sergeant first class cory remsburg.g through whom president obama has seen the real human cost of war. he met sergeant first class remsburg during the d-day anniversary in the summer of 2009. then later that year, sergeant first class remsburg was hit by an iedear kandahar. he was in a coma for three months. less than a year later, president obama was at bethesda naval hospital and stopped by his bed and saw a photograph of him with him from a year before, during the d-day operation. and it was then that president obama was able to see somebody who had been healthy, and then somebody who had been wounded. they met a third time last summer. cory was able to stand up and salute president obama. here is a short moment from the speech when he recognized this american hero. >> day by day, he's learned to speak again and stand again, and walk again. he's working toward the day when he can serve his country again. my recovery has not been easy, he says. nothing in life that's worth anything is easy. cory is here tonight, and l

and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant first class cory remsburg, does not give up and he does not quit. [ applause ] cory. [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] my fellow americans, my fellow americans, men and women, like cory, remind us that america has never come easy. our freedom, our democracy, has never been easy. sometimes we stumble. we make mistakes. we get frustrated, or discouraged. but for more than 200 years, we have put those things aside and placed our collective shoulder to the wheel of progress, to create and build and expand the possibilities of individual achievement. to free other nations from tyranny and fear, to promote justice, and fairness and equality under the law, so that the words set to paper by our founders are made real for every citizen. the america we want for our kids, a rising america where honest work is plentiful and communities are strong, where prosperity is widely shared and opportunity for all lets us go as far as our dreams and toil will take us. none of it is easy. but if we work together,

were also some grace notes in last night's speech, of course, that tribute to the army ranger, cory remsburg, and a shout-out from the president for house speaker john boehner. let's listen. >> here in america our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams. that's how the son of a bar keep is speaker of the house. [ applause ] >> a lot of cheers there, jon, and there are some signs of a thaw between the parties in the capitol. >> reporter: there are some signs. just today the house overwhelmingly passed a trillion dollar farm bill that had been blocked for more than two years and republican leaders in the house are actually suggesting that they may be willing to move forward on immigration reform. that would be a big one for the white house. i wouldn't bet the ranch yet, but there is some progress there. >> the president's top legislative goal for the year. jon karl, thanks very much. >>> and there is another story from the capitol making headlines today. right after the president's speech, a member of congress lost his cool

cory remsburg was a guest of the first lady.e said it was incredibly humbling and an honor for him and everyone did so to an america. he loved the -- and every wounded soldier in america. he is happy to be back in therapy training. >> today's a big day for the class of 2014 at the u.s. naval academy. today is the ships selection ceremony. select their first ship and home port assignment. the ceremony is tonight at 6:30. those are lot of saying send me to san diego. >> anywhere but norfolk. >> most of the snow will be gone , at least around here, by the weekend. we could be talking about rain showers to help rush everything away. it is very cold. we still have snow. in manassas. at dulles. annapolis, 1degrees. a little bit warmer for you. 19 at reagan national. when you add in the wind, the windchill factor is in the single digits. a few spots are at subzero. quantico, negative five. thisstown is also at -3 at hour. yesterday, we made it into the low 20's. look at our averages. 44 and 29. today, we are still not going to get into

the night's most emotional moment came when the president singled out cory remsburg. he's an army ranger and there as a guest of the first lady. >> sergeant first class cory remsburg never gives up and he does not quit. [ applause ] >> that ovation lasted nearly two minutes. he was nearly killed in afghanistan. president obama told his story and recognized his courage. >> day by day, he's learned to speak again and stand again and walk again. he's working toward the day when he can serve his country again. >> remsburg was injured by a roadside bomb during his 10th deployment. he was in a coma for three months and is partially paralyzed, and blind in one eye. >>> hundreds of people turned out to a funeral home for a viewing of b.a.r.t. police sergeant thomas smith, killed by a fellow officer last week. tomorrow, several hundred members of law enforcement from around the country are expected at the funeral, including the officer who killed smith. terry mcsweeney joins us from the east bay with more on those funeral plans. >> reporter: if you've ever seen a funeral for a

