uphill battle for president biden heading into 2024. the president facing negative approval ratings and widespread concerns about his age. and ading to headaches to the white house, the special counsel investigating the president's son hunter biden plans to seek an indictment against him on gun charges by the end ofrt month. donald trump also facing continued legal challenge this is morning. one of his aids is flipping on him. an i.t. worker threatened with prosecution in the classified documents case is now cooperating with prosecutors. new this morning, double manhunts in washington, d.c. and how that pennsylvania fugitive broke out of prison. and new overnight, the boss postponing his september concerts as he deals with peptic ulcer disease. "cnn this morning" starts right now. this just in. we have brand new polling this morning and the numbers are rough for president biden. it could spell trouble for democrats and the president's hopes for reelection in 2024. still early, but biden's aremoval rating has sunk to 39%. close to 70% democrats want the somebody else to run for president. the president's approval among democratic voters, that's slipping. >> these are all very troubling for the white house. this new cnn poll shows no clear winner between president biden and all of the leading republican presidential candidates in these theoretical matchups except for nikki haley, who leads president biden by 6 points. donald trump, 1 point ahead of biden. this all comes just hours before president biden heads off in a big foreign trip to meet with world leaders at the g-20 summit in india. we want to get straight to david chalian to break down all of this new polling. we always say a poll is a snapshot, but this is a snapshot that's ugly on several fronts for president biden. what do americans think about how he's handling his job? >> 14 months away from his reelection effort here when election day happens, and this is a rough snapshot. you noted his approval rating is at 39%. 61% of americans disapprove. this is a brand new poll. look at that approval number over time. since the spring, he's been hanging out in this very low, troubling approval rating. it really has not fluctuated all that much. take a look by party. you noted among democrats, his approval rating is down a bit from where it was in july. he's at 74% among his own party faithful. independents, holding troublingly low for the president at 36%. obviously, single digits among republicans. and look at how biden stacks up against all of his modern era predecessors at this point in their presidency. going to draw a line here to show he's hanging out in this category with trump and carter. something about trump and carter, they lost their reelection efforts. >> that begs the question about the mood in general of the country. did we get numbers on that? >> it's a sour mood out there. it really is. which is hard news for an incumbent. only 30% of americans think things are going well in the country. 7 in 10 americans say they are going badly. you noted earlier, 58% of americans say that joe biden's policies have worsened economic conditions. that's a majority there. this is why you hear them talking about bidenomics and trying to get that number lower. >> it makes you think was it right to label it bidenomics. >> he has to convince americans he's improving the economy. and look at these attributes. he doesn't have majority support on any of them. a third of americans say proud to have as a president and down here 28% of americans only say he inspire confidence. >> this is going to nationally bring fort the booitdennism of don't compare me to the al almighty, compare me to the alternative. >> is you heard that before? >> so first, let's look among democrats. this is among democrats and democratic-leaning independents. this number is troubling. a third of democrats want joe biden as the nominee. two-thirds of his own fellow partisans would like a different candidate. what is the concern here? we asked the question what is your biggest concern as biden as a presidential candidate? 49% of democrats and independents say age. 7% say health. and then we broaden it out, we asked everyone. are you seriously concern ed tht biden's aim might negatively effect his ability to serve. three quarters of americans seriously concerned about that. nearly three quarters of americans seriously concerned that it negatively impacts his mental and physical competence. 68% concerned he understands what the concerns are of the next generation. >> how csignificant are those numbers? if this is democrats? >> this is everyone. but this is what he's entering into a reelection campaign. this is the backup to that. so that explains when we look at these hypothetical matchups against the republican candidates why joe biden, everything we just said, this is why it's a margin of era race. except for one candidate, nikki haley, the only republican who is actually besting him outside the margin of error. everybody else here is in a margin of report race. >> real quick. we have a millions questions to ask you. that's a pop for haley in terms of the difference there. >> i think this is coming off what was seen as a good debate performance for her. she is one of the republican candidates trying to make an appeal a bit broader than just the base play. i think you saw that in her approach in some of the answers on the debate stage. perhaps that's what we're seeing there. >> it's really interesting. we have a million and one questions for you. we have a lot of polling ahead. also this