. >> reporter: the latest gallup poll shows palin is only trailing mitt romney by two points. the front runner is expected to announce his candidacy on thursday. >> what are you going to do to beat obama? >> i'm going to talk about the the one thing he doesn't want to talk about. >> what's that? >> the jobs and the economy. >> reporter: the gallup poll shows other republican contenders are far behind. ron paul at 10% down to michele bachmann at 5%. the minnesota congresswoman turned up today in new hampshire at a memorial day event. she said she would announce her decision next month. >> if i decide to throw my hat in the ring, i think i'll do very favorably against barack obama. >> reporter: meanwhile, former minnesota governor tim pawlenty barn storming in another state, making the rounds in iowa. >> we're in a competition for the future direction of the country. >> reporter: even some party insiders say whoever enters the race will face a formidable opponent, president obama. >> he's a great candidate, prolific fund-raiser. just because republican voters don't like the pres

after all the data was analyzed gallup ranked the level of well being in 188 metropolitan areas frombolder's at the top. >> what's going on right in bolder? >> well, they're taking care of themselves for one thing. obesity is only 13%. smoking is only 13%. so they've got a very good handle on how to care for themselves in terms of their health. so happiness is high. stress is low. >> reporter: no surprise that all this adds up to the top of the list. but where there's a top, there's a bottom. and how do you find happiness there? so if bolder, colorado, is at the top of the well being index, what's the city in america at the bottom? >> well, huntington, west virginia, has the unhappy distinction of being dead last in 2010 in the well being index measurement. >> reporter: huntington, west virginia, is a former coal mining and industrial boomtown now struggling with unemployment and aging op pags. and most of all poor health. >> there's no denying that a lot of the health problems that we see in this community are due to lifestyle choices. whether they smoke or drink or eat foods that a

has to decide whether the war in afghanistan is still worth fighting according to a new usa today gallup poll taken over the weekend fifty nine percent of americans agree with the statement of the u.s. has accomplished its mission there and should bring its troops home but on capitol hill all makers are ready to commit during a hearing at the senate foreign relations committee yesterday both senators including john kerry said that although the killing of osama bin laden was a game changing they don't think iraq or troop withdrawals the right way forward but even that's can't get us out and what will joining me from capitol hill is us congressman dennis kucinich congressman thank you so much for joining us tonight thank you now. senator john kerry yesterday said that he believes it's fundamentally unsustainable to keep pumping ten billion dollars a month into a war with no end in sight but he also said that he doesn't know one single serious policy person who thinks that a quick withdrawal is the right thing to do what's your take on that you think that we should draw it out over the next

bankruptcy and we haven't gotten that far yet we definitely seem to be on the path a new poll from gallup shows that for the first time on record most americans said that they don't believe today's young will have better lives than their parents so how do we reverse are dwindling bank accounts as well as our optimism and weeks discuss this is jerry crowe political director of brave new foundation great thanks so much for joining us tonight first of all do you think that osama bin laden did the end of helping the u.s. . get closer towards bankruptcy exactly what his intentions were. well i don't think there's any doubt at all that our bad reactions in response to nine eleven and in the last couple of years the escalation of the war effort in afghanistan i don't think there's any doubt that that is further in the hole as far as our national debt and our deficits and put us on a path that was counterproductive and extraordinarily costly i mean you pointed this out a lot and said once that all he had to do was run two guys to some remote corner of the world and run up the banner of jihad and

to get back to those yeah doesn't happen i think that we're seeing right now as i mentioned that gallup poll think that part of the part time on record to people think that the youth aren't going to live as good a lives as their parents had and i guess that's a depressing reality come to terms that gary thank you so much for joining us tonight thank you. now just ahead on tonight's show a young n.b.c. correspondent plugs his information when tweeting about the mines that will have details inside still time segments and say it also marks the fortieth anniversary of a major protest here in washington d.c. our people took to the streets to demand an end to the war in vietnam so on the significance they will find out why you don't hear about protests like that anymore i'll be right back. let's not forget that we are the far right great.

