maggie daley celebrating 20 years of her program after school matters. it helps chicago children by teaching them job skills and introducing them to the arts. as for her husband's decision to retire from city hall, maggie daley says she agrees it was time. >> to me, i think it's another door opening. a new adventure in our life. and we were looking forward to it. >> maggie daley says she will continue with after school matters when her husband is no longer mayor. she is continuing her fight with breast cancer. she does have to walk with a cane or in this case crutches because of some surgeries. but she hopes in the near future she won't need those crutches or the cane. we wish her the best. >>> coming up next at midday, the shocking new findings about the poverty rate in the u.s. >> and pope benedict beginning a controversial visit to britain with acknowledgement of church failures in dealing with abuse cases. >>> the concern over the diet drug meridia. why federal regulators are split over keeping the drug on the market. [ male announcer ] millions of m

it can all be found in maggie daley's after school matters program. she will always be a cheerleader for the project and has no plans to step away she says. after the last week's announcement of her husband stepping away from chicago city politics, she promises not to turn her back on the city. >> rich and i feel the city of chicago has welcomed us. and i know myself over these past years the spiritual support i've had from this community. it's touched me more than you'll ever know. >> reporter: for years she's been living with and fighting breast cancer. today she walks with a cane by hopes to lose it soon. recovery from surgeries has been slow and tedious, she shows no signs of failing. as for her husband's steps post politics. >> i think it's another door opening. a new adventure in our life. i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: she agrees with her husband's call to call it quits and remains tight lipped about what's next for her, the mayor and chicago. >> he loves being mayor. but as he said, it's time to move on. and -- but we'll always be the

daley clearly has his own reasons. he's 68 years old and his wife maggie has been ill. his father died of a heart attack in office at the age of 74. today president obama said of his fellow chicagoan, "no mayor in america loved his city more or served the community with greater passion than rich daley." katie? >> couric: dean reynolds in chicago. dean, thank you. and still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," the art of the possible. inner city kids turning their talent into profit. but up next, preserving history. a relic of 9/11 returns to ground zero. when my doctor told me that my chronic bronchitis was copd... i started managing it every day. i like to volunteer... hit the courts... and explore new places. i'm breathing better with spiriva. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd... which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i take it every day... it keeps my airways open to help me breathe better all day long. spiriva does not replace fast acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and call your doct