Obama Offers Condolences to Chip Reid

CBS' Chip Reid's father passed away:

From CBS News Washington Bureau Chief Christopher Isham:

Chip Reid's father passed away shortly after he arrived in London to cover the president. While Chip at first planned to return home, his mother and wife, Nina, insisted that his father would want him to continue on the President's historic trip.

In a note to us today he said "My father was my hero and I'm here to make him proud."