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Not the same storm that we followed even last night where it was a tropical feel here in new york city, now it is a cold feel. it feels very much like october. temperatures back in the 50s and that's where it should stay as we head through the afternoon. tamron, back to you. if you are among the millions to stay dry on the east coast today, upload your pictures at firstperson@msnbc.com. > we are expecting that rahm emanuel is resigning and he's also expected to emanuel replacement and peter rouse, known as the fixer. joining me is chuck todd, nbc news political director and chief white hou...

Difference. >> pete has never seen a microphone or a tv camera that he likes. [ laughter ] >> reporter: while quiet, aides note rouse has been involved with almost everything the white house has tried to do. regarding his status, senior white house officials say both the president and rouse agreed to him doing this on an interim basis. aides insist rouse could be the chief of staff long-term but say it gives him an opportunity to try something new. jim? >> jim: mike, thank you very much. the phrases on time and under budget are rarely associated with government projects but that's the assessme...

Saying around the white house "let pete fix it, plenty of problems to solve." the days and months ahead will certainly be interesting because rahm emanuel and rouse have two different styles when it comes to taking care of business. mike, at the white house, give us the differences and similarities between the two. >>reporter: both have work ethics that are required to be chief of staff going long hours, seven days a week. but rahm emanuel is nep for foul language, aggressive personality, you hear him coming from a long way away and rouse is mr. fix it, and here is more from the president. >> ...

Daley of chicago said he wasn't going to run again for election. that provided the opening for rahm emanuel to attempt to gain the job that he says is a job of a lifetime. and that's to be mayor of chicago. that's why we're seeing this happen so quickly and so soon. >> kind of a nice place to kick off the campaign, wouldn't you say? everybody knows it now. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about pete rouse. he's called the fixer. what do we know about him, other than he certainly knows his way around the hill having spent time in senatorial and house offices. >> as has been said many times on this ...

Effective player in washington, d.c. but he's divisive and i know he works with republicans and democrats. i know progressives think he's too modest. but he's a divisive guy. you go back and look at what he said during his years in the house of representatives. he said unkind things about republicans, about general petraeus. for a guy talking about hope and change and bringing people together, it's unusual to have him as your chief of staff. >> what about this peter rouse? >> he's not rahm. he's a much different guy. he's close to the president which is clearly one of the reasons he was picked...