financial system, now in the books. but passing legislation is not winning over the american public. take a look at new opinion poll, steady drop in voters who approve the job that obama is doing. right now his approval rating stands at 43%, two weeks ago it was 47%. a year ago it stood at 54%. what is going on here? joining he is simon washington bureau chief for reuters. is there a disconnect between the people and the president? it certainly looks that way. president has two big pieces of legislation through but neither of them addressed what americans really care about now and that is economy. this is the challenge for obama. he needs to convince americans that not only does he care about the economy and jobs, but he is doing the right thing. to get objects and solve