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In the christie administration of preventing the governors staff testifying before the legislature. the governors spokesman told us tonight. the new jersey spotlight story is wrong. governor christies spokesman tells us, they couldnt attend a specific hearing held yesterday on the issue of sandy, that was basically just a scheduling conflict. and that the administration would welcome the opportunity to provide testimony later this month. the governors office added everyone here is committed to t...

You now, the snow has turned to rain. were about 8 or 9 inches now. we spoke with the commissioner of montgomery county, josh shapiro, and heres more about what he had to say. >> we get about 2400 calls to our nine center. we got nearly 8,000 calls from the storm last week by comparison during sandy, about 6500 calls at the height. we saw more damage, more power outage in this storm than in sandy. obviously sandy was a significant event but so is this ice storm followed by the wallop that we got...

Getting a subpoena doesnt mean youre necessarily going to be called to testify. anyone who works in the governors office isnt allowed to testify. >> tonight governor christies office says despite what he was told by the governors office, the governors office tells us tonight that there is no policy in the christie administration of preventing the governors staff testifying before the legislature. the governors spokesman told us tonight. the new jersey spotlight story is wrong. governor christies...

Theyre all his people. okay, nick, your reporting. >> i was going to say, look, a tried and true way to get the base on your side is to attack "the new york times" and say that your coverage is biased, that the media is against you, and the democrats hate you. he has done all of those things. his team is doing all of those things. it works for a while. it certainly helps shore up the base, and especially among people who have their doubts about christie, who thought he was too close to president...

>> but all these people pointing the finger at the governor are all republican appointees. wildstein is his guy, you know. bridget kelly is the one who pushed the button. theyre all his people. okay, nick, your reporting. >> i was going to say, look, a tried and true way to get the base on your side is to attack "the new york times" and say that your coverage is biased, that the media is against you, and the democrats hate you. he has done all of those things. his team is doing all of those thin...

Statement "politics has played absolutely no role in disaster recovery"? is that credible? >> then what did? were still left trying to figure out. weve had to sue, weve had to push, weve had to demand, again, again, just basic information about how the money is being allocated. no one knows. if you go and you ask, if you go to the website, you look for the rules, you cant find them on the states website. the only place you can find them is on our website because we sued and got them and put them...

What is your response to the statement "politics has played absolutely no role in disaster recovery"? is that credible? >> then what did? were still left trying to figure out. weve had to sue, weve had to push, weve had to demand, again, again, just basic information about how the money is being allocated. no one knows. if you go and you ask, if you go to the website, you look for the rules, you cant find them on the states website. the only place you can find them is on our website because we s...

Sandy who are getting kicked out of their houses, who are homeless, in between places who have not seen restitution or recovery money, right? i mean, its not theoretical this money is going to, say, a new brunswick development and not people actually affect. >> absolutely. we hear every day from people who say im tired of the press conferences saying mission accomplished. im tired of people saying that everything is going well when there are complete -- theres a complete and utter lack of transp...

Were the little sisters of the wealthy." donald may sum the problem up best when he says "you go for the jugular from now on, judge. i dont think the guy in the white house is fully understanding your message." anyway, we love hearing from you all at home. so please keep it coming. your responses to our investigation in addition to the u.s. power grids vol neither belt has been -- vulnerability has been enormous. here are a few of your e-mails. sandy writes on the power grid " if people are prep...

Even hillary clinton. today, chris christie is a guy whos embattled. and given the fact that hes never going to be the favorite of the tea party wing of the republican party, the electability mantra, the electability rationale is being destroyed and im not sure he has the political wherewithal to withstand his strongest -- >> wow. you guys are dire. >> im going to be equally dire. and happy super bowl sunday, candy. heres christies problem with his entire story which is that his entire image com...