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christie lee was arrested yesterday. police say they were looking at a suspicious home which led them to her. she was booked on murder charges and police have not led to her. they found the body of naomi row house. it appears the teen was shot to death at that location. >>> now last night several families members and friends gathered where the girl's body was found. they lit candles and prayed, pell are there and it is from fairfield in our next merger. they met with the founder of the electric car company according to the trap fran system and neither tesla nor apple is commenting on the deal. >>> and they are talk going their spending plan over the next two years. they are holding up muni's brightest budget picture and they will consider everything from disabled riders to shutting off parking meters on sundays. they have also considered an automatic fair increase. there is a warning about selling cactus including here and in concord, pittsburgh, sacramento, stockton and woodland. they are contaminated with a pesticide w
christie lee was arrested yesterday. police say they were looking at a suspicious home which led them to her. she was booked on murder charges and police have not led to her. they found the body of naomi row house. it appears the teen was shot to death at that location. >>> now last night several families members and friends gathered where the girl's body was found. they lit candles and prayed, pell are there and it is from fairfield in our next merger. they met with the founder of the...
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governor christie's deputy chief of staff apparently ordered up traffic problems for ft. leeistie ally obliged by shutting down the town's access lanes to the george washington bridge. mayor sokolich pleaded for help from governor christie's office during the shutdown, asking what on earth he did to anger someone enough they'd endanger his town by intentionally creating traffic problems in ft. lee so much so that ambulances couldn't get through? in his search for why someone would want to do that to him and ft. lee, mayor sokolich suggested it was perhaps retaliation at him for not endorsing governor christie in his re-election campaign. governor christie denied that allegation from the mayor. but tonight the lawyer for mayor sokolich tells us that the attorney that governor christie hired to conduct that internal investigation of his own office, that christie attorney has reached outside the governor's office to seek an interview with ft. lee's mayor. the attorney for mayor sokolich says the request came through this weekend. the mayor's attorney did not answer when we asked
governor christie's deputy chief of staff apparently ordered up traffic problems for ft. leeistie ally obliged by shutting down the town's access lanes to the george washington bridge. mayor sokolich pleaded for help from governor christie's office during the shutdown, asking what on earth he did to anger someone enough they'd endanger his town by intentionally creating traffic problems in ft. lee so much so that ambulances couldn't get through? in his search for why someone would want to do...
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to the state democrats ♪ ♪ we'd gotta get out but we can't we're stuck in governor ♪ ♪ chris christie's fort lee[ cheers and applause ] >> yeah! i can't hear you. yeah! i can't hear you! ♪ ♪ governor let me in i wanna be your friend there will be no partisan divisions ♪ ♪ let me wrap my legs round your mighty rims and relieve your stressful conditions ♪ ♪ you've got wall street masters stuck cheek-to-cheek with blue-collar truckers and man i really gotta ♪ ♪ take a leak but i can't i'm stuck in governor chris christie's ♪ ♪ fort lee new jersey traffic jam ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> one, two, three, four! ♪ highway is down with pissed off drivers with no place left to go and the press conference ♪ ♪ went on and on it was longer than one of my own damn shows someday governor ♪ ♪ i don't know when this will all end but until then you're killing ♪ ♪ the working man who's stuck in the governor chris christie fort lee new jersey ♪ ♪ traffic jam ♪ ♪ i got to take a leak i really got to take a leak down in jersey land ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: last fall, miley cyrus stopped by. and we re
to the state democrats ♪ ♪ we'd gotta get out but we can't we're stuck in governor ♪ ♪ chris christie's fort lee[ cheers and applause ] >> yeah! i can't hear you. yeah! i can't hear you! ♪ ♪ governor let me in i wanna be your friend there will be no partisan divisions ♪ ♪ let me wrap my legs round your mighty rims and relieve your stressful conditions ♪ ♪ you've got wall street masters stuck cheek-to-cheek with blue-collar truckers and man i really gotta ♪ ♪ take a...
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arrested this week for allegedly killing her own mother is now facing murder charges. 53-year-old christie lee was in court today. she is being held on $1 million jail. the coroner's deputy said autopsy reports show her mother 74-year-old southwick died of multiple blunt force injuries. southwick called 911 on sunday confessing she had killed her mother and wanted to turn herself in. >>> continuing coverage on the bryan stow case. today in a packed courtroom the two men who violently beat and disabled stow heard their fate. the judge sentenced them earlier today. as noelle walker tells us, one of stow's sister told the attackers they got off easy. >> reporter: in a los angeles county courtroom the wheels of justice moved forward as bryan stow's family looked in the rear-view mirror. >> late in the evening in the dark at dodger stadium was cowardly -- what you did late in the evening in the dark at dodger stadium was cowardly. >> reporter: today in court his family pulled no punches. >> because of your actions bryan can't go to the bathroom by himself. he can't shower by himself, he has to wear
arrested this week for allegedly killing her own mother is now facing murder charges. 53-year-old christie lee was in court today. she is being held on $1 million jail. the coroner's deputy said autopsy reports show her mother 74-year-old southwick died of multiple blunt force injuries. southwick called 911 on sunday confessing she had killed her mother and wanted to turn herself in. >>> continuing coverage on the bryan stow case. today in a packed courtroom the two men who violently...
