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situation here and sanctions, in tough sanctions, i support, broad support in congress for them. there is more talk here about using a military option or laying that out there. but there is a even, if there is some criticism about the limitations of sanctions. i think all of us have to acknowledge the limitations of force and what the consequences can be. this is a very tough situation that has to be managed day by day, step by step. frankly i don't think congress is in a position to micromanage and turns into political debate and one-upmanship. we have commitment from the administration to use every power in its tool kit to keep iran from having a nuclear option. jenna: let me go to the point about energy availability in that region overall because that's a major concern about whether or not we have the oil supply. >> right. jenna: in the global markets to deal with the fact that iran could go rogue completely, shut down the strait of hormuz or have a military action with them in
is. jenna: jennifer griffin, thank you. jon: right now if you're logging onto wikipedia you'd see this message, imagine a world without free knowledge. wikipedia, just one of several big-named web sites protesting new legislation that some say will change the internet, and they say not in a good way. claudia cowan is keeping an eye on that live from san francisco. >> reporter: it is shaping up to be an epic battle, hollywood versus silicon valley. members of congress from northern california versus those from southern california. big money lining up on both sides, and scores of web sites on 24 hours strike regarding bills that are set to crackdown on sites whether it's music or movies made in the u.s. some say the bills would have a chilling effect on free speech.
some way. i just got a statement from here from senator lugar. this is in relation to breaking news this hour about the keystone pipeline. he brings in iran and his response to this report that the obama administration is not going to allow the keystone pipeline to go through. he says in the face of iranian threats against oil affordability, the obama administration once again is trying to blame congress and the state of nebraska instead of taking responsibility for american jobs and security. what do you think of the timing of all this, congressman? and that concern about whether or not we have the fuel to go forward? >> well, that's a good political talking point but the keystone issue right now is not whether the pipeline will or won't be built. it is weather it will totally short-circuit the environmental review process and short-circuit the inspeck tore general review process in the state department process by which the environmental review is done. the question is not whether key steen will or will not happen as far as the administration is concerned.
whether you will completely bypass the review process because of political pressure in congress. i don't think we should. jenna: it will be interesting to see, again we get this confirmed from the white house we're waiting on. still working on reports at this time, congressman. interesting to hear your insights after such a trip and we look forward to talking to you more about the middle east around some of these issues in the future, sir. thank you. >> great, thank you. jon: well, a lot of people thought it would never happen. a challenge by warren buffett met by one lawmaker. we'll tell you who is digging into his own wallet to help try to trim the federal debt. say goodbye to "ho" and hello to "whoa, yum." use campbell's cream of chicken soup to make easy enchiladas, cheesy chicken & rice, and other chicken dishes that are oh...so...whoa. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. it's proven to relieve pain
a lot of the blame that people feel about the economy on congress. congress of course, they are as low as we've seen congress' numbers. they've got even even lower, you know, going up against president obama. but the problem that president obama faces is he still has sort of a bad economy. and while those numbers are better than they have been, and yet they are not -- you know, they are not disqualifyingly bad in terms of improving them over the next ten months this all is going to depend on the economy. if the economy doesn't get much better over the next ten months then he's going to have a real problem on his hands with the re-election. if it does improve and it continues to improve and gets better u know, republicans are going to have a real hard time. jon: another element of that abc "washington post" poll puts mitt romney up against the president in a hypothetical match up. they stack up pretty evenly, 47%
parents should go to the kids. it furthers congressional goal family unity through legal immigration and maintaining family relationship between lawful permanent resident parents and minor children. remember we're talking about two men involved in criminal cases there was plenty of skepticism from the bench, jenna. jenna: real quick, when do we expect a decision on this? >> reporter: sometime june or early july. jenna: we'll look for that. shannon bream live outside the supreme court. shannon, thank you. jon: the internet as you know put as world of information right there at your fingertips but what if you couldn't get access to everything you want online? a new bill in congress aims to shut down certain web sites. it has google seeing black today. and the secret to staying young. the findings of a new study that researchers say could lead to a real fountain of youth. wake up!
late we go. jenna: i can't imagine what friday is going to look like. we have a lot to talk about in the week ahead. carl cameron, thank you so much. >> reporter: you pwefplt. jonyou bet. jon: as republican candidates work to convince voters they have the best chance to win in number. new polls show that americans are split on president obama. the latest "washington post" abc news poll finds 48% of americans approve the job the president is doing. 48% disapprove. 52% feel the president did not get much done in his flee years in the white house. 47% said he accomplished a good or great amount. what does this mean for the presidential race, let's bring in the man you saw earlier there, washington times columnist charlie hurd. the president's approval ratings are not above 50% yet but they are way better than they were a few months ago. >> sure. president obama has done a very good job with sort of playing congress and working them over and sort of blaming -- shifting