actions and the other thing is the difference between something like the affordable care act when president obama got reelected. that settled it. this was not going to be repealed. when you talk about the actions, if a republican gets elected and becomes president, they could undo with one stroke of the pen that everyone can do. that s the downside. we are out of time. we want to thank you and see you later in the show. you may remember from the mayor of hoboken, new jersey came on this show and alleged that chris christie was playing politics with badly needed sandy money from the city. the first live television interview since coming forward, that s ahead. we are continuing to follow news about tracy morgan. the man who they said caused the crash faces multiple charges.
attachment there. you have been dealt as mayor a tough thing in terms of trying to take the city out of bankruptcy. you don t have a lot in the way of resources. the question i have and what you might be wondering, what is it that you need as mayor from the federal and the state government to turn your city around and bring it back. what is the biggest thing you need? thank you, steve, for allowing me to join your show. central falls went through on a smaller scale where many big communities are going through. the federal and state officials, what they could do is send more resources to a lot of infrastructure like roads and bridges and sidewalks and part of that would allow to stir the local economy and bring in local contractors to fix these infrastructur infrastructures. that s a major critical point of
it was quick, but getting a shout out. that is dawn zimmer, the mayor of hoboken and yes, that s chris christie standing on stage and clapping along with everyone else. if you know the story about dawn zimer and chris christie, this was a surreal scene. one the new york times described as walkard. it was on january 18th that mayor zimmer alleged the lieutenant governor pulled her aside in may of 2013 and told her that hoboken would only receive the sandy recovery money if the mayor expedited a proposed redevelopment project. the rockefeller project it s called that was represented by the law firm of one of christie s closest confidants. the bottom line is it s not fair for the governor to hold sandy funds hostage for the city of hoboken because he wants me to give back to one private
state and national average. they created a national firestorm in 20 then when they fired and rehired all of the teachers after failinging to negotiate a contract. a year later they were forced to declare bankruptcy after corruption and mismanagement left it in debt. a new generation of leaders is fighting for a turn around. msnbc.com cofiled with the mayor and the city is trying to resurrect. he is the town s first hispanic mayor elected in a special election after the previous mayor was arrested on corruption charges. he is leading a new band of young elected officials and the city is 60% latino. he wants to help people like his father who after 30 years may lose his job at a lighting factory in september. he faces tight budget constraints and a judge requires the city to adhere to a budget.
cut? gone. good-bye. do they deserve a mention in this speech at all? strong words from a man whose political career is in the balance right now. things are getting worse by the day for this guy. there s no question about that. first it s bridgegate, which no one in the media had anything to do with. then the mayor of hoboken, new jersey claims christie used hurricane sandy funds as leverage over a development. if the governor did abuse his power, that s going to be another story. the consequences are definitely going to catch up with him. and his slide from grace with the public with all of this has already started. let s look at the numbers. new polling shows christie s disapproval rating has doubled