts and parades and not terrible accidents. this morning it's all festivities related. but here are the ramps from the vine street expressway eastbound at 23rd street is blocked as we get ready for those festivities tonight along the parkway. six septa buses detoured because of the closures on the parkway. septa running extra late night service to help you get home later throughout the day today though we

the first for governor chris christie and his two terms in office. 2006 under governor jon corzine. the impasse led by vincent creato preventing the surplus for horizon blue cross new jersey for drug addiction. >> i urge the members that support the budget that will come and vote for the budget, because it's a good bucket and it is a budget that needs to get to the governor's desk and impact residents of the state of new jersey. >> the shut down means nonessential services will be closed. prisons, state police and casinos in atlantic city, however, will remain open. here's what it means for you, first all 42 state parks will closed state run historic sites anticipate -- and cheese quake and island state beach park are closed. liberty state park is closed, as well. lottery sales would cease costing the state millions in revenue. if this continues monday there will be no court and and you can not renew your drivers license. budget in pennsylvania was sent to tom wolf last night. it passed the house and senate by wide major. there's a 2 billion-dollar s

chris christie bore that criticism, chris christie didn't back away from trump at some of the worst ort times that trump has faced. he's been an arden supporter of the president, as a result, he sees his future in the white house. he sees himself as someone who can ride the coat tails of the president and they are in some ways similar people, in that he is frank, he is blunt, however, i he think the fact that chris christie was seen as someone who could leave the country and who wasn't as much as a wild card as donald trump was. >> nbc's adam reese, thank you for joining me. appreciate it. >>> new details on the struggle to get a health care bill who wavering republicans. what kind of bill the cbo is now looking at. that's coming up next. i work overtime when i can get it. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. so i asked about tresiba®. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® is a once-daily, long-acting insulin that lasts even longer than 24 hours. i need to cut my a1c. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® works like my body's insulin. releases slow and steady. providing powerful a1c reduction. my wee

if you like to join me the response teach petition will be, thanks like chris christie.or all the family dinners we missed and will miss, although little league games and all the's stupid things for being stuck in a train in the blood pressure spikes we say, thanks like chris christie. >> for the thousands of dollars in home equity, that awesome commute would've given me, it would've been sweet we say, thanks a lot chris christie. i will probably be an old man by the time the gateway tunnel is finished and so this is the spot where the ark tunnel is being built, they buried it now in the scrabble they buried our hopes and dreams that's we've come here today to find some closure. >> q the bagpipe. >> and we have a moment of silence? >> were silent in the moment here. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it wasn't the greatest tunnel, and have problems. but it was a tunnel, it would've been our tunnel. >> allison, we need to bow her head allison, please bow your head. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it's a long moment this would've been a big tunnel thank you brian. >> i feel little bit better now feel like i have a li

chris christie expected to speak here at his office at the state capitol any minute and tomorrow the 4th of july for everyone concerned, the beaches, the public parks are expected to be reopened. >> the most important thing is we open the state of new jersey again. we put back to work all those workers that did not get to go to work today. we open the beaches, the services, >> we care a great deal about the finances in this budget. it's the best we've seen in ten year, provides for a lot of people. and i think it's a good day, because everything will be open probably starting tomorrow. i think the governor said he's putting out a release that the beaches will be open tomorrow. >> reporter: that was state assembly speaker vincent prieto and senate president speaker steven sweeney announce, the end of the stale mate minutes ago. the impasse began three days ago and democrats fought to overhaul the state's largest insurer horizon blue cross/blue shield, chris christie shutdown nonessential state services, parks, that ended tonight after closed door meetings with horizon blue cross offic

new jersey governor chris christie signed the budget deal early this morning.he agreement ends a three-day government shutdown meaning state parks will be back opened today for the fourth of july holiday. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live in the sat center with the full story. good morning, jeanette. >> reporter: good morning, matt. you can hear the collective sigh of relief. lawmakers are calling this the best deal they've seen in over a decade and it means new jersey is back open but it was not without compromise. this morning state beaches, parks and historic sites will open for the first time after a three-day government shutdown that that furloughed an estimated 30 to 35,000 state workers. this after legislature went back into session monday to try and break the deadlock and come to a compromise. >> finally tonight i'm very pleased that both the speaker and senate president have reached a agreement that result in the legislature fulfilling their obligation to deliver a budget to the governor. i'm saddened that it's three days late. but i'll sig

