. >> coming up on "chasing news," aliceon watches up with chris christie, in incoming governor-elect murphy, wait until you hear what they had to say today. >> home alone or elf? >> home alone. bill: dan zarrow with your weather, the bill: welcome back to "chasing news," i am bill spadea. your freezing forecast from meteorologist dan zarrow, that is right, windchill could get to single digits this week. but first, new jersey governor chris christie headed out of office, but he still making some headline. getting back to the incoming governor, talking about what he will do over course of the next few weeks before he leaves office, now incoming government elect phil before murphy made a key announcement talking about burg county prosecutor, making him first sikh-american to hold any attorney general spot in the country, alison caught up with chris christie and phil murphy today. >> tuesday, both governor-elect murphy and governor chris christie in garden state, made public appearances, at a press conference, murphy nominated prosecutor as state next attorney general gray wall is first

>> reporter: chris christie says the guy that did not deserve to get elected, did not get elected. speaking about tuesday night historic alabama senate race. in which, longshot democrat, doug jones, defeated roy moore. roy moore continued campaigning despite accusations of sexual abuse and child molestation. >> his remarks are incredibly selfish. he was 11,000 goes down with not many left to come in. but he still would not be gracious to continue. the american people are very fortunate to have the people of alabama do the right thing. i do not think roy moore would have been held for no matter what party he was with. >> chris christie spoke about this at cooper university hospital. after he spoke at a conference on the opioid epidemic. he said this is not a bad reflection on the president although an argument could hurt donald trump the rally for roy moore. >> i think races, i think endorsements are relatively useless.for the most part. and i think in the end people looked at roy d his record. the record not only in the accusations but other disturbing things on his record and thin

but chris christie has a point.ump kids had not shunted him aside and taken command of the transition themselves, i don't know that jared would be facing the kind of legal scrutiny that he is right now. i don't know that he would be in a position to have the meetings that we know special counsel mueller is now looking into. >> chris christie thinks as a prosecutor as opposed to a real estate scion. >> that is why children of presidents don't normally run transitions. it is not just that christie had the transition. he was to be the vp. that was kabashed. >> it is notable because chris christie has never been that ham strung to say what he truly feels. now he is truly free if he is stepping out of the politics. >> he speaks his mind and takes shot at the president. this is not a john kasich whacking the white house every day. >> he really grabbed the opioid on epidemic as the cause of the day. interesting what his second act might be. >> stay tuned for all of that. thank you very much. all right. we do have breaking

here is where chris and christie hall have come to live out their golden years. 're experiencing life and each other. it has always been chris and christie. they never thought of separate and their unit. >> these are the three daughters, kourtney, briana and ashton is the youngest. all of them, of course, have hard of the story of how their parents met. it was 1978, christie seen a relative at the airport and near by san bernardino. she was there and encountered a security guard, who to her at least looks just like elvis. it was christopher hall. >> apparently, she was flirty at the gate. >> chris and christie got married and she was 17 and he was 20. as the girls grew up, they said they never doubted that the powerful bond of love their parents were then with each other. >> i am closer to my parents than most children. >> they're the parents that i hope to one day be. >> christie the vibratious glue of the family. >> my dad is kicked back and relaxed and quiet. >> for years, chris hall was a police officer in san bernardino until he was shot in the line of duty.

governor chris christie talked about it today. he had couple of solution, the question is: goff for, you have been in office for eight years. where were these solutions sneap ashley johnson has all the details. ashley, what do you got for us? >> new jersey governor chris christie at news conference wednesday issued a warning to the sk sores democrat phil murphy about the dire state of the state pension fund system. new jersey is more than 100 million in the hole to pay for current and future retirement benefits. >> let's get rid of the myth which started was public employees underpaid. you know? we have the highest paid police officers in america. we have think highest paid firefighters in america. we have a month of features in america. where are they suffering exactly? and most of those public make more than all of you? >> special commission on public pensions and health benefits will reach the findings tef final report which suggest reforms including shifting active employees to a high drid retirement program that includes a 40

