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Now the give and take of normal politics is carrot and sticks. if it ends up that its above and beyond the normal give and take it would hurt christie, but otherwise i think this, again, if he told the truth, hell put this behind him. >> chuck, this was 108-minute long news conference today. it seemed like everyone had their questions answers, maybe multiple times. 19,374 words. what about this? >> like an opera. it went on so long, and he was operatic. he opened up were a seemingly very forthri...

Less than a week being nominated by the governor for the chairman of the state. >> if i cannot trust someones judgment, i cannot ask others to do so and i would not place him atted head of my political operation. >> its unclear whether the press conference, 108 minutes long, can remove the stain of the exclusive e-mail chains and text messages. >> when they walked into the voting booth today, they didnt say, hey, i wonder who this guy is and what he stands for, what hes willing to fight for, wha...

Also fired. >> if i cannot not trust someones judgment, i cannot place him at the head of my operation. >> reporter: it remains unclear if christies press conference, 108 minutes long, with remove the exclusive release of e-mails and text messages. just two months after he won his second term in a landslide victory. >> when they walked into the voti voting booth today, they didnt say, hey, i dont know who this man is or what hes willing to do when the chips are down. >> reporter: the scandal hit...

>> i honestly dont know how to answer you. >> either you did or didnt. >> i was not fearful that i was going to get fired because i didnt want to tempt fate. >> you thought this was a possibility. >> anything is possible, mr. chairman. >> so that sounds ominous. anything is possible. he could lose his job or worse. we dont know. bigger picture to you is this is how new jersey politics works and how does chris christie fit into that. does he exemplify the culture and is he enemy number one? >> af...

The victim and family should feel okay about it. >> sunny hostin, thank you very much. coming up, much more on the story of the day. chris christie in a 108 minute long news conference. he took responsibility and apologized and fired a staff member. could he himself face charges. not just civil, but criminal. we will talk live to this man, the prominent attorney who said criminal changes are indeed possible. he will walk us through and explain how, next.

Lawsuit. also theres issues in nebraska. nebraskas republican lieutenant governor quit in february over certain phone calls made on his official state cell phone to women who were not his wife. the massachusetts rat democratic lieutenant governor quit in june after crashing his official state car while reportedly driving 108 miles an hour. then today, in arkansas, today, the lieutenant governor of arkansas refused calls for his resignation over alleged ethics violations. those calls for his resi...

Governor actually seems to be kind of a national curse right now. it isnt just floridas lieutenant governor who quit and apparently cant be replaced, even under the threat of lawsuit. also theres issues in nebraska. nebraskas republican lieutenant governor quit in february over certain phone calls made on his official state cell phone to women who were not his wife. the massachusetts rat democratic lieutenant governor quit in june after crashing his official state car while reportedly driving 10...

Those people are druggies or alcoholics. there needs to be reasonable suspicion before you can engage in a search. doesnt say if you want public assistance. >> i understand your point of view, i disagree with it. >> 108 out of over 4,000 people drug tested in the state of florida were found to be using narcotics. >> you know why, the others dont show up for the test. >> it costs more to go through this program than it did without it. >> is there any way around this to hold people accountable? >>...

Cancellations. airlines are now dropping their change fees for today. new yorks jfk airport has been closed much of the morning. we also have a live shot from la guardia airport this morning in new york reporting 176 cancellations there. the airport up and open. however, you can see travelers standing in line trying to get through these mounting delays. imagine air traffic controllers all trying to get to work today as well. take a look at flightaware.coms misery map. the most affected airports ...

Hundreds of businesses here in colorado will be receiving their retail marijuana licenses this week from the state. but they also need to get licenses from their local jurisdiction, their city or county. they also have to make sure they complied with their regulations for recreational sale of marijuana, which are different than the recreational sales. we spoke to a lot of businesses who say theyre not ready to go in a few days when the january 1st rolls around. here is what we do know, the 4800 ...