right now, barack obama needs chris christie a lot more than chris christie needs barack obama. >> obama -- obama is going to new jersey. he loves to go to new jersey. try to get away from all these scandals inside the beltway in washington, d.c. but he can't. he can't. not even chris christie can help him. >> the only person talking about the so-called scandals is you, larry, and a few other people on the conservative side. >> liberals are opposing this too. come on, there isn't a liberal that's defending the irs. you know that. >> most americans have moved on, realize the president wasn't involved in any of these so-called controversies, there was no criminal wrongdoing. and in fact, the republicans are overreaching. darrylisa issuing subpoenas to hillary clinton and her staff. what's going on with president obama, president obama understands this is an opportunity to understand the importance of the role of government as he visited oklahoma and spoke to mary fallon. the republican argument against government is decimated when there is a crisis. some sort of controversy. so the best th

when chris christie ran in 2009, he argued heavily about corzine increasing property taxes. under christie, they've risen by 18%. that's a huge rise. at the moment you start to pay attention to the lack of progress under the christie administration, he's in trouble. you have to focus on sandy, sandy, sandy and obama, obama, obama. that's the way he wins. >> on the issue of climate, right? here's he being relatively clear about what he thinks about climate. this is him in august of 2011. take a listen. >> in the past, i've always said that climate change is real and it's impacting our state. decade average temperatures have been rising and temperature changes are affecting weather patterns in our climate. >> chris christie's problem is the newt gingrich problem. he's now on record, right? he's starting to run away from it. his new line is to thread the needle and not look like a doofus and a liar. well, it's esoteric, this is the thing for egg-headed people to do. and i'm too busy getting this state back together to kind of interfere in this scientific relationship. but the cl

then we elected chris christie. the tough decisions to get new jersey back on track, taxes cut, spending cut, government made smaller and smarter. a real property tax cap working with democrats and republicans believing that as long as you stick to your principles, compromise isn't a dirty word. the result, four balanced budgets in a row. no new taxes for anyone. the best job growth. 130,000 new private sector jobs. merit pay for teachers and the best funding ever. the most important thing he did has little to do with numbers, statistics or politics. he made us proud to say we are from new jersey. chris christie, the governor. >> senator buono, you were shaking your head. >> it appears he's suggesting new jerseyans are proud. i was born and raised in new jersey and have been proud for a long time. we are not proud of his record. 400,000 are out of work. property taxes haven't risen on millionaires, but they have risen 20%. he's living in an alternative universe. we are at the bottom of the barrel in economic growth

chris christie republican thing. i think democrats like to push the talking point that conservatives are mad at chris christie for palling around with president obama. and i'm sure there are some very childish members of the gop for whom that is an offensive thing. i think most conservatives, for most of us the consternation came in chris christie scolding members of his own party for refusing to allow sandy disaster aid to be mucked up for thing that go to caribbean rum producers and fisheries. when chris christie waved his finger at them, i think that run them the wrong way in some cases. projecting out to 2016, if chris christie run for president, do you think he wants sandy to come up in a gop primary debate or not? >> i think he won't mind at all. i think he will say he did this for new jersey. and i don't hate government. i think this is an example of good government. the idea is to get businesses back on their feet in new jersey. when the president said the shore is open for business, that's what targeted good

again, upset at chris christie and upset at chris christie taking money from the federal government >s bipartisanship, obama, his so christie praises obama. it's a master/servant relationship. >> whoa! whoa! >> wow. master/servant relationship. unbelievable. the question out to you this morning. why are conservatives, why is rush hiccupping over all that? 8665577377. we want to know your thoughts. why are conservatives so pissed off at chris christie this morning. will it have an impact on this presidential race? who knows? we'll take your calls coming up. (vo) current tv gets the converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >> you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. >> good morning everybody. welcome back to the bill press show. this morning wednesday may the 29th. 33 minut

