christie's politics.st kick he took was when he took the ground and he ends up like a dog that's been beat too much, until he spends half of his life just covering up. springsteen gave us the world, born in the usa, and also the streets of philadelphia. springsteen has been calling for new jersey to legalize marriage equality for years now. and when the legislature finally voted to do that, christie vetoed it and said the state should hold a referendum instead. last year christie stripped union rights and cut the benefits of state workers, and last week, governor christie cut tax credits for the working poor along with aid to cities and schools and health care. bruce springsteen is not the guy who is impressed with the guy who berates teachers and students and reporters and policemen at town halls. using your power to bravely stand up to the little guy is not really a major springsteen theme. so no, governor christie, mr. springsteen seems unlikely to go down to the river with you, or the shore, or raise

so sad to chris christie. this spring christie begged bruce to meet him in atlantic city. beg springsteen to play there to celebrate the opening of a new casino. tell me if this is sounds like begging with overlay of rationalizing and bargaining. >> i would make a direct plea to bruce right now. i think, you know he's missed out on the opportunity to open this place because beyonce picked up the mantle on that. i really think, you know, when he gets off of the summer part of his tour, he hasn't announced yet for labor day weekend. i think labor day weekend revel for sprus bruce springsteen would be and ed credible show of support for his home state. >> springsteen is not listening to governor christie. for all that rejection it is grounded in christie's politics. springsteen's hero is a person who says in the first kick he took is when he hit the ground and like a dog that has been beat too much. springsteen gave us "born in the usa" and "streets of philadelphia." a story about a man dying of aids. springsteen has been calling for fj new jersey to pass marriage 'quality. .

i'm christie smith. we'll have the story coming up in a live report. >> plus, pablo san 0 balance's investigation. >> and the fireworks are over. the local businesses still have plenty to celebrate after the fourth of july. the economic boost from the holiday. >> a live look outside golden gate bridge. hope you had a safe and sane fourth of july. thursday, july 5th, this is "today in the bay." >> keep it safe. can't promise on the sane. good morning. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. happening now, several danes on the bay bridge are closed for a police investigation. >> that is right. this is happening eastbound on the lower deck out of san francisco. christie smith is live on the scene. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. right now you can see some of the police activity and lights on the lower deck of the bay bridge. in the distance there, just past the s curve. i spoke with an officer trying to get details on what's going on but they had shut down the entire lower deck, the

is christie too mean for romney?st and director for the democratic national committee and wes moore best selling author. thank you both for joining us. >> thanks, rev. >> karen, so romney won't pick chris christie as his running mate. why is he afraid? >> well, you know, i think as the piece that you read from indicated, he can be a little bit off the cuff and too far astray. he can be brash. while that's something you may want on the campaign trail as your attack dog going after your opponent, that may not quite be what you want in your vice presidential candidate. giving a speech at the convention is perfect actually because it is very scripted. in the teleprompter. you get the best of both worlds. >> now, i don't know about that. i've been known not to follow. but anyway, wes, let me ask you. you know, the fkt that was one of the loyal supporters of romney. came out early for romney. but in january he did call for romney to release his taxes. let me play you this. >> let's get all the facts out there, see what the

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this killer of hecklers, chris christie.bor day. where once it was the great jerry lewis setting the tone for back to work week, now it's the emperor of the boardwalk himself. i think this tells us what romney is up to. outsource the spanking of obama then put a more pleasant fella on the ticket. he wants christie out there doing the dirty work. he wants a nicer guy like pawlenty on the ticket with him hopefully sharing space with him some day. use the big guy from jersey to clear the beach

you can just feel christie dying to call romney an idiot, right there.s crowd about just how nuanced he is. now, i officially took chris christie off mitt romney's potential vp list weeks ago. i'm sure that came as a big blow to him at the time, but now he seems to know that he really doesn't have a chance at the vice presidential nomination, and he made that as clear as he possibly could to the brookings crowd by taking a position on the war on drugs that puts him in complete agreement with another famous son of new jersey, bill maher. >> the war on drugs, while well intentioned, has been a failure. and that we're warehousing addicted people every day in state prisons in new jersey, giving them no treatment, sending them back out on to the street after their term of incarceration, and wondering why recidivism rates go up, and why they don't get better, why they commit crimes again. well, they commit crimes to support their addiction. for some people, they can try it and walk away from it. but for others, the first time they try it, they become an addict

