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. >> chris christie says there's one label he doesn't deserve. are you notice, bu>> no, butime a fight. >> a word or two with chris christie later on sunday sunday. >> high voltage is part of metallica's success. anthony demonstrates. >> reporter: they were the biggest selling rock act of the 90s. then they nearly fell apart. >> what was going on with you guys at that time? >> we were lost. dic >> reporter: but they found themselves dpaen, and as the founding members hit their 50s, could it be that the monsters of metal have mellowed? later on sunda sunday morning, metallica. >> director ron howard with a new film, and he had to take an accelerated course in an unfamiliar field to get to the finish line. we talk about >> ron howard's latest movie is motor racing, whether it's here -- >> woe have a problem. >> or outer space or academeia. there's a common theme? >> you were ahead of the start. >> great machinery you're driving. learning on the job with ron howard later on "sunday morning". >> chip reid checks out the approximate theial library of

. >> chris christie says there's one label he doesn't deserve. are you notice, bu>> no, butime a fight. >> a word or two with chris christie later on sunday sunday. >> high voltage is part of metallica's success. anthony demonstrates. >> reporter: they were the biggest selling rock act of the 90s. then they nearly fell apart. >> what was going on with you guys at that time? >> we were lost. dic >> reporter: but they found themselves dpaen, and as the founding members hit their 50s, could it be that t monsters of metal have mellowed? later on sunda sunday morning, metallica. >> director ron howard with a new film, and he had to take an accelerated course in an unfamiliar field to get to the finish line. we talk about >> ron howard's latest movie is motor racing, whether it's here -- >> woe have a problem. >> or outer space or academeia. there's a common theme? >> you were ahead of the start. >> great machinery you're driving. learning on the job with ron howard later on "sunday morning". >> chip reid checks out the approximate theial library of ge

>> christi, good morning. well, cnn's latest polling on this shows that about a third of americans would blame president obama for a shutdown but many more would blame house republicans. back in march, 40% of the people we surveyed said they would blame house republicans. that's up to 51% now. now even though that is the case, and it looks like house republicans would take more of the blame, the battle lines are still drawn. and house republicans are insisting on trying to defund obama care as a part of funding the government. but here's what president obama had to say about that yesterday. >> the house republicans are so concerned with appeasing the tea party, that they've threatened a government shutdown. or worse, until i gut or repeal the affordable care act. i said this yesterday, let me repeat it. that's not going to happen. >> now, republicans, of course, are not backing down, and ted cruz, the senator from texas has been leading the charge on this. here's what he said yesterday. >> every republican has

>> he's showing christie up. this is bad news for christie. christie is already considered suspect by the rank in file republicans because he stood with president obama in the aftermath of hurricane sandy and didn't stump for mitt romney at the end of the 2012 campaign. now christie has been basically keeping his distance from lonigan because he's certificate final and christie wants to be seen as a sane republican going into 2016. but conservatives have it out for cory booker. there's a booker truther moment going on. rand paul wants to lead that. rand is coming in and effectively saying i'm not going to let the establishment tell republicans who's electable and who's not. i'm going to fight the good fight. >> let's talk to igor about the examples on the extreme lonigan positions because he's out there on food stamps, disaster relief. why would rand paul campaign for a guy that you say is not going to win? >> well, thomas, i think it just highlights this great rift that we now see in the republican party. you have these ideological purists li

> i used to love chris christie. i'm kind of done with chris christie right now. >> why? >> ever since his speech at the convention, he just talked about himself the entire time. >> christie fired back with a response, even though he said he shouldn't have to. >> it's so ridiculous that i have no response to megan mccain. if john mccain wants to say something to me, happy to respond to something john mccain says. megan mccain has no standing to be kri tooeking me. i'm not going to respond to somebody just because of her last name. >> he would have responded if she were a new jersey citizen. >>> investors hoping stocks close on a positive note after a rough week. major averages avoiding a six-day losing streak. good jobless claims are part of the spark for that one. good morning, jeff. >> good morning to you. away from the markets, we're also keeping an eye on the debt story as well. i'm not talking about the debt ceiling per se. i'm talking about detroit. story during the rounds that there will be some financial assi

i'm christie smith. i'll have that story coming up. >> it's been a cool start to the bay area. 40s and 50s outside right now. and we're tracking a rare opportunity for september rain in the forecast. a look at that straight ahead. >> we're looking at very early address for the bay bridge. rare as well for a light volume but things will pick up. we'll track it. >> a live look outside, another shot of the bay bridge. it's friday morning, september 20th, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning everybody. we start off with

