out. and this. the nation's deadliest transportation accident in nearly a decade. 20 people killed. and now we've learned that the limo and the driver should not have been on the road in the first place. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to "the lead" i'm jim sciutto in for jake today. we begin with breaking news. brand-new cnn polls revealing how americans feel about the president, the two political parties and the newest associate justice of the supreme court. both during and after the battle to confirm brett kavanaugh. all coming less than one month from the midterm elections. cnn's political director, david chalian, at the magic wall with all of the results. david, president trump up, down, or about where he was? >> no, he's up from where he was last month. let's take a look at his overall approval rating, jim. brand-new numbers from cnn conducted by ssrs, right now, 41% approve of how he's handling his be jo.