this is the first time the majority has supported the issue since gallup started tracking in 2004. 45still believe same-sex couples should not have the same rights as those in a traditional marriage. currently in marriages are allowed in five states and the district of columbia. if lawmakers and tennessee will vote on a law that will prohibit elementary and middle school teachers from talking about homosexuality in class. kimberly tells us about an actor who is taking on this controversial proposal. >>kimberlee: and sure a lot of you have recognized him, and george better known from star trek. they're calling it the don't say game measure. --gay. >> and lending my name to the cause, at any time you need to say the word gay you could simply say, you could simply proclaim you are a supporter of gay marriage. even homophobic slurs still seen as hurtful somebody says that is so tecay. >>kimberlee: was to lend his name to a code term if the measure does pass. if it does pass, teachers who violate the measure would be prosecuted for a misdemeanor. stay with us more news after the break. our

put up the latest gallup poll.ou look at the latest gallup poll, romney at 17, sarah at 15%. there may be a tough time for her, when you look at the unfavorables. nearly 60% of voters have an unfavorable opinion of her. also you look at a head-to-head with president obama, he beats her by nearly 20 points. what's your take on how successful she would be in the general? >> she really needs to expand her base. she has this hard-core base of supporters who adore her. and for whom she can do no wrong. beyond that she's extremely polarizing and this bus tour, and other efforts that she may embark on, to sort of broaden her appeal, are going to be key if she's going to be able to really compete in the presidential -- in the gop presidential primary. however, no matter what, if she enters the race she's going to have an impact. if she can unite social conservatives behind her, she's a force and has the potential to win. if she can't and splits it -- if she splits the vote of social conservatives with michelle bachmann we

a new gallup poll shows the president's approval rating is at 47%. that's up 1%. from the days before bin laden's death. in a "usa today" gallup poll, 978% the military deserves a great deal or at least a moderate amount of credit for the operation. 88% give the same credit to the cia. 71% credit president obama. 52% credit former president george w. bush. >> news that bin laden was unarmed has some people wondering it was wrong to kill him lining that? or did he get what he deserved. leave your thoughts on our facebook page at facebook.com/wusa9 and we'll share your thoughts at 6:30. for more on bin laden's death and the aftermath, go to wusa9.com. special section right at the top of our home page. >> our time is 6:06. just weeks ago, we told you the brim repair work on new york avenue would cause traffic nightmares. instead, it might be a dream. here is a live look at the busy road near florida avenue. now, of course, the rain is complicating things as well. "the washington post" reports traffic congestion is down even though drivers have lost one lane in each d

public relations with gallup. but i was secure with all of them white of the top and make it fit at the bottom. there were people whose lives were put on hold and my bill with these companies came in and if the work they call used to it under living i would so just be fairly comfortable. and i can come alive as johnson and i want to do externally. and mystically problem will be when these companies leave lebanon or will happen to these guys and what we would do. through the money would be you know i don't know if i. can. just. to satisfy. the fed that's. out of this is the israeli air force. here but they come every day you know. every day or every five days it depends on to be they coming to visit us today or was you know they keep us entertained or walking on egg shells and they would have said we're done with that if they fly here whenever they want both we are restricted to fly there i don't fly over the beach anymore because they know there are rockets yeah right because they're scared of us was about it was

meanwhile, a separate "usa today"/gallup poll shows 66% of americans believe a terrorist attack on u.ssoil is likely within the next several weeks. >>> according to this morning's "washington post," house republicans have conceded they'll have to seek common ground with the white house over spending cuts. "the post" reports house majority leader eric cantor suggests that he'll push for ending subsidies to wealthy farmers, limiting lawsuits against doctors, and expanding government auctions of the broadcast spectrum to telecommunication companies. the gop retreat on medicare came ahead of debt reduction talks led by vice president biden which are set to start later this morning. >>> well, now here's a look at some other stories making news. "early today's in america." oregon firefighters had an intense inferno on their hands after two trains collided. the fire erupted when a derailing train smashed into a parked train carrying cars with ethanol. crews battled the blaze for three hours before putting it out. thankfully there were no injuries. >>> a snow-laden winter in utah produced a ve

