his name is chris white. have a listen. >> i just came here and i brought some water and towels to see if anybody was stranded and if families have been here. they gave them some gas and actually kept out more people. >> you are literally looking for people who ran out of gas? >> correct. i found two couples and i will bring them back to my house and let them warm up and give them some food. >> why are you doing it? >> just to help. i look on the news and they had trouble getting to the people and i thought i might come out just to help. lend an extra hand. >> friends and family of mine have seen rude drivers, but they have also seen acts of kindness like we saw from chris white. he has taken the people back to his house to warm up because they are not going anywhere fast. >> so the headline is that traffic is moving. i suppose that's a good thing. think about all the times you get out with gas at a quarter of a tank and guilty and not thinking you would be stuck like that. i know you are not going anywhere.

chris christie held a long press con fence. you don't see that in the white house of lately. that said, chris christie left himself zero, zero wiggle room. so if an e-mail pops up with christie's name on it with the senate return reply, he's a dead man walking. >> you would think he was trying that and check it out. a quick turn around is action. >> to his credit. >> dana? >> well, that is exactly the description i was going to use so i will let eric use those words instead. so i would say to chris christie, welcome to the big leagues, right? so now every move he makes is going to be scrutinized by everybody and in some ways he's asked for that, right? he puts himself out there in his great funny videos, every once in a while you will have a situation like this. now what happened is actually an abuse of power. power is very intoxicating and who you surround yourself with as a leader very much mat terse. i'm going to take him at his word. he seems very sincere to me. he seems hurt by the fact that his staff lied. what i love by his management style is in the reporting it says h

chris christie met with the press and took action right away. you don't see that in d.c., don't see that in the white house lately. with that said, chris christie left himself zero, zero wiggle room, so if an e-mail pops up with christie's name on it, copied, cc'd, sent, returned, replied, he's dead man walking politically. >> you would think he'd check that out but with a quick turnaround. >> to his credit, kimberly? >> ballsy move. >> dana? >> that's exactly the description i would use so i'll let eric use those words instead. chris christie, welcome to the big leagues because every move he makes will be scrutinized by everybody, and in some ways he's asked for that, right, because he puts himself out there. gets great funny youtube videos and every once in a while he'll have a situation like this. now, what happens is actually an abuse of power. power is very intoxicating and when you surround yourself as a leader very much matters. i think -- i'm going to take him at his word. he seems very sincere to me. he seems hurt by the fact that his staff lied. what i loved about his management style is --

. >> will a traffic jam derail chris christie's white house hopes. >> scandal surrounding 0 chris christie. >> that it was political retribution. >> and now talk of maybe federal indictments. >> some federal laws broken were the bridge act, state laws. >> at the center of it all, the man some called republicans' best hope, a tough-talking new jersey governor known for getting in people's faces. all that could be up in the air today and we're all overred today and why the main treatstream media seems suddenly to interested in this and only this today, and why north, surprisingly, the left is so darn giddy today. >> underhanded trickery and vengeance taking. >> a bully, mean spirited. >> hard to imagine he didn't know. >> why would they want somebody like that at president. >> why some on the far right are giddier. >> the point of the story -- this is payback you don't give him what he wants, he'll pay you back. >> christie will learn a lesson here that the rinos have not come to his defense. >> why he argues self-inflicted wound does not always kill. just ask. bill clinton. or richard nixon

will a traffic jam derail chris christie's white house hopes? do today. >>> john miller returns. we'll ask about stop and frisk, fighting terror, and mr. miller's qualifications. >>> also, the new therapy that could help millions of sleep apnea sufferers. >>> but first, your today's eye opener in 90 seconds. >> it is the lowest, most venomous form of political