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arrested this week for allegedly killing her own mother is now facing murder charges. 53-year-old christie lee was in court today. she is being held on $1 million jail. the coroner's deputy said autopsy reports show her mother 74-year-old southwick died of multiple blunt force injuries. southwick called 911 on sunday confessing she had killed her mother and wanted to turn herself in. >>> continuing coverage on the bryan stow case. today in a packed courtroom the two men who violently beat and disabled stow heard their fate. the judge sentenced them earlier today. as noelle walker tells us, one of stow's sister told the attackers they got off easy. >> reporter: in a los angeles county courtroom the wheels of justice moved forward as bryan stow's family looked in the rear-view mirror. >> late in the evening in the dark at dodger stadium was cowardly -- what you did late in the evening in the dark at dodger stadium was cowardly. >> reporter: today in court his family pulled no punches. >> because of your actions bryan can't go to the bathroom by himself. he can't shower by himself, he has to wear
arrested this week for allegedly killing her own mother is now facing murder charges. 53-year-old christie lee was in court today. she is being held on $1 million jail. the coroner's deputy said autopsy reports show her mother 74-year-old southwick died of multiple blunt force injuries. southwick called 911 on sunday confessing she had killed her mother and wanted to turn herself in. >>> continuing coverage on the bryan stow case. today in a packed courtroom the two men who violently...
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police are asking anyone with information about a possible murder to come forward. 53-year-old christie lee southwitch was arrested. police say they were investigating a suspicious death at a home and that led him to her. she was booked on murder charges. police have not released any information about the victim. >>> a salinas man who works at a golf club owned by clint eastwood has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling thousands of dollars. 48-year-old nick bentley morgan was arrested saturday afternoon. he had been working as the manager at the takama golf club. authorities say he's accused stealing more than $43,000. so far there's been no comment from the golf club. >>> the new all-electronic toll system is bringing in millions of dollars in unpaid fips. that's according to -- fines. that's according to the chronicle. while they missed out on $1.7 million in revenue, it made $2.9 million in fines. drivers who don't have fastrack have a month to pay their fine before they were hit with a $25 penalty. after that, the fine goes up to $70. >>> 7:09. there's a report apple looked around s
police are asking anyone with information about a possible murder to come forward. 53-year-old christie lee southwitch was arrested. police say they were investigating a suspicious death at a home and that led him to her. she was booked on murder charges. police have not released any information about the victim. >>> a salinas man who works at a golf club owned by clint eastwood has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling thousands of dollars. 48-year-old nick bentley morgan was...
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story broke quoting david wildstein's lawyer that evidence exists that vi christie had knowledge of the lane closures in ft. lee. then it got worse. saturday afternoon the christie administration sent out a rambling buzzfeed style liftical to friends and allies titled "five things you should know about the bombshell that's not a bombshell." the two-page document included a section focusing on david wildstein's reputation at livingston high school. he and christie both went there over 30 years ago. >> i was the class president and athlete. i don't know what david was doing during that period of time. >> according to team christie, wildstein was "publicly accused by his high school social studies teacher of deceptive behavior." the list did not mention that wildstein was known as governor christie's eyes and ears inside the port authority after he was appointed by the governor to work at the port authority.
story broke quoting david wildstein's lawyer that evidence exists that vi christie had knowledge of the lane closures in ft. lee. then it got worse. saturday afternoon the christie administration sent out a rambling buzzfeed style liftical to friends and allies titled "five things you should know about the bombshell that's not a bombshell." the two-page document included a section focusing on david wildstein's reputation at livingston high school. he and christie both went there over...
