that's the worst gallup has measured in more than 30 years. is busy try to wrap up the work before the holiday break. but in the middle of the debate o over tax cuts and don't ask, don't tell, there is another controversy, billions of dollars worth of pet projects and a new spending bill. sharyl attkisson reports. >> reporter: 'tis the season. >> december, cold outside, snow on the way. >> reporter: so is this year's giant blizzard of earmarks. for all the republicans' scorn over earmarks, their fingerprints are all over the ones stuffed into the spending bill. republican leader mitch mcconnell just last month. >> on the issue of congressional earmarks, as the leader of my party in the senate, i have to lead first by example. >> reporter: example, mcconnell's earmarks of $650,000 tax dollars to advance genetic technologies, a million for a blood center building, four million for marijuana eradication. democrats are right in there with billions of dollars worth of their own earmarks despite their supposed disdain from them. >> i'm somebody who

. >>> gallup says the latest survey reflects the lowest approval rating it has ever seen for congress. just 13% of participants like what congress is doing. 83% do not. the previous low was 14% in july of 2008. . >>> justice department is suing b.p. and eight other companies over the gulf oil spill. the lawsuit asked that the companies be held liable without limitation for removal cost and damages caused by the spill and alleges the company broke safety and operating regulations in the period leading up to the initial blast. >> we intend to prove it caused or contributed to the massive oil spill and the defendants are responsible under the oil removal act for government removal cost, economic losses and environmental damages. >> bret: a new idea in seattle involves trading scenery for much-needed cash. correspondent dan springer explains. >> reporter: the downtown seattle skyline has water, mountains and the space needle. but no signs higher than 60 feet. the only exceptions are stadiums and hotel. tall office buildings are sign-free. but now a proposal to change that has many in seat

segun una encuesta de gallup, la popularidad de obama descendio notablemente ... ...---- hay un 46 pora (de acuerdo a la encuesta). ---- es el numero mas bajo de su popularidad hasta el momento. ---- la de su antecesor, george w. bush, quedo en un nivel historico de 47 por ciento, es decir, un punto mas que obama. ---nos vamos a la primera pausa y regresamos con la propuesta de ajuste de impuestos .... .....que se acordo entre los republicanos y el presidente obama... ----¿le beneficiaÁ a usted o no?... mas adelante, la respuesta.... respuesta.... ---en washington se esta "cocinando" un acuerdo tributario que de aprobarse, representaria mas dinero en los bolsillos de millones de personas.---tenemos a jaime peluffo quien nos explica en que consiste y quienes saldrian beneficiados.... --- adelante jaime.. fue un acuerdo en el que ambos partidos tuvieron que ceder, pero que al final beneficia tanto a pobres, como a ricos.bajo el acuerdo, los ya reducidos impuestos sobre salarios se quedarian igual por 2 anos mas sin importar el ingreso, y los beneficios de desempleo se extenderian por 13

. >>> a gallup poll released a list of the most admired men and women. president obama topped the list. the list of women most admired had hillary clinton in the top spot followed by sarah palin, oprah winfrey, michelle obama, and condoleezza rice. >>> that is a report for tonight. i am gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues online and with a 10:00 news. "tmz" is up next right here on tv

in the gallup numbers, 81% of republicans viewed sarah palin positively. independents and 30% among democrats. she's like a no fly zone among independents. >> but this is what is interesting. when you look at the republicans who support her, those are the people that would put her into contention by using all the primaries and voting for her and therein lie that's question that i always love to see that can be swered. do people vote their conscious and what they believe or do they vote because they think someone can win? >> generally speaking, paragraph ma timp, because someone can win, is not a strong motivator. but the thing is, what i would argue, though, is that 80% of republicans may view her favorably, but i think there's a widespread view that she would have a very hard time winning. and i think for we knows, i think republican voters, they're not going to look at the long list of republican candidates and necessarily say who has the best chance of winning? but if there were a republican candidate in the mix that just looked like they were a nonstar

here are some of your top headlines this morning -- for the third year in a row, a new "usa today" gallup poll finds president obama is the most admired man in america. secretary of state hillary clinton tops the list of most admired women for the ninth straight year. >>> evacuations are under way in more than a dozen towns in northeastern australia where torrential downpours have forced hundreds of people from their homes. in some areas, with up to 11 inches of rain have fallen n within 24 hours. >>> cuba and the united states have reached an agreement with an american money transfer company to eliminate a 10% dollar exchange tax that was previously imposed on foreign funds. the new rule, met with enthusiasm in cuba, where many relies on remittances and salaries that average just $20 a month. >>> archaeologists claim they found teeth in israel that could be the earliest evidence of man's existens ever found. they are double the age of what were considered the oldest human remains in the world. researchers say the discovery may change the widely held perception that homo sapiens originate

