nervous about constantine's interest in christianity, the senators decorated it not only with new reliefs, but also with earlier works of trajan, hadrian, and marcus aurelius-- reminders of the glorious and pagan roman tradition. they reveal a remarkable change in roman art. the dynamic compositions and ideally proportioned bodies of the reliefs from hadrian's time-- whose head has been replaced by constantine's-- give way in the new reliefs to rows of puppetlike figures, static and without identity. squeezed together as if for security, they seem to express the anxiety and authoritarianism of a troubled empire. while his arch was still being built, constantine legalized the practice of christianity. its art could now rise from the darkness of the catacombs to celebrate the son of god and his promise of life everlasting. junius bassus, prefect of rome, was baptized on his deathbed and buried in this marble sarcophagus. a masterwork of early christian art, it depicts the expulsion of adam and eve, the entry of jesus into jerusalem, daniel in the lion's den, the arrest of saint paul, and ot

new fast acting advil. look for it in the white box. of fast is good and faster is better. good thing walgreens gets you in and out in no time. so you get the reliefst acting advil. at the corner of happy and healthy. >>> a central florida woman just about backing out of her garage when she saw something in her rear view. it was a giant sink hole. she got her two cats out safely. the fire crews had to evacuate to nearby homes as a precaution. so far, that hole hasn't grown any bigger. >>> now for a look at other road conditions this morning. they'll be wet in the pacific northwest. slick in the upper plains. slippery from the shenandoah valley. up into new england. also watch for wet roads in the florida panhandle. >>> if you're flying, good news. no major airport delays expected. >>> that royal caribbean cruise ship that's crippled passengers with a nasty stomach bug is cutting its trip short. >> federal health officials boarded the liner in the virgin island to investigate what seems to be an outbreak of norovirus. it can show up in contaminated food. it can spike in wild fires and close quarters like cruise ships. one passenger said it hit her

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! ♪ ♪ . >> when the senate returns, one of the first things is a procedural vote to long-term unemployment. on saturday, 1.3 million americans who have been out of work for 26 weeks lot of that lifeline. jack reid and nevada republican are responseoring the legislation to extend benefits. they are calling to pass it. in order for that to happen, it has to clear a 60-vote hurdle. they have to get four more republicans on board. he was not exactly bullish in an interview calling it a black hole of legislation. republicans object to the cost which is not off sed by cuts elsewhere in the budget. a year long extension come with that price tag and they object in principal. kentucky senator rand paul call it a disservice to the unemployed. >> when i said it's a disservice, i am worried about the workers, not that they are bad people, but the less likely they are to get a job again. >> tom perez joins me now. let's start with the raw math here. harry reid needs to round up four more republican v

coming chinese new year will offer new -- no relief to sales of cognac. the organic sales have plunged 18% through december. welcome kenneth. she covers consumers. great to have you. you read the statement and you deep ingosh, things are china. it is a vortex. >> absolutely. they have double-digit figures aboute last time, it was 20% and that was quite a hit. the topline line is massively effective in china and it obviously makes different things. it is the biggest source of their revenue and china is one of the biggest markets. >> what is more alarming is the chinese new year. year is muchew more popular and that is not even going to happen. >> exactly. retailers look towards christmas for a positive thing. saying the chinese new year is not going to happen is a problem. it has really hit cognac. traditional. they will toast each other and wish each other a happy new year with it. not anymore. >> fine cognac. that emerging markets are grounded in good. what is the take away as you read it this morning? is the largest exposure to the emerging markets and

the mayor of new jersey now says the governor's office played politics by holding super storm sandy relief funds hostage. >> reporter: pending new allegations about new jersey governor. >> you have, you know, the christie administration using their authority to try to get something. >> reporter: don zimer says the governor's office threatened to keep super storm sandy relief if she did not support a redevelopment project by the rockefeller group. >> the lieutenant governor told us, you have to move forward with the project. it was a direct message from the governor. >> reporter: the camp pushed back. mayors with an ax to grind come out of the woodwork and try to get their faces on television. it comes at an interesting time. the threats were made back in may and since then she publicly supported christie. >> nobody would believe me. i should of come forward. >> reporter: it adds to the problems. he is trying to dig himself outside of the bridge-gate scandal. scott thompson reporting. >>> president barack obama says he does not believe marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol. in an intervi

