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Now get ready to speed read your way through the news. breaking news from capitol hill. bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill. it funds the government through september 30th, thus preventing a government shutdown. the bill is not over yet. its on its way to the senate for votes there. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue. >> governor chris christie insisting he was not involved in the traffic jam as a political revenge. now a well known federal prosecutor will try to get to the bo...

Fascinated by bridge-gate. i know that the reality is that i think wed all like to go to the last chapter of the book and read what is the conclusion here. thats not responsible. there needs to be a methodical and systemic approach to this. >> this has become more than a transportation issue. its now gone beyond that, and i want to ensure that we give all the tools and resources to this committee to actually be able to leave no stone untern urned. >> we need to be thorough. we need to have every...

Here are tonights bing highlights highly political report surprisingly putting a lot of became on the state department. all parties disagreed with parties leading the way with juan that senator hagans decision not to appear with the president is a hard nosed risky in a risky ways race. finally chris christie and bridge gate a major topic in the tristate area. now new yorkers have to digest another scandal this time featuring mayor de blasio. >> the mayor bill de blasio may not necessarily eat pi...

>> thats going to be very tough, especially if its a man running against hillary clinton. >> of course. christie is the most capable of -- i shouldnt say that cruz, they can get tough. >> remember what makes it tough? youre running against another first. in 2008 the first black candidate, now youre running against the first woman it complicated the race. >> i think what theyre doing to christie with bridge gate they did with hillary clinton with benghazi. were three years away, if you wanted to ...

>> that was biebers friend who ended up in handcuffs. he was staying at biebers house and had cocaine in plain sight. bad place. as for the eggs, police will not say what evidence they collected from the house. the pop star could face felony vandalism charges. and no bond for retired police officer accused of shooting a man to death in a florida movie theater. curtis reeves making his first court appearance. he is charged with second-degree murder. police say reeves shot the victim to death be...

And his attempt to advance his own personal agenda. when in doubt attack! even when youre caught, attack! even when youre caught dead to rights in print doing exactly what you said you would never do, attack, attack, attack, attack, attack, attack. god, i love this story. joining us now is frank rich, "new york" magazine writer at large. good to have you here. >> great to be here, as always. >> in the big picture, does it help or hurt governor christie that the behavior in this scandal, shutting...

As long as its affordable, young folks want it. you and i know from experience, all young people are bargaining for jobs. getting a job with health care is a huge deal. thats essentially the marker of becoming an adult. finally a job with health care. if they dont buy it, it isnt going to be because they dont want it. it is because its unaffordable for them. >> young invincibles know they are not invincible. coming up, christie could get no higher during hurricane sandy. could he recover from ...

I dont know about you, but im totally entertained by this guy, chris christie. totally entertained by him. did he say everything in new jersey is good? i doubt it. lets see. lives were put at risk. folks in harms way. schedules screwed up. laws were broken and he says there were a few mistakes made. come on, governor. lets cut to the chase. you are right now in the state of denial. chris christie put all the icing on the cake today. just wrapped up his fourth state of the union address. he doesn...

No state in this country has shown more bipartisan cooperation in the last four years than new jersey and our people are proud of it. >> today may have provided him a brief moment to focus on the issues, including education reform. but consider the man is facing not one, but two investigative committees looking into bridge gate. given all that, despite christies positive overtures in the past hour, the state of his state seems troubled at best. joining me now from washington is new york magazine...

Governor embrace a president from the opposition party in the heat of a reelection campaign, his approval stood at a whopping 73%. bridge gate may have sunk any hopes of becoming his partys nominee in 2016. with so much more bridge gate bad baggage to be delivered, the load is just to heavy. joining me now is the national political reporter for "the washington post," and glen thrush. glen, the talk of 2016, its rampant speculation as always. what do you make of rick