eyes now will be on the new maris poll tomorrow.eanwhile, here's weiner today discussing his opponents. let's watch. >> there have been people since the moment i got in this race who didn't want me to run. there have been people who didn't want me to run at the very beginning. but a lot of people have been crying out for someone to talk about issues important to the middle class. and a lot of the same people not happy about me in the first place want me out. >> one of his opponents is bill thompson. thanks for joining us. i was rooting for you last time even though i respect bloomberg. i tried to get my kid to vote for you. i'm not sure if he did or not. >> i hope so. >> let's talk about this race. can you talk about weiner's problem that seems to have continued after he ran for the mayor. he keeps doing this up to as recently as whenever. do you believe his problems are behind him, yes or no? >> it's not a question of do i believe that are his problems behind him or not, this election this race for mayor is about new york city. ant

eliot spitzer as he announced for comptroller, but everybody look at this, spitzer is up by 9n maris pollwe'll talk to the man who conducted the poll. and ben bernanke says the fed is in no rush to raise interest rates. that's exactly what the market wanted to hear, isn't it? look at futures, this is how we're going to open, way up there. again way into the triple digits and putting the dow into striking distance. gold, 37 per pounce gain as we speak. and oil 105 is the quote. i'm saying this morning, fill up your gas tank now because gas prices are on the rise. the national average for regular up almost 2 cents overnight. 3.51 and predictions it's going much higher in the next couple can of days. we've got two outrage stories we're following today. washington d.c. lawmakers pass that living wage requirement forcing nonunion, big retailers to pay 12.60 an hour, what's the result of that. wal-mart will not open three stores that would have provided jobs in a poverty stricken neighborhood in the capital. 2000 jobs gone and this is a union victory. next item, how is this for a number. 107 bi

what we're seeing in the wnbc/"wall street journal"/maris poll is there's been quite a drop in his supportnd christine quinn, the city council leader, is now on top and anthony weiner has dropped quite a bit from 25% down to 16%. >> i think that new yorkers are correctly reading this not just as a matter of something private that happened between him and his wife but really, untruthfulness in the year-and-a-half -- more than a year since this story first broke. he strongly, strongly suggested to new yorkers that this was done, that they were participating as voters in a redemption narrative. turns out we're not. we're more participating in an ongoing therapy session and i don't think that that's what people want to do. i don't think that people feel that clip he played when he said all he did was went out every day and if there's one camera or one person, you have the feeling in the person holding that camera or the other side of that communication was maybe a young woman that he wasn't focused so much on the issues. i just don't think that people -- it's getting a little boring for people

brand-new wnbc/"wall street journal," maris poll showing weiner to second place and quinn a nine-pointswitch there. yesterday's weiner's attempt at damage control continued as he tried to answer more questions from reporters about how many women he sent sexual explicit messages to. >> it's not dozens like i told "the post." and they made a big headline out of it. it's not dozens to dozens. it's six to ten but i can't tell you absolutely what someone else is going to consider inappropriate or not. >> were they sexual? how many conversations did you have with women after you resigned that were sexual in nature? >> i don't believe i had any more than three. >> also thursday a woman named sidney ledgers came forward and said she had an online x-rated relationship with him and spoke "inside edition." >> he was making these campaign promises that he was totally changed and he was a better man now and he learned from his mistakes and i am proof that that is not true. >> do you think that he was trying to pull one over on the voters of new york? >> oh, absolutely. otherwise, he wouldn't have w

. >>> a new wnbc/wall street/maris poll shows anthony weiner is down nine points from last month. worse. at an event in brooklyn this morning, anthony weiner admitted to trading messages with as many as three women since resigning from congress. wiener estimated he traded lewd messages with 6 to 10 women while a member of congress. loufr, he insists he has now stopped. that's all for us. thank you to gopher rendell, and jonathan. we'll see you back here tomorrow. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: that's the real walmart" ♪ even superheroes need superheroes, and some superheroes need complete and balanced meals with 23 vitamins

