exclusive at that world is waiting to see and now reacting to soledad o brien s riveting one-on-one with imam rauf. the mosque is being built near ground zero in manhattan. the imam has not talked about this until now and telling cnn that he regrets such pain but it may be dangerous to back down now. soledad was up late last night and she s here now. what did he have to say? i think this is a person that s well-known for being a moderate. in the muslim world, there are many people who find that this moderate position, the fact that he supports america so much is say problem with them. so he sort of navigates his tricky middle path. and i think he s dedicated his life to finding peace, bidding bridges and talking about tolerance. those things are all true but in
slightly better than his record-low approval of 43% earlier this month. give him an a for sure. he does a good job of checking things off the list. voters now give him 46% approval but that is a far cry from the 62% approval rating he enjoyed last year. and the tea party movement has found a place on the political map. one in six american voters feel a part of the movement. 27% say it is a fringe group and 11% are unsure. as the nation navigates through the financial disaster of the severe recession. there has been debate over incident taoufting a national sales tax, otherwise known at vat, value added tax to decrease the federal budget deficit. i am not for it at all. and there is more to check out online. go to our website for the latest