0 happening in his office? >> congressmen are running from him. >> he was one of the normal ones that was running for president. >> he's a distraction. >> i am embarrassed and humiliated. >> you've been served. as many as a dozen more people can look forward to hearing those three not so magic words in this week's episode of the road to bridgegate. the new round is likely after meeting this afternoon of the special legislative panel investigating the lane closures on the george washington bridge. among the new questions, did governor christie take a helicopter ride over the traffic jam as it happened with david wildstein in tow? wildstein was the guy who allegedly ordered the lane closures under orders from the governor's office and the man whose character team christie has called into question. the five things you should know about the memo, the one that detailed wildstein's fast times at livingston high, it was distributed before the governor even saw it. >> the mayor was not on my radar screen. until i saw his picture last night on television, i wouldn't have been able to pick him out of a lineup. >> the mayor of ft. lee didn't make a big impression on christie when they had dinner at the governor's mansion three years before bridgegate. that lunch that included zimmerman led to two other encounters. the mayor believes it was payback for his refusal to endorse chris christie for reelection that fall. i was helpless. i was scared, and i was nervous. all i kept hearing about was that it was about me. i gave my police chief a directive, but his only function was to keep order and safety and to find out what this was all about. he told me monday morning, mayor, i'm hearing this is about you. joining me now is the politics editor at "business insider" and the chief white house correspondent, chuck todd. chuck, let me start with you. the super committee executive committee is meeting right now. they're expected to hand down as many as 12 subpoenas. included in that round should be the helicopter records. they could be a very big deal in this case if, in fact, they show david wildstein was aboard the helicopter with christie during the days of the ft. lee bridge closures. how worried should christie camp be? >> they're very worried about wildstein in journal. th wildstein is clearly looking for immunity. he's said it himself before. he's looking for some sort of protection in this so he's not held criminally responsible or perhaps he's worried about civilian lawsuits. he's clearly nervous and looking for some immunity. when you get to a point of survival, whether everything is about personal survival, you're seeing that the governor's office is acting like they're doing everything they can to protect the governor and see if they can survive being governor >> part of christie's appeal was supposed to be that he had such a bipartisan coalition in his own state. that he was beloved by democrats, republicans, minorities. how meaningful do you think "the star ledger" -- yes, we knew chris christie was a bully, but we didn't know his crew was crazy enough to put lives at risk in ft. lee to pressure the mayor. we blew this one. if we are taking away the question of his national power, where does this leave him in the state? >> i think "the star ledger" looks pathetic. their endorsement in october, they talk about how awful he is. they say he's a disaster on wronged. >> when bill clinton was going through a point where he had to save his presidency, the base of the democratic party was there for him in my ways and shapes and forms. chris christie is a man without an island. he's making new enemies. former allies becoming enemies and things like that. perhaps that's a way to governor and he cangoverning the state that way for a while. if you alienate your base, it causes problems. christie is finding out that the hard way. coming up, michael sam is poised to shatter a major barrier of professional sports. first, ted cruz invents something called the obama minimum wage. yes, really. george miller joins us to talk about that and the fate of the raise for the nation's workers next on "now." everybody knows t. well, did you know auctioneers make bad grocery store clerks? that'll be $23.50. now .75, 23.75, hold 'em. hey now do i hear 23.75? 24! hey 24 dollar, 24 and a quarter, quarter, now half, 24 and a half and .75! 25! now a quarter, hey 26 and a quarter, do you wanna pay now, you wanna do it, 25 and a quarter - sold to the man in the khaki jacket! geico. fifteen minutes could save you... well, you know. i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. 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