nearly lost his life to a roadside bomb near kandahar in 2009. >> sergeant first class cory remsburg never gives up and he does not quit. cory. >> at an event where applause was the ultimate thermometer, it was hartoning to see the entire room rise to applaud sergeant first class remsburg. keep in mind when the president is a democrat, more democrats are likely to watch the state of the union address, so americans who we polled who watched the speech, 44% reacted very positively. 32% reacted somewhat positively. only 22% reacted negatively. let's compare that to his previous state of the union addresses. not as good as in years past. certainly a drop from the number of people who received the speech very positively. when asked whether president obama's plans will improve the economy, 59% said yes, 49% said no. 65% said his plans would improve the economy. so how are republicans respond to get president's speech? >> joining me now is republican senator ted cruz of texas, a stalwart tea partier,nd an opponent of president obama. what did you hear tonight that you liked, anything? >> we

sergeant first class cory remsburg. >> men and women like cory remind us that america has never come easy. >> reporter: despite his signature optimism, the president's agenda still faces the political realities of washington. >> i appreciate what the president has said tonight, but i'm with those americans who are asking the question, where are the jobs? >> reporter: well, now comes the hard sell. the president is hitting the road first thing this morning sharing his message directly with the american public during a two-day, four-state whirlwind tour. ryan and marci. >> mary bruce live in washington, thank you. >>> and we have some video that is going viral from after the president's speech. >> that's right. a tv reporter interviewed new york republican congressman michael grimm about his reaction to the speech, and then the reporter pressed grimm about a federal investigation into his fund-raising, and that's when things got ugly. >> i'm not speaking about anything off topic. this is only about the president. thank you. >> well, what about -- thank you. why? >> let me be clear to y

cory remsburg, an army ranger, who served ten deployments.is still -- he is blind in one eye. he is still recovering the use of his left side. the president pointed to him as a symbol of inspiration. he said, cory doesn't quit, america doesn't quit. and ryan and marci, coincidentally, president obama met cory before that injury and then met him at a hospital outside of washington. this is somebody that he has known and built a relationship with and it seemed like he was very proud to highlight him last night in the house gallery. >> wonderful story, indeed. he's there with his father. karen, the president said he would go it alone. what does he do next? >> reporter: the president will take last night's message on the road today. he will make a stop in maryland and a later stop in pennsylvania where he'll be talking about raising the minimum wage as well as retirement accounts. those were two key themes we heard from the president last night. over the next couple of weeks, the president is expected to roll out some of the executive actions. bu

the night and an emotional part of the speech came at the end when the president talked about cory remsburgdly wounded in combat, and he's gone through dozens of operations and procedures. >> cory has grown stronger day by day. he's learnt to speak again and stand again and walk again. and he's working towards the day when he can serve his country again. my recovery has not been easy, he says. nothing in life that's worth anything is easy. cory is here tonight, and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant first class cory remsburg never gives up and he does not quit. >> jim, i want to get to another question after this, to respond to this in 30 seconds, if you can. very uplifting note. it was really brought tears to a lot of people's eyes. will that - and the whole speech - bring back the president obama that so many people liked. >> first of all i have to cop to the culturally akronistic references. i think to. my paper, "the daily news", and i rejigered my story to include that. the main point was the demands on maintaining democracy. i thought it was wonderful. will i

cory remsburg. >> me and women like co -- men and women lick cory remind us. >> i appreciate what the president said tonight. those americans asking the questions, where are the jobs? >> the president is hitting the road first things this morning sharing his message with the public. >> 4:346 now. at least one person is said to be hurt after an overnight shooting at tennessee state university. that man's condition is unknown this morning. police have not said whether he was a student. a new investigation into a d.c. agency this morning. >> it all comes after one woman said that a firefighter stood by while her father laid dying in front of the station and overnight snow is making for a slick and slushy commute this morning. slick and slushy commute this morni[ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we've always been on the forefront of innovation. when the world called for speed... ♪ ...when the world called for stealth... ♪ ...intelelligence... endurance... affordability... adaptability... and when the world asked for the future. staying ahead in a constantly evolving world. that's thv

