paul steinhauser has more on this busy political week ahead. paul? >> good morning, brianna.se of representatives is expected to repeal the affordable care act, better known as obama care. the republican-controlled house has voted more than 30 times to repeal parts or all of the health care measure since it was passed into law three years ago. >> obama care will drive up the cost of health care and drive up the cost of health insurance. >> the white house and congressional democrats obviously disagree. what do you think? one of the most recent polls suggest americans are divided with 41% approving of the law and 46%. it indicates a wide partisan divide. >>> also this week, mark sanford comes to washington to get sworn in. the former south carolina governor whose career was left for dead following an infamous career last week won election to a congressional seat he once held. >>> britain's prince harry teams up with chris christie. he will join with the tough talking republican governor to tour parts of new jersey hard hit last year by hurricane sandy and mitt romney makes a r

cnn's political editor paul steinhauser joins us now live from washington. s show not many of us are willing to pay up for better roads. what gives? >> that seems to be the case. of course everybody wants to make sure that the bridges, roads, tunnels are safe but look at this. the most recent polling, national that is, from gallup. back in april, last month, would you be willing to support any increase in the gas tax, the tax on your gas in your state to pay for bridge and tunnel repairs? only 29% said yes. two-thirds oppose. that seems to be the story line here. of course people want safe bridges and roads but they aren't willing to have an increase in their taxes to do it. >> okay. okay. this week we'll look at the political landscape. the president of the united states meeting with new jersey governor chris christie. of course talking about seven months after super storm sandy. but how is this meeting this many months after that storm kind of being received? >> this is definitely going to be the highlight as of now for the president this week at least poli

>> reporter: paul steinhauser, thank you. >>> thousands of runners going back to boston.y are going to finish what they started, honoring the victims of last month's bombing. that's next, but first let's check in with dr. sanjay gupta for a look at what's coming up on his show. good morning, sanjay. >> pope, if you ever find yourself in a place where tornadoes are a danger, you're going to want to hear what i learned this week in oklahoma, what to do, what not to do that could save your life, and coca-cola says they will be a leader in terms of promoting healthy living. some people are skeptical about this, but the chairman and ceo agreed to answer my questions. we've got it all coming up, 7:30 a.m. eastern. we used to live with a bear. [growl] we'd always have to go everywhere with it. get in the front. we drive. it was so embarrasing that we just wanted to say, well, go away. shoo bear. but we can't really tell bears what to do. moooooommmmmm!!! then one day, it was just gone. mom! [announcer] you are how you sleep. tempur-pedic. see, i knew testosterone could affect se

. >>> i'm paul steinhauser. a race to fill a vacant seat in south carolina that's captured national attention. the contest pits mark sanford whose career was sidetracked following an affair against democrat elizabeth colbert bush, sister of stephen colbert. on friday gop contender rand paul in the voting state of iowa. >>> i'm poppy harlow in new york. following friday's job report, wall street will continue to focus on the latest employment figures this week. unemployment has now fallen to 7.5%. it's still high, but it's a slight improvement. also on the docket this week, earnings from walt disney. we'll also near from sony. and markets in london and tokyo are closed on monday. we'll track all the latest business news all week on cnn money. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. here's what we're watching this week. two of o the hottest reality stars are with me. the battle of the baby bumps. i have my friend snooki to weigh in. talking about food, family, and everything. an all new season this week on "showbiz tonight." >> than

let's bring in paul steinhauser what to look at this week. >> good morning, poppy. ations from rand paul. tomorrow he headlines a gop dinner in new hampshire, just a week and a half after doing the same thing in iowa. those states kick off the caucus calendar. >>> t >>> the irs controversy will stay in the spotlight this week. the senate on tuesday and the house on wednesday hold hearing into the agency's targeting of conservative groups which apply for tax exempt status. voters in los angeles could make history this week by electing their first female mayor. they face off in a runoff election on tuesday. chicago billionaire could be in the hot seat this week. a major supporter of barack obama has been nominated by the white house to become commerce secretary. her hearing is scheduled for thursday. poppy? >> paul, thanks so much. >>> coming up, a brand-new cnn poll on president obama after quite a week for the white house. how is he doing in his second term? find out more later this morning on "state of the union" with candy crowley that begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern.

cnn's political editor, paul steinhauser explains. >> reporter: our cnn time orc poll suggests more peoplesm now than before the boston bombings. four in ten say they are concerned someone in their family will become a victim of terrorism, that's a slight edging up of six percentage points from the last time we asked, back in 2011. but the survey indicates that's not stopping most of you from attending events like the boston marathon. 27% say they are less likely to go to such an event because of threats of terrorism. four in ten say they're willing to give up civil liberties to combat terrorists. the biggest concerns are government eavesdropping and the government reading your e-mails. >>> bryant's mom wants to sell some of the memorabilia he left at home after going to the pros. kobe is fighting back saying she doesn't have that right. >>> cocaine was seen washing ashore at a florida beach. police found packages of the drugs across 40 miles of the coastline from crescent beach to south point verda. in california, take a look at what a man found sitting behind the wheel of his own pickup

cnn's political editor paul steinhauser takes a look at how it is all going to come together. >>> thef representatives is expected to vote again this week to try and repeal the affordable care act, better known as obama care. the republican-controlled house has voted more than 30 times to repeal parts or all of the national health care measure since passed into law three years ago. >> obama care is going to drive up the cost of health care, drive up the cost of health insurance. >> reporter: the white house and congressional democrats obviously disagree. so what do you think? one of the most recent polls suggest americans are divided with 41% approving of the law and 46% opposed. as you can imagine, that quinnipiac university survey, like all the rest, indicates a wide partisan divide. >>> also this week, mark sanford comes to washington wednesday to get sworn in. the former south carolina governor whose career was left for dead following an infamous affair, last week won election to a congressional seat he once held. >>> how about this for an odd couple? britain's prince harley teams

paul steinhauser is here with a look at why these two republicans were topics of krveg conversation this alison. chris christie said his weight loss operation had nothing to do with politics. >> i did this for myself, my wife and my children. it has nothing to do with running for governor this year. with running for president at any time in my life, if i ever decided to do that. it may sound odd to some people, but this is a hell of a lot more important to me than running for president. >> but regardless of his motivation, news this week at new jersey's heavyweight republican governor have the procedure will have an effect on him if he decides to run for the white house in 2016. you know, it's plain and simple, a lot of people care about a presidential candidate's health and appearance and losing weight is almost a prerequisite for christie should he launch a white house bid. >>> mark sanford is living proof that life can be about second chances. >> i just want to acknowledge a god, not just of second chances but third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth chances because that is the re