tom kean jr.former governor's son. and what's worse, it didn't work. as soon as governor christie was re-elected he took a huge shot at the son of his former mentor, the son of the most respected republican in the state of new jersey and it didn't work. tom kean jr. survived and held on to his leadership position, but it was such a bizarre and unexpected move from chris christie to try to overthrow him. and here's the thing. here's the thing. here's the newly relevant thing. the guy who chris christie wanted to replace tom kean jr. with was this guy. kevin o'toole. chris 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-ledge

chris christie and david wildstein went to volunteer for tom kean, sr., running for governor in 1977. the governor said at his press conference this notion that he's my childhood friend, my high school friend is way overblown. i was class president and an athlete. i don't know what david was doing. but what's been lost in all of this is that for the last ten years, david wildstein ran a website, political website and i can't imagine that chris christie didn't communicate as u.s. attorney with david wildstein quite a bit to get the message out about the various undertakings that he was behind. all those ten years he was building his name and his brand. >> so finally, there are multiple investigations underway, and one looking at sort of bridge gate. another one looking at whether the governor used sandy funds in forms of retribution or as a reward for supporting him. where are these investigations? what's the pace of them? >> they're going to go slow it feels like. i guess another big revelation or some bombshell piece of testimony could speed things up. but the legislative subpoenas t

. >> this morning, tom kean and his team asked charles foster what impact he thinks the weather is havingmy. data is very noisy right now. extremely noisy. the weather and other things. you have to be a little patient. the economy left the end of the year on a good note. i'm still looking for close to three percent growth in 2014. that will continue to bring down the unemployment rate and continue to allow the economy to grow. >> we are on the markets again in just 30 minutes. streetsmarts is coming up next. ♪ ♪ their third day of gains and we are at an all-time high. welcome to the most important hour of the session. we have 59 minutes till the closing bell. julie hyman joining me today. we are looking through the markets to find your last trade and your -- today first trade of tomorrow. the reports are less than stellar. >> it seems like people are focusing on the future rather than looking back. it is a mixed session. the nasdaq is lower today and the dow and s&p are higher. 1848 with the last record