decisions about surging u.s. troops without a thorough debate. but gates seems to have a different take op it. he says he saw, quote, a lack of appreciation from the top down of the uncertainties and unpredictability of war in the obama white house. jamie. and he s putting it owl aut there now. molly, thank you so much. greg? some possible legal troubles now swirling around new jersey governor chris christie and his staff. this week it was revealed that one of his aides ordered that three lanes on the george washington bridge be closed for days as punishment because of the mayor of ft. lee would not endorse christie s run for governor. now the u.s. attorney said he s going to look into whether they violated any federal laws. what could this mean for the governor and his staffers? richard st. paul is a defense