>> chris christie. >> don't eat me! >> he's so fat, one time i was giving a presentation and he ate my piecharts. >> change back. chris christie's favorite band is bruce springsteen, because be he's from new jersey and least favorite band is the doors because he doesn't fit through them. chris christie's so fat his lap band is an orchestra. thanks for listening. >> retweets do not mean endorsements. i will be sticking around to host "the young turks" where i welcome joe williams into "the young turks." jack bergmann and david as serroda we're going to talk about ted cruz. have a great night. bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: look at that a guy takes his tie off, loosens up a little bit, and all of a sudden he i

how will that play out for chris christie?> reporter: well, i think chris christie thinks it looks good for him happening out with the president. he has a gubernatorial election to worry about before whatever he may pursue in 2016. it is notable today, when the two of them why wr in point pleasant, that chris christie drilled it. the first shot he took with the football. he was one for one. saxby chambliss had a hole in one with the president. the next one should probably buy a powerball ticket. you're looking pretty good hanging out with the president these days. for people here, i think the message that struck for the mayor, ed johnson, was the fact that this president was in many ways like a one-man new jersey tourism board. he used the word we in describing it. we've got great arcades, great boardwalks. they hope this sends a message to the rest of the country about the progress, the improvement that's are already taking place. the president was not here for long. he is already on his way back to washington, d.c. but this

. >> those would be iconic moments between the president and chris christie and house republicans. they reflected a pivot for christie, and effective at that. he gave a keynote at the republican national convention. his approval rating since then, he went from 56% approval in mid october before the storm hit to a record breaking 74% in february, and now hovers at 69% safely. the uncynical interpretation of this is that christie is the governor of new jersey, a state ravaged by sandy, desperately needed help from the federal government, and probably a lot to that. the cynical interpretation is christie is the governor of new jersey, a state obama won by 17 points. being a partisan identified republican, when the party's brand is in the toilet, doesn't bode well for a guy that has election here. he is so powerful going into election, in the staff meeting this morning, among people that do politics for a living, took an embarrassingly long time to remember the name of the democratic opponent, is state senator barbara >>> barring some changes in the political outlook. we all know he has

governor chris christie hosting president obama at the jersey shore. to get a firsthand look at the pace of recovery from superstorm sandy. we'll hear the president's reactions live this hour from asbury park. you can see they're ready for him there. and speaking of political odd couples -- how did hillary clinton and andrew cuomo, potential 2016 rivals end up in lock-step on memorial day? that's quite a parade. >>> secret mission, senator john mccain slips into syria to meet with rebel leaders. how will that complicate secretary of state john kerry's globe-trotting to try to find a diplomatic solution to the expanding civil war? >>> doling it out -- former senate majority leader and republican presidential candidate. bob dole offers some harsh advice for his own party. >> they ought to put a sign on the national committee door, closed for repair. >>> and here we go again -- the woman hired to fix rutgers after they fired an abusive coach now faces similar allegations of her own. she says she will not resign and the school is standing by her. we've got

i never thought i would have a night where chris christie is actually needed by barack obama to help ok better in life. i mean, the rapture could be happening pretty soon. >> i think it works both ways. christie basks in the glory of having the president all over him in his backyard and vice versa. >> it depends. if chris christie is truly looking at the white house and i think obviously, he is, you see the way he's acting, you see the weight issue, you see the surgery he's had, he's certainly at least giving himself the option to run. this is one of those relationships that i think could hurt him in a primary but in many ways, help him in a general election if he can get through it. the question is, do you really want pictures with barack obama putting his arm around you after you win him a teddy bear that is a chicago bears? i don't know if i want that picture on the internet. >> hang on. he actually won the teddy bear with a bit of athletic prowess. who would have put money on chris christie beating president obama at any form of sport? >> hey, don't mess with the big guys. i'm jus

(laughter) >> jon: new jersey governor chris christie, is losing weight. >> chris christie announcing that after struggling with obesity for years he revealed he secretly had lap band stomach surgery. >> some say it is a sign will run for president in 2016. (laughter) >> jon: of course some say that. some say that he's running for president, it's a sure sign. because why else would a 50-year-old man with young children and a loving family take steps to address obesity and extend his life. why else? it is a classic presidential run tell. (laughter) goes back to the days of eisenhower when everybody knew he was not going to be a president. of course the physical transformation that eisenhower underwent forced him to change his original campaign slogan. (laughter) (cheers and applause) you know what? can't a guy get healthy without prognosticators? >> oh what does it mean. it means he doesn't feel well! and wants to feel better. but you know, young christie, if you do wish to become president, it will take more than trimming down an occasional boughts of reasonableness. to be commander i

