kill i and bill baroni are just hours away from learning their punishment, kelly governor chris christie 'smer deputy chief of staff and baroni a former port authority executive maintain their innocence during the seven week trial last fall. >> i said at time of my opening and macy thought she was a scape goat and i feel that now. >> reporter: both defense attorneys insist they were wrongfully quick, baroni standing by his claims that the lane closures were part of the traffic study, and that others including the governor himself should have been charged. >> one of the things that the u.s. attorney's office, should be ashamed of, it is where it decided to draw the line on who to charge, and who not to charge. >> reporter: throughout the trial several witnesses testified that governor christie and others in his inner circle knew about the fort lee lane closures and then there was kelly's infamous e-mail, time for some traffic problems in fort lee that she sent to david wildstein who served as the prosecution's primary witness. wildstein, the architect of the scheme who said closures were pol

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during his state-to-state address, christie highlighted a.j.'s recovery from heroin addiction. >> the board walk looking to cash in on a rebirth. >> we'll tell you about the taj mahal sass secasino. >>> shutting it down. we'll tell you what's next for the star rookie. >>> and pay more for using less -- sort of. we have you details how the warm weather could mean higher utility bills for you. >>> 4:35, you can see a camera shaking as you look at philadelphia international. winds gusting at 40 miles an hour at the airport. temperatures in the 50s. that's going to be changing in a hurry. especially later on. the neighborhood forecast just ahead. >> announcer: this morning of nbc10 news sponsored by morgan & morgan for the people. well, no. but for our new delmonico ribeye, perhaps we can make more room at the top. you can't fake steak longhorn steakhouse tonight's special, steakhouse cuts. featuring, for a limited time, the new delmonico ribeye, our tender flo's filet, and the juicy new york strip. and for lunch, try our steakhouse burger or any ste

christie highlighted a.j.'s recovery from heroin addiction. >>> the shattered taj mahal casino in atlantic city is about to be reborn. hard rock international has agreed to buy the taj. the company will reopen the boardwalk property into a hard rock casino. boardwalk visitors we talked to liked the idea, and the atlantic city mayor said it means a multimillion dollar renovation and the addition of 3,000 jobs. >> i think it will be another highly competitive property and a reason to come to atlantic city. >> that is something we can go and explore. >> we can casino hop now more. >> the taj mahal closed last fall after icon and union workers could not agree on the new contract. it was the fifth casino to close in a.c. since 2015. >>> family, friends, and fellow police officers will come together tomorrow and saturday to remember two delaware officers who were killed in a crash last weekend. officials with the dover police department announced the funeral and memorial services for rob defont and jimmy watts. the tw

during his state of the state address christie highlighted a.j.'sy from heroin addiction. >>> in delaware, hunters killed a record number of deer. hunters harvested more than 17,000 deer. that breaks a record. the first allowed hunting on sundays. >> the temperatures have dropped. it's going to drop even more because of the winds. >> yeah, we're dealing with the winds and it's going to warm up -- or get cooler as the day goes on. let's check in with meteorologist bill henley. >> you're still thinking of those 70s we had yesterday. those are long gone. we were in the 60s overnight. but with howling winds blowing through the night and still going this morning, the temperatures have steadily come down. so, we're looking at a sunny day today. turning colder for tonight. heading out right now, we're looking at temperatures in the 40s for most of the area. we're getting ready to see a nice sunny day today. but with the winds blowing the temperatures are going to feel colder through the day. right now feels like 42 degrees in philadelphia. feels like tempe

"today in the bay"s christie smith has more. >> there seems to be controversy i have a secret back room. >> reporter: sicily hansen allowed cameras into a special area in the back of her vintage san francisco clothing store. she says where certain vintage furs and other items are stored because of concern about theft and rough handling. >> if you are serious and not yanking my clothes, and you have a budget, you're allowed in the back room. you don't have a secret handshake. >> reporter: she says there's nothing underhanded about her clothing and knew what was fair to sell. >> the known rule was always, pre-72. >> reporter: after receiving an anonymous tip about possibly illegal fur sales, wardens went undercover at her store. the d.a. spoke about it wednesday. >> during that operation they tried a $4,500 coat, that was followed by a search warrant. that recovered 150 items. >> reporter: hansen was charged with nine misdemeanor counts of illegal sale of an endangered spaces, she says the items were decades old, some personal and recently sold at the store. >> i've not sold one endangere

