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. >> a candid david axelrod tells us why he's going home. ing home. right hand man says good-bye. >> david axelrod tells us why he's going home. >>> when president obama gets to the oval office this morning, one person he won't see is david axelrod. >> after spending years by the president's side, axelrod is gone. >> here's jake tapper with his exit interview. >> reporter: it's been a whirlwind ride for david axelrod. >> i'm beginning my life as a kibbitzer tomorrow. >> reporter: the white house senior adviser is headed back to chicago. >> i actually have a meeting tomorrow morning. even though i'm officially ending my tenure today. >> reporter: after two years devoted to electing then-senator obama and two years working as the president's closest aide, he's heading home. but there was little time at the white house for cupcakes and punch. with unrest in egypt leading to clashes in the streets and demonstrators killed and wounded. >> the president has strong feelings about this. >> reporter: we sat with axelrod for an exit interview. so, i guess it wo

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and when we come back, trouble in margaritaville. jimmy buffet goes over down under. downunder. ,,,, >> couric: ohio congressman dennis kucinich is suing a congressional cafeteria. seems he chomped down on a sandwich wrap he says contained "a dangerous substance," specifically an olive pit. kucinich claims he suffered serious dental injuries. he's seeking $150,000 for dental expenses, pain and suffering, and "loss of enjoyment." now a lesson in how not to escape from the police. a 20-year-old nicholas duffy climbed out of the window of a patrol car. one slight problem, though, it was going around 30 miles per hour. duffy got a little banged up and was quickly recaptured. singer jimmy buffet is nursing some wounds. this video from tmz shows him falling from the stage. he apparently was blinded by stage lights. he gashed his head and is in stable condition tonight at a sydney hospital. and coming up next the american spirit: a martial artist marshals artist for a very good cause. back. their creative image campaign. next on cbs 5 a bay

jim axelrod reports. >> reporter: the body under the tarp was a man named jason king. last month in new york, he was run over by a truck backing up. king's ipod may have drowned out the truck's warning signal. >> the one thing we haven't done is reminding people about how to be a safe walker. >> reporter: a 31-year-old california man, and a 39-year-old alabama woman were both hit by trains while on their cell phones. after four straight years of declines, the latest numbers show an increase in pedestrian deaths. and the evidence suggests electronic devices may be to blame. >> really, really need to pay attention to the streets, and again, where you're going. >> reporter: now, some state lawmakers want to stop the music. in oregon, cyclists would be banned from using mobile phones and music players while riding. similar bills are being considered in virginia and california. in new york, a state senator wants to ban the use of the devices while crossing the street. imposing a $100 fine. >> it's absolutely necessary. as we see mounting fatalities and vehicular accidents.

literally the day after the midterms they meet the in david axelrod's lunch. and obama was taken aback by daley's encouragement of him running. daley knew the clintons very well and daley said "why not run? you'll never be hotter than you are now." obama had just come off his book tour, uf of campaigning around the country. he warned him, though, he said "running against the clintons and john edwards is tough. tlesz two people who are going to be aggressive on the campaign trail." but he said "why not go for it. >> rose: the question of the business community, the this solves the problem about there's nobody who had business experience in the white house. >> it doesn't solve it entirely. i think the business community is going to want a lot of not just rhetoric but action but bill daley, first of all, is a supporter of free trade which is a huge issue for the business community and for republicans. he lobbied for nafta, they spearheaded that. and he also again has worked for a bank, he's worked in the telecommunication business. and he's someone who speaks the

