difference between an uptown rat and a downtown rat. i am bill spadea this is "chasing news." bill: held a press conference on wednesday, taking shots at president trump, showing his bitterness over being removed as transition chief, ashley johnson. reporter: chris christie opened up about being booted as chair of president trump's transition team, christie said, a session reasons was his objection to appointing michael flynn. flynn was fired by president three months after being appointed, after reports cam out, friday flynn pleaded guilty to lying to fbi about his communication with the russian ambassador. christie asked how he would have. >> i think that folks who were involved have learned as the expense of the country is that experience matters, president's campaign was built on being an outsider who will come into washington. that great, fine. i'm okay with that. but you cannot run a transition as an outsider. reporter: matt rooney, founder of safe jersey blog has an interesting take. >> part of i told you so, we can't get a job, can't get a job in sports talk radio, maybe the governor is trying to keep his options open, maybe hoping to come to trump administration in some capacity. >> he believes that christie has tarnished his image to point he may not be able to have another political position. in trenton, ashley johnson reporting for "chasing news." bill: thank you, we're joined for first time. >> thank you. bill: you are the national spokesperson for muslim community. >> correct. bill: welcome. >> and political strategist jannette. and bill caruso. so we start with you, you are a democrat. you have a new governor coming in it is interesting to me, looks to me leak governor krist is flailing a little bit as he exists, trying to put that stamp on it, say you know if president had just hired me there would be no issue. >> i think that governor going through transition issue. was not the guy in spotlight. clamoring for relevancey. i think it was self serving, in meandering press conference to throw this one against the wall, all of a sudden today. >> to that point, you can at face value attack when he said, have you bill baroni, headed to prison, bridget ankley, he now the -- bridge elan inn kelly, and shamp son, the list goes on, i don't think that governor christie has a lot of credibility when it come to appointment. >> some holes in his story, he isis giving vintage chris chrise press conferences that reporters love you get 6 news stories in one hour. bill: let me ask you, do you see a problem with politics with some leaders all about them? what about policy. >> it felt like a petty victory lap. he was taking a shot at our president. so. bill: do you think it was legitimate to take a shot at the president. >> i don't think that was time or place. bill: if you were going to take a shot at the president, what would be based on mike flynn. >> it would be safe to say that there is a lot of things that could have been done better, in transition team, right now it was felt like a jab and a punch, just trying to seek relevance. bill: do you think that murphy is going to face the same thing now? have somebody come up, say, if you just, you know if you appointed me, it looks like murphy is running into a break wall. >> i don't know about that,. bill: marijuana. >> he is not there yet, hard to say, he will find running trenton. head of the government in trenton is say difficult job, you have to build coalition, across party lines and build across regional line, christie was able to do this, he was able to manipulate, that so many places that chris christie could have been critical of donald trump he chose here in a self-serve weighing. >> alway. >> white house announced that president trump will have a physical exam a day after he slurred during part of his speech. >> god bless the united states. >> trump will have exam in washington, and results will be made public according to press secretary sarah huckabee huck s, attention santa leave your drink at the north pole, they are banning alcohol for 24 hours on new jersey transit starting saturday. santa conis annual fundraising bar crawl of costumed partyers. >> two students were shot to death in a high school in new mexico. >> can a cow be too sexy? one neighbor says this ice cream store sign is uddeerly offensive. >> this is a female cow holding an ice cream cone, making a kissing face, standing with her stamped rear en out. >> maybe it was not about mom -- maybe it was about ice cream and concept, something not being done anywhere. >> who owns a business in montclair. she wrote a letter and posted it on facebook. letter says, instead of making girls and women feel safe. we are made to feel by ads and bogey ons like your -- logo as your. >> we headed to montclair and asked some women in the area if they felt if logo sexualized women. >> it lookings weird but, i don't think so. i don't have a problem with it. >> i can see, some feminists could see it like that. >> i don't think it sexualized young women, i think it goes with the creativity. >> ice-cream shop has similar rare end themed names. back side banana, and peanut butter booty, when we were at ice cream shop, people were taking photos of night re---- nitrogen correction. >> thank you. >> all right, brick