New Gov. Nikki Haley: major deficit, national ambitions

As governors across the country have taken office, we’ve looked at states where new leaders will face major challenges. For the last in our series on new governors we turn to South Carolina, where Governor Nikki Haley takes office today. Gov. Haley is now the youngest governor in the country, at just 38 years old. Her state faces an $829 million budget shortfall. What other challenges does she face and how will she tackle them?

Haley first held office in 2005, when she was elected to South Carolina’s House of Representatives. She began the race as an underdog, until she was backed by Tea Party groups and Sarah Palin. To tell us about Gov. Haley’s importance on a national level is Mark Quinn, host of SCETV’s ?The Big Picture.?