the money raised from the gallup and other events help more than 700 artists every year. >>> still to come, the death investigation in maryland. what police believed killed the man inside his home. >> a preview of tomorrow's event in vatican city. >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 on your side. >>> maryland state police are investigating the death of a man. they believe he died from an explosion inside his home. he suffered a trauma to his arm and leg. metal shrapnel was down to the scene. neighbors reported hearing an explosion. police say they have ruled out homicide. his body was found yesterday after a neighbor called 911. >>> a judge plans to review hundreds of emails and documents from a community college the tucson shooting suspect attended. the college says the release would violate privacy laws. the judge has given the college until tuesday to turn over the documents. he will then decide whether to make them public. >>> here is the latest on endeavour's final mission into space. nasa has scheduled a press conference. engineers are trying to fix the problem with the hea

a new gallup poll shows 57% of the people asked say a pure electric car is not practical for them. the only mainstream pure electric car now on sale is the nissan leaf and nissan says the poll is good news because it means more than 40% are considering electric vehicles. >>> and be careful on the roadways for said -- for today. rain showers are coming down. here's a look right now at the live stormtracker2. you -- you can see the coverage. this system moved into the north bay. santa rosa a bit a break where we do have partly cloudy skies. santa rosa, .3 of an inch. i can see napa and fairfield as well. as we move to the south, you can see the rain showers moving into southern marin and also into oakland and san francisco. in fact, in the east bay, there's that yellow cell just outside of alameda, indicating some moderate rainfall and the south bay, not a lot to report just yet but some coverage out here in fremont but san jose at last check reporting mostly cloudy skies. a look outside right now, we can show you and taking a look out in san francisco, we have gloomy conditions, eve

identify louisiana creek to train in rita and post katrina and rita and now it's pretty spill and post gallup we feel like life as we know it is changed forever. it's just unbelievably bad when they wanted to stop burning the heavy portion of it we had don't insist that it only be burned when the winds were moving offshore. it was making an error saw the hydrocarbons it was moving on shore way ahead of the spill and making people very very sick given the headaches for three precious burning eyes and just disrupting life all around the coastal areas. this is the last thing we need we've got a hurricane season approaching this is the tommy year when you know we've got a lot of birds breeding out on the baryons and in the way tens of fish will all be another marine log be a starting to enter the buy in is trees most marine oldham isms when they come into an oil slick the instincts don't tell them how to react because it's not a natural phenomenon of folding. it's just going to live out these coastal communities as we know it because there will not be a mechanism for them to earn a living on the

soon it was running at a recent gallup. the trainee jockey stayed aboard air and the duke seem satisfied. -- and the duke seemed satisfied. ireland was focusing on her speech last night at the state dinner at dublin castle, when she talked about britain and ireland's troubled history. >> with the benefit of historical hindsight, we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently. or not at all. >> this morning, david cameron joined the irish prime minister on a visit to dublin brewery and reflected on the queen's words. >> i thought what she said about things in the past that could have been differently or not been done at all i think would have spoken volumes to people in ireland. >> a very different setting for the state dinner -- the queen is hosting irish music and culture and the theme is friendship. >> a reminder of our top story -- dominique strauss-kahn, who has resigned as director general of the imf was granted bail this afternoon, but he awaits trial on sex assault charges in new york. he says --

. >>> in other news, a new gallup poll found that for the first time a majority of americans, 53%, believe gay marriage should be recognized as valid under the law. that's a nine-point increase over last year. those who changed their views of gay marriage were exclusively democrats and political independents. there was no change among republicans. >>> the house of representatives has unanimously approved a selection of a new chaplain. the reverend patrick conroy is a jesuit priest who teaches at a jesuit high school in portland, oregon. in addition to providing counseling, the house chaplain presides over memorials and other ceremonies. he also opens each session with a prayer. >>> the popular atlanta evangelical preacher eddie long has reached a settlement with four young men who accused him of using his money and influence to coerce them into sexual relationships. long denied the allegations. the four young men originally filed their suits against long last fall, but now because of the settlement, the cases will not go to court. >>> we have a story now about a caring and forthright pedia