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christie administration's order. the lane closings were hatched by the governor's staffers as political pay back against fort lee mayor. a democratic who refused to endorse christie for re-elect n re-election. christie repeated denied knowing anything about it. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue in its planning or execution. and i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here. >> new jersey assemblyman johnson says he never believed the governor. >> i was suspect of the inner circle of the governor not knowing about this. >> he since resigned from the post. he's the one that exchanged the emails last summer with the deputy chief of staff bridget ann kelly. time for traffic problems she emailed him and he replied got it. christie fired kelly and vowing to take appropriate action if the staff memberers knew about the closings and the letter from the attorney quote confirms what the governor said all along no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened and whatever the motivations for closing them to begin with. >>> severe draught in california turns off the water for 25 million res
christie administration's order. the lane closings were hatched by the governor's staffers as political pay back against fort lee mayor. a democratic who refused to endorse christie for re-elect n re-election. christie repeated denied knowing anything about it. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue in its planning or execution. and i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here. >> new jersey assemblyman johnson says he never believed the governor. >> i...
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administration, but it is clear at this point that no matter how much chris christie avoids questions about the traffic in ft. leeetween the u.s. attorney's investigation and dozens of outstanding subpoenas issued by the new jersey joint committee, this is not going away. sooner or later, chris christie will have to address the allegations in hoboken head-on. he'll have to explain why he has not vouched so far for his lieutenant governor kim guadano and tell us why his deputy chief of staff sent out the now infamous e-mail for some traffic in ft. lee. chris christie doesn't seem inclined to give us those answers but really how long can this go on? joining me now, the majority leader of the new jersey state senator, loretta weinberg. democrat. co-chair of the joint state legislative committee that's investigating the lane closures at the george washington bridge. senator, thanks for joining us tonight. i wonder, when you look at the governor leaving the state like he did this week, like he did over the weekend, like he did in florida, with all these scandals swirling around him, is this causing a problem in new je
administration, but it is clear at this point that no matter how much chris christie avoids questions about the traffic in ft. leeetween the u.s. attorney's investigation and dozens of outstanding subpoenas issued by the new jersey joint committee, this is not going away. sooner or later, chris christie will have to address the allegations in hoboken head-on. he'll have to explain why he has not vouched so far for his lieutenant governor kim guadano and tell us why his deputy chief of staff...
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christie ally helping to prep mr. baroni for parts of four to five days before mr. baroni claimed the ft. lee lane closures were part of legitimate traffic study. meanwhile former port authority official david wildstein having leveled the charge that evans exists that christie knew of the lane closures during the time of the lane closures is a target of an attack from governor christie. we'll dive into that momentarily as well. it's something you would normally expect in a political campaign against a political opponent. governor christie's office also today sent supporters a virtual bucketful of information suggesting the latest big accusation is really the media's fault. begins with criticism of the original "new york times" headline from friday, includes editorials, interviews, tweets espousing the idea "the new york times" headline was sloppily and misleading. all this surfacing before whatever mountain of new information may soon come out from documents right now are either being collected or making their way to the new jersey investigative committee in response to 20 subpoenas in conjun
christie ally helping to prep mr. baroni for parts of four to five days before mr. baroni claimed the ft. lee lane closures were part of legitimate traffic study. meanwhile former port authority official david wildstein having leveled the charge that evans exists that christie knew of the lane closures during the time of the lane closures is a target of an attack from governor christie. we'll dive into that momentarily as well. it's something you would normally expect in a political campaign...
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christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget kelly. the lane closures were apparent political payback against the fort lee mayor for not endorsing the governor's reelection campaign. wildstein replied "got it." the letter went on to say: late today the christie administration released a statement saying: scott, the statement went on to say the governor denies the lawyer's other assertions. >> pelley: and, elaine, important for us to underline that the letter says that there is evidence but it offers no evidence of chris christie's involvement. elaine quijano at the george washington bridge tonight. thank you, elaine. chris christie will be the host to the super bowl sunday in east rutherford, new jersey. today we saw just how tight the security is. three hotels reported packages of a suspicious white powder. police and hazardous materials teams swooped in but now it looks like it was all a hoax. holding america's biggest game in america's biggest metropolis will be a challenge. here's sharyn alfonsi of "60 minutes sports". >> reporter: for fans, getting tickets to the super bowl festivities this year was the easy part. getting to the stadium m
christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget kelly. the lane closures were apparent political payback against the fort lee mayor for not endorsing the governor's reelection campaign. wildstein replied "got it." the letter went on to say: late today the christie administration released a statement saying: scott, the statement went on to say the governor denies the lawyer's other assertions. >> pelley: and, elaine, important for us to underline that the letter says that there...