i first met cory remsburg, a proud army ranger, at omaha beach on the 65th anniversary of d-day along with some of his fellow rangers, he walked me through the program and the ceremony, he was a strong, impressive young man, had an easy manner, was sharp as a tack and we joked around and took pictures and i told him to stay in touch. a few months later, on his 10th deployment, cory was nearly killed by a massive roadside bomb in afghanistan. his comrades found him in a canal face down underwater shrapnel in his brain. for months he lay in a coma. the next time i met him, in the hospital, he couldn't speak he could barely move. over the years, he's endured dozens of surgeries and procedures, hours of grueling rehab everyday. even now, cory's still blind in one eye. still struggles on his left side. but slowly, steadily, with the support of caregivers like his dad craig and the community around him, cory has grown stronger. and day by day he's learned to speak again and stand again and walk again. and he's working toward the day when he can serve his country again. "my recovery has not

cory is here tonight and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant first class cory remsburg never gives up, and he does not quit. [ cheers and applause ] cory. >> reporter: earlier the president extended an olive branch to republicans paying tribute to the life story of speaker of the house, john boehner, as an example of the american dream. >> here in america our success should depend not on accident of birth but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams. that's how a son of a bar keeper is speaker of the house. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: but the president promised to work around republican opposition saying he would raise the minimum wage for workers on new federal contracts and tried to shame republicans into raising it for everybody else, as well. >> so join the rest of the country. say yes. give america a raise. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: he also pressed republicans on equal pay for women. >> this year let's all come together, congress, the white house, businesses from wall street to main street to give every woman the opportunity sh

obama recognized army sergeant first class cory remsburg who suffered a serious brain injury in afghanistan on his 10th deployment overseas. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> pelley: that ovation lasted nearly two minutes. later, there was a far less dignified moment with a congressman from staten island, new york. in an interview, republican michael grimm declined to answer questions about an investigation into possible finance violations by his campaign. he walked away but then he came back. >> pelley: congressman grimm also told reporter michael scott toe "i'll break you in half like a boy." today grimm apologized saying he should haven't lost his school. today the federal reserve said it is going ahead with plans to ease up on its economic stimulus. it will cut monthly bond purchases starting next month from $65 to $10 billion. wall street didn't like that much. the dow lost 189 points today to close at 15,738. today a new medical study drew a link between testosterone supplements and heart attacks. millions of men take testosterone, so we asked dr. jon lapook tol more. >>

sergeant first class cory remsburg suffering from a roadside explosion suffered in afghanistan.denly emptied of partisanship as the president quoted the brave soldier. >> my recovery has not been easy, he says. nothing in life that's worth anything is easy. >> part inspiration, perhaps part warning that the state of the union in 2014remains a struggle. for "nightline," i'm jim avila in washington. >> and we have one other remarkable moment to show you from tonight. this one much less inspirational. it came when a reporter from the local cable news station new york 1 was interviewing michael grimm and asked him act recent investigations into the congressman's campaign finances. take a listen. >> you're not man enough. you're not man enough. i will break you in half. >> a little tough hear that. but according to new york 1 the congressman threatened to throw the reporter over the balcony and said, quote, i will break you in half. the congressman has already issued a statement about it, pretty much unapologetic calling the reporter disrespectful. expect to hear more about this in t

and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant first class cory remsburg never givest. cory? >> real people. that's what the political debates in washington are really about. a vote for war or a vote for peace. a vote to help or a vote to do nothing. it's hard to come up with these policies when you have the face of real people there. and when people understand this is not some insensitive chess game with parts and pieces, these are real people with real dreams, with real hopes, or real despair. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >> muscle from trenton. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. mistaken identity? how else do you describe the polar difference between the new jersey governor described in today's "new york times" from the man who said he didn't know nothinging? in today's times" piece, we read christie was intimately involved in his town by town campaign of pressuring targeted mayors to endorse his re-election. we're told that christie's people sharpened their attack

is here tonight, and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant first class cory remsburg and he does not quit. >> it was the longest, it was the loudest and the greatest applause of the night. and it was not for president obama, instead, the nearly two minute standing ovation and applause was for cory remsburg, who was recovering from injuries from two deployments. i got to tell you, the most honored moment of the night. we bring in our capitol hill focus group of lawmakers. welcome all of you, thank you for being here. great best moment of the night? everyone agrees? now, we got a laugh at one moment in the night, that is when the president said he was in the process of fixing america's broken health care system. let's roll that tape. >> few things exposed hard-working families to economic hardship more than a broken health care system. and in case you haven't heard, we're in the process of fixing that. >> congressman louie gohmert, thank you, it was an honor for me to come. it got a laugh, can america's health care system work under obamacare? >> no, of course it can't.