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! peopare experiencing amazing new alka seshine.fruits chews. quantum with power gel delivers brilliant shine, which cascade actionpacs can't do. take the finish shine challenge and get up to 50% off! diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. "i think febreze fresheners just mask the odor." bring us the smelliest thing you can find in your home. yes. this is febreze free. it has no perfume. it's completely gone. [ male announcer ] febreze free. odor elimination without masking. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. >>> did you know that your kitchen could be making you fat? that's right. blame it on

now the mayor of hoboken, new jersey claims chris christie's lieutenant-governor threatened to withhold sandy relief their final news conference for the season. yesterday, hundreds of fans turned out at team headquarters saying thank you for a great year, even if it didn't end up with a super bowl victory. some of the players signed autographs. now, about 30 minutes ago, we found out that the 49ers' line backer bowman will not, will not appear at sun valley mall in concord. his spokesman now says the team's medical staff did not approve that appearance. bowman is expected to have surgery for an acl tear in his left knee when he was badly injured. you saw it in sunday's game. he's expected to be ready for next season. >>> former stanford star richard sherman apologizing for his rant after sunday's game. >> don't you ever talk about me! >> who was talking about you? >> crabtree. don't you open your mouth about the best! >> millions of fans watched sherman as he yelled at 49ers' wide receiver, michael crabtree on national tv. it came homes after the seahawks beat the 49ers in the game. sherman says he'

new york skyline. chances that it's just as cold where you are. dave warren in right now. an any relief in sight. >> meteorologist: sure is, we're starting to see that right now. 19 in new york, that is relief with winds dying down as well. it will be another cold night in store tonight but not nearly as cold as it's been. when you factor in the winds, just a few degrees colder now all above zero. there is still snow coming down. we have lake effect snows from the lakes. and we have car cold air. it's starting to break up and break out and we're seeing improvement there. what is developing is winter weather. the warmer air returns. we'll see what that means for the temperatures in your area. thank you very much. >> in egypt the trial of mohamed morsi egypt's president has been postponed again. the court citing bad weather that prevented morsi from attending those meetings. his lawyer is accused of dela delaying th the trial. the trial will begin in february. >> three of al jazeera staff are still in custody. mohamed fahmy and bader mohammed, and peter grete are accused o of. a.m. mainta

new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief's what's happening right now. are the waves of hurricane sandy once again crashing on governor christie? federal officials are now asking new questions about how the new jersey governor used relief funds. this as a fresh round of subpoenas are expected as early as today in the bridge scandal. also, open gate -- >> i don't vilify anybody and i make clear that i have a lot of respect for both president bush and president obama. >> talking about that intriguing new memoir, the former defense secretary plays offense with matt lauer. >> all of the big moments and really odd ones too from the golden globes, tina fey and amy poehler went for a hit squel of their own. >> we're hosting the golden globes for the second time. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> because this is hollywood and if something kind of works, they'll just keep doing it until everybody hates it. >> we'll get to all of those stories in just a moment. we start here as details continue to emerge about the george washington bridge

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! ve to read this to you and get your response to it because it was one of the most vicious little jabs in there. after following an article about the traffic jam, we have david wildstein who just resigned saying it will be a tough november for this little serbian. got a response to that? >> david wildstein deserves an ass kicking. okay. sorry. i said it. >> he said it. that was ft. lee mayor, for the record, is croatian. not serbian. he is going as the guest of new jersey congressman bill pascrell. joining us now is kevin mccardle. he's state house borough chief for new jersey 105.1 radio. appreciate your time. >> my pleasure, rachel. any time. >> first, let me just ask you about this development actually with the state of the union and the ft. lee mayor mark sokolich being invited to the state of the union by a new jersey democratic congressman who has been a real critic of chris christie's. should we see that as a pure political message here? >> that's how i see it. congressman pascre

anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," it's a case of she said she said in newis fighting back. today the lieutenant governor kim gaudagno emphatically denied the accusations that christie's administration withheld relief money because dawn zimmer would not support a private development project that the governor wanted. >> the fact is that the lieutenant governor came to hoboken, she pulled me aside in the parking lot and said, i know it's not right and this thing should not be connected but they are. if you tell anyone, i'll deny it. >> who's telling the truth? as the scandal grows beyond lane closures on the george washington bridge, can christie's political future survive this expanding investigation. charlie cook and chuck todd are weighing in. >>> sochi sure

