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Information on where just a fraction of it all went, and of that money, only 36.9% went to the people christie promised hed give it to. the whereabouts of the rest of the billions of dollars remains a total mystery. we do, however, know where an additional $25 million in sandy aid went, to a very well-produced ad campaign. in fact, a whopping $4.7 million federal dollars paid for this one commercial. ♪ cause were stronger than the storm, whoa ♪ >> turns out, the firm hired to run the campaig...

>> fair share housing center, an advocate group says theyre frustrated, and talks of the failure to provide the most basic documents, on why thousands of families have been denied the most basic necessaries since sandy. >> the christie administration has released no information on how the money is being spent. what we do know came out of a lawsuit that alleged that the christie administration is improperly holding data on the use of the funds, in response to that, they released documents on wher...

His family. what i realized is that these safety net programs, while theyre -- i think governor romney would call them a handout or charity to billy, also benefit his employer because his employer has -- can pay low wages and have a fed employee and it benefits us, the consumers, because it keeps costs down. these are not just handouts to billy. this is a whole system weve created of protecting folks who are the working poor in our economy. we need to protect that. >> you know, when we talk abou...

Whats interesting about this is the deceptive of it. he says 98% of small businesses will get a tax cut. if you look at the small businesses that create jobs, theyre getting hammered he.re 90% of that income gets taxed in this plan. heritage foundation crunched the numbers. it is a deceptive sleight of hand masquerading a massive tax increase on small businesses. >> lets take a look at the bullet parts of this plan. extends cuts for those making under 250, a family. hikes upper rates to 36% and ...

Raising taxes on the wealthy will somehow stimulate the economy. but, listen to this. say president obama gets his way, and he is able to raise taxes on those making more than $250,000 a year? say that happens, that rate hike would generate about $85 billion a year in increased revenue. but right now, the feds are spending $85 billion every 8 and a half days. according to the treasury department. so its all a ruse. which this whole tax the rich deal means little in bringing down the deficit or a...

new democracy party holds a 4.5% lead. the outcome should have a significant outcome on world financial markets. a live look from athens just moments away. another election were following very closely today is underway right now in egypt. voters headed to the poll for a second day in a presidential runoff. turnout was lower than expected in some areas because of extreme heat. egyptians are choosing between an islamist candidate and the former right-hand man of ousted leader hosni mub...

Heres the situation. nuclear bomb somewhere in new york. we dont know where it is. the only way we can find out where the bomb is and save 8 million people is to raise the tax rate on the top 2% of americans from 33 to 36.9%. do we do it? 8 million people -- >> or -- >> wait. ticking time bomb. you have 30 seconds. the bomb is about to go off. do you raise taxes to save 8 million people -- >> how about- >> babies, orphan, your own family saying please, raise taxes. >> how about call up the defen...

And now stay rewarded with vacation pay. stay two weekend nights and get a $75 prepaid card. heres the situation. nuclear bomb somewhere in new york. we dont know where it is. the only way we can find out where the bomb is and save 8 million people is to raise the tax rate on the top 2% of americans from 33% to 36.9%. do we do it? 8 million people -- >> or -- >> wait. ticking time bomb. you have 30 seconds. the bomb is about to go off. do you raise taxes to save 8 million people -- >> how abou...

Finally, losing weight clicks. heres the situation. nuclear bomb somewhere in new york. we dont know where it is. the only way we can find out where the bomb is and save 8 million people is to raise the tax rate on the top 2% of americans from 33 to 36.9%. do we do it? 8 million people -- >> or -- >> wait. ticking time bomb. you have 30 seconds. the bomb is about to go off. do you raise taxes to save 8 million people -- >> how about- >> babies, orphan, your own family saying please, raise taxe...

>> not quite over yet. before we get to the forecast i want to run down some of these numbers. here are the records not only in new york but in new jersey and parts of connecticut for the month of january as far as the record amount of snowfall that weve seen. three feet in central park. the old record setback in 1925, 27 inches. newark seeing over three feet. bridgeport seeing over 40 inches. so, thats record for january. the all-time record for central park was 36.9 inches. that means in the n...