so you can. >>> bromance is blooming between president obama and new jersey governor chris christie. ident visited the jersey shore today, seven months after hurricane sandy, and just as they did last fall, the two stood shoulder to shoulder giving each other a public boost. especially if governor christie has his sights as many believe on the white house in 2016. it's a good thing for the gop. on the grill tonight, conservative radio host ben ferguson. ben, how are you? >> i'm doing well. i never thought i would have a night where chris christie is actually needed by barack obama to help him look better in life. i mean, the rapture could be happening pretty soon. >> i think it works both ways. christie basks in the glory of having the president all over him in his backyard and vice versa. >> it depends. if chris christie is truly looking at the white house and i think obviously, he is, you see the way he's acting, you see the weight issue, you see the surgery he's had, he's certainly at least giving himself the option to run. this is one of those relationships that i think could hurt

tonight, our talk with new jersey governor chris christie.d at work trying to rebuild the jersey shoreline for the folks who visit and the folks who live there. tell me about that encounter just now. >> she told me that the inspector came today and that they're going to start rebuilding her house. so that was the -- that's a good part of the job. while staying well within your budget walls. i want to paint something else. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. behr premium plus interior paint, only at the home depot and starting at $23.46 a gallon. i did? when visa signature asked everybody what upgraded experiences really mattered... you suggested luxury car service instead of "strength training with patrick willis." come on todd! flap them chicken wings. [ grunts ] well, i travel a lot and umm... [ male announcer ] at visa signature, every upgraded experience comes from listening to our cardholders. visa signature. your idea of what a card should be. choose from newture. calzones and sandwiches. go! olive garden's new

chris christie. one set of rules for himself. yone else. >> earlier this year christie told a former white house doctor to shut up after the doctor said he could die in office. and he's been even asked point-blank, is he too fat to be president. >> there are people who say that you couldn't be president because you're so heavy. what do you say to them? >> that's ridiculous. i mean, that's ridiculous. >> i'm not sure what's ridiculous or not. but, governor, if you need help slimming down, give me a call. i have a special reverend al diet in mind just for you. joining me now, krystal ball and joan walsh. join's writing about christie in "salon" today. thanks for coming on the show. >> thanks for having us, rev. >> krystal, let's cut to the chase. could this be the first step toward a run for the white house for christie in 2016? >> the timing is certainly very good. i don't want to question his motivations. i'm sure he's concerned about his health and thinking about his family and wife. unfortunately it's very unfair but people do,

physically, no, and about how i feel about myself, i feel great about myself. >> new jersey governor chris christiedmitted to having secretly undergone lap band surgery. he reportedly had the outpatient surgery february 16th, registered under a false name. when asked about his motive for the surgery, christie said this. >> it is not a career issue for me, it is a long term health issue for me. i turned 50 years old and it made me think. you know, i got confronted with, you know, your own, mortality as you start to age. so from my perspective, this is about mary pat and the kids and me, it's really not about anybody else and it shouldn't be about anybody else. everybody is going to have opinions as is obvious from this skrum of people here today, but i don't -- with all due respect to everybody here, your opinions on this issue really don't matter a whole hell of a lot to me. >> 12 days before the operation, chris christie didn't seem to have any concerns about his weight during an appearance with david letterman. >> i made jokes about you, not just one or two, not just on-going here and there, inte

governor chris christie rang it up on his first shot. >> mr.do you want to give it a shot, sir? >> here he is. >> whoa. >> you only need one to be a winner. joining me now, phil. phil, it's great to have you. there was a lot of backlash when governor chris tris -- christi welcomed president obama. here's what rush limbaugh has to say. take a listen here. >> obama has money, governor christie wants the money. he needs the money so the people will be helped. christie praises obama. it's a master/servant relationship. >> phil, explain what's really going on here? why is it hard to understand where these two can help each other, especially governor chris christie who's looking out for his people who's trying to get the jersey shore back into check? why is it so hard to think the president is a good prospect for him. >> i think he's really just focused on how his state can work with the federal government to deliver needed resources to people who were hurt by a terrible storm. i can tell you he's not particularly concerned about the optics or politi

