question. i think there are still things he needs to answer for, and i think, you know, this is, as you say, kind of a dress rehearsal in front of a billionaire who could support him, but there's a lot of voters out there he's going to need to actually vote for him or show real support for him. adelson is going to back somebody he thinks can win. if christie can't get support from the public, he is not going to win. >> it's going to be a fascinating weekend for anybody who loves politics. hunter walker, dafna linzer, thanks to both of you. we will have coverage of chris christie's press conference 2:30 eastern time here on msnbc. checking the news feed now, connecticut is the first state to raise its minimum wage to $10.10. that's the amount president obama had been pushing nationally. state officials say more than 90,000 people will get a raise. governor dan malloy signed the bill yesterday. >> we're the first state in 50 states to do what the people want to do, and that's to raise the minimum wage to $10.10. this is going to take a whole