a port authority officials said tie of theld chris lane closures but he denies it. other new jersey lawmakers and the federal government have launched their own investigations into the gw lane closures. stay tuned. we will bring you all the details as they come out. facebook wants to spread internet via drones and lasers. or service means more facebook users. and the new ceo of arkansas has his own vision for the future. that is coming up. tesla tries to show how the new underbody of its model s can protect against things we run over on the road. the electric car maker released these images. take a look. ♪ onthis is "lunch money" bloomberg television. we are also streaming live on bloomberg.com, your tablet, and your smart phone. i am adam johnson. facebook -- by steve virtual -- by steve virtual reality provider oculus on thursday, and now they will deliver the in the two underserved areas by deploying drones, satellites, and lasers. >> it starts here at 60,000 feet with planes opening up the internet to everywhere. what happens now when we all have the internet? wh

prosecutors say michael jones and chancy luna gunned down chris lane as he was jogging. another teen deft agreed to testify against jones, the charges against him were reduced. the trial is set for august. that means the state will be able to carry out death sentences. but correction officials will not say where they bought the new drugs they say it's to protect the safety of it's new supplier. also, in texas, police have come across what they describe as the biggest human smuggling ring in recent memory. they found 115 people inside the stash house, a site that has become too common in the area. al jazeera heidi reports. >> 115 migrants. who had entrusted human smugglers, to illegally bring emthis to the land f oopportunity, instead ended up prisoners here inside this 1300 square feet house. police say the migrants have been held here for two to 15 days. >> bodies upon bodies. people sitting on top of one another. squalor conditions dirty filthy conditions. clothes strewn everywhere, where you look on the floor there is clothing. >> the family oif woman told police abou

two teenagers pleading not guilty and waiving their right to a speedy trial. 22-year-old chris lane waslled while jogging near his girlfriend's house last summer. >> i believe it's a winner. by the way, it's called affordable care act. i know you didn't intend any compliment or derogatory -- it's called affordable care act. when people know what it is and see what it means to them. that's the case we have to make. bill where that is nancy pelosi's answer when asked if obamacare would be a winner or loser for her party in november. juan williams and brad blakeman, gentlemen, we are all grownups. is it a winner or is it a loser? >> it's a huge loser. the fact that nancy pelosi is the cheerleader for obamacare. but you are not allowed to came that. she is the one who said you have to pass to it see what's tonight. she is the one who said you can keep your doctor. and your policy. now she is saying this is a winner for democrats? good luck. >> i think if you look back at the florida 2013 rink with jolly and sink it was an issue but when the numbers came back it wasn't a big negative for the

chris christie. they were told that lanes were closed because of a traffic study, which never existed. >> >> governorhris christie has apologised for the lane clearance saying he was not involved in the incident. numerous people lost their jobs and have been indicted since the investigation began. >> they were kept secret for 13 years. details of the clinton presidency are being revealed. more than 4,000 documents were released on friday. some of the records come from then first lady hillary clinton's office. they humanize hillary clinton by advising her to, "be real and relaxed", they give a glimpse into the inner workings of the white house at the time. >> more on the crisis in ukraine where the crisis impacts many ukraine americans. >> good evening from little ukraine in the east village in lookout shelter manhattan. this is a -- in little manhattan. this is a sizeable community. many are enjoying a friday night out. thoughts of what is going on are never far from their minds. earlier today, outside the united nations headquarters on first avenue there was a protest to get the members of the secur

lanes that bridge were shut down and ft. lee was gridlocked, he said he talked to chris christie personally about the fact the bridge lane shutdown was under way. if that's true, that would mean governor christie knew about it while it was happening. he was in direct communication about the bridge lane shutdown with the guy who shut the lanes down. would also imply the governor did nothing to stop it once he found out about it. now, in this report, the governor's lawyers do back flips to say, that's totally normal. nothing to see here. there's nothing damning about that at all. you can tell they're really worried about it. by early december 2013, david wildstein was feeling vulnerable and knew he'd have to resign. he identified bridget kelly, bill stepien and others who knew, claiming he had the e-mails to prove it. he mentioned it to the governor, himself, at a public event during the lane realignment. here's where the governor's lawyers earn their million bucks. are you ready? this is a reference that the governor doesn't recall, and even if actually made, it would not have registered with the governor in any event because he k