. >>> the latest gallup poll indicates that congress' approval rating has hit an all- time low. only 32% approve of the job that congress of doing -- that congress is doing. it has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points. >>> the justice department sued bp and eight other companies involved in the gulf oil disaster. they accuse the companies of disregarding federal safety make relations. the explosion killed 11 people and led to the largest offshore oil spill in u.s. history. the obama administration says they want the company to be held liable for the damage caused by the blow and spill. >>> the panel that would be redrawing california's legislative and congressional district is now taking shape. they were chosen today. the first were chosen last month. the traces include two democrats, two republicans, and two from either major parties. they will be ready for the 2012 election. >>> you know it's true, a bet is a bat. the mayor of the hometown of the texas rangers came to the bay area to make good on his wager with gavin newsom. this time the winners were some

the gallup poll is based on a telephone survey conducted just last week. well a new report and an important warning about failure in the afghanistan war. a major obstacle to success, pakistan. the nuclear armed ally to which the united states contributes billions of dollars every year. this warning comes from once classified intelligence reports that reportedly claim what many experts have said many times before. the war in afghanistan is not going well. and pakistan's military is drags its feet at very best when it comes to hunting down insurgents near the afghan border. keep in mind the u.s. gives pakistan about $2 billion a year in military aid. 2 billion. not to mention we pledge more money than any other nation on the planet when august floods put about 1/5th of pakistan's land area under water. pakistan is not cooperating, helping the enemy, hurting the u.s. mike emanuel with the news live on the north lawn at the white house tonight. what do we know about these intelligence reports, mike. >> shep, that the consensus view of the 16 u.s. intelligence

>> we'll get gallup to ask that next year. >> fin

a gallup poll found 83% of americans disapprove of congress. so while the president took a victory lap before vacation, there is still a long race ahead when congress returns. >> i think gridlock is probably a pretty good prediction for what we're going to see with the new congress coming in. >> reporter: and with the new class, also come questions. how will republicans lead the house and will the tea party mix in? as 2011 brings changes, challenges and a lot more to watch. nbc news, washington. >> and it may sound odd by 2011 also brings the start of the 2012 presidential race. republican candidates expected to actually start announcing their intentions to run in the new year. >>> president obama meanwhile reversed a bush-era policy that aloud in wilderness areas but the move gives the bureau of land management to protect wild area this is means land can be protected without a congressional act. the fwush dasher are policy allowed oil and gas drilling on land under consideration for wilderness areas. >>> the foreign automaker behind the pricey

pull apart the specific pieces of the deal, the numbers do get lower, though, a gallup poll showing 51% of those surveyed believed the handling of it made them more pessimistic about the ability of the government to address the government's problems. 21% say it made them more optimistic. 24% said it had no effect. >>> the president's health care law suffered a setback yesterday after a judge in virginia deemed part of it unconstitutional. district judge henry hudson, a george w. bush appointee ruled that congress overstepped its authority by requiring americans to buy health insurance. however, since the plan's minimum coverage requirement is not scheduled to take effect until 2014, the law will remain in effect while further appeals play out. press secretary gibbs predicts the administration will eventually prevail if the fight makes its way to the supreme court and cites two prior cases upheld in lower court. >>> first and foremost obviously the administration argued on the other side of this case and disagrees with the ruling. we're confident it is constitutional and quite frankly of