chris christie. the focus is the george washington bridge. >> a traffic jam derail his white house hopes? >> scandal surrounding the new jersey governor, chris christie. >> president obama and his former secretary of state hillary clinton in the hot seat over their foreign policy flap this week. apparently the mainstream media thinks the traffic jam is more important. bob, double standard here or what? >> no. because i don't think that the flap that you talk about is such a big deal. the gates book. leaving that aside, you know anything about christie, in his press conference, give him credit for that. the fact of the matter is. if you're the chief executive of the state where the most important artery is backed up and a lot of complaints coming in and the only people he asks about it are his staff, he used to prosecute bad politicians. he didn't take their word for it. >> christie did a good job defusing the animosity and what was going on. assuming, assuming he's not lying about any of it. if there's one name with chris christie copied on, one e-mail, one memo, it's going to be big troub

democratic senator chris murphy of connecticut was at that white house meeting with the president lastns us from capitol hill. senator, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> i've read a lot of things about this meeting. in one case it was described in a report as decidedly upbeat. tell us what you can about what went on and what you think the mood is. >> yeah, it was upbeat first he talked about the fact about what he thinks that the white house and congress should be focusing over the next year about getting hands back into the hands of the middle class, why it's so important to extend unemployment benefits, why we'll be focusing on raising the minimum wage. today he'll be talking about lowering the price of college, but he also talked about the fact we have to be more positive, over all the hand wringing, it's working right now as the website is working. there's 7 to 10 million people who signed up for health care that didn't have it. there are the small victories we haven't talked about. for instance last night he mentioned something that nobody is really understand, the dropout

biggest threat that the republican party has to upending the democrats' dominance in the white house would be chris christie, it's other republicans who don't want to have to face chris christie in the primaries. they're feeding this. so he is going to feel it from both sides. so the shine was off. he was exposed today as just another politician. and that, in the long run, could be the worst thing that happens to him with this scandal. >> chuck todd part of our team covering this out of nowhere story that blossomed today. again, thanks. >>> on the day after the 50th anniversary of lbj's declared war on poverty, president obama announced a new initiative in that battle today. the president named five so-called promise zones around this country, areas that will receive tax breaks and other assistance aimed at creating jobs and improving education and housing. the first of them will be in philadelphia, l.a., san antonio, southeastern kentucky and the choctaw nation in oklahoma. >>> we have more tonight on the crisis currently playing out in africa. there has been new violence playing out in the last 2

chris. >>> meanwhile, the white house today on the defensive after excerpts were released and leaked from former defense secretary bob gates' new book "in duty," his new memoir. gates both criticizes and praises president obama for his relationship with the military, but reserves his sharpest criticism for vice president joe biden and former national security adviser tom donovan. gates calls the national security team the most centralized and controlling in national security since the nixon years. he recalls his thoughts after one meeting with the president about the war in afghanistan, saying "the president doesn't trust his commander, can't stand karzai, doesn't believe in his own strategy, and doesn't consider the war to be his. for him, it's all about getting out." joining me now is p.j. crowley, and colonel jack jacobs. welcome to both of you. p.j., you were there. you've seen a lot of this. you know bob gate, as do i. i've covered him at cia. this, first of all, booked by an academically minded, historically minded man who wants to talk for history about the problems that the milita

we can only fight for what we are and we are white. >> chris is currently in our transition unit.he also has the opportunity to go home within the next six months. so far he's been maintaining a decent conduct behavior. but, believe me, we are monitoring him and will continue until the very day that he goes home. >> even with the aryan brotherhood as the major threat in the institution, the gang rarely engages in racial violence. >> i wouldn't say that we have a lot of black on white or white on black conflict. most of the time our incidents that occur are usually white-on-white incidents. a white supremacy organization will see that they have a weaker individual amongst their race and they usually pursue them as an easy target, as someone they can get money off of or have them traffic their drugs for them or sometimes they just out and out assault them. >> you're looking at your own people, all right, somebody's saying something. somebody's doing something, to where they cause a divide amongst people. so that's the time whenever we say, all right, we need to resolve this. in here

