a unicycle.his bike may look like something out of the circus, but there's a group of people who are devoted to riding it. >> favorite part about unicycling is that it's different from other sports and it's really fun to learn new tricks. >> probably the...adrenaline, like, when you ride, and the balance techniques. >> my favorite part about unicycling is when, if you're riding around town, is people notice you and they talk about you and you feel special. >> so, i guess, what is this group that you have? >> this is the new york unicycle club. i founded it, along with a friend and my brother, back in 2001. >> now david's group has over 300 members, both young and young at heart. most historians believe the unicycle was created in the late 1800s, when a contraption called the penny-farthing boomed in popularity. the penny-farthing was named after two british coins. its big front wheel looked like a penny, and its small back wheel looked like a farthing. but it wasn't long before riders realized th

. >> this is riding a unicycle juggling chain saws. >> either he is lying or he is inept. >> protests calling for his resignation. another battle with a national newspaper and 18 more subpoenas. it is no wonder governor chris christie is getting out of town. today christie landed in the city of chicago making his third out of state trip since bridgegate began. christie addressed the albatross hanging around his neck and blamed his staff . >> people who work for me made some significant mistakes in judgment. when you're confronted with that, the first thing that happens to you was extraordinary disappointment. extraordinary disappointment that people that i had trusted had made such bad judgments and had not told the truth. i don't think it will curtail for the long haul a second term agenda. >> as christie was busy, nearby democrats held a news conference. ted strickland announced christie was lying or incompetent. victims of the ft. lee lane closures were holding a protest on the george washington bridge. while all of this was happening, christie's office decided their best strategy

joe writes and, if anything there should be more federal support for unicycling. we will keep of the subject for the next 15 minutes or so, but i want to give you some more headlines. these from overseas. these from the front page of the new york times today. >> if you want to read more on that in several stories and editorials today but a new human rights report about conditions in north korea, here is the -- front page of "the washington times." this u.n. report on conditions and how north korea treats its citizens. i want to read you a bit from the "washington post" story. the united nations released an authoritative report on north korea. you one investigators -- u.n. investigators -- a bit from that report. also the subject of one of the lead editorials and today's "wall street journal." notes --rial board scores the regime's abuses and enablers. several different stories on that subject. but we are talking about federal commutersr bicycle and bicycle safety. we want to bring in congressman earl blumenauer on the subject. he is always seen with his cycling pi

this is, you know, riding a unicycle and running for president. >> he has lost the democrats.his constituency now is the republican party in new jersey and nationally. the best way to keep them happy is to raise a ton of money for the rga. >> i will tell you there have been times in my life where stuff has happened where i just, in my mind, gone like this. boom. i shut the lights off. i shut everything off. i go into a room. i put a notepad in front of me and i say, okay, this is what is facing me right now. what do i do? that is where chris christie needs to go. he needs to go in that little room and shut down all distractions and clean up stuff at home. he does that, all of these distractions are distractions from -- as gene said, i think it's a fantastic point, a very big issue. this is not walking and chewing gum. this is an exowe essential threat to his career and needs to focus on it and fight back. >> a great point about turning your mess into your message but it takes great confidence to do that. you have to be not guilty. with all of the subpoenas flying around, so mu