george washington's portrait. and lots of government papers as well. here is the burning of washington. and then she escaped. madison was not with her. she wrote today that it was happening i am still here within the sound of the canon she wouldn't leave until the picture was secure. her friend was there to get her away and kept saying you have to leave now. finally the british came in and she had kicked a dinner because she was expecting madison to come back to the cabinet. so they sat down and made her dinner and then she came back a couple days later even though the city was a disaster and started convincing the congress to keep the capital here because they thought of it al if it's ad out what's not do that anymore. and she also started with some other women in washington and orphanage for the children who lost their fathers as a result of the war and that is the beginning of something that we see a lot in this perco with history of the women setting up organizations to help poor people and sick people and really working for the society as a whole.

she was married to george washington but did she do anything herself? is anybody know? go ahead. [inaudible] >> she cheered up the soldiers at valley forge. that's exactly what i knew about martha washington. is that she spent a winter at valley forge with the soldiers. but, you know, what? the revolutionary war was eight years alone. and she spent every winter with the soldiers. and she hated it. she hated having to go because partly it was unpleasant. it was cold. there was not food. it was difficult. also the roads were very treacherous and she had to go over them. and the british to people like martha washington, who was the wife of the chief patriot, george washington, they took women like her hostage and put them in prison. and some of them were killed. so it was scary for her to go. but she went every winter of the war because george washington wanted her to. the as she did get up the troops so much that she really helped keep them in camp, and keep them from deserting the army at times when they had no food and no shelter and no pay. and here she is at valley forge with th

george washington's portrait. and lots of government papers as well. here's the burning of washington. and then she escaped. madison was out with her. he was out in the field with the troops and she wrote the date that it was happening, i am still here within the sound of the canon, but she wouldn't leave until the large picture of general washington is secured. and then her friend was there to get her way. she kept saying you have to leave now. finally she laughed. the british came in. she had cooked the dinner because she was expect demand to send to come back with the cabinet. so the british that god and ate her dinner. and then she came back just a couple days later, even though the city was a disaster. and started convincing that congress to keep the g or because they taught us it's all burned out, let's not do that anymore. and she also started with some other women in washington. an orphanage for the guerrillas who lost their fathers as a result of the war. that was the beginning of some and we see a lot in the spirit of history at the women sett

george washington was the first president to do so. unfortunately he set a precedent that many other successors have often use recklessly, unlike those successors. washington went to war, thousands of american citizens were clearly at stake. president washington established what i call and my book the seven pillars of presidential power not provided by the constitution. he raised the first four pillars of power relatively easily, the powers over executive appointments, for affairs toward government finances, and defense and military affairs. raising the other three pillars almost cost washington his life. again, i don't want to spoil my book for you, but of these three powers, why is the power to issue presidential proclamations or executive orders. a constitution says nothing about proclamations and does not give the president the right to issue any for good reason. a presidential proclamation or executive order is a in the constitution does not give the president the power write the laws. that is why congress is call the legislatu

and in the 1750s, 1760s, george washington and there were models of british soldiers, and washington then, of course, became one of the leaders of the freedom movement, the revolution and he was picked to command the continue thenal army in 1775. that is the year before we had the declaration of independence. we were already at war with the british, and we were fighting our revolutionary war. washington was very attuned to the dignity that americans projected in terms of concept of liberty and independence they had. they wanted to do it in a dignified way that reflected what he thought was the bearing of americans. he looked at the american troops american officers, and he didn't want them to be a rag tag bunch of revolutionaries but show the british these americans, even though they live on the frontier live on the edge of british power nevertheless have bearing dignity, and standing and are capable of fighting against the british as a worthy opponent. he personally designed the uniforms. he did it in such a way writes about it he ordered cloth from london from the uniform of office

