welcome to world news. tonight, popular appeal. nine months into his presidency, our poll on the president s popularity, health care reform and the economy. future in doubt. results of the afghan election are thrown out. kabul is in turmoil, whether to send more u.s. troops is in limbo. new approach. the justice department changes the rules for prosecuting marijuana medical cases. first balloon. the family behind the alleged family balloon hoax seems to be in legal trouble. and burying the war dead. now helping the wounded to regain their lives. good good evening. tomorrow marks the nine-month anniversary for the barack obama presidency. he has spent the last four months primarily making the case for health care reform. according to the latest abc washington post poll released tonight, fewer than half of those polled agree with him. 45% agree with him. 48 percent are opposed. perhaps the biggest surprise, 57% support one of the plan s most controversial elemen
are thrown out. kabul is in turmoil, whether to send more u.s. troops is in limbo. new approach. the justice department changes the rules for prosecuting marijuana medical cases. first balloon. the family behind the alleged family balloon hoax seems to be in legal trouble. and burying the war dead. now helping the wounded to regain their lives. good good evening. tomorrow marks the nine-month anniversary for the barack obama presidency. he has spent the last four months primarily making the case for health care reform. according to the latest abc washington post poll released tonight, fewer than half of those polled agree with him. 45% agree with him. 48 percent are opposed. perhaps the biggest surprise, 57% support one of the plan s most controversial elements, perhaps the most controversial, a government-sponsored health insurance option. and a 20% of the country now consider themselves republican. that is the lowest level of support in 26 years. so george steph