to my fellow new jersians, we started this journey together in the dark and foreboding time. in our history when hope was at a premium and trust had been squandered by a government that had been unwilling to tell you the truth. today, we enter the final leg of our journey together. with more hope than we have had in years, and with the trust that comes from partners who have shared with each other the hard truths that come from decisive action. we are at the dawn of a new age of pride and growth in our state and its people. let us move forward with the strength that comes from the belief that we have in each other. i believe in you, new jersey. and i always, always will. it's only fitting that in this administration, with more hurricanes, snowstorms, flooding and disaster of the natural sort, that of any administration i can remember in my lifetime, that we begin the second term in the same way. so to the folks who could not quite make it down the new jersey turnpike to be with us this morning, i understand. to the hardy souls who are here, you have my thanks. and i end by sa

[applause] to my fellow new jersians, we started this journey together at a dark time when hope was at premium and had been squandered by a government unwilling to tell you the truth. today, we enter the final leg of our journey together with more hope than we have had in years and with the trust that comes from partners who have shared with each other the hard truths that come from decisive action. we are at the dawn of the new age of pride and growth in our state and its people. let us move forward with the strength that comes from the belief that we have in each other. i believe in you, new jersey, and i always, always will. [applause] it is only fitting that in this administration, with more hurricanes, snowstorms, flooding and disaster of the natural sort than of any administration i can remember in my lifetime, that we begin the second term in the same way. [laughter] [applause] so, to the folks who could not quite make it down the new jersey turnpike to be with us this morning, i understand. to the hardy souls who are here, you have my thanks, and i end by saying what comes dire

and new jersians are clea keen o make that clear. >> do stop for thrills, but be prepared for long lines and a word or two from the locals who will want to stop and engage you in conversation about the game. [ yelling and screaming ] >> i did try to warn you. >> that's good stuff. you enjoyed that. >> i love doing that. you it's very cold out there. if you're coming to town wrap up town. there is good news, none of us here in new jersey and new york, can believe our good fortune. no snow in the forecast at the moment. >> it's good to know because there were preparations put in place, right? and you showed us some of the preparations out at rutherford. >> they sent me where the metlife stadium is. they have fake snow, and they're all very concerned. this is a big deal for the nfl. they could have come out on the wrong side of this had it snowed badly. i think i'm going to be in east rutherford where the stadium is. >> that will be fun. john terrett. that's must-see television. we'll have an update on the day's top story. we're back in a moment. this is al jazeera america. affect your cell

[applause] to my fellow new jersians, we started this journey together at a dark time when hope was atum and had been squandered by a government unwilling to tell you the truth. today, we enter the final leg of our journey together with more hope than we have had in years and with the trust that comes from partners who have shared with each other the hard truths that come from decisive action. we are at the dawn of the new age of pride and growth in our state and its people. let us move forward with the strength that comes from the belief that we have in each other. i believe in you, new jersey, and i always, always will. [applause] it is only fitting that in this administration, with more hurricanes, snowstorms, flooding and disaster of the natural sort than of any administration i can remember in my lifetime, that we begin the second term in the same way. [laughter] [applause] so, to the folks who could not quite make it down the new jersey turnpike to be with us this morning, i understand. to the hardy souls who are here, you have my thanks, and i end by saying what comes directly f

i've considered it to be my job to be the governor of every new jersey and -- new jersey and -- new jersian, republican, democrat, and independent. i've worked with officials on both sides of the aisle, once i have disagreed with and agreed with. the political overtones that were exhibited in those documents released yesterday by the conduct of those people is not acceptable. but people all across this state understand. they understand that human beings are not perfect. mistakes are made. i believe that what they expect of me as the chief executive of the state is when that information comes into my possession that i consider it and act as swiftly as possible to remediate whatever ill occurred. that is what i have done today. actions have consequences. i am living up to that right now. i will say one last thing, just so we are really clear. i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue. in its planning or its execution. i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here regardless of what the facts ultimately uncover. this was handled in a callous and indifferent way and it is not t

i've considered it to be my job to be the governor of every new ersey and -- new jersey and -- new jersian, republican, democrat, and independent. i've worked with officials on both sides of the aisle, once i have disagreed with and agreed with. the political overtones that were exhibited in those documents released yesterday by the conduct of those people is ot acceptable. but people all across this state understand. they understand that human beings are not perfect. mistakes are made. i believe that what they expect of me as the chief executive of the state is when that information comes into my possession that i consider it and act as swiftly as possible to remediate whatever ill occurred. that is what i have done today. actions have consequences. i am living up to that right now. i will say one last thing, just so we are really clear. i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue. in its planning or its execution. i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here regardless of what the facts ultimately uncover. his was handled in a callous and indifferent way and it is not the

today, personal income for new jersians is at an all-time high and we're attracting new companies and jobs. we now have four straight years of private sector job growth. in fact, in november, the drop in our unemployment rate was the largest one-month drop ever measured. in the last year, new jersey had the second-largest drop in its unemployment rate in america, only behind the state of north carolina. we could have chosen to go down a path of continued tax increases and fund the state's addiction to spending, but we didn't. we held the line, and brought spending in the current fiscal year to a level below fiscal year 2008 six years ago. we could have let state government grow even while the private sector shrank, but we didn't. today, there are 6,000 fewer state employees that when i took office four years ago, but there are more than 155,000 new private sector employees. we improved our business climate, and today by every measure, business confidence in new jersey is up. in fact, one national magazine ranked new jersey among the top five states with the most improved business clim

the polls say new jersians don't. ratings have gone down. hurricane sandy relief funds are different story. >> let's talk about zimmer for an interest. can this be chris christie's political opponent. >> who else do we have in mind. who can she interrupt. >> john, who is leading the asem reply has been on the front end of the investigation. it was thought of somebody who was a top opponent. you have kim zimmer, someone who is a christy alley. she didn't endorse him. but someone who in her diary talked about how devastating she was because she believed chris christie. she was stunned when pt lieu tentant governor came to her. it was a wonder whether he would use political corruption to make a name for himself. >> so dawn zimmer could be next. >> absolutely. >> let's go back to the big picture: president obama's speech on changes to the n.s.a. program. were the changes substantial? >> it's a case of punting. he made a case, did a good speech, if you want to tack about the debates and issues. and he is always good on that. substantively the cha

it to be my job to be the governor of every new jersey and -- new jersey and -- jersian, republican, democrat, and independent. i've worked with officials on both sides of the aisle, once i have disagreed with and agreed with. the political overtones that were exhibited in those documents released yesterday by the conduct of those people is not acceptable. but people all across this state understand. they understand that human beings are not perfect. mistakes are made. what they expect of me as the chief executive of the state is when that information comes into my possession that i consider it and act as swiftly as possible illemediate whatever occurred. that is what i have done today. actions have consequences. i am living up to that right now. , just say one last thing so we are really clear. i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue. in its planning or its execution. abjectunned by the stupidity that was shown here regardless of what the facts ultimately uncover. this was handled in a callous and indifferent way and it is not the way the administration has conducted itself