he is sergeant first class cory remsburg and last night he received the longest and loudest standing tion during the president's address in the house chamber. >> cory is here tonight, and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant first class cory remsburg never gives up and he does not quit. >> reporter: the 30-year-old from arizona has been deployed to fight for the u.s. ten times. the last time to kandahar. >> on his tenth deployment, cory was nearly killed by a massive roadside bomb in afghanistan. his comrades found him in a canal face down under water, shrapnel in his brain. >> reporter: that was october 2009. after months in a coma and years in hospitals and rehabilitation centers, the army ranger was finally able to return home to arizona last april. >> unbelievable. >> he's working hard, trying to find that independence. and that's what we're here to do, help him find that. >> reporter: his father craig and stepmother mini have been with him throughout his recovery, supporting him physically and emotionally as the country recognizes his sacrifice. >> we are

army sergeant first class cory remsburg seated next to the first lady. >> i first met cory remsburg,on the 65th anniversary of d-day. along with some of his fellow rangers, he walked me through the program and the ceremony. he was a strong impressive young man and had an easy manner and sharp as a tack. we joked around and took pictures and i told him to stay in touch. a few months later on his tenth deployment, cory was nearly killed by a massive roadside in afghanistan. his comrades found him in a canal facedown, under water, shrapnel in his brain. for months he lay in a coma. the next time i met him in the hospital he couldn't speak. could barely move. over the years he has endured dozens of surgeries and procedures, hours of gruelling rehab every day. even no cory is still blind in one eye. still struggles on his left side. but slowly, steadily, with the support of care givers like his dad and the community around him, cory has grown stronger. day by day, he learned to speak again and stand again and walk again. he is working towards the day when he can serve his country again. m

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abc's martha raddatz told us about cory remsburg that brought the nation to its feet. >> reporter: itpresident and remsburg first met in mormandy. the young strong army ranger, commemorating d-day. days later, remsburg would be back to afghanistan. his tenth combat deployment, like so many rangers. only this time, a massive bomb would leave him clinging to life. his brain badly damaged, his body partly paralyzed. but there was that picture. a soldier and his commander-in-chief kept next to his hospital bed. a photo that would catch the president's eye while visiting wounded warriors. he suddenly realized he had met this soldier before. >> he couldn't speak. could barely move. >> reporter: every day working to get stronger. and then last summer the president visiting again, and that's when it happened. >> he wanted to show me something. and he leaned out of his chair, and he reached out and grabbed his walker. and with the help of his parents, he pulled himself forward. and he stood up. and he looked at me, and he gave me a sharp salute. and he said -- he said, rangers lead the way. >>

. >> but lawmakers did put politics aside last night when the president introduced sergeant cory remsburg, a veteran nearly killed in afghanistan. he got the longest ovation of the night. >> now, that dovetailed right to the end of the address so that made for a very emotional end to the speech. so the president now heads out on this two-day, four-state retreat. there'll be a retreat in maryland also today. they'll be forming their own path forward which they say will em power the people and not government. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> it's what the president did not say that caught the attention of chief washington correspondent and host of "face the nation" bob schieffer. >> we leave very little detail on anything, you know, about talking about balancing the budgeting about getting the nation's financial foundation in order. you know, how are you going to find it and what are the priorities in determining how the money is going to be spent and will there be enough money coming into the government to run a government that produces the services we've

rangers, like cory remsburg, who everyday, works to recover. needs to remember. martha, raddatz, abc news, washington. >> what a story. and the president says that that soldier has come to personify the challenges endured by more than 50,000 men and women wounded in the last two wars of the last decade. >> and cared for by his mother -- by his father and step mother. what an inspiration. what an inspirational story. >> absolutely. to him and his service and everyone else who serves this country. all right, stay with us. >> this is abc's "wod