back our panel, this, i feel like i want to start with you, what is -- is there a legitimate misdug of >> discussion of modesty, this is a cow. >> well, i think that it is a suggestive cow, it implies, selling what we don't want to see image of a woman i think that suggests this could kreal create a situation that sexualizing ice cream. >> it is a cartoon cow. >> it, it coppertone fault? >> give me a break, who is this person first of all, political correctness police of montclair, don't go to that ice cream shop, it a cartoon cow, what is mini mouse too sexy too. >> serious point, it is exow, yes, true, but there is aneurysm cake, i don't know this is different from any other advertisement. i have seen, i can't think of a product without a half naked women parading to get people's attention. >> this -- >> beer, pizza. >> think of it. >> market more to kids and family with this product. but who whose job is it to police this stuff, there is a tidalwavive sexual misconduct allegations. and w we have a culture that accepts, nudity and sexuality in advertising whether it jeans, food or beer, is that part of the problem? >> look, it is fun, cheeky. >> you know, owner handled if well obvious question here. >> how good is the ice cream. >> that is what it should be about. >> right? >> i bet they get more customers. >> maybe there is a dialogue that is go on, the owner can be a part but we don't have a police. >> a town meeting. >> right. >> thank you. >> we have a weather alert for you on chasing news. check in with meteorologist dan zarrow with your cold forecast, that could be summed up in 4 letter word, snow. >> snow. our first potential snow accumulation on way, since we spoke, two changes to forecast, storm frac track shifted to wes. this storm is slowing down a little bit, this is more of a saturday even, i think that earn will see snow makes, and potential is there. for cumulation on cold, grassy surfaces. in south jersey, eastern long island, if it days cold enough, you may see up wards of 4 inches of snow, that is outside chance, it the table, even if you don't have to break out your snow shovel, cold air here to stay. we'll talk about that chance, in your forecast, coming up. bill. >> don't go anywhere, on "chasing news," the story on senator al franken, his announcement on the floor today amid sexual misconduct allegations. >> nothing i have done as a senator, nothing has brought dishonor on . >> in a little bit, we'll bring that you weather forecast from meteorologist dan zarrow. i told you, 4 letter word that is right, snow. could be on the way. in our area. i want to check in with lauren plan charred. a big announcement from al franken. who amid sexual harassment and assault allegations, today, announced he will be resigning over the next couple weeks, lauren? >> today announcement means that franken's career in senate will end after 8 years, democratic senator al franken announcing he will be resigning after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. >> i know in my heart, nothing that i have done as a senator,ing in has brought dishonor on this institution. reporter: h he is the second democrat this week to resign, following conyers, he was disappointed to go, but taking a parting shot at president and republican party. >> i was all people am aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape, about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office. >> mentioning alabama senate candidate roy moore who republican party is backing despite allegations of past inappropriate relationships with teenagers. analyst say democrats hope to pit their party's decision to oust accuser harassers again what some see at republican decision to overlook them. >> he did the right thing, the honor able thing, it now exposes greater contrast. reporter: franken will officially resign in coming weeks, there will be a special election in minnesota next year. reporting for "chasing news." bill: thank you. >> let's bring back our panel. too break this down. i am joined by bil -- >> i am starting with you. you saw al frank en presentation, seemed he was trying it make himself a victim. >> it was unfortunate to see there was no direct apology toward women who brought forth these claims. by him suggesting a female might replace him could have been his way of saying sorry. he could have done it better. bill: janet. a lot of people have attacked nancy pelosi, a democratic leader, campaigned for franken. i defended her earlier. there is a line crossed but prior to that, she had every right to campaign for him. >> interesting the people who are calling for nancy pelosi to sten down step down are her felw democrats, it important we take these things on a case by case with basis. a lot of these transgressions of past are coming home on roost but we can't make this a witch-hunt. >> it is too late it is now out, there is eye pendulum shift, right now this is standard. we're left to deal with, democrats have found themselves on the accusing en now defend it i am happy for my party, this is a nontolerance policy, john conyers, a storied member of democratic party. >> is that fair to say, zero tolerance now that everyone got caught. >> it has been going on, it is now our time for women to be able to speak out, safely for men or anyone who does wrong, visa versa to be held account in. bill: how do 99 men -- how do innocent men in that culture defended themselves? there are more than 100 lawsuit out there today with men suing to try to get back their good name. >> we saw, over correction of the transgretions of the past. if we den takenese on case by case. >> don't get yourself in a position to begin with. i would not be surprised we have women accused of these as well, you will siemen or other women,. bill: have not seen it yet. