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Officials Speak on Shooting at Dallas Love Field; Clinton, Trump Have Dueling Speeches; Muhammad Ali Being Laid to Rest. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Aired June 10, 2016 - 14:30 ET
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[14:30:00] UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: At this time, the report is that he was able to separate himself from that individual, gained some distance, tried to gain some time, but the individual came toward him again and so he discharged his weapon a number of times. That gentleman was struck and had to be transported to a local hospital. It's too early at this time to be able to tell you what his condition is. When he left, it's believed that he was conscious. We also have not had an opportunity to identify him. We only know that he is an African-American male.
At the time, during the shooting, we believe that there was some folks in the security line who were startled and so they went through the security line without being checked. The airport had to pull everybody back out of the secure area and recheck them for security purposes. And that might be some of the reasons that you may have heard that the airport has been shut down. That's not the case. The airport's not been shut down but they are having to rescreen everybody because some folks made it through and heard the gunshots or they heard a disturbance without being screened.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Chief?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: If you have any questions, I'll try to answer what I can at this time.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: How's the --
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Were there children in the car?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: No. There was no children in the car. We just believe that the suspect is the father of the victim's children. The lady who was attacked.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: How is she?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Her condition is fine.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: When you say that the suspect rushed the police officer, of course, do you know anymore detail about that?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: I can't at this time because we have to go through our process and the protocols of investigating this, talking to the officer. What we get at the scene is very preliminary and then the officers have a period of time, a cooling off time before he will be required to come back in and give us an official statement. That's very preliminary when I tell you that's what we believe happened based on initial discussions.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Did he have a weapon?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: We believe that he had a rock. And as you can see, there are a number of very large rocks next to the car that's damaged below us here. And so we believe that he had one of those rocks. During the time that he was involved in the altercation with the lady and when he was involved with the officer.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Do you know if it started before somewhere else? How did he know that she was coming or do you know the back story here?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: We don't know any back story at this time. Obviously, we'll bring the lady in, get a full statement from her as to what happened. It's clearly too soon to comment on this.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: You said rushing the officer? Did they come into physical contact?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: That's something we need to talk to the officer clearly about. Also, we have been made aware that there's one or two videos that surfaced on social media. Our Fusion Center and Special Investigations Unit are aware of those and trying to find the folks that posted them and interviewing witnesses who may have other video not posted and help us be able to answer that question as we do of a complete and thorough investigation.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: One officer that fired shots or multiple?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Only one officer involved in this situation.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: He will be put on administrative leave, obviously?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Routine or administration leave, per our policy.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Were the children --
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Again, we don't believe there were any children here. We believe that this gentleman that was shot may have been the father of this woman's children. And that's how they know each other, and were involved in the domestic disturbance.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: What Drew police to the scene? Rock smashing on the car or did someone call 911?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Again, it is too early to speculate on that. Except that there is a strong police presence here. And my first thought on that is that the officer was actually close by and either saw the disturbance or was alerted, because he was by himself whenever he had to try to step in and stop the disturbance. And again, there is a large police presence at Love Field. And most likely he was just in the area.
[14:35:03] UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: According to one witness, he said that the suspect actually told the officer, shoot me, shoot me. Can you corroborate that?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Not yet. That will be part, though, because we've heard the same thing. And that will be part of our investigation into this incident.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: We heard nine shots in the social media videos. Do we know how many times the man was shot?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Right. We don't know that at this time. Obviously, we'll send somebody to the hospital that he was sent to try to determine that. As well as our forensic and do to determine if that's the correct number or not.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Do you know how long the baggage claim area will be shut down?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: I don't know.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: We heard that the TSA lines are shut down.
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: I believe they're not. They're rescreening folks because they got past screening during this --
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: What should they know right now?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: They're coming to the airport, I would say that you need to give yourself a lot of time. All right? So -- and again, I'm not the airport spokesman or expert. But common sense tells you if you're coming to the airport today give yourself more than a usual allotted time that you would give.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Chief, was he drunk at all? How did they end up here at Love Field?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: That will have to be determined through the investigation. Still too early for me to be able to tell you if one --
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Yes, there's luggage next to the car. The car's next to the baggage claim. Again, gives you some sense one or the other may have been dropping the other off. You don't know that until you conduct the investigation.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: You don't know if they came together or met her here?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Not at this time.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: You said the suspect clearly had a rock. Is that correct?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Suspect had a rock during the disturbance, is what we have been told.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: But did not possess a firearm?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Not that we're aware of at this time.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Chief, do you know the role of the SUV behind it?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: No, sir.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Was it one of the rocks from the landscaping over there?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: I would only be speculating but that would be a good guess.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: The FBI's here. What are they doing here? Are they -- or just because it's --
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: I can't really speak to that. They'll have to answer that question.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: For people that are in line, from the baggage claim, what do you tell them looking for updates on social media?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Probably the airport has some social media sites that they can use for updates and try to find those sites and listen to any announcements that the airport makes inside.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Can you speak to what charges he'll be facing assuming he survives?