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lee in september was the whole point of the exercise. chris christie's deputy chief of staff sent this e-mail "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." to which that fore mentioned ex-port authority official said got it. it's the guy who said "got it" and seemed to spend the next few weeks orchestrating how to create the traffic problems in ft. lee. it's the "got it" guy who today alleged in a letter from his lawyer that governor chris christie, himself, knew about this. knew about the lanes being shut down. and here's what's important about that. for governor christie. governor christie is already in trouble, at least it looks like he's already in trouble for what he has said publicly about this scheme. the scheme to use the george washington bridge as a way to punish this town of ft. lee. it was wednesday, january 8th, when the e-mails and text messages were first published that showed that the order to hurt ft. lee by shutting down those lanes had come from governor christie's office, had come from his deputy chief of staff. that was also the day w
lee in september was the whole point of the exercise. chris christie's deputy chief of staff sent this e-mail "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." to which that fore mentioned ex-port authority official said got it. it's the guy who said "got it" and seemed to spend the next few weeks orchestrating how to create the traffic problems in ft. lee. it's the "got it" guy who today alleged in a letter from his lawyer that governor chris christie, himself, knew...
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lee" to a chris christie ally at the port authority who then does appear to have arranged for some huge traffic problems in ft. lee last september by shutting down that community's access lanes to the world's busiest bridge. the george washington bridge. once those bridge lanes in ft. lee were shut down, it appears also to have been bridget kelly who exchanged these text messages with that same person at the port authority who arranged the shutdown. upon hearing that kids cannot get to school because the lanes being shut down and the town's mayor is complaining about that, miss kelly apparently replies by text, "is it wrong that i'm smiling?" david wildstein at the port authority responds "no" to which bridget kelly responds "i feel badly about the kids" then one minute later "i guess." to which david wildstein responds "they are the children of buono voters." meaning don't feel bad, their parents are going to vote democratic. david wildstein has already pleaded the fifth. in testimony before the new jersey legislature related to this scandal. now the other person in that text message c
lee" to a chris christie ally at the port authority who then does appear to have arranged for some huge traffic problems in ft. lee last september by shutting down that community's access lanes to the world's busiest bridge. the george washington bridge. once those bridge lanes in ft. lee were shut down, it appears also to have been bridget kelly who exchanged these text messages with that same person at the port authority who arranged the shutdown. upon hearing that kids cannot get to...
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lee and why did we get these documents in the first place? >> they're in response to governor christie'sncil who is doing an internal review in regards to the lane closures, but also asked for documents from ft. lee and hoboken as part of his review. ft. lee chose to respond by saying these documents are media requests for documents from ft. lee and certain communications that are relevant to the bridge closures and phone logs. >> requests from governor christie's attorney, he asked to meet with hoboken mayor don zimmer, they said no. asked to meet with ft. lee mayor mark sockeledge they said no. very specifically, a huge amount of this -- it's interesting that governor christie's attorney wanted ft. lee's records of them talking to the media, i'm not sure how that was germane to the investigation. >> democrats have raised questions about how this is part of their internal review. the internal review is to interview members of the christie administration about their own knowledge of this going on during when the lane closures were happening and afterwards, but he's broadened that review.
lee and why did we get these documents in the first place? >> they're in response to governor christie'sncil who is doing an internal review in regards to the lane closures, but also asked for documents from ft. lee and hoboken as part of his review. ft. lee chose to respond by saying these documents are media requests for documents from ft. lee and certain communications that are relevant to the bridge closures and phone logs. >> requests from governor christie's attorney, he asked...
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in this case if, in fact, they show david wildstein was aboard the helicopter with christie during the days of the ft. lee bridge closures. how worried should christie camp be? >> they're very worried about wildstein in journal. th wildstein is clearly looking for immunity. he's said it himself before. he's looking for some sort of protection in this so he's not held criminally responsible or perhaps he's worried about civilian lawsuits. he's clearly nervous and looking for some immunity. when you get to a point of survival, whether everything is about personal survival, you're seeing that the governor's office is acting like they're doing everything they can to protect the governor and see if they can survive being governor now. that can explain why they lashed out in an irresponsible way with high school things, which makes them look small and petty. then five days later, they're saying christie didn't have anything to do with this. look, i think it's clear that christie folks are concerned about the people that the governor was pretty rough on in that initial press conference. one of them was wildstein
in this case if, in fact, they show david wildstein was aboard the helicopter with christie during the days of the ft. lee bridge closures. how worried should christie camp be? >> they're very worried about wildstein in journal. th wildstein is clearly looking for immunity. he's said it himself before. he's looking for some sort of protection in this so he's not held criminally responsible or perhaps he's worried about civilian lawsuits. he's clearly nervous and looking for some immunity....
