what do you make of kim guadagno?> well, as you said, she's been the sheriff of monmouth county, was a commissioner like a councilman in monmouth beach which i represent and i know fairly well. one thing i may disagree with jim on is this. kim guadagno from the very beginning was very much involved in the sandy. in other words she was always there. she was out, you know, talking to people about sandy relief. of it's also true that as you know with the lieutenant governor no specific portfolio other than what the governor gives had her and in this case he did have her responsible, if you will, for economic development. she would go around and try to promote economic development, tax packages, tax breaks, that type of thing. so it is very likely she would be talking about both of these things. i wasn't there so i don't know whether she linked them or not. to be honest, i don't know why dawn zimmer would lie. she has no incentive to lie. she is basically putting her whole career on the line here. so, you know, it's a ver

we saw how guadagno stood up and read that statement the other day. but how is the sergeant schultz i know nothing number going to help when she has to sit down with federal investigators? if i were the governor, i would be reconsidering my ties to ms. guadagno. if she breaks, will he have to cut her loose too? second woman, bridget kelly. the governor has already called her a liar and stupid. based on the fact she just hired a big-time lawyer, who do think she'll be backing under close questioning, she and her family or the governor who called her a liar? if is it illegal to hold up a money to gain advantage, where does that put the governor? and where does it put ms. kelly if it's illegal to hold up the bridge traffic in a vendetta? and this leaves the governor wondering who he fears most. well, steve kornacki is the host of "up" and steve, you're on top of this case from the beginning." let me ask you about this big development. it looks like a in temporary corroborating evidence is building that most people and perhaps the courts and the investiga

and on may 15th, there they were, kim guadagno and dawn zimmer at the hoboken shoprite. you can see them in the picture. zimmer has told us that guadagno pulled her aside during that visit and delivered a message to her. if you want that sandy money, you need to get that rockefeller project moving, because it's very important to the governor. that's what dawn zimmer, the mayor of hoboken, told us that kim guadagno told her that day. and she's not just saying it to us now, because she says when it happened, she was so shocked, that she wrote it down in her personal diary, which she has shared with us. and here is how she describes the threat guadagno made in an entry in that diary, dated may 17th. quoting from it, at the end of a big tour of shoprite, she pulls me aside with no one else around and said that i need to move forward with the rockefeller project. it is very important to the governor. the word is you are against it and you need to move it forward or we are not going to be able to help you. i know it's not right, these things should not be connected, but they a

. >> early today, this morning new jersey lieutenant governor kim guadagno challenged the mayor. let's listen to her account. >> mayor zimmer's version of our conversation in may of 2013 is not only false but is illogical and does not withstand scrutiny when all of the facts are examined. any suggestion, any suggestion that sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project in new jersey is completely false. >> shortly after the lieutenant governor spoke that way, hoboken mayor dawn zimmer released this statement. i am genuinely disappointed that lieutenant governor guadagno has lived up to her promise that she would deny linking hoboken's application for sandy hazard mitigation funding. i met with the u.s. attorney for over two hours yesterday, that would be sunday, answered all their questions and turned over my journal in which i describe my conversation with the lieutenant governor and commissioner constable. i stand by my word, remain willing to testify under oath and i will continue to answer any questions asked of me by the u.s. attorney's office. this story, it's not so

this is lieutenant governor kim guadagno. she's speaking to united way volunteers and she will mention the latest scandal surrounding governor chris christie and her alleged role of withholding sandy relief funds if hoboken mayor didn't support her. "the list"en. [ applause ] >> now. it's martin luther king, jr. two things. first i'll talk a little bit about martin luther king and leapt you guys go out and pound nails. then i'm going to answer some questions that i suspect people in the back are here to hear me. i'm not going to answer any questions i'll make a statement to that. if you don't mind let's talk about dr. king for just a second. now most of you remember dr. king from his i have a dream speech. now what we now remember of dr. king because she heard him say the i had a dream speech on the lawn in washington, d.c. -- >> while the lieutenant governor makes her initial remarks, i want to bring in cnn's alexandra field. she's in union beach, new jersey where you heard the lieutenant governor will soon talk about this l