. >>> good evening john as you can see the george washington bridge is the busiest bridge in the world. i'll step aside, you can have a look at it. it's a really pretty bridge as well, chris christie appears to be in a pretty tight spot. the man who ordered the lane closures, is saying by letter that evidence exists that governor christie knew about those lane closures at the time they are taking place and that is something that governor christie has vehemently denied. the lane closings at the george washington bridge creating a commuter nightmare for days, caused not by a traffic study, but as the alleged political pay back against a democratic mayor who refused to back christie for

george washington wrote that speech in 1796. they started the tradition of reading it out loud in congress in the middle of the civil war, interestingly, 1862. because, yes, that speech is really dense and it's 8,000 words and takes an hour to read it out loud unless you're paula hawkins. it's also a really beautiful plea for the union. for how important it is that the united states stay together as a country. and so in the middle of the civil war in 1862, there was a citizen petition out of philadelphia asking congress to please read that speech aloud to one another. please read it out loud in a joint session of congress in what would have been washington's 130th birthday that year. so they read it in 1862 during the civil war. and then they decided to read it again on the centennial of ratifying the constitution. then by 1896, congress decided that they were going to do this every single year in order of the united states senate now. and today, the honor fell to maine senator angus king. and honestly, it's kind of sad, but now

final minutes, dayton pulling away, devon oliver, george washington, they fall 75-65. >>> paul hewitt george mason, visiting ninth ranked, st. louis is down three. rob low, big man knocking down the three-pointer. we're tied at 68 and headed to overtime. in ot, george mason trailing by three. low, continuing to show off the range here. the senior, another three-pointer. st. louis holds on to victory, they beat george washington, 87-81. so seattle, seattle. and weather? >> thanks, everybody, good >> thathe pain started upd the back of my head and wrapped around to the front. i couldn't play my bassoon because of the pressure that i felt throughout my whole head. the blistering and the rash was moving down towards my eye. the doctors at the emergency room recommended that i have it checked out by an eye doctor. there was concern about my eyesight. when i had shingles the music stopped. did he know and when did he know questions continue to swirl around new jersey governor chris christie following new allegations surrounding the george washington bridge scandal. >>> show me the money, is

the famous george washington bridge of ft.ristie fame, the george washington bridge opened in 1931. and this is true across the country, too. everything from the blue ridge parkway, to the elevated highway that connects miami and key west. to the grand coulee dam, to the hoover dam. all of these things, public works projects were built during the great depression. as were all of these corner stones of transportation, they were cornerstones then, definitely cornerstones now. it's not an accident all of that big picture, big thinking building happened we the country was in dire economic straits during the depression. when the economy went cabluey in 1929, the government decided to crank up works projects to keep people employed. private business couldn't keep americans at work anymore. the government did. they could and they did. one of the ways they did that helped us pull through those years was that they built these projects that became foundational to our growth as a country and to our economic capacity. it helped us keep it

said george washington won. in the way it made shirts and then made 2,000 shirts, but the way that they showed the men that it was something special from the women of america for them was that each woman who made a shared sewed her own name into it. so when the soldier got the shared a new and somebody cared about him especially. and it boosted morale tremendously, and there are letters about that are quite wonderful, of the soldiers responded to it, the women of america were supporting them. kendis captain going until the french showed up. so it was a very important part. well, of course, finally we one. it took awhile. yea. right. yea. took his eight years, but we won and then there was a country to raise. and that was a very easy either. george washington, of course, became the first president. martha washington the first first lady. she had to figure out how to be first lady hillary and there were all kinds of rules and people trying to figure out, she should do as she shouldn't do. it was hard to make it al

lee residents travel on to the george washington bridge.hat length of time between october 1st, when the executive director of the entire port authority made all those statements about what took place? and then six weeks later, this crazy cover-up story, which very respectfully wasn't even good? you're going to come up with a cover-up, at least try to make it sound reasonable. this there is no traffic study. nobody's produced it as of today. nobody has produces a traffic study, there was no reason for it. because there are no private roads from ft. lee over the george washington bridge. >> if it was a corner story, and frankly i believe you it was. the traffic study doesn't exist. the executive director of the port authority said it doesn't exist. to the extent we know that the cover story exists and we know it was delivered by bill baroni, do you know who was in on cooking it up? do you know if bill baroni knew he was telling an untruth in that testimony? did he knowingly do it? and he said it not knowing it was untrue? >> i suppose anythi

lee over the george washington bridge. they don't exist. if, in fact, the governor really thought there was a traffic study, which to this day has not been produced, two months later when he read about patrick foye's e-mail, which said that laws might have been broken, do you think he might have said let me see the traffic stutd di? or gee, patrick foye, or bill baroni or david wildstein, could you come to my office and tell me what went on here? i understand according to this e-mail that thousands of people might have been put into jeopardy. so there's something wrong with this whole time line. i appeared before four months of port authority meetings. and i'll tell you what else is wrong, and that i hope we can in this committee get to the bottom of, where were those port authority commissioners? i appeared before them in october, in november, in december. i stood up and spoke at each of those meetings. i told them if they were under any impression that there were private roads there, that's completely erroneous. to this day, i have not he