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christie administration. today mark sokolich, the mayor of ft. lee rejected team christie's request for an interview.ter by mayor sokolich's lawyer says while the mayor has gone out of his way to be fair to all parties in this matter, he wants to make sure that he respects the legal proceedings that are ongoing. in light of the parallel investigations being conducted at the same time regarding the same subject matter, i do not believe it would be appropriate for the mayor to be interviewed by you or to produce any bottoms. joining me now is attorney ari melbourne, co-host of msnbc's "the cycle." the showdown on the subpoenas they're refusing to deliver. what does the legislative committee do next to try to enforce those subpoenas. >> yeah, well, to enforce the subpoenas, what they will ultimately say is that even if these individuals can invoke a fifth amendment right not to verbally testify, that won't extend to handing over a lot of these documents. and that's something that can be litigated out and can be appealed to a court. as you point out, lawrence, and it can't be stressed enough. that was a
christie administration. today mark sokolich, the mayor of ft. lee rejected team christie's request for an interview.ter by mayor sokolich's lawyer says while the mayor has gone out of his way to be fair to all parties in this matter, he wants to make sure that he respects the legal proceedings that are ongoing. in light of the parallel investigations being conducted at the same time regarding the same subject matter, i do not believe it would be appropriate for the mayor to be interviewed by...
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lee has turned over 122 pages of public records related to bridge gate for an attorney for chris christieyor of ft. lee is set to interview christie's lawyers. why is this weird? because for weeks now, what's been happening, different entities have been issuing subpoenas in their investigation of the governor's office to get to the bottom of the bridge gate scandal, now the governor is conducting his own investigation. he's requesting a key witness through the state's open record law. these laws exist so that people can find things about their government. here we have the state government using its laws to find out things about its people. it's under the guys of asking them to turn over those records. the records include what ft. lee may have shared with reporters. instead of reporters using these sunshine laws to find out what the people in power knew, the people in power are using these laws to find out what the press knows. the governor's lawyer is also asking for interviews with the mayor of ft. lee. they probably never have to submit to an interview of governor christie's lawyer give
lee has turned over 122 pages of public records related to bridge gate for an attorney for chris christieyor of ft. lee is set to interview christie's lawyers. why is this weird? because for weeks now, what's been happening, different entities have been issuing subpoenas in their investigation of the governor's office to get to the bottom of the bridge gate scandal, now the governor is conducting his own investigation. he's requesting a key witness through the state's open record law. these...
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you mean christie's guys. >> sure. >> let me get back to this question. as i said earlier, ft. lee mayor sokolich will not cooperate with christie's lawyers, as i just said. that's the news tonight. you can see the mayor's spine stiffening earlier in the story when he was the target of disparaging comments from christie appointee david wildstein. let's watch that, which is pre-david wildstein who since resigned saying it will be a tough november for this little serbian. got a response to that? >> david wildstein deserves an ass-kicking, okay? sorry. there, i said it. >> okay. let me go to senator weinberg. i know you don't use that language. let's go to this question here. >> how do you know that? you didn't ask me. >> i'm just being a gentleman, and you're a lady, so let's go on. it seems to me there are three or four people trying to figure out what is going on. the u.s. attorney in new jersey, maybe the u.s. attorney in new york. you certainly have your investigating team, and then you would say this questionable self-investigation by christie. my question to you. are you gettin
you mean christie's guys. >> sure. >> let me get back to this question. as i said earlier, ft. lee mayor sokolich will not cooperate with christie's lawyers, as i just said. that's the news tonight. you can see the mayor's spine stiffening earlier in the story when he was the target of disparaging comments from christie appointee david wildstein. let's watch that, which is pre-david wildstein who since resigned saying it will be a tough november for this little serbian. got a...
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this does not say christie knew about the reason about retribution of the mayor of ft. lee had no prior knowledge of the lane closures before it happened. as he said in the press conference december 13th, he only efficiencies lend lanes were closed when it was reported by the press and he said in his january 9th press conference. here is what christie claims he knew and when. >> and i knew nothing about this. and until it started to be reported in the papers about the closure. even then, i was told this was a traffic study. >> reporter: there is still confusion about whether it was the closures or the motivation behind them that christie was referring to in the press conference. that makes the latest revelation murky, christi and victor. >> we talked about this chapter is about david wildstein. why is his name so important and central to the scandal? >> reporter: it was christie's deputy chief of staff bridget kelly who e-mailed time for traffic problems in ft. lee to david wildstein and wildstein replied, got it. what makes wildstein such an interesting figure in the story
this does not say christie knew about the reason about retribution of the mayor of ft. lee had no prior knowledge of the lane closures before it happened. as he said in the press conference december 13th, he only efficiencies lend lanes were closed when it was reported by the press and he said in his january 9th press conference. here is what christie claims he knew and when. >> and i knew nothing about this. and until it started to be reported in the papers about the closure. even then,...