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poll out today, as i said. it isn't good news for anthony weiner. according to "the wall street journal" maris college poll, weiner has dropped to second place, as we said, behind christine quinn among registered democrats in new york. weiner lost nine points since last month, maybe a lot in the last 24 hours. he is now only slightly ahead of bill de blasio and bill thompson who he we had on last night. christine quinn leads the pack. i would should v thought it would have been higher for her. when asked whether weiner should drop out, democrats are fairly evenly split, 43 to 47. it's 50-50 on this guy. michael, as you report this story for time, i'm just wondering what is the story at this point? it seems to me that this guy as all kinds of problems. we're going to get into this, clinical problems and all that. new york's got a problem. they don't have a great list of candidates. he probably in terms of background is on par with some of the other candidates. but they don't have his problems. but yet they're willing to say the 1/6 of new yorkers, they can live with this guy as mayor. >> and th

. >> mary, we see a new poll out today. give us a sense of how this is impacting the race. >> reporter: one thing weiner keeps stressing this is a personal issue between him and his wife but obviously questions about credibility and judgment have come into the public realm and this poll was taken after tuesday's revelations came out. it was a poll done among registered democrats showing him dropping to second place. [ horn honking ] we're on a busy new york city street, excuse the horns. he has dropped, he had been in the lead just about a month ago. people in the poll were asked should he remain in the race, 47% said yes. 43% said that they felt he should drop out. >> mary, thanks. good focusing on there with all that going on in the background. appreciate it. >>> we're going to talk about the political implications straight ahead with "state of the union's" candy crowley and hear from sydney leather's friend about this incident. >>> turning to spain witnesses say they heard thunderous bang, what they saw horrified them. t

the poll that mary snow just talked about, john, first of all conducted since this latest scandal brokeoval has dropped by nine points his ranking in the race. christine quinn back on top. >> no, thank god. it shows people are paying attention, there's some bar of decency out there. the troubling thing about that poll is he's still in second place and in the democratic new york mayoral primary the top two get in the runoff. we're not out of the woods yet, mayor danger still on the possibility of the horizon. >> ana with this thought in mind another part of the poll that i thought was interesting the question of whether he should stay in the race or not, a slight majority of new yorkers say he should stay, some 47%. what does that tell you? >> you know, it's frankly vexing. i would almost tell you that i think the new yorkers might like the entertainment but i would say look put down the long island iced tea and take a good look at what's happening here. you have a guy who has admitted to having a number of women who digits and three of them at dou- least after he resigned so his people

mary, right now. >> reporter: this new poll shows anthony weiner's favorable rating dropping more than 20 points.questions about how many other women could potentially come forward, he admitted today he had online relationships with several women since leaving office. anthony wi antho a with charts in hand, he tried to talk about nonprofits. but two days after holding a press conference with his wife by his side and admitting he hap online with a woman after resigning from congress, he put a number for the first time on the number for the first time since leaving office. >> i don't believe it was more than three. >> reporter: as for how many altogether? >> it's not dozens and dozens. it's around six but i can't tell you if people will find that inappropriate or not. >> reporter: he was even asked if he has an addiction. >> i don't believe that it is. the people that i'm working with don't believe that it is and i'll leave it, you know, there's some things -- i want to have some modicum of privacy between me and the people offering me this help. but the answer is no. >> reporter: while weiner with

new poll finds more than half of americans disapproves the job he is doing on the economy. wall street journalist james freeman. maryrady and steve moore. steve, usual a resident bull on the economy. why is the president pivoting now if things are going to get better? >> there is an old saying that puritan someone blees someone may be having a good time. now, we learn what a progressive someone is making money and getting rich. i think emphasis on income inequality is a big mistake. president should be focusing on growth. by the way, he used the term inequality more than he did growth in that speech. the problem is the middle-class doesn't care if some people are getting rich. they want to see their incomes rise. the big problem for this president is that middle incomes have fallen by more than $2500 since his policies went into action and recession ended. >> paul: that is data that looks at census bureau data. mary, if growth should be the emphasis, why the stress on inequality? >> i think what we know about this president, his world view is that he wants government to have a larger and larger role. >> paul: he thi

poll today off. but there are two people that i want us to single out for today's event. that is marie jopling and judy otto. [cheers and applause] you know how you read in the paper about most famous folks in technology? there are those names, right? those companies and those names we read about every day. but we should all hope for having one of those famous people in our lives, and that is to marie and judy really are. these other two women who i think single-handedly moved me into social networking, kicking and fighting the hallway. because i was not born into technology. i really had to be dragged there. but these two women have really seen the relevance of what social media, what technology can do for all of us, this ability really to connect us, to make sure that we do not miss our families in another part of the world. they have managed to figure out ways that, when it comes to budget time, to use it in the most effective way. again, if you see marie or judy today, because i do not think any -- there in the room -- there is judy. a round of applause for judy. [applause] she als

