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NBA Finals: Warriors Rally to Win Game 1; Hillary Clinton Calls for Voting Reform; "Female Viagra" Moves Closer to FDA Approval; China Suspected in U.S. Government Data Breach. Aired 6:30-7a ET

Aired June 05, 2015 - 06:30   ET

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[06:32:00] CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: Well, this is worth a listen. A massive data breach with a superpower culprit. The personal information of some 4 million current and former U.S. government employees may have been compromised by hackers, in what could be the biggest breach of government computer records ever.

Investigators believe China is to blame. Now, Chinese officials don't deny it exactly. They object to what they call the U.S. chasing the shadow and clutching the wind.

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: New details this morning in the Boston terror plot. Officials say at least one of the men linked to the attack was encouraged by ISIS, this as we learned Usaama Rahim called his father to say good-bye before the attack. That conversation caught by investigators. Rahim's family also getting a first look at the surveillance video of police killing him.

CUOMO: Baltimore's top cop said drugs looted flooding the streets. And now, Maryland's DEA says it is going after those looters, some 70 alleged looters that ransacked two pharmacies and methadone clinics. They have released still images of looters that were caught on video, hoping a reward of up to $2,000 will help track them down. Remember, Baltimore's commissioners says -- the police commissioner says the violent crime spike is because of drug wars involved in the looting.

CAMEROTA: Meanwhile, Jason Alexander is having an awkward George Costanza-like moment. The actor apologizing for comments he made to Howard Stern about his wife Susan. It turns out her untimely demise on "Seinfeld" from looking toxic wedding envelopes was because the cast did not like her and could not get their comedic timing right with actress Heidi Swedberg. Alexander says he feels officially awful for saying anything that diminished Heidi, calling her a real sweetheart.

CUOMO: Officially awfully. Is that like when they make you apologize to me for something that you said to me, and you say, officially I'm sorry, but you don't really mean it?

CAMEROTA: No, I think he feels genuinely bad about this, but it is funny because she was sort of --

CUOMO: A little off. CAMEROTA: Yes. But you thought that was great acting and I was her

part, but turns out they felt it was the actress.

CUOMO: Who knew?

Game one of the NBA finals needed overtime to decide a winner. In the end, Steph Curry and the Warriors out lasting the king, LeBron and the Cavs.

Andy Scholes had a lot of money on the game. He's hurting this morning, but he still has the bleacher report.

ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: I don't know about that, Chris, but it was definitely --

CUOMO: Don't go China on us, say no, I didn't --

SCHOLES: I did not. I did not have any money on that game, but it was a great game, nonetheless. And it was an important one, Chris, because the winner -- the team that wins game one in the NBA Finals goes on to win the series 70 percent of the time. So, definitely a good sign for the Warriors.

LeBron, of course, he was amazing in this game. He scored 44 points. He hit a huge three late in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 96- 96. Then, with under 30 seconds to go, Steph Curry had a chance to give the Warriors the lead, but Kyrie Irving just comes with a huge block. That gives LeBron a chance could win, but his last second shot no good, as was Iman Shumpert.

We would end up going to overtime in this one. In the extra period, bad news for the Cavs. Irving goes down. He has reinjured his knee.

Golden State would outscore 10-2 in the extra period. They take game one, 108-100. The Cavs lose the game, and they may have also lose Irving for the rest of the series. He's going to have an MRI on his knee later today.

And be sure to tune in to "All Access at the NBA Finals with Rachel Nichols." She's going to break down the series with Grant Hill and Steve Smith. That is 2:30 Eastern tomorrow afternoon right here on CNN.

Meanwhile, out here at the Belmont. More than 90,000 fans will be here, hoping to see some history, hoping that American Pharoah become the first horse since 1978 when Affirmed won the Triple Crown, first horse to win the Triple Crown.

Now, since '78, 13 horses had come here to the Belmont after winning the first two legs of the Triple Crown, but they've all failed to win the Belmont. And there's a reason why, the track out here is a mile and a half long. And that's the longest distance of the three races. None of the horses in the field tomorrow have ever run this distance, and American Pharoah is the only horse in the field that will have competed in all three legs of the Triple Crown. Now, last year, California Chrome's owner Steve Coburn said that's not

fair. He said horses shouldn't be able to take the Kentucky Derby and/or Preakness off and then run fresh in the Belmont. He famously called it the coward's way out.

