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Manhunt in Iowa After Two Cops Ambushed and Killed; State of the 2016 Presidential Race; Iraqi Troops at Mosul; Candidates Increase Campaign Ad Spending. Aired 9:30-10a ET

Aired November 2, 2016 - 09:30   ET

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[09:33:58] ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news.

CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And good morning. I'm Carol Costello. Thank you so much for joining me.

We do begin with breaking news out of Iowa. A manhunt underway right now to find this man, Scott Michael Greene, after two police officers were ambushed and killed in the Des Moines area. Greene is 46 years old. He's 5'11" with brown hair and green eyes. He was last seen driving a blue 2011 Ford F-150 truck with the Iowa tag 780-YFR. We will continue to monitor this story and, of course, bring you all of the latest, breaking developments.

All right, on to politics now. Six days before the election and I think this pretty much says it all.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you like Hillary Clinton?

KIDS: Hillary!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you enthusiastic about her?

KIDS: Yes!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you more enthusiastic about her than you were about Barack Obama?

KIDS: No!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You like Barack Obama more?

KIDS: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes! We love Barack Obama!

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But Hillary's cool too!

(END VIDEO CLIP) COSTELLO: OK. So President Obama is working to change that. He's on the trail trying to drum up millennial enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton. The Clinton campaign is working just as hard, rolling out a string of a-list performers to stump for Clinton, including Cher, Jay-z, Katy Perry and Jon bon Jovi.

[09:35:12] And then there's comedian Louis C.K., who did not mince words in his support for Clinton.

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LOUIS C.K., COMEDIAN: He is just a tough (EXPLETIVE DELETED) mother who nobody likes, who just does (EXPLETIVE DELETED). So this is my feeling overall. I think if you vote for Hillary, you're a grown-up.

CONAN O'BRIEN, HOST, "CONAN": Yes.

LOUIS C.K.: If you vote for Trump, you're a sucker.

O'BRIEN: Right.

LOUIS C.K.: If you don't vote for anybody, you're an (EXPLETIVE DELETED).

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COSTELLO: All right, so let's talk. I'm joined by Chris Prudhome, president of Vote America Now, Citizen Activist Erin Schrode, who was also a member of Hillary Clinton's Millennial Victory Council, and small business owner and Trump supporter Chris Garcia.

Welcome to all of you and thank you so much for being with me this morning.

CHRIS PRUDHOME, PRESIDENT, VOTE AMERICA NOW: Thanks, Carol.

COSTELLO: So I'm going to say Chris Prudhome -- I'm going to have to use both your names because I have two Chris'. So I'm not being formal, I just, you know, want to be clear. So, Chris Prudhome, you heard Louis C.K., the part about if you don't vote you're an, you know, an a-hole.

PRUDHOME: Correct.

COSTELLO: Do millennials feel that way?

PRUDHOME: No. So millennials certainly do not feel that way at all. This is a -- certainly a different type of election than any other. What we haven't seen on the streets, it just has not been resonating to them, to the point earlier in the other video. 2008 and 2012 was different. It was President Obama. This particular election, a lot of issues have not been addressed by millennials. They want to hear things that are specifically geared towards them. Education, criminal justice issues, jobs. Not just artsy, creative messaging, but actual specific points and policies that can resonate with -- excuse me, that candidates can resonate with millennials. COSTELLO: I think all age groups probably feel that way.

PRUDHOME: Right.

COSTELLO: Chris Garcia, Hillary Clinton is now leading Donald Trump in the -- in the millennial group by 28 points. That's according to Harvard's Institute of Politics. Mr. Trump doesn't seem to be reaching out to younger voters like Hillary Clinton is. Why is that?

CHRIS GARCIA, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER: Well, thanks for having me on, Carol, by the way.

I think that what's being overlooked is the enthusiasm gap, though, from 2012. So what we're finding -- and, by the way, last year I was invited by the White House to travel to Nairobi to speak at the Global entrepreneurship Summit and what we found is that millennials are really entrepreneurial by nature. And so what that means is, we care more about policies over party. And that means we care more about good governance. And so what I found is that millennials care about three things. And I've narrowed them down to what I call the three "rs." They care about respect for everyone no matter what your race, religion, and especially if you're LGBT, we respect everyone.

Number two is responsibility for your actions. Millennials are definitely, definitely all about law and order, being responsible for the environment, and being responsible for caring for those who are less fortunate.

And lastly, and this is most important, we care about reward for performance. And so that means, hey, if we're getting up at 8:00 a.m. to go to our, you know, our class and we're going to earn our agree, we expect a good-paying job when we graduate. So when we hear a candidate that says something like, hey, let's put America first. Let's make sure we're bringing jobs back to America, stop sending money overseas to these endless wars that no one wants, to these countries that hate us in foreign aid. Let's bring money back to the United States. And millennials, again, because we care more about governance, good governance, and good policy, that resonates with voters.