reporter: chris christie opened up about being booted as chair of president trump's transition team, christie said, a session reasons was his objection to appointing michael flynn. flynn was fired by president three months after being appointed, after reports cam out, friday flynn pleaded guilty to lying to fbi about his communication with the russian ambassador. christie asked how he would have. >> i think that folks who were involved have learned as the expense of the country is that experience matters, president's campaign was built on being an outsider who will come into washington. that great, fine. i'm okay with that. but you cannot run a transition as an outsider. reporter: matt rooney, founder of safe jersey blog has an interesting take. >> part of i told you so, we can't get a job, can't get a job in sports talk radio, maybe the governor is trying to keep his options open, maybe hoping to come to trump administration in some capacity. >> he believes that christie has tarnished his image to point he may not be able to have another political position. in trenton, ashley johnson

we know the story with kushner dad and chris christie some years ago. ou think this is part of this or do you think there is more at play? >> well, backing up for a second. christi sends kushner's dad to jail. that doesn't create good relationships among people. then kushner, according to christi, gets christi kicked off the transition team and loses him could have vetted attorney general appointment or some other such thing, again, another thorn in that relationship. but it's most benign sense, christi, if he's talking as prosecutor, says simply the guy had a role in the election, in the transition, and in the administration, all of which are under the mandate of mueller, so, therefore, he must be looked at. so in most benign sense, christi is just saying as a prosecutor, looking at this guy, of course he's part of the investigation. but of course with that bad blood history, i don't think he's saying it without some level of happiness that perhaps his tormenter is now facing some of the scrutiny that you like to see happen to your adversaries. >> sure.

chris christie had not put mike flynn's name on any top national security post. he didn't suggest him as national security adviser, he didn't recommend him for the secretary of defense. i pressed him, i pressed him on my show and i pressed him in subsequent conversations about what he knew about mike flynn. he maintains he didn't know anything specific, but he just had a feeling that there was something off about mike flynn. he shared that assessment with donald trump. donald trump resisted that, refused to hear that and put him in the single-most sensitive post in the american government and made him the national white house security adviser. >> chris christie, also a former prosecutor with a nose for people that are a little bit off. >>> we've been watching deadline white house today. former white house security advi advise. ment we'll rely on that. reports on msnbc. l. shhhhh... sorry... at st. jude, no family ever pays for treatment, travel, housing or food... because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. you think they'll find us? not

republican tax plan taps the federal reduction for state and local and federal income taxes, chris christie suggests that people write their taxes on state returns. he would not say whether he would push the measure before he leaves office on january 16. new jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation. >>> a new set of bills signed by governor chris christie will help in people convicted of crimes from getting a fresh start. a related bill allows young doubts to apply tounge their records. >>> a proposal last week would raise fares on transit riders in 2020 to pay for tunnels going into new york. >>> spiderman lent a hand here, there he is, delivering christmas presents to 12 families. the kids were all smiles. it was a very moving experience for the parents who were overwhelmed by the generosity. >> came in a with with a bunchf toys for my kids. they put a happy smile on their faces, one of the best christmases for my kids. >> all the toys were donated by the local vfw and donated holiday families. >> an explosion rocked a busy building in hollywood. >> quick thinking for an 11-yea

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>> i think they should hold him and governor chris christie accountable. had hurricane sandy, the crisis with the economy and the people still struggling in the country as well as the state. when people are making 13 and 70,000 increase in salaries, that is outrageous! it is unacceptable and it shall stand with -- >> is it fair that you have this former risk with the interning managing a $1.3 billion project. i say, if he is a fast riser. >> you are being a little too kind!but here's the thing that makes me so upset about the situation. new jersey transit arguably had the worst year ever lester probably could've hemorrhaging qualified staff, engineer and rubber professionals to other agencies because they couldn't pay them competitive salaries. but here you have these political appointees who really are not qualified for these important positions at new jersey transit getting promoted. >> does he have a point? we have seen this as an incompetent government mess. and you have railroads across the world at work! >> i think we should focus on privatizing at t

nation's highest court watch it could mean if the us supreme court sides new jersey governor chris christieoes to washington over a bet. a sports bet. the governor and new jersey lawmakers spent the day at the us supreme court trying to sway the justices to see things their way and legalize sports betting in the garden state. >> fox 29's jeff cole has our story. >> reporter: it was a high minded argument in washington today about state's rights but the bottom line is sports be betting a big bucks business and new jersey wants in. >> early december day atlantic city famous boardwalk drew brisk foot traffic. waves lapped against the sand and some here dreamed of sports betters streaming in. >> what if they eat at one much our restaurant that's star staro do bad. hop on a jitney started to do bad. it would bring everything arou around. it should have been done already. >> reporter: sports gambling is seen as savior in this one hype time glittery casino mecca facing competition on all fronts. it's why chris christie showed up at supreme court monday to support his lawyer arguing for bets on bal