a hostess cupcake. >> i can't agree with you more. >>> rumors are flying around why governor chris christiewent lap ban surgery. >> christie announceing after struggling with obesity for years he revealed he secretly had lap-band stomach surgery. >> some say it is a clear sign he will run for president if 2016. >> of course, some say that. some say that he's running for president. it's a sure sign, because why else would a 50-year-old man with young children an a loving family take steps to address obesity in his life? why else? >> i mean, listen, even it is to run for president. >> it's for his life. >> yeah, it's all good. get off his back. >>> now, if you have been following the kid faping case if cleveland, you may recall seeing the guy charles ramsay. he dropped the name of a huge corporation. take a look. >> i heard screaming. i'm eating my mcdonald's. i come outside, i see this girl going nuts trying to get out of her find. >> this guy, that guy is the quarter pounder guy? >> he's a big mack guy. he apparently went to the house eat tag big mack. mcdonald's says it looks like an endor

u 8 >>> bromance is blooming between president obama and new jersey governor chris christie. e president visited the jersey shore today, seven months after hurricane sandy, and just as they did last fall, the two stood shoulder to shoulder giving each other a public boost. especially if governor christie has his sights as many believe on the white house in 2016. it's a good thing for the gop. on the grill tonight, conservative radio host ben ferguson. ben, how are you? >> i'm doing well. i never thought i would have a night where chris christie is actually needed by barack obama to help him look better in life. i mean, the rapture could be many ways, help him in a general election if he can get through it. the question is, do you really want pictures with barack obama putting his arm around you after you win him a teddy bear that is a chicago bears? i don't know if i want that picture on the internet. >> why do we care about chris christie's weight? >> you know what, i asked that today and people, it was amazing to me, they go well, i want to know that if the commander in chie

chris christie is doing the right thing for his family, his health, and for 2016. he is the only elected office holder in the country who has favorable rating from republicans, democrats, and independence. that is the gold standard. >> a winning combination, charles. >> an extremely attractive candidate. it is none of our business, he is right. it is unrealistic in the state to imagine that it will not be our business. woodrow wilson had a stroke in the country did not know about it. eisenhower was in terrible help. kennedy had injections all the time. if the guy wants to have surgery to reduce his weight, leave him alone. >> as a doctor, how effective is this type of treatment? rather, and it works well. he had the least invasive. it was done leftist topically. you are just shrinking the size. you're not cutting out part of the stomach as you would in the other more drastic procedure. it is irreversible, but it is none of our business. >> congratulations to the governor. that is the last word. we will see you next week. >>> from washington, the american original f

this is chris christie's plan. there is one problem running a major university is about listening to people, listening to professor students, administrators, and the guy not only does he not listen but his slogan is that the buck stop anywhere but here. he takes no responsibility for anything. he's the anti-harry truman in charge. >> john: it would be like appointing a horse breeder to be in charge of fema. >> yes yes. >> john: we talk about julie herman. many of her former players said she's very abusive and many unkind things written about her. why the reluctance to get rid of her? is it because of money they spend money in background checks and never noticed this? >> it's not the macis part, but it's on the hiring of julie herman and the credibility of chris christie now lice with bargey, and how they protect themselves and how bureaucracies protect themselves no matter how corrupt they become. look the thing about julie had did he things that were regrettable, particularly as a coach, and assistant coach as wel

president obama and chris christie. they are back in the news. e white house said today the president and the governor will reunite next week to see how new jersey's recovering from hurricane sandy. christie talked about it on the "today" show. >> do you ever worry that another visit of you working on the boardwalk will cook your political goose? >> no, because i think they want me to do my job and the president wants to come back here and do his job. the fact of the matter is, he's the president of the united states. i'm the governor. i'll be here to welcome him. >> governor christie's approval rating is sky high because he works with the president to get stuff done for the public good. it's the way politics should work. but too many gop politicians and pundits have forgotten that. they are working up these so-called scandals instead of working for what is best for the country. joining me is lauren ashburn and clarence. clarence, how are republicans going to react when the president and chris christie are reunited again next week? >> well, i susp

>> jimmy: new jersey governor chris christie -- chris christie -- chris christie -- chris christie'sng has gone up 12 points. usually the only time he picks up a dozen is when he goes to krispy kreme. until then, he said he'll just think about pancakes. he's like, "ah, i'll collapse that bridge when i get to it." get your breakfast from each place -- talk about his initiative, let's sit. well, if chris christie's fine, then stop blocking the sun. [ cheers and applause ] i don't know why we do it. >> steve: come on! it's fun! >> jimmy: he's a good guy. he -- we kept doing jokes about him. and he's on twitter and tweeted at me, he said, "really, jimmy fallon, you're going to use another joke in the monologue, you guys need more material." and i go, "you know what needs more material?" [ laughter ] -- your suits. [ cheers and applause ] don't mess with me! don't mess with me, man! [ laughter and applause ] hey, guys. this week marks the 10th anniversary of the professional networking site, linkedin. which is weird, because on linkedin, it says it has 15 years of experience. just weird.