guadagno wants to meet you. and then with that parking lot meeting on monday which means we're seeing a series of muscle like "on the waterfront" like in the movie. >> the key thing is not in those scenes, its scenes we don't yet know about involving david samson. >> yes. >> who is the head of the port authority appointed by the governor who is also a lawyer in new jersey, superbly connected with every business interest, who is representing the rockefeller group in this thing and is very close to chris christie. he has not been subpoenaed yet i don't believe, but they're going to work their way in and up. just as what happened in watergate. >> the bridge might be the least of it when they're done. >> remember johnny friendly on the waterfront? >> which is in hoboken. >> i'm rooting for terry malloy. anyway, thank you. could have been a contributor. thank you, howard fineman. it's not funny. it's awful. but it's a hell of a yarn. >>> we're getting pictures of the bullying operation which appears to have been the

and if you tell anyone, i'll deny it. >> reporter: today, guadagno acknowledged a conversation, but -- >> i am very surprised by the mayor's allegations. and i deny wholeheartedly those allegations. >> reporter: constable called zimmer's allegations patently false and absurd. the lieutenant governor would not take questions, citing pending investigations. >> why would she make these allegations, lieutenant governor? >> reporter: reached today, zimmer says she is genuinely disappointed in guadagno's response, but stands by her word. zimmer says hoboken only received $342,000 directly from the state. today in a conference call, a christie recovery official said the administration helped deliver $70 million in mostly federal aid to hoboken's residents and businesses. >> i'm scratching my head a little bit about, you know, any community that's getting the short end of the stick. >> reporter: zimmer had requested an additional $95 million to prevent future storm damage, not sandy relief. the administration says that it's about one-third of what's available for the whole state. governor chr

here's what she said on this channel saturday when she accused lieutenant governor kim guadagno. >> the fact is that the lieutenant governor came to hoboken, she pulled me aside in the parking lot, and she said, i know it's not right, i know these things should not be connected, but they are and if you tell anyone, i'll deny it. and so these -- i mean, the bottom line is, it's not fair for the governor to hold sandy funds hostage for the city of hoboken because he wants me to give back to one private developer. >> on the other side, the governor's office denies any federal money was held from hoboken saying in a statement, "governor christie and his entire administration have been helping hoboken get the help they need after sandy, with the city already having been approved for nearly $70 million in federal aid." >> this is not somebody who had an adversarial relationship with the christie administration. on most fronts, dawn zimmer was aligned with and a governing partner with the christie administration, so it's a complex relationship, where it's not like she was sitting there for fou

zimmer said she's genuinely disappointed in guadagno's response but stands by her word. zimmer says hoboken only received $342,000, directly from the state. christie recovery official said the administration helped deliver $70 million in mostly federal aid to hoboken's residents and businesses. >> i'm scratching my head a little bit about, you know, any community that's getting the short end of the stick. >> reporter: zimmer had requested an additional $95 million to prevent future storm damage. not sandy relief. the administration says that is about one-third of what's available for the whole state. >> that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting for us. >>> now to the cause of a deadly plant explosion in omaha, nebraska. still unknown. two people were killed inside the animal feed plant on monday morning. ten were hospitalized with significant injuries. the second and third floors collapsing there. firefighters used the jaws of life to rescue one person from the concrete and steel. >> our initial crews performed with incredible bravery. they did a tremendous job and i'm gr