is here tonight, and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant first class cory remsburg never gives up, and he does not quit. [ cheers and applause ] sergeant first class remsburg was hit by a roadside bomb in 2009. he spent months in a coma with shrapnel in his brain. he's still blind in one eye, but he's walking and talking today. the president ended the speech with his story, and remsburg received a nearly two-minute-long-standing ovation from the crowd. >>> and we're getting brand-new information out of atlanta. the city is dealing with a huge mess because of the snow and ice. the mayor and governor just held a press conference. the live desk will get you up to date on that. storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell will get you up to date on the weather and the warming trend, i really hope so. he says we've got some better weather coming. and in the next half hour, we'll also take an in-depth changes by creigh >>> i'm un yang at the live desk. the governor of georgia has declared a state of emergency and has called in the national guard to rescue children and drivers str

and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant for class cory remsburg never gives and he does not quit. [applause] cory. >> my guess is that what will be remembered. handled with grace and of the same time, the powerful image of this young man and of the same life,the theme of his never giving up. which is why the president had been saying was necessary. >> let me register a modest dissent. ending of the speech. the heroism of that young man, nobody can say enough. i have no doubt the president, like his successor, is torn up by the young men and women who he sees in harms way. there is something uncomfortable out a nation that is not involved in these wars at all, just having the ceremony of rolling out to somebody who has been suffered so badly so i thought it was powerful and it does not necessarily say something good about the country. >> let me remind you that large, it isnot, at- the families who have had someone in harm's way that have suffered while the country did not suffer. just remind you of that. >> i thought it was the most powerful moment but i think

sergeant first class cory remsburg never gives up and he does not quit. >> that was the longest applause of the evening. and it was the one time i think, bob, that really republicans and democrats stood up together and you saw some bipartisan support on twitter and in that chamber. >> yeah, and for good reason. what an incredible story this was. but it was -- it does underscore the fact that for the rest of the evening, it was as if super glue was put under somebody's seat when somebody was saying something, and super glue was put on somebody else's in the other. i don't think i have seen quite as much down and up and down and up and down and up. >> stay with cory. that moment touched you. i know you were saying before. >> yeah, how could it not? i think that the fact that he's sitting there and after going through all that is a remarkable story. and his is not alone. i just can't imagine how anybody could have anything but great admiration. i don't have a lot i can say, because he said everything he needed to say by his actions. >> i thought it was a great way, eric, to almost end the s

want to say, as somebody who has covered the war in afghanistan, the moment where you honored cory remsburgt the state of the union i felt was a very moving moment and what i admired about it was the nation so many times doesn't seem to want to know the costs of war and seeing him and his struggle i felt was very important for the country to see. >> it -- the biggest honor i have is serving as commander in chief and you meet these amazing people every single day but they are carrying a big burden. on the one hand, we have this all volunteer army that makes it outstanding. these are people who want to serve, are eager to serve, trained to serve, we've never had a better military history. but it also means only 1% of the american people are in harm's way and their families are the one who is are bearing that burden. which means when we make decisions about war, it is that much more important for lawmakers and the president to understand that there are consequences to this. and i think folks like cory are the first ones to say we volunteer because we want to defend this country and what we acc

this great guy sergeant first class cory remsburg, think of, this 10 tours in iraq and afghanistan inars. what does that say about the overcommitment of our army? and the -- here is a president who uses him as an icon for the state of the union. and yet the very service that he comes from, the army has 85% of its brigades not combat ready it does not have one single developmental program for a combat system at all, zero. and, yet, my fear is that if something isn't done to reverse this slide in readiness and our advantage in technology, we're going to be producing more cory remsbergs in the years ahead. >> is that president obama's fault. >> of course it is. it's his administration. every service goes down after every war. but i have seen the army break four times in my lifetime. after korea, after vietnam in the 1990s, and right now. i have seen the army break institutionally. and when 85% of your units can't go to combat, this should concern the american people. and, you know, the army has got a mortar that was built in 1931. its main machine gun was designed in 1919. the helicopter

