It had become pretty clear throughout the month of December (2005) and especially at the (January 2006) press tour that CBS was looking in a different direction.
If there was going to be a change, and it appears inevitable there was going to be a change, I think people are glad it's this change. He's a consumer of CBS News. During 9/11, during the hurricanes, he's made sure there was time in his sports broadcasts for news breaks.