the there seems to be a lot of speculations that christie was disappointed that and he was along with folks of newt gingrich. it is been a long and interesting whining road for chris christie and we ll see where he ends up. halie jackson down at the white house, thank you very much. lets drill down on this transition now. joining me a man who s part of it 16 years ago. our press secretary to george h.w. bush, he s also president of sports communication, nice to see you, happy friday. thank you, katie. it is been a long week and not a lot of sleep for a lot chris christie is not ahead of the position now, it is mike pence, does that make sense to you? it is similar to what president bush did years ago. that s now mike pence s role.