that governor christie had no involvement in the decision to close these lanes and no prior knowledge of it. >> reporter: attorney chris hired to investigate the lane closures on the nation's busiest bridge. >> gw bridge is totally gridlocked. >> reporter: investigators said both had an unknown ulterior motive but found no efd of political retribution. >> was it right or wrong? >> it was wrong. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer, christie called it the toughest time in his life. he also denied claims by one official who said he told the governor about the bridge crisis as it was was happening. >> i don't have any recollection of him saying this. but i'll tell what you he didn't say, by the way, governor, i'm closing down lanes on the george washington bridge to stick it to the mayor. is that okay? that, i would remember. none of the key figure nets scandal were interviewed. >> this is an extensive, the dog ate my program, report. >> there are separate investigations ongoing. >> christie says he takes seriously the recommendation of from that internal review. as for a run for the white house, chris

. >> now, steve, dave wildstein alleges that he personally told chris christie about the lane closures, but just listen to what christie said about wildstein earlier this year. >> i have had no contact with david wild scene in a long time. a long time, well before the election. you know, i could probably count on one hand the number of conversations i've had with david since he worked at the port authority. i did not interact with david. >> is this just something else that the governor forgot about, steve? >> well, this is where it gets interesting, where i think it's important to remember we keep calling it a report. that's probably the best shorthand we can use for this. but the way i really look at this is basically, this is the christie camp's defense. >> yeah thinking was drawn up by his legal team. this is also the lawyers who are representing him as the u.s. committee conducts an investigation, as the legislative committee conducts an investigation. he is simultaneously being represented by the same law firm that conducted this independent internal investigation. i think you nee

. >>> for month, new jersey governor chris christie has been trying to control the damage over the role his administration played in closing lanes leading to the george washington bridge causing massive traffic jams. today the results of an investigation commissioned by chris christie's own office were released. we get more tonight from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: today outside lawyers hired by the office of new jersey's governor and paid for by taxpayers cleared chris christie. >> what we found was that governor christie had no involvement in the decision to close these lanes and no prior knowledge of it. not a shred of evidence of it. >> reporter: the 360-page report follows a ten-week review of the bridge traffic lane scandal that threatened christie's political future. the governor turned over his personal and work e-mails and texts and was interviewed several times. last night, christie was on new jersey radio. >> i think all the important questions will be answered. >> reporter: the review puts all the blame for the plot to snarl traffic in fort lee on former port authority official david wildstein. and the governo

. >>> chris christie says he had nothing to do with the lane closures on the bridge. firm found no direct link to the governor but did not interview key players like bridget kelly and didn't interview people under oath. while the former law firm gave him a clean bill of health, they are still investigating the bridge scandal so it does leave a cloud over future presidential ambitions for the governor. >> i think they love me in iowa, too, diane, i've been there a lot. >> this was of course his interview with diane sawyer on abc. christie heads to vegas for what some are calling the sheldon addleson primary as the mega gop fundraiser looks at potential republican contenders. joining me now, "washington post" editorial columnist ruth marcus and ron allen live in trenton. first to you where the governor is going to hold a news conference about 2:30 we're told. >> 2:30 on a friday afternoon, late in the day. and typical maneuver one would say by politicians who want a story to be buried somewhere. this will get a lot of attention and seems to be part of af concerted effor