Now, even though history is against him, American Pharoah is the overwhelming favorite to win the race. You got to bet about 170 bucks on American Pharoah in order to win $100. So, guys, the experts still think American Pharoah, even though history against him, has a great chance to win this race tomorrow. He is expected to be practicing out here on the track about 8:45 Eastern, and we are looking forward to that, and we have not seen a Triple Crown winner in 37 years, guys. You know, I haven't seen one in my lifetime.

Alisyn, you haven't seen one in your lifetime.

CAMEROTA: No.

SCHOLES: Chris, I know you've seen a few but it's still pretty cool if we get to see one Saturday.

CAMEROTA: One has not won in my 29 years. But you are 15, yes.

CUOMO: Don't chase the shadow. And don't you clutch the wind.

CAMEROTA: Don't clutch the wind.

Thanks, Andy.

All right. Well, Hillary Clinton taking direct aim and calling out her Republican rivals by name. Our political panel weighs in on what has her so outraged.

Plus, Rick Perry's sweaty start to the 2016 campaign.

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[06:41:49] HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I call on Republicans at all levels of government to stop fear mongering about a phantom epidemic of election fraud and start explaining why they are so scared of letting citizens have their say.

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CUOMO: You heard it. Hillary Clinton says Republicans don't want you to vote, deliberately trying to prevent millions of Americans from voting whenever they want to basically. So, why is Clinton making such a key issue out of voter access? Is this the big part? Is this the real launch? Let's discuss.

CAMEROTA: Joining us this morning, Washington bureau chief for "The Chicago Sun Times", Lynn Sweet, and CNN senior Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny.

Thanks so much for being here, guys.

JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: Good morning.

CAMEROTA: Lynn, let me start with you.

This is an issue that Hillary can fully get her arms around, it's not terribly risky, I mean, saying that all Americans should vote. Why has she made this her big crusade?

LYNN SWEET, WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF, CHICAGO SUN TIMES: Well, it's a safe issue, it rallies in particular the Democratic base, particularly African-Americans. And it is an issue where Republicans -- it's easy to make this a wedge issue among Republicans and in a sense safely attack her opponents, the rivals that she mentioned by name.

This is an issue where Democrats are united and Republicans are divided on. And also, it plays to her domestic strengths without bringing up anything having to do with her tenure in the State Department.

CUOMO: Zeleny, you have some interesting point here. You know, the current hack by allegedly China, 4 million employees aside, we do everything online now, right? All of our lives are online, all the information is there, but voting registration and voting, those things have been kept offline.

Do you think the American people are ready for this to be a no- brainer?

ZELENY: Sure, why not? I mean, it's sort of like the selective service, at age 18, you have to sign up, so why can't voting be the same instance. But the problem with the proposal yesterday, it's definitely aspirational. You know, we even checked in with voting rights experts that said it sounds great, but it's a state by state by state thing. So, it's not something where you can pass a law.

But one thing I was struck by, as Lynn said, Republicans have been using Hillary Clinton as an attack vehicle for months. Yesterday, we learned that she is going to use them as an attack vehicle as well.

CAMEROTA: Yes.

ZELENY: And it's music to Democrats' ears, because they feel she has not been fighting back enough. She's not been engaged enough. Well, yesterday, we saw that she is going to treat all them as her rivals in her own primary. So, it's pretty interesting. It's definitely the most engaged we have seen her.

CAMEROTA: OK, let's hear that moment where she for the first time calls them out by name. Listen to this.

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CLINTON: Governor Perry is hardly alone in his crusade against voting rights. In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote. In New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie vetoed legislation to extend early voting, and in Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters.

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CAMEROTA: So, Lynn, why not -- why doesn't she just say my Republican rivals?

[06:45:02] Why did she make a point of calling them out individually by name?

SWEET: Well, one of the thing is these are the rivals who are better known, the top tier in this, what, 18 men and one woman field of people who are declared and undeclared, and it also, I think, is the building block to eroding what they will say and what they are saying and what they are running on is their record as governor. She is going to try and set the stage for a narrative that is countered to what they are going to be saying, saying, you know, when they were governor, it wasn't as great as they are or will be saying.

CUOMO: This is a thumbs up or a thumbs down for you, because, yes, and she is calling them out by name, and she is being active. But it's something she can't deliver on in all likelihood. So, do you give her a thumbs up or a thumbs down?

ZELENY: I think you give her a thumbs up on this because she's doing what Lynn said earlier, it's something that Democrats want to hear, if she is engaging in this fight. And really what she is trying to do is build the Obama coalition of voters. Everything she's done since she's gotten in the race has been trying to appeal to them, trying to build that bloc of voters. And yesterday she was targeted at African- American voters.

