good morning, chris. reporter: good morning, kate. officials are looking into details of an advertising campaigned that featured the new jersey governor and his family. when hurricane sandy hit new jersey last year, chris christie led from the trenches. and his skillful response shot him into political super stardom. but a new federal investigation into how the governor spent some of the sandy relief money could threaten to wash away the foundation of his political brain. federal investigators will investigate the $25 million tourism marketing campaign, a campaign that was paid for with sandy recovery money. the jersey shore is open. because we re stronger than the storm. a campaign that featured
looking into a controversy surrounding a taxpayer funded advertising campaign that featured the new jersey governor and his family in an election year. when hurricane sandy hit new jersey last year chris christie led from the trenches. and his skillful response to the devastating superstorm rocketed him into political superstardom. but a new federal investigation into how the new jersey governor spent some of the sandy relief money could threaten to wash away the foundation ever his political brand. cnn has learned federal investigators will examine the state s $25 million tourism marketing campaign, a campaign that was paid for with sandy recovery money. the jersey shore is open. the word is spreading because we re stronger than the storm. up bet we are. reporter: a campaign that featured christi and his family during an election year.
cnn s investigation correspondent has been digging into this crisis. we re learning federal officials are now looking into another controversy of chris christies that has to do with money that was for hurricane sandy relief. when hurricane sandy hit new jersey, chris christie led from the trenches. and his skillful response to the devastating super storm rocketed him into political stardom. but the investigation into how the governor spent some of the sandy relief money could threaten to wash away his political brand. cnn has learned federal investigators will examine the state s tourism marketing campaign, that was paid for with sandy recovery money. the word is spreading. because we re stronger than the storm. you bet we are. a campaign that featured christie and his family during an election year.
least three companies involved ini bp, transocean, and halliburton are the initial targets. investigators are looking into the relationship between the companies and the federal agency in charge of oil drilling. people whose livelihoods are being hurt by the spill are telling their stories to lawmakers on capitol hill. emily schmidt has that story from wash reporter falches from the coast it s impacted us greatly. do you solemnly swear to tell the truth reporter: to the capitol where two different congressional hearings focus on people hurt by the spill. i don t know a single business in our town that has not been directly affected by this oil. reporter: the head of alabama s gulf coast convention and visitors bureau says hotels that are usuall thi wneree io. and this is not a sustainable business model. reporter: the u.s. travel association wants bp to earmark $500 million for a tourism marketing campaign. and in a separate hearing,
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