chris christie. >> playing in the same lane to a degree but i got from this that rand paul wants to force ted cruz to keep him in the tea party lane as rand paul tries to keep a slice of that. ted cruz goes off republicans, john mccain, mitt romney. saying essentially we can't keep nominating who don't stand for anything. rand paul, i will remind anyone who thinks we'll win elections by trashing previous republican nominees or holding one self-out as some paragon in the mold of reagan, that's splintering the party. >> he wants to be the unifier. that's why he's made nice with mitch mcconnell who he's playing a pretty aggressive role to help him with a legal problem back home in kentucky which is what i spoke to him about last week, about whether he could run in both for the senate and the president at the same time in kentucky. he is trying to -- that's why we saw him speak at the republican convention for mitt romney even though his father was fighting over seating delegates at exact same time at the same convention. paul is trying to show is he not his father. that's why he's concerned. showing

governor christie had no involvement in the decision to close these lanes and no prior knowledge of it. >> reporter: the attorney chrislocked. >> reporter: -- says they were orchestrated solely by two christie allies. the source said they had an unknown ulterior motive but found no motive for political retribution. >> was it right or wrong? it was wrong. and bridget kelly was fired. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer said it was the toughest time of his professional life but never considered resignation. he denied claims by one official who says he told the governor about the bridge crisis as it was happening. >> i don't have any recollection of him saying anything. a tell you what he did say -- he didn't say, hey, by the way, governor, i'm closing down some lanes on the george washington bridge to stick it to the mayor, is that okay? that i'd remember. >> reporter: critics say the report is biased since none of the key players were interviewed. federal prosecutor has separate investigation ongoing. governor christie says he will take seriously the recommendations from that internal review and wi

on the day that david wildstein resigned from the port authority, the chris christieie ally who arranged the laney mr. wildstein resigned from the port authority, it was paul who defended him. he was working on an issue that i brought to his attention, and it was turned into a political game. when people said it couldn't have been a real traffic study because the port authority engineers didn't know about it. paul said who cares about that, maybe they didn't know about it, because they [ bleep ] up everything. it was paul who said that anybody who believed the bridge lane closures were retaliatory in any way is a crazy person. if you believe that, his spokesman said i would suggest we're going to find hoffa's body on the leona helmsley in ft. lee. paul stood up not to just defend that story, but to take credit for it, it was me. until today. today paul nunziato took it all back. even though until today, he was said to be the origin of the whole idea for the supposed traffic study, today his attorney says actually, no, that was never true. this is amazing. he's told "the new york times," " paul nu

reduction in and that is unconstitutional. >> governor chris christie has denied involvement or even knowledge of his aides plot to close the bridge lanes. the controversy has threatened his prospects for the republican presidential nomination in 2016. "the new york times" reports the chris christie administration used salvage scraps of metal from the 9/11 wreckage of the world trade center as gifts to new jersey mayors who endorsed his reelection. republican david jolly has won the year's first congressional race, special election in florida to fill the seat vacated by the death of congressmember bill young. jolly defeated democrat alex sink by under 4000 votes. republican groups have flooded the campaign with millions and outside spending in a bid to cast a vote as a referendum on obamacare ahead of the midterm elections. freelance journalist matthew power has died at the age of 39. matt was an award-winning travel reporter who filed dispatches from around the world for publications including harpers, mother jones, and "the new york times." in his early years, he also worked with us at democracy now! at the time of his death, matt pow

. >> you kind of touched on this, chris, for instance, he describes lane closures as lane realignments. >> what's that? >> his choice of words throughout this report is really pretty poor. he describes pat foye's e-mail which said laws might have been broken here. he describes that as the e-mail that the executive director was a little put out because he didn't know about the so-called traffic study. and he continues to describe the so-called dedicated lanes to -- from fort lee over the bridge. they don't exist. they're a myth. and he adds to that and adds to that. his choice of words, this was a lane closure. it was not a lane realignment. two of the three lanes were closed, and they carry 25% of the traffic that goes over the upper level of the busiest bridge in the world. i say that randy mastro chose words to try to undermine what it is we already know. and i would love randy mastro to come before our committee on an investigation. present his report to us only under the idea that we can question him. because i'd surely like to question him. >> it's great having you on. >> and then

