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To his family. >> reporter: for a governor lounging on a beach, he sure is getting a lot of shade. all because a plane spotted the governor relaxing on a new jersey state beach that was closed to everyone else because of a budget standoff. >> reporter: tell governor christie get the hell off island beach state park was cheered. it was a mocking reference to the time the governor said -- >> get the hell off the beach -- >> reporter: to make beachgoers leave the beach for the storm. the governor first said he didn't get any sun. >> it i didn't get any sun today. >> reporter: which his spokesman ...

In on the holiday. but let's talk chris christie. absolutely unapologetic, the new jersey governor, once a republican star, caught on camera relaxing in the sun on a state-run beach that he himself closed because of this budget battle with new jersey lawmakers. he didn't close beaches on just any summer weekend, keep in mind. this is the fourth of july. perhaps the summer's biggest celebration, and social media criticism exploded. here is how chris christie dismissed it. >> sitting there with a baseball hat and shorts and a t-shirt, talking to my wife and talking to our guests. i don't apolo...

Very strange explanation, the hypocrisy not lost on many, upset over the prospect of not being able to celebrate the fourth of july on state beaches or in parks like this one. christie for his part though remaining defiant as ever. >> the way i took claude's question was, hey, were you like out laying out getting a tan today? that wasn't what i was doing and that's not what those pictures show. i'm sit there with a baseball hat, shorts and t-shirt talking to my wife. if they flew that plane over the beach and i was sitting next to a 25-year-old blond in that beach chair that's a story. >> stil...

Incident. this is just a perfect example of the runs being disconnected from the american people. it's just like the healthcare plan where we get tax cuts to the rich so where peach have lesser means are beginning to suffer more. the beach is closed to the public but yes, the man in charge gets to enjoy it. >> shawn i know you'll give us your thoughts on that too. but it was interesting that at a news conference before the photos came out, the governor said he did not get any sun today and one of his aids said later after the conference came out and said well he was wearing a basketball hat. >...

The g-20 summit this week. new jersey's beaches and parks will be open for the july 4th holiday following three days of closure because of a crippling budget deadlock. the state legislature finally passed its budget on monday, having missed their july 1st deadline. state governor chris christie has signed off on it, ending a three-day government shutdown which saw between 30,000 and 35,000 state workers furloughed. and while the beaches were closed to the public over the weekend, christie and his family were pictured relaxing on the empty sands. there's been strong criticism from local media...