West virginia. The chemical leak from the storage tank into a river in charleston. Authorities dont know how much of the chemical made it into the water supply. I am a very sad person a person close to me who i counted on and trusted for five years betrayed me. Christie fired his top aide who he says lied to him about her role to cripple lanes at the George Washington bridge. The fbi is now looking into what happened to see if federal law was violated. Do you think im suggested any traffic any time soon youve got to be kidding me. Target revealed that 70 Million People may have had their information stolen in that data breach. Another major embear asment. Two officers in charge of missile launches are being investigated. Parts of south florida waking up to serious damage this morning after heavy rain and even a possible tornado. Even as much as 12 inches of rain has fallen in the region. A wild shooting scene in a san diego neighborhood caught on video. A new report shows for the first time more than half of current members of congress are millionaires. All that on. Beth hathaway in hawaii got caught in a rip tide. According to tmz, hathaway was rescued by a local surfer. Grown men being scared. By their own mascot. And all that matters. See the trees going down behind me . This is absolutely incredible. The polar vortex is headed up north to canada. Finally payback for giving us Justin Bieber on cbs this morning. Captioning funded by cbs i was blind sided and got a call from my communications. He would have been on the roof it would have been more believable. This is brought to you by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning, gayle king is off. Good morning,. Good morning to you, charlie. More internal documents are said to be released today in new jerseys traffic jam scandal. Governor Chris Christie apologized yesterday for what he called callous and stupid behavior by members of his inner circle. They allegedly caused chaos to the major onramp on the worlds busiest bridge and now fbis helping new jersey find out if any federal laws were broken. Elaine quijano is live. Reporter good morning, charlie and nora and to the viewers out west. A democrat who did not endorse Chris Christies election campaign. It is the biggest test yet of christies political career. Mayor Mark Sokolich had asked Chris Christie to stay out of ft. Lee, but the governor came anyway to personally deliver his apology. Were appreciative of the fact that hes taken, we believe, to be a big step in regaining the trust of our community and quite frankly, this region. Reporter earlier in the day during a nearly twohour long marathon press conference the normally brash christie appeared humbled and full of remorse. I apologize to the people of ft. Lee. Its incredibly disappointing to have people let you down this way. Im a sad guy standing here today. Reporter christie said he was blind sided by messages that showed key members of his team conspireing to shut down three local access lanes to the George Wasington bridge. That was the first time i knew about this. It was the first time id seen any of the documents that were revealed yesterday. And he moved swiftly thursday to clean house. The governor fired Bridget Kelly his deputy chief of staff. Last august she wrote in an email time for some traffic problems in ft. Lee. Christie said kelly lied to him about her role in the lane closures which caused hourslong traffic jams in ft. Lee and delayed School Busses and emergency vehicles responding to 911 calls. I would never have come out here four or five weeks ago and made a joke about these lane closures. If i had ever had an inkling that anyone on my staff would have been so stupid but to be involved. Reporter the governor also cut ties with his confidant and former Campaign Manager bill stepien, he appeared callous by the dayslong gridlock. I had no knowledge or involvement in this issue, in its planning or its execution, and i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here. Reporter the u. S. Attorneys office in new jersey has announced it will review the matter and the Class Action Lawsuit is in the works. Nora . Charlie . Thanks. Republican strategist frank lonce is a cbs analyst and consults on crisis communication. Good morning. Good morning. Often an apology to a scandal is interesting because of the personality of the politician. So looking at that how did he do yesterday . He apologized 20 times in the one hour and roughly 49 minutes that he spoke. Ive never seen a politician stand up and take press challenges for literally two hours. Second is that i was watching that clip. The entire time and i will admit that i got through an hour and a half of the apology and even i couldnt continue until the end. He looked people straight in the eye. He was emphatic and you could see from his body language and the eye contact that he really meant it and he wanted to be clear. Third, is that this is a legitimate crisis and i challenge those who want to dismiss it. Your responsibility as governor is to improve the quality of life of your people whether its you or your administration and when they deliberately go out and try to make things worse you have to demonstrate accountability and heads roll. Already two people have lost their jobs. I would think the government of new jersey would want those people prosecuted. Its not enough to dewitt but that you go further. Stylistically, that is one of his strengths is how he handled this, but 107 minutes taking 90 questions . Did he go too far . Could he have said something that could trip him up in the future . He was emphatic that he knew nothing about this. The fact that hes willing to