i'm sure there were many other americans who felt that way about sergeant first class cory remsburg. the air force association without a doubt is at the very top of the list when it comes to our services and our airmen's strongest advocates and this organization is truly a rallying point for innovative air-minded thinkers. no wonder we have a such a long-standing positive relationship between our air force and the air force association. and when it is coming very next to our dod military and our civilian workforce which are so terribly important to us, the other part of the team that want to recognize that is extremely important within our military capability. that of course is our industry partners. i enjoy talking with some of you today. i look around and see people i've known from all walks of my life professionally, from the hill, from the pentagon in my early days and days in the industry. great to see so many of you as well as meet new colleagues. i want you to know, that because i just finished walking in your shoes, meaning industry shoes, i understand how important it is to

. >> well, the president paid tribute but the last night that dramatic moment to cory remsburg who wastan. let's watch that moment. >> cory is here tonight and like the army he loves, like the america he serves, sergeant first class cory rems berg never gives up and he does not quit. >> that got a two-minute standing ovation as it should have from the american people in that chamber. the president went on to say men and women like cory remind us why we fight for the america we want for our kids. that moment was widely viewed as one of the most inspiring of the night but in the alternative world speech of tim huelskamp, he was watching, and the reality was much more cynical. he said he tweeted "obama politicizes the military to end his speech totally expecting mr. president -- this is nothing about politics that turns people off left right gronk everyone knows that huelskamp, a republican, if a republican president's done the exact same thing, he would have said it was great. >> well, that's right. look, there's some people, chris, who just came into the chamber determined to tear the p

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reporter: but lawmakers did put politics aside last night when the president introduced sergeant cory remsburg a veteran nearly killed in afghanistan. he got the longest ovation of the night. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> and the mayor of san francisco was among the first lady's guests last night. here's a photo from ed lee earlier in the day. he is in the east room of the white house there and here he is with stanford university alum twin brothers collins. jason collins the former pro basketball player who just revealed last year that he is a homosexual. >>> after the address, lee released a brief statement. he thanked the white house and said he will do what he can to support the president's goals including more affordable housing. >>> only on kpix 5 this morning, reaction to the state of the union generally positive in the heavily democratic state of california. according to our exclusive kpix 5/surveyusa poll 53% have confidence in the president to lead the nation now, 40% do not with 7% undecided. >>> bryan stow's civil trial gets the former dodgers owner has been delayed. sto

divisions, the parties stood together last night when the president honored army sergeant 1st class cory remsburg, who was badly wounded in a roadside bombing in afghanistan. the president hopes for more unity as he continues to sell his state of the union initiatives tomorrow, in waukesha, wisconsin and nashville, tennessee. >> woodruff: so what are the prospects for the president and congress to find common ground in 2014? we pose that question to two members of the senate: democrat tim kaine of virginia and republican jeff flake of arizona. senators, welcome to the "newshour." senator flake, i'm going to start with you. looking back on what the president had to say last night, do you think it makes it more likely that washington is going to address the country's major problems? >> i think there are a couple of areas where we do have some agreement, where the senate has already acted-- for example, immigration reform. the president said that he'd like to see a bill there. the house needs to take action, and i think it will. so that's one area. also, trade. the president needs trade promotion au

when he pointed to army ranger cory remsburg who was wounded in afghanistan by a roadside bomb on hisenth deployment there in afghanistan. and he honored him for his resilience, for his service. and this is what brought all democrats and all republicans, everyone there in the house chamber to their feet. it was really a very beautiful moment. >> it really was, brianna, i thought you could feel the sense of awe and wonderment. the fred, the first lady, everyone stared up at this young man. almost we're not worthy to be with new the room. the sacrifices you have made are so many greater than any of us could imagine. briana keerl, great to have you with us this more than. you've worked about 20 hours out of the last 25. the state of the union wasn't the main event in boxing terms that might have come after thanks to a congressman from new york. michael grimm from staten island was talking to a reporter from new york 1 news channel when the reporter michael scotto asked grimm about an ongoing campaign allegation. you can see grimm walked off mad. and what happened moments later, it was ju