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senior white house adviser david axelrod who is trading the white house for the obama 2012 campaign trail while the 2008 campaign mastermind david plouffe will pick up some of his responsibilities and former chief of staff rahm emanuel replaced for now by pete rouse. that last spot may be the most critical and toughest to fill. >> it's not just about your relationship with the president that's important when you're chief of staff, it's the relationship with the party, it's the relationship with congress. it's the relationship with the other agencies, i mean, this person is supposed to be the one that gets to play the bad cop when the president needs one. >> reporter: despite all the shuffling, the new faces are familiar. with so many insiders, it's not clear just how much will truly change. there will also be a shake-up to the president's schedule. analysts say expect to see a lot more of him outside the beltway playing mingler in chief as he tries to connect with voters in the run-up to 2012. dan? >> thank you, yunji. >>> for more now on the president's plans when he gets back to washing

leaving the white house to return to the private sector and two recognizable faces around here, david axelrod, he's expected to leave in a few weeks and perhaps not far behind him, the white house press secretary, robert gibbs so changes could be coming soon. >> thank you, savannah. >>> and as savannah mentioned a lot of the freshmen republicans arriving in washington, rode into town on a tea party wave and determined now to shake things up beginning with the federal budget. our report tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: mike kerry is used to throwing out the first pitch when the blue sox take on the slippery rock sliders than arguing over the debt sealing. >> we had a great day up here where we had a dinner and talking about sporting issues. >> reporter: now the one-time defensive tackle for notre dame has left his chevy dealership behind in pennsylvania to drive the 269 miles to washington facing culture shock and sticker shock. >> can you imagine being maxed out on your credit card and not being able to make payments and you call the bank and say, i need more money. i need to

yesterday in an interview i did the senior white house adviser, david axelrod, he used stronger language to talk about how president obama has been conveying this to mubarak. stronger language than we have ever heard before. >> he's on several occasions directly confronted president mubarak on it, and pushed him on the need to -- for political reform. >> to get ahead. >> in this country, exactly, to get ahead of this. >> directly confronted, david. that is, i'm told by without officials, a more accurate description than the more benign language we have heard until now. >> jake, look forward to. in the meantime, the u.s. has had a long history with president mubarak. who is he and how many billions of dollars have taxpayers here spent on the relationship? here's david kerley tonight. >> reporter: more egyptians are calling for mubarak to leave, but this is in washington, d.c. >> hey, obama listen up. hey, obama listen up. hosni mubarak's time is up. >> who is hosni mubarak? for 30 years, he's been one of the u.s.'s strongest allies in the middle east, but he's been prodded by all five ame

senior advisor david axelrod leaving the head of the campaign will be replaced by david plouffe, the architect of the 2008 campaign. and gibbs is expected to be replaced by one of three white house advisors. the closest thing to an outsider is bill daily who the president is considering for chief of staff, but he too is no stranger to democratic politics, as commerce secretary under president clinton and brother of the mayor of chicago. >> as an investment banker though he could bring fresh perspective to the president's top priority. >> the president knows that the key to his re-election is economic growth which means jobs. and that he has to establish better ties with the business community. >> reporter: bill daily was here at the white house a short time ago to meet with the president, but we're told that no job was offered, though he is still very much in the running for that chief of staff job. >> couric: we'll stay tuned to that, chip reid, chip thank you. some reinforcement meanwhile are coming to the political wars in washington. tonight we listen to some of the newest congre

can you talk about the impact that you think your leaving will have in concert with david axelrod and rahm emanuel? >> one of the things you learn very quickly as you walk into this building each day, you are -- you're struck by the sense that -- of the history of this place and you realize that whatever your length of service here, it is temporary in the long and wonderful history of our country. and i think it does an administration good, and i think it will do this administration good, to have people like david and others come into the administration who haven't been here, who have been able to watch a little bit from the outside. we all admit -- you have to admit there's a bubble in here to some degree. soing having new voices and having fresh voices, some of those voices are coming back from having taken a couple of years off are an important part of this process. i think they'll serve the president well, even as people like david axelrod and i go outside of the building and have a chance to talk to the president and people here with a slightly different perspective of not drivin