christie and the lieutenant governor, kim guadagno, will be sworn in just before noon eastern and our coverage of it all begins with cnn's erin mcpike in trenton. >> governor christie, do you have a few seconds? >> in his prepared remarks, the embattled new jersey governor is expected to discuss the need for smaller government and unity among the people. apparently missing, the scandals engulfing his administration. on monday, forceful denials and charges of lying flew back and forth between chris christie's lieutenant governor, kim guadagno, and hoboken's democratic mayor, dawn zimmer. >> the suggestion that anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> reporter: guadagno, a sandy victim herself, called zimmer's allegations false and illogical. zimmer spoke to anderson cooper sunday night. >> this isn't something you forget when the lieutenant governor of the state of new jersey tells you in a parking lot, if you tell anyone, i will deny it. you remember it. i was very upset. i did a journal entry a few days later. >> reporter: zimmer als

when it comes to surviving as governor, i don't know how this kim guadagno thing is going to work outwith this thing is, these high-powered lawyers and developers always have cozy relationships at the top. most of the time that stuff just happens and nobody notices, but now with the spotlight on it, all these things are going to be coming out that just look bad for him, and he could be in real trouble himself because "the wall street journal" reported that shortly after the port authority executive director testified that there was no traffic study, which there wasn't, christie called governor cuomo and he said, "the post" reported, that in that cover christie asked cuomo to call off foye. now that really looks bad. christie has denied it, cuomo has been not committal on it, but that was the sort of thing you would -- he was so arrogant back then in the sense that he would call a democratic governor and ask for a favor, you know, without thinking about the fact that the guy's a democrat, right? he might be at some point inclined to come out against a republican, so that's the kind of

now, after that, that's the only part of zimmer's story that guadagno does confirm.at, she says all the allegations are false, and now has been going on to talk about as a sandy victim herself, the idea that sandy would be used as a political wedge is illogical. she used words like that. she said the entire allegation zimmer is making is false. now, we will have more on this in a few minutes, as soon as kelly o'donnell is done getting questions, and we'll see if she takes any questions. we do know she's making a statement. we don't know if she'll take any questions. this is ongoing. we'll bring you more as soon as we have it. >>. >> let me give you the "databank." from new concerns about peace, a decades' long dry spell that's finally over for the nfl. let's start with the violent protests in ukraine. the number is 61. how many days protesters have staged rallies across ukraine. demonstrations started when the ukrainian president refused to sign a free trade deal with the europeans. the government decided to crack down and protesters took to the streets. police used

. >> lieutenant governor kim guadagno. >> comments made by hoboken mayor dawn zimmer. >> mayor zimmer's version of our conversation -- >> she acknowledges there was a conversation that she had. >> -- is not only false but is illogical. >> an unequivocal denial. >> where does that leave us here? >> where are we in all this? >> in this she said she said thing. >> the fact is the lieutenant governor came to hoboken -- >> what was said and maybe what wasn't said. >> she said i know it's not right, i know these things should not be connected. >> i deny wholeheartedly those allegations. >> mayor dawn zimmer turned over her journal and other documents to the feds. >> these kinds of messes, they don't go away fast. >> this is federal funds. >> this is escalating. >> now involves the federal prosecutor. >> where are we in all this? >> the facts are going to pave the road forward for us. of. >>> on his saturday morning show on msnbc, steve kornacki broke the investigations of the christie administration wide open when dawn zimmer, the mayor of hoboken, said this. >> the fact is the lieutenant gov

and if you tell anyone, i'll deny it. >> reporter: today, guadagno acknowledged a conversation, but -- >> i am very surprised by the mayor's allegations. and i deny wholeheartedly those allegations. >> reporter: constable called zimmer's allegations patently false and absurd. the lieutenant governor would not take questions, citing pending investigations. >> why would she make these allegations, lieutenant governor? >> reporter: reached today, zimmer says she is genuinely disappointed in guadano's response, but stands by her word. zimmer says hoboken only received $342,000 directly from the state. today in a conference call, a christie recovery official said the administration helped deliver $70 million in mostly federal aid to hoboken's residents and businesses. >> i'm scratching my head a little bit about, you know, any community that's getting the short end of the stick. >> reporter: zimmer had requested an additional $95 million to prevent future storm damage, not sandy relief. the administration says that it's about one-third of what's available for the whole state. governor chri