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so, you know, i think coming out here just to commemorate what george washington was really all abouts really important. what he did for our country. >> it's really, really pretty to come back to, and i just love the view. >> reporter: and the u.s. military district of washington is going to perform military exercises beginning at 11:15. they're going to be doing that until 11:45, and then re-enactors on hand, telling stories about washington and his life, and they'll be milling about the grounds all day long. and there are a number of events, cooking demonstrations, musical tributes, as well. and admission, again, is free today. so that's an added bonus, and mount vernon will stay open until 4:00 this afternoon. barbara, back to you in the studio. >> and dress warmly, because it is chilly out there, isn't it? >> reporter: it is. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> and today marks the start of the final full week of competition of the winter games, and it has actually been a slow start to this morning. you're looking live at the olympic cauldron up in the mountain cluster. several ev

here we are on george washington's birth day.w a bunch of knuckle heads celebrated the first president by shutting down the bridge named after him. well now the man, himself, led us to victory over the british army, of course, then resigned as commission rather than become a dictator which happened so often in the world including this modern world. he left the presidency after two terms rather that staying on for life. again, a pattern in so many other countries ever since. it was another george who put it best. the king of england asked his american painter, portrait painter benjamin west what he thought washington would do after winning revolutionary war. west, who had moved to england, answered, they say he will return to his farm. here's what the english king said on hearing this. if he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world. and so he lived to see the difference between those great leaders who understand the privilege of power, and those petty beings who know only enough to abuse it. george washington and the id

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 we saw these heavily redacted text messages between someone who appears to be the same deputy chief of staff and david wildstein. they're talking about the gridlock they caused. "is it wrong that i'm smiling?" "no, no, it's not wrong that you're smiling." the person responds to david wildstein, "i feel badly about the kids. i guess." to which david wildstein responds "they are the children of buono voters." meaning they're the children of people who vote democratic. do not feel bad they're gridlocked for hours in traffic and cannot get to school because of something we just did. that all came out on wednesday, january 8th. wednesday, january 8th. the day after that, governor chris christie gave a press conference responding t

new allegations in the george washington bridge constantly. and chris christie, a port authority official and a friend of christie through his lawyer says christie knew about the closures as they happened and there's evidence to prove it. the governor again denied he had no knowledge of the bridge lane closures before they happened. >>> case and reports of violence amid the unrest in ukraine have alarmed human rights activists. secretary of state john kerry will meet with opposition leaders. >>> keystone xl project will have limited impact an the environment. the white house is facing more pressure to approve the project. >>> a story we brought you earlier in the week, the healthy concerns for the impact of heroin deaths in pittsburgh. 22 people have died after overdosing on a deadly batch of the drug. hoirn use has been on the rise in the region, officially, bisi onile-ere reports. gls the the high can be deadly. i.t. comes in different names. thera-flu, bud ayes, an income tax. 20 people over 24 hours died from overdosing and from there, the

the first grabbing into all those delivery closing the george washington bridge.in but that was a lot of skin in a blizzard. that was good stuff. that is dedication. any way, "way too early" is done for the week. happy valentine's day! "morning joe" starts right now! ♪ >> i think it was a bad decision to have school. frankly, in general, the streets, the last time it showed since we got here, they haven't been properly cleaned and swept and it's just very dangerous. >> i think it was a horrible idea. it's really unsafe just walking a few blocks, you know, it's very slippy out and i feel it's not safe for kid to be walking on the street. >> i think the chancellor made a huge mistake. she is endangering the safety

when the relationship between george washington and the french architect fell apart, he left the country with the designs, benjamin banaker had memorized all these designs and was able to ease and help george washington relax. >> that's a part of history i think we don't know. >> and so he could -- he reconstructed the whole design from memory. but the other beautiful thing was in his almanac in 1792 it was before the united states had the department of war, he wrote about the united states encouraging the united states to create a department of peace. and dr. benjamin rush who was a friend of his also took this and wrote a bill that the united states should have a department of peace and put it on the floor of washington in congress in 1793. can you imagine, and it was like what happened is instead of the united states creating a department of peace. they created a department of war. >> of war and defense and so forth. >> yeah, and so it's never really evolved and even right today, he rewrote the law every 20 or 30 years. someone find it and redo it and address it and bring it back to t

