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House correspondents, he was out. the white house -- even though the white house was continuing a cover-up, it understood that there are certain rules. this administration doesn't seem to care. they're blowing through these -- rejecting these norms. normally it would matter. i think the question is the president's challenge is that if you look at his poll numbers, they've improved a little, but we're talking about a small improvement in the 40s. this president has not been able to move above the lower 40s in approval, i'm talking about on the average. >> yeah. >> for -- since the 100th day of ...

Had. in part, i think we're starting to see there's much more slack in the labor market than we've had in the past. and we're starting to see the economy maybe not being what we always thought it was and whether it's because of globalization or automation, the economy is just different at this point. but i will say more broadly to your point, the fact that the president's approval ratings are mired in the lower 40s shows that the economy does matter. but people want a president whose values reflect theirs. the economy will provide ultimately less of a boost to him than perhaps it has to other ...

And vital region, the greenpeace message is we can do something before we reach a crisis point. arwa damon, cnn, the antarctica. well, in some places, you couldn't be blamed for not knowing what season it is. there is a ferocious heatwave hitting southeast asia, and snow is forecast for the u.s. northeast. meteorologist ivan cabrera joins us now to explain what is going on. ivan? >> too much snow late in the season. that's what is going on in the northeast. i'll talk than in a second. it's psychologically depressing as well, even though we're going to melt the snow with warm temperatures. no...

Safe seats in the house. is it going to be enough, though? joining us is political analyst and political correspondent for the "washington examiner," david drucker. what do you attribute this to? >> he hasn't tweeted as much as he has in the past. the tax bill is helping people, and that's probably helping him weather the storm. i would caution, though, when you tick up from 40% to 42%, all he does is put himself back in the general average where he's been from day one. he's usually in the lower 40s. sometimes he's a little higher, sometimes he's a little lower, and even though he's moving clo...

Any of it was incorrect. in your statement as you saw was a nondenial denial. we haven't heard much from the gop tonight. we've seen a little bit of mia love's comments you read on the air earlier. we haven't from mcconnell, we haven't heard from paul ryan. there is an appetite from gop leaders who were at camp david with the president this weekend to try to help him build the base a little bit more for 2018. they're facing a difficult year. you have a president whose approval numbers have hovered in the 30s. sometimes in the lower 40s, but often in 30s. it's kind of a drag on the party. and y...