take every question from every reporter until the last question was asked, weve seen this 100 times before. They go out running after ten minutes and they deliver the official text and they read it he did it and they get out of there as fast as they can. He didnt. Theyre shouting questions as hes leaving. In this case everyone was silent because every question was asked. She has a good point. What does he have to fear now . He has to tell the truth. Its that simple. If it is shown that he knew about this then hes done provided that that does not happen hes held himself accountable and this is what the public hates about politicians that they find any excuse or weasel words to get out of it. He used the word humiliated and thats about as strong as you can get in any apology. He also fired two of his aides, one of whom is a deputy chief of staff, a woman, mother of four and he accused her of abject stupidity. Is that commonplace to talk about your former circle of trust, of aides in that way . It isnt, but you can tell hes outraged by this. Hes embarrassed and it echoes to a bigger point and this is why the people of new jersey reelected him in such overwhelming numbers and the question is will this personality last over two years of a president ial campaign . We love this refreshing candor and his directness but can we take that for two years . And so do you think this damages him and how severely . At this moment . I look at David Axelrod and Barack Obamas chief adviser who said this is no big deal provided that he told the truth. Chris christie has more trouble in a republican primary because of his embrace of barack obama than he does this scandal. This would be an issue. The republicans are criticizing. Which is fascinating to me because its republicans against republicans. Thank you. President obama approved a disaster declaration this morning for West Virginia. Nine counties are dealing with a Chemical Spill. It contaminated the water supply up to 300,000 people are being told not to utsch it the tap water. At least five were treated at a hospital. Jesse schaefer of our affiliate wowk is in charleston. Good morning. Reporter good morning, nora and charlie and good morning to the viewers in the west. The chemical began leaking in a storage tank in the facility behind me. The department of Environmental Protection is trying to figure out where that came from and how the chemicals have leaked out. As much as 5,000 gallons have leaked into the water. Crowds filled stores if West Virginia thursday night stocking up on everything from water to ice. Demand for the items so high shelves were wiped clean. Everybodys wanting water. There is no water and that brings concern. I have ice up here so it will turn into water. You cant live without water. Reporter the water supply for hundreds of thousands became tainted after a Chemical Spilled into the elk river in charleston. The governor ordered a state of emergency. For your safety we would ask that everyone please do not use any tap water. The leak happened just about a mile north of the states largest Water Treatment plant. The material a foaming agent used to clean coal began leaking from a 48,000 gallon storage tarng at fred Om Industries a chemical manufacturer. We dont know a lot about the product and were still sampling and looking at concentrations. Reporter officials were alerted after residents reported a strange odor in the air. They live across the facility. Its treatmently out of the ordinary. A lot of people describe it as licorice but its a sweet type of smell. The chemical can potentially cause eye and skin irritation. As a precaution the Health Department ordered all restaurants and schools impacted to close. Crews were spotted working at the affected areas throughout the night, but theres no telling how long residents will have to steer clear of the water. You cant wash the dishes. You cant take a shower. So thats more frustrating than it is nervous or upset. Reporter officials are working to get people bottled water. There say declaration of federal emergency and we have reached out to freedOm Industries for comment. So far, no word yet. Charlie . Nora . Jessie schaefer thanks. Target revealed that hackers stole personal information from up to 70 million customers, far more than the companys original estimates of 40 million card accounts. The retail giant has released new information regarding one of the largest credit card Security Breaches in history. It affected millions of customers that used their credit cards and debit credit cards at target across the country, at the height of the Holiday Shopping season. In a Statement Released this morning, target disclosed that more information was breached than originally thought, and at this time the investigation has determined that the stolen information includes names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses for up to 70 million individuals. The new stolen information is not a new theft. This information was uncovered during the Ongoing Investigation into the original Security Breach. Targets ceo greg steinhoffel apologized to customers in a statement and prom toysed continue sharing any new information related to this incident. In response to the Security Breach, target is offering customers one year of free credit monitoring and Identity Theft protection for all guests who shopped at stores in the u. S. Charlie . Nora . Thanks michelle. The last employment report of 2013 is out this morning. The numbers are lower than economists predicted. The Labor Department says employers added 74,000 jobs in december. That is the smallest monthly number in the last three years. However, the Unemployment Rate fell in december to 6. 