And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your

host, David Axelrod.

Now we say that authenticity is a leading indicator in politics.

People hunger for that, I think more now than ever.

The same is true in other public realms, including news.

And one of the most interesting people on the scene today is Gail King at CBS News, the CBS

Morning News, because she's utterly authentic. She's got a long history in news,

but also a pension for speaking her mind, for asking the questions that people want to ask,

but others might not. And so I went by to see her the other day at CBS

to talk about her life and career, but also where we are in today's news environment.

Gail King, it's so great to see you again. I see you in the mornings, but

I remember you, David Axelrod, and listen, I was flattered you asked me to do it, so I'm glad

that we could finally sit down face to face. Yes. So, you know, the world is full of these

stories about people who fight their way up from hard scrabble roots and everything.

So I want you to tell me about the mean streets of Chevy Chase model. I know, isn't that something?

Very tough and Chevy Chase. Well, I think first we have to go the mean streets of

Uncle Riturky for me, because we want to talk about that as well. I mean, that's what,

that, that, I actually envy people who can say I was born and raised in and fill in the blank,

because I don't have that. We moved around when I was a kid, so I don't have hometown,

homegrown roots. And I envy people that have that because it anchors you. But, you know, I was,

I was raised my formative years were in Uncle Riturky from first grade to sixth grade. And at

the time, you were a technical engineer. Your dad was an electrical engineer. He was electrical

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