guadag guadagno. >> i kim guadagno. >> do solemnly swear. >> do solemnly swear. >> that i will support the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support the constitution of the united states. >> and the constitution of the state of new jersey. >> and the constitution of the state of new jersey. >> and that i will bear true faith. >> and that i will bear true faith. >> allegiance to the same. >> allegiance to the same. >> and to the governments established in the united states. >> established in the united states. >> and in this state. >> in this state. >> under the authority of the people. >> under the authority of the people. >> and that i will faithfully. >> faithfully. >> impartially. >> impartially. >> and justly. >> and justly. >> perform all of the duties. >> of the office of lieutenant governor. >> of the office of lieutenant governor. >> according to the best of my ability. >> according to the best of my ability. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the 55th governor of the state of new jersey, governor chri

dawn zimmer says last may christie's lieutenant governor kim guadagno told her she had to approve a real estate development project in her city, or lose money for superstorm sandy recovery. >> and that's a direct message from the governor. >> reporter: guadagno said that never happened. >> any suggestion that sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project, in new jersey, is completely false. >> reporter: zimmer told her story to the u.s. attorney's office and is offering to take a lie detector test. >> and the bottom line is, she came and she made a direct threat to me. she came, and when the attorney governor comes, pulls you aside in a parking lot and says these two things are connected. i know it shouldn't be, but they are, and if you tell anyone, i'll deny it. >> reporter: governor christie's administration is already under investigation, for allegations his aides engineered traffic jams in ft. lee, new jersey, as payback, because that town's mayor didn't endorse him for re-election. governor christie's office said hoboken has been treated no differently than any other city whe

back in may of last year that she received an ultimatum from new jersey lieutenant governor kim guadagno member of governor christie's inner circle. >> she pulled me aside and said we've got to move forward with the rockefeller project. this project is really important to the governor. and she said she had been with him on friday night and that this was a direct message from the governor. >> reporter: zimmer says the administration threatened to withhold superstorm sandy funds from her city if she did not comply with the development project backed by the rockefeller group, a new york- based real estate firm. today, lieutenant governor kim guadagno vehemently denied the accusation. >> any suggestion-- any suggestion-- that sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project in new jersey is completely false. >> reporter: governor christie is already under fire for allegations that a senior staff member and political ally shut down access lanes leading to the george washington bridge as political payback against another mayor-- mark sokolich of fort lee. governor christie has denied any i

kim guadagno is for the first time fiercely denying the allegation that she threatened to withhold sandy funds on behalf of retribution for failing to support a real estate project. it's the latest in the widening string of scandals that plague chris christie as a potential presidential bid for 2016. cnn's erin mcpike is joining us. what's the latest? >> reporter: wolf, today chris christie's administration got very aggressive in fighting back against these accusations that dawn zimmer has had. they even described a conference call describing how much they have done for hoboken. chris christie's lieutenant governor spent the day defending herself and her boss against growing allegations of political retribution that now stretch far beyond traffic jams in ft. lee. >> the suggestion that anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> reporter: guadagno is playing defense after being accused by dawn zimmer of intimidation in the aftermath of superstorm sandy. in an interview on sunday with candy crowley, zimmer said that she was told that hoboken

speaking to msnbc, zimmer said the threat came from christie's lieutenant governor, kim guadagno. >>he fact is the lieutenant governor came to hoboken, pulled me aside in the parking lot and she said "i know it is not right, these things are not connected, but they are, and if you tell anyone i will deny it." the bottom line is it is not fair for the governor to hold sandy funds hostage for the city of hoboken because he wants me to give back to one private developer. i cannot give a windfall to one property owner because the government wants me to. iwill tell you, i feel like am literally between a rock and a hard place. >> that was the new jersey lieutenant governor. was one of the first two back the administration. on monday, new jersey's lieutenentant governor, kim guadagno, denied making the threat, calling zimmer's allegation "false and illogical." zimmer met with federal prosecutors on sunday and says she's prepared to testify in court. the development project in question was tied to a law firm represented by david samson, a close christie ally and chair of the port authority