. >> gallup, 13% of the american people approve of congress. >> i wonder who the 13 are. probably relatives of members of congress. no, it is one of the worst in history, had saddled the country with obamacare, which will take a generation to i do, increased the debt. it's also interesting, with this omnibus bill that harry reid was trying to palm off and in the end it was so outrageous that he had to withdraw. 2000 pages of spending that he presented on tuesday and demanded an answer by saturday, when the government is going to shut down. that was away for the 111th, which is now out of business, to control what is going to happen next year. what the republicans and reasonable democrats what is a continuing resolution which would allow the government to go another couple of weeks and allowing the legitimate progress to decide what will decide deck -- what will happen next year. >> the bill had lots of little gimmicks that republicans put in and it was so noxious that by the time it was exposed to the light of day, republicans said, "i will vote against the bill, even tho

a 1 and 3 next to each other, according to gallup which has been tracking approval ratings for congress more than 30 years, this is an all-time low. >>> let's take time out and pay tribute in this segment to larry king because by god he deserves it. last night as you know by now, was his last show after 25 years on cnn and what a collection he had. president obama, president clinton, governor schwarzenegger, bill maher, ryan seacrest, brine williams, katie couric, it was a galaxy of stars. joining him fred armmyston at "snl" who plays larry king on "saturday night live" they did a little back and forth and had aen interview. back to president, the zipper club, it's an exclusive club of people who had open heart surgery. if you don't know the term like many americans it could have been confusing last night when bill clinton started talking about the zipper club. >> i'm glad to see you here and still up and going. >> we're both in the zipper club. by the way, you looked very good last week in the briefing room at the white house. by the way, the suits wanted me to remind you what the zipp

happening in our economy there is a poll out recently which said that fifty seven percent of americans gallup polled don't trust the media anymore i mean what does that say to us isn't it time for some sort of change well i mean the media get to line up behind the president and the congress and the local politicians american people i think a very unclear about who they can trust we've got a state of distrust and you put your finger on a very important element of american society right now a level of distrust that i think is very danger. and we need some new relationships between people and the politicians and yeah between people in that process talking about your latest book at the tea party what stage is america at right now with this huge level of distrust towards the media with a certain level of distrust towards politician in washington politicians in washington d.c. and now this huge movement appearing that some people take as a joke all their stake very seriously what does especially essentially mean where where will this end up taking them well it goes back to the trouble democracy of

seems fair way why is so many people against it and i guess if i can answer the question your poll of gallup poll on the third in six of this month had a poll on do you support or are you against the dream act for is fifty four percent against this forty two percent for have no opinion so is that a good deal. it is a good deal it's also it should really be a no brainer it is giving a payoff to legalization to the most innocent victims of our broken immigration system children who were brought here as infants as young children through no fault of their own by their parents they're really our children we educated them they identify with being american many of them didn't even know they were undocumented and some of them don't even speak the language of the countries they were born in statistics show that these children if given an opportunity and a say it's going to take a long time for them to become citizens but at least they'll be regular allies that these children were contribute exponentially to our economy if given a path to legalization and it's not only a question of humanity it's a qu

he was the runaway favorite in the annual gallup poll released monday.ary of state hillary clinton was the most admired woman. other notable men were presidents george w. bush and bill clinton, nelson mandela, the pope and glenn beck. also on the women's side, former alaska governor sarah palin finished second, queen elizabeth and angelina jolie and former first lady laura and barbara bush all in the top ten. >>> singer elton john is now a dad. john and his partner are parents of a baby boy born on christmas day. his publicist said the child was born to a surrogate whose identity is not being revealed. the parents say they are overwhelmed with happiness and joy. the child's name zachary jackson levon furnish-john. >>> and also some great news from actress natalie portman. she's engaged and pregnant. portman met her fiance during the production of her new movie "black swan." her role in the movie has earned her nominations for a golden globe and a screen actor's guild award. >>> teen mom star amber portwood is expected in court today in a domestic violenc

