jon: still to come new jersey governor chris christie set to hold a news conference this afternoon after a new internal investigation clears him in the bridge traffic controversy. we ll look at the media response. plus a big delay in the oscar pistorius murder trial. does it help or hurt the blade runner s case? a powerful new painkiller raising some concerns. the manufacturer is even taking steps to prevent abuse. should all of us be worried? we ll get into that. jenna: fox business alert now. checking in on what the markets are doing this week, we ll look at the dow trading up nicely, turning positive for the week on relatively good economic news. nicole petallides is here with what is driving these numbers. hey, nicole. jenna, looking good on wall street. the dow is up 120 points, off earlier highs.
politicians like mitt romney who are diplomatic to a fault. if christie runs for president, it will be a political brawl. and that is what some republicans want. bring the fight to the other side. so that s why a traffic controversy has erupted all across the country. christie is not liked by some conservatives, but he is feared by some liberals. so both sides are happy with the governor s conundrum. and that s the memo. now for the top story tonight, federal investigation of governor christie and his staff. u.s. attorney paul frishman has announced the justice department will look into the traffic deal. the problem is mr. fishman is a big time democratic donor who gave 2300 bucks to hillary clinton for president in 2007 and supported other democratic candidates. joining us now to react new jersey resident geraldo rivera who is growing a beard in solidarity with swhows spokesman jay carney lawsuit. the guy from duck dynasty. that long? won t be able to see your tie.
who are diplomatic to a fault. if christie runs for president, it will be a political brawl. and that is what some republicans want. bring the fight to the other side. so that s why a traffic controversy has erupted all across the country. christie is not liked by some conservatives, but he is feared by some liberals. so both sides are happy with the governor s conundrum. and that s the memo. now for the top story tonight, federal investigation of governor christie and his staff. u.s. attorney paul frishman has announced the justice department will look into the traffic deal. the problem is mr. fishman is a big time democratic donor who gave 2300 bucks to hillary clinton for president in 2007 and supported other democratic candidates. joining us now to react new jersey resident geraldo rivera who is growing a beard in solidarity with swhows spokesman jay carney lawsuit. the guy from duck dynasty. that long? won t be able to see your tie. boston red sox.
nightmare? scandal revelations. hundreds of pages of just released documents are shedding new light on the traffic controversy battering the new jersey governor chris christie. what do they reveal about lane closures on the world s busiest bridge? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we re following two breaking stories this hour, contaminated water affecting hundreds of thousands of people in west virginia. we just heard from the company believed to be responsible in a news conference. coming up i ll speak with the governor of west virginia. he s standing by live. and do a live interview in a few minutes, get the latest on that important story. hundreds of thousands of people without water right now in west virginia. the other major story we re following, a major document dump in the scandal involving the new jersey governor chris christie. our joe johns is combing