You say Jeb Bush and the Florida election of 2000, that really is going to rouse people up. So, I think we're going to hear from her a lot.

CAMEROTA: OK. Lynn, Jeff, let's pivot to Rick Perry. He made his big announcement he was getting into the race, former Texas governor, and it was a very hot day in Texas and the location that he chose was swelteringly hot. Everyone was wilting behind him, as you can see.

And by the end of it, reporters were saying that his shirt was soaked through, you could see all the sweat above his brow there. Some people even likened it to Richard Nixon's debate against John Kennedy, where you can see the sweat forming above his lip there.

But what do you think, Lynn, were the optics bad about this or did he overcome them?

SWEET: Well, since I was sitting in Washington wearing a fleece yesterday watching this, I think it doesn't matter. You know, this was midday on a Thursday, very few people will watch it, and the people that were there and the scheme of things won't count in terms of public opinion or the optics, and they'll be plenty of video of Rick Perry doing things other than sweating. I don't think for the moment it will be that iconic picture of him right now, and it's not as obvious as you think. I think that photo, to people who don't know what they are looking for, if it's just on. So, I think, you know, he had a lot of errors, enforced or unenforced, when he ran for president the first time, I think -- I don't know if this will foreshadow bad planning by his campaign and advance work. But I think in this one, it's not determinative.

CAMEROTA: Yes. Never mind his style, people thought the substance of what he said yesterday was impressive and he did get off on the right foot.

Jeff, Lynn -- thank you.

SWEET: Thank you.

ZELENY: Thanks.

CUOMO: The key is the people behind him were sweating, to me, that's it. It's not an issue.

CAMEROTA: Yes, you're right. It's not about him.

CUOMO: It's not the water glass --

CAMEROTA: Do you want to look at the clock? Because we have it for you.

CUOMO: Oh, what we got?

CAMEROTA: Five hundred and twenty-one --

CUOMO: Only five days left -- oh, 521 --

CAMEROTA: Five hundred and twenty-one days left.

CUOMO: Oh, yes, 521 days, 18 hours, 11 minutes and wait for it -- 57 seconds.

CAMEROTA: Wow. All right. There you go.

CUOMO: That's making me sweat.

So, first it was the little blue bill, and now, we are one step closer to the little pink pill. Viagra for women. It could be approved this summer. Is it safe? I hope so.

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CAMEROTA: A new drug to help women rev up their sex drive just clear a key hurdle at the Food and Drug Administration. It could be coming to a pharmacy near you.

Senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is here with all of the details.

Good morning, Elizabeth.

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Alisyn.

Alisyn, this drug, I know, some people are calling it the female Viagra, and kind of, sort of. Let me tell you a little bit about it -- this is for women who don't have a lot of sexual desire. In fact, some of them had no sexual desire. This drug works on the brain to basically make you feel more sexual desire.

And the difference here --

CAMEROTA: Yes.

COHEN: -- is that the women that took a placebo in the study, 37 percent of them had increased desire, but 53 percent who took the pill, who took the drug, felt an increase in desire. Not a huge difference, but, you know, it's something.

CAMEROTA: I mean, what is interesting, just as what you talked about, is the pleasure center off run for women is the brain, you know? It's different than men. Women need to be sort of emotionally stimulated in a different way. So, how does this pill affect that?

COHEN: Alisyn, I'll tell you, I was at the FDA hearings the first time around when they were trying to get approval for this drug, and you could sense the frustration the FDA scientists felt, because with men, it's very easy to measure. You take a pill, do you get an erection or don't you? With women, it's completely different.

So, with women, what they measured was, did you have a satisfying event? So, that could be anything from an orgasm to feeling closer to your partner, to feeling better self esteem. So, if your self esteem increased, you were considered a success in this study.

CAMEROTA: Wow, wow.

COHEN: That's a completely different thing that it is for men.

CAMEROTA: A satisfying event. That is a euphemism.

COHEN: There you go.

CAMEROTA: OK, but meanwhile, twice this drug has tried to clear the FDA, and it hasn't been able because of side effects.

So, what are the side effects? And what happened this time?

COHEN: Right. So, one of the side effects is dizziness. So, they're just concerned that women are going to take this, they're gong to feel dizzy, and women -- you know, you don't take it once when you are having sex, and you take it on an ongoing basis, to change the chemicals, the serotonin and the dopamine in your brain. So, they were concerned about this. So, the company did more studies and they got less concerned, but there is concern especially if women drink alcohol. So, if they are drinking alcohol and they're taking the drug, you need to make sure you don't faint or feel dizzy.

