i have to tell you the truth, getting political analysis from joe piscopo is probably less than getting comedy analysis from -- >> what you think about that? >> i talked to joe this morning. >> if i go in as a candidate for governor, and i take that as a great honor, to even go into the race, it would be as an independent. i think it is time for the people's politician. >> joe piscopo and i think a lot of people are sick of both parties, and sick of the fact that they don't have solutions. he might be in a good position to do it. what i find amazing is the governor said the same thing to me when i disagreed with him. you're just doing this for ratings. every time he doesn't agree with someone or they don't agree with him, he dismisses it that they have another agenda. it's exhausting. i think people are having christie fatigue because it's the same thing over and over again. >> did he answer your question about healthcare question. >> yes. i asked him about how this week the house, the gop is going to vote on the american healthcare act? trumps proposal to read place the affordable care

so, remember remember i was telling you about this comedy show bill and joe piscopo had.i shoji showed you the poster, thursday night on march 2 in princeton. in the background of the picture was piscopo and me. the event was great, so that crowd. it turned into a celebration about my birthday. >> singh to jessica. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday dear jessica ♪ happy birthday to you >> diana here, catch me on nj now, this sunday 12:00 p.m. on channel 9. which at about the best political news of the week, governor christie's budget address, trump speech to congress in your winners and losers of the week. don't miss it. >> take a look at this chart, atlas threats to new jersey and they are right to among isis and al qaeda. >> we are trained professionals i think that bothers him that this >> it's not my fault. >> you did nothing wrong. >> bill, coaching youth sports can be trying. check out the out the video from an unknown location. the green team is taking the ball to the correct basket when one player passes it backward and the other play

midler with a glove raised middle finger, think classy, hollywood, which brings me to joe'spist -- joe piscopo,if it's there and they hand it to you on a silver platter, you've got to go for it, got to go for it. neil: but obviously, hollywood loving it because it shows the guy-- >> it's cyclical, and we had fun when president obama was in it and-- >> hollywood was in love with president obama. >> i know, but rosie perez said it best. she said no time to gloat, time to thank our officials and time to just fix it. that's exactly what it's got to be. i'm so tired of the rancor and hate on both sides, man. let's just-- >> but you read the headlines and next governor of new jersey, you have to read this stuff. kidding. please, they are loving, you know, trump and republicans imploding, right. >> talking about the governor of new jersey and saying things and having fun with it and being thick-skinned, i said something the governor of new jersey took issue with it and there was a traffic jam outside of my house. orange cones was happening. everybody's got to relax. neil: he hates you. >> i'm telling

lieutenant governor kim guadagno, among the contenders there -- tom kean jr., who could be in the mix, joe piscoporom "saturday night live." let me ask you this. are democrats in new jersey wrong to think they've got this in the bag given the unpopularity of governor christie? >> well, i think they can see themselves as the favorites. i think that there is, if they can fill the void that they have a chance to win. murphy is, again, another one of these outsiders. he's an outsider with enough money to stay on television, which is critical, and so he's gonna be ahead. it's the wolf formula. and he's preempted fulop, the mayor of jersey city, and steve sweeney, the state leader. both have opted out. you haven't seen what cory booker's going to do yet or what george norcross is going to do, but he's consolidated the northern part of the state, and he's gonna be very difficult to beat, particularly with -- he's gonna be well-known by the time he goes into the general election. i don't think the republicans are gonna be as well-known. >> he's being portrayed as more politically competent than jon corzin

. >> also just in joe piscopo i not running as a republican in theupcoming gubernatorial rate. he is serious about joining as an independent. a long-time democrat until recently, now a backer of reasonable doubt. back this a couple minutes at 6:56 with more news. baaa..=lra/=fst-in st fewour--oy >>> opening statements begin in the trial of three jail guards accused of beating a mentally ill inmate to death. it is a story covered closely more than a year. they are facing murder charges for the death of michael tyree is august 2015. an attorney familiar with the case tells nbc bay area he expects the prosecution to emphasize e internal injuries tyree suffered the daye died. he said the leadership of the sheriff may be called into question. if the policies of the jail and training of the guards are an issue. police are looking for a woman who struck several pedestrians. pulling out of a walmart parking lot. it shows her aggressively backing up into the family behind her. she hits some of those family members, injuring the woman's grandmother and niece. the raid may have been cause

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. >>> comedian joe piscopo won't run for new jersey governor but he says he's more serious than evers running as an independent. his potential candidacy to replace chris christie has been a constant question mark. if piscopo runs he'll be the 15 candidate to declare. that primary is set for june 6th. >>> testimony is under way for graeme spanyar is facing several charges including endajerring the welfare of children. prosecutors say he put children at risk with how he handled complaints about jerry sandusky more than 15 years ago. >>> negotiations still under way for the u.s. women's national hockey team. the team is negotiating in center city for equal wages, equal benefits and other equal amenities as their male counterparts. the meetings with the players have been productive. we're keeping an eye on those negotiations and we'll bring you updates as we get them. >>> back in washington, ivanka trump now working out of an office in the west wing of the white house. >> according to administration officials the president's daughter won't have an official title, but she'll have access t

. >>> new jersey tonight comedian joe piscopo says he will not run as a republican in the upcoming governor's race but he's now considering running as an independent. ♪ i am dark and you are light ♪ you are blind as a bat ♪ and i have sight >> piscopo who gained fame during his years on snl with his impression of frank sinatra says he's more serious than ever about enftering the race. he would become the 15th >>> tonight a committee in bethlehem is considering a ban on certain types of bam bu. it would stop residents from planting running bamboo which spreads quickly. neighbors already growing it can keep i have to build barriers to stop it from spreading to neighboring properties. >>> who killed a 13-year-old boy in philadelphia? that's the question city police are trying to enter tonight. khiseer davis-papther died after he was shot inside a restaurant a week and a half ago. police found him inside that restaurant with a gunshot to the head. so far no suspects. >>> students in swarthmore college are investigating after a student died on friday. he played goalie on the hockey team. swarthmor

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