christi? victor? >> let me ask you this. this court decision, is this the end? could it be turned over? is it binding? this is a lower court decision by a mercer county superior court judge. it's binding unless there's an appeal. that's what governor christie was referring to in his statement, but this is a significant ruling and the rest of the kiffin is watching this very closely. new jersey is a bellwether state. this law could set the precedent, christi, for the rest of america. >> margaret conley, we appreciate it so much. thank you. >>> a former army sergeant is expected in court on conspiracy charges. >> investigators say joseph hunter ran a hit squad for what he thought was a colombian cartel. but part of them were informants. he's accused of leading a security team of former soldiers from around the world who are ready to kill whomever threatened the cartel. >>> the u.n. is looking to wipe out syria's chemical weapons arsenal. they passed a resolution last night designed to remove tho

christie, thanks so much. >>> as christie mentioned, with the bridge back open, the chp asking drivers to please, please resist the urge to slow down and gaze lovingly at that new span. drivers also being warned not to pull over around take pictures, as christie mentioned. unlike that older span, the new span of the bridge does have a shoulder on it, no, this is not for sightseeing or pulling over for leisure. the area made specifically for emergency purposes. chp officials saying they are in full enforcement mode on that bridge and they will be ticketing for not only pulling over to take pictures but if they catch anybody trying to take pictures while they are also driving. so i guess you can consider yourself officially warned, but christie said they might be lenient, too. warnings today would be ready in the future. >>> easier and safer way to get a good view, the bay bridge's bike lane. nbc bay area's bob redell is live on the new path opened less than an hour. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tomorrow, could be any moment, for the first morning ever, pedestrians and b

in our seventh story, chris christie picking a fate? the new jersey governor in another high profile feud. this time with the daughter of a presidential nominee. earlier this week megan mccain told us she was done with the candacy. all right. there was no need for it. it was pretty nasty. but any way, christie did choose to fire back. >> are we really going to be responding to megan mccain? it is so ridiculous and sophomoric. that i have no response to megan mccain. if john mccain wants to say something to me, happy to respond to something john mccain says. megan mccain has no standing to be critiquing me. >> okay. was that worth it? "outfront," great to have both of you with us. joe, a lot of people may agree completely with what chris christie said. but you didn't need to say it. does he just lake to fight a little too much? >> well, let's think about the forum he was in. he's on his weekly radio show. he is being asked questions from a host but also by listeners. >> and programs he has a false sense of security and it is his regular

christi. >> max foster, we appreciate it. make sure to tune in or set your dvrs sunday night, cnn is giving you quite a look, a close one, of prince william in a new documentary. don't miss prince william's passion. now father, new hope. tomorrow night, 10:00 p.m., eastern and pacific, victor. >> thank you, christi. >>> coming up, rapper kanye west, oh, he's in some trouble after an airport fight ended up with a photographer being sent to the hospital. >>> and have you had enough of this lady, miley cyrus, there's an app for that, actually, it's a plug-in. we've got details coming up. i think farmers care more about the land than probably anyone else. we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural gas. that's how we make our living and that's how we can pass the land and water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them. all i can say is it has worked well for us. i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends

good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, marla. caltrans has been saying all along the newbridge is it will open 5:00 a.m. tuesday. the good news is there are no snags, no surprises. there's talk it could open a little earlier than that. right now a bridge spokesperson is saying it's just too early to say. what we can tell you is there was a lot of progress over the weekend. basically the striping and paving work near the toll plaza is done. the thousand foot section of roadway on the east side is removed and now sections of the pedestrian bicycle path are being lowered into place. lit be about 15 1/2 feet wide. that's wide enough to accommodate bikes and pedestrians. also it's an extension of the bay trail which extends down to emeryville, berkeley and oakland. it opened noon tuesday. it will go just past the new suspension part. the old bridge still needs to be demolished in that area. >> it would be nice if they would get a bike lane that goes all the way across. in couple years, we'll have it halfway. >> it's a very complex pro

