this week the federal investigation into the christie administration s traffic jam scandal, bridgegate led to a firing that no one could have predicted when this all began. the chairman and ceo of united airlines is stepping down amid a corruption investigation. the feds are looking into whether the ceo tried to improperly influence the former head of the part authority. david sampson allegedly used his government perch to call for united executives to call for a special flight from newark airport to north carolina. he wanted the route to make it easier for his vacation home and pressed the top airline executives at a private dinner. why would a public company consider this bizarre private favor? it was at a time when united was trying to secure hundreds in millions for et cetera newark
shot his wife. officials in pennsylvania are expecting a rush of marriage licenses. the judge writing that same-sex couples deserve equal dignity and respect. he refused the ruling saying it takes effect immediately. they will not appeal. the governor is considering options. same-sex marriages in idaho remain on hold. a stay in the case until a hearing can be heard. they threw out the marriage ban calling it unconstitutional. the appeals court stepped in and a hearing date for september. dumbfounded and disappointed is how former chris christie aide responded when he heard of the traffic jam scandal. he says he knew nothing about it. he called it the work of a few
all abortions in surgical facilities. of course, these restrictions gained notoriety when democratic state senator wende davis launched a 13-hour flufrtier on this matter this year. this leaves texas in this position n.2011 there were 44 facilities where people could get abortions this. would take it to six, including none in the rio grand valley, the poorest area of the whole state. eric, back to you. thanks very much, shep. big 2016 news. who looks a little closer to a possible run. also breaking developments on chris christie s traffic jam scandal. we have the results of a new investigation, and later we re going to check in with dana and greg. you may notice they are not here today. they are in dallas at the bush presidential center, so stay tuned for all that and a lot more coming up on the five. hi, guys.
questions because i didn t think they needed to be asked. governor chris christie of new jersey vowed to the public in february that everything that should be known about the ft. lee traffic jam scandal would be known, in his words, over an appropriate period of time. well, the appropriate period of time apparently began today when somebody leaked to the new york times that there is, no evidence that governor christie was involved in the plotting or directing of the lane closings on the george washington bridge. now, if you are governor chris christie, that is a pretty awesome thing to have somehow leaked to the new york times, right? but it s also a great place to put a big glowing giant asterisk, or in the case of the new york times front page today, the second part of the headline that comes after the comma. inquiry is said to clear christie, but that s his lawyers verbatim. what made the front page of the times today is the leaked result, at least reportedly, the lea
time and i m not going to give into the hysteria of questions that are given by folks who have information, today, that i didn t have at the time that you re talking about why didn t i ask certain questions? i mean, i didn t ask the questions because i didn t think they needed to be asked. governor chris christie of new jersey vowed to the public in february that everything that should be known about the ft. lee traffic jam scandal would be known, in his words, over an appropriate period of time. well, the appropriate period of time apparently began today when somebody leaked to the new york times that there is, no evidence that governor christie was involved in the plotting or directing of the lane closings on the george washington bridge. now, if you are governor chris christie, that is a pretty awesome thing to have somehow leaked to the new york times, right? but it s also a great place to put a big glowing giant asterisk, or in the case of the new york times front page