. >> bill daley is out and jack lu is in as president obama's third chief of staff in three years.not from chicago. jack lu who currently serves as budget director will officially take over at the end of the month. joining me now are national affairs editor john heilman and political columnist for salon.com. gentlemen, what do we make of the white house switching to a chief of staff during an election year who has no presidential campaign experience? daily does. daily has been in the operations on the campaigns. >> i think the campaign that daily experienced with or the one campaigns he has experience with is between 1996. i think what this is a lagging indicator of is there that the white house model to follow to get re-elected for obama in 2012 is not the same model to follow that bill clinton used in 1996. that's why daily is brought in. it was going to be triangulation and try olive branches. now it's going to be a recognition of the republicans are both unwilling and ip incapable of working with the democratic white house right now. i think this is a lagging indicator of that.

renuncio porque regresarÁ a chicago, apenas durÓ un aÑo en el cargo dijo que reemplazarÁ a davy con jack lupeo a un inmigrante peruano. >>> y tambiÉn le diremos cuÁl la importancia del voto hispano en las primarias republicana con esto y mÁs les espero esta noche. >>> gracias ilia.>>> al volver por quÉ la iglesia catÓlica ha perdido tantos feligreses y ahora pide que vuelvan. algo pasa que muchos catÓlicos abandonan su iglesia la conferencia de obispos catÓlico dice que cien mil catÓlicos dejan la iglesia cada aÑo.>>> quÉ provoca el exodo y cÓmo responde la iglesia. >>> en estados unidos unos cien mil catÓlicos abandonan la iglesia cada aÑo dato revelado por fuentes catÓlicas basados en un estudio que a de viernes te que 33% de catÓlicos van a misa una vez a la semana. >>> o trogs intereses otras religiones o a ninguna a ser a teos razÓn desde escÁndalos sexuales de sacerdes, crisis econÓmica perdida de fe o temor en dios. >>> me gusta leer mucho lo de la virgen de guadalupe, si usted va youtube busca preguntas o respuesta de la virgen de guadalupe hay cosas que dicen que la luna la media l

after praising daley, the president named jack lu as his new chief of staff.e currently the white house budget director and has extensive relationship with congress. >>> last night's bcs title game at the superdome in new orleans, here is nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. alabama came into last night's bcs title game as the second ranked team in the nation laevent new orleans as national champs. with a combination of field goals and stifling defense, the crimson tied led from start to finish from lsu. tied a bowl record with five field goals and their defense did the rest. they shut out the tigers. alabama wins its second national title in three years. 21-0. we will have much more on the bcs title game coming up in sports. for now, back to you. >> thank you very much, fred. >>> here is a look at the stories making news early today in america. nothing stealthy about an atm heist inside a florida nail salon. a tree of robbery suspects broke in to use their car to smash in the door. they escaped with stolen property. no arrests have been made. >>> security came

you heard them cheering the news that jack lu, who started out as an aide to tip o'neill, would get that top job at the white house. as to what it manes for the re-election campaign, power is really centered at that chicago headquarters. with david plufg who is the deputy chief of staff i mean that his empire becomes even more totally his. >> woodruff: the drama is not only on the republican side today but also at the white house. susage page in new hampshire, stewart rothenberg, thank you both. we'll see you tomorrow, both of you. >> thank, judy. >> brown: and now to a politically sensitive legal case. texas doesn't hold its primary until april. but well before then, the u.s. supreme court is being asked to settle a redistricting dispute with broad implications for the makeup of the state's-- and possibly the nation's-- future political landscape. texas gained four new congressional seats due to an explosion of population growth in the past decade, more than half of it within the hispanic community. the state legislature drew up a new map of voting districts, but it's being challenged b

the new guy, jack lu, says he is clinton ties as well and used that same credential. >>> during his firstresident clinton, jack was the only budget director in history to preside over budget surpluses for three consecutive years and over the last year, he has helped strengthen our economy and streamline the government at a time when we need to do everything we can to keep our recovery going. >> reporter: so jack liu takes over at the end of the month -- lew. he has never run a major national campaign. it's rare and surprising to change your chief of staff at the beginning of election year. >> shep: white house is pushing back on a new book on the administration's inner workings. >> it's written by jodie cantor, they are not happy with it. because it portrays the staff, back to the rahm emanuel. fighting with valerie and clashing with michelle obama on healthcare. but there is anecdote about robert gibbs cursing the first lady in private whether gibbs was handling a media report well enough. jay carney would not dispute it but in general a lot of this is overblown. take a listen. >> this i

