want to stay but they are getting more concerned. heather: thank you, dominic . gregg: you could say the white house is awash in scandals including the i.r.s. targeting of conservative groups and the justice department spying on journalists and, of course, the upfloor oft beach gaza terror attacks. all of this could dominate the second term and consume his presidency? we will bring in our political insiders. john leboutillier, former republican congressman for new york. doug schoen is a fox news contributor and former pollster for bill clinton. pat caddell joins us from a remote camera, a former pollster for president jimmy carter. gentleman, good to have you back here. what struck me is that president obama s approval ratings have tanked. he now is underwater. his disapproval rating now exceeds the approval and in one
what a day. let me know your thoughts on twitter. thanks for watching. here is sheppard. the news begins new on studio b. another rough day for the president s spokesman answering questions over a bag full of controversy. on the irs targeting conservative groups, the speaker of the house says he wants to know who is going to jail. the white house response, there will be consequences. get into all of it coming up. in another part of town on another big story, the president s attorney general has testified about the justice department spying on journalists. eric holder claims he doesn t know much about it. plus, a look at the president s second term. what lawmakers are saying about these stories and issues and whether they might have an affect on the midterm elections. that s all ahead unless breaking news changes everything on studio b .
spy agency. the state department does confirm the man is an employee but it will not give any details about his job. an american captive in north korea has started serving his 15-year prison sentence there in what officials in that hermit kingdom call a special prison. we don t know what that means. north korea convicted this washington state man of trying to topple the country s government. friends say he was just a tour guide who would travel to north korea orphans, tensions between the west and north korean leader kim jong u.n. officials in the u.s. have demanded the prisoners release. some suggest the country may be trying to use the american in standoff with nuclear program. continuing coverage of the white house controversies. we will get reaction from dana perino, the former white house spokesperson under president george w. bush. plus, the justice department spying on journalists.