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a month-long traffic study was known to the christie appointees, the union chief and the same port authority police officer chip michaels who told the ft. lee chief of police that day that the jam-up was going to last a month. every day we're learning that more and more people knew about this plot, including key people in christie's own office. everyone we are to believe, i suppose, but the man in whose name they were doing all this. from the port authority to the governor's office people knew no one was to take a phone call from the ft. lee mayor. they were to maintain radio silence for as long as the traffic jam-up lasted. that could be a month. there were several traffic accidents caused by this bridge scheme, delays of emergency vehicles, and at least four cases where ambulances were held up, all for the purpose of putting some punishing squeeze apparently on the mayor of ft. lee, a squeeze that lasted only four full days, but was planned as we know now to go four weeks. if that's what it took for the man in ft. lee to get whatever message was being sent. you have to wonder about the basic iq of the people involved. they were going to c
a month-long traffic study was known to the christie appointees, the union chief and the same port authority police officer chip michaels who told the ft. lee chief of police that day that the jam-up was going to last a month. every day we're learning that more and more people knew about this plot, including key people in christie's own office. everyone we are to believe, i suppose, but the man in whose name they were doing all this. from the port authority to the governor's office people knew...
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christie and his administration. bridget anne kelly, the author of the smoking gun e-mail on the traffic problems in fort lee, has announced through her attorney that she is invoking the fifth amendment against self-incrimination. governor christie himself made news tonight in an extraordinary radio interview which he may soon regret in which he changed his story and in which he revealed that his office has received subpoenas from the u.s. attorney investigating the case. also tonight, governor christie responded to assertions from david wildstein made through his attorney that "evidence exists," end quote, that governor christie knew about the lane closures at the george washington bridge at the time that they were happening. eric scott, the host of "ask the governor," the "ask the governor" show, made news with his very first question in which he asked the governor about his knowledge of the lane closures while they were happening. governor christie gave an entirely, entirely new answer to that question tonight, which proves now -- which says now and only now that he may have known about the traffic problem while it was
christie and his administration. bridget anne kelly, the author of the smoking gun e-mail on the traffic problems in fort lee, has announced through her attorney that she is invoking the fifth amendment against self-incrimination. governor christie himself made news tonight in an extraordinary radio interview which he may soon regret in which he changed his story and in which he revealed that his office has received subpoenas from the u.s. attorney investigating the case. also tonight, governor...
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. >>> new jersey lawmakers want to know if governor chris christie took a helicopter ride over fort leethe time traffic was snared over the george washington bridge. a subpoena has been issued. chris christie said he didn't know about the lane closures until long after they were over. >> state democrats believe they were ordered by his office as a form of payback against the mayor of fort lee. >>> california is struggling with what could be the worst drought in a century. there's little relief. without water the grass will not grow. that means there's not enough food for the cattle. ranchers are forced to make tough choices. >> reporter: sunrise over this ranch. the cattle assembled, waiting for their feed. they are hungry. the landscape, brown and dry, makes for a scant forage. >> it's as bad as i have seen. it's definitely that. none of the other smaller droughts compare at all. >> winter rains normally produce green pastures. now the family must haul hay to feed the livestock. hay only grows when water flows, and with the drought that meant a small supply for a big demand. >> well we
. >>> new jersey lawmakers want to know if governor chris christie took a helicopter ride over fort leethe time traffic was snared over the george washington bridge. a subpoena has been issued. chris christie said he didn't know about the lane closures until long after they were over. >> state democrats believe they were ordered by his office as a form of payback against the mayor of fort lee. >>> california is struggling with what could be the worst drought in a...
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lee she e-mailed him. he replied got it. christie fired kelly and vowed to take appropriate action if any other senior staff members knew of the closings. in a statement, the governor's office says the statement confirms what the governor has said all along. he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened. and whatever mr. wildstein's motivations were for closing them to begin with. erica ferrari, al jazeera. >>> the future of the keystone pipeline is in the hands of john kerry. it cleared a major regulatory hurdle when based on a nude city why the state department said the pipeline was unlikely to have any significant effect on the environment. the next step is for kerry to give his findings to the president. but the state department has jurisdiction since the project crosses the canadian border. >>> u.s. scenario reaching out to federal officials for help in fighting a major drug problem. on friday casey sent a letter to the head of the dea asking to bring justice to those responsible for producing an
lee she e-mailed him. he replied got it. christie fired kelly and vowed to take appropriate action if any other senior staff members knew of the closings. in a statement, the governor's office says the statement confirms what the governor has said all along. he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened. and whatever mr. wildstein's motivations were for closing them to begin with. erica ferrari, al jazeera. >>> the future of the keystone pipeline is in...
