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Weeks ago, i said in the middle of one of these long shows about the information about the bridge scandal in new jersey, listen, weve been covering this, you know what we have to talk about tonight, but theres something else going on in the story. and steve kornacki is going to break it tomorrow. remember i told you that and it turns out the next day steve kornacki blew the whole story open about hoboken and the superstorm sandy relief funds tied to a development project in the town, how that ch...

These subpoenas going out to the political campaign? this seems to really be a broadening of the scope of the investigation. >> yes. so the basic story here is we knew the u.s. attorneys office was looking into the allegations from the mayor of hoboken about whether the christie administration linked sandy aid with a development project in her town. now this is the first indication, the first confirmation really that the u.s. attorneys office is also looking at the question of the george washing...

Related possibly to the bridge closures. the bridge lane closures. two lawyers for the political organizations have confirmed the subpoenas to nbc news. joining me now, steve kornacki who is the host of msnbcs "up with steve kornacki. what is the significance of these subpoenas going out to the political campaign? this seems to really be a broadening of the scope of the investigation. >> yes. so the basic story here is we knew the u.s. attorneys office was looking into the allegations from the m...

Christies administration now. the mayor of hoboken, as you know, she says his lieutenant governor threatened to withhold sandy relief funds unless she backed a development project he supported. another look at caramel coloring in food. consumers found higher levels of carcinogens than previously thought. right now the republican national committee is holding its winter meeting in washington. the party is introducing its rising star. this time around they are all women. this comes as democrat...

Certainly hoped that wasnt the case. i talked with her personally shortly after that, and she told me, quote, i dont think it was retaliation, and i dont have any reason to think it was retaliation. and then a week later on saturday, we saw her say, actually, i do believe it was retaliation, i believe i didnt approve a development project that the governor favored, i believe thats why hes withholding sandy funds from me. and then on cnn on sunday, she went a little bit further, and tied the gove...

Have a big night ahead. starting with breaking news, a 360 exclusive, the mayor of hoboken, new jersey already accused new jersey governor chris christie withholding super storm sandy relief money. shes already taken fire for saying what she has. she talked to federal investigators over the weekend. now only on this program, the mayor reveals documents that she says help back up her case. in a moment, can you see for yourself, decide for yourself, first dana bash on how we got here. >> its an ul...

Very overt. >> isnt this done on capitol hill all the time? its sort of deal making. isnt it? thats what a supporter of christies who doesnt believe -- >> the allegations here are way beyond deal making, it is a threat. it is a threat, again not just of if you want this project back in your state youre going to support my initiative here. this is were not going to give the residents of your town which as you know, you there were, 80% of their water during sandy, were not going to give them help ...

Interested, and she asked this in her journals. why was the governor so interested in this development project? the connection thats drawn through these documents, the chairman of the port authority, his law firm represents the developer, all of this stuff. the argument the christie administration could make, the unemployment rate is high -- >> on policy grounds, this is a policy decision, had nothing to do with david sampson or enriching some private developer. on policy grounds, we want to see...

Help unless you support our development project because the governor supports it because he has friends in a law firm. it is almost -- >> its not a museum named after a mayor. >> but something that people can understand. >> what i saw here with you is a mayor, whos concerned about the city of hoboken, shes saying chris christie is a great governor whos done great things for the state, but she clearly still wants this money, and i think she came out of frustration or felt that perhaps she would b...

For the first term for the first few press conferences is she always stood about three feet himp behind the governor when he made a speech, but she would never say anything. this is chris christies administration and he is at the top of the flag. >> he didnt need a partner? >> no. >> anyway, she is probably a nice person. but this is a weird case. >> she is a nice person. >> she is in a terrible situation. if she had this conversation or anything like it, how does she explain the two topics, the...