poll finds more than half of americans disapprove the job is president is doing the economy. joining the panel this week, "wall street journal" assistant page editor james freeman. columnist mary o'grady and senior economics writer steve moore. steve, you are our resident bull on the economy. why is the president pivoting now if things will get better? >> will is an old saying a puritan someone believes some someone somewhere may be having a good time. now we learn that a progressive is the worrisome where, someone is making money and getting rich. i think that this emphasis, paul, on income inequality was -- is a big mistake. the president should be focusing on growth. he used the term inequality more than he did growth and n that speech. the problem is the middle class doesn't care if some people are getting rich. what they want to see is their incomes rising and big problem for this president in my opinion, paul is that middle incomes have fallen by more than $2,500 since hinsdale policies went into action and recession officially end. >> that's from sentier research much. if growth is the -- should be emphasis, why that stress on inequality. >> i think that, you know, what

poll shows he's fallen behind. it seems he cannot shake the controversy around his sexting habits with other women. cnn's maryon the campaign trail. >> anthony? >> reporter: for days anthony weiner's been dogged about the latest chapter of his sexting scandal. he's become the target of countless jokes, with the "new yorker" magazine among the latest to mock him, but he's showing no signs he'll drop his bid to run for mayor. he took his campaign to an area hard hit by superstorm sandy, staten island. with cameras following him a woman who says she isn't a supporter confronted him. >> as a former new york city department of education employee with 21 years as a teacher and nine years as an existing principal, had i conducted myself in the manner in which you conducted yours, my job would have been gone. >> in the privacy of your home? >> the privacy of my home. >> i respect you. >> reporter: sidney leathers recount ed recounted the relationship they had. she recounted the story. >> i said someone may want to release stuff on their own, but it is not the be-all and end-all of my campaign. i want to talk about ho

poll numbers in new york are sinking and sinking fast. down more than 20 points since june and this is just among democrats. cnn's marynow live in new york with more. good morning, mary. >> good morning, carol. you know, anthony weiner would love more than anything to change the topic back to politics. but it doesn't look like that's going to be happening any time soon. the woman now tat the center of the anthony weiner scandal says the best description of the former congressman is one he offered to her himself. >> he is an argumentive, perp perpetially middle aged man. >> reporter: she talked about her conversation online and on the phone with weiner last summer a year after he resigned from congress and why she's speaking out now. >> making campaign promises, but he had totally changed and he was a better man now and he learned from his mistakes and i am proof that that is not true. >> reporter: lisa wise, who exchanged exclusive messages with then congressman weiner in 2010 and 2011 doesn't blame leathers. >> i would speak to him about politics and then, you know, he sort of turns the conversation into a sexual thi

mary more. i work at grand garden. he spoke about technology and the impact on the races. can you address the changes that pollsters are having to deal with was making sure that the polls are accurate and how that evolution could impact the predictability of races as we move into this next election? >> that is not a terrific question. let me give an answer that is pre 2012. then let me give an effective by 2012 lancer. because of the rise of telemarketing through the 90's and the last decade and voicemail, voicemail, caller i.d., all of these things, and i'm not even including cell phones, the effectiveness of market research and political polling has gone down. the response rates, how many calls you have to make before you did one completion. and at one point it was up in the 30's. it's in the 10% range. the fully completed interview. what we had happening -- and this is before cell phones get into the next to another very very best pollsters -- ten, 20, 30 years ago. no matter how hard they tried it was a as reliable as it used to be. and then you introduce telephones. where the better pollsters were taking that into account and including cell phones in their samples, i

. >> michael: i want to talk a maris poll.there anyone in this field that dems should be afraid of? just the fact that paul ryan is that high up shows you the power of name recognition, doesn't it? >> that is all this is really. and you have marco rubio scared to do going hard right on abortion making an idiot of himself. the right-wing seems to hate chris christie because they think he cost the election of the republicans last time. look, if we thought that the last republican primary was -- was -- i won't use the phrase, but a something show, this -- this one is going to really do that in spades. this is going unbelievable. >> michael: and some of those players may even be back. >> sure. >> michael: i want to go to one of your tweets, peter. you tweeted this . . . that seems first of all like 143 characters, but we'll let it go. tell me do you think that's it for mcdonell? >> yeah, i do. he was mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate last go around with mitt romney, and he has slipped really badly. the smart thin