. >> daley will be replaced by current budget director jack lu. >>> beyonce and jay-z are celebrating birth of their baby, but other parents say they were kept from seeing their babies because of the superstar security. >>> that is a local dog's x- ray. he was near death. we'll tell you how he was saved coming up. it's where you spend a lifetime so your kids can go to college. so you can actually visit that beach proudly displayed on your monitor. for that, you work through lunch. or as we like to say, lunch through work. perfectly balanced hormel compleats meals. freshness sealed for flavor. in over 30 varieties, it's the lunch that works. >>> look at that, a spoon in the belly of a dog. the dog's all right, but now his owner has to swallow something else, a huge price tag for the vet bill. will thomas here now. what's the deal? >> cost 2,500 bucks to remove that spoon from the dog's belly. could have ended badly, but vincent, the labrador retriever, not going anywhere. >> such a good boy of. reporter: like most dog owners, lori neomini loves her and 9-year-old vincent knows it. look

he'll be replaced by the current white house budget director jack lu. >> okay. i'm going to have to go with what my friends who work with me told me on this one. for the second time in three years, alabama is the bcs national champs. they shutout lsu 20-0 to win the title avenging their only regular season loss this year. how about that? i'm sorry. i don't know anything about football. >> still ahead, families are outraged after a governor lets four convicted killers off the hook. >> bizarre. absolutely bizarre story. and also, talk about an ice breaker. literally an ice breaker. this is a big old tanker full of fuel and it is trying to get to a place that really, really needs it and it ain't easy. it is going to make it? >>> we'll take a look at that. good morning to you, tampa bay. right now 57 degrees. guess what? later it's going to be sunny and 79 degrees. count your blessings. in the east, it's pretty cold. the temperatures are dipping. it is 21 minutes past the hour. and we're getting an early read on your local newsmaking national headlines. this morning

jack lu was appointed as his replacement. lu currently serves as white house budget director.will be the third chief of staff in the obama administration. rahm emanuel was in charge for close to two years before becoming mayor of chicago and handing things over to daly. >>> this morning, the white house is criticizing a new book about the president and first lady. "the obamas" is written by "new york times" reporter jody cantor. in the book, cantor claims that first lady michelle obama has experienced newsroom tensions with the west wing staff. the book is based on interviews with 30 current and former aides, president obama, and the first lady declined to be interviewed. the white house posted a statement on their blog criticizing the book for relying on secondhand accounts and cantor's own interpretation of events. the statement reads, "the emotions, thoughts, and private moments described in the book, though often seemingly ascribed to the president and first lady, reflect little more than the author's own thoughts. these secondhand accounts are staples of every administrat

president obama appeared with daly and his replacement, jack lu, yesterday. he currently serves as white house budget director. he will be the third chief in the obama administration. rahm emanuel was in charge for close to two years before becoming mayor of chicago and handing thing over to daly. >>> it could cost more to ride metro this summer. the transit agency's general manager is unveiling the new budget proposal this week that calls for a 5% increase to bus and rail face. tracee wilkins is live in chinatown with the budget breakdown. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're looking at a lot of changes and a lot of proposed increases. and general managers saying that he wants to make sure that metro is the safest system possible. that's going to mean more money coming out of everyone's pockets in an attempt to try and enhance safety for riders and also, again, pay for all the change. metro's general manager and ceo, richard sarles, subpoena mitted his operating -- submitted his operating budgets yesterday. the $1.6 billion operating budget is $116