meanwhile, a separate "usa today"/gallup poll shows 62% of americans believe a terrorist attack on u.s. soil is likely within the next several weeks. >>> well, elsewhere, according to this morning's washington post, house republicans have conceded that they will have to drop their controversial plan to overhaul medicare and seek common ground with the white house over spending cuts. "the post" reports eric cantor suggests he'll push for ending subsidies to wealthy farmers, limiting lawsuits against doctors and expanding government auctions of the broadcast spectrum to telecommunication companies. the gop retreat on medicare came ahead of debt reduction talks led by vice president biden which is set to start later this morning. >>> here's a look at some other news going on around america today. oregon firefighters had an intense inferno on their hands after two trains collided. the fire erupted when a derailing train smashed into a parked train carrying cars with ethanol. crews battled the blaze for three hours before putting it out. luckily, no injuries there. >>> a snow-laden winter i

still a lot of politicians and many members of the general public who disagree according to a recent gallup poll forty seven percent of the public thinks that their congress members should vote against raising the debt ceiling and if this is anything like the previous budget battle republicans are not going to go down without a fight over spending cuts that is so obviously we can expect several more rounds of contentious debates all while threats of defaulting loom over congress has had but we propose our own explanation as to why the government is agreeing to keep stalling on this deadline clearly they've heard about the rapture which we're being told by metro signs and leaflets is going to head on may twenty first so that means the politicians only have five days left until the world and at that point not reaching an agreement on dead well that's just going to be a small tiny little problem so i guess they lucked out five days left no pressure on their shoulders and the country gets away with being fourteen trillion dollars in debt just spend spend spend spend spend and we don't actually

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eight following the georgian military assault on another caucasian republic something that year by gallup says body has now been flown to its funeral will be held on. a view to america now where big brother house a mobile and he's learned to text the u.s. government now has a system which can send emergency alerts to everyone from visits to terror threats the warnings will go straight to people's phones but now some important i reports many feel it's creating needless panic. the country that created i phones. has more than three hundred million wireless users and in the name of national security the u.s. government will soon have a direct link to each and every handheld device it's like a piece of this is going to it's there for a good reason but we hope that we never have to be true gathered at the scene of the september eleventh terrorist attacks federal in new york city officials joined the c.e.o.'s of the four largest wireless carriers to announce the nation's new tech tools and alert system enabling the president and government agencies to blast every american with text messages warn

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old fashioned you know when you would awards like to the victor along the spoils the latest gallup poll shows trump one of the leaders and last like the republican voters living sarah paling in the dust trump has already shown some of his campaign cards but it's hard to say what they think has no real trumps to plait the billionaire may capitalized on the current political no ladies but even this american civility it doesn't mean that they give this one to become more of a laughingstock and that's a patrol for crosstalk r.t. . ok cliff i'd like to start out with you are you wrote in your weekly column about donald trump he is the living embodiment of every degrading aspect of american cultural you mean by that. i love it but do you really look. well i appreciate that thank you look i mean for thirty years now this guy has been you know whatever it takes to get to get attention he's sort of built himself first of all he spun a false resume he's somebody that knew that image in the united states and particularly in politics and business in many areas has become more important than reality

is going to have a major indicator about whether or not she's running and according to the latest gallup poll she's it fifteen percent just two points behind front runner romney care and five points ahead of dr ron paul again i'm a little embarrassed for my party that our two leading contenders to take out obama are a guy who instituted romney care in massachusetts as governor and pale and who can even finish a term as governor of alaska but former vice president dick cheney has his own pick for president with a solid backhanded compliment that he might not have realized was a not so sly backhands of bush he said yesterday quote i worship the ground that paul ryan walks on i hope he doesn't run for president because that would ruin a good man who has a lot of work to do. so while our ruined former president and former texas governor is enjoying clearing brush in his retirement the current governor of texas rick perry is now officially thinking about going against his repeated pledge to not run despite calls from conserve icon radio host rush limbaugh to enter the race is point poorly and