christie's lieutenant governor, kim guadagno, would with hold federal funds for hurricane sandy money if she didn't support a development chris at this wanted to build in her city. they accuse christie's administration of political play back not supporting for governor last fall prompterred by the bridge scandal allegations. dilute governor guadagno in a carefully read statement is noise zimmer es story. >> mayor zimmer's version of our conversation in may of 2013 is not only false, but is illogical and does not with stand scrutiny when all of the facts are examined. >> reporter: guadagno refused to take questions of reporters at that news conference. zimmer reportedly spoken to the u.s. attorney about her charges yesterday says she does have faith that guadagno would say what happened if she is called. >> i believe if and when she is asked to testify under oath, the truth will come out because i believe she will be truthful and she will tell the truth. >> reporter: the bridge scandal and a slew of subpoenas that went out last week to nearly 20 of governor christie's top aides oversha

latest embarrassment now surrounds his lieutenant governor, kim guadagno.

in may the governor kim guadagno came to her with a message sent from christie himself. lets listen to how she skid this on cnn's state of the union. >> he made a direct threat to me. the lieutenant governor pulled me aside and said you've got to move forward with the rockefeller project. this project is really important to the governor. she said she had been with him on friday night and this was a direct nenlg from the governor. >> we contacted the government's office and he declined to respond to these new specifics from the mayor. the characterization of the conversation with guadagno is categorically false saying it's clear partisan politics here are played, a democratic mayor with a political axe to grind come out of the woodwork and try to get their faces on television. the mayor says she's willing to testify under oath about all this and she wants a formal investigation to her claims? >> what's the simmons to why the mayor didn't come forward with this. >> it was seven months ago. the mayor was asked repeated by by candy crowley today. lets take a listen to her kp

new jersey lieutenant governor kim guadagno denied the allegations. >> mayor zimmer's version of our conversation in may of 2013 is not only false, but is illogical and does not withstand scrutiny when all of the facts are examined. i am very surprised by the mayor's allegations and i deny whole heartedly those allegations. >> joining me now, hunter walker, national affairs reporter for talks points memo and nick acocella, editor and publisher of politifacts, new jersey. >> we're going to start to get leaks about what's happening in the investigation. and so now one ott big questions that has been out there, what kind of possible corroboration is there for this conversation that only two people participated in. and now we're hearing that the fbi is hearing from people who say a that the mayor back at that time told them about it. that's just the first of what i'm assuming will be many leaks about this. >> absolutely. so far, the corroboration she's provided leaves quite a bit to be desired. we're talking about second hand conversations. journal entries. there's no carbon dating for t

you. [ applause ] >> jon: so mayor zimmer's diary outlines that christie's lieutenant governor kim guadagnohreatened her. >> i thought his a good relationship with the mayor of hoboken. the mayor once told me there was an empty hole and she asked me help her find a company to fill it. we did. [ laughter ] >> jon: you know in new jersey that could mean so many things. maybe one of them good. [ laughter ] i would love to know what lady mayor zimmer thought after this exchange. -- thought of that exchange. >> dear diary, today i feel positively ho-broken. thank god for you diary my trusty outlet for recording things i'll later need to present as hard evidence. speaking of which it's date night. wink, wink aroooga, huba, huba mommy likey. thank you. [ applause ] >> jon: back to virginia. why would possible presidential contender bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen risk evidence for a sports car and some admittedly high end anti-inflammatory medication. >> let me read one of e-mails from mrs. mcdonnell. i need talk to you about inaugural clothing budget. i need answers and bob is screaming about

