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Initiative here. this is, were not going to give the residents of your town which you were there anderson, 80% underwater during sandy, were not going to give them help unless you support our development project because the governor has friends in a law firm. it is something that is almost -- >> its not a museum named after the mayor or a political purpose. >> but something that the people can understand. >> but what i saw here who is concerned about the city of hoboken and is still saying, by t...

Allegations are, i think its a bit of a dissect. what matters still is the initial thing that set all of this off and what happens with those investigations. >> i think you might have that backwards legally. i think the bridge is an embarrassment and as political thuggery. if that is proven, chris christie, its proven he is lying, he is finished. i think this is a crime. >> what is a federal crime? >> i think a federal crime when you tell somebody you support -- i tell you what, well give you --...

Were taking a look at this developing story. this is from chris christies inauguration. and later this hour, he will take an oath and give a speech. the question is, what will he have to say? meantime, lawmakers have just announced a special super committee to investigate allegations against the administration. one involving the closing of the george washington bridge and, of course, the other the accusations by hoboken mayor dawn zimmer that she was told that she wanted to get money from supers...

Commissioner constable. i stand by my word, remain willing to testify under oath and i will continue to answer any questions asked of me by the u.s. attorneys office. this story, its not so much she came down to he said, she said a one person kept a diary entry. you have to wonder about the motives for coming out with it. but its obvious the motives of the lieutenant governor, she is going to deny it. because if she ever admitted such a conversation, she would look terrible. >> thats right. she ...

Over two hours yesterday, that would be sunday, answered all their questions and turned over my journal in which i describe my conversation with the lieutenant governor and commissioner constable. i stand by my word, remain willing to testify under oath and i will continue to answer any questions asked of me by the u.s. attorneys office. this story, its not so much she came down to he said, she said a one person kept a diary entry. you have to wonder about the motives for coming out with it. but...

At this six months from now. everybody wants to see how chris christie handles this crisis. >> reporter: right. of course, we are several political lifetimes away from 2016. >> right, exactly. >> reporter: chris frates, i want to bring you in here. hoboken mayor, dawn zimmer. this is the one who has suggested that top officials of the christie administration suggested that sandy relief funds were tied to her approval of a development project in hoboken. she has long been a supporter of the gover...

Because that could compromise the testimony of the witness later on with cross examination and the like. so, i think that we need to focus on the law enforcement authorities at the moment, but its very good that they combine the two committees. that makes much sense. >> then you have, as you said, you have these legal investigations. one thing is certain, ethical questions that may be among the things asked, but also a question did something illegal happen here. let me give you joe scarboroughs ...

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Itself. >> say yes to a development project in her town and she gets the sandy money. >> being a sandy victim myself making the mayors allegations particularly offensive. >> the u.s. attorney has launched an investigation. >> this means the investigation is going broader than the bridge traffic. >> this story has taken a very dangerous turn for the governor. >> these developments have been moving fast and furious. >> is he going to survive the next year as the governor of new jersey? >> it is no...

Ashley. if, in fact, she is lying, dawn zimmer, it is one thing to go ahead and lie to the public, if you will. if you are lying to a u.s. attorney, federal authorities, that is a crime. she would have to be really, really going off a way, way deep end, if dawn zimmer, the mayor of hoboken, is getting involved in anything along those lines. can there be different interpret tags t on that conversation? did the lieutenant governor raise the issue of that development project without necessarily lin...