election campaign. reporter: as bad as the george washington bridge scandal has been, if the investigation shows he improperly spent sandy funds, it could get far worse tarnishing the signature achievement that has helped propel him toward the white house. chris frates joins me live from washington. what is the governor s office saying? are they releasing any comments? we just got a comment a few minutes ago. a spokesman tells cnn, the strong are than the storm campaign was just one part of the first action plan approved by the obama administration and developed with the goal of effectively communicating that the jersey shore was open for business during the first summer after sandy. federal agency reviews are routine and standard operating procedure with all federally allocated resources to ensure funds are distributed fairly. we are confident that any review will show that the ads were a key part in helping new jersey get back on his feet after being
eric, do you think i understand there may have been a cop involved in this gang. cruz, you weren t trying to make a lane change. that video look over your left shoulder. that is perfect. that s a lane change, yeah, right. changing. so here is the issue. nypd, tough job all the time. however, when you re off duty undercover cops have the responsibility if they see a crime to immediately report it. uniform police have responsibility even off duty to get involved to take action. neither one of those things happened. so a little tarnishing on the badge. they need to get it cleaned up quickly. he s on modified duty, but that is shameful, conduct unbecoming. that is not acceptable. commissioner will not appreciate that kind of behavior. what about the revelation that they came to the passenger s side where the wife was with the kid and tried to pry that door open. do you remember last week when we were talking about three
eric, do you think i understand there may have been a cop involved in this gang. cruz, you weren t trying to make a lane change. that video look over your left shoulder. that is perfect. that s a lane change, yeah, right. changing. so here is the issue. nypd, tough job all the time. however, when you re off duty undercover cops have the responsibility if they see a crime to immediately report it. uniform police have responsibility even off duty to get involved to take action. neither one of those things happened. so a little tarnishing on the badge. they need to get it cleaned up quickly. he s on modified duty, but that is shameful, conduct unbecoming. that is not acceptable. commissioner will not appreciate that kind of behavior. what about the revelation that they came to the passenger s side where the wife was with the kid and tried to pry that door open. do you remember last week when we were talking about three
democrats were going to allow it to be defunded or allow it to be delayed. a one-year delay would never work, as would be taking effect or the mandate would be taking effect just in time for next year s election. it s just not going to work. it s not going to not not going to happen. and i think the president was very clear on that. i don t see the miracle, ed. i see the shutdown coming tonight, and it s going to have a real impact on real people. jim clyburn said earlier in this broadcast, it s all about tarnishing the president. do you agree with that? oh, i think that s a huge part of it, yes. i mean, you know, let s be honest. part of it is what i would consider crazy ideology. but a lot of it is tarnishing the president. can t get over the fact that he is president, and that he has these accomplishments. okay. eugene robinson, great to have you on the ed show. thanks so much. coming up, failed presidential candidate, rick
tomorrow night, the only and only jeff daniels. i ll get him to spill a few secrets. anderson cooper 360 starts right now. trayvon martin, a reluctant witness. good evening. welcome to another special report, self-defense or murder, the george zimmerman trial. the judge this afternoon allowing attorneys for george zimmerman to introduce evidence that trayvon martin had thc in his system, the active ingredient in marijuana when he died. how significant that is remains to be seen. prosecutors fought hard to keep the evidence out, calling it a back doorway of tarnishing trayvon martin s character in the eyes of the jury. zimmerman s drug use has always