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! me to complete your bachelor's or master's degree and prepare for a new career. with devry university's merit-based career catalyst scholarship you can. apply by february 28th water. and t.s.a. officers armed with radiation detectors are sweeping train platforms at penn station. >> be aware but not be fearful. >> reporter: it's a multifront security challenge for new york police commissioner bill bratton and f.b.i. assistant director george vinizelos. >> we're about this everyday here in new york. it just puts more of a focus on it. >> what does the latest intelligence tell you about potential threats? >> we're not picking up any direct threats against the event itself but please be aware, you notice that backpack that somebody drops and walks away from. >> reporter: in the boston marathon attack last april there were two backpacks with bombs. there was no warning before the explosions. vinizelos worries about a similar homegrown lone waffle attack. >> that's probably our big concern i

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! t's state of the union address, republican strategist steve schmidt mentioned that one of his favorite lines in the speech last night was the part where president obama really stuck it to vladimir putin. watch this. >> our leadership is defined not just by our defense of threats, but by the enormous opportunities to go good, and promote understanding around the globe. we do these things because they help promote our long term security. and we do them because we believe in the inherent dignity and equality of every human being regardless of race or religion, creed or sexual orientation. and next week the world will see one expression of that commitment when team usa marches the red, white and blue into the olympic stadium and brings home the gold. that's one sure fire way to get lots of applause, and i think steve schmidt was a little thumb in the eye to vladimir putin who has pushed all these anti-gay laws ahead of the winter olympics. that kind of push bach is the thing that can bring

relief. all aboard. ♪ >>> finally tonight here we've all heard the saying a new year, a new you.one when it comes to our weight. tonight the novel idea, can simply switching which hand you eat with trick your mind into eating less. here's nutrition and wellness editor david zinczenko tonight. >> reporter: american movie goers love their popcorn. but those mindless handfuls can really add up. so how can you snack less, without going snackless? to show you the secret we invited a group of people to a movie theater. everyone in the theater was right handed, so we asked half the group to grab their popcorn with their left hand. our goal was to observe a concept key to changing mindless eating habits. >> eating in a non-standard way, like eating with your non-dominant hand, makes you think about what you're doing. >> reporter: sure enough, when the lights went up, we saw a real difference. >> if i would have had it in this hand it would have been much easier to snack. >> reporter: we weighed the bags and found those eating with their awkward, nondominant hand ate yearly 6 percent less

i actually woke up this morning to about 5 in northwest new jersey, but relief is on the way to muchfter the coldest day in decades. temperatures will pick up after a chilling polar vortex, as we're now calling it, left at least 21 people dead across the united sta

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! nouncer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. the pain started up 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. >>> our "instant index" begins with a dream interrupted tonight for olympic skier lindsey vonn, who crashed and damaged her knee in that awful accident last year. she was expected to be america's biggest star at the sochi olympics next month. but today she broke the news. tweeting, quote, i am devastated to announce i will not be able to compete in sochi. she said her right knee is just still too unstable to try it. >>> and he grew up with melted velveeta for your chips, a yellow alert for all of us tonight. some grocery stores are alerting they are cleaned out. and velveeta says the

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! ew alka seltzer fruits chews. (voseeker of the sublime.ro. you can separate runway diculousness... from fashionhat flies off the shelves. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. and only national isanked highest in car rental customer satisfaction by j.d. power. (natalie) ooooh, i like your style. (vo) so do we, business pro. so do we. go national. go like pro. . . . >>> back in the book segment tonight, kelly file. the supreme court agreed to decide a contentious issue. whether american police officers search an arrested criminal suspect's cell phone without a warrant. if you're apprehended, basically your cell phone is theirs. here to analyze, megyn kelly. so, i'm glad the supreme court did this. i sympathize with the police because a lot of times there are crimes that you can prove because of cell phone data. >> yep. >> but it is, you know, if the cops grab you, arrest you an take your private data, may be unconstitutional.