>> first of all, there's a gallup poll of a week ago that had 80% of americans saying don't increase taxes. but i think the point is this. especially in an economic downturn, like we're in now-- but i would say at any time-- it's not a good idea to raise people's taxes. the key here is to put people back to work, to get economic growth going again. we're never going to get out of the deficit that we have unless we have economic growth in this country. that will produce wealth. the government taxes that wealth. and so, it's good for the country, it's good for the government. that means that we have to have jobs created. many of the jobs that are created are created by people who have money. about 25% of all the jobs in the country, for example, are created by small businesses. and those small businesses would have been dramatically impacted by an increase in their taxes. so that's one of the reasons why. >> schieffer: senator durbin, i think we just heard senator kyl make a little bit of news here, because he talked about if you extend these tax cuts at all levels, a compromise might

will be unsatisfied there is a poll out recently which said that fifty seven percent of americans gallup polled don't trust the media anymore i mean what does that say to us a level of distrust that i think is very dangerous and we need some new relationships between people and the politicians and yeah between people in that process laura flanders thank you very much for your time. discover it's. become. nature can give you. well the british. it's sometimes. hard to. find out what's really happening to the global economy. headlines. the reports. come out again this is the headlines of. the debates. the u.s. senate finishes discussing the landmark deal with russia setting the stage for its possible ratification if possible to plunge the two countries deployed nuclear arsenals. secure a multi-billion dollar deals and a trip to new delhi by president better still the so-called bric nations cement relations. trade and investment were just some of the agreements sealed. and prime minister putin. to be on the lookout for extremists saying russia kind of eliminated radicalism it follows the dea

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dos nuevas encuestas realizadas por bloomberg y gallup, revelan que la popularidad del presidente barackganizacÓn caritativa.y en suecia, el par de explosiones que hirieron a dos personas en estocolmo se atribuyen a un acto de terrorismo, al parecer por un atacante suicida que murÓ en la escena, revel hoy la poliÍa.regresamos al punto de la discusÓn y el deabte. ramos. siga usted con univisiÓn, gracias. ♪ >> por supuesto continuamos aquÍ en washington, cruzar desde los estados unidos a mÉxico no es poca cosa, a pesar de lo que diga el gobierno mexicano hay partes que estÁn controlados por los narcos, hay muerto cerca de 30.000 personas, ¿quÉ pasa cuando los mexicanos en los estados unidos quieren ir hacia mÉxico? gisell ortiz es la coordinadora del programa "paisana" nos dice que esta haciendo el gobierno mexicano para evitar que cuando los mexicanos regresen a su paÍs no los roben, no los secuestran, y no los mate, esta es la la entrevista que tuvimos. >> gracias por estar con nosotros. >> ¿quÉ tal? buenos dÍas. >> ¿cuÁl es el plan de ustedes? estaba leyendo que le estaban sugiriendo a

well a new gallup poll shedding light on america's religious beliefs according to the study forty percent of americans believe that god is fully responsible for creating humans that seems kind of shocking right it seems like our world is can we back or it's all progress has gone out the window but it turns out of this statistic is actually down from a similar study conducted two years ago now when this poll came out the internet was buzzing about it and frankly it seems like even news reports didn't know how to handle the study conservative web sites they spy it's as lot a losing believers some other sites are spinning it as human beings being straight up stupid with headlines that say things like seventy eight percent of americans doubt evolution seventy eight percent of americans believe creationist myth rather than science but what does this study really reveal about americans aside from showing that forty percent of americans believe in creationism the poll also shows that thirty eight percent of people are still on the fence saying that they do believe in evolution but they think tha

interestingly gallup also shows congress has the lowest approval rating.o it's clear that the american people are in one place and one place where they're not so happy about either. >> not good-looking numbers for congress coming out today. hey, jessica, as soon as we see voting happening, do me a favor. don't go too far from the camera. >>> this just in here. here's what we're getting. the number of sexual assaults at military schools here in the u.s. is apparently on the rise. three service academies reported 41 attacks in the last academic year. that is compared to 25 the year before. all of them involving cadets or mid shipment. this dramatic increase could mean more reporting, not necessarily more attacks. we're getting the information on this. we're doing our due diligence. as soon as we get updates i'll pass that along to you. >>> here's a question, moving on. did one prime minister run an organ smuggling ring, and did he steal these organs from prisoners of war? these stunning accusations. that is ahead. >>> also this story, this video tells the st