christie. >>> up the coast in ortely beach s. ocean county, the angry ocean hit the beach. the dunes were severely damaged during the storm in january and today's high wind and waves made matters worse. what is left of the dunes held up during high tide keeping it's ocean from flooding the streets there. >>> there is substantial numbers of people without power. delmarva has almost 25,000 and peco is down to 958 people without electricity. that is pretty good news there. atlantic city electric has 8700 outages now and pseg is working to restore power to 6300 customers and sara bloomquist is surveying the power problems in pseg territory and is live on north haddon avenue in haddonfield. >> reporter: just now governor chris christie at 6:00 p.m. lifted the state of emergency, thousands are still without power and this is why, look at this bush next to me encased in ice, this is the way everything around me looks, the trees and wires and when the wind blows they are coming down. >> at hession avenue in national park, new jersey, a large tree came down on this house with the fa

in his state of the state address, christie highlighted a.j.'sig 33" football classic will not be played at a hershey park any longer. it will move to a dawson county facility because of the financial issues. i'm tracy davidson and you can always stay up to date with our free nbc 10 app. thanks for watching. ♪fast, rhythmic drumming it's coming soon to the poconos! america's largest indoor waterpark is making waves. kalahari resorts & conventions in the poconos. book your african adventure now! >>> this morning on "today's take," it's nick lachey like you've never seen him before, with throwback thursday. and things get wild when sheinelle and i go behind the scenes at the bronx zoo. and what you didn't see at the oscars. the backstage photos moments before the mixup. that's all coming up right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it is a thursday morning, march 2nd, 2017. and we are listening to "cold, cold man." who will be performing for us later. we have our best co-host nick lach lachey,

happening today, new jersey governor chris christie has been tapped to lead president trump's opioid commission. it's a new effort to fight the growing epidemic. nbc10's matt delucia joins us live in the digital operations center. christie is not new to this fight. >> reporter: that's right. he met with president trump last month. later this morning he will be at the white house to be part of a round table discussion on opioid abuse. a white house official said earlier this week that the governor would work on an opioid task force. the governor has indicated that his final year in office would be dedicated to reducing heroin and prescription drug addiction here in the garden state. and last month, he signed legislation to include a five-day limit on first-time opioid prescriptions and a requirement for insurance to cover six months of substance abuse treatment. earlier this month, the governor also took part in the opening of a drug treatment facility in south jersey. before he heads to washington, the governor is scheduled to be on the "today" show. you can watch that here on nbc10. coming up at 5:30, a different matter that plagued the christie admi

speaking before the state legislator this week new jersey governor chris christie proposed using lottery revenues to sure up the state 'sublic employee pension system. challenged law make tours send him a revamped school funding formula, within the next 100 days. >>> and that is the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >>> up next, pat's here with sports, hi there, pat. >> we have good news and bad news, coming up, good, carli lloyd and u.s. women's team were in chester last night, the bad? joel embiid's knee. we have updates next in sports >>> welcome back. we're glad you are waking up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> pat's here with sports and tough news for sixers fans. >> i feel like every time i sit down here it is filled with negativity. i'm sorry for that. it is not my fault. it is a mere formality but does not make it easier to take. joel embiid will misery mader of the season. he had an mri that showed his problem is more than they thought but no mention of surgery as of yet. heat, they were surgical last night. sixers in my aim. we saw jahlil okafor because that is not bad defense, that is just n

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christie. and there are new reports on former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and his banking industry. news4's tracie potts will have more coming up. >>> and her son's cancer fight became a national story. now, a michigan mom will go to capitol hill to cut fights in research funding. she lost her 4-year-old son chad in november 2015. chad is the grandson of michigan football coach lloyd oversight committee demanding that congress reject an 18% to 22% cut to the national institute of health. >> when you think about the rare diseases and an 18% cut, you're basically telling these kids, we don't really care. >> white house has argued that the cuts forced the nih to reorganize and focus resources on the highest priority resource. the carr family started the chad foundation to help fund research. >>> you saw it first on news4. montgomery county public schools are reviewing security, after the rape of a 14-year-old girl. parents demanded safety changes that far 14-year-old girl was assaulted in a school bathroom by two classmates. the review will start at rockville high. and then don't all 24 other

