she was one of the replacement refs. moving on then. indra, save us quickly what s going on in weather? i m told if i don t bring good news it s bad. lot of the country not liking me. the next 48 hours a huge chunk of the country talking about wet weather and unfortunately where they want the rain they re not getting it, still dry again so we have the drought conditions obviously on the west coast and for that reason we re still worried about the fire threat. temperatures are expected to soar in by tomorrow, temperatures and winds going up and the fire danger increasing as well. remember, local weather. i can t even make that noise that you do but i try. thanks, indra. taking a quick break. coming up on new day digging up the past, where is jimmy
this has been a favorite all week. what s more popular than congress these days, and, well, you know, practically everything with only a 14% approval rating. a recent poll compared congress to some pretty dislikable things, brussel sprouts, but actually i kind of like brussel sprouts. used car salesmen, replacement refs and cockroaches and donald trump all more popular than congress. congress has lots to do if cockroaches are edging them out in popularity. the 113th congress is not starting out on the right foot with the american people, but does this mean that they will be ineffective? joining me now from washington rejoining us is manu raju, senior congressional reporter for politico and the congressional reporter for roll call. manu, 14% approval rating. we ve seen it kind of, if you will, skip at the bottom now throughout the last year. is the 113th going to be more
years. i m not saying you are responsible for all the problems facing our country, but you sure are making them harder to fix. steve palazzo, one of the no votes on sandy relief, tried to get funding for his own state after hurricane katrina. turns out he s got company. think progress put together a list of 37 house republicans who voted against sandy funding but who have in the past supported federal disaster funds for their home states. a new ppp poll asked people to compare congress with some other realities of american life. the good news is here are a few things congress beat out in terms of popularity. playground bullies, meth labs, and lindsay lohan. anyway, the bad side, congress came out less popular than this stuff. nfl replacement refs, used car salesmen, and root canals. overall favorability for congress stands at 9%. that s out of 100%. bill maher is not done needling mitt romney. the election is behind us. mitt romney is what s going
cockroaches, the kardashian family, and cuban dictator fidel castro. who ranks higher? donald trump, those nfl replacement refs, wow, and the nation of france. the survey was conducted just a few days ago. and they also rank lower than colonoscopies and gonorrhea. wow. gonorrhea is more favorable than congress. wow, wow, wow. how about that? i have nothing left to say. let s just continue. speaks for itself. safety first. well, president obama s upcoming inaugural ceremony will feature some of america s most popular musical performers. how about beyonce, kelly clarkson, and james taylor? they ll be front and center when the president and vice president are sworn in january 21st. disgraced cyclist legend lance armstrong is ready to face questions about doping allegations head on. armstrong is giving an exclusive tell-all interview to oprah winfrey. his first since being stripped of all seven of his tour de france titles.
here s the thing. if you can t vote for this, then we re [ bleep ] for the next two years. i m not saying you are responsible for all the problems facing our country, but you sure are making them harder to fix. steve palazzo, one of the no votes on sandy relief, tried to get funding for his own state after hurricane katrina. turns out he s got company. think progress put together a list of 37 house republicans who voted against sandy funding but who have in the past supported federal disaster funds for their home states. a new ppp poll asked people to compare congress with some other realities of american life. the good news is here are a few things congress beat out in terms of popularity. playground bullies, meth labs, and lindsay lohan. anyway, the bad side, congress came out less popular than this stuff. nfl replacement refs, used car salesmen, and root canals. overall favorability for congress stands at 9%. that s out of 100%.