o'toole is very close to christie.th democrats and a knack for cutting mutually beneficial deals with them. he also has close ties to the port authority, the agency in the thick of the bridge scandal. jerry speziale isn't the only one at the port. his former chief of staff landed there as director of newport initiatives and republican sources say that o'toole may have had a hand along with bill baroni in convincing the christie administration to create a new job at the port for david wildstein, the man who would go on to oversee the bridge lane closures. and now o'toole's name is coming up in this investigation. first, in an e-mail included in the record subpoenaed by the legislative committee from wildstein. it was an e-mail from wildstein to michael drewniak on december 5, the morning after they had dinner together in the days before wildstein's departure from the port. quoting from the e-mail a, thanks again for all your sound advice last night. i always appreciate your friendship. what wildstein wrote to drewniak.

kevin o'toole.s christie wanted him, this guy, in place so badly as the top republican in the senate that he burned the strongest and oldest bridge he had in politics. he wanted kevin o'toole in there so bad he was willing to betray tom kean like that. you want to know what happened to kevin o'toole? turns out he's the one senate republican who has been assigned to the committee investigating the bridge scandal. oh. and now the newark "star-ledger" reports it's received a text message that no one else has seen. david wildstein texts bill baroni something about an o'toole statement being ready right after bill baroni finished up his statement to the legislature. the cover story, what happened to the bridge lanes in september was nothing political, nothing untoward, it was just a traffic study. we know bill baroni gave that misleading testimony on november 25th, false testimony with the cover story about a traffic study that wasn't a real thing. that was november 25th. we also know right after that te

during that exchange, wildstein told baroni o'toole's statement ready. o'toole was communicating david wildstein, communicating with him the very day bill baroni testified before your committee. >> right. senator o'toole had an opinion piece that appeared in an online blog site several hours after mr. baroni's testimony concluded that day. i'm aware of the controversy that has been raised by that and some of the calls that have been made about his service on the committee. look. i've got to work with -- >> but that same day, assemblyman, there was a critical piece on the -- o'toole's website criticizing the hearing. >> correct that piece that is on his website also appeared in a new jersey political blog that carried that piece. but my point is. this i've got to work with senator o'toole. he is a member of the committee. i don't do the appointing of the member to the committee. as long as he is a member of the committee, i have to work with him. i'm aware of the controversy. my hope is senator o'toole can clear this up by explaining what happened and pro

kevin o'toole did put out a statement right after the testimony that backed whaum mr. after that. senator o'toole maybe ironically or maybe just weirdly happens to also be the state senator who the republicans assigned to be on the legislative committee investigating bridge gate even though he himself is tangentially involve in the scandal. we had heard there was a reference but now we can see it. even though he is on the committee, the co-chairs of the legislative committee investigating this issue say that senator o'toole may actually face questioning on this issue. which would probably mean that he would have to get up off the dais and sit in the witness chair and then come back to the dais later. or maybe i just talked like this. the one thing we got from the redaction is this. this is what we had before. this is the old thing tex bottom of the page, this is where we previously had the messages. they're talking about people who are being delayed on the bridge because they shut down those lanes. and bridget kelly saying is it wrong that i'm smiling? that's pretty mu

and "my favourite year", maybe peter o'toole's best performance ever on film. there's "the doctors and the devils", directed by freddy francis, a brilliant film, and, i mean, there is - i'm going be on tcm some time in march, and robert osborne will interview me and we'll do six brooks films - not mel brooks, six brooks films. with some of the ones i mentioned. i'll let you know about it. look for tcm to broadcast. >> it's amazing when you think about it, the dimensions to you that so many don't know about. people will say "i know that", but probably didn't know it was connected to mel brooks. there can never be another mel brooks, is there a next best thing in the latest generation of comics, we'll ask mel who he thinks it is, and you tweet us the same. we'll be right back. >> these protestors have decided that today they will be arrested >> these people have chased a president from power, they've torn down a state... >> what's clear is that people don't just need protection, they need assistance. >> [ ♪ music ] i'm looking at a clip in the monitor and mel's f