after a couple of years in chicago, he's come to washington in effect to replace david axelrod going home to chicago. let's not waste precious broadcast time arguing about whether or not this was a different speech for barack obama or any other president to deliver in that chamber. let me ask, instead, why such a different speech this year? >> well, i think it was a serious speech but an optimistic speech and what the american people are looking for is a plan for the future. and that's what the president laid out tonight. we need to outeducate, outinnovate and outbuild the rest of the world. also, challenge congress. we need to reform our government and be serious about cutting spending and we need to do all that together. i think the american people have sent a pretty clear message. they expect our leaders to work together and that's what the president intends to do. >> david, let's pick up on joe scarborough's point and those veteran of catholic school can associate with it immediately. he put it in school terms. another way to put it was in the audience tonight while it made for a

this will be important for him of course is already looking ahead to his reelection david axelrod his acommunication director have left the administration officially so they can begin to look at his reelection campaign. if a lot of reluctant issues on the mind of people as they gather today. >> they are going to leave an empty seat tonight at of you mentioned this earlier for congresswoman's difference again at the point of honor a way of saying we love you, we miss you and we wish you were here. >> you see a picture of her on the screen on the left side of your screen this was taken earlier during her tenure at the house. catherine you been talking about earlier newscast about the gas will be making appearances in the house chamber today including the family of the little girl who was killed. >> her parents will be there the green family, the young and turned really people are saying played a big part in helping her that day and saving her life. some of for doctors from tucson will be there. and a young couple from santa cruz business partners who got a loan from the government and w

david axelrod who is trading the white house for the 2012 obama campaign trail for the 2008 mastermind david will pick up some of his responsibilities and rob rahm emanuel the last stop may be the toughest to fill. >> it's not just about the with your chief of the staff it's a relationship with the congress and relationship with the other agencies. this person is supposed to be the one that gets to play the bad cop when the president needs one. >> despite all the shuffling new faces are familiar. with so many insiders, it's not clear just how much will truly change. >> there will also be a shakeup to the president's schedule analysts say expect to see a lot more of him outside the beltway as he tries to connect with voters to the run-up to 2012. >> rock and roll legend chuck berry started off the new year clapping at a performance in chicago. he was examined by medics but he refused to be hospitalized. berry is known for his classic songs including johnny b.goode he came back after the medics saw him and he did a quick dance step for the audience and he was helped off stage. >> they sa

senior adviser david axelrod going in the other direction, moving out. what impact could this have? >> well, within the white house, both davids are beloved. but david is somebody who was really a rock in the 2008 campaign and i think it's been really hard for a couple of years for the president so far. and they feel like david plus coming in might be an anchor, a calming effect. and axelrod is a great strategist but i think some people think maybe he could be more effective, guiding the president's re-election campaign. david coming in trying to do some strong managerial work to get people refocussed for this next two years the president's going to try to resurrect his presidency. >> any other shifts in the white house? any other possible staff changes? >> well, it looks like the communications team will be changing as well. robert gibbs who does the briefings from the podium and is very close to the president's inner circle may no longer be that public face of the white house. may possibly be leaving to go to the campaign. there's been krut civil that the white house's communicati

but the voices on the outside, david axelrod and other close adviser is leaving to get started olt re-elect campaign in chicago. rob emanuel has left, we've seen advisers leave, and still provide advice. >> one of the names is bill daly, former commerce secretary. he was seen at the white house today for a meeting. what would he bring if he were to come in as chief of staff? >> he may be the rob emanuel replacement. you have bill daly. pete row, the interim chief of staff right now who may also be asked to stay on if bill daly doesn't get the job offer. but he was at the white house today all signs pointed to a bill daly chief of staff. and this is saying to the president, these next two years are drnts than the first two years. the first two years were getting legislation through the hill. now it's about the implementation of those policies and a better selling and communicating of them to the american people. that's the one area where the president has said he's fallen down a bit on the job. >> so are these people who are seen as better communicaters or how is that? >> bill daly was in th