fifth straight day for a negative side for the dow-off 69 points to close and s&p down 5.5 points on the day. >>> chris christiets exoffenders to get another chance. they deserve more job opportunities because they paid their debt to society. he spoke at an employment summit at thomas edison university. >>> a decorated piece of history is getting a modern update, high energy efficiency technology is installed on the uss new jersey, a contractor is changing old lighting fixtures to swap to led bulbs and that should save $200,000 a year in energy bills and a grant from the clean energy program is making all this have possible. >>> hundreds of high school seniors this a unique chance to show off the science research. for the montgomery county competition, professional scientists came and gave feedback, they were feeting for monetary awards and laptops and a chance to compete for $3 million at a regional complex. >>> and students from piper middle school had a chance to hear about careers today. they invited people to talk to the classroom about their jobs, they learned about daily life for those in the military an

christie, what was your inspiration for this look today. >> it is 80's retro little snow bunny. >> andrew it is just casual blizzard chic. >> tori, fearsty, #, pose, little yellow, contrast, yes, look at that twirl. give us a pose. give us blue steel, tori, blue steel. >> yes. >> blue steel, energy, style, fast, that has been doyletown today. kid, let's send it off with one more slide down. i'm going down here with my friend, lets get some of you guys going first, are we ready ready. ready, set, go. >> we have to keep up with them. here we go. here we go. all right. laney here we go. make sure we don't hit everybody. happy snow day guys. >> ready, let's do it. >> no big bumps, please, no. >> she made it. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> coming up now at 6:00 o'clock, this winter storm is where you were, that was the key in the keystone state, from heavy snow, to stubborn sleet, pennsylvania still dealing with the mess tonight. >>> in delaware, first state, frozen, not snow, but ice, to deal with. and it is causing plenty of problems, lauren? >>> war of the storm has passed but we

jersey when we come back, legislation governor christie put his signature on and where that money will be spent in the garden state. >>> and he is stephen colbert 'sight-hand man but today jon batiste ditched the city of brotherly love, and the honor he received and why. >>> we started soggy but now sun has come out and we will repeat that pattern tomorrow in the mid week time frame, soggy again as this system head our way but sound will return, i'll tell you when. >>> a father/son moment unlike anything you have ever seen before. how one dad took discipline to a whole new level. don't miss it later in sports. my hygi...a mouthwash.o try... so i tried crest. it does so much more than give me fresh breath. crest pro-health mouthwash provides all... ...of these benefits to help you get better dental check-ups. go pro with crest mouthwash. checkup? nailed it did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps.

christie is taking action against what has happened. the governor is calling for increased security at houses of worship, cemeteries and other places. fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us live from temple emmanuel in cherry hill. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, people i tuck to tonight aren't sure the governor's order will help but they are pleased to know what is happening to them isn't being forgotten. >> it's a shame. it's very painful, and we have to get together, um, you know, to go against it. >> reporter: bertha felt a little more at ease heading into temple emmanuel in cherry hill after learning the governor ordered increased patrols at house of worship, community centers and cemeteries around the state. >> we definitely think the security will help. it does help. and the bad people who are thinking and seeing the securi security, they will think twice. >> reporter: announcement came during a news conference today with the attorney general, state police and homeland security officials. the increased patrols are a result of jewish cemeteries being vandalized and community centers forced to evacuate because of threats. it's happening a all

christie declared a state of emergency. he says crews have already gun salting the roads in preparation for the heavy snowfall. fox 29's shawnette wilson live from the boardwalk in ac with more on how the state is preparing. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, not many people out here at this hour concerned about the storm just yet. it is business as usual here on the boardwalk. plenty of tourists out walking around. taking pictures. enjoying the calm before the storm. even noticed the usual crowd of people going in and out of caesars. the casino here on the boardwa boardwalk. meanwhile, earlier today, the governor governor christie held a press conference to talk about preparations for the storm. he says that the state is expecting significant snow accumulations, winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour, freezing temperatures. widespread coastal flooding. and hazardous travel conditions. he is warning people if they can to stay off the roads while crews prepare. >> all of our trucks are ready. our salt is at 75% of its capacity because we have had a pretty slow winter. so we got plenty of salt. i was traveling on route 80 up h

