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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 elect ....
Out there looking for them, but you think about a dozen this year, that s more than usual. is it only because of the seals or are the spotting techniques getting better? we think it s a combination of things. this year the sharks actually arrived rather early. last year we spotted them close to shore in september, and this year they re here in july. perhaps we re getting better at that. the state division of marine fisheries is actually the ones who are spotting them and some commercial fishermen as well. warmer weather may be drawing them up here. and of course, the main food source which is the seals. stuart, a question that many people might have here is how do you actually gauge the risk and is it possible, too. some people defy the swimming ban on south beach over the weekend, hey, the last thing i m worried about is getting attack by a shark, much more worried about getting into a car ....
the no swimming ban in baldwin county, alabama, has been lifted for the first time in more than 80 days that the area is open to swimmers. greg: you have heard about the accusations against new york congressman charlie rangel. and for the last several mnz, i have been visiting his district in harlem, following a young republican, who hopes to unseat the 20-term democrats in november. take a look. you are the reason i am running. reverend michael faulkner is an ordained minister. i am not a politician, have never been elected. a former lineman for the new york jets. i am running as a citizen of this community. and a rarity. what is your party affiliation? inr. in liberal wash heights section of new york city. i am a proud republican. i want to see us as citizens not dmendent on government handouts. how are you going to win in a ....
May sort of thinking was that maybe there will be, you know, one works, three days, maybe a little create a headache for general mcchrystal s staff. but in the past had much worse or at least seemed to have gone through much worse sort of cycles in the media. i had no expectation that general mcchrystal would lose his job after the piece. coming up next hour. i m going to give you a closer look at general pet russ. the man behind the four stars, successful troop surge in iraq. and now the man picked by the president to lead the fight in afghanistan. spent a lot of time in the battlefield with general petraeus. i will take knew iraq next hour. turning to the gulf oil disaster. day 66. largest invasion of oil in florida s gulf has come ashore on pensacola beach. more than nine miles of white sandy beaches have been soiled by the thick, gooey oil. swimming ban and health advisory in place now. bp crews were even out last night shoveling the muck. oil also washed up on the nearby ....
Florida s coast has come ashore on pensacola s beach. more than nine miles of beaches have been soiled by the thick, gooey oil. a swimming ban in place. bp crews were even out last night shuffling the muck. it also washed up on nearby perdido key. a glimmer of hope, 63 rehabilitated birds were released from a wildlife refuge in texas. it s the biggest release of birds. more than 100 birds could go back to the wild. have you driven by a bp station and thought, no, way, i m not buying gas from there? a little payback from the gulf. gas station owners say it s not our fault. a boycott hurts local people more than it hurts bp. check out this story from jim strickland. reporter: tell me about the bottom part of that sign. this is an effort by us to ....