Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is seen as the republican front runner for the white house in 2016. Now hes involved in a local political fire storm tarnishing his national image. Emails suggest top staffers were involved in closing lanes to the George Washington bridge. It was payback against a democratic mayor who refused to support christys reelection. The stunt caused massive traffic delays on one of the worlds busiest bridges. Chris christie is viewed as a top challenger to clinton. Fall out from the scandal could impact president ial aspirations. We have a story of a traffic jam on a busy commuter brim. Who in their right mind would close down access to the busiest bridge in the world to send me a message . The mayor of fort new jersey says governor Chris Christie has explaining to do after documents revealed the shutdown of leaps was an act of retribution because the democratic mayor refused to endorse of the re
Tight security is in place as thousands of runners and a million spectators get ready for this mornings Boston Marathon one year after the race was attacked. 150 years of making beautiful music, inside the worlds oldest and harming effort harp maker. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. The death toll is mounting in south korea as the grim work of recovering bodies from a capsized ferry continues. The number of confirmed dead at 64 with 239 still missing, at boats come ashore with the bodies, devastating family members are keeping judge r. Vigil, some crying out wake up to their dead children, others not speaking. Some have condemned the captain and his crew, calling their actions murder. While telling passenger to say stay where they were, the captain and his crew escaped first, this is legally and ethically unimaginable. Four crew members were arrested today. Relatives are demanding answers. The man in the cross hairs of public anger like no one else in south
After being trapped in the snow for days. The unique way he kept them all alive. You are looking at live pictures of the union builds thats where Nelson Mandelas body will lie in state for three days. You can see throngs of people waiting to file past the cast cot, they are saying goodbye to the man. Each day as the nations first black president only two decades ago. It will be renamed the mandela am picture theater. Good morning, and welcome to Al Jazeera America. More on the fay well to Nelson Mandela in just a few minutes. But fist, a Major Development in washington. Congressional negotiators have reach add bipartisan budget deal. If it is approved it will prevent government shut down, now the clock is ticking. The plan must be approved by friday to make sure the government doesnt shut down in mid january. More details. In a case of rare bipartisan agreement, aimed at averting another government shut down, a new 85 billion deal seems to be in place. For now. Over the past few years
Phone market. Theme all eyes on washington again this morning. In just a matter of hours, president obama will be taking his case to the house leadership. House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will join the president. The president wants to punish the president of syria for the chemical weapons attack that killed thousands of people. John kerry will testify before the Senate Relations committee. He is the point man in support of limited strikes. Mr. Obama trying to win support from senators john mccain and Lindsey Graham, meeting with the president on monday. Mccain, who has been a long supporter of taking military action in syria says lawmakers must act. If the congress were to reject a resolution like this after the president of the United States has already committed to action, the consequences would be catastrophic. Mccain saying his meeting with the president was candid and he stressed the importance of degrading the assad regimes capabilities. The road ahead