require officers to notify dispatchers when they go on break so the supervisors can bring in relief. >> new evidence our climate is changing. 2013 is one of the warmest years ever recorded on earth. nasa ranks it number four and puts last year's average world temperature, a combination of land and ocean surface reading at 58.3 degrees. the agency that oversees the national weather service calls it the "7th warmest." both agree nine out of the ten warmest years on record have occurred sin the town of the 21st century. the average global temperature has risen 1.4 degrees since 1880 and it has been 38 years since a year was cooler than average. >> nasa hopes to figure out a gee logical mystery on mars, providing these images of the same spot on the red 19 it taken 12 daze -- days apart. a rock is on the right and it wasn't there in the first picture. scientists are not sure how it got there but opportunity may have flipped the rock with a wheel. >> the first lady teaming up with the nba thanks to urge kids to eat healthy in the let's move campaign showing miami heat coach asking some of his st

coming up in this half hour allegations that his administration refused to give hoboken new jersey disaster relief. that city's mayor okayed a development project that chris christie on the defensive but couldn't another scandal be lurking just around the corner i'll ask investigative journalist greg palast just also a record number of americans now identify themselves as liberal is this just a blip on the demographic radar or a sign that we're part of the we're about to enter a new progressive. tara and thanks to the d.c. circuit court of appeals the internet could start looking a lot more like your cable t.v. package tell you why in tonight's daily take. chris christie is rude it's been a rough few creaks for the new jersey governor first news broke that some of his aides allegedly unleashed a traffic nightmare on the citizens of fort lee new jersey as part of a political vendetta against the city's mayor then news broke that christie was being investigated on the federal level for misusing hurricane sandy relief money by funding a quasi political ad featuring his family now there are fresh alle

but the governor, christie, sandy-relief news you might not know about, but could be getting renewed ext headache. data obtained shows that both african american and latinos who have applied for sandy rebuilding relief have been rejected at higher rates than white applicants. african-americans have been rejected at more than twice the rate of white applicants, and latinos at 50% higher rate. in addition to the figures, it is alleged the administration posted incorrect information on the spanish language version of the state's sandy website, and has done nothing to remedy the situation for those affected. we reached out to governor christie's administration by both e-mail and phone for comment on those issues, but we've not heard back. at table, kevin walsh, associate director of fair share housing center, the organization involved in both the fair housing complaint and the case over the public record. frank argotifraye, and stacey burger, president and ceo, the housing community development network of new jersey, and james perry, executive director of the greater new orleans for actio

new fast acting advil. look for it in the white box. of fast is good and faster is better. good thing walgreens gets you in and out in no time. so you get the reliefou need with new fast acting advil. at the corner of happy and healthy. but then it goes to the closet...to die. so try glow unstopables. they fill your closet with scents so fresh they last for 12 weeks! downy unstopables. try with downy infusions. still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. two full servings of vegetables ♪ ♪ bring the delicious taste of hershey's chocolateads. to anything - everything. with new hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious. -hit the beach in florida. -and a reunion in seattle. we can afford to take more trips this year. [man] when hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. [woman] so we got our 4-star hotels... for half price. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >>> and welcome back. the number of nuclear missile launch officers under investigation for allegedly cheating has nearly doubled.

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! one of my favorite political means of recent years was this one. remember this one? i can't remember when i first saw it, actually. it might have been when scott brown was elected to the senate right in the middle of the health reform debate. or maybe after the president's first miserable debate performance of 2012 campaign, when suddenly everybody was declaring his hopes for a second term dead. it's hard to say. but president obama in his relatively short career in politics has had his political obituary written time and time again. from the early primary analysis in 2007, when the pundit class saw just no way for him to beat hillary clinton, to the scott brown special election, to the tea party congress in 2010, to that rough spell after the first debate in 2012. but time and time again, when things have looked bleak, he has always pulled off whatever it was nobody thought he'd be able to pull off. today, it's starting to look like obamacare is the ultimate example of that pattern pl

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! le announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for over ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. for many adults, humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira , your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if you live in or have been

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! chris christie's lieutenant governor is defending herself against allegations made by the mayor of hoboken, new jersey. >> you need to hear me say this out loud, and i will. in short, 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. the suggestion that anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> hoboken mayor dawn zimmer fired back, saying, quote, i am genuinely disappointed that lieutenant governor quadagno has lived up to her promise that she would deny linking hoboken's application for sandy hazard mitigation with expedited a private development project, then adding, i stand by my word, willing to testify under oath and i'll continue to answer any questions asked of me by the u.s. attorney's office. this