So I would say that that's really the way that, you know, Mr. Trump can continue to have his dialogue resonate for millennials.

COSTELLO: Well, you've only got six days to go.

So, Erin, I wanted to ask you about the e-mail controversy, because you're a Clinton supporter. Does that resonate negatively with young people?

ERIN SCHRODE, CITIZEN ACTIVIST: I think that absolutely people are questioning, people are concerned. But when you put Hillary Clinton and her track record of success and the things that she stands for, the way that she brings our voices to the table, the way that she calls us the most inclusive, progressive, entrepreneurial generation she's seine, when you hold up those e-mails in comparison to Donald Trump, to the racism, to the bigotry, to the sexism, it doesn't hold a candle. She is the candidate for our generation. She has plans for America and she'll work across the aisle to get things done.

I believe that my generation will see that. There is no choice between these two candidates on November 8th.

COSTELLO: Still, there is this enthusiasm gap right, Chris Prudhome? I mean Clinton is rolling out these big names.

PRUDHOME: Correct.

COSTELLO: You know, she has very famous people putting on concerts. But does that necessarily to translate to votes?

PRUDHOME: You know, I'm so glad you asked that because there certainly is an enthusiasm gap. And one thing is for certain, millennials are not naive. They can see straight through this. They can see -- she can have President Obama, she can have Jay-z, Katy Perry, Cher, Bon Jovi, all the surrogates that she wants. At the end of the day, millennials have to feel enthusiastic about a candidate.

[09:40:05] This is not so much a vote for Hillary as opposed to necessarily a protest vote against Trump. When President Obama ran, people were enthusiastic to vote for him. People are not -- or, excuse me, millennials are certainly not enthusiastic to vote for Secretary Clinton. They may be unenthusiastic to vote for both candidates, but they're more likely to vote for her. At the end of the day, to your point, Carol, this is not a race and she's certainly not a candidate that they are actually going to run up and, hey, let's all go to the polls and let's wait two hours in line, let's go do it, let's make it happen. It's just not that type of election.

This country and millennials are certainly are about trust. And right now, this is a candidate, obviously both, but since you asked about Secretary Clinton, this is a candidate who a lot of people, frankly, have a lot of trust issues with. We have a criminal justice system that is rigged in society and the fact that people are looking at she -- I don't want to use the term gotten off, but the fact that this e- mail controversy and obviously Mr. Comey bringing it up again, it raises more doubt and more distrust within the community as a whole. So millennials look at that and say --

COSTELLO: OK. So -- so -- so I just want to get your predictions before I have to go. Let -- I just want to do predictions, right.

PRUDHOME: Sure.

COSTELLO: So, Chris Garcia, will young voters turn out in droves for Donald Trump?

GARCIA: Well, I think that one thing regarding celebrity endorsements, I mean, for example, you've got very few celebrities coming out in support of Secretary Clinton. You've got people like Gerard Butler (ph) coming out for a Malibu City council race, for example, for (INAUDIBLE) --

COSTELLO: Oh, there are -- there are a massive number of famous people coming out for Hillary Clinton in Hollywood. That's pretty traditional among Democrats.

GARCIA: Not as many as -- as for President Obama. But what you -- you know what, one thing that we have to remember is that there is that -- there is an enthusiasm gap in particular for the first time voters who voted for Bernie Sanders and then a couple months later they realize --

COSTELLO: OK, so your prediction -- your prediction, because I've got to go pretty soon.

GARCIA: Well, they realized that it was rigged.

COSTELLO: Your prediction, Chris? Chris Garcia, your prediction --

GARCIA: I will say --

COSTELLO: Will Donald Trump win young voters this election?

GARCIA: He won't win young voters, but I think he'll have more enthusiastic young voters go out and vote.

COSTELLO: OK, cool. So, Erin Schrode, what do you think, your prediction?

SCHRODE: I think that Hillary Clinton absolutely will. You saw Trump give a speech in Ohio to millennials where he said, this is what you'll take away, no drug, no alcohol, no cigarettes. I've been doing GO-TV on the ground in Ohio. You're seeing millennials turn out. Her first speech was about criminal justice reform.

COSTELLO: OK.

SCHRODE: She joined with Bernie Sanders to talk about debt free education --

COSTELLO: OK, so --

SCHRODE: And (INAUDIBLE) waiting --

COSTELLO: Are young people going to turn out for Hillary Clinton? You guys are tough (ph).

SCHRODE: Yes, they will, because they've seen that she's amenable. We can push back on her. She's the president for our generation.

COSTELLO: OK. So, Chris Prudhome -- Chris Prudhome --

GARCIA: The millennials will vote, which are --

COSTELLO: Wait, wait. I'm getting predictions. It's Chris Prudhome's -- so your prediction, will young people, which candidate will young people put into office if the election were only involved -- if the election only involved young voters?

PRUDHOME: You know, if I have to give a prediction, I would say certainly Secretary Clinton would have more young people than Mr. Trump.

