. >> logan and chris robinson lined up outside on new year's day.rs before the marijuana sales started in colorado. why was it important to be here so early and be first in line? >> we're pioneers. >> people waited in the snow to select their police officered strain of pot. >> this is going to be. >> and the first deal was done. >> colorado residents age 21 and older can purchase one ounce. >> i'm excited. >> i have been dreaming -- dreaming about this since i started smoking. >> there is no taking it out of state. no consumption in public and for law enforcement no driving stoned. >> and someone is drinking and driving aggressively. if you are under the influence you are likely to be slow. and we had necessarily marijuana about 13 years we're used to dealing with people who are driving and consuming it. >> for new retailers the concern is demand and supply and the shortages. >> and here it is going for $50 for an 1/8 of an ounce, it exceeded my expectations. what an exciting day. and wonder why they are smiling. >> washington state will allow pot s

logan and chris ee robinson lined up at 2:00 in the morning new year's day, six hours before recreationalijuana sales began in colorado. why was it important to be here so early and be first in line? >> because we're pioneers. >> reporter: hundreds waited in the snow to get their preferred strain of pot. and the first legal deal was done. colorado residents aged 21 and over can purchase up to one ounce, out of staters can buy a quarter ounce. >> i am excited. i been dreaming about this since i started smoking. >> reporter: there are other rules for taking marijuana out of state, consumption in public and main concern for law enforcement, no driving stoned. >> if someone is drinking and driving, driving too fast or aggressively, if you're under the influence of marijuana, you're likely to be slow. but frankly, we have had medical marijuana in colorado for about 13 years. we are used to people that are driving and consuming marijuana. >> reporter: for retailers, the problem is demand exceeding supply and possibility of shortages and higher prices. here it is already going for $50 for an eig

robinson. thank you, bob ingle, bob. >>> coming up, chris christie is fighting for his political life. never mind 2016, his governorship could be at stake. and now a new poll as troubling news for the governor. chuck todd is going to be down here along with mark halperin. much more on the investigations in new jersey coming up in this program. how far will all of this go as christie told big republican money men this weekend even he doesn't know when his troubles will end. that is probably the truest statement he has made. >>> plus, president obama says marijuana isn't any more dangerous than alcohol, or you could say it's as bad as alcohol. with more states moving to legalize it, we'll talk to two members of the kennedy family who know all about addiction. >>> and let me start with this, how this story out of hoboken promises to ignite a far wider investigation into the current politics of new jersey. and that is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> with just 18 days to go now until the winter olympics in sochi, russian police say they're on the lookout for as many as four black wi

robinson. "usa today's" bureau chief susan page, and of course, chris matthews.t to come out. he's going to be speaking about the economy as he shakes hands and gets ready to go up to the podium. quickly, susan, what we're hearing from him is what the agenda is. this is teeing up income inequality and the state of the union in two weeks. >> that's right. and a big speech for him. he needs to recapture a little momentum going into the state of the union, going into this new year. >> and here's the president. >> thank you so much. thank you. it is good to be back in north carolina. [ cheers and applause ] if you have a seat, go ahead and have a seat. if you don't have a seat, don't. it is good to be here at the home of the wolfpack. i want to thank your chancellor, randy woodson, for the introduction and the great work he's doing on behalf of students all across the system. i want to recognize my secretary of energy who is here. give him a big round of applause. he's doing good work. your governor is here. the mayor of raleigh nancy mcfarland. [ applause ] the mayo

eugene robinson, it all seems to come back to superstorm sandy for chris christie, as it did today.ied to relive those days. but that's something that a lot of people haven't gotten over. and i think if you invest in a huge amount of money in the romney campaign, you might still not have gotten over it. >> it's true. this republican love for chris christie as the potential savior in 2016, it's a real thing, and i think there are a lot of incl who feel that way. but it's not that deep. it's tenuous and tentative and kind of based on what happens. and certainly now based on what happens as this investigation plays out. so there's no sort of cemented love there. and people can turn away frankly if this goes south for christie. >> ken, when you talk to these big republican donors, how sharp are they as political analysts? i mean, are they as sharp about the way they invest in politics compared to the way they've obviously very successfully invested in creating their own wealth? >> i mean, it runs the gamut. a lot of them are sort of hobbyists who go with their gut and they get a feeling

the one after that, chris, the artist wants to draw kneel arm -- neil armstrong. we want him to draw jackie robinson. i want to see a vote. neil armstrong? jackie robinson. kill em. we are under contract for six. our goal is to do 600. for heroes to myson son and daughter we did 1 so -- 110. we didn't scratch the surface. the goal is -- what i would like to do is tell the stories about people you don't know. there's a girl whose name is alex scott. and alex scott, when she was barely a year old was diagnosed with cancer. it was the only life she knew was chemotherapy, cancer, and sickness. when she's four or five wants to open up a lemonade stand. she doesn't want to use the money for herself. she wanted to give the money to doctors to help other kids with cancer. within a single day it raises over $2,000. here is what i love. other lemonade stands start popping up all with alex's name. and said let's raise a million dollars. on up12, 2014 hundreds of lemonade stands open up. ordinary people selling water, sugar, and lemons to help kids with cancer. a couple of months after that she guyed. she's bar

