intended to supply natural gas to south and central europe bypassing ukraine surprised to see steve christie put to better assist interested agents balcony as compared to the nation addresses the key to a genocide claim to represent you to keep to the un and other security council meeting on station in ukraine it is cracked and i promise that his text to general john schumann of it recorded that the russian speaking population suffers the disconnection from anyone instead he said about the crafty things to consider this to me and to christ alone as is common to present to mention its human rights of the dvd features two of those prisoners out of place will cope. we're talking here on out intending to knock the judgment in on some of the president of the trip to south east and he is on horses and easily and won't hold my hands on the classic chanel late so hilariously calling them and if that means you can use extra missteps. does it for you to the same although we'll see one or two in the present lot has already seen it will be aware of the ten elections are presented by a new government in

. >>> up next, four more subpoenas heard out in the christie bridgegate scandal. steve kornacki is on the story that governor christie wishes would go away. it won't. steve will join us coming up next. [ female announcer ] who are we? we are the thinkers. the job jugglers. the up all-nighters. and the ones who turn ideas into action. we've made our passions our life's work. we strive for the moments where we can say, "i did it!" ♪ we are entrepreneurs who started it all... with a signature. legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses, turning dreamers into business owners. and we're here to help start yours. >>> clearly the bridgegate investigation surrounding new jersey governor chris christie is not over. as much as governor christie would like to think it is. here he is last night at his state's annual chamber of commerce center in washington, d.c. >> these remarks are being broadcast live by c-span tonight. what that will tell you is this must be the quietest political night in america in months. >> no, actually, governor, it wasn't a slow news night at all

governor christie, steve, seems to be doing a lot to make sure his name stays out there.t over stephen colbert being named the heir-apparent to david letterman. this is his tweet. oh, letterman, i'm really going to miss your fat jokes. wait, no i'm not. @colbertnation. >> what can we make of this? what's motivating and what can be motivating chris christie here? he wants it to look at business as usual and when that internal investigation released its findings and said christie's exonerated and you can see the plan from a pr standpoint was that report comes out, he holds a press conference and says i'm exonerated and i've answered the questions and he's prickly with the press and he goes out to las vegas and talking to republicans out there and holding a town hall meeting and he does another marijuana thing in colorado. the thing to keep in mind here is there are sort of two fronts into the investigations that are going on right now. we talked about the state legislative committee and the two people appearing next month and what else they might do. the real action is in t

write something like that down on the birth -- >> steve: you could be kicked out of the medical profession. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yes. chris christieg to hit me one day. [ laughter ] he's got big hands. >> steve: big ham sandwich. >> jimmy: no, he's not ham -- don't say he's ham-handed. [ laughter ] some bad news for soccer fans. you guys like soccer, football? [ cheers and applause ] bad news, with the world cup just a few months away, brazil still hasn't finished building the stadium. [ laughter ] and now there's talk that the world cup is looking to other places to hold the games. [ laughter ] it's a shocker, yeah i'm not -- out of all the news, that is the one that shocked you the most? stephen colbert is taking over for david letterman! [ applause ] but the fact that the world cup -- they won't have a stadium, they might move the world cup. >> steve: they might move the world cup. >> jimmy: they haven't finished -- i'm not an expert on soccer, but have they tried any empty field? [ laughter and applause ] try it, i've seen people do it. still a fun game. [ british lady voice ] "ho-hoo! honey, get my smelling salts! the world c

christie and rome have a lot in common. one was built by julius caesar, the other built by little caesar. [ laughter ] [ applause ] pizza-pizza. >> stevezza-pizza. >> jimmy: but during the same town hall, chris christie said that he is still holding out hope that he and bruce springsteen can be friends. in response, springsteen was like, "one, two, three, no." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] maybe they could. they could be friends. major business news. this week facebook bought a a messaging app called "whatsapp." [ laughter ] whatsapp, for $19 billion. in an effort to hold on to teenagers who no longer think facebook is cool. yeah, whatsapp. [ laughter ] nothing says cool like an app named after a budweiser commercial from the '90s. [ laughter ] whatsapp. [ cheers and applause ] i just want to know, because i currently have the app -- "yo quiero taco" app. it's for sale. $5 billion. that's all. i'm only asking $5 billion. [ laughter ] yo quiero taco app. >> steve: yep. >> jimmy: yep. really cool man. this doesn't really surprise me. i saw a new survey found that 25% of americans admit to coming to work even when they're sick. yep