COSTELLO: All right, I have to leave it there. Thanks to all of you. And I enjoyed your passion. Thank you so much.

I'll be right back.

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[09:47:14] COSTELLO: Iraqi forces literally sitting at Mosul's doorstep in their fight to retake the country's second largest city from ISIS' control. Right now, troops are using bulldozers to forge a path into the eastern side of the city, detonating explosives along the way as they advance on the main road. Arwa Damon has more from the edge of Mosul.

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ARWA DAMON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That right there, that is the Mosul television tower. And it basically demarcates the eastern perimeter of the city itself. Also down this main road leading from Erbil towards Mosul is a sign that says city center. That is how close these specially trained counterterrorism units are to entering the city itself.

Coming down this road earlier this morning, there were firefights, there were also a number of instances where the forces detonated roadside bombs. The information on those bombs' whereabouts, they say, was brought to them by the civilian population. You can begin to see them on the side streets coming out of doorways, talking to the forces, the children beginning to come out as well. Further down there is a mosque that is packed with women and children, that's moved away from the fighting, trying to seek sanctuary.

And some of the stories they've been telling us are absolutely horrific. One man spoke of how he was detained, accused of sorcery by ISIS for 62 days, blindfolded and threatened with death every single day. Everyone talks of just the sheer horror of having to live under their rule. But the most chilling story we heard was how ISIS was, in some instances, taking women as brides, forcing them to live with them for more than two years now.

The children we've been speaking to, some of them very visibly traumatized. One group was wounded as they were walking towards the Iraqi security forces. They say ISIS fired a mortar round that wounded a little girl. She and her family are so traumatized, they could barely even speak to us. Others have that remarkable ability, that children often do, to still smile and wave and talk about how all they want to do at this stage is get back to school.

As for the forces themselves, they say they are ready for the battles for Mosul, especially now that they have it in their sights.

Arwa Damon, CNN, on the eastern edge of Mosul, Iraq.

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COSTELLO: Still to come in the NEWSROOM, want to know what $44 million looks like? Turn on your TV.

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[09:53:24] COSTELLO: I know, I know, you're sick of political ads, but you ain't seen nothing yet. More campaign ads, $44 million worth, are about to take over your TV for the next six days. Are they worth every penny? CNN Money's Christine Romans is here now to tell us.

CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN MONEY BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: I tell you, every penny, every campaign staff, every word these candidates utter over the next week is really critical for them to win. So let's talk about the $44 million in closing arguments you are going to be hearing all over the country this week.

Here's what it looks like. $44 million is what's been committed according to Cantor Media. Hillary Clinton saying $25.5 million in TV spending. That's Hillary Clinton and outside groups and super PACs and PACs. And Trump says $18.6 million. We've just heard from the Trump campaign that they're hoping to spend really $25 million. So there will be some new buys on top of this.

This is what Clinton's TV ad spending is going to look like this week. On cable, almost $5 million. Florida, $2.4 million. Pennsylvania, $1.6 million. And Ohio, $1.5 million. If you live in Pennsylvania or Ohio, you're going to be hearing a lot from these candidates over the next couple of days.

Reserve from the Trump TV ad spending team, about $5 million in Florida. So two to one Trump spending in Florida over Hillary Clinton. He's going to do about $3 million on cable. And, there you go, Pennsylvania and Ohio again.

Something really interesting. The Team Clinton raised some money over the weekend online that they're going to deploy to blue states, Carol. They're going to deploy some money to Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado and Michigan. These are states that are seen as relatively safe for Hillary Clinton. The words is, they want to shut down Donald Trump. If Donald Trump's path to 270 goes through any of those states, even though the polls are looking good for them there, they're going to shut it down. He is going to do some new ad spending in Michigan, I think, and New Mexico, too. They're really trying.

[09:55:07] So, what you've got Hillary Clinton trying to do is she's trying to keep her safe states, she's trying to shut him out, trying to flip a couple of red states and Donald Trump is trying to forge his path to 270.

COSTELLO: And I would assume that most of these ads are quite negative?

ROMANS: I think you would be very safe to assume that, Carol.

COSTELLO: Yes. And everybody says they hate them, but most political analysts say they work.

ROMANS: They must work because they're spending a lot of money on them. By the time this is all said and done, in TV ads this whole cycle, it's going to be about $500 million.

COSTELLO: Oh, that's just (INAUDIBLE).

ROMANS: Half a billion dollars on TV ads. Isn't that something?

COSTELLO: There's got to be better ways to spend money, right?

ROMANS: Well, a lot of people say you wish you had a shorter campaign season overall, you know? I mean it's been long -- I mean you think all the way back to the -- to the Iowa caucuses, when those ads started.

COSTELLO: Yes, we've got to go out for a drink this afternoon and talk more about this.

Christine Romans, thanks so much.

ROMANS: Turn off the bar TVs.

COSTELLO: Exactly.

It all leads to this, Election Day 2016 this Tuesday, with all day coverage, right here on CNN.

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