But again, the company studies satisfied the FDA to the extent this committee approved it.

[06:55:01] CAMEROTA: So, who is this drug designed for? How big of a demand is there for female Viagra?

COHEN: You know, I think there is a big demand. I mean, talking to therapist and the counselors and to women, there really is an unmet need. What will be interesting to see is, how much difference does this drug take? I mean, drugs like Viagra, they really do seem to make a difference. They get men what they're looking for.

Will this get women where they want to be? Because when you see a placebo increased desire by 37 percent, this increased desire by 53 percent. Are women going to feel a difference on this drug in numbers large enough to pay for it? That we'll have to see.

CAMEROTA: Is this for all women of all ages or just a particular subset?

COHEN: Right. The age is not the issue here. The issue is that doctors are supposed to make sure that a woman has actual low desire. In other words, if a woman comes in and says, I have desire, but you know, it's just things with my husband not going so well. It's not for that woman.

It's for a woman who doesn't have any interest in sex, or almost no interest in sex, and that's different. So, some women have sexual issues, not because they lack desire but because things are not going well with their partner. That's two different situations.

CAMEROTA: OK. Elizabeth, thanks so much for this. I mean, I think that one of the big burning questions is, will we see more awkward and embarrassing ads at all times during breakfast and dinner? So, Elizabeth, we're going to have you back on the show in a couple hours with a doctor to talk about this development. Thanks so much. See you soon.

What's your take? You can tweet us using the #NewDayCNN, or post your comment on Facebook.com/NewDay. Chris and I look forward to reading those.

We're following a lot of news this morning. Let's get right to it.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Four million Americans at risk.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Possibly the biggest hack we have seen.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The prime suspect, the People's Republic of China.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's the second time this year you have had a large data breach of the federal system by China.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He was in possession of the weapon and went after the police.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: One of the three men allegedly involved had been communicating online with known ISIS members.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Speak about the Muslims who actually live here who love America, that's me, and that's Usaama, that's the Rahim family.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We did recover evidence that links these two shootings together.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Fear spreading about a possible serial shooter shocking northern Colorado.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm mad that there is somebody running around on the streets of our town that just took somebody's life.

ANNOUNCER: This is NEW DAY with Chris Cuomo, Alisyn Camerota, and Michaela Pereira.

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CAMEROTA: Good morning, everyone. Welcome back to your NEW DAY. Michaela is off today.

Up first, a massive government data breach. And U.S. investigators convinced China is behind it. Hackers breaking into government computers, stealing the personal information of at least 4 million current and former federal employees. Officials say this could be the biggest theft of government data ever.

CUOMO: China for its part is disputing the allegations with one of the most artful nondenials we have ever heard, saying that by pointing a finger, the U.S. is, quote, "chasing the shadow and clutching the wind." Wow.

This story brought to light a secret, the way the NSA deals with this is an Internet spying operation of its own that targets Americans without warrants.

We have these stories covered with every angle. Let's start with CNN's Athena Jones at the White House -- Athena.

ATHENA JONES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Chris.

We all remember that data breach at Target a couple years ago and the list keeps getting longer -- Sony, Home Depot, JPMorgan Chase, and even the IRS. And now, what could be the biggest government breach in history suggests the troubling trend is only getting worse.

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JONES (voice-over): This morning, the U.S. government is struggling to assess the damage. Officials revealing possibly the biggest cyber attack on the U.S. government ever reached their critical networks.

Two distinct attacks crept into the federal system, sophisticated and undetectable for months, all the while stealing information from the databases of virtually ever government agency, sensitive information up to 4 million current and former federal employees now in the hands of hackers, including employees at the Department of Defense, the Social Security Administration, and even potentially President Obama.

Officials say there could be millions more.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: These networks are so vast, they are geographically dispersed and very difficult to be able to protect and the reality of it is you can't prevent these attacks.

JONES: The suspects according to authorities, a super power, the Peoples' Republic of China. According to officials, evidence points to hackers working for the Chinese military, who may be compiling a massive database for critical information on Americans.

Now, federal employees are being cautioned to check their bank statements and get updated credit reports.

MARY HARF, STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON: We continue to update our security, but it's a pretty significant challenge.

JONES: Hackers have targeted the American government before, just this week, investigators say Russia attacked the IRS and made 100,000 tax returns vulnerable to criminals.

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