. >> let's listen to what chris christie said yesterday about jared kushner being obviously legitimate target of investigation because this is the kind of thing that has to worry donald trump and possibly push him toward firing the special prosecutor. let's listen to this. >> i'm telling you that he deserves a scrutiny. you know why? he was involved in the transition and involved in meetings that call into question his role. >> and, barbara, there's a long, bitter history of jared kushner and chris christie. but there he is. republican. former federal prosecutor like you saying, of course, this is a legitimate target of investigation. >> well, just based on what we know, you know, aside from the history that chris christie has with jared kushner, looking at the facts, we have jared kushner present at that meeting at trump tower the russians to potentially obtain disparaging information about hillary clinton. we have him requesting a back channel of communications with the russians. all of those things i think make him a person of great interest for robert mueller. no doubt they're look

. >> new jersey governor chris christie who was also part of the president's transition team, don't forget, before being let go, talking with nicolle wallace in this very studio earlier today about special counsel robert mueller who, according to the "washington post," is set to meet with president trump's lawyers sometime this week. donald trump has said he's not going to fire mueller, but there's a smear campaign under way against mueller. it's happening largely on the right, friendly media. an article posted on politico today looks at a strategy behind this and says, "the purpose of the onslaught, according to people close to the white house, isn't to encourage the president to oust the special counsel, rather, these people said, the goal is to sow public doubt about mueller and his prosecutors in advance of upcoming criminal trials and give the president police officer cover if he wants to start issuing pardons." a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll gives indication of how members of the public view the special counsel these days. 28% held positive views of robert mueller in decem

but mike flynn was someone i was reminded this morning who chris christie lost his job as transition director over his opposition to mike flynn. and i was reminded that chris christie and his transition team have put together binders for leadership and some of the senior posts, the senate confirmation posts under them. and he didn't put mike flynn's name on any of those lists. i've pressed him on this show and in private about whether he knew anything about him, whether he knew about his crooked business dealings or not registering as a foreign agent. he says no. but i wonder if it's possible, and i wonder if your paper and your incredible unit is investigating who knew what about flynn in that period from election day to when he was installed as the national security adviser in the white house. because i've heard a list of names today of people that are sweating this out that don't come up a lot. don mcgahn, jeff sessions. in addition to the obvious suspects, people like jared kushner, steve bannon and the vice president. >> well, what we do know is that the transition team was tota

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. >>> first look at business, new jersey governor chris christie signed requires towns in the state to accept property tax pre-payments for 2018. that is due to changes coming with new federal tax bill. beginning next year, state and tax deduconwille capped at ten thousand dollars. the change in the will afctanneowners since the state s end the d oiles spiked to $60 highe. you with new drinks from starbucks. thein unveiled a trio of black and white beverages to celebrate 2018. these drinks like other starbucks limited time drinks won't be around for long, they disappear at the end of the first week of january. >> i get it they look like tuxedos. >>> preparations underway for the new york city suspects new year eve event. there will be tighter security with garage and street closures and concrete barricades and additional officers at checkpoints. more than 1 million people are expect told ring in the new year in time square. meanwhile, workers have been busy on these centerpieces, more than 2500 crystal triangles were bolted into place. it ways 6 tons the theme of the celebration is gif

plaws plaws sure, why not, chris christie, everybody. why not. you know who is not afraid to endorse roy moore, donald trump. on friday trump explained why. >> we want jobs, jobs jobs. so get out and vote for roy moore. >> this guy is screaming we want roy moore, he's right. >> stephen: that is true, that's right. but that guy may not be a voter. he might be mall security. we want roy moore. has anyone seen roy moore? santa's elves are pressing charges. it's no surprise that trump is supporting moore. they both have a deep love of country. the country's russia but still-- (laughter) moore was recently asked about ronald reagan's claim that russia was the focus of evil in the modern world. >> you could say that very well about america, couldn't you. well, we promote a lot of bad things, you know. like same-sex marriage. >>. >> that is the very argument putin makes. >> well, maybe putin is right, maybe he's more akin to me than i know. >> stephen: to which putin respond i like to distance myself to roy moore, yes, i kill journalist but this sicko h