i think they want to elevate chris christie. one other thing about chris christie i think gets lost in this, he is the speak truth to power guy, the i'm going to tell it how it is. he is also a governor elected in 2009 in a blue state. let's not lose sight of that, either, the messaging it sends that republicans can and do win in states that tend to go to democrats on the presidential level. assuming that jamie's reporting is right, i have no reason to believe it isn't -- >> jamie's reporting is always dead on. take it from me. >> i believe that christie is an intriguing and probably a great pick. i think he's going to draw a huge amount of attention and he will use this, christie will use this i think to launch himself even higher in kind of the national stratosphere politically. >> in 2016. we know what happened to past keynoters. remember that little known senator from illinois who was the keynoter in 2004. >> guy named barack obama. that's right. >> one quick footnote. ann romney told robin roberts in a pretape for "gma" tha

chris christie is one of the best sluggers they have. you know, what's he bring to the republican party that mitt romney doesn't? an earthiness. he can connect with people. he can talk like a real person. doesn't have to be translated into human. they will bring him out the first -- to sort of start -- beating the meat. you know. sort of tender it up. so far later in the convention when mitt romney finally shows with or without his tim pawlenty vice president. >> let me -- bring new here in a second, john. take a look at this. by choosing chris christie to give the big keynote speech to set the tone for the convention in tampa, romney is ensuring what the theme of the campaign will be. come out snarling. here are examples of christie at his most charming. let's listen. >> you're a real big shot. you're a real big shut. shut your mouth. you're walking away. >> on monday, are you going to be addressing the legislature? >> did i say on topic? are you stupid? thank you all very much. i'm sorry for the idiot over there. first off, it's none o

chris christie's still a favorite focus of the national media. is the coverage helping or hurting this e did i stay on topic, are you stupid is this on topic, on topic, next question. good, thank you, thank you all very much and i'm sorry for the idiots over there, take care. >> new jersey governor chris christie, known for his straight talk giving a member of the press a littleit of comeuppance there, and this got all kind of media coverage. >> and don rickles had a career on insults. i'm a fan of chris christie, and there's something in television called a q rating, how likeable you are and things like that. but judy, some people might find it refreshing. >> in the beginning they find it refreshing and cute, after a while, it does not read well and i've noticed women noticed that chris christie tends to pull this bullying number wa wo question. i think it's going to hurt him politically. and so, why so much national interest? >> because you rarely. >> on night line, interview with jake tapper. >> you rarely see a politician, i haven't noticed a

i'm christy breslin. volume building. i'll let you know all the details. >> lost treasures, it's a new show. it's traveling america. find out how much your collectibles might really be worth. it's kind of like a new take on antique road show with its own twists. some of the weirdest, unique finds on coffee with. stay tuned, it's the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:30 and still a good looking beginning to this day when you look to the east. there is more rain out to the west. marty will show you on the radar. christy is in for sharon and marty at first warning weather. >> it's good looking but the picture doesn't describe the feel, it's stuffy. we have shower activity out to the west. it's pressing east. it's very light to say the least. if it makes its way through the mountains, we could see a couple of showers. it's a diminishing chance though i believe. it's 7 73 on tv hill right now. that's 2 degrees warmer than that time yesterday. at lunch 93 on its way to a high of 95. thunderstorms later. >>> you're rush from chri