will a traffic jam derail chris christie's white house hopes? t the governor will do today. >>> john miller returns. we'll ask about stop and frisk, fighting terror and mr. miller's qualifications. >>> also the new therapy that could help millions of sleep apnea sufferers. >>> but first, your today's eye opener in 90 seconds. >> it is the lowest most venomous form of political retaliation. >> new jersey governor chris christie faces a firestorm. >> top aides accused of ordering days of traffic gridlock on the country's busiest bridge. >> you released e-mails. >> governor chris christie released a statement. people will be held responsible for their actions. >> clearly, somebody is getting thrown under the bus. fortunately for them the bus isn't moving it's stuck in terrible traffic. >> explosive materials have been found near sochi. >>> dennis rodman is apologizing about comments he made about an american being held in north korea, a day after he serenaded kim jong-un for his birthday. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >>> some relief this morning as th

. >> governor chris christie responds to a scandal with his outspokenness, apologizing for a situation seen as the first hurdle in what could be his run for the white house. governor chris christie said he is heartbroken, outraged and blind sided. he fired a aid who had a hand in closing the lanes on the george washington bridge. he said he knew nothing about the plan but takes full responsibility. >> reporter: this afternoon governor chris christie went to fort lee, new jersey, to apologize to the mayer for the george washington bridge scandal. the governor apologized to the people of new jersey. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue. in its planning or execution. and i am stunned. >> reporter: documents imply a bridge shut down was orchestrated by governor chris christie's administration to punish fort lee's mayor who didn't endorse governor chris christie. >> incredible to me people in positions of authority would be venomous. >> reporter: the closure on one of the busiest routes in the world were said to be part of a traffic study. three weeks before e-mails show an aid was involved in the decision to stop access to the bridge, say

that guy, chris christie, some believe the republican front-runner for the white house in 2016 speaks out and speaks and speaks. in the wake of a scandal here in new jersey. just a few miles from us, down in fort lee, old home town. fired an aide for getting back at a democrat who didn't endorse the governor. covering the governor when he comes to fort lee later today to apologize to that mayor. sue, meanwhile, at the new york stock exchange. that's begin with you, scott. the details? railro . >> tyler, we'll find out. it's not entirely clear they've receive the governor if he comes to fort lee. the story of governor chris christ christie, has changed. today for the better part of two hours the blunt no-no sense governor answered questions in trenton, apologized repeatedly. he was sad, had to inv in the traffic closures clearly done as a political vendetta against the mayor of fort lee and the straight-talking postpartisan governor insisted he is not a bully. >> no. i'm not. i mean, listen, kelly, politics ain't bean bag. okay? and everybody in the country who engages in politics know

white house. >> i like chris christie. i like bobby jendal. i like a number of those people.d in states that have both republican and democrat. >> i like chris christie but we got in a fight and now i don't like him anymore. >> you got in a fight? what happened? did he hit on you? >> no, i just said he may not be my top contender for 2016 because like to seat field. and he did not like that answer. he went pretty crazy on me. >> well, daughter of megan was asked about the best advice her dad ever gave her which was don't lie, cheat or steal but everything else is fair game. >>> former wyoming senate liz cheney called the man she tried to unseat to let her know she was dropping out. he described the call as brief and said he's keeping the cheney's in his prayers. >>> the senate pushed back a scheduled vote on extending unemployment insurance. that vote will take place today. and new york senator chuck schumer talked with raidal madow about the gridlock in congress. >> it is becoming clearer and clearer to the american people that gridlock is not being caused by both parties bu

the white house condemned the comment. chris christie admits that makes were made and what he said at that