today, chris christie required towns to accept the prepayments. the change in tax law will affect many new jersey tax laws since the state has the highest property taxes in the country. governor tom wolf has approved handing the schools in the state back to the city. they voted to dissolve itself last month. the needed signoff came from the state. philadelphia took over school in 2001 among mounting trouble. the district has overcome many challenges in the past 16 years and says they are capable of managing themselves now. they'll stay in charge until the end of the cool year in ctistl to come tonight, a flight that won't soon be by frustrated passengers. they are getting the ball ready to ring in the new year at time square. >> temperatures are dropping forear. today, well below the normal of 42. topped of 27. the coldest of the air is coming new year's day. >> plus the eagles getting ready for cowboys or are >> passengers on a los angeles to tokyo flight are finally in japan tonight after the crewd a passenger boarded the wrong plane. flight 175

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governor chris christie says that if the law was intended to stop sports betting, it's failed. stie says there are estimates of nearly $149 billion gambled on sporting events every ye year, and that states deserve a portion of the money. >>> president trump is tweeting his support for alabama senate candidate moore moore. a short time ago, the president tweeted, "democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need republican roy moore to win in alabama. we need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, border wall, military, pro-life, v.a., judges, second amendment, and more. no to jones. a pelosi/schumer puppet." watch the "today" show coming up for more reaction ahead at 7:00 this morning right after this sho show. >>> for the second time in a week, a temple university student has died. the medical examiner's office will try to determine a cause of death. on saturday, business student james orlando of reading was found unresponsive in an off-campus apartment. no foul play is suspected. last monday a student was found unresponsive in the library o

. >>> so a bet had new jersey governor chris christie sitting in the front row at the us supreme courta sports bet. the governor new jersey lawmakers are in washington, d.c. to sway the justices to see things their way. legalize sports betting in the garden state. fox 29's jeff cole live now in hamilton township, new jersey, with that. jeff? >> reporter: lucy, it was a high minded argument about state's rights at the supreme court today but the bottom line here, sports bet sag big bucks business and new jersey wants in. the lure of atlantic city has always been the ocean it's famed boardwalk and, of course, gambling. faced with stiff gaming competition, the city's luster has dollared a -- dulled a bit. why sports gambling is seen here as a lifesaver. >> people do it at home. they do it at work. why not do it in casinos. >> for meets more interesting than gambling in casino. >> you'd rather bet on athleti athletics. >> more interesting. >> reporter: more interesting and likely to help phil state and local budgets it's why new jersey's chris christie joined state senator leaders bike ste

. >> new jersey governor chris christie revealing why he got the boot from president trump's transition team. that's coming up in 90 . >> sue is tracking your forecast, and let's say our forecast may be something many of us are not ready for. >> december, already there, hey, big, big weekend this weekends, and the fun already kicks off today. we're talking the army-navy game. that got gala's, lots of fine dressed men and women rolling into town, today. >> oh, the big one, great to have you with us this thursday morning, i'm thomas drayton with karen hepp. >> good morning to all of you joining us, good morning to the whole gang. >> whole gang is here. good morning, everybody. >> well, you know, we've got all of the decorations for the holiday season, might as well feel like it. >> yes, i love it. i think it is great. >> why not? >> look at them, so excited. yes, great. oh, colder, i'm so happy. seven out of ten is your number today, we adjust ourselves to colder temperatures, bus stop buddy ready with the mittens, warm jacket and the flyers cap. because they won again last night. we have

