More. Rose dan pfeiffer for the hour next. Fundee for charlie rose is provided by the following rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Rose dan pfeiffer was Senior Advisor to the president until his resignation became effective last week. Before that he served as the president S Communications director. Former deputy chief of staff operations called his depar ture the end of an era. He is the last of a select group which stayed with the president from the beginning of the campaign for the white house. Announcing his resignation president o billiona said hes been smart steady tireless and true to the values we started with. He is a good man and a friend and im going to miss having him just down the hall from me. Early this week i talked to dan pfeiffer about
In her death, then were very sorry for that. Reporter in tear todays the australian deejays who made a prank call to kates hospital, they have been subjected to death threats. Nothing can make me feel worse than what i feel now and for what i feel for the family. Were so sorry this has happened to them. Reporter speaking out publicly for the first time in a series of Australian Television interviews about how they heard the nurse who answered the call had died. Unfortunately i remember that moment very well, because i havent stopped thinking about it since it happened. I remember my first question was, was she a mother . Reporter telling channel 9. The thought we may have played a part in that is we hope theyre doing okay and getting the love and support they need right now, but personally im reporter in those interviews, the radio deejays say the call was recorded and signed off by station management before it went to air. The station says several attempts were made to contact the hos
Vice President Biden helps up a gun task force. He says he plan toss give his recommendations to president obama by tuesday. Today mr. Biden heard from the National Rifle association which is also expressing opposition to the ideas. Steve handlesman has more on what they are talking about today. Steve . The nra didnt like the way it went, but a big question is how powerful and influential is the nra here on capitol hill . And the answer might be still plenty powerful, despite the massacre in connecticut and todays shotgun shooting in california which left a student wounded. Another s. W. A. T. Team at a school. Another shooting incident. The images from near bakersfield, california hit networks as vice President Biden said hell send to president obama on tuesday a proposal to change u. S. Gun laws. Diminish the probability that what weve seen will okur and diminish the probability that our children are at risk in their schools. Reporter biden who met with hunting groups today and the n
For the 1. 2 billion catholics around the world, then he should step down. Its something that nobody has considered in modern times. A pope today has to conduct, you know, hundreds if not thousands of audiences, meetings, encounters every year. It takes a tremendous physical toll. Reporter Pope Benedict xiv has just said i had enough of this. Hes also been kind of a lowkey person, who just wanted to retire into a Spiritual Life. Thats exactly what he will do now. He will retire to Spiritual Life into a monastery in the vatican for the rest of his life, while somebody else will take his place. President obama reacted with this statement today. He said on behalf of americans everywhere, michelle and i wish to extend our precious and prayers to his holyness Pope Benedict xiv. Michelle and i warmly remember our meeting with the holy father in 2009 and ive appreciated our Work Together over the last four years. The church plays a Critical Role in the United States and the world, an i wish t
Abdicate in 600 years. For him to retire like that, you know, to me its like losing a father. Reporter the 85yearold cited fading health, saying in a statement i have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of my ministry. Vice President Biden is a practicing catholic. This is a man of great integrity and looking out for what he believes is the best interests of our church. I admire him for it. Reporter benedict used twitter, but had visibly slowed down as the papacy became more demanding, thanks in part to energetic predecessor john paul ii. New Yorks Cardinal Timothy Dolan on benedicts reaction. Almost, i dont know if im up to this, but with gods grace and mercy ill give it my best shot, and hes done it well for almost eight years. That is a man in the full possession of his physical powers is going to be needed. Reporter the college of cardinals will choose, a heavy responsibility says cardinal don dolan. Ill await