governor guadagno. so moved, commissioners, that motion passes announcements 6 to zero >> commissioners item 17 csa was continued and will place you on that 18 abc at is 15 hundred request for a condition. >> excuse me. should we tack - take a 5 minute break. less than 5 minutes. >> okay welcome to san francisco planning commission regular meeting. we're in the process of calling items 18 abc. at the 1500 page street request for conditional use authorization >> good afternoon. i'm with the department staff. as the project team has a presentation i'll obey belief. the item before you is a hifkd resource to create one hundred percent of housing projects in conjunction with the mayors housing. it would convert unit. the existing building covers approximately 90 percent of the area and as a result, many requirement can't be met because of the existing complnts. the building has been vacant for a number of years. the disappointment are for the conditional use authorization. the proposed su d was presented to

she says the threat was delivered in person by none other than the lieutenant governor, kim guadagno. she addressed those claims in public head-on, just 90 minutes ago at a mlk event in the town of union beach, new jersey. >> mayor zimmer's version of our conversation in may of 2013 is not only false but it's illogical and does not maintain scrutiny when all of the facts are examined. any suggestion that sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project in new jersey is completely false. standing in union beach as we are today with some of the mayors whose towns were devastated by sandy and also being a sandy victim myself makes the mayor's allegations particularly offensive to me. the suggestion that anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >>> pretty strong words. our cnn's erin mcpike is following the latest in this controversy. why is this all coming out now? it has been a year since sandy. we certainly have a lot of chris christie news happening now. while you are at it, throw in the proof and the evidence in all of this. >> ashl

sally, assemblyman, as a response, kim guadagno's response and the other council member implicated inid between them. at a basic level what do you make of dawn zimmer's allegations? do you find them personal? >> most of the money, most, i think, anyway, anticipated to go to the shore. i understand hoboken got a little bit of money as it should have. in fact, i think i actually voted for a bill that included giving them money for a walkway or something along those lines. the simple fact of the matter is that it strikes me as a bit much to take that at that face value. >> twhak? the idea hoboken didn't get -- >> yeah, because it doesn't seem -- from what i understood from reading what other mayors had to say, that the delays in getting stuff is not unusual. that doesn't surprise me from government at all. they got, what? $300,000 for a backup generator. a lot of money for a generator. >> it seems, a couple things jump out at me. one, the structure of the program created by the christie administration for the money they had control over, geared towards the shore. geared towards putting r

governor christie's office and kim guadagno deny she was ever pressured in exchange for sanli relief funding. >> being a sandy victim myself makes the mayor's allegations particularly offensive to me. >> christie's spokesman said it's clear partisan politics are at play here as democratic mayors come out of the wood work and try to get their faces on television. in hoboken, it's all some people are talking about. >> even if you're not a fan of this mayor, which i haven't necessarily been in the past, but you have to understand that she's standing up for what's good for hoboken and i support that 100%. >> no one likes a bully and i'm glad she stood up for herself and the community. >> has all of this changed your opinion of the governor? >> he has run a tight ship, i can say. he did handle sandy pretty good. honestly, i don't know. i'm kind of up in the air about it. >> today, new revelations in the story of mayor dawn zimmer and sandy aid. sources say the feds have interviewed several witnesses, including aids to mayor zimmer, those witnesses say she told them about the exchange abou

>> let me first say i don't know dawn zimmer but i know kim guadagno and the governor.r federal prosecutors. kim actually prosecuted racketeering cases, and everyone knows the governor indicted over 100 politicians. does anyone actually believe that they would be complicit in anything that had any overtones whatsoever that had either illegality of this type? i don't think -- >> the mayor of hoboken believes it. >> i understand. i get that but i'm saying common sense dictates that these are people who have been very involved in law enforcement and very tough on politicians for a long time. so i think it's difficult for people to believe that they would engage in activity that would be illegal in any sense. >> but when you listened to dawn zimmer yesterday, did you find what she was saying credible? did you find the diary entries credible? >> i have no information keng her allegations. i didn't even see the show. but my sense is knowing chris christie and the fact that i don't think he would be involved in anything close to this, helping david samson, it's so repugnant to

governor guadagno. so moved, commissioners, that motion passes announcements 6 to