." >>> new jersey's govern chris christie sign executive order for 2018 new jersey residents would like to pay the taxes before a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions goes into effect. that provision is part of the tax reform law signed by president trump this month. new jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation >>> five juveniles are under arrest at the cherry hill mail. police arrived on scene and found approximately 700 to 1,000 unaccompanied minors. arrests occurred as police disbursed tcrowd. four are from camden one from cherry hill. they all face charges ranging from disorderly conduct to resisting arrest. >> parents need to monitor what goes and to be honest there needs to be some accountability at a lot of these things are representative of what we teach at the home. >>> the melee comes just a week warning put out by cherry hill police practically predicting this would happen. patrols inside and outside theower outage halt ands stranded. lights to go out during one of the busiest dayings of the year and whatve crowds. an eight-hour trip tohere tokyo bound to

. >>> chris christie administration is challenging a federal law that barrels states from authorizing -- bars states from authorizing sports gambling. delaware and three other states have specific permission for the betting. if the high court knocks down the law, 32 states will approve it in five years. >>> new jersey is moving to ban bump stalks that turn a semi automatic weapon into a rapid shooting gun. the legislation tightens new jersey's already tough gun laws. it's a crime to possess a sumy automatic rifle. >>> septa's 40th street station in west philadelphia is more accessible to all riders. it's includes two new he will -- elevators and septa officials say rider ship is up 22% over the past ten years and 1.7 million trips through this station this year. >>> amheiser-bush has a beer project that is out of this world. >>> the gay marriage debate in australia takes an unexpected turn. david murphy is tracking rain in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. "action news" will be right back. u.s. and south korea began a massive joint military drill one that north korea says

labor leads say the cap is not needed, but the chris christie administration wants it reinstated and kept the lid on rising property taxes. lawmakers need to act by sunday, but have showed no intention to do so. >>> south jersey community is raising many to provide veterans with basic needs. operation safe haven. the project will build micro houses for homeless veterans so they can rest and get a safe secure roof over their heads. >>> 12 people including a child were killed in the worst fire in new york city since 1990. survivors ran screaming from the apartment building waking up one another trying to get people to safety. >> reporter: the five-alarm fire broke out before 7:00 p.m. thursday evening inside an apartment building in the bronx. the flames erupted on the first floor of the five story building, but spread to the upper floors, fueled by gusting winds. the fire department arrived in minutes effortly more than 160 firefighters were on the scene performing cpr on victims as they were pulled from the inferno. >> even little kids. >> reporter: the fire was brought under control

chris christie saying that the u.s. finally addressed the hiv/aids crisis because americans parading down the streets of washington d.c. and said it's time for power brokerings to take opioid epidemic seriously and the "washington post" this morning. the lead story or featured story, i should say, is mexico's drug trade hitting home. the story noting after years of supplying the american market mexican cartels are selling drugs domestically in mexico focusing on that today in the "washington post". time for a few more calls. tracy in ohio on the line for those impacted by opioid epidemic. go ahead. caller: hi. good morning i want to say thank you for covering this particular topic. my thing is i'm impacted kind of like some of the other people stated about the difference in the treatment of the addicts because of color. and also it's like i feel like people of color did not get the help and services they deserve. it's like no longer a stigma because of the color of the addict and the status of social status of the addic

chris christie instantly became a meme. sitting on a beach over fourth of july weekend. public ones, obviously shut down. >> the weekend the beaches were shutdown in jersey and it's chris christie he's at the beach when no one else could be and resulted in what we now know at beachgate. the image that day was taken, and then a couple hours later, chris christie was at a press conference saying he didn't get any sun, and later this image came out and proved otherwise, but within two days, christie had to sign a budget and everyone was back at the beach for fourth of july. a great goch >> and this is not the picture i thought would come up. i thought it was the solar eclipse. but talk about this one. the wring ling brothers picture. there's the solar eclipse picture. >> the solar eclipse picture we love this. it's one of the more joyful pictures of the jeer and an image of everyone coming together under the hollywood sign. >> one of the more unifying moments, i feel like, of the year. a moment we could all come together for something bigger than all of us, really. >> yeah.

murphy takes over from governor chris christie on january 16th. >>> it's the sound that's synonymous with the holidays if philadelphia. we're talking about the mummers. folks enjoyed performances by members of the golden sunrise club and string band. they are gearing up for their new year's day parade. >>> it was graduation day for hundreds of cookstown university students. one grad did not let his moment in the spotlight go to waste. close to 500 graduate and undergrads received their di w diploma today. >>> the trump administration banned words for the nation's top public health agency. we'll show you those words plus what the agency is saying about it. >>> fraternity fall out. the drugs fraternity members are accused of slipping into drinks and the punishment they are now facing. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencin

