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0 our top story this morning. the developing political firestorm surrounding new jersey governor chris christie. i'm jon scott. >> hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. you didn't get any new jersey style fight? jon: a little hand surgery after the show. jenna: want to bet it out of the way in case anyone had any questions. jon: trigger finger if anybody knows. jenna: surgery yesterday. back on set today. dedication, jon. jon: thank you. jenna: jon's recovering. he is all right. jon: i just can't type. >> we'll turn to what is going on in new jersey. more documents regarding the bridge traffic scandal...

0 national political scandal that could have a major impact on the 2016 presidential race. differing of opinion there. we'll get to that. great to see you, everybody, i'm jenna lee. jon: a lot of traffic jams in new jersey but this is getting all kinds of attention. i'm jon scott. new jersey governor chris christie, a potential republican candidate, find his administration under fire for an alleged political pay back scheme. we're about to hear from him for the first time on this matter. take a live look at the statehouse in trenton, new jersey, in the southern part of the state. governor chri...

I know your work so well. stephanie, tell me -- i'm bad. i'm bad. jeff jacoby, columnist. i apologize for getting your last name wrong, jacoby. jeff jacoby. i keep doing it. >> well, if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? up next, the year in race. really. something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do.

and it's a real question. can nerdland pull off a joke show? plus the bloopers that my staff is making me run. and pop quiz, we are going to play name that twin. first, what us nerds find funny about 2012. good morning. i'm melissa harris-perry. nerdland, it has been quite a year. what better way to have spent our first year together here than surviving the ups and downs of election 2012. as i look back, i hope we have been able to give you the kind of thoughtful, sober minded take on presidential elections that our sacred democratic process deserves. after all, choosing our nation's...

Jeff jacoby of "the boston globe" and anthea butler of the university of pennsylvania and barry scheck, of the innocence project. lay out for our viewers what the implications are if the death penalty initiative in california goes forward? >> they are very significant. in the last five years, we've had five states repeal capital punishment, and what the supreme court ultimately looks at in deciding whether or not to invalidate capital punishment is a violation of the eighth amendment, is the trend of the states, and california is in truth the big enchilada. has more people on death row, more t...