. >> reporter: and white house senior advisers robert gibbs and david axelrod are leaving the casa blanca to work on the campaign. >> it feels right to me. this feels right. >> reporter: and for the president, this feels like a pivotal time. for "this week," i'm jake tapper at the white house. >> and the question remains, will the president find bipartisan cooperation on the hill? joining me, joe lieberman, kent conrad, and kay bailey hutchison. thank you all for joining me this morning. let me ask you, senator lieberman, what will you be listening to from the president at the state of the union? what does he need to say? >> the president listened to the results of the election. that's the right thing to do in america. elections have consequences. since then, he's reconnected to the vital center of american politics. and i think to the american people. the way he reconnected was through the remarkable accomplishments of the lame duck session and the incredibly unifying speech in tucson. i think he's got to keep that going. i think the mood of the state of the union needs to be both unifyi

you no it is not as if obama's advisers, david axelrod, coming to obama in saying hey president obama here poll ratings have slipped, come out for the ground zero mosque. it is not as if that is a politically brilliant thing to do get obama does that. i report in my book that obama endorsed someone secretly -- somewhat secretly the release of the lockerbie bomber. this is a guy named al-megrahi. he is an islamic terrorist, who brought down the pan am jet over lockerbie scotland. several people were killed, the vast majority of them americans. he was tried and convicted, and yet think you are ago the scottish government -- he was being held in scotland -- proposed to release him and send them home to libya. the obama administration loudly protested and rightly so what american president would be in favor of releasing a terrorist who was directly responsible for the murder of hundreds of americans? and yet, the london times reported that it obtained a letter that the obama brennan is stray shin sent to obama saying to skop scotland we don't think you should release them but if you want

david axelrod pointed to michael bennett's win as a model of what they need to do. sarah palin is weak where they have to beat obama. >> my concern with this is we game the system. how will it go with this poll or that. it comes to the big issue and we talk about debt, your interview with representative cantor said so much. no one wants to cut spending but in long-term there isn't anybody on either side when we hit the road here is willing to deal with the big issues facing this country when it comes to big three things. i wonder and maybe this is a financial correspondent here but i wonder if in a world without term limits you'll address those big issues and those big issues that could bankrupt this country because you're not going to get re-elected if you cut social security or you cut medicare. >> partly because those are issues that are too big for one party to deal with alone. the only way food thto do that have both parties do it together. >> i want to get a quick point in here. ambassador huntsman to china hasn't ruled out his own run for presidency. watch th

but there was an attempt by the obama administration-- a very concerted attempt, anita dunn, david axelrod and even the president-- to either freeze out or do a critique of the rhetoric of fox news and whether, in fact they're news at all and all the rest of the critique that you see elsewhere in the media and it was laughed out of court by a lot of people. >> rose: that's no reason to stop because it's laughed out of court. >> well, politics is a reason to stop. now you see on superbowl sunday the big interview for the president of the united states will be conducted by bill o'reilly. >> rose: for a reason, fox is carrying the superbowl. >> yes, indeed, but he can give an interview to anybody he wants or not give an interview to anybody he wants and o'riley compared to glenn beck is eric sevareid. (laughter) >> on the business of opportunities instead of tone, as we all know, politics is partly planning and partly unplanned circumstance and i think that there was a planning part early i don't know the president on the financial relief thought he was dealing trying to deal with the republi

david axelrod, he often says president obama is usually... he's like michael jordan who is always at his best at the free throw line. and that's the president. when everything is on the line he really tends to do his best. we've seen that since this midterm election. he's come back with a vengeance and that's something we tend to see from this guy. >> rose: julianne that, thank you so much for joining us. >> sure. >> rose: albert, thank you. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: see you both tomorrow night. we'll be right back. stay with us. we continue with the race for mayor in chicago. earlier today an appeals court ruled former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel, a candidate for mayor, does not meet the residence requirement to run for mayor. from emanuel, who's been the front-runner of the race, he spoke at a news conference earlier today. >> i have no doubt that we will in the end prevail at this effort. as my father used to say nothing's easy in life. so nothing's ever easy. this is just one turn in the road. >> rose: joining me from wa