. >>> a bet had new jersey governor chris christie sitting in the front row at the supreme court sportsthe governor and new jersey lawmakers are in washington, d.c. hoping to sway the justices to see things their way and legalize sports betting in the garden state. fox 29's jeff cole has the sto story. >> reporter: the lure of atlantic city has always been the ocean. its famed boardwalk and, of course, gambling. faced with stiff gaming competition, the city's luster has dulled a bit. it's why sports gambling is seen here as a lifesaver. >> people do it at home. they do it at work. why not do it in casinos? >> for me it's more interesting than gambling in casino. >> reporter: you'd rather bet on athletics. >> it's more interesting. >> reporter: and lying toll help fit state and local budgets why new jersey chris christie joined steve sweeney at the supreme court monday in washington, dc, to hear the arguments. >> we're prepared in new jersey. we're ready to go. and that's why the horsemen have joined us in this case, because they're ready to go as well. so we could have it ready to go wi

." >>> new jersey's govern chris christie sign executive order for 2018, new jersey residents would like to pay the property taxes before a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions goes into effect. that provision is part of the tax reform law signed by president trump this month. new jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation >>> five juveniles are under arrest at the cherry hill mail. police arrived on scene and found approximately 700 to 1,000 unaccompanied minors. the five arrests occurred as police disbursed the crowd. four are from camden, one from cherry hill. they all face charges ranging from disorderly conduct to resisting arrest. >> parents need to monitor what goes and to be honest, there needs to bet home. a lot of these things are representative of what we teach at the home. >>> the melee comes just a week after a warning put out by cherry hill police, practically predicting this would happen. police will increase patrols inside and outside the mall >>> a power outage brings rides to a halt and leaves guests stranded. what caused the lights to go out during on

chris christie should be able to write off their property taxes in full on their state returns. however, he did noll say he's going to push for chance. >> jo biden will sign copies of his new back at 10:00 this morning. the book chronicles the year following his son's beau's diagnosis with brain cancer. >> and veteran state pennsylvania state law maker says he does not plan to resign after reports the state paid a dwarter of a million dollars to settle a sexual harassment program. >>> a new lawsuit claims a pair of cousins aren't the only people behind a bucks county rose marriage that made a lawsuit against his femme athere summer. his parents are also named in the lawsuit. a lawyer for the sturgis family says it allowed the two young men to access the equipment used in the killing spree. the gun allegedly used was registered to dinardo's mother. jha prosecutors say a philadelphia police officer was drunk and offduty when he slammed into a car this time last year and now that officer faces dui charges. the victims managed to chase klein down and that's when he pulled over, thre

. >>> new jersey governor chris christie has signed an executive order, requiring towns to accept property tax prepayments for 2018. some new jersey residents want to pay their property taxes before $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, go into effect. that provision is part of the tax reform law signed by president trump this month. new jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation. >>> philadelphia's school reform commission will officially be history come next june. the state education secretary signed off on the src's plan to dismantle itself, new commission will be replace by a nine member local school board appointed by the mayor in end 16 years of state control of philadelphia schools. >>> frigid weather is gripping the region and it is so cold that franklin square fountain is freezing. take a look at this franklin square fountain looked like a giant ice sickle overnight. we are told staff knock layers of the ice loose they do it whenever they can but water must stay on so pipes don't freeze. "eyewitness news" camera spotte and about in the square earlier last night.