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although i did pay for his throws. >> the president and chris christie also met with hurricane sandytims, still recovering from the storm. >> now we all understand there's still a lot of work to be done, but thanks to the hard work of an awful lot of people we've got wonderful shops and restaurants and arcades opening their doors and i saw what thousands saw memorial day weekend. you are stronger than the storm, after all you've dealt with, after all you've been through, the jersey shore is back and it is open for business, and they want all americans to know that they're ready to welcome you here! >> everybody came together, republicans, democrats, independents. we all came together because new jersey is more important and our citizens' lives are more important than any kind of politics at all. >> but of course politics is in there somewhere. appearing with president obama won't hurt chris christie's re-election campaign, especially since 42% of the republican governor's supporters voted for president obama in november. according to a recent nbc news poll, 60% of registered new jers

chris christie says he's going to look into it.geant, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> that's going to wrap up this hour. thomas roberts is up next. >> good morning. good morning everybody. the agenda next hour, inside the courtroom for george zimmerman's pretrial hearing in the murder of trayvon martin. what evidence will be allowed in the trial and why zimmerman's lawyers are pushing for more time to gather evidence and the wheels on the bus go round and round so why is speaker boehner being targeted as the weakest speaker in history? we'll weigh in on that and then the odd couple reunited. president obama heading for a recovery tour with chris christie. we take you along as well. see you in a minute. [ musick ] i knew there were a lot of tech jobs available out there. i knew devry university would give me the skills that i needed to make one of those tech jobs mine. we teach cutting-edge engineering technology, computer information systems, networking and communications management -- the things that our students nee

new jersey governor chris christie reveals he underwent an operation to lose weight. some say it's a step closer to a 2016 presidential run. we'll look at that and explain what's involved in the operation. >>> biggest loser trainer bob harper will share his three-week plan for super charged weight loss. >>> and jonny lee miller's marathon to save the life of a 4-year-old boy named jonah. but first -- >> what did you think when you saw your parents? >> go ahead. you can say that. >> i was very, very happy and relieved. >> did you give them a big hug? >> yep. >> in the cap is alicia kosakevic. 13 years old at the time. she was kidnapped by a 38-year-old man. she was sexually assaulted, held prisoner in his essentially home made dungeon 11 years ago. she's with us today. she runs the alicia project, an organization devoted to protect children from predators. here with us is a clinical and forensic psychologist jeff guardier. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> i have daughters. watching that, how was it for you to watch now? i know a lot of time has passed. i wonder

cenk: is there a person in america that chris christie has not told to shut up yet? urns out he kind of took her advice apparently had secret surgery. let's go to abc news to find out more. >> christie said it's bigger than 2016, this is about his family, that when he turned 50, he looked in the mirror, realized that he had to get healthier, was getting older and decided to do the surgery. christy checked in the hospital over president's day weekend back in february, under a pseudonym. his staff didn't find out until yesterday. cenk: he said it was about his family. >> what spurred me to do it, i turned 50 years old and it made me think and you know, i got confronted with, you know, your own, you know, mortality, as you tart to age. from my perspective this is about mary pat and the kids and me. it's really not about anybody else and it shouldn't be about anybody else. everybody's going to have opinions as is obvious from this scrum of people here today but i don't -- with all due respect to everybody here, your opinions on this issue really don't matter a whole hell

