we begin this hour with a very important change in the presidential race. according to our brand new cnn/orc poll, a majority of the nation s voters now say they want to re-elect president obama. take a look at this. the president has 52%. he s seven points ahead of mitt romney who s at 45%. just a month ago the president in our poll was ahead 49% to 46%. significantly the president now according to our latest poll is above 50%. our polls also show what voters think of mitt romney s potential vice presidential picks. let s bring in our national political correspondent jim acosta. he s taking a closer look at all of these numbers. that s right. at least on the surface, should bring a smile to the obama campaign. and perhaps a warning to mitt romney and his campaign to go big in the vice presidential search with mitt romney heading out on a potential rollout of his running mate. the results on the veepstakes are even more fascinating. the two men that seem to be the safe
something as basic as our food supply and prices at the grocery store. we re in the midst of the worst drought in more than 50 years covering 64% of the area of the continuous 48 states, the sustained record-breaking heat and dry weather has caused corn and soybean crops to deterri deterrierate. setting an all-time high of $8.28 a bushal on friday. on the same day, soybean prices reached a record high. it s true that to some extent rising food prices are part of a general boom in commodities. second month in a row, the global land temperature was the warmest on record for that month. we re looking at our own future, a new normal that is going to radically alter farming and impact food prices. as we saw just a few years ago when spiking food prices, a world food volatility is a world of political volatility.
all people inside the van died. according to the new york times, apple incorporated more than $2 billion in taxes by using oversees subsidiaries. the use of such tactics is currently legal. gas prices are down 8 cents in the last month. the average price is $3.28 a gallon. now back to caught on camera. hello. welcome back to caught on camera. i m contessa brewer. whether they re lashing out in public, fighting one on one, or brawling en masse, politicians sure know how to disagree with each other. india, october 1997. the state assembly erupts into violence. this man is a political adviser, and he has a ringside seat at the spectacular event. it was expected that there
toulouse. israeli officials say all four bodies will be flown to israel for burial. a gunman shot and killed three french soldiers of north african descent in two separate attacks and the shootings are connected, they say. opposition sources are saying that 14 people have been killed this tuesday following clashes in the syrian capital on monday. rebels attacked a neighborhood home to some of the regime s inner circle after 34 were killed nationwide. those are the headlines. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning, i m nina dos santos from london. and hello from hong kong. i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. top stories, china jacks up the price of fuel. how will that go down with those on the road? the internet makes up a bigger chunk of the global economy. which is getting the biggest boost. pitching in when the chips are down. how villagers in spain are pulling together to provide for themselves. straight to t
understands how the economy works, not because he s debated it in congress, but because he s lived it in the private sector. and i have. i think that will be the fundamental difference between me and president obam a. i hope that s why people vote for me and give me the nod. in this race, have you pointed out many times, you have received a lot more votes, more than 1 million more votes than your nearest competitor, rick santorum. there you, can see the breakdown on the screen. your campaign has raised $63 million, spent $55 million. that means, in a cost per vote on campaign spending, have you spent $15.83 per vote. newt gingrich t$7.76, and rick santorum $2.28 and if you take the money from the super pacs, you have spent $26 per vote, gingrich, $15.50 and santorum,