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>> obviously, the best thing you can do is stay hydrated. it is their summer, our winter, their summer. just got there. its only supposed to be 79 degrees. thats what the high should be. its going to be 111. were not close to above, were way above. let me show whats going on here. 111 degrees today, wind out of the southeast. it would be guys it would be nice if the wind would blow a little bit. yesterday 109. today -- its a day ahead. theyre past the international date line and all of the front...

New jersey governor chris christie. hes having a rough week. im sure you heard about this, his staff shut down part of the bridge to get back at a rival. yesterday, christie gave a 107-minute press conference to address the scandal. last time governor christie talked for 107 minutes, he was ordering at ihop. >> were learning more about governor christie, you know what his least favorite game is? bridge. >> i have a hall out here to get in, and i couldnt get through

I thought his prepared remarks were pitch perfect for someone whos falling on the sword begging for forgiveness. it was fantastic. the moment the q and a started and the longer it went, the more and more the chris christie we all know and talked about came through, to the point where at one point hes asked about 2016 and starts, i mean, its too early to tell and these other things, instead of saying, this is not about 2016. this is about today and those people who were harmed and inconvenienced ...

And exhaustive 107 minute news conference, he transformed himself from a belligerent politician. the practice vado had vanished and the certitude was gone. when you know him personally, you see that other side. the vulnerable side or whatever. >> hes a great guy. >> yeah. he does have a problem because of what you just said in terms of how he goes off. >> i didnt see that much. he was like we talk. you dont talk. which is fun. >> i like that. >> i did too. >> what i like about it was he was not ...

Begin to feel freed up to talk about this culture over the last four or five years. and how he handles this going forward, i think, will say a lot more about the new christie. >> right. >> in this environment than anything else. >> mika, imagine two weeks from now, a teacher is asking where his kid goes to school and he barks at the teacher and says, "its none of your business!" something that came in your face. that is going to blow up in his face. >> thats what im going to ask you. im reading ...

Maintain. thats the difference. i think that the governor is going to be given a second chance. i think that the way he provided that there is no more information out there. >> exactly. >> i believe that people look at this and say, this is how somebody is supposed to behave as an elected official. >> i think yesterday chris christie answered the question, could he stand up to putin? you saw a strong guy there yesterday. >> this is something -- he stood up to every question to every member of th...

Rafael palmera, sammy sosa also up, and its one of the largest ballots ever, 36 candidates on the ballot. well break it up with peter gammons later on "morning joe." college hoops, ohio state at michigan state. buckeyes down three in the second half. check out aaron craft inbounding off the defender, a classic old-school play, come on. thats perfect! less than 30 seconds in regulation, the buckeyes amir williams with the rebound and dunk. tied at 58. they were down ten. this one goes to overti...

>> how many? >> 32,0002856 leds. >> 32,000. >> for 107 years, this ball has been falling down the flagpole in times square to bring in the new year. >> what keeps it fresh, of course, is innovation and new technology. but frankly at the heart of it, well, if someone suggested that you do this, theyd think you were mad. and yet, its worked for more than a century. richard quest, cnn, number one, times square. >> love it, looking forward to. north koreans kim jong-un has been testing one of his fa...

Million returned home. the department of veterans affairs now estimates a little over 1 million world war ii veterans are still alive. this past veterans day our countrys oldest known service member from world war ii was honored with a standing ovation at arlington national cemetery. 107-year-old richard overton then returned home where he was greeted with cheers, handshakes, and hugs. just one of the ways a hometown and a nation pays respect to those who changed the course of history. [ cheers ...

Orwellian. they hadnt met with a "new york times" beat reporter in a year. thats unacceptable. >> and president obama takes very few questions about these photo-ops. he took 107 in his first term compared to president george w. bush 354 in his first term and thats a vital way of getting the president on the record in day-to-day news coverage. absolutely. and it hasnt happened. if we go back to the foe tol to go fers again, because in our culture, so much is the presentation, the picture. when yo...