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As "cool running," the sequel know the odds are stacked against them. but they are hoping that with some help they will have another shot at olympic glory. >> it's not many people can say they are from a tropical country and do a sport which is winter sports and we're so good at it. >> i think they are going to make it. i certainly hope they are. you saw the captain there. he's a great story himself. he's 46, which is pretty old for the olympics and he's been retired from competition for ten years and he came back for one last push. >> i love it. that's so great. >> i don't know if it's the ca...

>> that's why we're looking forward so we can fulfill the dream. >> the team needs to raise as much as $80,000 to cover travel and equipment fees so they turned to fundraising websites to make it happen. in just under 24 hours the team raised horse than $16,000 and donations continue to pour in. >> we're jamaican. it will happen. >> we're not bobsledding yet. >> oh, yes we are. >> the jamaicans are the most famous team in the sport due to the movie "cool runnings" that chronicled the journey of the country's first olympic bobsled team. after missing the last two winter olympics the bobsledders...

>> co"cool running" part two? can the jamaican bobsled team make it to the games? they qualified but what they need to make it to sochi. >> your "new day" starts right now. >> good morning. welcome to "new day", it's 7:00 in the east on this martin luther king, jr. day. new this morning, the most direct challenge to governor chris christie's administration yet, this time from a fellow jersey politician. hoboken mayor dawn zimmer said chris christie ordered the withholding of sandy recovery funds. this morning the mayor is expected to speak out and chris

Chris being, if they want to do it, let them do it. he gives the green light. it wasn't that long ago his justice department was fighting the state effort to legalize or decriminalize marijuana. he makes a point he thinks it's young black and latino kids who get thrown in jail for smoking pot and more white kids don't and so he thinks it's an equalizer. >> and you know he knows exactly what he's doing -- >> >> reporter: he knows exactly what he's doing when he speaks about this. he's also not up for reelection. >> thanks for pointing that out. >> and coming up, we're learning target was not th...

It's all you need. just bring the magazine in. use that. the only time i ever had issues, sir the kids can see the swank. i put it away. i do what they say and its all fine. [ laughter ] >> how old are those magazines. [ laughter ] >> i like the word vintage. >> is there a view of cool running. [ laughter ] >> last topic. >> researchers have used warp drive as seen in star trek, millions of particles would get swept in traveling faster than the speed of light and that energy would be released. says one person, they would be blasted in oblivion. >> shut up, nerd!