6 00 comes early on saturday. Were glad youre up with us. Im christi paul. Im victor blackwell. Good to be with you. This just in. What an ad for Hillary Clinton slamming donald trump for not releasing his tax returns. Whats interesting about this ad, she doesnt say anything, there is not a picture of her. But this coming after bizarre revelations that donald trump allegedly posed as his own publicist years ago. All this coming just as things seem to start going his way after his meeting with speaker paul ryan, his big push to get Republican Leaders to back him. Reporter donald trump taking a hit from Hillary Clinton in a new video that asks, why wont he release his taxes . He will not follow the example of every single democratic and republican president ial nominee since 1976. Reporter but the billionaire, hes not budging. When the audit ends up ill present them. I hope it is before the election. Reporter sounding down right defiant. What is your tax rate . Its none of your business. Youll see it when i release. But i fight very hard to pay as little tax as possible. Reporter hes not required to release his taxes but i think mr. Trumps got to make a decision sooner rather than later about whether or not to release his tax returns. Then there is this voice from the past. Whats your name again . John miller. That sounds a lot like the voice from the present. What do you hear . Trump dodged by questions whether he posed as imaginary staffers to deal with reporters questions about his love life and his personal drama. Listen to this People Magazine interview uncovered by the Washington Post about his breakup with marla maples. What kind of comment is coming from your agent or from donald . He really decided he didnt want to make a commitment. Hes coming out of a marriage and hes starting to do tremendously well financially. Reporter trump has admitted to using a pseudonym on the past says the voice on that call was not his. No, i dont anything about it. Youre telling me about it for the first time and it doesnt sound like my voice at all. I have many, many people that are trying to imstate my voice. You can imagine that. This sounds like one of the scams, one of the many scams. Doesnt sound like me. Reporter but there is some evidence that the presumptive gop nominee is settling in as a party leader. When his former longtime butler argued on facebook that president obama should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent seem trump acted fast to say, we totally and completely disavow the horrible statements by him regarding the president. I think donald trump did the right thing by disavowing that statement and distancing himself from it. A lot to get to this morning so lets bring in jeffrey lord, cnn political commentator and donald trump supporter. Evan siegfried, former rubio supporter and republican strategist. Good morning, dr. Blackwell. Good morning to you. Lets start here with the taxes and this new ad out this morning from the Clinton Campaign. Jeffrey, how long can this campaign go on without the disclosure of those tax returns . It go on quite a long way. Victor, i have to say this has only been going on for about 40 years. Now that weve gotten into this, i think this is a worthless exercise and a political gotcha exercise. At this point, weve had plendy of great president s who never released their taxes. This has only been going on for 40 years. This is one ever these politically correct things. You say only 40 years as if its only 40 minutes. Your boss released them, Ronald Reagan released his going back to 76. Weve got a lot to get to. He have been, weigh in on the tax disclosure. Well, i find it a little strange. On april 15th, trump said he looked forward to releasing his taxes. You guys at cnn actually reported that donald trump has previously released his tax returns when it comes to the state gaming officials when he wants to build a casino. But hes up for the ultimate job interview, president of the United States. It is the peoples business to find out whether or not hes doing any shady business dealings. Thats really the bottom line. Lets get to this recording from the early 90s. Jeffrey, start with you on this. Do you believe that this john miller character is donald trump . He says, unequivocally, unequivocally, i have to add, that it wasnt him. And in this day and daj, victor, where you can have photographs of Abraham Lincoln having tea with adolf hitler with photo shopping but he has admitted to doing this in the past. Yeah, but we dont know about this tape. I just am wary. The more i have gotten into this thing. I just think the whole thing is silly, to be perfectly candid. Evan, whats the context here . Jeffrey is right, on its own this thing is entirely silly. But it goes toward character. It shows that this is a guy who is a shameless selfpromoter and hell say anything. Really when you Start Talking about character, we are talking about donald trump whos openly admired the chinese for the Tiananmen Square massacre, and commending kim jongil for getting rid of his critics. A member of the gop with deep rockets supports republicans cycle after cycle, Sheldon Adelson. His contribution to trump alone could exceed 100 million. To do that hell have to go through a super pac. Let me read what donald trump said in october relating to super pacs. A quote through a statement from his website, i am selffunding my campaign, and therefore i will not be controlled by the donors. Special interests, rob leeists have corrupted or politics and politicians for far too long. I have disavowed all super pacs, requested the return of all donations made to said pacs and i am calling on all president