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Into war and many would agree that one of those wars were on preconditions that turned out not -- the whole atmosphere was completely different. i understand the hypocrisy you talk about and im probably guilty of it so i dont want to start a fight here -- >> im focusing more on the president than anybody else. >> you know exactly what im saying. >> it would be nice for the president -- hes not going to. how is the president doing in the polls? >> not well. >> lets talk about it. overall presiden...

>> got to talk about whats on the table. áhe white house trying hard to convince americans the nsas secret surveillance is good for the country. it is a tough sell. take a look the aa brand new cnn/orc poll. 51% of americans think the government conducting records is the right thing to do. distinguished with this, 48% saying it was wrong, pretty much equal if you factor in the margin of error in the polls. lets bring in dana bash live from capitol hill this morning. da dpa, again, welcome to "n...

We begin with the secret surveillance program. the irs controversy. all this seeming to take a toll on president obamas approval d8rating. in the new cnn orc poll his approval rating at 45%. its the lowest at more than a year and a half. do we think its going to have much of an impact in terms of what can he do? what can he accomplish in the remaining years? >> these things always do. he didnt expect to have these problems on his hands. who would have thought that the constitutional scholar, the...

Welcome back everyone to "around the world." the u.n. human rights commissioner says the world cannot continue to ignore pleas from syrians caught up in that bloody civil war. she was speaking in geneva. she says she feels utter dismay over the situation. >> and secretary of state john kerry is meeting with russias foreign minister today as they are pushing for a peace conference to happen next month on this crisis in syria. both the syrian government and the opposition have indicated that they ...

The nation in a very effective way that helped him reverse the tide. i think it has become a little more common since then and unlikely to significantly change the political dynamic, but it is one of the roles a president now plays in which he is speaking to the whole country and that can only help him. >> the cnn orc poll showing his approval rating last week. you and i talked about it despite the controversies, that he still remains hugely popular. any indication that those approval ratings mi...

Anre washington, adam starks, good luck. >> all right. youll do well. and if you missed the presidents commencement address, you can actually watch part of it on cnn.com. it is actually in the center page there. its really very, very powerful speech. >> yep. right in the middle. all right, a week filled with problems and controversies apparently not taking a toll on president obamas approval ratings. a new cnn/orc poll shows it all holding steady. >> in fact, it is up slightly to 53%, but the ...

This presidency, particularly the second term, but you wouldnt know it by his approval rating. jessica yellin has some brand new poll numbers. >> fred, its good news for the president, according to our new cnn/orc poll. 53% of americans approve of the job president obama is doing. and that poll was taken after last weeks tough week. it shows his support is basically unchanged from the 51% we found in our last poll in early april, and up from his low of 47% in mid-march. now, it should come as no...

Stricter background checks in purchasing guns, but there is this political divide here if you take a look at the new cnn/orc poll, says 29% of republicans say they favor stricter gun control laws compared to 82% of the democrats. so how key is this political divide here? and what gets done? >> its very important. i mean, if you look at this sort of macro politics of it, suzanne, you see that kind of a number. you understand whats going on between republicans and democrats. you see that nine out ...

Seen. you saw those two senators, democrat and republican, both pro-gun senators trying to come up with some sort of a compromise. and theyve got problems on both sides of the aisle. youve got about a handful of democratic senators up in pro-gun states who are very, very nervous about voting for any kind of gun control that could be construed as interfering with the second amendment in any way, shape or form. and on the republican side you have the same problem, i mean most of the republicans ex...

Laws has actually slowed. but a new cnn/orc poll shows overwhelming support for expanding background checks. 86%, almost nine out of ten, favor tougher background checks. senators who came up with the compromise say this is a good place to start. >> the bottom line for me is this, if expanding background checks to include gun shows and internet sales can reduce the likelihood of criminals and mentally ill people from getting guns, and we can do it in a fashion that does not infringe on the secon...