. >> yeah, well, gallup looked at this and found obama is below support for liberal democrats for the first time in his presidency, below 80%. and they looked at how support has fallen among democrats more broadly. he's fallen more among liberal democrats than he has among conservative democrats. i think the polls in ferms of people supporting democrats, supporting this tax cut, i think they support it begrudgingly. i think there's a lot of people that don't support it enthusiastically. there is this uneasy relationship between the president and his base. that was heightened, the tension was heightened during thf latest compromise. >> i hate to use anecdotal information in the face of polls. i've been surprised how much e-mail and comment i've gotten from what i consider mainstream democrats as well as liberal democrats complaining about this tax cut agreement. it seems the democratic party rhetoric and the obama rhetoric in particular on the tax cuts prior to the election really got traction with obama supporters. i don't think the polls indicate that it got much useful political tra

new gallup poll says 13% of americans think congress is doing a good job. 13%.ow our pal harry reid along with appropriations chairman senator daniel inouye have dumped a trillion-dollar plus spending bill on the senate floor a few days before christmas. the bill is loaded with portion. apparently the democrats want us to fund a 10-million-dollar foundation for the late congressman john murtha. they also want $8 million for the edward kennedy institute. and 36 million more for public broadcasting so they can fire more people like juan williams. the list goes on and on. more than $8 billion in absolute waste so this bill shouldn't pass. and you should call your congress people and senators and ask them to vote against it. the "wall street journal" also opines that congress has contempt for the taxpayers. and it's hard to argue with that the voters last november sent a clear message they want the wasteful spending to stop. but these people in washington basically are saying hey, blank you. and the media generally goes right along with the federal grave train. spea

. >>> a new gallup poll shows americans job approval rating of congress is at its lowest point in morethan 30 years. only 13% of americans approve of the job congress is doing. since november's mid-term elections, 42% of democrats now disapprove of lawmakers. 15% of republicans gave congress its lowest marks. despite the historic lowes, the prospects for recovery in approval ratings a-- appear good. lawmakers get a boost of ratings when control of congress changes hands which will happen in january. >>> president obama has signed a bill aimed at keeping asian carp from infesting the great lakes. the lawmics it illegal to import big head carp into the united states or take it across state line's big head and silver carp already have been found in some chicago area rivers. wildlife experts say the carp could destroy native fish species by competing for food. exceptions to the ban, for scientific, medical or educational purposes would require a permit. >> chicago's having a hard time covering their heating bills during the cold months may callfy for help. nancy loo joining us live from th

the scary part about this number is that gallup conned the poll before this bill was unveiled. -- conducted this poll before this bill was unveiled. joining me to respond the man himself arizona senator john mccain. >> thank you sean, great intro. could i add another $300,000 to string more lights along the columbus river walk in columbus, ohio. a million dollars for a sewer pipeline in north pole, alaska, population 1,700. not making these up. >> sean: bridge to nowhere, everywhere. i'm as perplexed as you are. why are these politicians so tone-deaf to the last election that just happened 43 days ago? >> i don't know but they are tone-deaf. it is a direct repudiation of the voters of last november 2nd. it is a direct insult sticking thumb right in their eye. i was on the phone with the tea partiers all over arizona today, they are outraged. i wanna see an uprising all over this country, the same people that caused the victories, we got to hold these people to account. frankly, there's some republican senators who intend to vote for this there are many democrats, many who are up next time.

gallup poll. >> secretary of state hillary clinton most-admired woman for the ninth year in a row. >> former south african president nelson mandela is second on the list follow bid bill gates and pope benedict 16th ooj and number five, reverend billy gram. >> impressiv

according to a new gallup poll released today, just 13% of americans approve of the way congress is doingess. that is the worst disapproval rating for lawmakers in more than 30 years. >>> this is practically a nightly segment in this newscast so let's review. last week students protesting tuition hikes attacked a car in which prince charles and his wife were riding. the vintage rolls royce was damaged and camilla was poked with a stick. in rome yesterday, there were more student protestors. they were angry that prime minister sylvio berlusconi will remain in power while protestors outside set cars on fire, smashed windows and attacked police. politician came to blows inside parliament. and that brings us to today and to greece, where protestors and anarchists clashed with riot police. this started as a rally against government spending and service cuts. one member of parliament was beaten as he tried to take refuge in a nearby theater robbery. as you can see, his face was bloodied. there was also a 24-hour general strike which paralyzed public transportation, closed schools and interrupte