. >> reporter: but lieutenant governor kim guadagno made the administration's position very clear. >> after she said to me you have to move ahead with the ro rockefeller project, i said does any other town being asked to do development in exchange for help for the flooding? >> reporter: earlier on monday, during a sandy volunteer event where she declined to take questions, guadagno flatly denied zimmer's accusation. >> any suggestion, any suggestion that sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project in new jersey is completely false. >> reporter: christie aides said the funds requested were for future flood projects and not sandy rebuilding efforts and that the city wanted a third of the money available for the entire state. the accusations come at a key time for christie, as he starts his second term as governor and molds a run for the white house. >> he was going to have essentially one year between winning re-election and the time he needed to start running for president and he needed to use that year to run up the legislative scoreboard in new jersey. i think we can safely

one is your lieutenant governor kim guadagno, who must be on the verge of freaking out tonight now thatng up witnesses for the prosecution. people who she told at the time about guadagno's message from the governor himself, that he chris christie wanted that real estate deal done or hoboken

lieutenant governor kim guadagno being sworn in for a second sturm right now, as well. >> and that i will bear true faith. >> and that he will bear true faith. >> and allegiance to the and to the governments. >> and to the governments. >> established in the united states. >> established in the united states. >> and in this state. >> and in this state. >> under the authority of the people. >> under the authority of the people. >> and that i will faithfully. >> and that i will faithfully. >> impartially. >> impartially. >> and justly. >> and justly. >> perform all the duties. >> perform all the duties. >> of the office of lieutenant governor. >> of the office of lieutenant governor. >> according to the best of my ability. >> according to the best of my ability. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thanks. >> there it is, the lieutenant governor, also at the center of a political storm, allegations being leveled against her by the mayor of hoboken, new jersey, dawn zimmer, that she threatened to with hold superstorm sandy aid to hoboken, unless the mayor of hobok

yep, that was lieutenant governor kim guadagno, relatively obscure jersey politico, who isn't so obscurenymore. >> the fact is that the lieutenant governor came to hoboken, she pulled me aside in the parking lot, and she said, i know it's not right, i know this thing should not be connected, but they are, and if you tell anyone, i'll deny it. >> following in the footsteps of guadagno, who has denied any wrongdoing, christie himself, who also denied any wrongdoing, also pretended like nothing happened. sticking the script of the republican who wanted a blue state, he delivered a speech that could have been written on election night, 77 days ago. >> each one of these challenges have been met by a new, unified force in public life, a new jersey, setting tone for an entire nation. >> time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. >> the mayor of ft. lee, who you just saw there is not serbian, he's croatian, but chris christie's political appointee at the port authority referred to him as this little serbian. >> who would close down lanes to the busiest bridge in the world to get to me? i'm embar

hoboken, a city of 50,000 across from new york said last may christie's lieutenant governor, kim guadagno, made the threat in a parking lot telling her it is very important to the governor that she back a billion dollar development project or we are not going to be able to help you with funds to rebuild from hurricane sandy. >> and she said, i know these things are not right, these things should not be connected but they are and if you tell anybody, i'll deny it. >> reporter: zimmer says she couldn't believe it. >> i'm stunned that he would use the sandy funds and hold those sandy funds over my head when you consider what happened to hoboken, we were devastated. >> reporter: zimmer says another message came a few days later from richard constable, christie's community affairs commissioner. >> he said, if you move ahead with that project, money will flow. >> reporter: e-mails show the project is represented by the law firm of david sampson, one of christie's top political advisors, who chairs the port authority and who this week was subpoenaed by a legislative panel investigating the georg