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the desalination process traditionally takes a lot of energy. a plant this size would normally use as much energy in a single day as 70 homes in a year. officials at the carlsbad plant say theirs will use 46% less energy. the project is not without criticism. environmentalists point out that desalination requires a lot of energy and brine discharge can negatively impact marine life. >> creating more marine wetlands in san diego bay to create new has been tbitat to reproduce. we dilute the brine with sea water before it leaves the site. >> the plant is expected to be completed in 2016. >> and everybody is extremely excited to see this project coming online and providing us with new water supply. >> all right. what is the best way to weather a bridge controversy? well, there is a person, thank god, to ask that question to. the governor chris christie.
i'm craig melvin. here's what's happening right now. rescue teams are searching for survivors off the coast of south korea. 290 passengers, mostly high school students are missing, six people are dead. the man arrested for carrying a rice cooker in his back pack made a court appearance today, including possession of a hoax device. and president obama and vice president biden announced $600 million in new grants for job training and apprenticeship programs today. now back to "hardball." we are because we had no incentive to do other than get to the truth, and i have to say this, for the skeptics out there, there are some who have a visceral reaction to this bridge controversy. it reminds me of the movie line, "they can't handle the truth." we believe we got to the truth. >> and we're back.
final quick question. are you confident that your report will not be contradicted by the u.s. attorney? >> george, we are because we have no incentive to do anything other than to get to the truth. i have to say this, for the skeptics out there, there are some who have a visceral reaction to this bridge controversy. reminds me of the movie line, they can't handle the truth. we believe we got to the truth, george. >> could this story get any more new jersey? yes, it could. that's attorney randy mastro, former deputy mayor to rudolph giuliani. that was him speaking on abc's "this week" inserting his internal investigation into this scandal got to the truth and nothing but the truth. joining us now for the interview tonight is new jersey assemblyman john wisniewski, co-chair of the legislative panel that's been investigating these lane closures from the start. mr. wisniewski, thank you for being here. >> good to be here, rachel. >> you said you're not satisfied essentially with this report on behalf of the christie
final quick question. are you confident that your report will not be contradicted by the u.s. attorney? >> george, we are because we have no incentive to do anything other than to get to the truth. i have to say this, for the skeptics out there, there are some who have a visceral reaction to this bridge controversy. reminds me of the movie line, they can't handle the truth. we believe we got to the truth, george. >> could this story get any more new jersey? yes, it could. that's attorney randy mastro, former deputy mayor to rudolph giuliani. that was him speaking on abc's "this week" inserting his internal investigation into this scandal got to the truth and nothing but the truth. joining us now for the interview tonight is new jersey assemblyman john wisniewski,
challenged him about the report's use of questionable evidence, including the outing of a personal relationship between bridget kelly and bill stepien. here is mastro. >> we had no incentive to do anything other than to get to the truth. and i have to say this. for skeptics out there, there are some who have a visceral reaction to this bridge controversy. it reminds me of the movie line "they can't handle the truth." we believe we got to the truth, george. >> yeah, didn't quite explain why he brought up a personal matter. kendall coffey is a u.s. attorney and heather haddon is a reporter for "the wall street journal." thank you so much. heather, our producers i have to credit around here went around and dug up interesting quotes. what you come across in the full report some of this tough guy stuff, if you will. i don't know if bullying is the right word in politics, but it shows where drewniak and stepien, these guys all close to the governor, even his press secretaries, his campaign manager talking about how they're going to rough up people
answer -- you can see it on the left side -- is yes. what about vice president biden? democrats are divided. christine, john? >> you know, in that same poll, they asked republicans about governor chris christie, and more republicans than not said they don't want chris christie to run for president, paul. >> reporter: look at those numbers right there, and that is interesting. maybe that's a little bit to do with that bridge controversy, maybe not. look at the numbers for jeb bush there, the former florida governor. it is a different story. hey, we still have a long way to go. this race for the white house really doesn't get under way until after the midterms in november. christine? >> it's under way right now. i mean, at this point, it's on. >> reporter: all right. >> bring it. paul steinhauser, thanks for coming in. >> i have a quick question, do they really just ponder? do they really not know jeb bush and hillary clinton, or do you have to kind of know you're going to do it and lay it out? >> i think there's a middle ground. i think you say i'm doing everything that i need to do in case i decide to run. so, i've decided to do everything possible, but i can still pull the trigger one way or another down the line. i think that's where they all are right now.
questions on sunday night about this bridge controversy and how he is handling it and they will want him to make them more comfortable before they back him, carol. >> still to come in the "newsroom," du"," "duck dynasty back for a fifth reason but the ratings have taken a hit. nischelle turner is in los angeles with that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're looking at the numbers. they are definitely down. but what does that mean? we'll talk about it when we come back. if you're seeing spots before your eyes, it's time for aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer. [ female announcer ] aveeno® with soy helps reduce the look of brown spots in 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state.
order and introducing some local politicians. i'm led to believe this will not begin for a couple more minutes and then the governor will go right into this bridge controversy. we'll take a quick break so we can get live coverage after this. ♪ driving rock music music stops ♪ music resumes ♪ music stops ♪ music resumes ♪ ♪ [announcer] if your dog n dream it, [whistle] purina pro plan can help him achieve it. nutrition that performs. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet?
presidential run in 2016. he was plain by preparing for it and a looked like the front r front-runner. his re-election was part that have strategy. he was by all accounts driven to run up the store against his democratic opponent to show he was marketable in blue state america. that's why he held that special election for the u.s. senate last fall just before the election to make sure cory booker wasn't there to draw away voters from the christie column. now lacking more like this, george washington bridge scandal could harm chris christie in the 2016 presidential run, chris christie's rise in 2016 star in peril as bridge controversy grows. and my personal favorite, forget
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