all i said was he tried to arrange the call. >> but didn't you say chris christie said he had had a conversationnt obama? >> no, no, with obama staff. he said he arranged for obama if trump won that obama would call christie's cell phone. but that never happened. >> so he is parsing it to say that whole exchange never happened. >> he's giving in politics what is called a non-denial denial. >> i see. so steve bannon, back to him. people, obviously democrats and liberals call him the pupp puppetmaster and thinks he functions as donald trump's brain. what do you think? >> i don't think that. bannon had a lot of ideas and he helped shape trump's politics during his run for president, but what bannon really is is a soldier. i tell different stories in the book, the fight between donald trump and megyn kelly, the fight in the media over the access hollywood tape. at every pivotal moment in the campaign, bannon was the guy fighting on trump's behalf, even when other people like house speaker paul ryan or other republican leaders abandoned trump, when people thought his campaign was headed toward an epi

how do you explain what we've seen from chris christie?'s -- he's -- it's like errol was saying, remarkable to watch the whole trajectory of what's happened. he started off with a lot of goodwill from both parties. he made alliances with people found unpopular, the transportation scandal and now this. you wonder if the speech episode is just him washing his hands of the whole thing. you have to wonder what he's thinking himself looking at the numbers and how much he cares about trying to resuscitate his own image. if he was trying to be a guy on the make again, having aims at national office, you'd probably be pretty careful about the optics of anything that you do and it was interesting the photographer that took the. ic tours wrote in on account in "the star ledger" what happened and he was pretty sure christie saw him, he made eye contact and he still went out later and said no, that never happened. so it's an interesting mind-set for him and you wonder at what point he maybe decided i'm heading towards the end of my career politically

they made off with cash. >>> chris christie is ordering lawmakers back to work today.down has forced state parks and beaches closed. katherine scott is at a close state motor vehicle station. >> reporter: state office, state government, state parks, state beaches are closed down. offices like the motor vehicle commission center in cherry hill. no taking your drivers test. the government shut down went into effect friday after state lawmakers failed to reach a budget deal. the issue is horizon blue cross and blue shield. chris christie said he would sign any budget he was sent, but blaming vincent creato. creato said hors -- horizon was not part of the budget process and he is trying to extort state shareholders. he was seen at island state park beach. some say it looks selfish and looks bad. >> as long as his family can go and have a good state holiday, that's more important than the people of new jersey. >> there's no one at island state park, there's no one providing any services at island state park. next. >> so, nonessential services are not operating, but things l

new icyhot lidocaine patch. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is spending off criticism over hisvacation. photos captured him on the beach with family and friends, captures just them, you can see. seems normal enough, until you realize that the christie family was on state beach pap state beach like the governor ordered shut down last week because of a budget impasse. joining me from philadelphia, the governor's spokesman brian murray. thanks for taking time to talk with us today. you know, looking at what governor christie has said about this, he's been pretty flip in his responses to the criticism. does he understand why many people have a problem with this? >> well let's be clear. right from the beginning. 119 miles of new jersey beaches are wide open. they're packed today. they were packed over the weekend. people are on the boardwalks from cape may north to seaside heights. >> but he's on a closed beach. >> tourism is booming. >> brian, he's on a closed beach. >> at the governor's residence. and it's one mile of beach of i believe the park is about 11 miles long. that's one

at least it is for new jersey governor chris christie. r the weekend at an otherwise deserted island beach state park. like every other nonessential state facilities was shut down because of the new state budget by christie. he was allowed to use the beach because they are staying at the governors nearby summerhouse. the photos have enraged many new jersey residents, there was even more criticism following his remarks to reporters. >> i didn't get any sun today. >> are there lifeguards at the beach? >> no. there is no one on the state park. there are no lifeguards, no one to pick up the garbage. there's no one providing any services out of the state park. >> christie is lieutenant governor, the beach outing is -- beyond words. she wouldn't be on the beach as long us taxpayers were deprived of its use. sandra. >> sandra: joining us now, chris stirewalt. back with us. also with us, jessica tarr love. both are fox news contributors. they have a new book out tomorrow. "america in the age of trump." first, we haven't heard from you tonight, dou