gallup 66. all polls similar to fox. in the fox poll, republicans, independents and democrats were all between 67 and 69% in support. if they reject the american people on this, particularly this late in the year with all the ramifications this has for january, if we don't get this tax situation solved everybody's attacks are going up on january 1. even if later in the year we are able to pass it and make it retroactive people are going to pay more than they should pay particularly people at the bottom end of the scale. >> greta: we'll be watching this happening now in the house of representatives. a lot of activity a lot of intrigue. very important to all americans. karl, thank you. >> thank you. >> greta: republicans are declaring victory. almost gloating about killing the omnibus bill. are the earmarks a bipartisan addiction that could bankrupt all of us? governor huckabee is next. nikki haley just had a meeting with president obama and hit him with a tough question. how did president obama respond? that inside story,

gallup poll of 1,000 adults, only 51% say christmas is strongly religious.en 79 and 89% of people say they would give gifts, put up a tree and play holiday music. percentages drop below 50% for attending church on christmas or telling the christmas story from the bible. >> i like this story. whatever! >> that's annoying. >> what-ever! it's the most annoying word in the english language for the second year in a row. more than 1,000 americans were polled in the survey and results show 39% think that "whatever!" is the most annoying english world. the runners up were "like" with 28% and "you know what i mean"? with 50%. you know what i mean, whatever. anyway, i like that word, although if my kids say it that's it. >> what i'm thinking is the people who took this survey were probably over the age of 30 or 40. [ laughter ] >> because it's mainly teenagers who say words like that. so... >>> 5:27. a new obstacle for the victims of the deadly san bruno explosion. income taxes. >> the push to kept them from having to give back some of their aid. >>> and we also conti

among republicans without a college degree, palin and romney are even or pail sin ahead whereas in galluppolling, romney leads palin, 3 to 1 almost among college educated republicans. this wine track/beer track divide we've seen in the past in democratic races is already showing up in this republican early skirmishing. >> when you consider that and look forward. you do a great job in the magazine of breaking down differences on issues. college educated republicans, noncollege republicans. roughly even on some issues like social security privatization. change the constitution to end citizen birthright. that's close. there's a disagreement on bush tax cuts, gays in the military. where do you see this going forward or can we answer the question now? does it all depend on will the dividing line be the state of the economy, a tax cut? >> i think we're going to start talking about more foreign policy in the next year, not just the economy. it's going to matter more than most people right now think. i would say that, yeah, there is a dividing line right now. and trying to get a pulse on it, the

in a recent gallup poll, only 13% of americans approve of the job congress is doing. want to read you one of many comments on the blog last night about how many fewer days senators and congresspeople work, their complaints about having to work through the holidays. "these people get first class benefits, sitting there complaining about benefits? how about the families who lost their jobs and don't have health care, jobs or money to enjoy christmas?" and this one from maria, as a nurse, i've worked 50% of all holidays for 38 years. thanks for keeping them honest in washington. we should point out that senator demint was the star of tonight's game play but there was been plenty of blame to go around on both sides of the aisle. it's when they're not playing games and speak out against, wait for it, all the game playing. >> the political games have already started. >> enough with the games. enough with playing politics. >> here we are, playing political games. >> stop wasting time. >> we're wasting time. >> what's with all the political games everybody's playing? >> i hop

in fact, gallup did a huge poll summer of 2009, 40-20%. by the way, academia is 90-10 liberal to conservative, and they preach diversity, okay? but it's been 40-20. and with the election of obama who national journal had called in 2007 the most liberal member of the senate to the left of barbara boxer, ted kennedy, hillary clinton, you name it, so i'm thinking when i woke up the morning of wednesday, november 2008, i'm going to finally see a change. it's going to be 40% liberal, 20% -- because it's got to be, right? the 40-20 again. so you had this incredible situation where a self-identifying and self-professing conservative electorate by a margin of two to one goes in and decisively votes for president a man the national journal ranked the most liberal member of the senate in 2007. it's quite unprecedented. and how did that happen? well, you've got to go in to the reasons why bush lost, why people didn't like bush or why john mccain lost, many ways a vote against mccain was a vote against bush. i think a lot of people, too, were taken by