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> christie, appreciate the update. thank you. as we've mentioned, there are about 800,000 federal employees who could be furloughed. california, for the record, has just under 170,000 federal employees. locally, this means nasa ames research center could close during the government shutdown. they say they cannot comment specifically on which employees would be affected by the potential shutdown. we spoke to the president of the ames federal employees union who says, quote, starting tuesday morning short of a miracle, 95% of ames employees, more than 1,000, will be locked out and their families will be without that critical paycheck for some period of time. we also know all extra curricular activities at moffitt field would be shutdown. we found an announcement on the website for the golf club. it says, a government shutdown would keep the golf course, business office, and cafe all closed. >> it is unclear, though, if the government shutdown would affect anyone associated with the ongoing spacecraft mission. it's on tr

can chris christie seek control of the party. i think it's the most fascinating story line in american politics today. >> i agree with jonathan totally. but with the caveat for christie he's an establishment politician who doesn't have being a former president's son doesn't have sort of the clear, the new york money establishment is going to be very much behind christie. the national establishment is not necessarily. and he's also not the governor of a red state which bush was. >> the governors were almost all behind george w. bush. >> correct. >> frizz not a consensus around christy in the early going. maggie's point is really smart. is there a way, a walker type figure that can bridge the two parties or is there something like that we're not even talking about. >> it's still pretty early >> rose: it's the who is barack obama in 2016. >> we don't know. remember barack obama didn't really start to emerge. i remember sort of in the fall of 2006 charlie, barack obama went to, i remember he went to west virginia and 5,000 people tur

in this christine persichette christy -- chris christie partnering with body by jake. thats there a politicians job? you say it is, jake? neil, what do you say, buddy. neil: i'm glad to have you what is chris christie frying ting -g to do? >> it was other way around. you know i have been character of firness council -- been chair of fitness count for 2 1/2 years, we're doing now is giving schools the tools, putting fitness centers in elementary and middle schools through public and private sectors with companies like coca-cola who stepped up big time, saying we would like to help, i pick up the phone, i call governors cold. i did not know chris before yesterday. neil: listen to you with just chris, not governor. >> i call you neil, i don't call. neil: his excellency. >> well, i want to call you -- i am stuck in a room. but wees to be give the schools tools, i was a fat kid growing up, my dad bought me a set of weights at 13 years old, changed my life it changed my by, and nene confidence and self esteem. this childhood obesity e epidemc is that, we are declaring war. n

christy was right. thank you for that report. this one has been burning for quite some time right now. we're 1500 acres, clearly growing by the hour. some 300 firefighters have been on ground battling this. many more on the way. the numbers are said today to probably get up to about 500 firefighters out there trying to battle this one back. currently around 10%7l! contain. no time soon they expect this one to have any type of control. >> yeah, and viewers have been sending us incredible images from the fire. we set up a slide show of them on our website. you can also send us your photos to isee@nbcbayarea.com. >> for the latest information on this and the fire, you can go to our website. that's nbcbayarea.com. just search diablo wildfire. we've also been bringing you updates throughout this newscast. we'll continue doing that online as with el. >>> another fire to tell you about. this one an early morning house fire in fremont that sent seven people to the hospital. two firefighters, a pair of police officers, and a family of thr

in this christine persichette christy -- chris christie partnering with body by jake. thats there a politicians job? you say it is, jake? >> neil, what do you say, buddy. neil: i'm glad to have you, what is chris christie frying ting -g to do? >> it was other way around. you know i have been character of firstness council -- been chair of fitness count for 2 1/2 years, we're doing now is giving schools the tools, putting fitness centers in elementary and middle schools through public and private sectors with companies like coca-cola who stepped up big time, saying we would like to help, i pick up the phone, i call governors cold. i did not know chris before yesterday. neil: listen to you with just chris, not governor. >> i call you neil, i don't call. neil: his excellency. >> well, i want to call you -- i am stuck in a room. but wees to be give the schools tools, i was a fat kid growing up, my dad bought me a set of weights at 13 years old, changed my life it changed my body, and my nene confidence and self esteem. this childhood obesity e epidemc is that, we are decla

we don't have christie. we do have christie. we do. tell us what's happening out there. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're at the clayton community library which has been turned into an evacuation center for people who need to leave their homes. the red cross has this shelter set up. there's one couple here, not inside, they are outside staying in their car because they brought their dogs with them and wanted to stay together. i wanted to show you, the top of mt. diablo in the background, the beacon flashing. you can see an orange glow there off to the left. red cross volunteers are keeping a close eye on the ridge line near the library because it keeps flaring up. this has been going on since we got here at about 4:15 this morning. neighbors stood watch on their own properties as helicopters dropped water on the dry hills that were going up in flames, not knowing what would happen next because many had horses, they already had a plan in place to evacuate. about 50 to 75 structures threatened, evacuations include trail ridge road,