and the lane closures may be the least of chris christie's problems when these investigations, pluralcrats so quiet? i find it interesting that nothing has really leaked out of these investigations in all the wrangling that has taken place. normally the culture of stories like this, something leaks. oh, christie did know there was a text message, or somebody knows somebody that is on the committee. don't you find that interesting? >> well, u.s. prosecutors sometimes leak, sometimes don't. patrick fitzgerald, who prosecuted scooter libby down here in washington was notorious for not leaking. believe me, it caused me a lot of pain at the time. but legislative bodies, the legislative committees on the state level -- >> they like to talk. >> they like to talk. but they tend to be small. but it's smart for them not to leak now. they don't want this to be accused of being a partisan witch-hunt and prosecuting this investigation through leaks in the press. so i think right now they play it by the numbers, get to the bottom of this. that's really what the public wants. >> all right, david cor

the head of the police union and close ally of governor chris christie, he defended the lane closurese, was there any ambulance delay? no police service delay? no. yes, actually. there were delays as a result of that fake traffic study, which was some politically motivated vendetta against that town that still hasn't been explained. paul nunziato has apparently reduced his role in that job. for his part, bill barone has reportedly resigned. so we learned something about this basically still unexplained story. we learned when chris christie's chief of staff briget kelly ordered up those traffic problems, she really got what she wanted. they ordered that up and in many ca cases it had serious consequences to the people in that town. it was serious to the people involved in those accidents, those four people who waited double the amount of time they should have waited. but the other thing that we learned today was about not so much about what happened on the bridge in the first place but about that coverup. the coverup in the bridge scandal was in part about convincing people that there

so we're going through it, but the top line headlines here, chris christie didn't know about the lanedn't know when they were happening, and everything he told us on january 9th in his big press conference according to this report turns out to be true and his understanding. now, what this report really does is take a hard look at bridget kelly, she was the deputy chief of staff to chris christie, and david wildstein, he was one of the top at the port authority. and they come under scathing review. essentially this report says both kelly and wildstein knew and perpetrated these lane closures for some reason to get back at may the mayor of new jersey. the port authority doesn't tell us what the motivation is, but they say it's clear that both kelly and wildstein used the lane closures for political retribution. the other interesting fact here that has come out in this report that had been rumored was that bridget kelly and bill steppien, had some kind of a personal relationship, quote, and at some point after stepien's departure, kelly became personally involved. cooled and largely stop

you may sit there going you're talking about lane closclosures. chrisre what we think about his performance. he doesn't care what "the new york times" or new jersey papers think about the performance. he doesn't even care what his constituents think about the performance. he cares about what the republican donors who are going to decide pretty soon whether their team jeb or team chris, what they think about this. >> you didn't go on new jersey talk radio to defend himself yesterday. he went on diane sawyer. >> for good reason. he has got to get the message out there i'm alive, i'm well, my campaign is not over. >> so fascinating. you see him getting that close to a big leap. a big running. >> i feel like -- >> but still good. >> the question whether this is a legal case and i don't know. the key question we talk about bridget kelly testifying or wildstein is there going to be a court, a venue for that kind of open perry mason moments when they come out with the truth? >> we will know that when they come back with their findings? >> i don't know. the dem

lane. >> nothing wrong with it. when chris tucker was with charlie sheen he was not hot, but he was an inning tri sr*eu take to white audiences kevin hart is such a big problem star and deserves an intimates national audience as well as being a lead in a black movie. and i am sure that people are looking to filed those vehicles. but my point is that there is a lack of inter inter great in integration, itn aggressive pack of people. middle america who hates hollywood and some conservative groups that hate progressive ideas, big hollywood. i am sure that someone of them are happy to hear they don't practice what they preach when it comes to integration, when it comes to being inclusive. they can see some results from some movies and they will do what they see makes money, but they don't understand how to integrate properly. and that's okay. i mean, they are people who are -- but it's also an infrastructure, the black agent represents the black guys and he's segregated from -- you know, it's a very lily white executive field. and