here is christy breslin in for sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. plenty if you're traveling on northbound 9 a. an accident at -- northbound 95. an accident at the tunnel in the right tube, disabled tractor trailer blocking that. take the left tube instead. other accidents include northbound 95, westbound 100 still the ramp is closed off. an accident at 395. then again eastern avenue at 95. as far as the city goes, we're deal being that sink hole that has east monument closed. let's take a look live. not too much to talk about there, 795 at ownings mills. for the most accurate and up to date traffic information count on us at wjz.com. don, back to you. >> thank you . >>> here's what people are still talking about today. she was blind -- blindfolded and taken from a stranger. cal ripken's mom is safe but her attacker is on the loose. mike schuh is live. >> reporter: good morning. bizarre 24 hours for violet ripken who was driven around in her car. now police are looking for the gunman who took her. >> it's just before 8:00 on tuesday morning a masked

is there chris christie in 2020? we'll discuss. plus, do entrepreneurs depend on government for their success? president obama says yes. i say absolutely not. we begin with my interview with tim geithner. it was wide-ranging on everything from tax hikes to libor to the strengthening of the euro. we agreed to disagree on just about everything, but not contentiously, cordially. i began by asking him about the looming recession threat and why we are experiencing this faltering economy again. take a listen to what he told me. >> why is uh it slower? slower mostly because of the trauma from europe, the after effects of the rise in oil prices earlier this year, and because government spending is falling now quite significantly. those three things are a pretty significant drag on a recovery. i think if you listen to most business economists or people in the markets, most people still think the economy is growing, still gradually getting stronger. likely to strengthen modestly over the course of the next six months to next 18 months. we ha

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what's the deal with vetoing it, chris christie? you were cool, man. >> the federal government, whether you agree or disagree, still says marijuana is an illegal drug. i don't think the state should be in the business of undercutting the federal government on that policy. >> jon: as much as i disagree, i don't think marijuana should be illegal, but it is illegal on the federal level. governor christie is a former prosecutor, a man of conviction. >> he intend to go forward. if someone wants to stop us, they'll have to take action to try to stop us. >> jon: what the ( bleep )! wait! how did governor-- guys stop smoking pot, it's against the law-- go dirty harry on ignoring the federal ban on sports gambling. what's the difference between the two? >> i don't think any of us are of the illusion that betting on nfl games isn't happening every week in new jersey. ( laughter ). >> jon: okay. i have an idea. let's replace the phrase "betting on nfl games" with the phrase "getting high." ( laughter ) different how? >> that may have been a di

christy is in for sharon, marty at first warning weather. >> here's first warninging dopplar weather radar -- barning -- warning dopplar weather radar. 73 right now on tv hill. that's going to be 3 degrees warmer than too -- this time yesterday. 93 at lunch on its way to a high of 95. it will remain 95 this evening and that's when we will see showers and thunderstorms firing up. >>> here is christy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. we have a new accident near bwi. that accident is stony run at orleans avenue. we still have problems that are continues in baltimore city. east monument closed between wolfe street and patterson park avenue because of that sink hole. take orleans street or madison avenue for that matter. also we have a closure west franklin and park heights remains closed between

christie smith talked to people. bob has the latest on the fire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. because of the suspicious nature of this fire an investigator is out at the scene. we're near boutwell, 101 and 280. you can see the debris on the sidewalk. that's some of the building that fell on the sidewalk during the fire. this started in a vacant building. it's second from the bottom of the street. a 61-year-old man is in custody. police arresting him for his possible involvement in starting this. that home was a place that had been home to squatter. witnesses saw this man running with something in his hand. he was arrested when he decided to return. the fire spread, all of those were two story homes that were occupied. the fire was so intense when the first truck arrived the fire department called for a fourth alarm. about a third of the department's entire on-duty staff. they were able to contain the fire to those four structures. >> i had concerns when we arrived because of the value of the fire and extent ever it in a nort

governor chris christie gets into a verbal altercation on the boardwalk. just the latest on hisrun-ins with the public. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> say what you will about him, one thing's for certain, new jersey governor chris christie is not afraid of a little shouting match. his latest confrontation happened on the new jersey boardwalk. [ no audio ] >> all right, we're going to try to get that to you in a little bit, but -- >> he was speaking very quietly. >> he was speaking none too quietly, is what got him in trouble. >> you probably have to get close to your tv to hear what he was saying. >> get closer next time. we'll get to that in a bit. first, we'll take another break. just ahead, another apparent run-in between justin bieber and the paparazzi and one los angeles politician says the pop star should be arrested as a result. we'll tell you why. hershey's drops. a lot of hershey's happiness in little drops of milk chocolate. and cookies n creme. pure hershey's. and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill™ technolog