there's also been a number of surveys done across the country by restless and at the gallup poll that have looked at different communities across the country, and consistently what comes back is when asked the question if you made a choice between no delivery saturday closing post offices or substantial increases in postage rates 70 present of americans have come back and said eliminate the saturday delivery. our proposals to eliminate the delivery would keep the post offices open so from several perspectives people would still have access to postal services and if they wanted they could rent a box and get their mail that way. >> fodor role post office closing, i'm a little worried about what i have learned that there may be a situation where you call something other than a post office so you get a around some of the requirements in terms of notice to the community. could you eliminate that situation for me because changing the name of a post office to a substation or some other name and then not having to go to the community and get the kind of input that is needed i mean i get that

but according to the latest gallup poll, his approval ratings have now dropped back down to 46%.to the bin laden raid. right around the lowest levels of his presidency. being tough on terror might be a good strategy for winning over some american voters, but it took us ten years to find bin laden. and what if there's another attack between now and the 2012 election? that brings us to the question, which is this -- would a terror attack on the united states make you more or less likely to vote to re-elect president obama? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog. wolf? >> jack, thank you. >>> today is the day the treasury department here in washington has been warning would come. the u.s. hit the debt limit set by congress, freezing the government's power to borrow money. what should the government do now? some experts think they have the golden answer. cnn's mary snow is in new york. she has the answer for us. how serious is this? >> reporter: the treasury department is not in any rush to sell uncle sam's family jewels but the talk by some economists to sell gold

. >> the gallup polls most recent numbers found 46% of people approve of the job the president is doing46% disapprove. >>> as we talked about in the death of osama bin laden, there's special meaning to families in the bay area. bob redell is live in san rafael with one of the stories. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we are outside the home of jack randall. his wife, three months pregnant at the time was killed on united flight 93 when it crashed in the if i would in shanksville, pennsylvania on the way home from san francisco. he received the news yesterday like we all did. tells us he was shocked to hear this. didn't think it would be something that would happen in his lifetime. coming up, we are speaking with him live. this will be around 6:00. he'll tell us why what happened yesterday as far as receiving the news of the death of osama bin laden was earily similar to how he received the news of his son's death. >> it's 5:46 now. let's switch gears and talk about the forecast for today. enjoy it, it's going to start creeping up. >> it will creep up before yo

>> reporter: she continues to do well in the national polls including the gallup poll that showed that in second place now. polls are early, but if you look at that, she's only two percentage point behind mitt romney, considered the front-runner. this poll, of course, excludes mike huckabee and mitch daniels, two candidates seen by those in the gop establishment as well as a social conservative community as very serious candidates and very good candidates. should sarah palin decide to run, she would be reaching out to social conservative voters to gain their support. is a potential problem for sarah palin. i got off the phone with tony perkins, a very powerful organization said one of the problems for sarah palin is that michele bachmann, the minnesota congresswoman, she is starting to take up a lot of that oxygen that sarah palin once owned. michele bachmann is a very conservative, she's very good in social conservative issues, and that could be potentially a problem for sarah palin, should she run for the republican nomination. >> mark preston, interesting stuff. look forward to your

there's also been a number of surveys done across the country by restless and at the gallup poll that have looked at different communities across the country, and consistently what comes back is when asked the question if you made a choice between no delivery saturday closing post offices or substantial increases in postage rates 70 present of americans have come back and said eliminate the saturday delivery. our proposals to eliminate the delivery would keep the post offices open so from several perspectives people would still have access to postal services and if they wanted they could rent a box and get their mail that way. >> fodor role post office closing, i'm a little worried about what i have learned that there may be a situation where you call something other than a post office so you get a around some of the requirements in terms of notice to the community. could you eliminate that situation for me because changing the name of a post office to a substation or some other name and then not having to go to the community and get the kind of input that is needed i mean i get that