. >>> new jersey governor chris christie, federal investigators investigating his ties to federal relief funds. looking to see if christie illegally used sandy relief funds for ads of him and his family. >>> a boag 737 landed at the wrong place yesterday, stranded on a very small runway, the faa investigates, substitute pilots flew the plane away today. west virginia governor says water is safe again in his state. officials say the chemicals still in the water but diluted to federal safety levels in most areas. those are the headlines. i'm john siegenthaler, america tonight is up next on al jazeera america. remember you can always get the latest news on are aljazeera.com and i will see you back here tomorrow night. >> th welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. we're talking about the president's ability to make nominations when the senate is at recess. in the nlrb and many other departments were of longstanding but unable to either get a hearing or unable to pass the relevant committee. the question is had the advice and consent power been used to make the nlrb non-functioning as a

now as cbs news correspondent marlie hall reports, federal auditors are looking into the christie administration's handling of hurricane sandy relief funds. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie is expected to talk about education and bipartisanship during his state of the state address today. the 2016 presidential hopeful has touted himself as a politician who works with both sides. but that image has come under fire as members of his staff are accused of orchestrating a imagine traffic jam at the george washington bridge as political payback. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue. >> reporter: a special legislative committee is being formed to find out if the traffic problems last fall were intentionally caused after fort lee's mayor, a democrat, wouldn't endorse christie's re- election. >> it was apparently a very massive abuse of power and an attempt to conceal that abuse of power. >> reporter: republicans say if there is wrongdoing, it's a matter for police, not politicians. >> my hope is that none of this becomes simply partisanship. >> reporter: and now federal auditors are looking at how the christie

new jersey governor. he's now being accused of misusing sandy relief funds. >>> also new york yankee's slugger alex rodriguez is suing. his lawyer, the never shy joe tacopina will be with us. and a quick programming note, don't forget tomorrow night, my cable exclusive with robert gates. i'll ask him about his explosive new tell-all book. and we'll also be joined by a studio audience made up of military experts and pundits. right here on fox. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. don't forget tomorrow night, my and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app from ink. we didn't get into business to spend time managing receipts, that's why we have ink. we like being in business because we like being creative, we like interacting with people. so you have time to focus on the things you love. infrom chase. so you can. there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life ea

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! > the news cycle begins with strong words from pope francis in response to the sex abuse scandal. the leader of the catholic church warnings if priests are trained properly they can become little monsters and made that comment in a closed door meeting a few weeks ago. a journalist just now providing an account of that meeting. >>> formula one auto racer schumaccer turned 41 today. he has been in a medically induced coma after being a skiing accident. >>> former first lady bush will be in the hospital until the weekend. family members say mrs. bush is feeling great but doctors are being especially careful. >> checking wall street now and it is a mixed bags. the dow is up following thursday's triple digit losses and nasdaq is up marginally and s&p is down 30 minutes out from the close. >> that is your news and now to the spin. since the first of the year pot has been on sale in colorado for recreational use. people have been waiting in line for hours just to get, some weed. it seems to b

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! our instant index on this friday night includes beyonce's serenade to a survivor, nick watt has our pictures of the week. >> reporter: we begin the best of this week's index in minnesota, with a poor delivery driver, who no doubt had a busy holidays, getting chased by a wild turkey. moving on to delicious sports fails, the goalie who scored an own goal after the puck slipped down the back of his pants. now the fan who fell flat on his tushy trying to photo bomb a reporter. again in slo mo. and the michigan state players who won the rose bowl but missed with the gatorade. finally, in vegas, beyonce made a sick little girl's wish come true. ♪ >> reporter: that was the instant index, i'm nick watt. >> next right here tonight, some people who gave so much to total strangers. coming up. coming up. he has the most common kind... ...it's not caused by a heart valve problem. dad, it says your afib puts you at 5 times greater risk of a stroke. that's why i take my warfarin every day. but it lo

relief. ononcece, , twtwicice, it's time for new seselslsune scscalp it. wororksks a at t thte sosource with ththe e nunumbmberer oe anti-itch medicine. plus soothing aloe for fast relief. seselslsunun b bluluee scscalp itch. >>> another day, another bad guy caught on camera doing something awful. this time police need your help in finding this doofus. >> that's not apple juice. >> it's not apple juice, it's not water, this is a jug of gasoline he's pouring all over this car. and you pour gasoline on a car you're more than likely going to light that gasoline and that's exactly what this guy does. and immediately you see this car go up in flames. now police just released this surveillance video. this happened back in october but they're looking for this guy. they still haven't found him. according to police the owner of this car is a woman named irene, and irene believed that maybe this was revenge. maybe this was retribution for something her husband may have done. she says her husband is on the condo board at this little area in this condoomplex and maybe