all: hi, christy. hi, i'm christy. now that i'm not drinking, i can see my life clearly for the first time. it sucks so bad. when were you going to tell me you quit drinking? mom, please, just order. is mint tea decaffeinated? yes. if i wake up in the middle of the night, i'm calling you. some mothers teach their daughters how to bake. mine taught me how to beat a cavity search and still feel like a lady. i can't tell you not to drink and smoke pot because my senior yearbook quote was, "let's drink and smoke pot." what are you doing here? bonnie made roscoe and me a hot dinner. it was hot, mom. yeah, but i meant-- like on tv. i'm going to be the kind of mother you deserve. ooh! that's my date. [doorbell rings] you remember our waiter. ready to go? hi, new dad. new this fall--nate miller just got a divorce. where's janice? hey, mom. is janice dead? but he has bigger problems than divorce. this one gets divorced after 3 years just because he wants to be happy? well, guess what. i want to be happy! dad, you can't do this.

can chris christie seek control of the party. i think it's the most fascinating story line in american politics today. >> i agree with jonathan totally. but with the caveat for christie he's an establishment politician who doesn't have being a former president's son doesn't have sort of the clear, the new york money establishment is going to be very much behind christie. the national establishment is not necessarily. and he's also not the governor of a red state which bush was. >> the governors were almost all behind george w. bush. >> correct. >> frizz not in the early going. maggie's point is really smart. is there a way, a we're not eveg about. >> it's still pretty early >> rose barack obama in 2016. >> we don't know. remember barack obama didn't really start to emerge. i remember sort of in the fall of 2006 charlie, barack obama went to, i remember he went to west virginia and 5,000 people turned up. even then, we were still in a world that was sort of he's a freshman senator a great speaker but can he do the. one quick point

christie smith is at the scene. you're learning the crews had trouble trying to get to the people to rescue the people inside. >> reporter: yeah, they did. one of the real serious issues they had is that there was a security gate in front of the front door so they had to break that down to make entry into the home here. but firefighters say it started downstairs. they just opened the garage door a couple minutes ago so you can see them moving in and out there. a couple minutes ago the fire chief showed up to this tragic house fire. a 2 1/2-year-old girl and her dad have died. firefighters say that there were four people inside the home when this fire broke out at 18th and pacheko. they believe it started in a downstairs basement living space, that the dad was sleeping down there because he didn't want to make everyone sick. he was suffering from a cold. the woman in the house apparently the mom,

christy. >> absolutely. you know, we've all seen those devastating images of the rim fire burning near yosemite, but now a group here in san francisco is pointing out that 96% of what burned burned in one particular watershed. they're concerned there won't be enough funding in the restoration of the aftermath of the fire, and just a short time ago they announced a rim fire recovery campaign and shared a video around the river area taken after they say the fear had moved through, saying it really underscores the widespread damage to an area that is used by so many here in the bay area for recreation and they say they're trying to help the local economy there. they say the fire burned through about 40 miles of forest land along the river leaving the wrar ripe for erosion. they're calling on senators boxer and feinstein to make sure there's enough funding to go around for restoration. >> locally are you the business and the economic interest and sonora, and these are very much local economic impacts. not just f

christie smith, "today in the bay." >> a sad start to the day. thank you. >> we have new details about exactly what led to the arrest after south bay high school teacher accused of having sex with a student. he kept his head down during his first court appearance. according to documents a janitor uncovered the abuse. he got suspicious when he saw the teacher and a student watching a movie together. the janitor also found several items in the classroom including underwear, a mattress and a copy of the book "50 shades of grey." and also revealed a letter the teacher wrote to the victim while in jail. he says quote i am truly sorry for everything that happened. it goes on to say, i love you mow than i let on, every night i will think about you. i have no idea where my life is going to go after this. cortez guzman is due back in court a week from today. >> morgan hill daycare worker who put sleep meds into children's drinks is expected to start her jail sentence today. debra grats was sentenced to six months jail and four years probation after pleadi

