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
For the nearly 200 million americans caught in the grip of a bitter cold spell there is welcome news. The worst apparently will soon be over. Well get to the forecast in a moment. Its important to remember many people that cannot escape from the elements. Im talking about the homeless population. They are the most vulnerable, especially in this extreme weather. Last night we met one young man who was homeless in minnesota. He is 21, he spent sunday night in a park. It was three degrees. Yesterday he found shelter and that is where he is, along with heather huseby. Executive director of youth link. They are joining us now. We appreciate it. Marquellus, we want to continue the conversation we started with you yesterday. You touched a lot of people. I understand that you spend sunday night in a mark. Why did you not go to a shelter . In a park. Marquellus, why didnt you go to a shelter . A lot of shelters are not fit for youth. Its like the shelters that they do have is fit for older peop
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Some suggest its easier for kids to get their hands on the drug. Hi everyone, good to have you about us. Im thomas drayton. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is involved in a local political scandal ruffling his image. Emails suggest Chris Christies top staffers were involved in closing access lanes to the George Washington bridge in september, causing massive traffic delays for days. As David Shuster reports, it could hurt Chris Christies president ial ambitions emails released shows a top aide to Chris Christie instigated lane closures at the approach to the George Washington bridge, one of the busiest in the united states, to punish a democratic mayor who refused to endorse Chris Christie the email went to a david wildstein, a friend of Chris Christies appointed to an agency overseeing bridges and tunnels one month later the agency closed several lanes as part of what it called a traffic study. For several days the amount of time it took to cross the bridge stretched to four hours.