codey who had followed resignation of james mcgreevey responded he had not only signed off on nominations got a call from the state police superintendent informing him that he would no longer be afforded the trooper who accompanied him to occasional political public events. a courtesy that was granted to all former governors. will christie's reputation hurt his chances to win the white house? mack katz is a reporter with wnyc who has covered christie. as i read the story yesterday i was thinking this is a portrayal of him as jolly old saint nick. you've covered himd for years. does that comport with what you've seen in trenton? >> it does. there were a number of examples in there. he has referred to it on the record at press conferences as the penalty box. that's what he calls it when those in his circle or outside his circle are not towing the line and are not doing what he thinks needs to be done for him to govern the state properly. that's how he would frame it. >> john, this is a show called "hardball." it's apparent he played hardball in the garden state. will it work in des moines a

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the only reason codey was at the center here was to get a photo of bull dog ruth and tank with santa claus clause. >> typically i just relay on amazon. just because convenience from home and have it shipped directly to me so i can avoid a lot of the parking congestion and traffic. >>reporter: according to the market research company n pd group consumer finished less than half of the shopping. a little behind where they wer wereless year at this time. general giovino manages a children clothing store. >> last year was packed throughout holiday season. now it's lake really slow. >>reporter: with thanksgiving falling later in november, the shopping season is 6 days shorter. the result has been significant up tick for on line activity. >> the pressure that cop assum assumers feel during a shorten selling season deals n.e. motion when purchasing. and so on line is a way for them to feel calmer more in cell. >>reporter: shoppers lake the thrill of the bargain hunt in a store. >> i do 95 percent in the mall. >>reporter: why is that? >> i don't know. i work on computer all day. don't want to

the only reason codey was at the center here was to get a photo of bull dog ruth and tank with santa claus clause. >> typically i just relay on amazon. just because convenience from home and have it shipped directly to me so i can avoid a lot of the parking congestion and traffic. >>reporter: according to the market research company n pd group consumer finished less than half of the shopping. a little behind where they wer wereless year at this time. general giovino manages a children clothing store. >> last year was packed throughout holiday season. now it's lake really slow. >>reporter: with thanksgiving falling later in november, the shopping season is 6 days shorter. the result has been significant up tick for on line activity. >> the pressure that cop assum assumers feel during a shorten selling season deals n.e. motion when purchasing. and so on line is a way for them to feel calmer more in cell. >>reporter: shoppers lake the thrill of the bargain hunt in a store. >> i do 95 percent in the mall. >>reporter: why is that? >> i don't know. i work on computer all day. don't want to