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 confirm isn't of the pacts tested positive for heroin. they were labeled ace of spades, or ace of hearts. tests will be taken to determine if the

the bridge lanes were shut down in the george washington bridge in september. it was back in november of last year which was the time when really only the new jersey press was covering the story. this was before david wildstein had resigned, before bill baroni resigned, before the governor or anyone else apologized for what happened on the bridge. it was november. when everybody involved in this scheme was still trying to get away with claiming the whole thing had been a traffic study. on november 13th, the head of the police officers union for the port authority police officers released a statement mocking the idea that ft. lee had been punished by that bridge lane shutdown. mocking the idea there was anything political involved at all in the bridge being shut down. mocking the idea that what happened on that bridge had been anything other than a simple traffic study. if anyone really believed that there was such a scheme, paul nunziato told the "star-ledger" i would suggest we're going to find jimmy hoffa's body there. the head of their union telling the pres

. >>> if you were surprised at what team christie did at the george washington bridge, then you don't know how chris christie rolls. >> relentless, 83 million people hit by yet another nasty winter storm. >> nothing worse than weather. >> the release of 18 subpoenas in new jersey related to the george washington bridge scandal. >> this isn't like the storms we had in the past. >> you have no control over it and complete responsibility for it. >> this is a bigger storm. >> behold, the new subpoena to the office of new jersey governor chris christie. >> a combination of punches. >> it was the debt deal that almost wasn't. the senate voted wensz to extend the nation's borrowing limit. >> ted cruz could not have predicted the chaos that would ensue. >> i plaing with the debt ceiling is like playing with fire. >> mcconnell and cornin literally worked the senate floor to rally support. >> there was no game plan. >> is there anybody who knows how to fly this plane? >> to give you an idea of just how bad this winter has been, this is already the 15th storm of the season. >> it's totally ballo

ever now say christie has not come clean about his politically motivated lane closures on the george washington bridge. >>> more testimony today in the trial of kerry kennedy. that's the daughter of robert kennedy charged with driving under the influence of a sleeping aid. on monday, jurors watched a seemingly disoriented kennedy allegedly failing three sobriety tests on police video. prosecutors say she had a duty to pull over before causing the minor accident. two of her brothers and her 85-year-old mother, ethel, were in court on monday. kennedy is expected to take the stand. >>> all right, u.s. attempts to extradite mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman are on the back burner this morning. that's because mexican authorities have formally charged him with cocaine trafficking and a judge will decide today whether to put him on trial in mexico. guzman's lawyers have already filed a petition asking the mexican courts to block any extradition request from the united states. >>> ohio's governor honoring the

person who was credited with having hatched the idea for these supposed traffic study on the george washingtondge. traffic study which was used as a cover story to obscure the real reasons the lanes on that bridge were shut down. joining us now, sean of the "bergen record." prestigious george polk journalism award for his excellent and groundbreaking coverage of the bridge lane closings. congratulations on that polk. >> i appreciate it. >> couple things that have broken. one is the news substantiating the early claims from the ft. lee mayor that port authority police told people who were stuck in the traffic jam they ought to blame the mayor. why is that an important development? >> well, significant because on its face, it doesn't quite make sense. the mayor of ft. lee doesn't control the bridge, doesn't control the three lanes that blend into the one that cause the mayhem. so the idea that the mayor of ft. lee would be responsible is just wrong. there's no scenario under which that would make sense. so that raises a logical question. why were police saying that? was it a coordinated attempt

