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Anything on twitter since wednesday when he started tweeting some of the clips of that apology press conference. now on top of that, suzanne, he had to get ready for this big state of the state address today. he's unveiling a couple of proposals, both on education reform and on property tax relief. and then on top of that, suzanne, just one week from today, he will deliver his second inaugural address. so a lot is keeping him busy here in new jersey. >> erin, i imagine we'll hear from the democrats, as well? >> reporter: we will. and the man who is the assembly speaker-elect, vincent pruito, h...

Chris christie is no shrinking violet and seldom seems to care what others think of his leadership style. now he's facing the biggest scandal of his administration and how significant is it that few in the gop leadership are backing his actions or words in that two-hour news conference this week. christie fired his deputy chief of staff and dumped his campaign manager, who was in line to be the gop's state party chairman. an e-mail trail reveals they were behind lane closures that backed up the george washington bridge in september. they apparently did it as punishment because the fort lee may...

He may have gotten his name from a gentle saint associationed with animals and nature. he's no shrinking violet. he's firing back at conservative critics like our friend rush limbaugh who called the pope a marxist for speaking out against unfettered capitalism. pope francis told an italian newspaper he's not a markist. what he said was all according to the social doctrine of the church. lest anyone question who's the bigger man, let's be clear, we're talking about morals here. we're not talking about anything else. the pope also added, in my life i've known many marxists who are good people. s...

Outcome changes, it's different. we wouldn't have wasted two years debating access to contraception. we would be talking about the economy and national security and all the issues can we care about. a call to action, not because it's what america can do for women but what women can do for america. women's voices will make a difference putting them on the agenda. things like equal pay, affordable daycare, things that matter, raising the minimum wage. these are things that affect all families but women in particular. >> governor, many moons we sat on a panel at our alma mater at the university, ...

So i find it hard to believe all a sudden he's a shrinking violet in the locker room. i think there's more to the story. even martin took to his facebook page. he said happy halloween. don't believe everything you read. teammates who seem to be supportive of him say, look, he has personal issues. maybe he just snapped. i just think talking to former nfl players, they say this is really, really rare. i mean, they razz each other. but this kind of stuff, i'm skeptical. >> the fact he's 6'5", about 15, that's nothing to do with it. you could be mentally weak and a giant. >> maybe he's mentally we...