new jersey. last week we learned that ordering a lane closure of the george washington bridge and now there's a federal probe underway in how the governor used reliefunds from superstorm sandy. the governor adding new meaning to that phrase stronger than a storm as these scandals continue to take hold. >> that's absolutely right, dell. we're here with other members of the national media and local media for the governor's state of the state speech. we're all going to be watching very closely for self-things. first of all his body language. how does he present himself? will he be contrite? will he mention the george washington bridge scandal, and the jersey shore scandal. because as you said dell the problems are piling up on the plate of chris christie. >>> last summer this ad was one of many pushing tourism on the jersey shore. but this post sandy marketing campaign is now under scrutiny from federal authorities amid allegations that chris christie put himself and his family front and center of the ads, right in the middle of his reelection bid. the christie team spent $2 million more on production costs than the next lower bid. new jersey congress

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. as a i'm still not going toall the pmake it to mars,o visit. but thanks to hotwire's incredibly low travel prices, i can afford to cross more things off my list. this year alone, we went to the top of the statue of liberty... and still saved enough to go to texas-- to a real dude ranch! hotwire checks the competition's rates every day... so they can guarantee their low prices. so we got our 4-star hotels for half price. next up, hollywood! ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com book with our app for an additional... $25.00 off your next hotel. [ female announcer ] band-aid brand waterproof tough-strips. designed with a four-sided sea they're waterproof, shielding out water, dirt, and germs. ♪ 'cause band-aid helps heal me ♪ [ female announcer ] use with neosporin antibiotic. [ coughs ] i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. hmm? [ male

new crunch. healthy never tasted so good. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful reliefongestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. >>> new results from children's hospital boston revealed that not only do students who suffer concussion need a break from physical activity, they also need a break from school in order to fully recover. students who took a cognizant rest in addition to a physical rest recovered more than twice as fast on average. >>> talks between the syrian government and the opposition get under way tomorrow, but not without drama. u.s. secretary general ben ki-moon took because his offer after pressure from the u.s. and threat from the syrian opposition to skip it altogether. sergey lavrov called the muove mistake. let me bring in former ambassador mark ginsburg, ambassador, good morning. >> good morning. >> what do you make of the back and forth of ban ki-moon? >> guess who's not coming to dinner, it's not iran. this is clearly an indication of how the u.n. secretary general stepped, shall we say, over the

the polar vortex is retreating for parts of the country, but there is no relief in upstate new york,ntario is blanketed with two more feet of snow. >> i've never delivered in a storm

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief!w a drop in executions. 2014 could see a further decline in capital punishment, but when it comes to public opinion while the majority of americans still support the death penalty that support is at its lowest level in decades. just 2% of counties in the u.s. were responsible for the all 80 death sentences last year. richard dieter, the executive director of the information center, the non-profit organization that tracks executions joins us right now. a recent report detailed where the death penalty is being imposed and where executions are being carried out. what did you learn in that report? the numbers were extraordinary. there's been a 75-% drop in death sentences in the past decade and a 60% drop in executions. most abolished the death penalty leak maryland last year and public support is at an all-time low. >> why is it going down? >> i think innocence is the biggest issue. the public, jurors, prosecutors know that the public expects a very tight, scientific case and that's not a

i actually woke up this morning to about 5 in northwest new jersey, but relief is on the way to much of the country after the coldest day in decades. temperatures will pick up after a chilling polar vortex, as we're now calling it, left at least 21 people dead across the united states, including 6 in illinois. there were subzero temperatures in chicago for 37 straight hours. with the wind, it felt like 31 below. some scary moments caught on camera in minnesota, where black ice sent a truck over an overpass, if you can see it on the upper right side of your screen. unbelievable. we're told the woman inside will be okay. it was so cold in the south that robert vick, an escaped prisoner in kentucky, well, he turned himself back in. the extreme cold grounded nearly 3,000 flights and shut down hundreds of schools across the country. it was below freezing in all 50 states at some point yesterday. bill karins will join us a little bit later with today's forecast and where it's going to warm up and when. >>> we want to get to some tragic news to report overseas. four people are dead after a