the suv was involved in a three vehicle chris before it caught fire just after 7:30 a.m. three lanesn the lower deck oaf the bridge were blocked for at least and hour, backing up eastbound traffic into san francisco. you can see all of the traffic there. one person involved in the crash had minor injuries. >>> 150 member oss--members of the 1113th national guard based in san jose are back in the bay area today. the guard members returned home yesterday after being in afghanistan for a year. now they get to catch up. >> a whole different person. he was like half the size he is now the last time i saw him. >> you cannot wait to spend time with them. i missed them all. >> the guard riders greeted all of the members on the flight. they wanted the soldiers to know have aggratedful nation was--that a grateful nation was waiting for them. >>> nice couple of weather days coming our way and now a lye look at the golden gate bring and plenty of blue sky. temperature wills be lightly warmer today--temperatures will be slightly warm. and tomorrow, warmer. the clouds are high in the sky and so at

>>> a law firm hired by chris cribbing -- governor chris christie released findings that clears him of any involvement in the scandal. it included laneand led to grid lock near the george washington bridge. >> governor chris christie had no knowledge before hand of the george washington bridge idea and that he played no role whatsoever in that decision or the implementation of it. >> key figures in the incident refused to cooperate with the investigation which was funded by taxpayers. the democratic national committee called it an expensive sham. >>> concerns of possible tampering are prompting a recall of ally. the manufacturer says customers reported finding tablets in capsules of varying shapes and colors. the company says it also received complaints some bottles -- complaints that some bottles were missing labels. >>> how the drought is leading to a mini gold rush. but first -- >> family and friends keeping watch over memorial right now for a marine who police say was killed in a hit and run. we will have more on this tribute being planned for the victim. >> helping employees to go green. the new program that pays commuters to le

chris christie's re-election campaign being made aware of the infamous traffic problems in fort lee and fort lee's mayor being upset about it. the same week that the traffic problems were happening. contemporaneous to the lanelosures bill stepien was in on it. chris christie's campaign manager was being made aware of the situation. these new texts are part of the latest court filings for a superior court judge in new jersey to consider whether or not bill stepien and bridget kelly have to comply with the committee's subpoena or whether they can still refuse to hand over documents to the legislature. a ruling is expected on that matter at the end of this month but almost daily new revelations in the story are expected to continue in the meantime. watch this space. we'll keep you posted. . >>> good tuesday more than. right now on "first look," plane theories. was the missing plane's flight path altered inside the cockpit's computer system. >>> and vice president rushing to the region to shore up nato support. p. >>> and mick jagger cancels concerts in the wake of the death of his long time girlfriend. >>> plus a new round of recalls for general motors. chaos in mexico as police battle one another. and just in

. >>> the report commission by governor chris christie concludes he had no involvement in the closure in the lanes on the george washington bridge. >> we found that governor christie had no knowledge beforehand of this george washington bridge realignment idea. governor christie had no involvement in the decision to close the lanes and no prior knowledge of it, not a shred of evidence of it. so, yes, our findings today are a vindication of governor christie and what he said all along. >> but 340 pages $1 million later, questions surrounding the governor are far from settled. the focuses on david wildstein and bridget anne kelly. it says that wildstein seemed to be the instigator of this plan comparing it to so many other crazy ones that never got off the ground. it says that bill sptep eyen wa aware of the screen. it says the governor's version of the event rings true. wildstein says he discussed the lane closures with christie during a september 11th event which christie denies. >> david wildstein has said at a 9/11 event, he talked to you about traffic, a little ambiguous. did he? >> i don't hav

shedding new light on the involvement of new jersey governor chris christi's campaign manager, former campaign manager, in the shutdown of lanes on the george washington bridge. the e-mails show that bill stepien was looped in about complaints over the lane closures and responded "thanks" when forwarded a message from the upset mayor of ft. lee. a state legislative committee released the e-mails as part of their case to a judge that stepien should have to abide by a subpoena as they investigate this scandal. >>> happening today at the site of a deadly gas explosion in new york, additional testing as authorities try to figure out what led to the blast that killed eight people. most of the rubble has now been removed, and arson investigators plan toegin a pressure testing on gas lines. autopsy results show most of the victims died from smoke inhalation or blunt force trauma. >>> new developments this morning in that awful crash at the south by southwest festival in austin. a third person has now died. she had suffered critical injuries when a car plowed into a crowd outside a music venue. 20-year-old rashad owens is facing murde