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heather: chris christie signing up $35 billion budget ending a 3 day government shutdown. chris christie still facing nationwide back lash, these pictures surfaced of him and the family lounging on the beach that he closed off to the public. his first deputy who is running to replace calling him out on twitter writing this, it is beyond words. if i were governor, would not be sitting on a beach if taxpayers didn't have access, chris christie firing back saying he does not care about political optics and will not apologize for spending time with his wife and kids, in maine a deal was reached overnight ending another government shutdown. >> under attack in the state of florida a judge in miami ruling the new version of stand your ground is unconstitutional. the original law required prosecutors to prove the defendant was not acting in self-defense when using deadly force. the updated version requires the opposite discrediting a self-defense claim. heather: 7 police are not charging the driver of a taxicab who plowed into a group of other taxi drivers, ten of those drivers we

that's the message from chris christie as new jersey grapples with the government shutdown. can they get parks and beaches open in time for the fourth of july? >>> governor chris christie convening both houses of the new jersey state legislature this morning in an attempt to end a disastrous budget impasse. this day three without a budget for the state. that has 35,000 workers furloughed for the holiday. all state parks remain closed, ruining july 4th plans for thousands of beach-goers. but the governor and his family, they got to enjoy the sand and surf. the christies had full run of the beach where the residence is located. christie shrugging off criticism telling reporters, "it's just the way it goes." >> it didn't -- go ahead. i didn't get any sun today. no. no. there's no one on a beach state park. there are no lifeguards. there's no one to pick up the garbage. there's no one providing any services at island beach state park. >> my question is -- >> next. next! next -- excuse me. next. next. i'm done. we're talking about the closure of government, and you're talking abo

governor chris christie orders state parks and beaches closed due to a government shutdown and then enjoys a beach day alone with his family. his time in the sun has many feeling burned. i'm brianna keeler. you're in the situation room. president trump has been working the phones, dialing world leaders ahead of his first meeting with russian president ladder mirror putin. at the same time he's been dialing up his attacks on the news media, raising new questions about what kind of message he's sending abroad. how that reflects on his presidency and also how it reflects on america. the president of the united states tweeted a video of himself body slamming and punching the cnn logo. the altered video has been traced to a social media user with a history of posting bigoted, racist and anti-semitic content. reacting to criticism of his twitter habits, he says his social media use is modern day presidential. that comes as his trip abroad to europe, the far east and the middle east as well. in germany he will meet face to face for the first time with russia's vladimir putin. but officials say it

. >>> why was governor chris christie and his family spotted on a beach over the weekend. >> and thisiday can be tough for some people like this woman, she's a wife, a mother and a veteran who loves her country but she's not celebrating 4th of july like most of us. fireworks trigger her post- traumatic stress. she's sharing her story with us in hopes of helping others. >> fireworks and post-traumatic stress at 11:00 tonight right here on wusa9. >>> in new jersey this 4th of july weekend, roadblocks are keeping visitors off all state run beaches. state run tourist attractions to the public. as hena daniels reports the rules apparently do not apply to governor chris christie and his >> we're continuing to be here. we'll continue to work. >> new jersey governor chris christie is ordering lawmakers to return to the state capital for another special session this morning, to hammer out a deal on a new state budget. >> this government is not open because i can't constitutionally let it be open. i don't have any money. >> the governor himself came under fire sunday for lounging on a beach at

friday republican governor chris christie ordered the partial government shutdown that closed the parksuk drastic to overhaul his bill, horizon, christie said woe line item veto any democratic budget that's doesn't come alongside the pass amph his little. general as policemen i speaker cringes send prieto would like to work on compromised bill after state budget set passed. >> that is cement in the sand for me. it will be after we pass the budget, that we will look at a bill like that that could potentially affect 3.8 million resident of the state of new jersey. >> in his refusal to post the horizon bill for a vote, by a his fellow elected assembly members has affected the state of new jersey and it residents unnecessarily. >> we do want to note you can see here new jersey state park, police, law enforce. open for business. essential services including new jersey transit. but in addition to state parks, the state lottery and motor vehicle services are closed. and state law make letters return at 10:00 a.m. this morning. to get working back on that budget. but for now, live at par vin st

