who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel. >> i think it is our national novel. if there was a national novel of week, this would be it for the united states. i think it's the favorite book of almost everybody you meet. >> the first time in my life that the book had sort of captured me. that was exciting. i didn't realize that literature could do that. >> i remember reading a copy of my aunt's in jamaica queens. it was the first book ever written by a white writer that discussed racism in ways that was complicate and sophisticated. -- complicated and sophisticated. >> a touchstone in american literary and social history. it's a story gently tugged at the issues of racism. >> she was a champion of people who helped us get liberated from racism in this country. >> harper lee's fir

who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel. >> i think it is our national novel. if there was a national novel of week, this would be it for the united states. i think it's the favorite book

. >> reporter: carol daley is 68 years old and suffering from advanced alzheimer's. her husband mikety cop now working at a local library. everyday he brings carol to work because he can't leave her alone. >> she just doesn't have the ability anymore to... to function independently. and she has to depend on me. >> reporter: when we first met mike and carol in 2008 she was starting an experimental drug. let me ask you a question, how old are you? >> 65. >> reporter: when we visited her nearly two years later, it was clear the therapy had failed. how old are you? >> how old am i? >> reporter: how old? >> 80? no? i don't know. >> reporter: and this afternoon? how old are you? >> i don't know. >> reporter: the cruel fact is, alzheimer's patients don't get better. at today's meeting in washington, government advisors tried to set priorities for a national campaign to treat and manage the disease that is projected to cost more than a trillion dollars by 2050. but the plan doesn't include any funding. dr. joshua chodosh of u.c.l.a. studied the impact of alzheimer's in california. >> this is

mike allen joining us this morning. happy friday. big changes of the white house today. an exclusive about this being the last day for the chief of staff. >> bill daley lew. bill daley is providing some today and they will have chicago food from his hometown at the white house. deep dish pizza and eli's cheese cake and agarics popcorn -- garrett's popcorn. the two were spotted at a restaurant talking over their transition. >> house leaders of the gop basically were talking amongst themselves on a bus trip recently about how disappointed they would be if newt gingrich got the nomination on the republican side. >> this was on the way back from the house republican retreat in maryland. we are told freshmen and especially women were concerned about the idea of newt gingrich being on the ticket. they say that with women and independents and suburbanites especially if he would be a liability. mitt romney was back on the offensive in that clip last night. "politico" is calling its newt gingrich's no show debate. for once mitt romney was on the offensive. newt gingrich was on the defensive. i hate cast a cloud over this and end on a down note, but there's no