steve, i see nothing good in here for chris christie. if the report was right. completely innocent. need a quick public finding of that. this, this, blocks the committee from getting to that finding. and then guarantees you the u.s. attorney will have to pursue this really hard. >> what this does. makes a statement about the seriousness of the u.s. attorney's office. >> we are no longer just looking. and we can give all the credit in the world to the legislative committee. this probably would have died a lot sooner, the doggedness of the committee. because of that work it attracted the attention of federal prosecutors. when will the point come. when paul fishman sends word. you need to back off here. back off on this witness. back off on this material. going to get in the way of my investigation potentially. we have basically arrived at the point now with bridgette kelly and bill steppian. still talking to people. circumstances under which you might see bill steppian testify before the committee. only way they would testify before the committee itch the u.s. attorney has, completed,

christie forces. >> let me go to you, steve kornacki of our network, who's been all over this story, his analysis, which'm sure he's going to offer on the air, is basically the reason that the judge wouldn't come forward and support the subpoena is because the federal agents, they are investigating this at the federal level and they don't want to get in his way. >> yeah, i think what this actually shows is there's going to be a constant drip, drip, drip, which is really the problem politically for chris christie, right, while this was a small victory in terms of letting the criminal investigation actually, you know, take place, you done know when they are going to be letting out more information, so he can't really control that as much as he can say this was a political investigation. when you're looking at criminal charges or you don't know where that investigation might go, they can start asking other questions or people can offer up other things that aren't related directly to this, but are related to the chris christie administration. >> well, i guess the question, look at this poll now that shows b

steve. >> thank you, victor, christi. >> thank you, sir. much more on the search ahead.stigators say it's an argument that may have led to the ft. hood shooting. something else you may have been watching so closely this week. the big question, what is that argument about? >>> plus, a lot of kids will go out and have these chicken nuggets but there's a major recall you need to know about. when it comes to good nutrition, my daughter's an expert. hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. grandpa! [ female announcer ] look for valuable savings on boost in your sunday paper. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down fr

christie. >> did you get it? great. >> what's your name? >> jess. like steve mind if we take a picture? -- >> d-take a picture? >> paul ryan, nice to meet you. >> i saw paul. >> i was on the budget committee. he told me a lot about the budget. >> we would love to take you to delaware county. >> i will probably come through here. >> we are going to have a dinner. >> we have a lot of congressional races. you will have a lot of people come. >> we would love to have you come to a dinner. great. >> brandon. >> nice to meet you. >> 1, 2, 3. >> great picture. >> ea. -- yeah. >> there with me. >> i'm judy. >> nice to meet you. >> what is this? >> setting up for a selfie. >> excellent. nice to meet you. appreciate it. didn't work? >> there we go. [no audio] >> if you can find your seats, we will get started. on behalf of the state central committee, i would like to welcome you to this lincoln dinner. pastor bernie hayes is with us tonight. if you would make your way to the platform. is my honor as newly elected chair to welcome you to this dinner. this is my maiden voyage. my past experience has always been as a candid

christie. this one shows he has a a 70-point lead over bill deblasio. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: i mean, let's seeuestion. which candidate can recite the entire denny's menu from memory? [ laughter ] see, i didn't know what this poll was. [ cheers and applause ] what are these numbers? >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: next, john kerry, currently has a 46-point lead over nancy pelosi. let's see the question. whose face seems like it's already on money? [ laughter ] >> steve: wow! >> jimmy: he does look like he's on something, right? >> steve: he does. he looks engraved. >> jimmy: he's on something, yeah. after that we have marco rubio with a 99-point lead over jeb bush. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: let's see the question. who yells, "what," during a game of marco polo? [ laughter ] >> steve: oh man. [ applause ] >> jimmy: that means jeb said, "what" at least once. >> steve: he never says "what." maybe one time. >> jimmy: yeah. south carolina senator lindsey graham has a 38-point lead over hillary clinton. let's see the question. who is more likely to be the first female president? [ laughter ] [ applause ] th