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chris christie this fall or michele bachmann next year? i think bachmann has just wasted -- if i were her constituent, i would say, well, i don't mind your speeches, they're harmless, but it doesn't seem like you're doing anything else but giving these speeches. christie isn't known for giving speeches. he's known for doing something. >> if you ask a poll question in new jersey and a poll question in michele bachmann's district, name one thing that chris christie or michele bachmann did, their constituents, i would bet you, in michele bachmann's case couldn't name much of anything. and in chris christie's case could probably name two or three things. they might not be things everybody agrees with, but being effective, even if sometimes folks disagree with you, is far more important in a political race and for your political future than being, you know, somebody who gets sound bites and -- >> speaking of sound bites, this is a little bit funny here. i haven't seen it yet. i can't wait. on the boardwalk arcade, which i grew up on a boardwalk

you've been through what chris christie is going through.e never went a day where he didn't feel hunger until now. you still think it's a fair question to ask whether or not he's too heavy to be president. when this came up recently in a report, he got very angry when a doctor said that he could die because of his weight. he said he's the healthiest fat person you will ever meet. that was his response. is he right or is it a fair question? >> it's a fair question in one sense, in the sense that it's an issue. it's a health issue. as president of the united states, there are extraordinary stresses brought to bear on your job and obese people don't deal with stress the way that overweight people or normal weight people deal with stress. something he himself has acknowledged. so from that perspective in and of itself, a big obstacle has been removed. but i think the more insidious obstacle, the larger obstacle, is the stereotypes that would have been interlaced with his public image had he decided to run for president as a large, as a fat perso

chris christie's challenge is not his weight. it's his primary. that's going to be where this thing gets played out. >> you know why i like him? one reason i like him? besides we talk once in a while, every three years or so. i have to tell you, i liked about him is i picked him to beat corzine. i always liked the guys i picked because that was an upset. when they had the picture of him getting out of the car looking really overweight, bob, remember that? remember the ad ran against him? i thought that was a bad ad. he's going to win this darn election. >> i thought that was a stupid ad and i thought it hurt -- it distracted from the message. >> hurt his opponent. >> i think it hurt jon corzine who's a very good friend of mine. i think it was a dumb ad. let me tell you something. this guy's personality is bigger than his politics. that's why his appeal transcends normal ideological lines. >> agreed. >> but michael's absolutely right. he's going to have a very hard time in these republican primaries. he's a conservative. they think he's not conserv

chris christie has a scandal at rutgers university on the one hand. the president has a series of controversies that he's trying to juggle back in washington, d.c. as he tries to turn the page. any time they look like they are out to help the people of their state or are their country, i think they recognize that serves them well. for governor christie, 2016 still a ways away. he's got an election in his own state. that's his focus as well right now just on the people of new jersey. >> people just like seeing those guys get along. there's the basic fact about dogs and cats when they hold hands. it's a charming thing for america. peter alexander, thanks for the update. >>> after the break, the obama administration fights a battle with the press over its relationship with the press. >>> but is the bipartisan media shield anything more than a band-aid? we'll discuss the future of the whistleblower and the attorney general next on "now." [ woman ] we're taking downy to the streets. which shirt feels more expensive? that one's softer. it's the same t-shirt

chris christie is crushing barbara bono. 66% of men and ready for this? 64% of independents, 56% of women and a full 42% of obama voters. christie's pretty popular. 69% of voters approve of how he's handling his job at governor. 56% approve of the president's job performance. mark murray, nbc's senior political editor. lee, let me start with you. the virginia electorate. here we are five months out. what was most striking to you over all in sort of the ultimate, one of the ultimate three and four most important swing states in the country. it looked like a swing state in the country, didn't it? >> absolutely. virginia is the pivotal state, then we look at the governor's race for that same kind of indication of what's going on in the electorate and right now, we're seeing two not particularly popular, nor well-known candidates. kuch nelly has some built in advantages because he is the attorney general. he's getting 51% in numbers. but by no means has close to sale. this is a very, very close race. in some ways, it's a consultants dream. there's two candidat

chris christie. >> that was interesting -- no it wasn't.hen we come back we will probably talk about shg. about something. if you have a computer and you haven't purchased my book "joy of hate" very simple. go to amazon.com. and i look bad on that cover. autographed copy g gutfeld as well. you can order it there. and is >>> ahead of her 6th court ordered rehab stint lyndsay lohan says she does president have a -- she doesn't have a drug problem and should help kids overseas. god help those children. they have enough problems. you have these kids in a third world country and you will send that? anyway. in an interview with the talking bobblehead called piers morgan lilo said people over estimate her cocaine use. oh it is over estimated. at least there is someplace to start. she prefers ecstasy. can't argue there. and rehab is pointless, saying there are other things i could do that would benefit more. the best thing they would do for me is to make me go abroad to different countries and work with children. and the clubs are more fun there. i