president obama appointed jack lu as his replacement. lew serves as a white house budget director. he will be the third chief of staff in the obama administration. rahm emanuel was in charge close two years before becoming mayor of chicago and handing things over to daley. >>> today the supreme court will hear arguments over what's considered indecent on television. broadcast networks filed a lawsuit against the federal communications commission saying the group's indecency regulation ring violating free speech rights. networks argue because of advances in technology, parents can choose for themselves what's considered inappropriate. also say the current rules are so broad and vague stations are unsure what's allowed and what isn't. >>> well, i'm going to congratulate tom because i did tell him i could smell the snow yesterday morning. pat lawson muse told me she felt the same thing yesterday and you said it is out there somewhere. >> yeah. i know what you mean. you do. you can smell the humidity and dampness, coldness in the air. then if you look up and actually a lot of the snow

announcement that his chief of staff bill daly is stepping down and resigning and he will be replaced by jack luas probably going to be leaving the white house after the reelection campaign, but now this news that he will be leaving sooner, paving the way here for a new person to be at the helm of the president's staff going into what is obviously a very tough battle for reelection. we'll be getting more details in the coming minutes. we'll hear from the president himself on your show at 3:00 p.m. eastern. >> we'll take that live, and perhaps between now and then we can get more contacts, too. brooke, thank you so much with the news that bill daly will be leaving as chief of staff. >>> weather? we had some pictures moments ago of horrible flash flooding in houston. >> brutal morning. 3 to 5 inches in some spots. this is coming out of manhole covers there. you could tell that manhole cover was still on, but water just kind of splashes up from the sewers that may have pushed those manhole covers away from the hole. all of a sudden you think you're driving and your car literally drives into a hole.

jack lu seen on the president's left is taking over. stepping down to spend more time with his grandchildren but reportedly has had a falling out with other white house staffers. >>> maryland soldier accused of trying to join an african based group. federal prosecutors say he tried to join a somalia based terror group but was arrested and brought back to the u.s. he is facing 15 years from prison. >>> a frightening scene, a man taking hostages at discovery channels headquarters silver spring in 2010 the gunman died the hostages survived. the montgomery county officer who helped police take him down received a big honour. beth parker has that story. >> we have a male caucasian in the main lobby with a gun. >> he looks like he has a bomb. >> 911 calls from the day a suicide bomber took over the lobby of discovery channel listen closely as employees thing another shooter may be arriving. >> someone else was running up with a rifle in their arms. >> is that a police officer. >> no he is in shorts t-shirt, black gentleman a yellow fluorescen

. >> daley will be replaced by the current budget director, jack lu.ng us this morning is john podesta. is he live for us in washington. i should tell you we have ron brownsteen with us this morning. he's with the national journal. candy crowley who's the host of the state of the union. jamal simmons is a national editor. mr. poe des at that, let me start with you. whenever somebody releases a statement that says i want to spend more time with my family. i need to return. automatically like red flags start flying. do you believe that, in fact, he wanted to spend more time with his family or is this really a metaphor for something else that had to happen here? >> the reality was it was bill daley's choice. i don't think he was very happy in the white house these days. the structure wasn't working very well. he had given up a lot of his day-to-day duties to peat rousse who's the counselor to the president. i think he made the right call actually. when in your heart you feel like you're better off moving on, then it's time to move on. i think the presiden

involved consider jacking, kidnapping and robbery >>> meantime ayoung san jose mother is due in court this morning for a bail hearing. 24-year-old lieu pito cortez is accused of -- luz is accused of dropping her son from a window christmas morning. the child survived with just bruises and cuts. investigators say that incident was a result of the woman's severe mental problems >>> it is 8:34. 47 laptop computers were stolen from the nursing department at solano xhunt college over the holiday. they were at -- community college over the holiday. they were last seen december 23rd. when the teachers came back january 4th, they were gone. there was no sign of forces entry into the building and the investigation continues >>> there is still no stop sign at an east palo alto intersection where a 6-year-old girl was killed in september of last year. the city council approved installing flashing signs and pavement markings that say "slow, school crossing" at bay road and gloria way and park asking to longer allowed near the crosswalk of the the mercury news reports the city will monitor whether or not those improvements will be enough before taking steps to install a stop si