Transcripts For CNNW CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow 20150725

Transcripts For CNNW CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow 20150725

Are different. Jim acosta joining us live in nairobi. We knew this was probably going to come up the president was likely going to address it but what was the reaction to the words he chose to use, standing right there next to the kenyan president . Reporter it was stunning. Despite what it seemed like a Family Reunion for president obama, he sparked a cultural controversy here in this country as he pressed kenyan leaders to make more progress on the issue of gay rights. The kenyan president was having none of it. Ladies and gentlemen, the president s reporter it was a dustup on his fathers home turf as president obama clashed with the kenyan leader over the issue of gay rights. The president condemned the widespread discrimination faced by same sex couples in kenya and across africa comparing it to the jim crow days back in the u. S. As an africanamerican in the United States i am painfully aware of the history of what happens when people are treated differently under the law. Reporter drawing applause from kenyans at a joint News Conference the topic was dubbed a nonissue. There are some things that we must admit we dont share. Our culture, our societies dont accept. Reporter it was a noticeable moment of tension during what was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for mr. Obama. His return to his fathers native country to mark the first visit to kenya by a sitting u. S. President. Kenyans celebrated in the streets as the president met with relatives he hasnt seen in years. This is personal for me. Theres a reason why my name is barack husain obama. Reporter while this is a personal journey for president obama, he says it is much more than a chance to get in touch with his roots. He is calling for the world to look past the stereotypes in this continent and start investing in africas future. Africas poorest citizens the president argued just need a chance to prove themselves. Imagine what could happen if more and more of our Global Business leaders and Global Capital paid a visit. And actually had a conversation. Reporter but as he honored the victims of the 1998 bombing of the u. S. Embassy in kenya, the president said the u. S. And its african partners must first defeat new terror threats like al shabab. We have systematically reduced the territory that al shabab controls. That doesnt mean the problems solved. Reporter there was no disagreement on that front. This is an existential fight for us. Reporter still kenyans want the world to see their corner of the world is at peace and thriving. They are proud of the son of a kenyan father who became president. I think hes a big inspiration to kenyans and to me. Reporter they want to make sure he comes back. Something the president vowed to do when hes out of the white house bubble. Im more restricted ironically as president of the the United States than i am than i will be as a private citizen in terms of some of the handson direct help that i would like to give. Reporter tomorrow the president will deliver an address to the kenyan people. If africans were wondering when the president would speak more passionately about his heritage white house officials are hinting that is a speech this whole continent has been waiting for. Earlier this evening the president may have delivered one of the lines of this trip when he said at the state dinner here in nairobi, he was telling a joke he said his critics think he might be looking for his birth certificate here in kenya. But thats not the case. Poppy . Wow. Wonder what donald trump is going to say responding to that. Jim acosta, thank you. Well wait and see. Thank you. Appreciate it. Also now, turning to the tragedy in louisiana this week. New details are unfolding in the horrific theater shooting in louisiana. Funeral services will take place on monday to celebrate the life of mayci breaux the 21yearold College Student who was one of two People Killed in that rampage. Her boyfriend one of the nine who was wounded. We are also hearing more and learning more about the suspected shooter, john russel houser. Court documents now revealing he had a history of quote extreme erratic behavior. We know he flew a swastika outside of his tavern in georgia after he lost his liquor license. He was a frequent contributor to online web forums posting right wing sort of radical views on certain topics and also we know he used a hand gun in this attack. It was a. 40 caliber semiautomatic pistol purchased legally from a pawnshop. Cnns ryan noble joins us from lafayette. When we talk about the shooter, the focus has to be the people that he injured and the lives that he took. I know five people remain in the hospital. How are they doing . Reporter actually we have updated information about the victims that were in the hospital. Initially there were nine total. Six of them have been released. That leaves only three left in two different hospitals around lafayette. Two of those victims are in good condition. A third remains in serious condition. Keep in mind at one point that victim was in critical condition. So this is an improvement. Very good news considering how many people were impacted by this awful tragedy. We got a closer look today at the crime scene here behind me. This theater is still closed but Lafayette Police actually allowed us to get up close to the building and actually showed us the door the shooter, john houser attempted to leave in an attempt to get away. There is still glass there by the back door by the car he attempted to get out in. When he saw police he ran back into the theater, reloaded and thats where he killed himself. What they still dont understand after all the information that they have discovered about his background his Mental Health history, his runins with the law, is why he was here in lafayette and what motivated him to open fire on a group of people that it appears he had no connection to whatsoever. It will take some time for those questions to be answered. There are also heroes emerging in all of this. Two young women, teachers who police say saved countless lives. Reporter thats right. We talked to the corporal, Public Information officer from the Lafayette Police department today. Even now, more than 24 hours after the shooting he is still amazed by the bravery and heroism by that teacher who was already shot and in the midst of all this chaos, found a way to get to that fire alarm, sound the fire alarm. Thats why police were able to get here so quickly and theres no doubt lives were saved. Ryan nobles from lafayette, thank you very much. Also i want to bring this update. 