be david wildstein, apparently has told individuals he did report to governor chris christie on september 11th, that the lanesclosed. if true, that contradicts what governor christie said repeatedly. who gets the david wildstein or bridget kelly interview? here is what i would say. aide says christie knew while lanes were closed. authorities are not ruling anything out in the flight 370 investigation, but they are keeping the pilot of the plane as the center of the search for answers. frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky. not chalky. temporary. 24 hour. lots of tablets. one pill. you decide. prevacid. ♪ 24 hour afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. so, if you're what ysleeping in your is youcontact lenses, ask about the air optix® contac

. >> the report blames two of governor chris christie's aids for the decision to close lanes on the george. lawmakers and prosecutors are looking into the closures. >>> mark your calendar, super bowl l date has been set. the nfl announced today the big game will be played on february 7, 2016. it is estimated that a super bowl brings 300 to $500 million, included in that celebrations and events all over the bay area. levi's stadium is set to open august 2 and then the 49ers play their home game this fall. >>> baseball stadium food has come a long way from hot dogs dogs and peanuts. ask a's fans this season. the new menus will feature foods such as brick oven pizza, wraps, salads and bowls. and a bar and grill section, offering 20 brews. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. at this moment a group of san francisco students is on an airplane headed to africa for the trip of a life time. >> this is a big step. >> thank god i get to go to this trip. thank god. >> lots of history. lost of education. >> life changing -- lots of education. >> life changing. >> a six year veteran of the san francisco police departm

text messages in the new jersey bridge scandal showing governor chris christie former campaign manager was kept in the loop. that's why lanes to the george washington bridge were closed last september. the documents were released in a court filing by a new jersey legislative panel. investigating whether the lane closures were political payback. >>> the rate of colon cancer has fallen by a whopping 30% in the decade for americans over 50. that's thanks to a triple rate of colonoscopies. >>> and no experience necessary. the new york times says operators of japan's crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant are hiring untrained workers to clean up the site and they're given few or no instructions on safety procedures. >>> time to get down to business. kermit the frog set the tone on st. patrick's day, fittingly. major market finishing in the green. and forest protests planned fo cities today. they have the right to unionize. kevin trudeau is sentenced to ten years in prison. he sold more than 850,000 copies of his book, the weight close cure they don't want you to know about. the judge in the case said for decades trudeau

internal review commission by the new jersey governor chris christie of dissolved him of any blame our knowledge of the george washington bridge lanesings scandal. is that good enough? >> christie knew nothing about lane closures, his lawyers say. it is not persuasive and an unforced error. the last thing you want to make a big splash is that you lawyered up. his interview with diane sawyer was quite good. his press conference months ago was good. it does a really bad thing. it tries to turn bridget and kelly -- bridget anne kelly into a fall girl. up with an ones unhappy. making it seem as if she is the one doing something that no one else would know about, i see that ball person here in terms of the christie people. >> are they making her the fall person? >> this is an example of what the left is trying to do with chris christie is what the rights try to do with benghazi. frankly don't see this sticking to chris christie either. we can talk about the credibility. the issue is not the report. of sessions the less with chris christie and their of session with trying to take him down. i think that is the big issue. the left of sessi

martinez area, you can see the sensors there, crash blocking lanes and to novato, multivehicles in lanes there. chrisks a lot. it's amanda. hey sweetie. what? [phones rings] okay, i'll send it. one hundred seventy-two dollars for a chemistry book, what is it, made of gold? just use citi popmoney. boom. ah, she's feeling lucky. with citi popmoney it's easy to send money to just about anyone, anytime.r new chemistry book. visit your local branch or citi.com/easierbanking to learn more. >>> good thursday morning. the sun is starting to peek out from the clouds. increasing sunshine today. drizzle possible through 9:00. notice the rain is gone on live doppler. scattered shower is possible once the fog lifts, starting around noon. a quarter mile in santa rosa right now. ♪ and i won't be denied by you >>> there is bindi irwin, the daughter of the crocodile hunter all grown up now. let's take a look back. this is how we remember her with her dad and now she's carrying on her dad's work. she has a big announcement this morning. she'll reveal it right here this morning only on "gma." we're looking forward to t

