to start providing coverage. the mandate deadline was already pushed back for all businesses until 2015. the administration says it wants to give companies enough time to make the changes as simple as possible. we could see as many as 18 new subpoenas today in the state investigation into what many are calling bridgegate, that scandal involving new jersey governor chris christie, and whether some top aides were behind the closures of lanes on the george washington bridge. that as christie hits the road again, heading to chicago for more republican fund-raisers. cnn s political editor paul steinhauser is here with us, bright and early, my friend. definitely. bright and early. paul, give us an idea what s on the agenda today. what are his plans? reporter: here s what s on tap for the governor. he s going to be giving a speech and taking questions in front of cameras. this is going to be interesting, at the chicago economics club. he s also got some one-on-one meetings with top do
subpoenas in the bridgegate scandal within hours, perhaps, as the embattled governor meets with the public for the first time, touting the very efforts that he s accused of mishandling. chilling, new audio from a new mexico school shooting. a 911 call of a teacher as she comforts a young victim shot by a fellow classmate and why police believe this may have been a calculated plan to kill many more. new developments in the death of a teenager after a plane crash in san francisco. this video shows what rescue crews did, but it s what they may not have done that has the victim s family so angry. welcome back to early start this thursday morning. i m christine romans. and i m john berman. great to see you. it is 30 minutes after the hour right now. happening today, we could see subpoenas in the political scandal many are calling bridgegate involving new jersey governor chris christie and two top aides who shut down lanes to the george washington bridge, apparently as political
water again as testing is beginning to show that the water is safe. an important day for governor chris christie in new jersey. he s set once again to speak out about the scandal in his office. christie will deliver his state of the state address. cnn has learned he will acknowledge what many people are calling bridgegate, the shutting down of lanes to the george washington bridge by two of his top aides as apparent retribution against a mayor who wouldn t endorse him. that as another mayor is accusing christie s allies of retaliating against him. the mayor of jersey city says the very same aides caught up in the bridge scandal promised to work with him until he said he would not endorse their boss. then within an hour, all of their meetings with him were canceled. state lawmakers now forming a special committee to look into what happened. they want answers. it s an abuse of power. it s a cover-up of the abuse of power. and this governor ought to be true to his words in his long ap
broken and humiliated. chris christie apologizing after his employees are tied to a traffic scandal. welcome back to early start. i m christine romans. and i m john berman. great to see you this morning. a lot of news. we are watching this morning the new evidence that will be coming out today on what many people are calling bridgegate. this is the political scandal surrounding the office of governor chris christie over the shutdown of lanes on george washington bridge. a mayor would not endorse him and so this is being called payback. he s asked his campaign manager to step down and the governor