Verbatim

‘You want me to go down there with a mop?’

Chris Christie, New Jersey governor and Republican presidential candidate, responding to criticism of his decision to campaign in New Hampshire after a snowstorm led to flooding in his home state; he briefly left the campaign trail to oversee the response to the storm

WANTED

Cheese-napping, Mouse Trap Evasion, Grand Theft Cheddar

$160,000

Value of cheddar and Parmesan cheese stolen in two separate incidents in Wisconsin

16

Amount in cents that an Illinois man is suing Papa John’s over, arguing that the pizza chain illegally taxed him on a delivery fee

‘I could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.’

Donald Trump, Republican presidential front runner, on the loyalty of his supporters

‘It’s not up to the government, it’s up to God.’

Vanessa Iraheta, a pregnant woman in El Salvador, after the government issued an unprecedented call for people to avoid having children until 2018 because of growing instances of the Zika virus, which can cause infants to be born with brain damage

Hamilton

The blockbuster Broadway musical announced a national tour

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Washington

Record snow hit the capital city, shutting the federal government for two days

‘If there are no black films being produced, what is there to vote for?’

Viola Davis, actor, before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new initiatives to boost the diversity of its members in response to criticism of an overwhelmingly white slate of Oscar nominees

‘Emails, text messages, social networks and chats can also be fully human forms of communication.’

Pope Francis, in a Vatican statement released as he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook

300,000

People who registered a personal drone in the first month after the U.S. required drone owners to register

REGISTERED

SOURCES: ABC NEWS, NBC NEWS, ET, MADISON RECORD, NEW YORK TIMES