ial candidates to do the same. Reportedly this commitment of monies came through a personal call between adelson and trump. Is it at the very least, jeffrey, a contradiction and maybe a full flipflop . Were now headed into the fall campaign, and as you know once you become a nominee of the party, money goes to the party. It is a whole different ball game. Id like to see how this works itself out. Rt roedly adelson is shopping for a super pac to support specifically trump. I think super pacs are the bain of our political existence and get rid of them and just contribute directly to candidates. Thats not happening. Donald trump has said what hes said and i think thats the end of it there. Is that not a direct contradiction to what he said just a couple of months ago . No, i dont think so. A super pac is not donald trump himself. He disavowed those. Evan, let me come to you. We heard from donald trump in october. Disavowing the super pacs supporting his campaign. He said that those super pacs, the dark money is what has ruined politics. And now hes having a conversation with Sheldon Adelson who is committing what could be more than 100 million. Listen, donald trump went out from day one of his campaign and said he was going to selffund his campaign, yet he had a donate button on his Campaign Website since day one as well. He has releetedly said when he was pitching voters, he said, listen, im going to selffund, i cant be bought, i cant have any super pacs behind me, nobody can control me. Now hes having to go around and beg for money. It is going to take half a billion dollars to be successful in the president ial race. Thats just in terms of his candidacy alone. For get super pacs. And he is very wealthy. He claims he is a multibillionaire. He could easily throw that in on his own but now he wants to raise money and be beholden to the very people hes slammed throughout this campaign. Well continue the conversation this morning, gentlemen. Thank you both. Also new this morning, in an extraordinary move, drug giant pfizer is making it more difficult to carry out lethal injections. The second Largest Pharmaceutical Company in the world is blocking its drug from being used in executions. Pfizer says it wants is drugs used to enhance and save lives instead of being used for capital punishment. Lethal injection is a primary means of execution in all 31 Death Penalty states. Los Angeles Police investigating a shooting involving one of their officers this morning. Officers say he was injured last night around 8 30 pacific time. That suspect is dead, the officer is in stable condition. Police have not given a lot of details about what happened or led up to the shooting. Also the tsa will speed up the hiring of more than 750 additional screeners in the coming weeks to grow with growing security wait times. If youve been to the airport, you know what im talking about. And with the travel season arriving, you know this cannot come soon enough. Airports and passengers have both been complaining, but loudly, over insane wait times of up to two hours. Lot of frustrated travelers have to turn to social media as well venting using the ihatethewait. A new jersey family has come forward as the sole winners of the 430 million powerball jackpot. A mother and her seven Adult Children elected to split a lump sum payout which comes to 35 million a piece prior to taxes. The matriarch of the family apparently chose the winning numbers based on a dream listen to your dreams, people its amaze that on mothers day she gave her children 35 million each. Pretty happy with that. Congratulations to them, by the way. Lets turn to a serious issue now. The issue of gender identity. Very emotional battle over transgender americans, bathroom use in schools angering and frustrating parents and lawmakers. Well talk about that. Also, taking the fight to the terrorists. The isis strong hold in syria now thought to be under a state of emergency as it prepares for a possible onslaught. And later in the hour, a young man who gave hope to others desperate to escape the gang culture he grew up in is found shot to death. It was positive and it was inspiring. Because we know that all of our kids have that potential. I think that he was up against incredible odds. Lee mccullens former principal and mentor pays tribute to a life filled with optimism that ended far too soon. vo when i first took jake home we ate anything. Until i decided we both needed to eat better. Now jake gets purina cat chow naturals indoor a nutritious formula for indoor cats with no artificial flavors. It helps to control hairballs and maintain a healthy weight. 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Allow transgender students to choose which restroom they use or face consequences. In a joint letters, the dv s departments of education and justice issues new guidelines to all Public Schools fall if line or lose federal funding. But some states are putting up a fight. Heres cnns nick valencia. We will not yield to blackmail from the president of the United States. Reporter the federal government calls them guidelines. But several states, including texas, see them more as a threat. This goes against the values of so many people. It has nothing to do with anyone being against a transgender child. Reporter at a friday morning press conference, texas Lieutenant Governor dan patrick says a line has been crossed by the federal government after the department of justice sent a letter on transgender bathroom use in Public Schools across the United States. Im telling all the superintendents in texas right now, you have about three weeks left of the school year. Do not enact this policy. Reporter