. >>> for the first time ever, a gallup poll shows a majority of americans support legalizing gay marriage. here's a look at the numbers. 53% support same-sex marriage. 9% jump compared to last year. 45% of americans say gay couples shouldn't marry. 69% of democrats support same-sex marriage. while less than a third of republicans surveyed support it. >>> a south bay school district is feeling energized tonight because they're using solar energy to help combat severe budget cuts. in fact, the new project could save dozens of teachers' jobs. marianne favro joins us to tell us about the new project. >> reporter: this overhang is not a luxury to keep students' cars cool. if you take a look on top, you will see solar panels. it's part of the largest solar power program at a school in a nation. this solar panels are generating energy and money for the eastside union high school district in san jose. >> you're doing something good for the environment. second win is you're doing something good for the budget, which is actually something good for the students because you're saving millions of doll

a new gallup poll showing how the gop race will shape up.e has sarah palin nipping at his heels with 15%. newt gingrich earning 9%. palin has not announced officially whether she will run and kicking off her one nation tour today. she is headed to washington dc today, eventually she will visit new hampshire which holds the first presidential primary and bought a $1.7 million home in arizona. aids suggested that could eventually serve as a campaign hub. >> as the gop race for the white house is shaping up political insiders examine what it takes for any candidate to stand out from the crowd some say the line between reality tv and politics has become blurry. phil joining us now with former mayor willie brown and joe garafoli. >> hold that thought. hold that thought. well, good morning and joining us for a little special talk is joe, san francisco chronicle reporter he covers media and politics and our own political expert mayor willie brown. gentlemen, sarah palin is out on the road, going to new hampshire is she running for president? >> i d

and a gallup poll came out the day before that has palin right near the top, as well.s a wide-open field. take a look at this next number. it seems republicans and independents are not so satisfied. look at this number. not so satisfy would the field. only 16% say they're really enthusiastic and look at that 4 in 10 not satisfied and maybe there is a hunger for somebody else out there who is not running, joe. >> i was really picking that up this week, joe. as i asked around washington, d.c., about the possibility of a sarah palin run, top two conservative activist. let's listen to a little bit of what he said and i'll come back and catch him on the other side. >> conservatives, quite frankly, i don't know conservatives that know her. she's a stranger to us. she's, you know, almost a blank slate. we know who she doesn't like, but most conservatives would tell her, i'm just concerned because i don't know what her views on this are and who does she look to for guidance and leadership and advice and council. so, she's kind of a blank slate to most all conservatives. >> you

america is about as stressed out as it was last year according to a new gallup poll. of people say they are stressed a lot of the day. so where are people the least stressed? well, you figured hawaii, right? and you are right. least stressed state. about 30% of hawaiians say they are stressed a lot of the day. wyoming, interesting, second least stressed state and north and south dakota round out the top four. in general, the west and northeast have the highest levels of stress. midwestern states tend to have the least. a san francisco mother wanted to teach her kids the value of saving money. so when they were very yuj, she took them to a bank to open their very first savings accounts. trouble is lesson they learned was not the one they had expected. here's 7 on your side's michael finney with their story. >> it was a milestone in their lives when leslie smart took her three children to the bank to open their very first savings accounts. >> the idea being save your money and it will grow. >> it was exciting to be in the bank and feel like, oh, i have my own money to p

economic recovery and rattle the world, just 19% of americans told gallup pollsters they want congress to raise the debt ceiling. 47% no and 34% said they didn't know enough to say. minority leader senator mitch mcconnell, thank you for being here. first question out of the box -- what would happen if the debt ceiling is not raised? >> well, i think we ought to look at this as an opportunity. an opportunity to bring a democratic president who's been leading a spending binge over the last couple of years and a new much more republican congress which believes the american people want us to reduce spending significantly. bring those two together and get something done born on a bipartisan basis. you know, it is interesting that some of our biggest accomplishments in the last quarter of a century have been when you have divided government. think of ronald reagan and tip o'neill working together to save social security for another generation in 1983. think of bill clinton and the republican congress balancing the budgets and passing welfare reform. this is actually a great opportunity to ad

a new gallup poll just released shows romney and former alaska governor sarah palin leading the pack. meantime, palin, who has not announced whether she will run, but she is kicking off her one- nation tour on sunday, she will visit historical sites in washington, d.c., pennsylvania and new hampshire home to the first presidential primary. and she is also adding staff and bought a $1 .7 million home in arizona. aides have suggested it could eventually serve as a campaign hub. >>> the first lady is coming to the bay area. >> but her husband will stay behind. mrs. obama will be raising campaign funds in the east bay in san francisco sometime next month. white house sources said she will also attend at least one nonfundraising event in california. no other details were available. right now, they are having a little fun in france. >>> 5:49. down and out. how buster posey's injury could be a game changer not just for the giants but the league. >> and can you pass a dmv driving test? you will be stunned at how many people cannot. and the other surprising flaws in a new report that's coming