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lee's mayor refused to endorse christie's erection bid. kelly e-mailed saying "time for traffic problems in ft. lee." and lanes on the george washington bridge were closed creating days of traffic jam. burg his radio show on monday, the governor repeated statements he made at a news conference last month. >> before these lanes were closed, i knew nothing about it. i didn't plan it. i didn't authorize it, i didn't approve it i knew nothing about it. >> reporter: christie's office is complying with subpoenas but another former aide linked to the scandal is not. christie says he understands why. >> people have rights and they're going to exercise those rights. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney's office is also investigating. this was the first time christie took questions since another former aide claims christie knew about the lane closures as they happened. christie said the matter of what he knew when is a game of gotcha. anne-marie. >> ko im in new york, thank you, ko. >>> autopsy results are expected on actor philip seymour hoffman. sources
lee's mayor refused to endorse christie's erection bid. kelly e-mailed saying "time for traffic problems in ft. lee." and lanes on the george washington bridge were closed creating days of traffic jam. burg his radio show on monday, the governor repeated statements he made at a news conference last month. >> before these lanes were closed, i knew nothing about it. i didn't plan it. i didn't authorize it, i didn't approve it i knew nothing about it. >> reporter: christie's...
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governor christie also faced questions tonight concerning his former deputy chief of staff briget ann kelly. she sent this e-mail, time for some problems for ft. leea christie ally david wildstein responded by saying, got it. that exchange between david wildstein at the port authority and chris christie's deputy chief of staff bridget kelly, that led to the town of ft. lee new jersey being shut down with gridlock for four days on what happened to be the first week of school last september. after that e-mail exchange was revealed publicly last month, governor chris christie announced that he had fired bridget kelly. he had terminated bridget kelly's employment in the office. tonight he was asked about her firing. >> what about the situation with bridget kelly, though. you said you were angry when you read her e-mails to wildstein, you said you personally fired her. >> no, i did not say that. >> that was not -- >> i ordered it. >> okay, you personally ordered her firing. >> yes. >> did you have no face-to-face with her on that day? >> no. >> so there was no opportunity for you to pull her aside and say, what was going on? >> eric, by that time, it w
governor christie also faced questions tonight concerning his former deputy chief of staff briget ann kelly. she sent this e-mail, time for some problems for ft. leea christie ally david wildstein responded by saying, got it. that exchange between david wildstein at the port authority and chris christie's deputy chief of staff bridget kelly, that led to the town of ft. lee new jersey being shut down with gridlock for four days on what happened to be the first week of school last september....
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was the one who exchanged texts last summer with christie's former deputy chief of staff, bridget ann kelly. time for some traffic problems in fort lee she texted him, he replied, got it. christie vowed to take appropriate action if any senior members knew of the closings. new jersey state assembly and senate are investigating and several have been subpoenaed. the timing of the letter's release also raising questions coming just two days before the super bowl hosted by new jersey. in a statement tonight the governor's office says the letter from wildstein's attorney confirms had a the governor said all along. he had absolutely no knowledge of the lane closures before they happened and whatever mr. wildstein's motivation for closing them to begin with. meanwhile 20 members of chris christie's campaign team have been subpoenaed. they must come up with e-mails, phone records, whatever they knew of the fort lee closings, handing them in by monday. this is super bowl weekend, and i'm sure chris christie would rather have the super bowl as headlines, looks like that's going to be different. >> the investigation continues. what could this i
was the one who exchanged texts last summer with christie's former deputy chief of staff, bridget ann kelly. time for some traffic problems in fort lee she texted him, he replied, got it. christie vowed to take appropriate action if any senior members knew of the closings. new jersey state assembly and senate are investigating and several have been subpoenaed. the timing of the letter's release also raising questions coming just two days before the super bowl hosted by new jersey. in a...
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lee" kelly. christie'smpaign manager bill stepien who said today subpoena violated his fifth amendment rights. and christie's top port authority appointee and close adviser, david samson. and perhaps most crucially, the office of the governor, itself, and the governor's re-election campaign. those documents are due next monday. and they are just the subpoenas from the new jersey legislature. there are a whole host of other subpoenas now coming from the federal authorities. last week, u.s. attorney issued grand jury subpoenas to the governor's re-election campaign which is now being hit by both state and federal subpoenas and now is actually asking permission to use the remaining funds as well as raise additional money to pay the legal bills arising from its cooperation with the state and federal investigations. there is also a subpoena out to the state republican party. those documents are due next wednesday, and those are just from the u.s. attorney's office's investigation of the ft. lee matter. today, th
lee" kelly. christie'smpaign manager bill stepien who said today subpoena violated his fifth amendment rights. and christie's top port authority appointee and close adviser, david samson. and perhaps most crucially, the office of the governor, itself, and the governor's re-election campaign. those documents are due next monday. and they are just the subpoenas from the new jersey legislature. there are a whole host of other subpoenas now coming from the federal authorities. last week, u.s....