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE CHIEF: Not at this time, no, ma'am.
All right, thank you very much.
DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: News conference wrapping up there at Dallas Love Field Airport as you can see. It was a member of the law enforcement team saying it happened about noon Dallas time, outside of a disturbance outside of baggage claim area they said they believe it's a domestic incident, meaning an argument of a man and a man, according to this police officer, it is believed to be the father of the woman's children. There was an altercation. He was trying to attack her, at least the vehicle or her or both with rock the officer was -- officers were alerted. Whether the officer got to the scene, they said the man tried to attack the officer. The officer created some distance between him and the suspect and then the suspect kept coming at him and so he fired shots. They said the gentleman was conscious when he left and the condition is unknown right now. People in the security line, they ran, some of them through the security line without being checked, and they have to go into the airport and bring everyone out and have them rescreened, and that's what's causing some of the complications now. The airport is open, screening lines are open but baggage claim at this time shut down. Again, they don't know what preceded this, what precipitated this, I should say. They believe it was a domestic disturbance.
CNN's Ed Lavandera on the scene at the press conference for us.
Ed Lavandera, what do you know?
[14:39:28] ED LAVANDERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Don. We are in the parking garage, and you can get a sense of this unfolded. This area here is the baggage claim area. You can see where the two officers are walking in the distance, about to pass the shooting site right there where the gunshots were fired in the video we have seen this afternoon. From here, you can see the blood stains there on the concrete. And as if you -- as you make your way to the left here, you can also see the car where this altercation started. And that is where police say that the suspect in this case press conference and might have heard if they grabbed a rock from the area that was landscaped off here to the side here and they believe that that's one of the -- in their large kind of rocks used for landscaping and you can see several of the windows smashed out and on the ground next to the driver side or, one of the large rocks on the ground as well as luggage that is still there on curbside. So this is an area people generally exiting the airport. You check in and you go through TSA security screenings and the gates far east side of the airport. This is the west side of the airport where people are generally exiting from their flights after picking up their luggage.
Police aren't able to say exactly what brought this couple here together. Were they there together or separately? All of that it is being investigated and checked out at this time but you can see here generally an area very busy with cars, especially on a Friday afternoon. A number of people coming here, catching flights and picked up by friends and loved ones and generally very busy part of the airport. Completely shut down now here in this area. Crime scene tape all roped off.
In the shooting scene, the man that shot the video showing most of the afternoon just to the right of your screen as you're watching the scene here and this is where officers are beginning their investigation and piecing everything together.
What is interesting is that from the video angles that I have seen, you can see the officer shooting back toward the glass windows and doesn't seem like any windows shattered. So that's the scene here at Love Field as police begin their investigation of this shooting scene involving one of their own officers -- Don?
LEMON: The windows seem fine. He did a number on that car, as you see the side windows and back windows smashed out, and the rocks next to that car.
Ed Lavandera on the scene for us at Dallas Love Field. Appreciate your reporting.
We'll continue to monitor this story, the shooting at Dallas Love Field, throughout the day here on CNN so make sure you stay tuned.
There's lots of news going on.
Moments ago, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump blasting each other in dueling speeches. You can hear what they said as general election officially begins now.
Plus, very soon, a memorial service for Muhammad Ali. Former President Clinton, Billy Crystal and Ali's daughters among the speakers. We'll bring that to you live.
This is CNN's special coverage.
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[14:45:00] LEMON: CNN's special coverage, we are waiting a moment in history right now, the legend, Muhammad Ali about to be laid to rest. We look at the live pictures and bringing the funeral service live to you. This is the funeral procession going through right now Louisville, Kentucky, the funeral procession rolling through Louisville, Kentucky, live pictures.
But first, politics. Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, two dueling events. For the first time since the election essentially began, a two-person race, and since Hillary Clinton received an endorsement from President Obama, we're watching competing presidential speeches, just miles apart from each other.
Donald Trump heading an event, the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority conference in Washington. The focus squarely on Hillary Clinton.
