this is the former clinton secretary. he brings real vast business background, something this administration has been searching for with their economic team, but more broadly, the whus staff. it comes at a time, when, as well, we expect that there will be more announced tomorrow. gene sperling is expected to be named as the economic council chair. and my colleague dan loathian has told me that the president himself will make this personnel announcement later on today in the eisenhower executive office building. we re getting details, 2:30 p.m. eastern time. dan loathian and i each confirming with a senior official, it s going to be bill daley. one quick note that s interesting getting circulation this morning. there s a washington post on
gitmo and top-level appointments. he has also served as obama s senate chief of staff. and before that he was a powerful aide to senator tom daschle. again, president obama scheduled to make personnel announcement from the east room of the white house in about an hour. that is 11:05 eastern time. we will bring it to you live as soon as it happens. all right. let s check in our severe weather. we are talking about the east coast.if you are anywhere between north carolina and maine, you are probably living in it right now and ready for a dry day. the storms, the flood waters, high-wind warnings, the story on the east coast. that is all they are talking b and days of pounding rain flooded streets and stranded cars, sent a lot of people to shelters and delayed far too many flights. rob marciano, did i sum it up for you? zuchlt. nothing to talk about? way too much and not enough time. the most impressive thing about this note, most news worthy thing about this how many people are af
will see that most of the plates are pretty clean. and this is due to a kind of postwar mentality that grew out of the last economic crisis in cuba in the 1990s, when protein was scarce and often, people didn t know when they would get their next meal, so they ate what food they have. eat to becracy, mind, body, wallet, continues next wait. more stories on healthy eating, and also learn more about how to unlock the cnn healthy eater badge on four square. the west wing is losing some muscle this morning. white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel is set to step down today, heading home to run for mayor of chicago. that s the word from cnn sources. in just about an hour, president obama is expected to make a personnel announcement. but the white house refuses to confirm that it is related to
the white house says with a wink that president obama will make a personnel announcement on friday, chief of staff rahm emanuel and expected to step down to run for mayor of chicago. senior adviser peter voss likely to fill that post. he served as chief of staff for then-senator obama in 2004. ed is reportedly well liked within the administration. over in afghanistan, at least five allied troops were killed in three separate incidents. their nationalities have not been released. up to new jersey s attorney general to decide whether to charge two college students with hate crimes. they re being blamed for driving another student to suicide by secretly taping him in a sexual encounter and posting it online. a sprawling storm moving up the eastern seaboard snarling
rough today. there s a flash flood warning for suffolk and state of emergency out in sullen county, where they set a daily record rainfall. that s about something we re about to do here as well. chuck and savannah? eric fisher of the westerly channel. thanks very much. still to come on the daily rundown an unbelievable tourist attraction, a theme park built on hatred and funded by a terrorist group. plus rahm emanuel, chief of staff, presidential adviser, and resident white house hardliner. can any one person fell rahmbo s shoes? but first a look ahead at the president s schedule. he has a few things on there. the one most people are looking at is the personnel announcement. i love that it s at 11:05. not 11:4.