morning, new developments in the tight timeline for the sweeping georgia election interference case. the presiding judge rule ing th defendants pro-trump lawyers sidney powell and ken chesebro will stand trial together in october. october 23rd, that denied their motion to sever their cases from one another. as for the rest of the defendants, including former president trump, the judge did say he was skept call about the district attorney's hope to try all 1 defendants together next month. listen. >> if we can press compress our timeline to 40 something days, our ability to weigh those and think through these issues, it just seems unrealistic to think we can handle all 19 in 40 something days. >> sara murray has been following every single step of this case. how might the judge choose to break up this case based on your reporting? >> first of all, he seems pretty clear he's happy to have folks that want a speedy trial go to trial quickly in october. that's what he decide d with sidney powell and chesebro. he was not moved by their arguments they tried separately and decided from the bench, which is somewhat unusual, they would go forward in october he was much more reticent that everyone should go ahead together in october. you heard him say it sounded unrealistic, and part of his commentary was the logistics of trying 19 defendants at the same time in this 40-daytimeline. but also this issue they are having with a number of defendants, including former chief of staff mark meadows who are are trying to move their case to federal court. he expressed concerns about just barrelling ahead with a trial of everyone in the state court while these challenges are playing out. he did indicate he's going to have another hearing on this matter next week and hoping to issue some sklking orders soon. he wants to try to rangel and organize the rest of the defendants quickly. that's also partly because of the length of a potential trial. the district attorney's office said they expect it would take four months to try this case. it would include 150 witnesses and all of that is excluesing jury selection. >> there's also this development that's really interesting in the classified documents probe, the mar-a-lago probe. people learned his name and the superseding indictment. a deal to cooperate s that a big deal for trump and the team? >> it is a big deal. we talk often about people flipping. sometimes that gets overstated. this is someone facing potential charges. you who has now struck an agreement where he's going to cooperate opposed to facing prosecution. and again, he came up because of this discussion about attempts to try to destroy surveillance footage around mar-a-lago. so let's go back to this indictment, where we see this exchange between the property manager in this exchange. it says he told trump employee four that the boss. ed the server deleted. trump employee four responded that he would not know how to do that and did not believe he would have the rights to do that. trump employee four said he would have to reach out to another employee who are is a supervisor of security for trump's business organization. he then insisted to trump employee four that the boss wanted the server deleted and asked what are with going to do. this is somebody who is not at the center of conversations with donald trump, but at the center of conversations with other employees about carrying out donald trump's wishes. >> i appreciate your ability to keep all of this together. i feel like over the course of four indictments, there's like 50 people around the trump orbit. and somehow you're able to lay it out in detail. >> thank you. there is now a manhunt this morning underway in washington, d.c. after a suspected killer escaped from a hospital. students and staff at george washington university this morning being told to shelter in place. we're now seeing dramamatic video that shows how a dangerous murderer was able to crab walk a wall and escape. we have latest on that search live from pennsylvania, next. mlb chooses t-mobile for business for 5g solutions... ...to not only enhance the fan experience, but todvance how the game is played. now's the time to see what america's largest 5g netrk can do for your business. for mo, from centrum. ♪ this new mom ♪ ♪ here i go ♪ ♪ i am strong and brave i know ♪ ♪ with a little time for me ♪ ♪ no doubt i will get through ♪ ♪ loving me is loving you ♪ ♪ new from centrum. the women's choice multivitamin brand. mass general brigham -- when you need some of the brightest minds in medicine. this is a leading healthcare system with five nationally ranked hospitals, including two world-renowned academic medical centers. in boston, where biotech innovates daily and our doctors teach at harvard medical school and the physicians doing the world-changing research are the ones providing care. ♪ there's only one mass general brigham. this is the all-new ergo smart base from tempur-pedic. and it responds to snoring, so you don't have to. so, no more nudging your partner. or sleeping on the other side... of the house. because the tempur-ergo smart base actually detects snoring... ...then automatically adjusts to help reduce it. all night, every night. don't miss our biggest sale of the year, with savings up to $700 on select adjustable mattress sets, and experience the deep, undisturbed rest of tempur-pedic. learn more at tempurpedic.com when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis takes you off course. put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when i wanted to see results fast, rinvoq delivered rapid symptom relief and helped leave bathroom urgency behind. check. when uc tried to slow me down... i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when uc caused damage rinvoq came through by visibly repairing my colon lining. check. rapid symptom relief... lasting steroid-free remission... ...and the chance to visibly repair the colon lining. check, check, and check. