. >> the new gotthard tunnel has changed werner walker's life. ten years ago he still worked as a hill farmer. now he spends most of his time sitting on a plastic chair with a cigarillo, watching the traffic go by. the 84-year-old has come to terms with his lot. in any case, he says grumbling is not his thing. >> there are lots of trucks that honk and wave. >> does he wave back? >> yes. >> he's a man of few words. he lives alone in his caravan, surviving on canned vegetables, lemonade and tea. there's no television, no internet, or telephone. the folk music on the radio is quite sufficient he says. he doesn't feel lonely, but he is having difficulty walking now. >> good health is what counts. i don't need anything else. nothing else matters -- it's no use having money if you're sick. >> possessions mean nothing to him. perhaps that's how he was able to bear losing everything he held dear for the first 75 years of his life. his house in rynacht was bulldozed to make way for the tunnel. it was where he grew up and worked as a farmer. he had eight c

it's clearly not easy for werner walker.re are so many memories attached to this place, but he won't say anything negative about the tunnel. complaining is pointless, he says, you can't turn the clock back. did he know this was here? werner: yes. >> what does he think? werner: it's ok. >> doesn't it make him emotional to be back here? >> it's forgotten. >> pushed away? >> yeah. >> less than 100 meters away, trains will be thundering at record speeds. the journey from zurich to lugano will take two hours - - that's a reduction of 45 minutes. up to 65 passenger trains and 260 freight trains will pass through here daily. twenty minutes later, the passengers then emerge in the south. it's a new railway age that's quite foreign to werner walker. all his life he's never left the canton of uri. he doesn't feel like celebrating, even though the eyes of the world were on the local town of erstfeld because of the tunnel. all he wants is to get back to his caravan. werner: i can't live in a village full of people. i need to be out in n

werner, cbs news, kannapolis, north carolina. >> pelley: former president george herbert walker bush was moved today into intensive care. >> reporter: president obama offered the bushes his best wishes at his final press conference. >> they have been a constant source of friendship and support and good counsel for michelle and me over the years. they are as fine a couple as we know. >> reporter: just this past saturday, mr. bush was treated for shortness of breath. despite his health, the 92-year- old has remained active. early this month, he was spotted at an n.f.l. game in houston. but one place mr. bush will not be is the upcoming inauguration. he wrote a letter to president- elect trump explaining why. it read in part, "my doctor says if i sit outside in january, it likely will put me six feet under. same for barbara. i wish you the very best." president-elect trump tweeted his thoughts saying, "looking forward to a speedy recovery for george and barbara bush, both hospitalized. thank you for your wonderful letter." the former first lady will remain independent hospital for observation. scott, former president george w. bush, t