and now rape survivor heather marlowe sees the new bill as a relief. >> i think it would result in a lot of criminals being prosecuted and further the safety of our city. >> a bill to test all rape kits actually passed three other times, governor schwarzenegger and brown vetoed them based largely on cost. skinner hopes with the economy improving, brown will sign it this time. for the i team, dan noise abc 7 news. >> a fisherman was swept into the ocean today while trying to retrieve his ice chest. he was fishing on the beach around noon. a wave hit his cooler and pulled it into the water, he tried to grab it, but he too was pulled in. rescue crews responding to the search. the fisherman's body was found 45 minutes later, about 600 yards out from where he went in. >>> the impact of our unseasonably dry weather is being felt throughout california. so far this season, the bay area has received 11 to 22% of its normal rainfall while tahoe's snow pack is 16% of normal. and a lack of snow is not just hurting the sierra, but all those who rely on ski seasons for their livelihoods. john? >>

new jersey governor chris christie. federal officials are investigating whether he misused relief funds for hurricane sandy. >> reporter:e sandy hit new jersey chris christie led from the trenches in a skillful response rocketed him into political superstardom. a new federal investigation into how the new jersey governor spent some of the sandy relief money could threaten to wash away the foundation of his political brain. cnn learned federal investigators will examine the tourism marketing campaign, a campaign paid for with sandy recovery money. >> we are stronger than the storm. >> you bet we are. >> a campaign that featured christie and his family during an election year. >> reporter: democratic congressman requested the investigation and federal officials tell cnn it is now moving ahead. but he says this is not about politics. >> this was money that could have directly been used for sandy recovery. and as you know many of my constituents still haven't gotten money that is owed them to rebuild their homes or to raise their homes or help. >> reporter: pallone says promoting the shore was a good idea but has a question

new york. use some of the most restless nights in bollywood including priyanka chopra daniel cook hopes of a relief to new york as part of the promotional tool leading up to the fifteen i knew what belief the weekend on towards the price in the jordan the crown of the indian film industry. i'm rather excited that i had the knife is coming to the misdeeds of the other hand it shows the path. i've been. a performance in sentence. and sadly the it's a spectacular show and since that is the one show that god did in the movie industry to its fans. if the traveling gnome at a caravan. the movie industry because we have such an incredible audience over the world. you know i'm a reason not just as victim to india. so i'm siting of the lakewood idea and it's something that i've seen of any of it anyway as it's late besides being completely letting it is beside the cop is slated to come with a customer at the oscars together. the second or ten minute as the weekend of people hanging around in. and just to find some unintended the most low of one of india's biggest stars but the music and film was expected to

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! o digital new alka sinsurance id card -. gots all my pertinents on it and such. works for me. turn to the camera. ah, actually i think my eyes might ha... next! digital insurance id cards. just a tap away on the geico app. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ugh. geico. little help here. >>> super bowl is coming on sunday evening as you know it will likely break viewing records. there is no question the national football league is now the marquee entertainment industry in america. it brings billions of dollars to the economy. controversy in the nfl, mainly industries and drug use. enter former dallas cowboy linebacker dallas henderson who played in two super bowls three victories and two defeats. i talked to mr. henderson earlier this week. i knew you back in the 70s in your hay day you remember i worked for channel 8 in dallas. and you we

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. >>> americans understand that some people will earn more money than others, and we don't resent those who by virtue of their efforts achieve incredible success. that's what america is all about. americans overwhelmingly agree that no one who works full time should ever have to raise a family in poverty. >> the big pivot that the white house and the democrats are right now engineering in american politics is toward the issue of how much people get paid for their work. the minimum wage issue levered away from being just a washington issue to now being a political fight that can be fought all over the country. with anyone. joining us now, democratic pollster, celinda lake. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> so w

