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Few seconds? >> in his remarks, he is expected to discuss smaller government and unity among the people. on monday, forceful denials and rge which as of lying flew back and forth between chris christie's lieutenant governor and hoboken's mayor dawn zimmer. >> the suggestion anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> a sandy victim herself called zimmer's actizations false and illogical. zimmer spoke to cooper about the threat. >> if someone tells you in a parking lot, tell hit and i'll deny it, you remember. i was upset.

My reaction is, you're offended? how do you think i feel and everyone in hoboken feels? we haven't been given that much sandy funding. we have been told there's a connection between the to. when there's a push to get one particular project through. >> cnn erin mcpike has more this morning. good morning. >> reporter: carol, good morning to you. just so we know what was happening later today, i want to point out to you, christie is coming here to the trenton war memorial giving his inaugural address after he is sworn in at noon. i just spoke to an aid to chris christie who tells they ellis islan...

She tried to strong arm hoboken's mayor on christie's behalf. hoboken's mayor brushed off the denial in an interview with anderson cooper. >> when you see the lieutenant governor, saying, point blank, your memory and rec lollection this conversation is offensive and completely inaccurate. as a victim, she is offended. you are saying she is lying? >> yeah. she said she would deny it and she is denying it. so part of me is not surprised. my reaction back is, euro euro you're offended. how do you think i feel and everybody in hoboken. >> cnn's erin mcpike is in

I did a journal a few days later. >> and also the claims are absurd saying i welcome a thorough law enforcement review of her claims complicates matters. zimmer herself has given different versions of her story and supports christie's record as governor. he has done good things for hoboken. he's done terrific things for the state overall. he's been a great governor. >> a national poll from the research center shows his unfavorable rating doubling from 17 to 34%. those that have heard of the george washington bridge controversy say they don't believe him when he says he doesn't know the lean ...

May have done to his presidential ambitions. >> what's fascinating, we have exerts of his i think inaugural speech. i'm going to read it to you. the attitude that puts everyone into a box they are not permitted to leave. the attitude that puts political whims ahead of policy agreements. the belief that compromise is a dirty word. it's interesting because that's exactly what the mayor of hoboken and others are accusing christie of doing. >> reporter: well, carol, that's right. obviously this inaugural after dress was supposed to be a flat form for him to preview the campaign message for 2016. h...