will a traffic jam on the george washington bridge block chris christie's road to the white house. >> outcry over a black rhino hunt auctioned off as a fundraiser. >> new jersey lawmakers have more questions about the george washington bridge scandal for chris christie. the new speaker at the state asem reply plans to call a special session to investigate the lain closures. before the scandal broke chris christie was the favourite for the 20 sf presidential election. earlier i asked matthew arcoe if bridge-gate will change that. >> since he's in the national spotlight talking about a run for 2016, that's the thing that everyone is looking through. this is serious stuff and serious allegations, and he - it's reaching his closer inner circle with the release of documents the other day. we are seeing that it's getting closer and closer. the governor said he had no knowledge of this, but democratic lawmakers in the state house are trying to pick at that and get it closer to the governor. at this point he's been adamant that he has no knowledge of it. if it does get closer, it will probabl

still ahead, bridge debacle with a traffic jam blocked new jersey christensenie's road to the white house? >>> chrisistie is fighting accusations he was involved in that political scandal that brought traffic on the george washington bridge to a standstill. new jersey state assembly released a pile of documents related to the four-day incidents including angry e-mails to the port authority ordering lanes re-opened. matthew arco is a staff writer and reporter in new jersey where he has been covering the i don't know george washington bridge closure thank you for being with us? >> thank you. >> everyone is asking this question. i will ask you: is chris kristi's ambitions for 2016 over? >> i don't know if i could say it's over because it's still a couple of years out. since he is in the national spotlight, talking about a run for 2016, that's certainly kind of the prism that everybody is looking through. this is serious stuff and serious allegations. it's reaching his inner circling with the release of the documents just the other day we are seating it's getting closer and closer. the governor said he

and but along comes this popular republican white male chris christie and all that p.c.the window. >> isn't it part of let's get christie? it's all part of he hasn't been a buddy to the factor. he doesn't come on here. okay? it looks to me like it's let get this guy and marginalize him so he can never rise again. >> especially since bridge gate. they are all turned into a bunch of captain ahabs these guys. listen, if there is hypothetically 2016, you have governor christie running against hillary clinton. they are going to have to ask themselves what's good for the moose good for the panderer. otherwise, they are sexist, patronizing or guilty of a double standard. >> that's a good point. what if it was christine christie? >> yes. >> what if it was an overweight woman? none of these jokes would be made because it would be sexist. >> that's true. you actually made a valid point. >> i made that point. >> you're lying. >> if it was -- >> -- that was my point. >> it was a woman. there is no way. >> oakland raiders are not in the super bowl and they have been pretty weak for a

. >> governor chris christie ran into a traffic jam today on the road to the white house. >> good evening, new jersey governor, chris christie is angry, embarrassed, humiliated but he is innocent. >> it reinforces a stereotype that he is just a bully at hard. an e-mail pops up with his name on it copied cc, sent returned relied, he is dead man walking politically. >> now, we have fox news contributor and author of 207 twitter column on the fox site, and columnist dana milbank. along with brit hume. >> we could not stand the 108 108-minute press conference. >> what he did right, he slapped reporters an empty. >> not like he usually does. >> no, they like when he was firm with them. he was almost contrite. there is nothing more the media loves than to bring a politician way down. >> he said he was sad. >> but to bury him and say this guy is done. he's toast. then building him back up. >> bright, -- we did not see the full chris christie on displace. >> when you are announcing you are humiliated it is hard to go from there to the bully boy, but it depends if the outcome, and the extent of th

. >>> coming up next, that traffic scandal could ruin chris christie's chances at the white house. new jersey governor as he tries to get out of the way of that problem. >>> and animal shelters are having trouble finding new homes for black dogs. we'll show you why and what they're doing to help. >>> could a traffic jam put an end to the presidential hopes of new jersey governor chris christie? the governor faced tough questions about his involvement and we have the latest. >> reporter: new jersey governor's marathon apology for the george washington bridge closing may be a watershed moment in his political career. >> americans are forgiving people. >> reporter: but the republican's talk will be weighed against the evidence. thousands of documents shed light on a days long traffic nightmare orchestrated by his top aides as police cal pay back. >> it's strange credibility that they didn't look at those documents and say we ought to let him know about it. >> reporter: christie fired his chief of staff and adviser. >> i take him at his word. there's just a lot of stuff out there, thou