. >> you and christie work those lanes into this. >> let me say, steve, based on what assemblywoman justuestion the whole master report. if indeed their committee should just lay back now with the degree of involvement the federal government has. then should master have come out with his report at this point. >> and should all of the interviews that he conducted be turned over to the -- >> that's the problem. there are reference, copious reference to the report to 70 interviews. there are koip yous statements in the report about so and so said this, so and so said that. there's no footnote, no document that e could look at to say in fact they did say that or they did imply that. we have to take randy's word for it when we hear about all of these interviews because we don't have any proof or documentation on them. >> very quickly. >> very quick question, there's a very real possibility that we will never hear from bridgett kelly. are you saying unless we hear from her we can never do the legislative reforms? >> no. what i'm saying is if we're going to look at the report as being probative

christie for some time now. co-chairman of the committee made the announcement on "up" with steve kornacki this morning. first so they can understand who they are bringing in. governor christie has denied any involvement in the lane closures. a report commissioned by the governor's office cleared him of any wrongdoing. >>> and the next few days will be critical in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. so far the unmanned subsearching under water has come up empty. it's expected to wrap up the area it's been searching in a week. officials maintain they'll not give up once the sub's work is completed. >>> well, the u.s. postal service has long been a gateway to the middle class for many americans, but the postal service is under extraordinary financial pressures. the post office reported a $5 billion loss in 2013, and the nation's nearly half-million postal workers are feeling the pressure of cutback hours and layoffs. to save the post office, the postmaster general wants to reform and downsize. among his idea, opening mail centers inside staples stores. the postal workers union doesn't like it. the

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steve kornacki in for chris hayes tonight. we begin with news about the man who was identified as a key independent eyewitness into the investigation of chris christie that we saw last week. that was the investigation conduct by lawyers hired by chris christie and purportedly clears chris christie while simultaneously discrediting those who accused his administration of wrongdoing. this man, this witness, from a report, appeared on msnbc over the weekend at the suggestion of the christie administration. then offered on air an account i found confusing and self-contradictory in which i believe seriously calls into question the credibility of the report we rely on him as a key witness. matt doherty, the man we're talking about, the democratic mayor of belmar, new jersey, a shore town ravaged by hurricane sandy. if you watched my show yesterday morning, you saw my interview with him. he reached out to us again with another statement, something that raises more questions, something we will get to in just a minute. >>> first, we want to start with background on who matt doherty is and why he is so crucial to the credibility of christie's internal investi

steve kornacki in for chris hayes tonight. we begin with news about the man who was identified as a key independent eyewitness into the investigation of chris christie that we saw last week. period of months now these confident no doubt claims of certainty that obamacare would die. that obamacare would become nonviable in numerical terms because americans would refuse to sign up for health insurance under the new guidelines under the affordable care act. when obamacare, therefore, died in a death spiral, fox news has been saying over and over and over again health reform would go down in history as not just a great policy failure but as a towering act of political foley. democrats would spiral to their political deaths, alongside the policy, itself. republicans would laugh all the way to the ballot box. that's been the story. that is not only the way that republicans and conservatives have been talking with each other about this policy issue on fox news and on every other republican circle. it's also in some ways the sum total of the whole republican electoral strategy for this year's midterm elections and beyond. the supposed death spiral, the expe

steve kornacki in for chris hayes tonight. we begin with news about the man who was identified as a key independent eyewitness into the investigation of chris christiet we saw last week. that was the investigation conduct by lawyers hired by chris christie and purportedly clears chris christie while simultaneously discrediting those who accused his administration of wrongdoing. this man, this witness, from a report, appeared on msnbc over the weekend at the suggestion of the christie administration.