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And thats something even my brother. Sister can understand. Mom, brian threw a ball in the House Republican president ial hopeful donald trump is campaigning in iowa today, a place he has been spending a lot of time and one thing he was asked about today is how hes going to debate. Listen. Im by far number one so im going to be there, much to the chagrin of many people. But im not a debater. I produce jobs. Im not i never did that before. I never stood at a podium and debated a large number of people. And from what i heard, every one of thems going to come at me. I watch the shows like you do. And there was oh, hit trump and hit trump. Im saying what is this for two hours im going to be in the lions den, right . I think he can take on a few lions. Lets talk about it with cnn senior media correspondent, brian stelter. Also with us kate bonner who coauthored a book with trump. You get to know someone really well when you write a book with them. Trump the art of the comeback. Thank you so much for being here. Let me begin with you, kate. You know donald trump very well. How is he going to debate . I just found that clip so interesting. The thing is donald is really good at debating. Look at the apprentice. Thats what he did for a long time. He knows how to play to the cameras. Yes. I think probably one of the things about trump is that it seems like his mic is always hot. Most people make a mistake because their mic was hot and everybody is like oh, my gosh i cant believe he said that. It feels to me like donalds mic is always hot. Hes fearless about the content he takes on. From the perspective of a reporter reporters, anchors moderate these debates. What do you do with donald trump in a debate . How much do you jump in . We have heard the fox anchors who will be moderating this in a couple weeks say they will treat trump like every other candidate. That is a difficult proposition, because hes an extraordinary candidate. Hes not like anybody else thats in this race. He is maybe not maybe, what am i saying hes more unpredictable, less predictable than anybody else. He is also more available, more accessible. One of the reasons why he is getting so much Media Coverage is because he says yes to interview requests. He did a 20 minute plus press availability today. He is accessible in a way no other candidate is. Probably feeding more of the coverage here. He will be in a cnn debate in september as well. He will be potentially on several stages in the months to come. Do you think actually some of his opponents could take a page from him in being more available . If they complain about him getting so much attention i do wonder if there is something to be learned. Maybe theres a page from the playbook here that in some cases, giving a lot of interviews saying things that seem like they are off the cuff seeming unpredictable, are qualities the press appreciates and the public appreciates. The the Washington Post today said at the end of the rally its the first time a voter came in saying when can i see that guy again. Its more like an entertainer but politician. Kate you are the one. One of the things trump does really well is obviously the media is all over him right now. We all know that. A lot of comments are unflattering very judgmental and one of the things probably that donald taught me is that hes not the candidate, not the person to say you know what i made a mistake, i shouldnt have said that. He will go back on his view. He just plows forward. Hes always sort of on the offensive and never really on the run. I think this is interesting. I was reading that in 2011 he told bill oreilly about illegal immigration in the United States this. He said its hard to generalize but youre going to have to look at the individual people, see how they have done see how productive they have been see what their references are and then make a decision. You have some great productive people that came in. Looking at that in 2011 compared to his comments recently on Illegal Immigrants does it surprise you to hear this shift . It does. Because i want to be very clear that i worked with mr. Trump at the end of the 90s. The book came out in 1997. He was a very different guy back then. The subject matter that we were covering in that book was his comeback. What are the rules, what are the lessons, play golf be flamboyant work hard. Theres a way in which i feel hes on his second comeback. This is the new, new art of the comeback. You need to write another book with him. Maybe. Maybe. Brian, we have to talk about the Des Moines Register. A very negative oped, editorial piece in the Des Moines Register in the past week saying he should drop out of the campaign. His team bars the Des Moines Register from coming to this event in iowa today. One of their reporters eventually got in and said the trump team was polite to them but thats a big deal. This is another example of how this is an extraordinary campaign. This is in a very negative way, in the minds of journalists, disturbing to see a campaign say no you cannot come to our event. As it turned out the reporters were able to get in but werent able to have credentials. The idea is when you are a journalist you want to have a certain amount of access. The idea that trump would withhold access is disturbing to a lot of journalists but it does appeal to some of his supporters. This is the divide where some believe the press and some believe the press is inherently unfair. There are different divisions. A lot of people in the public dont always know that. Thats a problem on the media side. I used to work at the new york times. It used to frustrate me we didnt do a job of communicating how the editorial page was written far away from the newsroom. The employees were different, the journalists were different. That said this is probably something that appeals to trumps fans. Really interesting this week brian said this is a rich guy running a cheap campaign. Moneywise cheap. Smart business move. Hes not running ads or anything. Because i think he is the ad. He knows he says such extraordinary things. The base supports him so loyally that he knows hes going to be on camera all the time. He doesnt have to hone his messaging in the form of a fullpage ad or running advertising from the radio or television because hes actually reaching those people with just standardized media. He is his own ad. That says it perfectly. Kate will write another book with him. Im open to it. Thank you very much. You dont want to miss brians show reliable sources on cnn 11 00 a. M. Eastern tomorrow. The United States striking a deal with iran. Still, though, Congress Needs to get on board. This while four americans are still detained inside iran. Next i speak with the congressman who represents one of those men. He lives in his district in michigan. 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