in the letter, attorney general Loretta Lynch writes, there is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex. Under the guidelines, Public Schools that receive federal money are obligated to treat students consistent with their gender identity, even if their records indicate a different sex. Access sex segregated facilities consistent with a students gender identity and protect a students privacy related to their transgender status. The action sets the stage for a legal battle thats been in the making since march. House bill 2 in North Carolina began the recent controversy. The law requires trans people to use the public restroom related to the gender on their birth certificate, not how they identify. Candice cox has been one of the most outspoken against the law. Shes a transgender woman and has met with the North Carolina governor. The fact that we are not talking about transgender people and who they are, but rather we dont want someone who looks like a man or looks like a woman but identifies as the opposite gender lets me know we are still discriminating on aesthetics. North carolina and the feds have traded accusations and lawsuits. Some states, including arkansas and texas, insist theres been government overreach. The feds say civil rights have been violated. This is not just a North Carolina issue. This is now a national issue. Reporter nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. Target is not backing down from its stand for transgender rights. The ceo is defending the companys policy allowing transgender people to use the restroom based on their gender identity. If we went back to the mid 60s, our company was one of the very first to use africanamerican models in their advertising. And back then, it wasnt well received. We had a lot of tough feedback. But sitting here today, we know we made the right decision. If theres a question of safety, i can tell you and others our focus on safety is unwavering and we want to make sure we provide a welcoming environment for all of our guests, one thats safe, one thats comfortable, and thats our commitment over time. The ceo says the stores will install family bathrooms at all of its 1,800 locations across the country. A lot of the controversial centers around the idea that women and girls need to be safe from men in public restrooms. But a lot of people are concerned obviously for transgender people who arent accepted in either restroom. This is a real struggle for everyone involved here. So today on cnn newsroom at 10 00, youll hear from two young people, one a transgender man and another a transgender teen girl who are sharing their struggles with gender identity with us and the fear that comes with using the wrong bathroom and the things that theyre now being asked to do. We hope youll be with us at 10 00 because it is an important voice to hear. We into ed to hear from all sides in this conversation. We often hear about states of emergency caused by isis. But u. S. Military officials now say its isis that is declaring the emergency. Also, thousands line the streets to honor a fallen nayty seal. Stay close. Look at em theyre lovin their vegetables. This is huge news its all thanks to our birds eye chefs favorites side dishes perfectly sauced or seasoned. What are you. . Shh im live tweeting. Oh, boy. Birds eye. So veggie good. Shoshow me more like this. E. Show me previously watched. Whats recommended for me. X1 makes it easy to find what you love. Call or go online and switch to x1. Only with xfinity. 23 minutes past the hour. So grateful for your company, as always. Want to tell you something new this morning. This question thats out there, is isis in a state of emergency . The pentagon says theyve seen new evidence that the terror group is scrambling its fighters inside itself declared capital of raqqa, syria. This comes as u. S. Defense forces are starting to surround the isis strong hold. Our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr has more. Reporter u. S. Military officials have been closely monitoring social media and other reports that isis has declared a state of emergency in raqqa, itself declared capital inside syria. That is a stronghold isis holds very dear. Theyve been in control of it for some time. What does this state of emergency really mean . U. S. Officials have some evidence isis fighters are moving around in the city, some of them trying to leave the city, that theyre putting up covers, shades, trying to cover sidewalks, areas where they may be. All to try and stay hidden from potential air strikes or ground action. Isis may in fact be getting nervous in raqqa. They have seen militia movements move closer and closer. All of this making the group, maybe for the first time, very nervous about being able to hold on to the city that they consider their capital Barbara Starr, cnn, the pentagon. One of osama bin ladens sons could be preparing for a bigger role within al qaeda. Another video has surfaced that apparently features the voice of hamzi bin laden. This is an earlier recording. Hes now in his 20s. One of the newer tapes, at least this one, bin laden calls for unity among jihadi militants fighting in syria. It is the second recording of his voice to appear in a year. Thousands of people lined the streets of coronado, california to mourn a navy seal killed in iraq when a handful of advisors were killed by more than 100 isis fighters, Charles Keating iv was sent in to rescue him. You see them honoring him there. His death is the third american combat loss since the u. S. Redeployed forces to iraq just about two years ago back in the summer of 2014. Certainly thoughts and prayers to his family and to a