you know, it's not as if obama's advisors, david axelrod, are coming to obama and saying hey, president obama, your poll ratings have slipped, come out for the ground zero mosque. it's not as if that is a politically brilliant thing to do. yet, obama does that. i report in my book that obama endorsed, somewhat secretly, there really -- the so-called lockerbie bomber. this is a guy, he is an islamic terrorist who brought down a pan am jet over lockerbie scotland. several hundred people were killed at a vast majority of them americans. he was tried, convicted, and yet a year ago the scottish government to give is to be held in scotland, proposed release them. the obama and restriction loudly protested, and rightly so, what american president would be in favor of releasing a terrorist who was directly responsible for the murder of hundreds of americans. and yet, the london times reported that they obtained a letter that the obama administration sent to scotland just a week before the release, saying to scotland and we don't think you should release them, if you want to, we will not object

i am not sure i would read a lot into comparing david axelrod and bobby jindal. i think if you look at our work over all you will find it is very accurate, very fair, and i think it presents a really helpful tool to assess the political discourse. host: politifact.com is the website. pauline is in cleveland. she is a democrat. guest: good morning. i want you to take into consideration that when a president obama walked into the house, the house was on fire, impending depression, and then when he used the water to put out the fire everybody complained about the water bill. you can fact czech president obama as much as you would like, -- fact check president obama as much as you would like, but how many presidents we have to go back to find the environment, the situation president obama stepped into. guest: it is an interesting metaphor. your point about the economy is an important one, and i think as you look at what so much of what president obama has done in the first two years, he really has had to focus, maybe a majority of his time, on the economy. what is in

counselor david axelrod returns to chicago soon to work on the president's re-election. 2008 campaign manager plough joins the white house team next monday. shake-ups aren't common after two years says john dickerson. >> good to have turnover in the white house. it is alcoholics anonymous instant. they need legs, fresh perspective and people who have just gotten some sleep. >> reporter: but hold on. there's more. tomorrow, the president will announce a new head of his national economic counsel, it will be gene sperling holding the post in the clinton administration is now at treasury. so lots of changes, but still, pretty much all in the family. chris? >> cbs' bill plante at the white house this morning, thank you. >>> from democrats in the white house to the republicans who now control the house of representatives. the gavel has been passed to a new speaker and the gop is promising big changes. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes on capitol hill with the latest. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. republicans are starting their first full day in power with a

whoever they bring in, matt, unless it's rahm emanuel, valerie jarrett or david axelrod, they are not going to have the same access. so not to call it a diminished capacity, but it is certainly going to be a more traditional capacity of the white house press secretary, not in the way robert gibbs was, who was also a senior counselor inside the west wing. >> lots of changes coming. chuck todd at the white house for us this morning. chuck, thanks very much. >> you got it, sir. >>> now a check of the top stories from ann curry over at the news desk. good morning, to you ann. >> good morning. >>> also in the news this morning, a 55-year-old american woman was reportedly arrested in iran and accused of hiding spy quill in her teeth. she wille the first american to be detained in iran since those three hikers were taken into custody along the border with iraq back in july 2009. >>> an omaha, nebraska, high school is in shock today after the 17-year-old son of a local police detective opened fire on wednesday, killing his vice principal and wounding the school's principal. police say the tee

he will welcome david plouffe, his 2008 campaign manager, and bid adieu to david axelrod, back to chicago to work on the 2012 re-election campaign. then there's the president's issue agenda. expect to hear more from him about competitiveness. >> at this moment, the most important contest we face, is not between democrats and republicans. it's between america and our economic competitors all around the world. >> reporter: you'll see aggressive outreach to incoming speaker, john boehner, on education reform. but the president will push back against house republican efforts to repeal the health care law. still to come are decisions about the budget. expect house republicans to propose big spending cuts before the white house does. and white house officials tell say they expect elizabeth warren, that's the white house official tasked by setting up the new financial consumer protection bureau, they expect them to name holly petraeus to a new commission that protects military families from predatory lenders. holly petraeus, is the wife of general david petraeus. >>> we're going to talk to capit