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lee lane closures with his own refusal to endorse christie for governor. the most persistent unanswered question, what was the motivation behind the infamous "time for traffic problems in ft. lee" e-mail? the most popular theory was it was retribution for his refusal to endorse christie for governor. mayor sokolich, himself, appeared to poke holes in the teary from the start when he said christie didn't ask for his endorsement. >> i don't recall a specific request to endorse, but, you know, the events that led up to all of this, i guess you can interpret to be somehow attracting me to endorse. >> today sokolich is sharing more details about the events he once guessed you could interpret to somehow be attracting him to endorse christie telling the bergen record, christie administration waged an extensive campaign for his endorsement including gifts from the port authority. the "record" reporting, quote, when sokolich did not comply but accepted gifts which included shuttle buses, snow plowing, fill potholes and emergency radios, he says he now feels he was p
lee lane closures with his own refusal to endorse christie for governor. the most persistent unanswered question, what was the motivation behind the infamous "time for traffic problems in ft. lee" e-mail? the most popular theory was it was retribution for his refusal to endorse christie for governor. mayor sokolich, himself, appeared to poke holes in the teary from the start when he said christie didn't ask for his endorsement. >> i don't recall a specific request to endorse,...
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full screen, "wall street journal" report that cuomo and christie spoke about the traffic in ft. lee at the time. right? >> right. >> you reported that. that has since been denied. it seems by both parties. what is the deal with that? >> so governor christie firmly denied it and made a joke about it at the time saying i asked governor cuomo, did we talk about this? he said no. so he said, i don't remember any conversation about this. governor cuomo has since sort of danced around the issue a bit more. he's been evasive about it. he's said they have talked about the airports but he says not the george w. bridge issue. he's also -- he does not seem comfortable we he's asked questions about this call. so clearly there are more questions to be asked. >> that, to me, is why it seems to me that the port authority ordering this investigation, patrick foye in response largely i think to your reporting, steve. it's always seemed to me if andrew cuomo wants to destroy chris christie, he may be able to. we do know the new york side, across the river, is holding some cards on this thing. >> well
full screen, "wall street journal" report that cuomo and christie spoke about the traffic in ft. lee at the time. right? >> right. >> you reported that. that has since been denied. it seems by both parties. what is the deal with that? >> so governor christie firmly denied it and made a joke about it at the time saying i asked governor cuomo, did we talk about this? he said no. so he said, i don't remember any conversation about this. governor cuomo has since sort of...
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need is somebody saying that christie was involved in either the planning or knew of it during and cheered it on. if wildstein simply said hey, there's a big traffic jam in ft. lee and christie's going to say i was in the middle of a campaign, i was doing a million things. i don't recall that. but they're going to need to prove that christie knew. if they really want to get to christie, that he knew in advance. that's why christie, like i said, is setting the bar low. i think they should be going after christie's participation in the cover-up, which went for four months until he was caught red-handed, christie kept putting this line out that it was an actual study. and what he was trying to do, he needed six more days to get to the end of the legislative session when the committee's subpoena power ended. and those e-mails, if it hadn't been for those e-mails, that committee probably would not have gotten its subpoena power and the whole thing would have ended on january 14th. so he was trying to run out the clock when he should have done his apology tour the minute he learned how bad this was. >> there you go. thank you, paul. >> thanks. >>> later in office poli
need is somebody saying that christie was involved in either the planning or knew of it during and cheered it on. if wildstein simply said hey, there's a big traffic jam in ft. lee and christie's going to say i was in the middle of a campaign, i was doing a million things. i don't recall that. but they're going to need to prove that christie knew. if they really want to get to christie, that he knew in advance. that's why christie, like i said, is setting the bar low. i think they should be...
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lee, the guy the christie people are out to punish. punish good. so now we come to who did this. who gave them their marching orders. who let it all happen. >> has to do with rachel. >> exactly. >> gene said slow jam the news. >> when you get president obama on and the first lady is going to be a guest later this week as well so jimmy is coming out of the gate hard and fast and the way we do it around here on "way too early." thanks, gang. >>> "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ on the night move trying to make some front page drive-in news ♪ ♪ >> i'm lucky to say my parents are still here with us. they are here tonight and here to see me. mom and dad? jim and gloria fallon, thank you for being here. i wish i could have gotten y
lee, the guy the christie people are out to punish. punish good. so now we come to who did this. who gave them their marching orders. who let it all happen. >> has to do with rachel. >> exactly. >> gene said slow jam the news. >> when you get president obama on and the first lady is going to be a guest later this week as well so jimmy is coming out of the gate hard and fast and the way we do it around here on "way too early." thanks, gang. >>>...