Although i do acknowledge that the garden state punches way above its weight when it comes to political scandals. [indistinct conversations] in 2004, the democratic governor of new jersey, Jim Mcgreevey, stepped into a press room just like this and became an Overnight Sensation when he admitted to a gay affair and resigned in the same speech. A governor coming out of the closet was genuinely shocking, a careerkiller at that time. Looking back, though, i cant help but feel that we were also quick to embrace the headline that we may have forgotten to dig a little deeper, because the reason why Jim Mcgreevey resigned is a lot more complicated than we remember. Ah, new jersey americas communal jacuzzi, or cesspool, depending on who you ask. [glass shatters] a land with its own unique culture and customs and a Political Landscape than can be rather. Shall we say, in your face. Youre done. Its 4 30. Youve maximized your tan. Get off the beach. New jersey is a roughandtumble place, man, you k
In 2004, the democratic governor of new jersey, Jim Mcgreevey, stepped into a press room just like this and became an Overnight Sensation when he admitted to a gay affair and resigned in the same speech. A governor coming out of the closet was genuinely shocking, a careerkiller at that time. Looking back, though, i cant help but feel that we were also quick to embrace the headline that we may have forgotten to dig a little deeper, because the reason why Jim Mcgreevey resigned is a lot more complicated than we remember. Ah, new jersey americas communal jacuzzi, or cesspool, depending on who you ask. [glass shatters] a land with its own unique culture and customs and a Political Landscape than can be rather. Shall we say, in your face. Youre done. Its 4 30. Youve maximized your tan. Get off the beach. New jersey is a roughandtumble place, man, you know . Its not for the faint of heart. The politics, the money, the press, the media, the scrutiny, are all larger. I teach new jersey politic
we have a very busy news day. five things to know for this tuesday, july 11th, 2023. right now, president biden is in lithuania is kick off a high-stakes nato summit. ukraine s future set to dominate the agenda. new overnight, donald trump s legal team filing a request for a lengthy delay to the start of his trial in the classified documents case. his lawyers saying they want to wait until after the 2024 election. and catastrophic flooding hits parts of the northeast overnight. officials say more than 50 people had to be rescued in vermont. some areas received more than 8 inches of rain in a single day. northwestern university has fired its football coach pat fitz jared. this firing coming after an investigation looking into alleged hazing within the football program. and happening today, senators will get a classified briefing on artificial intelligence. this will be the first-ever briefing of its kind. we re told the director of national intelligence will be attendi
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also tonight, new video showing a carnival cruise ship battling violent seas off south carolina. waves crashing in to the ship, winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour. hallways flooded. the ship returning to report nine hours late. the debt ceiling deal heading to congress. will it pass the house and senate before the new june 5 deadline? speaker mccarthy facing push back from some conservative republicans. president biden working the phones with democrats. our team pressing him, will this get done by june 5? the house vote set for wednesday. the abc news exclusive, a 11-year-old boy shot and wounded by a police officer responding to a 911 call from his home in mississippi. the boy describing what happens and what it felt like getting shot in the chest. authorities looking for a missing couple disappearing during across-country drive from tennessee to california. the couple last heard from in arizona following a reported altercation with her boyfriend in new mexico. the holida