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reporting live in san francisco, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> christy, thank you very much. fortunately, nobody gets hurt in that one. >>> other news right now. two new laws coming from the state capitol expected to impact millions of californians once the governor signs off on them. the first would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for a driver's license. once approved, they'll receive a license that will be managered with the initials d.p., which stands for drivers privileged, instead of the d.l. for driver's license. governor brown says he hopes this will send a message to washington that immigration reform is long past due. >> well, the other bill approved by the state legislature would bump california's minimum wage from its current $8 an hour up to $10 per hour. the raise would happen gradually. it would first bump to $9 next july. then go to $10 an hour starting in 2016. well, today we will be finding out which swat team will be crowned this year's best of the west. this is a really cool scene here. lots of action. dozens of police and sheriff's departments from

we stand up for other americans. >> we spoke to to christie. the suggestion that some people on the shore that some people should be sent packing doesn't sit well with him. >> i am not going to get in a situation where i'm going to start to condemn property in the state because a group of environmentalists would like to see that. there are property rights. if folks comply with the law and make their structures more resilient, and tougher against the weather, then i don't think there's any reason why i shouldn't let them rebuild. >> the federal government has allocated $60 billion to help communities recover from sandy, money the state of new jersey is happy to take, but the state is not using much of that money to buy people out of destroyed homes. instead, christie has another plan, build massive artificial dunes an nearly every beach. >> what do you say about critics who say this is not a good use of federal taxpayer dollars? >> i think it's beyond debate now that natural do not systems that can be engineered appropriately by the army corps o

reporting live in san francisco, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> we will learn more then. christy, thank you. >>> we're expecting to learn more about the man p suspected of killing a student monday night. they called a 2:00 press conference. 30-year-old nikome is accused of shooting justin very well des. he was a sophomore at san francisco state and also on the water polo team. the suspect randomly shot veldez in the engelside neighborhood. he was arrested late tuesday night. tonight a kajts light vigil is planned for valdez on the campus. that begins at 7:00. >>> the fate of two dogs involved in the mauling of a martinez boy last month could be decided today. 10-year-old hunter kilbourn was visiting family friends in antiok when a pit bull attacked hem. his mother tells us that the attack was so severe part of hunter's ear was torn off. hunter is doing much better today. we've also learned it's not the first time that that same dog has done this. according to city records, one of the children living in the home with the dog was also attacked. no word on the extent of thos

live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> that's pretty cool, christie smith getting the preview. for everything you need to know about the bay bridge closure, all you have to do is go to nbcbayarea.com. of course we have you covered for this and beyond. you can sign up for alerts to let you know when the bridge is officially back open. of course, be sure to tune in to "today in the bay." >>> plans to name the western span of the bridge after former san francisco mayor will will brown, those plans have hit a little bit of a snag. three former city supervisors submitted a letter to state senator pro tem steinberg telling him not to name the bridge to brown. rul are known critics of brown. they say it would defy senate rules that require legislatures to only name transit architecture to be named only after those who have passed away. >>> negotiations between b.a.r.t. and its unions remain stalled. everybody now pointing fingers. this morning b.a.r.t.'s union, the leaders there holding a news conference to highlight what they call b.a.r.t. management's attempts to delay nego

it's a democratic state, chris christie is a republican. the idea of winning by 30 points in a democratic is too good to be true so democrats who have been supporting him realize he's not supported me on certain issues, he's pro-life, against gay marriage and maybe go more to the democratic camp. he's still, as you said, in a very enviable position, up 20 points in the poll. i've seen another poll has him up 24 points. he needs to focus on get to get end of this race and winning big. i think that if he wins by a decent margin in new jersey, a democratic state, two term governor who did well, he'll be the frontrunner for the 2016 republican nomination. >> neil: i wonder how mainstream media would cast a republican win in a state like new jersey on the part of governor christie because he's a formidable national force. only they would look at 20 point win and call it disappointing. did the governor himself plant the seeds they would be everything? >> i don't know if he needs a 30 point win. expectation is a 25 point win would be a fairly but

corpus christi, down to brownsville. really, it's the tidal flooding and the rough surf you have to look frout. and green bay to chicago, and rain showers to katz too. and behind it, much cooler, much more fall like. you see the numbers in the 60s there. you want to have a nice day, you go to atlanta, charleston, washington, pleasant. boston, below 70. a little below of rage in place bus overall, really >> you know, so many of these great people in colorado started seeing it rain and some places, heavily again yesterday. they look up, they get very upset. that is going to happen all day here. widespread fran here to mexico. i have a detail the forecast later. dan and bianna? >> so terrible to hear that the rain is not ending for them. ginger, thank you. we'll see you later on in the show. >>> now to the most famous beauty pageant on the planet. it's back home in atlantic city. after being held for half a dozen years in las vegas. a brand-new miss america will be crowned tonight right here on abc. a new breed of contestan

