new problems for president biden in polling. his popularity is seeing is a drop in voters as they rank the biggest concerns. and president biden is leaving for a g20 summit in india and what they say he needs to pull off while there. and an american is stuck in a cave thousands of feet below ground, and the measures to rescue him. i m john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. oomph, problematic poll numbers for president biden, the approval numbers are sinking to 39%, and democrats are on notice as a 2024 race for the white house is heating up. among the voters concerns, age. they are worried about the physical and mental competence along with how well he understands the concerns ofuture generations of americans. another big issue, the economy. 58% say that biden s policies have made economic conditions worse. all right. with me now, cnn political director david chalian and welcome back once again. for you, what stands out? there is a l
and in the air. a humanitarian crisis getting worse by the hour. also following breaking news out of florida. chaos after a shooting at a halloween event. at least two people are now dead, one of them a teenager. we are getting some troubling information about warning signs missed involving the main mass shooter. we are also following major political news this hour. the fallout from the biggest drop out so far from the 2024 presidential race, former vice president mike pence finding out that refusing to overturn an election is an unforgivable sin in today s republican party. plus, as house speaker mike johnson gets ready to get to work this week, we are taking a special look at some of the extreme views he holds on the 2020 election, abortion, lgbtq rights, and more. views even those who voted for him may not have fully realized. all that plus fans around the world in mourning today after the death of friends star matthew perry. oh, come on. don t be mad. we both said somet
This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show, so tell me whats on your mind by tweeting me at ali velshi, or facebook. Com ali velshi. It is summertime and the stock market is smoking hot and it needs to cool off or its going to burn up. Today, the dow came 2 points within 17,000, and still jumped 29 points, and set another record. The s p 500 also reached a new record, up 7 10 of a percent, and the nasdaq up just over a percent for a 17 year high. This is not a bad way to start the second half of the year, and check out the 23 jump that the s p 500 has enjoyed in the last year, including a nearly 7 gain so far in 2014. Give credit to americas steadily recovering economy, which includes a stronger job market, decent Consumer Spending and relatively solid corporate profits, and lets not forget those very low Interest Rates and the central bank that have been pumping money into the global economy. This seams like good news for the half of americans who own stocks o
This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show, so tell me whats on your mind by tweeting me at ali velshi, or facebook. Com ali velshi. It is summertime and the stock market is smoking hot and it needs to cool off or its going to burn up. Today, the dow came 2 points within 17,000, and still jumped 29 points, and set another record. The s p 500 also reached a new record, up 7 10 of a percent, and the nasdaq up just over a percent for a 17 year high. This is not a bad way to start the second half of the year, and check out the 23 jump that the s p 500 has enjoyed in the last year, including a nearly 7 gain so far in 2014. Give credit to americas steadily recovering economy, which includes a stronger job market, decent Consumer Spending and relatively solid corporate profits, and lets not forget those very low Interest Rates and the central bank that have been pumping money into the global economy. This seams like good news for the half of americans who own stocks o
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