really think, sam, there's been such an overkill on this story that new jersey residents are, like, ehhw, help me get my business back open? when am i going to get my house, you know, reshingled? when's that coming? >> well, i agree with that. i think in new jersey -- actually, they've asked these questions at the -- at these open town halls. it's been much more focused, if there are questions, it's been much more focused on sandy relief, and that resonates with them a lot more, because it means more to them. it's tangible money in their communities. >> coming up on "morning joe," politico reports businesses went def con1 to stop a bill. weville details on the pressure brought to bear. first, bill karins with a ridiculously bad forecast. bill? >> yeah, just a broken record. winter continues. this time, at least, we're bringing in rainfall to california. that's the good part of this storm. the bad thing is, when the storms come into california, they have to move across the country. this time, it's really cold. so it means more ice and more snow. so we got a big storm out there. it's alre