7 . It happened because more people stopped looking for fulltime work. That jobless rate is the lowest in more than five years. Experts say cold weather may have slowed december hiring. And this morning president obama is preparing to endorse new curbs on nsa surveillance. He has changes in ord toward changing policy. Bill plante is at the white house. Good morning. Good morning. Before the holidays he has limiting security data collection. Hes using unanimous recommendations from a panel he appointed. The president s announcements of which reforms hes willing to support will come next week. The president met with top intelligence advisers and members of congress this week as he prepares his final decisions on the report. This will be an important milestone in the process and conclusion in many respects for this review. Mr. Obama has suggested that he is likely to support new restrictions on the nsas storage of the phone records of millions of americans, having private Companies Keep them and possibly requiring a court order for each today searched. Hes also expected to back imwellities on surveillance of nonu. S. Citizens including foreign leaders, this after embarrassing revelations that the u. S. Was monitoring german chancellor Angela Merkel and other u. S. Allies. Of the 46 recommended changes of the review panel, some may happen immediately. There will be some i expect that he will want to act on or want the government to act on right away. There will be others that he may decide should not be acted on and there may be some that would require further review. Reporter privacy advocates including some members of congress say the president should go further. I am supportive of his motives and what hes trying to do. My only additional comment is that i think what we need is to do something more dramatic than what hes proposing. Reporter critics who oppose changes at the nsa say necessary checks and balances are already in place. The system is working. If the president s commission has shown abuses that would be one thing. If they had shown that there had been abuses or that the intelligence is not important and the fact is that its valuable and the president said that. Reporter theres also a new classified report from the department of defense which warns that Edward Snowdens massive leaks have the potential to jeopardize the lives of americans working overseas. Members of the House Intelligence Committee who have seen the report say there could be lethal consequences for troops in the field, but theres no indication so far that the leaks have led to the deaths of any u. S. Forces. Charlie . Nora . Thanks bill. A diplomat ordered to leave the United States is on her way back to india. She was indicted by a federal grand jury in new york. Her case drew outrage in india. She was arrested last month and strip searched. Shes accused of forcing her housekeeper to work long hours for well below minimum wage. This morning the tension between the two countries continues. India wants the American Embassy in new delhi to remove an officer with the rank similar to the diplomat. And this morning the pentagon releases the study of sexual assaults on three u. S. Military academies. The study reports, crude, and offensive language and sexist comments occur frequently and are an ingrained part of the experience at the academies. The result a, quote, disrespectful environment. There were 70 reported assaults down from 80 in 2012 and while the academies reported fewer assaults, the ranks of the military saw a 46 jump in the first nine months of 2013. Time to show you some of this mornings headlines. The Washington Post looked at hamid karzai. He will sign an agreement on longterm security. The deal would allow american troops to remain in afghanistan after the last combat forces leave this year. The white house wants an agreement. Sdwloo theyre trying to carry out attacks on the United States when they get back home. The civil war in syria are seeking to topple the assad regime. The fbi is conducting surveillance on a small number of americans who pay pose a threat. The Current Congress is making history for its wealth. For the for the time more than half of the lawmakers are millionaires. Suicides jumped among male veterans under the age of 30. A 44 increase and thats about two a day. And u success a today looks at homefield advantage in the nfl postseason. Last week visiting teams won three out of four games. Top seeds rarely win the super bowl despite the advantages. They get a firstround bye and can reach the big game with two home wins and thats only happened twice in the past ten years. Extreme weather in south florida and a possible tornado touched down in hope sound and about 30 homes were damaged and there were no injuries and the same system dumped 17 inches of looks like a warmer day ahead on this friday. But changes over the weekend. Outside, though, right now, we have mostly clear skies over the bay, a couple of patches of fog along the coastline. Well see more of that into the afternoon. But the temperatures are going to be warmer today in most spots, mid60s into concord. 63 degrees in san jose. And about 61 in san francisco. Another cold front dives in to bring a chance of rain toward the middle of the day on saturday. Return to dry weather come sunday, and much warmer temperatures next week. This National Weather report sponsored by colgate total. Emergency planes evacuation drills and billions spent on security. Ahead, insight the fight to keep olympic athletes safe. The news is back on cbs this morning. Stay tuned for your local news. 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