he is answering questions about the lane closures at the george washington bridge, and so far he hasn't said anything he hasn't said before. we're watching it, however. we'll be giving you an update a little later in the hour. we'll be right back with more. >>> welcome back to "hardball." today is the day subpoenas issued by the new jersey special legislative committee investigating the bridge closures are due in. and you'll recall they went out to 20 people and organizations related to governor chris christie himself. many have received extensions. but as the investigation churns forward, it's becoming clear that it may be every man or woman for himself or herself. david wildstein, it's crystal clear after friday's letter from his lawyer wildstein wants immunity, and he is looking out for david wildstein, number one. bill stepien nearly lost in the wash of wildstein news on friday is what is happening with christie's former campaign manager. christie severed ties because he says he lost faith in his judgment following bridge-related e-mails following the bridge scandal. his lawyer on f

christie administration communicated the christie administration's order that certain lanes on the george washington bridge were to be closed, and evidence exists as well tying mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what the governor stated publicly in a two-hour press conference he gave immediately before mr. wildstein was scheduled to appear before the transportation committee. mr. wildstein contests the accuracy of various statements that the governor made about him, and he can prove the inaccuracy of some." it's clear that the attorney for this key witness, wildstein, wants to win immunity for his client as a price for delivering this evidence. the question is does this evidence contradict statements made by governor christie. michael isikoff is national investigative correspondent for nbc news, and john wisniewski is co-chair of the super committee that is leading the state's investigation into the bridge scandal. michael isikoff, when you look at the statement made by christie made in the press conference, he said he didn

christie of new jersey says he has evidence the governor knew of the forced slowdown on the george washington bridge between new jersey and new york while it was going on and that he is prepared to prove it. despite the governor's repeated denial, tonight this scandal has again engulfed chris christie, embarrassingly on the eve of the super bowl, the first ever held in new jersey. tonight, the state's leading newspaper is saying if this is true, the governor must resign, and harvard law professor alan dershowitz said tonight chris christie needs to hire a criminal lawyer if he has not already. nbc's katy tur starts us off in the shadow of the gw bridge, which has been lit up for the game just 11 miles away. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the appointee is david wildstein. it is important to note we don't know what the evidence is. also important to note, his lawyer is trying to get his legal fees paid. but if this is substantiated, you have to wonder how can chris christie survive this. >> david wildstein. >> reporter: late this afternoon, a lawyer for david wildstein, the former port autho

george washington, who was more or less in charge, initially wanted labor to come to europe. was difficult to get people to come over on these harsh trips to work in basically a jungle. so they relied on enslaved labor, which meant cutting down trees, moving rocks, digging holes, all of the heart labor that had to be done to literally clear the area. but it also included skilled labor, carpenters, pastors. -- plasteres. we know that at the white house and the capital, there were at least five highly skilled carpenters that work for years to build those buildings. this needs to be acknowledged. con --ects the ongoing contradiction, which president obama talked about with president along, about the principles of equality and democracy, and the reality of slavery. in the capitol a few years ago, there were two flax put up to acknowledge the people who were enslavedho built the capital. one on the house side, one on the senate side of the rotunda. in philadelphia, at civilian where the liberty bell exists, that was built over the old house, the land where george washington lived

claims he has evidence disproving christie's comments about those notorious lane closures at the george washington bridge. erin mcpike joining us from washington. erin, the new allegations are all about what christie knew about the lane closures and when he knew it. what's the evidence as we understand it to be? >> well, fred, that top appointee you mentioned is former port authority official david wildstein. it was wildstein who carried out the order to close the aks cess lanes to the bridge. chief of deputy chief of staff bred j bridget kelly e-mailed him, time for traffic and he e-mail back, got it. the port authority already refused once to pay wildstein's legal fees so he's lawyer wrote this letter friday urging them to reconsider. and in this letter the attorney

the most important thing is what george washington didn't do. me americans would have made washington a king. he refused royal things and titles like your highwayness. he was popular and could have been roweler for life. but he returned to private life after two terms. as i watched the current president in one power grab and he shreds the constitutional notion of separation of powers. i wonder ifow different his approach to the presidency is. the degree to which barak obama ignores laws and some he championed is nothing short of breathtaking. if the republicans propose a delay of obama care he rid cowls and reminds them he won the election. if immigration stalls he waves his dream act. and the fact that 34 states voted to uphold marriage as a relationship tone one man and one woman means nothing to president obama. in 2008. he declared his opposition of same- sex marriage because of christian views and the bible. now he never mentions his christian view of marriage or the boibl. nor does he explain he has knowledge of the rewrite of the boibl. he