yesterdays governor chris christie suggested people should be able to write off their property taxes in full on their state returns. however, christie did not say while he would push for the change. >>> senator al franken's off confirmed his last day in office listen january 22nd. his appointed successor will be sworn in january 3rd. >> new this morning, knock it down, new jersey governor elect phil murphy says the transit system is a national disgrace and he's challenging the head of next year's transportation will fix it. the state senate still has to approve the nomination. she bent the last six years as a top official in florida's transportation drpt. before that she spent 12 years. the job is monumental. >> enough is enough. it's time to not just clean the house, but to knock it down and rebuild it. >> there's no doubt that receive knew is going to be required to accomplish the mission of the department and transit. we need to examine where the money is today. >> her nomination is being praised by the new jersey chamber of congress which calls them a proven professional. >> sept

chris christie is leaving office with such low approval numbers and president trump's aren't much betteran christie. it's amazing, think how popular he was one men mennen december is sound a leap. poa dozen wasn't happy when sengses recused himself. why would he know there was a russia probe in high temperature first place? sessions cracked down on ms13 and immigration. that rile appealed to the president. sessions was carrying it out. that was a good thing. now the associated press is reporting the president is unhappy with sessions blaming him for the stunning loss in alabama. had sessions not taken the job and left the senate that would negate the seat that doug jones if the first place. roy the question is will sessions stick around? at this point it's hard to tell. we know that jeff sessions is certainly somebody who be tossing and turn ing tonight. keep that in mind we've said that many times over the final five. said we wrap things up on this tuesday night. it's here right on fox5. we're back thursday night. make it a good one. we'll see you. ♪ ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪

. >>> new jersey governor chris christie had signed an executive order requiring towns accept tax prepayment fos 2018. some new jersey residents wants to their property taxes before a $10,000 cap on state, local tax deductions goes into effect. that provision is part of the tax reform law signed by president trump thisonth new jersey property taxes in the nation. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 a second day of celebration as kwanzaa continues a closer look all about for those who observed >>> as we deal with this bitter blast one new jersey town is thinking of summer, spot that is looking to fix up board, cleve. >>> question to rest or not the rest that is the question for eaghave anything left to for on sunday but does that mean players want to rest. we will hear fro coming up in sports. frosty view from our jack frost boulder as this birth blast continues the region's really feeling the chill. ingram will have an update on the cold spell in a few minutes. >>> a man i recovering after pulled from an icy pond in bucks county this morning. chopper three caught the aftermath of

as we look at this, alice, we know there is no love lost here between chris christie and jared kushnerme here for christie? >> he's right. he's 100% right scrutiny. and he is. there's a couple of reasons, jared has acknowledged that he did have back channel meetings and he'd had to revise his financial reports a few times. and it does raise questions. but christie also made the point that he should be looked at, but don't pre-judge. let the facts lead where they may. and first of all, he was just answering a question that he was asked. i don't think he was driving the narrative. but his point was that all of these people should be looked at if they were in the transition and there are questions. but let the facts lead to the conclusion. let mueller conduct his investigation and let him find the truth and let's not speculate as to the outcome of this. and i think he makes a very good point. and that comes from his years of law enforcement. let the experts do the investigation and let's let the facts lead where they may. >> we'll see where those facts lead. i want to shift now to tax ref

chris christie urges everyone in the state to stay alert. also, septa and philadelphia police officers increased patrols in direct response to the terror attack in new york. the police chief showed nbc 10 how extra officers started patrolling immediately after this morning's terrorism attack. they watched for suspicious activity, utilizing tens of thousands of cameras and encourage people if they see something, say something. >> i think after incidents like this, we all see a spike in the number of calls from people. we want them to call all the time. >> philadelphia police also adding more officers. they say there's been no direct threat to the city. >> stay tuned for nightly news after this newscast. pete williams will be here alt 6:30. >>> it's a chilly evening out here tonight as we look live at center city as the temperatures will drop much lower pretty soon and we've issued a first alert starting tomorrow night because of dangerous cold and strong wind gusts and a blast of arctic air that could have us feeling cold. >> a live look righ

what we don't know, what chris christie reminded me is we don't know how long he's been talking and about whom. let me show you something jeff sessions said about doing just what he is about to embark on. >> i believe the proper thing for me to do would be to recuse myself from any questions involving those kind of investigations that involve secretary clinton and that were raised during the campaign. or could be otherwise connected to. >> you intend to recuse yourself from both the clinton e-mail investigation and any matters involving the clinton foundation if there are any? >> yes. >> so two questions for you, michael schmidt. one, he seems to be, again, tangled in the web of his own testimony before congress. the guy should really -- his new year's resolution should be to stop testifying under oath in congress but it's impossible to overstate how much peril jeff sessions is in politically with this president. this president would love to have somebody else as his attorney general. and i wonder if there's any sense that picking up on what tom just said, is that paired by -- those are h

