This is the cbs morning news for thursday, january 9th, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with a political scandal engulfing one of the gops rising stars, new jerseys governor Chris Christie. Emails show that a major traffic jam was manufactured as political retribution. Christie says he knew nothing about it. Last years closing to the bridge in ft. Lee, new jersey, created a traffic nightmare for commuters. Now the scandal is raising questions about christies National Political ambitions. Marlie hall is here in new york. Marlie, good morning. Reporter annemarie, governor Chris Christie still maintains he had nothing do with the traffic tampering, but this could be the biggest test of his political career. New jersey governor Chris Christie says he is outraged and deeply saddened that a member of his staff and associates were behind a major traffic jam at the George Washington bridge last year. Newly released emails and Text Messages reveal christies
This is the cbs morning news for thursday, january 9th, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with a political scandal thats engulfed about one of new jerseys rising stars, governor Chris Christie. Emails show that a major traffic jam was manufactured. Christie says he knew nothing about it. The close of the George Washington bridge in fort lee, new jersey, caused a traffic nightmare. Now the scandal is raising questions about christies National Political ambitions. Marlie hall is here in new york. Marlie, good morning. Reporter annemarie, governor Chris Christie still maintains he had nothing do with the traffic tampering, but this could be the biggest test of his political career. New jersey governor Chris Christie says he is outraged and deeply saddened that a member of his staff and associates were behind a major traffic jam at the George Washington bridge last year. Newly released emails and Text Messages reveal christies deputy chief of staff Bridg