and no secret by the way that chris christie has his eyes on the white house. polls show him has a potential republican frontrunner in 2006, but will this news harm any potential bid? for that, we go to david schuster and you've been looking at the politics behind the christie move. >> it's 2 and a half years before the presidential campaign, but what's going on, there are advisers close to christie, and they are going across the country, trying to identify operatives, and it hasseers, and people who can bankroll campaigns, and as they try the possible candidates, now, fat chance now, chris. and the new york post, republicans read, chris in a jam. and now you have a lot of people frozen in place who might be incollide to say, wait a second. chris christie looks like a straight shooter, and he looks like the republican for 2006, and let's put our money there. so what chris has to do is satisfy a couple of things in the news conference. he has to make sure that the strategists buy him time, and he has to come up with a plausible story to satisfy the grand jury in

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could get far worse tarnishing the signature achievement that has helped propel him toward the white house. >> chris frates joins me live from washington. what is the governor's office saying? are they releasing any comments? >> we just got a comment a few minutes ago. a spokesman tells cnn, the strong are than the storm campaign was just one part of the first action plan approved by the obama administration and developed with the goal of effectively communicating that the jersey shore was open for business during the first summer after sandy. federal agency reviews are routine and standard operating procedure with all federally allocated resources to ensure funds are distributed fairly. we are confident that any review will show that the ads were a key part in helping new jersey get back on his feet after being struck by the worst storm in state history. that's just out of the governor's office this morning, ash la ashleigh. >> that doesn't mean that it ended there has to be some follow follow-up that critics are talking about. >> that's true. a state assembly will have subpoena power over the gove

about obama's second term the mounting allegations against new jersey governor chris christie and already calls the white can do wing of the g.o.p. . plus we'll hopefully get a few insights into picking up the pieces after a public fall anthony wiener is our special guest today on politics. with larry king on larry king and if anyone is our special guest he's been a frequent guest the mind during the many years that i was on television at c.n.n. i'll tell you very frankly i always enjoyed talking with him i guess i've always found him to freely speak his mind a six term congressman who never was afraid to speak out on any issue he joins we from a snowy day in new york let's take care of some quick things anthony and get to some things current how well you do and how you're holding up eugene o'neill said there is a second act in america well i'm doing well it's great to be to be on with you and talk to a brooklyn boy who's displaced there in l.a. for a while look i'm doing fine i mean the guy destined myself off i had to the run for mayor was one that i you know i was proud the campaign that we ran i obvi

. >> will this scandal will hurt chris christie's possible bid for the white house?he jury is divided. >> having worked in politics, it is hard for me to imagine, and the environment he is going to be dealing with in the republican party, this is going to make it very hard. >> 45 minutes of national airtime trying to pin the governor on bridgegate. i think he looked presidential, he looked contrite, he apologized and fired people. he talked without a teleprompter, he had a political windfall. >> what comes next? >> the u.s. attorney in new jersey has opened a preliminary probe into these lane closures. chris christie used to be the u.s. attorney of new jersey, knows office well, knows what they're doing. preliminary inquiry, i think the point that has been made, if you are chris christie, a very smart and savvy political operator, to come out and make these points, so dead set that he knew nothing about it. he better be darn sure, i imagine he is there is no paper, no way this could be tracked back to him. not only for his political future, but when you get federal p

scandal will hurt chris christie's possible bid for the white house?he jury is divided. >> having worked in politics, it is hard for me to imagine, and the environment he is going to be dealing with in the republican party, this is going to make it very hard. >> 45 minutes of national airtime trying to pin the governor on bridgegate. presidential,ked he looked contrite, he apologized and fired people. he talked without a teleprompter, he had a political windfall. >> what comes next? >> the u.s. attorney in new jersey has opened a preliminary probe into these lane closures. chris christie used to be the u.s. attorney of new jersey, knows office well, knows what they're doing. preliminary inquiry, i think the point that has been made, if you are chris christie, a very smart and savvy political operator, to come out and make these points, so dead set that he knew nothing about it. he better be darn sure, i imagine he is there is no paper, no way this could be tracked back to him. not only for his political future, but when you get federal prosecutors invo

