al. >> what did you think of nicki hay lee's response last night? >> al, i confess i've got an 8-month-old baby sick at home at the time and i was tending to him, not listening to the response. nicki has been an accomplished governor of south carolina and i'm sure she did a good job. >> thanks for being with us and tell all your friends i apologize. >> i will do that. >> thank you, sir. coming up. chris christie joins us and explains his plans to knock out the other two top tier governors. the presidential candidate joins us just ahead on morning joe. woman: it's been a journey to get where i am. and i didn't get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track. and through it all, my retirement never got left behind. so today, i'm prepared for anything we may want tomorrow to be. every someday needs a plan. let's talk about your old 401(k) today. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest tax