give president obama negative rate ogh economy. only 38% approve of his performance. why? the story is gas prices, two-thirds of americans, 65% say they disapprove the way the president is handling gas pump prices and 26% approve. chief political correspondent, by ron york joins us. these numbers, are they as stunning as we look at them as they look to me. >> they are really bad for the president. i think the reason they are bad, listen to the republican candidates. they are tying the rising gas prices to specific actions by obama and his administration. it's not just some uncontrollable outside force. they are saying that gas prices are rising because things the administration has done, not pursuing the pipeline. shutting down drilling in deepwater offshore areas. not pursuing more exploration in