Obama: New poll, new portrait and new term

January 18, 2013 5:46 AM

As President Obama gets ready to start his second term, the latest CBS News/New York Times poll shows 51 percent of Americans approve of the job he's doing. Also, the White House released his new official portrait. Norah O'Donnell reports.

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