Page 133 - Orc News Today

Sal lid because there are people who have doubts about it. that said, as you say, the american people, according to the new cnn/orc poll, do not believe it is in the u.s. national interest to attack syria, but i do think when it comes to members of congress voting on this issue, there is going to have to be more of a case made connecting publicly, not just behind closed doors, publicly the horrific images, the horrific images weve seen this weekend in those videos of the sarin gas attack with th...

In the last few days at the white house they realize how much trouble theyre in when it comes to getting some sort of congressional approval. >> you got that right, brianna keilar thank you. lets go to mark preston now, the cnn/orc poll also shows a majority of americans do not want the president to go it alone if congress votes no. again, if this is about national security, does it matter? >> well, carol, it certainly does matter for the president. we had this full court press right now, a lot ...

Challenge for the president is that the american people arent there. >> would it be possible, mr. speaker, let me interrupt for a second. would it be possible, mr. speaker, if this diplomatic compromise, if you will, if this diplomatic proposal works, for there not even to be votes in the house or the senate? >> well, im not sure its going to work that fast. if it did work that fast, i think the president could ask to withdraw the request for a vote and i suspect that speaker boehner would consi...

Media blitz. it follows his sit-down dinner president obama and vice president joe biden had last night with key gop senators. thats them on the way. in the meantime syrias president assad is trying to use the american publics lack of support to protect his own country. this morning, we have new insight into why many of you are so skeptical about military action and why gaining support is such an uphill battle for the president. our chief national correspondent john king is here to break down a ...

The american people certainly hope not, and that is why because most americans do believe that syrias government gassed its own people, but they do not wanton go in. this is a new cnn/orc poll showing had 59% of americans say no, congress should not pass a resolution to authorize military action inside of syria. >> 39% do say yes. were going to bring you who are on the public sentiment this hour, as well, because theyre saying no even though most people believe that the assad an regime was behin...

Theyre blaming democrats. >> what happened on the farm bill could be precisely what happens on immigration. they passed a very conservative amendment on foodstamps trying to mollify the conservative critics. that, then, grove away democrats on final passage and the conservatives, 60 of the conservatives, still voted against the final bill even after they got the amendment. you can imagine the exact same dynamic where very conservative amendments on enforcement are added to the bill to try to mol...

Slow-walking the irs criminal investigation. but here in congress, the probe is in full force and there is more bipartisan agreement and what theyve found so far than meets the eye. outside the capitol, thousands of tea party supporters rallied, railing against the government agency that targeted them, the irs. >> we will get the truth and we will hold those responsible accountable. >> inside the capitol, sources tell cnn congress am investigators conducted their eighth recorded sfl view with an...

Decade or so, so from military women they believe strongly of course they are already in combat. they want the reality to catch up with whats been going on in their lives. >> absolutely, theyre many of the same wounds and facing the same dangers out there. good to see this move happening even if it is a little slowly. barbara starr thanks so much. very busy news morning. lets get to michaela. >> good morning, kate and chris. making news a brand new cnn/orc poll shows a growing number of americ...

"the situation room." president obama may be focusing on a summit abroad but he cannot get away from some dismal poll numbers. look at this. in just the past month our cnn/orc poll show as complete reversal of the presidents approval rating, now at 45% down from 53%. and 54% now approve of how obama is handling his job up from 45%. joining me to talk about this, lori borger and cornell belcher. cornell, you were a big part of the presidents reelection team, polling unit. let me guess, these ar...

That things are getting better. that number has been rising. this is new, brand new cnn/orc polling showing that people are getting more confident. 33% of americans say economic conditions are good. that is rising since december. largely because the data has been getting better. look at the stock market. the s aen a s&p 500 up 16% toda. if you havent checked your 401(k), you can. please do. the housing numbers, especially the numbers coming in this week, very strong. new home sales are averaging...