woodward s newest book outlines a series of explosive, internal conflicts about the war in afghanistan. according to the new york times , which says obtained a copy of this book. it expresses serious doubts about the u.s. strategy by a number of officials. one goes so far as to say it just can t work. that strategy involves the president sending another 30,000 americans into the fight last winter. mr. obama is said to have been uncomfortable with attempts of military commanders to force him into the decision to send those troops before he wanted to do so. the pentagon s top officials are right in the middle of it all. joint chiefs admiral mike mullen is said to believe his deputy went behind his back on some matters. and defense secretary robert gates reportedly fumed about possible moves among mr. obama s national security staff, which he calls a disaster. the current commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus is quoted as telling an aide he doesn t like talking to th
good evening. katie it off tonight. we begin with an attitude check on the american public. just 68 days before the critical midterm elections. a cbs news poll is just out, and it finds fewer than half, just 48%, approve of the job president obama is doing. that is, though, a four-point improvement over last month. on the top issue this election year, there has been a sharp increase in the number of americans who think the economy is getting worse. that number, 34%, up eight points from last month. that is, though, awe four-point improvement over last month. on the top issue this election year, there has been a sharp increase in the number of americans who think the economy is getting worse. that number, 34%, up eight point from last month. and with controlle control of congress at stake, we begin tonight with our congressional correspondent, nancy cordes. reporter: pessimism about the economy is deepening. more than eight in 10 americans now say it s bad. it s a mess.
president obama is doing. that is, though, a four-point improvement over last month. on the top issue this election year, there has been a sharp increase in the number of americans who think the economy is getting worse. that number, 34%, up eight points from last month. and with control of congress at stake, we begin tonight with our congressional correspondent, nancy cordes. reporter: pessimism about the economy is deepening. more than eight in 10 americans now say it s bad. it s a mess. it s going to get better. it has to get better. reporter: like her, 59% of americans think its economy will bounce back. i think it will get better because it always does. reporter: but a whopping 37% believe it is in permanent decline. oh, no, oh, no. we ve got a long way to go, a long way to go. i don t see it recovering any time soon. reporter: this virginia woman says three people on her block are unemployed, including her husband. , a former american airlines pilot. h
welcome back. thank you very much. i come back to hot weather though. really hot weather. some welcome, huh? yeah. so if you plan on working or playing outside, do it early because when the sun comes up, ouch. poor air quality for those most susceptible to the ground-based ozone, the young, the elderly, those with respiratory problems. watch out, the santa clara valley and the east bay valleys this afternoon. that s when the buildup of ozone will be the highest. that s also when we ll hit our temperatures that will be most dangerous. mid-90s around the bay shoreline to 106 inland. that s from noon to 8:00 and that is in the shade. remember, it s going to feel 10 to 15 degrees warmer in direct sunlight. mid-90s throughout the bay, upper 90s to 100 the south bay and north bay and well over 100 in the east bay valleys. your complete forecast in just a minute. mike, thank you very much. topping our news this half hour, two fatal shootings in oakland overnight bring the
this newscast and online at abc7news.com. a fire danger higher than usual. temperatures going up at the same time the air quality is going down. absolutely. this is the first spare the air day of the summer and it s going to be dangerously hot in some areas. meteorologist mike nicco is standing by and terry mcsweeney. we have two things going on, the excessive heat watch, we are the spare the air day meeting. but if i were to jump in the water in this fountain itould cool me off but i shouldn t mo around too much because the air would be bad for my lungs. curtis oldson of livermore knows it s the first spare the air day of th summer. he s trying to do his part. riding my bike instead of driving my car. sometime in the evenings we have small littlfires in the backyard. we wouldn do that. the air quality management distri issued the spare the air alert becausof unhealthy smog levels that can cause discomfort to anybody s respiratory syst but comfortable troublesome f