top opioid odd visor chris christie hope for the declaration of natural emergency to free up new fundson treatment and prevention. >>> there's no face of addiction it can be anybody anywhere. and one family we talk with did not realize their own son was struggling until a neighbor stepped in. >> he's now sharing his story as a sliver of hope that some are overcoming addiction with love, support and treatment. ♪ >> justin is a young man who had it all. >> justin. >> loving parents an older brother and sister, a nice house in middle class neighborhood in south jersey. >> look at this guy. >> justin grew up surround beside people who loved him. he played baseball and basketball and high school his future was bright. but during his sophomore year in high school he discovered marijuana. >> i knew from when i first pick up marijuana you can say it's a non addictive substance but my brain wanted to be high all the time. >> from there, justin found open yachts first it was pills. >> a lot easier to get. i don't have to sneak off and smoke it. i can put it in my mouth and swallow it. i can do i

. >> new jersey governor chris christie is reportedly irritated over this photo. governor-elect phil murphy. he's standing behind a cutout of the now famous image of christie lounging in a beach chair. now, it was used as a prop at a gala that murphy attended last thursday. photo capped off a week of tension between the arrived at the international space station just in time for christmas. this is footage from friday when the rocket launched from florida. it's loaded with nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments including some barley seeds from budweiser. the beer maker wants to be the first to serve beer on mars and they're testing how the seeds will sprout in space. the capsule was carrying christmas gifts for the astronauts including a copy of the new "star wars" movie. >> and no surprise here the new "star wars" movie "the last jedi" won the box office. it earned $220 million here in the united states. it's the second biggest opening ever behind its predecessor "the force awakens." if you add in its overseas take the new "star wars" film made dollars wo

interesting for chris christie to say that.efore we go, caleb, i do want to share the statement from the kushner company where they said kushner companies has a proven track record that continually attracts institutional investors who want to align with us in our investments. do you have a sense of who those investors are, who they're currently reaching out to? because that building 666 fifth avenue, they need money. it is underwater. >> sure. 666 fifth avenue is a very interesting one because -- >> 666, the irony. >> they traveled all over the globe looking for somebody to help them knock it down, build another one twice as tall in its place and they haven't been able to do that. in these other buildings we report on today, you get some institutional investors here in the u.s. but also get a lot of investors from israel, including some companies associated with the diamond trading steinmetz family, some of the richest people in israel. so somewhere between mundane on one end and very interesting on the other. >> well, it's a g

new jersey governor chris christie served on the trump campaign, part of the transition until he gotrmer u.s. attorney. he was asked by nicolle wallace here yesterday how mueller's office might be viewing the president's son-in-law, senior adviser, jared kushner. this is just part of what chris christie said about that. >> i'm telling you that he deserves the scrutiny. you know why? because he was involved in the transition, involved in meetings that call into question his role. okay. well, then if he's innocent of that, then that will come out as mueller examines all the facts. if he's not, that will come out, too. >> how vulnerable is jared kushner here, ken? >> craig, there is no doubt that jared kushner is under intense scrutiny by special counsel's office, according to what our sources are telling us. there is special focus on the meetings he conducted during the transition, some with russians, some with others, and a question about whether he was mixing his transition role with his private real estate role. specifically there was a meeting he did with a bank linked to russian i

today governor chris christie proposed letting new jersey taxpayers write off their state taxes on state returns, he estimates that would cost the state 150 to $170 million. he did not say if he would push the measure before he leaves office. new jersey has the highest property taxes in the country. >> world news tonight with david muir has more on the tax plan situation. next at 6:30 right after "action news." >>> we have traffic tragedy this afternoon. in the feltonville section of philadelphia. two cars collided at whitaker and an 8-year-old boy was killed. and dann cuellar is at the scene. a terrible situation there today. >> reporter: that is right jim. police are now calling this a fatal hit and run accident that killed the 8-year-old boy. behind me you see the debris left behind after the horrific high impact accident. and police are expected to charge the driver of the striking vehicle. >> this is what is left of the compact car the 8-year-old was riding in when he was killed. a man driving an suv struck the car trying to make a turn at kit kerr and the impact demolished a car dr