we want to take a moment to salute a loyal viewer. happy 95th birthday. our executive producer is home celebrating with his father and family this weekend. we wish you the very best. well, a critical push is under way today to find homes for the 7.5 million animals that enter shelters. more than 300 are participating in the clear the shelters day event which is sponsored by the first parent company, adoption fees are waived or reduced as part of the event. joining me now, from the animal care centers of new york city as well as david, good friends to us. we should say you uls stop by the make-up rooms and we oo and aw. this is bruno and liz zi, tell me about these guys. this is a three-year-old that came as a stray. up for adoption today.
first to our brand new cnn orc polls. this is issue number one, the economy. and a surprising jump in the number of americans who believe the economy will eventually get better. take a look at this. when asked about what economic conditions will be like next year, 60% now say they believe they will be good compared to only 39% who say conditions will be poorer. last fall when we asked the same question, those numbers were very different indeed. only 39% saying things would get better in the year to come. we sent our own joe johns to the key battleground state of ohio for a closer look at these new numbers. joe is joining us now from his old hometown of columbus, ohio. what s going on there, joe? reporter: that s right, wolf. well, things are starting to look better here in the buckeye state, but i have to tell you that cnn orc poll indicates that nationwide one thing is clear, the number one issue on voters minds happens to be jobs and the economy. the november election ma
i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the largest bank of the united states is called to before congress to explain a $2 billion loss that one lawmaker compared to russian roulette. jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon appeared before congress saying he could not defend or justify the trades that ultimately imploeded. liz zi was there watching it all unfold. and it was very dramatic. it was very dramatic. i ve known jamie dimon and covered jamie dimon for a long time, wolf. usually when he comes to washington this is a town where he s received with open arms, even at the white house. this position was a little unusual for him. hi, jamie. how are you? i m good. he usually loves the cameras, but he got more of the rugby scrum. they re the job destroyers. this man is a crook. we ve let a lot of people down. and we are very sorry for it. he apologized for losing billions, took some blame, but embracing more regulation, maybe not. we think don t make sense an