a lot of polling to talk about including the president s numbers. then a bit of a connection. cnn s nia henderson. let s start with the president. his approval rating 49% in the cnn/orc poll disapproval 47%. you say the country evenly divided. he s in a holding pattern here. 49 now, 50 in june 45 48 46 if you go back to april and march. the final year and a half of the presidency he s in good shape, not great shape. what does that mean? it means something good for hillary clinton. you want a president you are trying to succeed to be in a good place in terms of favoribility ratings. the president, himself, seems to be enjoying the job. he s radiating a confers. he s got an extra kick in his step. good news for hillary clinton. we ll see if it lasts for him. iran discussions coming up.