christie. he's had quite a week. baghdad bob going out trying to defend him in this -- in this ridiculous report. >> right. >> which stevehington. that's why americans hate politics in general. but how did chris christie do himself? assertive at a press conference and sit-down with diane sawyer and i thought he was pretty compelling last night with megan kelly. what do you think? >> i think it's fascinating he so badly wants to get back on the national campaign trail. that to me we learned the last week, no doubt he is running for president. he wants to run for president. and maybe they have even made the calculation get more aggressive about running for president now because then it makes the bridge scandal look like it's part of this coordinated partisan attack to bring him down because he is such a powerful presidential candidate. to watch this. look. i think -- i don't see how he gets all this back, all of his assets are gone the biggest one being he was a guy with bipartisan reach. that's gone. he's either a straight shooter or he is either not a straight shooter any more or he is not competent, right? because he wa

steve kornacki in for chris hayes tonight. we begin with news about the man who was identified as a key independent eyewitness into the investigation of chris christieweek. that was the investigation conduct by lawyers hired by chris christie and purportedly clears chris christie while simultaneously discrediting those who accused his administration of wrongdoing. this man, this witness, from a report, appeared on msnbc over the weekend at the suggestion of the christie administration.

. >> but steve, the narrative is now being made if you read enough articles. the narrative is being made that governor christieothing wrong with that. f if you don't have ambition you don't get to be a successful politician. but that he's had a long standing political ambition and that this u.s. attorney's post was a steppingstone. >> true. >> this is for a guy who was never really a prosecutor in his legal training or his legal experience. as a matter of fact, he was running in morris county. he ran for assemblyman and didn't win. lost election as a freeholder. the stars aligned and he became the u.s. attorney. but not because he had a reputation as a great defense lawyer or former federal prosecutor or anything like that. when we talk about what he should have known as a former u.s. attorney or maybe should have expected as a former u.s. attorney, you have to keep in mind that this is a guy who has had ha political road map in front of him for years here. >> it's true. i guess the thing, when i say that, and maybe i should say not as a former u.s. attorney but maybe as somebody with common sense, the thing i

christie said, "why are you complementing russia like that?" [ laughter ] if i had ham hands i'd never lead the house. probably like one hand ham -- and the other hand could be the bread. >> steve jimmy: with a little mustart on it. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: eat my ham. >> steve: yeah? [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: maybe if i had a ham and then a cheese on the other hand. and then i met another dude and his hands were bread. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah then you could go like this. he can envelope you with bread. >> jimmy: he's like you got to stop doing acid man. this is a crazy story here. a nursing home in long island is being sued for hiring male strippers to perform for the residents. [ cheers ] apparently the strippers did really well. one guy said his g string was full of checks for $5. happy birthday sweetie, that's what it said. the residents said that they knew when ever someone was about to make it rain because they could feel it in their joints. [ laughter ] [ applause ] that's good one. that's a good one. [ applause ] that's a good one. this is insane. higgins you're going to freak out. you know who's most upset about the strippers is the residents' families. they ar

steve austin, the 6 million-dollar man. >>> outgoing late-night host david letterman always quick with a joke aimed at chris christie but newor is taking to twitter and he might just get the last laugh. we'll show you why. ♪ with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. and the more i focus on everything else, the less time i have to take care of me. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. glucerna products help me keep everythibalanced. (crash) ugh! i'm good. well, almost everything. [male announcer] glucerna. delicious shakes and bars... >>> well, david letterman may not leave son enough for chris christie. after a joke about his weight and implying christie is the father of the year the word fat in father. oh, letterman, i am really goppa miss your fat jokes. wait no, i am not. and one fan looking forward to the change. >> i am sure colbert would not make any fat jokes. >> starting on monday. happening now will come to you at 11:00 ooeftern. and our second hour begins in 1 o'clock p.m. outnumbered debuts mo

steve. >> bill, thank you. heartbreaking story. appreciate it. >>> turning to domestic politics, a story that's captivated the nation for months now. chris christieed by scandal. top criminal lawyers have been hired, a grand jury has been convened and prosecutors are looking into big allegations. but this week, we learned that maybe chris christie isn't alone. another republican governor and potential presidential candidate is facing a grand jury investigation that could affect his ambitions. friday night in texas a little more than a year ago when a motorist phoned in a complaint about a car driving erratically on a state road. the car was swerving in and out of traffic, blew through an intersection, driving on the shoulder. the deputy found the car pulled over in a church parking lot. that's where the district attorney rose mary lynnberg was parked. the top law enforcement official had been driving that car. she had an open vodka bottle and failed the sobriety test. her blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. so the travis county district attorney spent the night in jail. berating officers, pounding the door of her cell and appeari