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Coming up, a big day in court today. it is now up to a judge to decide if two of the players in chris christies bridge-gate brouhaha can refuse to turn over documents including bridget kelly who in all likelihood holds the key to understanding just why it was "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." the latest developments in that scandal, ahead. (music) defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum. calcium citrate plus d. highly soluble, easily absorbed. is really wh...

Attorneys office that wants to interview bridget kelly. they have declined. theyre invoking her fifth amendment privileges. but, you know, like i said, you put all this together, and she does not appear, at least by the posture of her lawyer as somebody who is going to fall on her sword. she met repeatedly with kevin odowd, charles mckenna. she was questioned by them as part of the governors internal review. and she had conversations there that we havent heard. and so we havent heard her story y...

She left the courtroom moments ago and thats her walking out, looking not stressed, swarmed by reporters right there in new jersey. were going to be bringing you updates and take a look at what went down in that courtroom today. she had to literally force her way through a crowd. theres a feed frenzy there. were going to bring in michael isikoff. lets look at the ramifications of that from new jersey politics and the legal issues here. what was your initial reaction to bridget kellys words in th...

Kellys lawyer the question that chris christie chose not to ask her before ordering her fired. >> can she explain what she meant by "time for traffic problems in fort lee"? >> michael, im certain that there will become a day that that issue becomes totally relevant and shes compelled to answer. well have a difficult about it. but at this point in time im not going to discuss it. >> you cant shed any light on what she meant by those -- by those words? >> the question is can i? thats one question....

Judge? >> reporter: actually, it was a pretty interesting legal argument about the contours of the fifth amendment privilege, fifth amendment right. reed schaar said that bridget kelly is critical to this investigation. in order for the legislative committee to find out what happened here, they have to know what was behind that famous e-mail time for traffic problems in ft. lee. where did that come from? did somebody order it? but her lawyers and bill stepiens lawyers have said, look, this subpo...

Washington bridge scandal. she has rarely been seen in public since the scandal. thats her in the pink jacket there. when the news first broke in january. she was the staffer who wrote that infamous e-mail who said time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. whether kelly should be forced to comply with a subpoena and turn over all the documents, including even more text messages, et cetera. kellys lawyer tells nbc news that the fifth amendment should protect his client from having to turn over t...

Traffic problems in fort lee. and investigators want to know why she sent that. today her legal team strategy was simple. continue to block and deny and fight tooth and nail not to release those documents. her attorney, along with a lawyer for bill stepien, who is christies former campaign manager, they both argued today that handing over the information would violate their clients rights. outside the courthouse, protesters demanded answers. today they didnt get those answers. the judge said she...

Due in court. bridget kelly who famously e-mailed "time for some traffic problems in fort lee" and bill stepien are both being called to explain why theyre refusing to turn over potential evidence to the state committee investigating the lane closures at the george washington bridge. and the mystery of the missing malaysian jetliner. how does a plane with 239 passengers aboard simply disappear? well, tonight there are more questions than answers. and let me finish tonight with the people, wh...

Ruling involving web hubbell, a former law partner of hillary clinton if somebody has to make a decision about which documents are relevant to a subpoena, that could be a form of testimony, and its covered by the fifth amendment. so this is going to be a very interesting legal argument. and i think its pretty clear to say that its not going to end here. whoever loses will likely appeal. this could drag on for quite some time. >> but paul, bridget kelly is the author of the e-mail as i said, "tim...

When reporter shawn boburg at the "bergen record," reporting they had issued that subpoena on friday then they took it back. today, according to mr. boburgs reporting, they withdrew their subpoena. hmm? issuing the subpoena, then taking it back? hmm? were going to get more clarity on that with our guest in just a moment. its been a really strange day of reporting and dramatic developments in this story. while all this stuff was going on with whether or not theres a third inquiry and a new u.s. a...