coming up, the biggest trouble for chris christie may not be actually those lane closures. it might be all about his guy at the port authority, david samson. there are developments in a separate investigation. we'll bring them to you straight ahead. ...so you say men are superior drivers? yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? [ doorbell rings ] the johnsons! stall them. first word... uh...chicken? hi, cascade kitchen counselor. stop stalling and start shining with cascade platinum packs. over time, platinum fights cloudy residue 3x better than the competing gel. it's so powerful it even helps keep the dishwasher sparkling. avoid embarrassing moments... at least for your dishes. cascade. beyond clean and shine every time. >> chris christie was dpronted by protesters during a town hall today. while some yelled about appointees at the port authority, christie was not asked a direct question about the george washington bridge scandal, but it di

coming up, the biggest trouble for chris christie may not be actually those lane closures.t might be all about his guy at the port authority, david samson. there are developments in a separate investigation. we'll bring them to you straight ahead. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. when my son was born, i remember, you know, picking him up and holding him against me. it wasn't just about me anymore. i had to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. chantix didn't have nicotine in it, and that was important to me. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in beh

. >>> an internal investigation has determined chris christie was not involved with the george washington lane closures, believed to be political retribution. it places the blame squarely on the head of the then port authority and top christie aid chris christie. this probe was conducted by a law firm hired by christie. the state is conducting its own investigation and we will pore through it all with the man for jersey politics, our "cycle" friend steve kornacki tomorrow on this show. >>> march madness resumes tonight with half of the sweet 16 teams hitting the hardwood. three of the four number one seeds remain, despite number of huge upsets since the field was 64 teams just a week ago. tonight's match-ups include number ten stanford against this tournament's cinderella team dayton. >>> and from the new cycle to the spin cycle, and a decision that could rock the foundation of college sports, northwestern football players have now the right to form a union. that was the decision announced wednesday by the national labor relations board chicago district. regional direct peter orr cited a numbe

. >>> governor chris christie insists he did not know about the lane closing. the report was conducted by christie's own lawyers. two more investigations are under way. more trouble for general motors with an order to stop selling models of chevy cruze models with 1.4 leader turbo engines. gm is not giving a reason and not calling in a recall. headline stories is next on al jazeera america. >> the president is in saudi arabia meeting with the king at a time of strained relations and different conclusion of what to do in world trouble spots. it's the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. the american president and the king of sau

the former protege and political ally who maintains he told chris christie about that as the lane closuresappening. the fact that the governor was speaking, this was the first news conference he held since january 9th, that marathon 109 minute news conference when it burst open, this is the first time he is speaking since his own governor's office has exonerated him. his own office based upon the internal investigation that chris christie clearly defended the merit. gloria borger, chief analyst joining me and dana barb joining me as well. ladies, gloria first to you and dana, what jumped out at you? >> he announced a resignation of the chairman of the port authority of new york and new jersey, david sampson, a long time friend and ally. he said this resignation had been in the works for a year because mr. sampson is 74 years old. he said he has been tired for a while. he wanted to do something else. as you know, sampson did not speak to the investigators who were doing the report for governor christie's office and he has potential legal liability here and he could shed light on this. altho

lane now. >> 10-4. >> new jersey governor chris christie has apologized for the changes paid by an aide.he said he was not involved in that closing. >>> once the world's largest bitcoin exchange has filed for bankruptcy. 850 million bitcoins have disappeared, apparently because of some flaw in the software. the missing currency is worth more than ahalf a billion dollars. >>> live report from kiev. plus accusation of a rape guide leads to a sexual assault and anger at school officials. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. we have a lot to cover in this half hour. the cost of intervention. president obama warns vladimir putin to