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senator o'toole? >> abstain. >> all the republicans on the new jersey investigative committee abstained from voting today. before today, every vote in the legislature on this matter in both houses of the legislature has been 100% bipartisan and 100% unanimous. if that is now breaking down along partisan lines, if the republicans are now balking at each new step in the investigation, what happens next? the head of the investigation is here next to tell us. stay with us. [ male announcer ] it's surprising what your mouth goes through in a day. but what's even more surprising is that brushing alone isn't enough to keep it clean. fortunately, you've got listerine®. unlike brushing which misses 75% of your mouth, listerine® cleans virtually your entire mouth. so what are you waiting for? it's time to take your mouth to a whole new level of health. listerine®... power to your mouth™. and take the listerine® 21 day challenge. feel the difference, or your money back. ♪ try new olay fresh effects dew over gel

the paper reports that the text said, "o'toole's statement ready." that's in reference to a statement to toole released attacking democrats and questioning the need for ft. lee's dedicated lanes to the george washington bridge. msnbc has reached out to senator to toole. we have not heard back just yet. he has also not responded to the newspaper's request for comment. meanwhile, the investigative panel is asking a judge to force two former christie aides to turn over documents about the lane closures. bridget kelly and bill stepien are refusing to comply and for the fist time the port authority chair is apologizing to the public for those traffic jams. >> recently, there have been many comments and concerns about how the port authority operates. i can not allow this agency to be mischaracterized by the actions of a few individuals when the day-to-day work of so ma many, including this board, is so important. on behalf of the board of commissioner, we are deeply sorry for inconvenience caused to our travelers. >> michael isikoff is in d.c. for us this

senator o'toole? >> abstain. >> all the republicans on the new jersey investigative committee abstained from voting today. before today, every vote in the legislature on this matter in both houses of the legislature has been 100% bipartisan and 100% unanimous. if that is now breaking down along partisan lines, if the republicans are now balking at each new step in the investigation, what happens next? the head of the investigation is here next to tell us. stay with us. anybody have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three types of good bacteria. i should probably take this. live the regular life. phillips'. from crest 3d white, new brilliance toothpaste and boost. after brushing, our exclusive boost polishes your smile and whitens with 3x the stain lifting ingredient for a smile that dazzles. new crest 3d white brilliance. ♪ aflac, aflac, aflac! ♪ [ both sigh ] ♪ ugh! ♪ you told me he was

the paper reports that the text said, "o'toole's statement ready."eleased attacking democrats and questioning the need for ft. lee's dedicated lanes to the george washington bridge. msnbc has reached out to senator to toole. we have not heard back just yet. he has also not responded to the newspaper's request for comment. meanwhile, the investigative panel is asking a judge to force two former christie aides to turn over documents about the lane closures. bridget kelly and bill stepien are refusing to

senator o'toole? >> abstain. >> all the republicans on the new jersey investigative committee abstained from voting today. before today, every vote in the legislature on this matter in both houses of the legislature has been 100% bipartisan and 100% unanimous. if that is now breaking down along partisan lines, if the republicans are now balking at each new step in the investigation, what happens next? the head of the investigation is here next to tell us. stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. ♪ a steel cage: death match of midsize sedans. the volkswagen passat against all com

george o'toole gave the government a deadline. that was this week.e right one. >> so, avery, do you believe it is realistic to think there could be some leniency for tsarnaev's camp, that perhaps there could be a plea? there that could be a lesser sentence in exchange for some kind of cooperation? how realistic do you believe that would be? >> well, i don't think there should be any leniency. at the same time, if tsarnaev has information on a broader basis, then certainly, if i'm the department of justice, i want to get that information. but remember, one of the defenses here, fredricka, is that tsarnaev's older brother had great influence and the willingness factor is questionable right now. she's arguing he wasn't really, he was under the influence of his older brother. that's where this thing is pushing toward a plea agreement. >> and fred, i think that's the only angle working. the d.c. sniper case where they claim the brainwashing took place in the younger individual. i think that's the only angle they can take here to try to humanize him. other