district has not voted a democrat in more than than 30 years. >>> outspoken new jersey governor chris christierawing more attention than usual after acknowledging he had weight loss surgery. christie has lost 40 pounds since having the lap band in february. many speculating because his eyes are on the presidency. christie says after turning 50 it was more about his family and his health. >> i did this for myself, my wife, and my children. and unlike some of you, they will still pay attention to me whether i run for president or not. >> christie had the surgery a week after jokingly eating a donut in front of david letterman. he kept the procedure confidential by checking in under a different name. >> now to wall street and another record high. the dow closed above 15,000 points for the first time ever. gaining 87 points. abc's rebecca jarvis explains what the bullish milestone means to your nest egg. >> reporter: the stampede on wall street reached a milestone. the dow is up a staggering 130% since hitting rock bottom in march 2009. in real terms if you invested $10,000 during the worst of the

chris christie and the president will be together. the president is supposed to be here in the next 30 minutes or so. you can see it's raining now but the people that are from asbury park tell us we survived sandy. rain is just a nuisance at this point. the president is going to visit with the people badly impacted. the business owners as well. i spoke to the mayor that said in an average summer they hired about 1500 workers and they're hiring 900 for this summer. they still have a ways to go. that's the message they want to deliver is the need to support tourism which in this state is a $40 billion industry. the president who was just in oklahoma over the weekend visiting with the people where the tornado ravaged the community of moore, oklahoma, said that he will pledge to support -- the on going support of the government. white house officials say this say chance to deliver on the same promise to the people of this region as well. there's obviously political consequences or implications to this as well. chris christie still get a l

chris christie looks like he's gearing up to make a run. my notion of a credible candidate. it's his political value system, i suppose. he made it clear last year he's willing to work with the other party to get things done. he and obama presented the one good picture of positive political news the entire campaign simply by working together as elected officials of our country should. maybe the governor of new jersey is getting in shape to run or maybe just to improve his health. in any case it will be good to have him as a prospect for 2016 if only because he's someone many people on both sides of the political middle can actually imagine voting for. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "p "politics nation" with the reverend al sharpton starts now. >>> thanks, chris. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, found alive. it's a story made for the movies playing out in real life. three women kidnapped separately as teenagers ten years ago. all found in a house in cleveland. amanda berry, gina dejesus and michele knight hav

you're looking at live pictures of new jersey governor chris christie. he's our politics lead.ring live right now in newark, new jersey. if you're going to run a grueling 18 month long race you have to get into shape. christie is taking questions. we'll listen in. [ question inaudible ] >> well, in terms of keeping it secret, it is nobody else's business. so, you know, i mean, from my perspective and my family's perspective, the steps i've taken recently are for me and for mary pat and the kids. you know, if asked about it i would have never lied about it, but it's not anybody else's business but mine, so that is the reason i made the decision i did. that's all. yes? you. behind her. yeah, you. [ question inaudible ] >> no, i don't feel any more effective today than i felt 12 weeks ago. no. you know, folks who ask questions like that have absolutely no understanding of what is going on or this process. you know, this is about my long-term health and i've been very fortunate the last 50 years not to have any effects or complications for being overweight the better part of 20 yea

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. >> chris christie comes face-to-face with the cast of jersey shore after years of trading jabs.snookie and the governor make peace and do some fist-bumping? find out next. sorry, dana. i'm sorry. ♪ ♪ >> somebody wake up morgan freeman. >> all right. he welcome back on this memorial day weekend. seven months after superstorm sandy's wrath, there's great news to report. the jersey shore is officially back in business, baby. governor chris christie held a symbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony today in seaside heights to open up the beaches, and guess who he will be taking pictures with next tuesday? president obama will be heading back to check out the recovery efforts, so could another photo op damage a possible chris christie presidential campaign in 2016? the governor was asked earlier. >> the fact of the matter is he he's the president of the united states and wants to see the people of new jersey. i'm the governor. i'll be here to welcome him. >> now for our laundry segment we go to our residents shore expert. >> will that affect chris christie's run in 2016? another potat photo op