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Themselves as christian fell about eight points from 78.4% to 70.6%. joining me now, senior pastor of the first baptist church in dallas texas dr. robert jeffress. what do you make of that decline? >> well i think the decline is real and megyn, it's having an effect not just on christians but all of america, as well. and here's why. for the first 200 years of our country, there was a basic judeo christian foundation to our nation and not everyone agreed with it but everybody benefitted to it. providing a common understanding of what's right and wrong. it gave a compelling reason to do what is ...

Ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. to get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today. welcome back. we turn now to a pew poll out earlier this week showing the number of christians in america is falling. over the last seven years the number of people who describe themselves as christian fell about eight points from 78.4% to 70.6%. joining me now, senior pastor of the first baptist church in dallas texas dr. robert jeffress. what do you make of that decline? >> well i think the decline is real and megyn, it's having an effect not jus...

The beauty of being a christian or having faith, because no one can get between you and, you know, the heavenly father. but pew the pew research center said 78.4% of americans are christians. if that's the case, that's the majority. it always gets me that, like, one person protests, you know? take a vote if they want to do that. i don't think one person should change it for the 78%. >> stifling the free speech, stifling your religion, your faith. it is, it's unsettling to think about that. i moon, and why do people -- i mean, why to people have to be so selfish? live and let live. >> no, i mea...

Complaints declined and apparently the industry's on-time rate was 78.4% which is down from 81.8% from 2012. american eagle was the worst performer in that category. hawaiian airlines had the best showing at 93% in both 2012 and 20 2013. always, you know, sunny weather might help, i don't know, might have something to do with it, and the industry's largest improvement last year came in the area of denied boardings where eight carriers got better from 2012. so as i say, it is a mixed bag, excuse the pun. >> and some people feel that complaining does not do anything. >> and that is part of it, y...

Poll's 3% margin of error. and in florida that poll has president obama at 48 and mitt romney at 47. another statistical tie. tonight nate silver of the "new york times'" 538 blog forecasts that on november 6th president obama will win 300 electoral college votes and mitt romney will win 238 and president obama's chance of re-election ticked up tonight in nate silver's calculations to 78.4%. and finally, george w. bush has entered the presidential campaign. he did that today when he was dragged into it by his little brother in florida. >> do you honestly think that this president is capable of...