william daley will be able to talk for the president as he loses david axelrod to chicago to work on the election and bill dalye will be able to talk for the president and that's important, too. >> what do these changes tell us about where the president is headed the next two years. >> we saw him put together a deal to get the tax cuts extended, the bush tax cuts, a beginning of the shift of the president recognizing the election results, he was dealing with a republican congress and republican house. we see william daley can get done, make things happen and will not be interested in ideological fights. that's the president's position, as well. this is a pragmatic white house and the president brought in people who are pragmatic and want to get things done. >> you talk about robert gibbs leaving his job, very stressful gig. what are your sources telling you who is in line for the job. >> everybody is chattering about this. i'm not sure anyone really knows what's going on. a few top names, the communications drekor for joe biden. deputies for gibbs and people talking about karen finne

i am not sure i would rd a lot into comparing david axelrod and bobby jindal. i think if you look at our work over all you will find it is very accurate, very fair, and i think it presents a really helpful tool to assess the political discourse. host: politifact.com is the website. pauline is in cleveland. she is a democrat. guest: good morning. i want you to take into consideration that when a president obama walked into the house, the house was on fire, impending depression, and then when he used the water to put out the fire everybody complained about the water bill. you can fact czech president obama as much as you would like, -- fact check president obama as much as you would like, but how many presidents we have to go back to find the environment, the situation president obama stepped into. guest: it is an interting metaphor. your point about the economy is an important one, and i think as you look at what so much of what president obama has done in the first two years, he really has had to focus, maybe a majority of his time, on the economy. what is inte

also leaving the administration, senior advisor david axelrod, and press secretary robert gibbs. in tehran, a state newspaper reports american detained for spying, entering that country without a visa. if reports that she has buying equipment on her body. she is the fourth american that iran has accused of spying in less than two years. and finally, the former borscht top economic adviser, treasury economicrmer bush topi advisory panel, henry paulson, sold his house for one third less than his asking price and more than $1 million less than what he paid for it four years ago. >> house republicans are moving ahead to repeal what they called the job-killing health care law. the debate begins this friday with a vote next wednesday watch live coverage of the entire vote on c-span and view the bill on line at c-span.org. and listen to historic supreme court cases on c-span radio. saturday, the court considers the definition of "independent ," end racial discrimination. -- and racial discrimination. you can listen on line at c-span is based radio.org. -- c-spanradio.org. host: quarrel

the big change that is going to occur is david axelrod, the president's trust senior adviser, is it out the door, some time around the state of the union. he will be replaced by david pilaf -- ploff. host: loretta, democrat. cleveland, ohio. good morning. caller: happy new year. it looks like the republicans want a fight, and they are going to lose. and the gop lost their fiscal responsibility card and their christian card, on the way to the bank to cash that tax cut check. the christian right did not stand up for the poor. what happened to them? what happened to that offshore bank tax audit? there was supposed to be some type of investigation to give them some time to get their business in order and to pay taxes. something like billions of dollars that they have been stashing in offshore banks. host: lisa mascaro? guest: there are all kinds of loopholes that allow businesses to put their money offshore. there were some things done to bring some of that money in. i was going to say one thing. it was interesting, she talked about the role of the christian right in the republican party. t

david axelrod. inner circle shakeups are common? >> these are burnout jobs. incredibly difficult jobs to do. at the two-year mark you see the first exits from a well organized administration. sometimes if they come sooner than that it means that it was a mistake in the first place. >> it doesn't suggest anything? >> no, this is standard. >> i want to move on so sarah palin. she's been going around bad mouthing the president. she said the acronym for his stated goal of winning the future wtf actually stands for what the -- and you can fill in the blank. i was scared to bring it up. >> we're not allowed to finish that. >> we're not allowed to either. you know what it stands for. what does she accomplish by saying something like this. >> it's a real challenge for her to sound presidential. it's as weird as it gets. really, if you look for a lack of civility or the argument, this week you really have to go to sarah palin and michelle bachmann. no one else is doing it. the bipartisan agreement about how to make things work more smoothly in the senate. those two ar