and eugene robinson, msnbc political analyst and editorial columnist at the "washington post." first you, chrisu've been watching politics in virginia for a very long time. this does go beyond the pail, even though the laws are lax, what we've seen is surprising, correct? >> it's surprising to someone like me who has been following the story pretty closely. the reporter has really been driving a lot of the story. i was surprised at the extend, i guess, the extent to which the relationship between the mcdonnells and johnny williams, the donor went. it seems to me this is a case when you see it with politicians and congressman davis touched on it and i thought said it the right way, which is politicians spend a lot of time around very wealthy people. sometimes, in bob mcdonnell's face, they the politicians themselves are not wealthy. but there's a line between a relationship with a donor and crossing that line where you feel as though this relationship, the lifestyle that this person is helping you maintain, that that's right. and it seems clear that bob mcdonnell and his wife were way on the wro

robinson. welcome, eugene. >> thanks a lot. good to be here. >> just out of the commercial, we had some breaking news on chris christie.ou hear there from governor christie is a completely different tone and approach to this issue. not the laughing and diminishing chris christie that we heard. not someone that was suggesting this was made up by the media and his enemies. if you take him at his word, he sounds upset by what was done by his employees. >> until now, he was totally dismissive. no big deal. forget about it. it's over. it's over. he wisely decided not to go the hangout route and let it come out in dribs and drabs. after the starting revolutielat in the e-mails we heard earlier today, he has thrown his staff under the bus. what did governor christie know and when did he know it? he says he first learned this today. i assume people will fact check that and try to establish whether he knew anything about this before today. so that's the next big question. >> i've got to tell you i've participated at a junior level as an attorney sometimes looking over documents and e-mails. there are so many electronic records

robinson last year. it's not unheard of to see athletes leading watt the way in civil rights events and chris clue is a hero laugh it off the way straight guys usually do and not make it seem like being gay is de facto icky. >> yeah. that's my biggest thing too, he could have just said, so what if i was? i'm not. but, you know, who cares? like what a boring rumor. instead it was this big, i've got to address this. i really, really like the ladies. >> you're allowed to be gay, you're allowed to be a homophobe. but the homophobes are dying off and it's going to be fun watching them squirm. >> i think aaron rodgers' statement, the way he handled it, on that interview just underscores there is a level of intimidation and you better clear the air, because you don't want to be discriminated against. the vikings are saying they're going to review the matter. but they also deny kluwe's account. so i don't know what needs to be done at this point. but i think that we can come to the conclusion that there's not going to be too many nfl players out there who are going to be activists when it comes to social change in

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chris from the house subcommittee on indian affairs. and staff from her present is -- from her present us -- and staff from different are presented. fromve kevin washburn department of the interior. lillian sparks robinson from the administration of native americans. bill mendoza from the white house. rayna from the white house. have, as part of indian country gathered today -- representatives from key federal agencies. the department of agriculture, commerce, defense, interior, labor, state, and epa. byare honored to be joined some of our tribal leaders. who gave ourn indication this morning. we are joined by leaders throughout the nation and leaders from many partner organizations. nihc and many more. we have several important ncai partners outside indian country here today. dr. alice warner, -- dr. alice sandra, brian from the joint center of political and economic studies. we from the board of ncai have so many board members joining us today. we have the first vice president, michael finley. secretary robert shepherd, treasurer dennis walsh. we have the regional vice presidents. i also want to thank senator jon tester, who will be providing the congressional response, he has been an advocate of indi

robinson. later, actress marilu henner. up next, jim vandehei will explain why some folks are spiking the football own chris christie. we will have an update on the bridgegate decision as well. the political playbook is also comp. >>> first, bill karins with our forecast. >> a fire blew newspaperup in ad burning five homes and no rain in the forecast. colby fire the smoke plume was blowing over the top of los angeles and pretty amazing to see. >>> the drought situation in california, the extreme numbers gets to your attention. 63% of the state now in the extreme category. that jumped from 27% to 63% in one week because the rainy season and it hasn't rained yet. much of the west is still in a drought actually. it spread up into oregon and nevada and areas of new mexico and arizona. very little, if any rain, is expected in the next ten days throughout areas of the west. the blizzard conditions, roads were closed yesterday. windchills down to zero in chicago. so that is where the cold arctic air is. also a little bit of snow for you this morning in kentucky and drive carefully there and no travel concerns, whatsoever, f

players on the team and vin baker, doug christy, chris robinson and kenny anderson. stern said in a statement: >> rodman, faced criticism from all sides. elliott engel, a democrat calls the game a cruel joke. he went on to say the people of north korea are suffering and was offering them basketballs. rodman said proceeds will go to charity in north korea. the game is set for wednesday. >> that wraps it up. >> next - seattle's political surprise, a socialist is now a key city player. what it says about the city and its people. plus, the picture is amazing. wait until you hear the story behind it. >> colder, polar air in alaska, and definitely well up near siberia. temperatures near freezing nor alaska were stretching down into parts of chicago. where we had a minus 6. very cold, polar vortex, a core of cold air. heavy and dense and sinking through canada, and down into the united states. i brought in wind chills, 50 below zero. very dangerous to be outside. this kind of cold air has been so thick and so heavy that it has gained momentum so take it all go down towards