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DONALD TRUMP, (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE & CEO, TRUMP ORGANIZATION: Hillary Clinton or as I call her, Crooked Hillary Clinton --
(APPLAUSE)
TRUMP: Crooked as they come. Refuses to even say the words radical Islam. Refuses to say the words. This alone makes her unfit to be president. In fact --
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TRUMP: In fact, she wants a 500 percent increase is in Syrian refugees to come into our country.
(BOOING)
TRUMP: No good. No good. No good. Can't do it. We don't know where they come from, where they are.
(SHOUTING)
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LEMON: And the laundry list went on. Trump going after the Clinton Foundation's donations and, of course, not missing the opportunity to attack Clinton on her e-mails.
Meantime, not far away, Hillary Clinton speaking to a planned parenthood Action Fund event, also using the platform to savage her opponent.
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HILLARY CLINTON, (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE & FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE: He is and we sure should believe him. And it's not just on reproductive rights. Donald Trump would take us in the wrong direction on so many issues we care about, economic justice, workers rights, civil rights, human rights, the environment. All of that is on the line in this election. When Donald Trump says a distinguished judge born in Indiana can't do his job because of his Mexican heritage or mocks a reporter with disabilities or denigrates Muslims and immigrants, it goes against everything we stand for. He does not see all Americans as Americans.
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LEMON: So joining me now is Chris Moody, "CNN Politics" senior digital correspondent.
Hello, Chris.
Trump seemed to go by the script again today, using the teleprompter.
CHRIS MOODY, CNN POLITICS SENIOR DIGITAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right. No more off-the-cuffs at least for now for Donald Trump. What we saw today was two duels events really to what parties hope to be their base. And Donald Trump to Christians not completely on board with his agenda. That's why an issue or an opportunity like this for him to come and speak to them. And his main message to them other than Hillary Clinton and criticizing here is he will have the back and on their side. And of course, Hillary Clinton doing the same in front of Planned Parenthood.
LEMON: Chris, thank you very much. I appreciate that.
Here to discuss now, CNN's national political reporter, Maeve Reston; Ryan Williams, a former spokesman for Mitt Romney; and the co-founder of Women Voter, a Trump super PAC, Amy Kramer, is with us; and Lou Garjulo, a co-chair for the Trump campaign in Rockingham, New Hampshire; and commentator and Democratic strategist, Maria Cardona, as well.
Very interesting day, everyone.
Warren met with Hillary Clinton today fueling more speculation of a possible V.P. run. Warren never ruled out accepting the V.P. spot.
David, do you think that this could happen, a two-woman ticket?
Is Lou there?
LOU GARJULO, CO-CHAIR, ROCKINGHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, TRUMP CAMPAIGN: Yeah.
[14:50:09] LEMON: Do you think a -- I'm going to ask -- let me go to Maria Cardona.
There's confusion. Let me go to Maria Cardona.
Do you think a two-woman ticket can happen at this point?
[14:50:19] MARIA CARDONA, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: I think it absolutely could happen. Hillary Clinton herself said a prospective V.P. candidates there are women. And certainly, Senator Warren would be on the short list of that. I think it would certainly be very interesting and mobilizing for the progressive community to have Senator Warren on the ticket. So, I think it's exciting. I think it's certainly something that everyone is talking about. But more importantly, I think it continues to underscore that the Democratic party, when even just a few days ago, don, people wondering whether we would have unity and Hillary Clinton going to win California and did into the convention strong. She won California. Bernie Sanders will join us. Elizabeth Warren is a fierce critic. And she does a fabulous job of going after Trump on Twitter. And so, we have unity. We have the Democratic dream team. And as I said yesterday, to Mr. Trump, welcome to Thunder Dome.
LEMON: Well, listen, he went after Hillary Clinton today, Maeve, she also went after him. Looking at the two speeches, start with Donald Trump first. Sticking to the script, reading from a teleprompter, did he do a good job today?
MAEVE RESTON, CNN NATIONAL POLITICAL REPORTER: I think what this is, is a shift in tone. Obviously Donald Trump first came out and started saying about Curiel, he just got a full smack-down by many of the leaders in the party. And this week his speech on Tuesday night, he started to pivot to try to have this more presidential tone, clearly he was trying to strike that again today and what people inside the campaign are telling us is that, you know, he really is listening to the voices of, you know, Jeff Sessions, others, Paul Ryan, talking to him about what it means to sort of carry the mantle of the Republican nominee. So, I don't know how long this shift in tone will last. I think so many times we have seen him pivot and then pivot back. But today that was clearly what he was going for.
LEMON: Amy Kramer, let's talk about Hillary Clinton's speech, as well. Again, going after Donald Trump and interesting that she did this speech Planned Parenthood event. What do you make of that?
