the fact that people approve of his handling of the economy and his presidential approval is still in the low 40s, that would concern me if i was donald trump because something that -- that is a. historical and i don't know how solvable it is. >> stand by. new developments in the investigation following sex offender jeffrey epstein jailhouse suicide over the weekend. sources tell cnn epstein was not checked on for a number of hours before his death. our national correspondent athena jones is joining us. bill barr said there were serious irregularities at the jail. update us. >> reporter: that is right. according to a.g. barr and not checking on epstein's cell is gent protocol. according to a source briefed on the matter who spoke with my colleague evan perez for a number of hours leading up to his death, guards did not check on his cell. it is protocol for guards to check on inmates every half hour. and justice officials have also uncovered broader problems here