. >>> no holiday this morning for new jersey lawmakers, governor chris christie has toll them to get back to work to break the deadlock over a new budget. live, one of the many state parks that pre main closed during the shutdown. good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, rahel, people across the state filling up-state parks like this one to find entrances closes he dollars and also big signs like this one, meanwhile governor chris christie has ordered lawmakers back to trend for special section, after he and his family went to a beach that they closed to the public due to this showdown. >> i'm pissed off. >> sounds of people like jennifer had to change their independence day weekend plans last minute. >> turned away from the more than 50 new jersey state parks and recreation areas over the weekend. >> it is a holiday weekends watch about all of the kids that had birthday party, paid to rent to have a barbeque here? it is not fair. >> friday, republican governor chris christie ordered the partial government shutdown that closed the parks and other non-essential services, hardba

. >>> caught on camera, new jersey governor chris christie gets in the face of a fan you see that theree at a baseball game. we'll show you the video and hear from the man in the video. >>> get ready for sunshine as we look live on sky6 live hd looking live at city hall in center city. david murphy has the forecast southwest -- as we say goodbye to july. that's up next on "action news." >> in 2011 he took heat for flying to his son's game in a helicopter and two weeks ago he was booed by fellow mets fan at citi field in new york after catching that foul ball. >> now he's been caught on video getting in the face of a chicago cubs fan. ben wagner from our sister station in milwaukee has the details. >> reporter: that's the very end of a confrontation between cubs fan brad joseph and new jersey govern chris christie. joseph says it started like this. >> when he was initially going up the stairs i yelled his name. he was already quite a bit past me and probably 30 feet away. i yelled his name and i told him that he sucked. >> reporter: when governor christie came back, joseph says he called

chris christie is being chris christie.k in the day when he was a viable presidential candidate, new jersey had seven half years of chris christie and we've seen similar occasions where he dances like no one is watching and this is another case where he didn't think about optics of being on that beach. >> leland: let's break this down. dance like nobody's watching, that was advice at my high school graduation, but i could have it misplaced. even way, he had to know what the optics were going to look like. it's a closed state park, they were turned away, this wasn't his first rodeo, he knew what he was doing, he knew he was going to a beach that was closed to everybody else. he knew that the airspace is open, he knew that he was a governor and taking the new jersey state helicopter so he wouldn't be hard to track. he also knew that he has a brother who has a beach house a couple of towns away and could have gone they are. how much of this is thumbing his nose at the citizens of new jersey? >> i don't think he really expected

now new jersey governor chris christie has been feeling the heat both literally and politically. this time it's for photos showing him enjoying the sunshine on the beach. on the very same sense he had closed because of a budget battle. those photos have been making the rounds on social media. and the government is on the defensive. najah taufiq has been covering the story and i spoke to her a short time ago from new yor. that chris christie told reporters that he didn't get any sound yet that he was on the beach that was his explanation. yeah well spokesperson originally said he was wearing a baseball cap so he didn't get any sonny wasn't lying. out but when the governor had a chance to respond to this he was very blunt hit a lot of bravado saying. well look this is the governor's beach house on the. that on island state park i have a right to stay there of celebrating my son's birthday and i had said last week i was going to do this. i said that's just the way it goes if you want to be governor you can have a residence there too. eyes so if he also really pretty much attacked th

m what had new jersey governor chris christie -- and what had new jersey governor chris christie face to face with a fan at a baseball game? but first, a check on traffic. >> pre-quiet for the most part -- pretty quiet for the most from the screen. do be aware of occasional slowdowns. northwest d.c., the underpass is open again. the circle was closed all through the weekend for high water. traffic can get through their much easier on the 16th street corridor. quantico, not too bad looking northbound. a lot of volume southbound. we will see that in stafford toward theing screen. down toward fredericksburg, things even out a little bit. we do have occasional volume spots down and in toward fredericksburg. prince williams parkway a little heavy in spots. for the volume northbound ride as well. both ways feeling extra volume. we will be back fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to f