AMY KRAMER, CO-FOUNDER, WOMEN VOTER TRUMP SUPER PAC: Well, I mean, I expect her to go after Donald Trump and I certainly expect Elizabeth Warren to. I think it will be interesting if Elizabeth Warren is a V.P. pick but it doesn't change the fact that Hillary Clinton doesn't have the answers. When her answer is to turn the economy over to Bill Clinton, you know, I mean, you're not going do get interest rates to go lower than 0 percent. And there's not going to be another Internet boom. So she's out of answers on that. I think when's going to happen is the American people realize that. After the summer and everybody's paying attention, come back from Labor Day, people focus on the issues and realize that. I don't think Elizabeth Warren can help her on that or anyone else, quite honestly, don.
LEMON: Ryan Williams, do you agree with that?
RYAN WILLIAMS, FORMER SPOKESMAN FOR MITT ROMNEY: I think she's pivoted to the general election after ending Sanders's candidacy. I think it is encouraging to see Trump reading from a teleprompter, prepared remarks. I hope that's something he's keeps up and in the past reverted back to the way he acted before and cause m him trouble and I assume he's getting pressure behind the scenes to act like a conventional candidate and I think people are beginning to get tired with some of his recent antics.
LEMON: All right. Everyone, thank you.
Lou, I apologize. We have to get to the news happening now.
We appreciate all of you joining us.
We'll get back to the memorial service for the legendary Muhammad Ali after this very quick break. Don't go anywhere.
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MUHAMMAD ALI, BOXER: I'm the greatest thing that ever lived. I don't have a mark on my face. I'm just turned 22 years old. I must be the greatest.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is the legend of Cassius, the most beautiful fighter in the world today. He talks a great deal of a muscular punch that's incredibly speedy.
ALI: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I saw Sonny a few days ago, Cassius.
ALI: Ain't he ugly?
(LAUGHTER)
He's too ugly to be the world champ. The world champ should be pretty like me. Cassius is not my name anymore.
Mohammed Ali, that's my name.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is the next fight, will you fight as Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali? ALI: Muhammad Ali.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Would you have been prepared to go into the army during the Vietnam War?
ALI: Under no conditions do we take part in wars that take lives of other humans.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What would you like for people to remember?
ALI: I would like people to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, one teaspoon of generosity.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you get frustrated, though?
ALI: No. Everything that happens for a purpose. One day I just hope I can improve. I am the greatest of all time.
(CHEERING)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
LEMON: Gathering to remember the champ, the greatest.
Hello, everyone. I'm Don Lemon.
This is CNN's special coverage live of the public memorial service for boxing legend, humanitarian, Muhammad Ali, as we look at live pictures now from Louisville, Kentucky, where folks are starting to gather. Right now about 15,000 people at the center in Louisville, Kentucky as the city pauses to remember its hometown hero. Hundreds more are gathering outside. The center holds a special significance for Ali, who died one week ago today after a lengthy battle against Parkinson's disease at the age of 74. The center's where Ali first put on the boxing gloves and began his career at 12 years old. 12 years old. That was long before he would be dubbed the Louisville lip.
Among the mourners at the service today, a lot of people are here, people mourning around the world, really. At the service, his widow, Lonnie, and children, the former President Bill Clinton, broadcaster, Bryant Gumble and comedian Billy Crystal. Gumble and Crystal shared a friendship with Ali that spanned decades. And the former President Bill Clinton awarded Ali are the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001, the nation's second highest civilian honor. We're going to be hearing from them a little bit later on as they deliver their eulogies as we looked at this packed center in Louisville, Kentucky. All day long,
All day, Louisville has been saying its final farewells to Ali. There is the casket there. Pallbearers including Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson and Will Smith, who portrayed Ali in the movie of his life. That was a beginning of an hour-long procession in the streets. Mourners lined the street as a motorcade made its way to the final resting place. Spectacular memorial for the greatest, the legend, Muhammad Ali.
World class boxing trainer, Freddy Roach, with me, long-time fight promoter, Fred Sternberg; and civil rights attorney, Charles Coleman Jr.
Thank you all, gentlemen, for joining us as we look at this, a very somber moment and celebrating the life of a champion here.
I want your first impressions. Didn't really hit me until I saw that casket. What about you?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I would say the same thing, Don. As I watched it and listened to who the pallbearers, we are losing titan inside and outside the ring. He was an incredible human being, truly larger than life figure and like you said, now it's really starting to hit all of us that he really is gone.
LEMON: Freddy, he played a very special role in your life and you two -- you have something in common with him.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I do. I have Parkinson's and --