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> all right check in with meteorologist dan zarrow with your weather. >> i hate to say, but i think thursday will have been warmest day in a while here. as nicole is here it stay. looks like temperatures go down through friday and upcoming weekend, this cold arctic air mass is important. in our impending snow fall. overnight tonight, lows will dip to mid to upper 20s. better bundle up, coastal and urban areas. sunshine, but it will be breezy, it will be cold, highs around 40 degrees, typical in dead of winter, friday night to saturday, our snow storm arrives, brushing by the coast. certainly possible. further south and east you are cold, and grassy surfaces, south jersey, eastern long island, if it stays cold enough and snowed hard enough we could see 3 plus inches to the ground, 40 on sunday, even though skies will clear, there could be snow showers and flurries with brisk wind. early next week, warming trending, monday to tuesday, we might see 50, another storm system, another shot of snow and colder air arrive tuesday to wednesday this thing. win for is not done yesterday. bill: a story about rats in new york city. you know they are there. but there is a new study that says there is a give 2 between p down rats >> new york is over, but new study. staying that rats are distincted, based to neighborhood they live in. on what they are eating each rat community have their own feature in characteristics, there are even uptown rats that are dispk distinct from downtown rat, peggy welcome to "chasing news." >> thank you. >> you went a little bit further, you talk about rats actually having e empathy toward each other. >> rats are great animals, they are friendly, smart, they are nice. we, learn a lot from rats. >> what have you learned from rat ?tion. rats? >> they will help each other, default for a mammal to-each other. >> two things, is there any truth to up down, downtown theory of rats, and are you a rat advocate? >> i am a rat fan. let's put if that way, i view myself as a rat. >> i thought study was outstanding, was great, what they did they caught a lot of roots all over manhattan, they sequenced them, they found these ranrandom snippets that allowed them to see uptown rats are a cohesive batch, then rats this live in midtown, that is really a landscape barrier, the rats don't across midtown, those in downtown area, south of manhattan. bill: let me ask you, are the rats, is this a problem or an opportunity? have you millions of rats carrying disease and germs. do you not see that as any bit of a problem? >> disease is a big problem. i don't think that speaks to that very closely. and these rats are not uptown, they are just rats that happen to live in uptown. that je genetically different, u probably could not tell, probably no sign. bill: do you have a pet rat. >> i do not. bill: great to talk to you,. thanks for joining me on "chasing news." >> thank you. >> social justice, a term you hear politics throw around like candy halloween, what does it mean, do they understand how to achieve it. >> thinking about this when incoming new jersey governor, murphy said he wanting to legalize marijuana that will lower number of incarts rated id minorities, those stats don't hold up looking at numbers in colorado. the number of black and hispanic youth being arrested has gone up higher, i talk with a former county prosecutor in new jersey, said big issue is mandatory sentencing, people arrested for same crime in suburb don't face same mandatory sentencing as the young people arrested in the city, because almost every city block is near a school, putting young black and hispanic men in prison for years. you top solve problem of social justice and create equality, get rid of mandatory sentences allow judges and prosecutors the discretion they should have. >> that my take, hit me up on twitter. and thank you for inviting me 2 your live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11:00. what was that? a streak in the sky captured by new jersey police officer meteor from the heavens, man wawa luck, what timing. thanks for joining us at 11:00. i'm lucy noland. that officer says he's never seen anything like it before. fox 29' chris o'connell reports from hamilton township, atlantic county. >> reporter: a quiet night on a desolate atlantic county road turned into a astronomical light show for local police officer who happened to be at the right place at the right time. >> just the nature of this job, sometimes you see a lot of unexpected things. >> reporter: in his career as hamilton township police officer sergeant michael ver. good a has seen lot of things. but he's never seen this. >> it was 3:00 o'clock in the morning. driving through one of our neighbor