. >> today and his longtime friend, governor christie helped open a new drug treatment recover center in camden center. cydney long has a.j.'s story. >> a lot of you don't know the pain and harm that i caused. >> reporter: it's been just over a month since a.j. solomon was revealed as the person who would help craft governor christie's final year in office. >> i first met a.j. when he was 11. >> reporter: he choked back tears as he listened to his own story of a near death addiction becoming public. >> he would travel to north camden on his way to the state capital to work for me to buy his heroin for the day. >> reporter: the son of new jersey supreme court appellate justice lee and diane solomon. he now has a prominent position to boast. >> i'm a drug addict. an alcoholic. that's what i am. >> reporter: he thanks his addiction for creating his path and giving purpose to his life. with the governor's support to create dozens of more detox and drug facilities like this, solomon and his sponsors cut the ribbon for victory bay out patient facility. it's where he'll pass along that giving back is the only course to stay clean.

fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us now from hamilton township, new jersey. shawnette. >> reporter: governor christieduring a press conference earlier today that widespread coast cal flood sag going to be a big concern as well as people who may venture out on to the roads tomorrow. most people we talk to tonight say they plan to stay inside and only head out to shovel whatever they get. >> it's ban beautiful winter. it's been a beautiful winter. >> reporter: debra temple makes a light night run to wawa ahead of tonight's storm. already her office is closed for tomorrow. i'm going to be hunkering down and enjoying the scenery. >> reporter: garden state is expected to see significant snow accumulations. gusty winds and treacherous driving conditions. dave coil hopes it doesn't get in the way what he has to do. he and his wife are expecting. >> we are actually going over to the hospital to get you will at a sound to determine gender of baby tomorrow. so we have to be at mt. holly by 8:00 in the morning. >> reporter: earlier today governor christie assured everyone that emergency crews are prepared. >> a

s sister has been with me for the entire journey. her jurn think has been much longer. she loves her big brother wants him back. >> i am not going to going to away. christypot. he agreed to sit down and have a conversation. >> from the second i agreeed to go through the treatment process. was no longer my decision. >> christy is so strong, she is here onset to open up about everything she has seen with her big brothser and the heartache her families going through, you know, t.j. has gone from the face of addicts to the face of recovery to the face of relapse and hopefully the face of redemption. what do you knee that is what he wants. he wants it. he doesn't know how to go about it. as much as we can put in front of him, on the plate, give it to him, guild on silver plater, it was not on his terms. as you can see. the story we did on friday. >> it is clear how much you love your brother. where you are with this? let me ask you, though. at what point do you get angry. >> i am an gry dave. it is a mix of love, anger, frustration. loving the addict. hating the addiction. that is the case. of course, i am mad at him. i am mad. what is it like when you saw hi

christie claimed he knew nothing abut the plot until months later. >> samsung moving on after the recall involving phones that caught fire. the electronics giant unveiled galaxy sping to p note 7 behind it. it comes in two sizes. there are many new features. unlike the iphone, the s 8 has an air phone jack. the big quesio safety of course. many note 7s caught fire forcing two embarrassing recalls. samsung says s 8 have inspections. >> big changes coming to carl's june yerz. >> for years used provocative ad featuring paris hilton, cakate upton. well thought out ad. all over now. the chain says it wants to grow up. >> yea kendis. for that it is turning to, to, to -- fictional characters. >> really trying to stretch out this video. >> the characters named carl, hardy sr. >> in a new ad, hardy sr. taking back the chain from his son whose offices are decorated with photos from previous ad campaigns. you can imagine. there is skin in the photos as well. carl jr. quickly changes his tune, kendis. >> see, this is what i have been talking abut. food. not -- >> shut up, junior. >> yes, sir. >> we see carl sr. orchestrating the removal of carls jr. hot rod. a new look for

within his authority, putting chris christie in charge of this, the white house arguing this is a significant issue. we heard about this on the campaign trail. it affect s many americans. as many as 78 people a day lose their life to opoid abuse. and this white house willing to give in when it comes to things like covering drug abuse and mental health care. >> and chris christie was a very compelling speaker on the campaign trail in new hampshire before he dropped out oh of the presidential race on this very subject race. susan, while we were watching this briefing, there's also been a sentencing of bill baroni, one of the bridge gate figures that worked with chris christie in new jersey, two years in jail. >> and a reminder how these scandals persist, especially when you get investigations. i wonder, this has been a stain on chris christie's governorship. it's cost him a lot in terms of his popularity in the state. although he himself was not indicted in it. i wonder if it's in any way a reminder of what happened with the white house, that this investigation could go on for years. that's one of the chilling things about an investigation when you're in