i'm christie smith. i'll tell you how it happened coming up in a live report. >> crews moved the cones on the golden gate bridge. we'll see what else is moving or not on the roads. the latest coming up. >> let's take a live look outside. can you make it out? a lot of fog over the bay area starting our day. hoping it will burn off making way for the heat 18 few days. we'll check the forecast with christina. it's friday, july 6th, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning everyone on a friday morning. spectacular friday. merely because it is friday. it's 5:00 on the nose. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. gilroy police this morning trying to piece together the events leading up to the accidental death after 3-year-old boy. >> so very sad and tragic. the child shot at his home just last night, so we're all over this story. bob redell is live in gilroy. he has the latest on this sad scene. what's going on? >> reporter: good morning, jon and laura. gilroy police say this was an awful accident, a 3

but what you may not know is that like many true new jersey natives, governor christie is a dedicated bruce springsteen fan. top date he's attended 129 springsteen concerts. that dates over 36 years. he told me in advance. so that is a bipartisan issue on which everybody can agree. this morning, governor christie will make opening comments and then we will have a moderated discussion led by brookings seener fellow ted gair who co-directed as brookings. this event is being web cast and viewers can post comments and xp questions during the discussion at twitter #bichristie. so, please, join me in welcoming governor christie to the brookings institution. [ applause ] >>> thank you for the introduction and for welcoming me here today. appreciate it and the opportunity to speak to you about what's going on in new jersey and how i think it applies to what we need to be confronting and discussing. not only in states like new jersey but in all the states across the country and our federal government as well. two weeks ago i signed mied they balance budget in the a row since becoming governor.

i'm christie smith. we'll have a live report coming up. >> as she talks about the impact i'll show you what's going on and some ways that you might want to plan to get a way around it. >> lawmakers may be changing their tunes when it comes to california's high speed rail project. why money for caltrain could convince them to pass the bill. >> what a difference a day makes. temperatures dropping off by 5 to 10 degrees this afternoon and we've got drizzle in parts of the bay area this morning. we'll track that on the radar coming up. >> we give you a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. easy going on thursday morning. thursday, july 5th, "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us, 5:01. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. it's the story we're covering all morning long, several lanes of the bay bridge still blocked as the chp investigates a shooting. christie smith is live at the scene in san francisco. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. i can tell

her. >> "christie, my love.l, it's the eve of my leaving. i never thought i'd see this day." >> freedom. >> "i feel so torn. i'm leaving the only thing i've ever loved behind, locked away safe and sound, but locked away with my heart. the last few months i feel like i've been living a fairy tale, like i've been waiting for someone to sweep me off my feet my whole life. i finally found my happily ever after. i love you for an eternity, baby, and i only have to miss you for a while. i'll talk to you soon, okay? don't ever forget that all of me is yours. kitty." >> aah! mama! i'm free. oh, my god, i missed you. >> i missed you, too. >> oh, you're so pretty. pop, what's up, man? >> i think you're happy. >> yes. did you? cigarettes, yes! >> i found a diamond in here. shoo, ain't nothing can compare to that. >> i'm ready. >> ain't nothing can ever take her place.

