earlier they said his wife would play a part in the administration. cheryl hurd is live in sacramento with tonight s development. let s not pretend that over governors wives haven t given advice to their wives at least informally, but this might be a little different. you re absolutely right about that, jessica. governor brown s web site hinted that his wife might become his new chief of staff, but then later he said that wasn t true, that that was a mistake made by the previous administration. so his wife s role here at the nation s capitol is uncertain here tonight. governor brown s wife make a high-profile appearance at her husband s inauguration may be playing a prominent role in his new administration. when he was in the attorney general s office, she clearly played a role, but it s really a great friend role. reporter: a great friend and adviser who was the go-to person in his campaign for governor. but now that brown is back running the state, his wife s role wi