administration for launching an investigation into governor chris christie while nothing has been resolved on benghazi and various other scandals plaguing the white house. >> within 24-hours of chris christie's statement the obama administration known for its love six the united states attorney of new jersey chris christie by starting a federal criminal probe. really? benghazi four dead, nothing. the irs violating the constitutional rights of americans, irs employees taking the 5th. nothing. mr. president, you are kidding, right? there's a saying that justice is blind but it must be swift and certain. you who promised to give us the most transparent administration in history and a level playing field, yet you are appoint tee investigates a traffic jam as a federal criminal probe in less than 24-hours? >> new jersey legislative panel is already investigating the george washington bridge lane closures. he could be impeached if it is determined he used it for political purposes an accusation he denied. >>> memorial of ariel sharon ending moments ago. world leaders gathering to pay their respects including joe biden. he will be buried on his family's

let's hope the family never makes it to the white house. chris christie admitted that the buck stops with him and he is very sad, very sad about the whole ordeal. >> i am responsible for what happened. i am sad to report to the people of new jersey that we fell short. we fell short of the expectations that we've created over the last four years for the type of excellence in government they should expect from this office. >> i mean, it's just an outpouring of i'm sorry. i want to know why the conservatives would accept this apology and maybe not accept others. christie said he was disturbed by the tone, get that, of the linked e-mails. >> i was disturbed by the tone and behavior and attitude, callous indifference that was displayed in the e-mails by my former campaign manager, bill steppian. >> holy smokes. the tone. chris christie just said he's concerned about tone. that's a new one for us at "the ed show," folks. let's look at some of the tone in the leaked correspondence e-mails. when the mayor of ft. lee expressed concern about children being

about obama's second term the mounting allegations against new jersey governor chris christie and what he calls the white can do wing of the g.o.p. plus we'll hopefully get a few insights into picking up the pieces after a public fall anthony weiner is our special guest today on politics. taking with larry king on larry king and if anyone is our special guest he's been a frequent guest on mine.

white house for that. first, this. a tough day for new jersey governor chris christie. he is heading to ft.new jersey to meet with the mayor. he wants to apologize to him face-to-face and for more than an hour to be precise, 108 minutes we all watched a much more measured version of the often tough

two potential 2016 white house contenders both find themselves in a tough spot. christie still trying to weather the new jersey bridge scandal and now a new report out on benghazi calls the attack likely preventible, blasting hillary clinton. let's talk about it. joining me now, cnn political commentators hilary rosen and ben ferguson. first i want to get an idea of if you two believe that these two, as we call them scandals, are equivalent. is the bridge scandal to chris christie as benghazi is to hillary clinton? let's start with you, ben. >> let's see here. traffic, a lot of traffic or an american ambassador being killed on the anniversary of 9/11 by the hands of people affiliated with al qaeda. i'm going to go traffic is not as big of a deal if you are being shot at and attacked and killed on the anniversary of 9/11. i think they are completely different things here from the very beginning. >> you say traffic but it's also, if the governor is involved, it's using public resources for political retribution which is not just traffic. let's go to you, hilary. what do

white house. >> historically, chris, when ronald reagan extended emergency benefits in the recession of '81, the republicans in congress weren't demanding an offset. when george bush in 2008, that wasn't the demand. >> republicans accuse democrats of throwing more money the a the unemployment problem. but where are the solutions on the right? the position of republicans in washington is rather strange. less a moral or economic argument than indifference. they are accused of regurgitating the same talking points regardless of it. they favor the same set of economic policies when it's weak and strong. unemployment high and low. conservatives believe there's nothing in particular the government should do about economic cycles. this is a big problem. they argue that the problem is not so much there are no ideas on the right, but republicans in congress are unwilling to embrace any of them. and as for monday's vote, senate majority leader harry reid says they will find the five republican votes for the extension. he describes the house as a black hole of legislation. and executive editor of msnbc.com