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, some fatal; cancers, including lymphoma and skin cancer; death, heart attack, stroke, and tears in the stomach or intestines occurred. people 50 and older with at least 1 heart disease risk factor have higher risks. don't take if allergic to rinvoq as serious reactions can occur. tell your doctor if you are or may become pregnant. put uc in check and keep it there with rinvoq. ask your gastroenterologist about rinvoq and learn how abbvie can help you save. arthritis pain? 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there was a shelter in place order on the campus yesterday. although by the late afternoon, the school said that they didn't believe haynes was still in this area. we know several agencies are involved in the search. and the fbi has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest. we expect the search may widen into the day. we're not far from maryland and virginia, so we expect to learn more about what resources are being put out there to find him in the coming hours. >> it's remarkable to have this going on and the ninth day of the manhunt in pennsylvania as well for that escaped inmate. thank you very much for the reporting. speaking of that manhunt, we want to check in. there's been so many unanswered questions in what has been more than a week searching for an escaped killer. surveillance video starts to answer one of those questions of how danelo cavalcante was able to crab walk his way up the wall and out of the prison yard. the convicted murderer was serving a life sentence for stabbing his girlfriend to d death. danny freeman is live outside that prison. this has been one of the questions that we have been repeatedly asking. we now have video of this, but this isn't the fist time this tactic has been used to escape, right? >> reporter: that's right. just to address the video, truly stunning images showing that escape. but we got court documents yesterday that shows there was another breakout of the prison four months ago back in may. and local law enforcement officials confirmed that yesterday afternoon. they said they added security measures to prevent another breakout. they did that back in may, but obviously, that did not work. new video showing the moment danelo cavalcante escaped a pennsylvania prison last week. the 120-pound inmate extends his arms and legs against the exercise yard before crab walking up the wall to the roof and. droing down on the other side. danelo cavalcante then pushed through multiple layers of razor wire to escape the prison. >> we believe the security measures in place were sufficient. they have proven otherwise and we moved quickly to enhance our security measures. >> reporter: officials say this escape is nearly identical to another inmate's escape at the same spot just four months ago. court documents obtained by cnn sdrieb describe how that inmate also climbed a wall in an exercise yard and pulled himself on to the roof of the prison. but the tower guard on duty flagged the inmate within five minutes he was caught. that did not happen last week. >> reporter: the officer has been put on administrative leave and the attorney general's office is investigating. meanwhile, pressure continued to build wednesday to catch danelo cavalcante. >> i think it's a very challenging area. >> reporter: the search perimeter has been rapidly expanding. on monday night, he was caught on camera in a botanical guard. on tuesday night, another sighting by a resident in a creek bed. but this time, no video. >> everything that i'm able to see, the various sugtings we have had, other aspects of this investigation lead me to believe that he is still there in that area. >> reporter: hundreds of officers, dogs, drones and helicopters continue to search. police have created road blocks, check points and often issuing warnings. >> if you see this individual, do not approach him. >> reporter: fear gripping the community, especially for sara, it was her sister he was convicted of murdering. you know that feeling of fear, that insecurity, she told cnn. fear of him showing up here at home. police say the heat and humidity have also been very challenging for the search efforts, but they emphasize if it's been challenging for the police, it's been very challenging for danelo cavalcante as well. >> that search continues. thank you. we have more of this brand new stunning cnn polling this morning. how americans feel about hunter biden. and what role they believe the president played in his son's business dealings. and hurricane lee, which is currently churning in the atlantic, is expected to rapidly strengthen. forecasters say the storm could become a major category 3 hurricane and could possibly reach category 4 later in the day. the center of the storm is expected to pass north of northern leeward islands and puerto rico this weekend and early into next week. we'll be right back. stay with us. ♪ the biggest ideas inspire new oneses. 30 years ago, state street created an etf that inspired the world to invest differently. it still does. what can you do with spy? 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