this is a new "usa today"/gallup poll. more than half -- more than half -- "say that they have made major changes to compensate from the higher prices, ranging from shorter trips to cutting back on vacation travel." it goes on, "for 21%, the impact is so dramatic," they say, "that their standard of living is jeopardized." so here we have families all across the country, in your state as well as in mine, families who are dealing with kids, bills, a mortgage and this sort of increase, $800 out of their ability to pay for other things this year, clearly impacts their quality of life. well, americans want answers and they deserve answers. they want to know, how am i going to pay my gas bill? well, when we have american energy, energy right here in this country, they say, why are we so dependent on foreign countries for our energy? they want to know, where is the leadership in washington. well, this very we're, the president has finally, finally said that he understands the need to produce more american energy. well, you know,

little bit it's one of the left is able to control the narrative of a country that according to the gallup poll as a to-1 ratio of the conservative to liberal but you turn on the television and read "the washington post" and it's all the liberal narrative and all of the conservatives are afraid of the shadows, afraid the past is going to come out and they are going to be afraid that somebody is not going to like them or not invite them back. mark foley, he was isolated the same reason why somebody who is black is isolated because he is gay and a conservative. i've supported and i've gotten into trouble with this with some parts of the conservative movement as big a conservative organization. if this means there can't be something called a conservative, then i'm not a conservative, and mark was targeted the way that a liberal what would closeted gay man would be because the organizers left has decided that its job is to target today conservatives and humiliate them as large as possible as a form of political extortion. if you don't believe the way we believe we are going to ruin your life.

. >> from the "usa today" gallup poll this week on gas prices.caused a financial hardship. andrew ross sorkin, this is what i think is the difficulty for republicans. you heard paul ryan say, basically, you know, you're with me or against me on medicare. that's a litmus test issue for republican candidates, but it hurts them if they want to say, hey, we're the party that's going to get you back to work. >> that's the issue, and it's ultimately going to be about the math. it's going to be about what happens to the oil prices and what happens to employment. and i truly believe that we're going to vote with our wallet when it actually comes down to it. and so, the big question is where are we in, let's say 6 to 12 months from now, when we actually have -- when the rubber hits the road? that's the issue. >> it's a spending debate in washington, because that's the big long-term problem. it's a jobs election and that's the president's problem. he's perceived by six out of ten americans as doing a lousy job on the economy. if republicans can get their f

there's also been a number of surveys done across the country by restless and at the gallup poll that have looked at different communities across the country, and consistently what comes back is when asked the question if you made a choice between no delivery saturday closing post offices or substantial increases in postage rates 70 present of americans have come back and said eliminate the saturday delivery. our proposals to eliminate the delivery would keep the post offices open so from several perspectives people would still have access to postal services and if they wanted they could rent a box and get their mail that way. >> fodor role post office closing, i'm a little worried about what i have learned that there may be a situation where you call something other than a post office so you get a around some of the requirements in terms of notice to the community. could you eliminate that situation for me because changing the name of a post office to a substation or some other name and then not having to go to the community and get the kind of input that is needed i mean i get that

a gallup poll in february asked americans to name the world's leading economic power. by a significant margin, they said china." and unemployment is really the driver. this is the chart of how it looks in the course of the obama presidency from february of 2009, the high point in october at 10.1%. now we're at 8.8%. what kind of economic recovery is this, mayor? it seems like a tough one. >> well, when you come out of a recession, first thing that everybody does is tighten their belt and try to do more with less. so, it's not surprising that corporate profits are going up and governments are finding ways to provide services with fewer people. it is only a little further into the recovery that you start to add more people. companies are willing to take risks, governments think their tax base is going to be better and start expanding services and hiring people to provide that. like anything else, some parts of the country are doing poorly, some are doing well, some are doing better. new york city, for example, is doing better. we're not back to where we were before, but