governor chris christie's campaign manager received a series of updates about the brunlg bridge elai's lane closures. stepien's attorney say they do not implicate his client in the scandal, however the investigative committee claim they prove that he was involved in the scandal and even helped coordinate responses with that the ghuf's office. >>> rachel bunny mellon, the business heiress, has passed away. she married one of the country east richest men back in 1948 and later became friends with jackie kennedy. she even helped redesign the rose garden at the white house. but it was in 2011 that john edwards was indicted on charges he tried to hide $725,000 paid by mellon in an effort to cover up his relationship with his pregnant mistress. mellon was not accused of any wrongdoing, but her long time lawyer says she died at the virginia estate that she loved yesterday. she was 103 years old. >>> friends and family of lauren scott say she are shocked by her apparent suicide. reports say she was found hanging from a scarf in her new york city apartment monday morning. scott the long time girlfri

broke earlier this year about a connection between the george washington bridge lane closures and members of governors chrishristie's own office, governor christie announced publicly he had cut ties with two of his very senior staffers. his deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly who sent an e-mail that said "time for traffic problems in ft. lee," he fired her and his campaign manager. >> i was disturbed by the tone and behavior and attitude of callous indifference that was displayed in the e-mails by my former campaign manager bill stepien. and reading that, it made me lose my confidence in bill's judgment. and you cannot have someone at the top of your political operation who you do not have confidence in. >> governor chris christie announcing he had fired the man who he twice put in charge of electing him governor of new jersey, who he just put forward to run the republican party of the state of new jersey and widely expected if not to run entirely at least take part in managing the governor's own run for president of the united states in 2016. governor christie fired bill stepien the first day that the

con tem prains to the lane closures bill stepien was in on it. chrisanager was being made aware of the situation. these new texts are part of the latest court filings for a superior court judge in new jersey to consider whether or not bill stepien and bridget kelly have to comply with the committee's subpoena or whether they can still refuse to hand over documents to the reg slach. a ruling is expected on that matter at the end of this month but almost daily new revelations in the story are expected to continue in the meantime. watch this space. we'll keep you posted. that does it for tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow night. now it's time for "the last word." >>> tonight, vice president biden heads to poland for talks about the continuing crisis in ukraine. obamacare passes an undeniab undenumerical milestone and we are learning even more

> good evening a development tonight in the george washington bridge lane closure scandal in new jersey raft year. did governor chris a hand in it? the state panel issues it's investigation the internal review of the plot to create gridlock exonerates governor christie. >> there is not a shred of hard evidence that the governor did anything other than what he has said. >> it happened without the governor's knowledge, orchestrated by two close christy allies investigators said both had an unknown ulterior motive. christy sat down with diane sawyer. >> that is -- aides and appointees would have a personal annoyance and shut down the biggest bridge in the world >> i said this can't be true. sometimes people do stupid things. >> critics say the million dollar report is biased and full of holes. all of he the key figures refused to be interviewed. >> thises a very extensive, the dog did eat my home work report. >> i think all of the important questions will be answered. >> today's report recommends appointing an ethics tsar to the ofgs. and search efforts underway in washington state a community was just devastated by th

> good evening a development tonight in the george washington bridge lane closure scandal in new jersey raft year. did governor chris christie have a hand in it? the state panel issues it's investigation the internal review of the plot to create gridlock exonerates governor christie. >> there is not a shred of hard evidence that the governor did anything other than what he has said. >> it happened without the governor's knowledge, orchestrated by two close christy allies investigators said both had an unknown ulterior motive. christy sat down with diane sawyer. >> that is -- aides and appointees would have a personal annoyance and shut down the biggest bridge in the world >> i said this can't be true. sometimes people do stupid things. >> critics say the million dollar report is biased and full of holes. all of he the key figures refused to be interviewed. >> thises a very extensive, dog did eat my home work report. >> i think all of the important questions will be answered. >> today's report recommends appointing an ethics tsar to the ofgs. and search efforts underway in washington state a community was just devast