we are the nation we are today because of president george washington. >> due to the large amount of snow on the estate, mount vernon was forced to scale back some of the celebration. the crowds last year reached more than 17,000, they were much smaller this year. >> over the weekend, we had a couple of programs where the snow would get in the way. for the most part, we have been able to keep the show on as planned. >> the snow forced the public to gather on white cap hills. most are not letting old man winter get in the way. >> we decided we had the day off so we wanted to show some respect for history. >> and mount vernon, john gonzalez. those kids that did not have to go to school today, what better education? >> i love mount vernon. it is called with that wind blowing off of the potomac. today.up winter is not over just yet. this time next week, no snow on the ground. we will have around to go through tonight. 32 degrees right now, the winds are calm but it has been breezy this morning. other temperatures across the region look like this -- as we look across the region, you can s

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his staff orders lanes closed at the george washington bridge. they closed down fort lee for four days. >> let me ask you this because the reason this does matter is because of 2016. you look at what has happened because of the scandal to chris christie on a national level. in december that was pretty much a dead tie. 46-48% with the win going to chris christie. now 53% to 39% in favor of hillary clinton. that is an incredible swing. part of the problem isn't just whether he lied which as was said would be game over for the governor. it is the perception of the inner circle to think it is okay to do these things. can he get over the perception? >> absolutely. first of all, you have two noncandidates that they are testing. things go up and down. here is what i truly believe. i'm not here as a chris christie supporter and rnc is neutral in the 2016 race and he has not announced. that being said i think there is a sharp contrast should those two be the nominees. you have hillary clinton who had several scandals where she did her one song and dance a

did you take the george washington this morning and how was it?mes available to ft. lee. >> the ft. lee only lanes that people from all these other towns use. >> steve, we only wish they were ft. lee only lanes. they certainly are not. >> i lived in hoboken for a while. when i would use the george washington bridge, would i use the fd lee only resident lanes. i can vouge for that not being just a ft. lee situation. >> you will forever be remembered if nothing for that comment about david wildstein on this network. in the news in a big way yesterday with this letter to the port authority hinting that there is evidence out there, he doesn't say if he has it. he says, there is evidence out here that chris christie knew about this while it was going on, knew about these closures while it was going on. i wondered of what you make about what he had to say through the letter. >> you have to read the letter. it is an artfully written lawyer letter. it is what i do for a living as well. the first part of it asks for the port to reconsider their rejection f

they completed the george washington bridge below cost and ahead of schedule, something you can't reallye right now. they were very professional agencies for quite a while. in recent years, they have increasingly become this place where people like chris christie put people they want to get jobs -- >> we will continue to follow this. , staff writerert at "the new yorker" and we will have a link to the latest article "red light" and her book is just out, "the sixth extinction: an unnatural history." democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] democracy now!] ( stone being chipped )

have a good one. >> another day, another batch of e-mails in the george washington bridge scandal. >>gen record" today. >> newly unredacted documents. >> bridget kelly and david wildstein. >> this is not about the governor. it's about people very close to him. >> there's still a lot of information out there that has to be gathered. >> and tonight in boston, chris christie

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 conversation, bridget kelly, the "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee" deputy chief of staff bridget kelly invoked her fifth amendment rights. lawyers saying tonight she will no

when the newark "star-ledger" asked if the governor's helicopter flew over the george washington bridge on its way back to lower manhattan from trenton, the governor's office would not comment today, so we don't know. but we may be about to find out for sure, anyway, because the new jersey legislative committee investigating the bridge shutdown is tonight sending out 18 new subpoenas and among these 18 new subpoenas is one to the state police aviation unit which oversees governor chris christie's travel by helicopter. the "new york post," the newark "star-ledger" and "bergen record" reported tonight the records of governor christie's helicopter travel would be demanded by the legislature in conjunction with the investigation. we do not exactly know why, but obviously speculation about the governor potentially doing a fly-by inspection of the traffic gridlock in ft. lee while it was under way led today to some rather lurid headlines. and to some heated anticipation about who else would be subpoenaed tonight and why. in addition to this state police aviation unit, here's what we know abou