i'm christy breslin.tway. >> 71, mixture of clouds and sun, it's going to be hupd. watch for -- going to be humid. watch for showers. >> on coffee with, les gold as hi reality show based on his pawnshop enters its 6th season. stay tuned, we're taking a brea, >>> welcome back. a very humid start to your monday morning. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll check in with christy in just a second. let's head over to marty. >> 29 minutes after the hour. here's the radar. what we're taking a look at is very light shower activity during the over night that's gone across the area. up to 72 on tv hill from 71 at our last check. 2 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. 90 at lunch on its way to a high of 93. showers, maybe a couple of thunderstorms later on this afternoon. >> thank you. now over to christy breslin. good morning. >>> good morning. a cupouple of new development -- a couple of new developments. northbound 295 an accident at route 100. southbound 95, just a minor slow down at white marsh boule

here is christy brez lynn. -- christy breslin. take it away. >>> good morning.s definitely not under control on the roads out there. on the west side outer loop expect 15 minutes. minor delay down towards charles street. southbound 95 we have quite a delay from little gun powder falls to the beltway. park heights avenue an accident. east lombard and light street blocked due to the water main break. things slow 95 south of marsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by the mazda cx 5. >>> cal and billy rip kin's mother was reported missing. mike schuh is live at baltimore county police head quarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a huge scare for the all stars family as their mother goes missing. baltimore county police say her silver 1998 lincoln town car was last seen at about 8:15 last night. the 74-year-old was missing and plus put out a public notice asking for help to locate her. a short while ago police canceled it saying she had been located in hartford county and police are interviewing her. recaps, violet rip kin has been found and

but then christie went a step too far.f there's an opening for a republican in washington, we'll certainly think about it. i don't think i'd back away from it. with friends like chris. and it's our intern jessica ferrer's last day. and as a last day intern, jessica now gets to tell you what's coming up in the show. go jessica. >> thank you, lawrence. coming up, what voters in pennsylvania don't know about the new voter id laws. a million people may not be able to vote. and if you've been looking for the instruction book on how to be a woman. you're in luck. it's been written and the author is here. catlin moran joins lawrence. that's coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is our beach. ♪ this is our pool. ♪ our fireworks. ♪ and our slip and slide. you have your idea of summer fun, and we have ours. now during the summer event get an exceptionally engineered mercedes-benz for an exceptional price. but hurry, this offer ends july 31st. for an exceptional price. every communications provider is different but centurylink is comm

mitt romney and chris christie. they want chris christie to do the keynote. but let's look at some video that indicates there could be problems with christie. >> you know, first off, it's none of your business. if what you want to do is put on a show and giggle every time i talk, well, then, i have no interest in answering your question. your rear end's going to get thrown in jail, idiot. did i say on topic? are you stupid? thank you all very much and i'm sorry for the idiot over there. you know, you should really see me when i'm pissed. >> okay, mark, he's going to have a teleprompter at the convention. it's not going to be like that where it's a wide-open situation where he might call someone an idiot. so he'll be safe at the convention, right? >> he'll need it. and unfortunately, even with that, he's somebody whom is considered to be well-spoken and pretty placid. but we see, that's not exactly the case. what's incredible about all of this, i think, is john mccain, as you said, looking like his old self, looking credible, looking honorable, and looking lik

we had a story today on governor christie.f the things that people were saying is that when you see him on the stump, he does fire people up, but he can be brash. in recent says, he could be bullying. it is how he handles hecklers. at the end of the day, romney wants someone who is comfortable. it is unclear if that is the style he would be clear on the stump. >> one thing is how quiet he kept it. romney said only two people know what is going on. how has he done it and how will they continue to do it? >> the romney campaign to begin with is secretive. the vp process is a secretive process. you have a secretive process within a campaign. one of the things they talked about is when they get ready to announce the decoy -- two sets of planes and two sets of locations. other than the super close group of staffers, the team doesn't know who the nod will go through. >> go through the process of the potential vps. it starts with the phone calls. do they get that from mitt romney himself? >> it starts with the phone call from romney.

but then christie went a step too far.an opening for a republican in washington, we'll certainly think about it. i don't think i'd back away from it. with friends like chris. and it's our intern jessica ferrer's last day. and following the tradition and as a last day intern, jessica now gets to tell you what's coming up in the show. go jessica. >> thank you, lawrence. coming up, what voters in pennsylvania don't know about the new voter id laws. a million people may not be able to vote. and if you've been looking for the instruction book on how to be a woman. you're in luck. it's been written and the author is here. catlin moran joins lawrence. that's coming up. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men wi