. >>> chris christie taking revenge on a local mayor and now christie responds to the mess. is. >> white house course upo correr us. what did the white house had a have say about all this? >> reporter: there are very few who escape the scorn of robert gates. overseaing thover seeing the scq and afghanistan, but the criticism of president obama, but it was vice president biden who was scorned. saying joe biden has been wrong for four decades and he goes on to accuse biden as poisoning the well both here at the white house and elsewhere and among the broader american public. today the white house is going out of its way a show of support for vice president biden allowing cameras into a photo op, no reporters, just cameras capturing the image. this happens once a week. the first time in five years they've allowed cameras in. also jay carney, the white house spokesman said the president values the experience of joe biden and a lot of other things to say in defense of the vice president. >> when asked, and the president and others simply reassert the fundamental fact here is that vice preside

white house briefing. >>> new jersey's governor chris christie said he was not aware of the plans to block traffic to punish a mayor. top officials in christie's office. >>> one person is dead after another missing after a crash of a military helicopter off the coast of norfolk, virginia, five people were on board at the time. the crash comes one day after another military helicopter crash in new england. four crew members died in that crash. >>> the country is warming up a bit but not before the extreme cold killed 20 people and cost the economy an estimated $5 billion. i'm tony harris in new york. "real money with ali velshi" is up next. for the latest on any of our stories head on over to our website. it's www.aljazeera.com. >> new data point a stronger picture of an u.s. job market. 11 million americans remain unemployed. i'll ask the nation if this recovery has the right stuff. also what healthcare.gov could have been. how one state's health exchange was built for success. >>> and what one tech built with a 3d printer, had a you can builwhat you can buildwith a pe. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real mon

white house today. joining me now for our daily fix, chris cillizza, and chuck todd, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director and host of "the daily run rundown." the president and his team clearly responding to the outrage, to the bad public relations and diplomatic outrage. how much have they really done today in this speech? >> i think if this is an important issue to you, you're not satisfied, perhaps if you're in the intelligence community side you are satisfied. he didn't get to his reforms. it took about halfway through the speech, spent 25 minutes defending these practices, 9/11, some of the left didn't like that when president bush used to do it. it was remarkable how much time he spent defending practices that were done. then the reforms today -- the most important reform that was done that is tangible is the fisa court reform, the fact there will be a public advocate in there. >> which the fisa judge said he does not like. >> that's a good thing. you should look at it -- you're supposed to be a little disruptive sometimes and it's supposed to be -- that operate looked like i

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suddenly chris christie's road to the white house has hit in speed bumps. think christie handled this as well as anybody else could. this is not about the derailing of christie. >> guys like this who could be running, look at this -- >> i don't think so. he handled it very, very well. he did a classy job of owning up to the fact that it was some people that were in his employ. he got rid of them. and he stood there and he took questions as long as the press could toss them them out there. and i think that was -- >> just a little while ago. going on and on. >> that's the point, it was, and it's exactly what he needed to do. if he would have left before the last question, someone would have said, yeah, he was trying to get out of there and dodge the questions. well, an hour and seven minutes, nobody could say he was dodging anything. he stood there. >> almost two hours when it was said and done. especially when they started asking what's your favorite recipe. this notion that he, at least, isn't such a sure something. we talked to him in prior shows, the gove