they never met chris christie. chris christie, the governor. >> then another way to do this is pick your spots approach. that's what the bigger names do. hillary clinton and jeb bush. they have take advantage of a small moment and make it big. then there is the own an issue approach, the senator ted cruz effort or senator elizabeth warren's crusade. the potential candidate mounting the least traditional early campaign in this invisible primary is rick perry desperately in need of image rehabilitation after his disastrous 2012 campaign. he is rebuilding by picking fights with blue state democratic governors on the issue of jobs. his visit to a baretta gun manufacturing facility is the latest stop on a whistle stop campaign around the country to steal business for texas. he targeted governors in connecticut and new york. when he zeros in, they buy billboards and tv ads even. he travels there. he picks a fight with the democrats and dares them to fight back. meets donors by the way and racks up unique local press. it'

this is governor chris christie. we apologize for the transmission but this is what it is like given the transition. >> this is obviously at just unthinkable situation. to be watching this, what's going on behind all of you is just unthinkable. i was advised this afternoon at about 3:30 that a fire had begun on the seaside park section of the boardwalkjef that it was beginning to spread. the gusty winds are gusting at 30 to 40 miles an hour. it began to spread at that point. i was with commissioner constable among others. he immediately contacted the fire marshal, bill kramer and we began to work the locals here to deploy resources. so we have firefighters and trucks from all around new jersey working together. currently seaside park and seaside heights has support from towns in osha county, burlington, cape may, union, mercer, atlantic, new jersey state police, and the state forest firefighters. preliminary number in terms of support and in caution, these are preliminary so we'll update these lawyers. 35 engine comp

instead, christie has another plan. build massive artificial dunes on nearly every beach along the jersey shore. >> what do you say to critics who say this is not a good uses federal tax dollars? >> i think it's beyond debate now that natural dune systems that can be engineered appropriately by the army corps of engineers save property and save lives. go to avalon and see how it protected folks and don't bother to go to a neighborhood there because it's gone but go further along the beach at long beach island where they had dunes and the neighborhoods are fine. >> we took christie's vice and wement to harvey cedars. >> what would happen? >> we would look like mantoloking. we would probably cut through to boulevard and the damage would be significant. >> what's your opinion should some of the development here come off the beach? >> i don't think you're ever going to move the property off the beach and if you want to buy these people's homes out, right, then maybe you can have that conversation, right? but if you don't wa

governor christie was down here today. he was meeting with local authorities and business owners and here's more about what he had to say -- >> you know, the bad thing in the last few years as i mentioned the other night is all the different natural disaster crises we've had in the last four years. the only good thing about it is it's really trained me and the administration to be ready and know how to respond to these things. it's not our first time at this rodeo unfortunately. >> reporter: now, the part of the boardwalk is burned in its entirety behind me, but in front of me there's part of the boardwalk that's open and chris christie also tweeted out today, great to see so many families enjoying their saturday afternoon here. >> yeah. absolutely. i agree. i want to ask you where you're standing. i'm trying to figure it out exactly where you're standing and you mentioned what's in front of you. tell us about where you're standing and the governor said yesterday, margaret, that there would be once, you know, some of the s

chris christie, the governor. >> governor christie currently holds a 26 point lead in the fairlei dickinson university poll. >> this is about building up his image, reminding people of these bipartisan approach, he's working with democrats. this is a well luxury for a candidate to be able to do a positive ad like this as their big ad. governor christie has a big story tell. my favorite words of those ad is the last two words, chris christie, the governor. there's something biblical about it, very new jersey about it. >> looking forward to 2016 if he was to run during the primary phase would this ad slide for him? >> it would, because he's trying to tell republicans i can win in a new way. that i can win by reaching across the board by reaching some democrats, by reaching independents and that's the reason the christie forces are very anxious to run up his number in november as willie pointed out, he's safe. it's a question of how much he'll win by. he wants to build a narrative either for himself or for the republican party to say that even in a tough state like new jersey this can to be do

governor chris christie tweeting my heart goes out to everyone in seaside. hours later, the governor spoke. >> this is obviously just an unthinkable situation, for us to be standing here and watching this, what's going on, behind all of you, is just unthinkable. as i was driving in from route 37, well before the bridge onto the barrier island, could you see the smoke moving rapidly north, rapidly, and that just tells you how brisk these winds are and that's what's spreading the fire and we're hoping through the digging of the trench there and the fight of the fire at lincoln avenue that we're going to be able to contain there. also, with the front coming through, that will change the winds as well, which i think will be a help. i said to my staff i feel like i want to throw up. and that's me. after all the effort and time and resources that we've put in to help the folks at seaside park and seaside heights rebuild, to see this going on, as i said at the top, it's just unthinkable so i know how i'm feeling. i can only imagine how the residents and business ow