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! >>> bob gates has always got good press as a classy guy in washington. media folks were stunned when his memoir called "duty" came out not just it contained harsh criticism of president obama but because of the confidential conversations that immediately became news. >> robert gates is harshly questioning president obama's leader shup and commitment to afghanistan war from the start of the surge he ordered. >> act of betray ol or an act of emotion? if he was so seething and so angry during all those years, why did he stay? >> brit is there something discerning about a former presidential adviser revealing private conversations in order to sell books? >> yes you can say in order to sell books or simply it's the truth obviously this is a long book, what, 694 pages, something like that. there's a lot in it that's favorable about president obama but a lot of conversations which i think that the people involved would have had a reasonable expectation of privacy as the supreme court describe

new storm clouds forming over the brightest spot in his governorship. his respond to superstorm sandy. governor pallone thinks these tourism ads might be a misuse of the federal reliefunds given to new jersey to recover from sandy. >> i think this extra money spend on the ads to put them on the air during the campaign, that could be used for other purposes during the relief. >> reporter: federal auditors are probing those allegations though christie's office dismissed the revelation as conveniently timed and added the obama administration approved the effort. another incident of retribution. new jersey city mayor, steve philip considering endorsing him but declined to do so on july 18th. over the next two days, christie owe pointies canceled meetings with him leading him to right an e-mail to bill baroni who has since resigned. he wrote, in part, i am not sure if it is a coincidence that your office canceled the meeting several weeks back. that seemed to be simultaneous to other political conversations elsewhere that were happening. prior to that, you were always very responsive and i sincerely hope the two issues are not related. there is more on the scandal that s

new fast acting advil. look for it in the white box. of fast is good and faster is better. good thing walgreens gets you in and out in no time. so you get the reliefou need with new fast acting advil. at the corner of happy and healthy. >>> national defense takes up a larger portion of the federal budget than almost anything else, but those who make their living in that sector are hoping for a little more attention than usual in the president's speech tonight. national security correspondent jennifer griffin tonight on their odds of getting it. >> nearly 38,000 u.s. troops remain in afghanistan. the war against al qaeda in iraq is heating up again. the u.s. military is facing deep cuts to its structure. veteran benefits are being cut. talks to end the syrian conflict have stalled and critics of the administration's interim deal with the iranians want to know what president obama will do if iran does not dismantle its nuclear program. but history shows president obama prefers to focus in his state of the union address on domestic issues and not the war in afghanistan. >> the president has not been talking about it. he's not been explaining what's h

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! nnouncer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. nwas the most watchedage otelevision event ever.s so, what's next? the upcoming winter games from sochi. where every second of nbc universal's coverage will be available on every device. on tv, online or streaming on the nbc sports live extra app. beginning february 6th, experience the winter games everywhere. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal ♪ [ male announcer ] don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. ♪ >>> we're taking a look at this developing story. this is from chris christie's inauguration. and later this hour, he will take an oath and give a speech. the question is, what will he have to say? meantime, lawmakers have just announced a special super committee to investigate allegations against the administration. one involving the closing of the george washington bridge and, of course, the other the accusations by hoboken mayor dawn zimmer that she was told that she wanted to get money f

i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. woman: welcome to learning. spanish in the car.c on. passenger: you've got to be kidding me. driver: this is good. woman: vamanos. driver & passenger: vamanos. woman: gracias. driver & passenger: gracias. passenger: trece horas en el carro sin parar y no traes musica. driver: mira entra y comprame unas papitas. vo: get up to 795 miles per tank in the tdi clean diesel. the volkswagen passat. recipient of the j.d. power appeal award, two years in a row. >>> i don't think this is a controversial statement. i believe that we can all agree, left, right and center and neither. i think we can all agree that 2012's republican presidential primary process was kind of a disaster. it's been almost two years, right? we can all admit that now. do you remember the iowa caucuses? the night of the iowa caucuses we were told by the iowa republican party that mitt romney had won. it was really close, but mitt romney won. then the iowa republican party cha

take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ [ coughing ] [ crying ] sorry. [ male announcer ] newobitussin dm max nighttime. fast, powerful cough relief that helps you sleep like a baby. robitussin nighttime. don't suffer the coughequences. as you age, you may not get all the nutrition you need to stay active. try boost® nutritional drink. it helps fill nutritional gaps in your diet. each delicious serving provides 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle, and 26 vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support bone health. among those who expressed a preference, doctors prefer the nutritional profile of boost® over ensure shake. help get the nutrition you need with boost® nutritional drink. this has been medifacts for boost® nutritional drink. to severe plaque psoriasis... the frustration... covering up. so i talked with my doctor. he prescribed enbrel. enbrel is clinically proven to provide clearer skin. many people saw 75% clearance in 3 months. and enbrel helped keep skin clearer at 6 months. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infecti