only putting a big chunk of the country on ice, it's putting chris christie's inauguration shindig on otherwise. but not the governor's white house dreams on ice. eric sean on the stormy start to chris christie's second term. >> well, for right now, seems chris christie just can't catch a break. even mother nature is dumping on him. all the snow his inauguration party was to be held on the -- el ellis island. today we when the took the oath of office he was greated hugs and kisses, and today the special investigative committee the asemi and state senate have been merged in one committee to investigate all of the allegations, allegations about the bridge closing as well as allegations of the abuse of power by the christie administration. but during his oath of office address the governor did not directly address the scandals in his speech. >> today i thank all those who have once again placed their faith and trust in me and i make this promise. i will not let up. i will insist we work together, and i will make this government truly work for those who pay for it. >> the new joint investigative committee will have more democra

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bill: chris jennings is out. the white house says he's leaving for family reasons. it's almost like the more people find out about it the more they do not like it. >> reporter: the drip, drip, drip, the steady flow of negative headlines. the rule changes. the chaos of implementation. the difficulty of knowing whether i have got coverage. 30% of democrats now oppose obamacare. that's a very high number. bill: you throw in the website woes. what do you know about chris jennings? >> he was the mr. fix-it. it was his job to fix the problems and he's gone after six months. he's gone because he says he's got health problems because he's working day and night on this. he's gone. bill: we asked whether the healthcare law would increase or decrease the following things. taxes, 63% said incease. insurance costs increase 62%. federal deficit. 56 ders. it's not going the way anyone on the left expected it would. >> when we went into this none of the above was supposed to happen. healthcare was supposed to get better and cheaper. and that gives rise to the gross disappointment o

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more trouble for the northeast governor once thought a top contender for the white house. cnn chrislearned that chris christie is now under federal investigation, specifically for using sandy relief money to pay for this ad campaign designed to bring back tourism to the storm-damaged jersey shore. his office says the ads were part of an action plan approved by the obama administration. this, of course, comes right in the middle of the george washington bridge scandal, where new e-mails came to light today. let's talk about it with political analyst gloria borger, joining us. let's start with the federal investigation. the timing, obviously, could hardly be worse for governor christie. >> yeah, could hardly be worse. and the real problem for chris christie with this story is that hurricane sandy was the prism through which most americans got their first real look at the new jersey governor on a national stage, and they loved him because he was a truth-teller, he's somebody who took control of a terrible situation, and he was somebody who was protecting people. this is bad, a bad stor

more trouble for the northeast governor, once thought a top contender of the white house. cnn's chrisates has learned that chris christie is now under federal investigation, specifically for using sandy relief money to pay for this ad campaign designed to bring back tourism to the storm-damaged jersey shore. now, his office says the ads were part of an action plan approved by the obama administration. this, of course, comes right in the middle of the george washington bridge scandal. the scandal where new e-mails came to light today. let's talk about it, raw politics, chief political analyst, gloria borger joins us. let's start with this federal investigation. the timing, obviously, could hardly be worse for governor christie. >> yeah, could hardly be worse. and the real problem for chris christie with this story is that hurricane sandy was the prism through which most americans got their first real look at the new jersey governor on a national stage, and they loved him because he was a truth teller. he's somebody who took control of a terrible situation. and he was somebody who was p

chris christie comes in third. >>> someone else under scrutiny, white house press secretary jay carney.se of that facial hair that stuck around after the holidays. white house communications director said even president obama had some not so nice things to say about it. good news, though, carney has shaved his beard at the advice of his mom. >>> donald trump still mulling a run for new york governor, but he apparently wants it his way or no way. big surprise. the businessman tells an albany radio station he's ready, willing and able to wage a campaign, but he doesn't want any other republican in the way. saying he wants a clear field to take on andrew cuomo. >>> and super bowl fever is reaching new heights, literally. the colorado governor is renaming the state's highest mountain peaks after active members of the denver broncos. peyton manning gets the honor of having his name placed on the biggest mountain. >>> and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> always a favorite, bob franken joins me now for our "first look" at politics. good morning. >> good morning. when you we