that was sent in by christie who's six. [ laughter and applause ] got the claw in there and everything, yeah. i also like how she spelled it b-e-t-sah, betse. >> jimmy: the only other person who spells it like that is betsy devos. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: next is the secretary of commerce, wilbur ross. he's got a friendly face. [ audience aws ] here's a drawing of wilbur ross, that was sent in by noah. [ laughter and applause ] that's fantastic. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: kind of looks like a a cartoon. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: great job, noah. next up is secretary of housing and urban development, ben carson. here's a drawing of ben carson is six. it looks like his feet -- >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: it looks like -- >> steve: it looks like he fell asleep and fell over. >> jimmy: that's how he -- that's how ben carson sleeps. >> steve: that's how he has his meetings. [ light laughter ] we're gonna talk about housing. >> jimmy: he sleeps like a dead bug, yeah. next up is one of president's senior advisers, stephen miller. now he looks like a happy guy, doesn't he? >> steve: he looks super happy. >> jimmy: here's a drawing of ste

s isis ridiculous. they received notice that they were leaving office on november 8th and they elected a republican president. >> mr. fish man, let ask you about what governor christie>> everyone understood elections have consequences. i think everybody i know understood there would come a time when we would leave the positions. i myself had planned to leave in late april or early may. what was surprising about this is we were told -- our resignations were requested from friday afternoon. it's that we were asked to resign and be out of offices in six to seven hours. to the extend that people are saying that we thought the jobs were ours or we were poor losers, it has nothing to do with that. -- partners we have in state and local federal government to continue their operations in a way na makes sense and great for the american people and people reprotect. >> just to give you an idea of how big of operation you ran. how many prosecutors worked for you? >> 140, 125 support staffs. we were like 9th and 10th largest in the country. >> you land in new jersey how did you learn that you are beening forced to leave? >> the plane lands, and the text and e-mails that rolls in

governor chris christie is standing in solidarity with the jewish communities following all that has happened recently. >> the governor is now calling for increased security around the state. fox 29'swnette wilson joins us live from cherry hill with the details tonight. shawnette. >> reporter: well, it is still very sad to hear the heart wake in people's voices over what happening to the jewish community and people i talk tonight are encouraged by the governor's order but they aren't so sure it will help. >> it's a shame. it's very painful, and we have to get together, um, you know, to go against it. >> reporter: bertha felt a little more at at ease heading into temple emmanuel in cherry hill tonight after learning the governor has ordered increased patrols in houses of worship, community centers and cemeteries around the state. >> we definitely think that the security will help. it does help, and the bad people who are thinking and seeing the security, they will think twice. >> reporter: announcement came during a news conference today with the attorney general state police and homeland security officials. >> the jewish community pool values are oh what keep the jcc doors open eve

e-mail time for some traffic problems in fort lee>> s far from allow myself to be the scapegoat in this case. >> reporte baroni each suggested governor christiew more about the lane closures than he has publicly acknowledged, something president trump echoed during his presidential campaign. >> he knew about it. he knew about it. totally knew about it. >> reporter: christie has long denyed wrongdoing and was never charged in the case. prosecutors say there was no smoking gun that implicated him. david wildstein who admits he came up with the idea has yet to be senten was a candidate and said he knew but was at the white house helping out the trump administration. >> exactly right, david. >> thanks. >>> thank you, guys. >>> now to that severe weather hitting the south overnight. multiple tornadoes tearing through texas and now the threat is moving east and ginger is in memphis where they're bracing for the storms. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. breezy now but it was downright dangerous just hours ago. look at this image again just taken a couple of hours ago in northeastern memphis. trees down, big trees in people's yards ther

governor chris christie front and center in washington wednesday, meeting with president trump and taking the lead on a new commission to battle oprk difference to the s the conviction here wednesday before esentencing. >> in your opinion, do they need to serve somjue believes is app deputy of chief of staff bridget anne kelly, a single mother of four, sentenced to 18 months in a prison federal with a year of probation. >> i want to assure my kids and everyone else that this fight is far from over. i will not allow myself to be the scapegoat in this case, and i look very much forward to the appeal. >> reporter: bill baroni, a former transportation official, is appealing his sentence as well. 24 months in prison with 500 hours of community service. prosecutors say both took part in a scheme to shut down toll lanes to the george washington bridge in 2013. retaliation against the mayor of fort lee, who did not support governor christie in his re-election campaign. >> closing those lanes down, it put a lot of people in harm's way. >> reporter: governor christie has denied any knowledge of the lanes shutting down. once the head of trump's transition team,