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Clinton E-mails Released; Dow Opens Sharply Lower; Thousands Stranded at Train Stations; Obama to Hike Alaskan Glacier Today; Dick Cheney Surprised by Trump's Polling; Deflategate Decision Expected Soon. Aired 9:30-10a ET

Aired September 01, 2015 - 09:30   ET

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[09:30:00] ELISE LABOTT, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: He is a louch (ph), alcoholic, lazy and without any commitment to principles." So clearly Blumenthal running polls, doing things behind the scenes. And this relationship between Clinton and Blumenthal has really been seized on by the House Select Committee investigating the attacks on the Benghazi consulate in 2012. They say that that relationship, Clinton relying on his advice for -- outside the State Department is really something that they're taking a look at.

Carol, we're talking about 7,000 pages released of e-mails, 125 of them have been retroactively upgraded to classified because they were released to the public. We're told most of them were upgraded because that informing can't be released to the public, not because it belonged on a classified server. But, still, a lot of sensitive information going back and forth in those e-mails.

COSTELLO: All right, Elise Labott reporting live for us this morning. Thank you.

And good morning. I'm Carol Costello. Thank you so much for joining me.

It's been a turbulent first day of September for markets all around the world and Wall Street is no exception this morning. Stocks opening sharper, lower. They're down about, oh, 200 points already. Stocks nosedived again in Asia and have been falling steeply in Europe. Investigators are blaming China. And who is China blaming? A reporter. CNN business correspondent Alison Kosik joins us now to tell us more about what's happening now at the New York Stock Exchange and about who China is placing blame on.

Good morning.

ALISON KOSIK, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.

If you thought that the triple-digit selloffs were over just because we're entering a new month, think again. Yes, the thorn in Wall Street's side remains China, but today we are getting new information from the world's second biggest economy that that slowdown in China's economy seems to be really picking up momentum. Notably a manufacturing report came out there showing that for six months their manufacturing has been contracting. But the number actually hit a three-year low.

Even the head of the International Monetary Fund is coming out and warning developing countries, look, this slowdown is happening in China. It could spill over and most likely will spill over to your countries, telling these countries to prepare. Add in the mix the fact that Wall Street still doesn't know what the Fed is going to do as far as interest rates go and you've got a mix for a big selloff in September 1st, the first day of the -- the month of trading. And you see the Dow down 270 points.

You did mention this situation in China where you have the Chinese government arresting hundreds of people, everybody from government officials to folk who work at banks there, to even a journalist. They were arrested for allegedly spreading rumors causing China's market turmoil. Among those, as I said, a Chinese journalist who actually confessed. But confessions, you know, as they go in China, they're often coerced. The government regularly, as you know, sensors information. A lot of the media there is state-run. But Reporters Without Borders is actually saying blaming a journalist for the market turmoil in China is, quote, "absurd."

Carol.

COSTELLO: I was going to say, they're taking a page from the United States, right, blame the media.

KOSIK: Blame the media. But this is a little exaggerated if you ask me, arresting and punishing the journalist. Um, I think that's going a little too far. Something not funny at all.

COSTELLO: Not funny at all and it's scary to think about what might happen to those journalists.

Alison Kosik, thanks so much.

KOSIK: Absolutely.

COSTELLO: Yes. Alison Kosik, thank you.

Still to come in the NEWSROOM, chaos and despair at train stations in parts of Europe. Thousands of migrants and refugees still stranded. We'll take you live to Germany.

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[09:38:11] COSTELLO: It has been chaos at train stations as thousands of migrants and refugees try to make their way across Europe. Take a look at what it was like this morning at a train station in Budapest, Hungary.

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COSTELLO: People are shouting and chanting, "Germany, go free," and "Merkel," the German chancellor's name, after the train station there in Budapest temporarily shut it down. Police sealed off the terminal because of these huge crowds. CNN's senior international correspondent Frederik Pleitgen is at the central train station in Munich, Germany, where many of those migrants and refugees are trying to reach.

Hi, Fred.

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Carol.

Yes, and hundreds of them have actually managed to reach the central train station here in Munich. And I have to say that the conditions here certainly appear to be a lot better than they are further up the road there in Hungary where those people are trying to get on those trains.

What we've been seeing, though, in the past couple of hours is that fewer and fewer people are coming here, which is actually quite a shame because there is actually quite a good situation here. There's a lot of food here. The people who come here, they get medical checks. They then get food, water.

If we pan around a little bit, you'll be able to see, there's some folks here, but there's also a lot of goods that are still available. And I have to say, I mean, hats off to the Germans. They have a lot of private donations that have been brought in. The authorities here have been doing their best to get the people here into the area around the train station, give them a medical check, give them some food and then send them on where they can get to temporary housing. So all of that is running very efficiently.

The problem is, is that in other places in Europe, it is still quite chaotic. If you look at those scenes that we just saw there from the train station in Hungary, where people are getting very frustrated simply because they're not able to move on, because they're not able to come to Germany, a lot of them are Syrians, a lot of Iraqis, a lot of Afghans as well that we've been speaking to and many of them, of course, that have made it here to Munich saying they're very, very happy that after this long, long journey that they've managed to come here to Germany. I mean I've seen people who came here from Syria who just got here and broke down and cried because they were finally there.

[09:40:19] Folks there cheering because they've just gotten a new delivery of food here for the migrants that are coming here, Carol.

COSTELLO: And when you talk about the number of migrants and refugees, Germany is expecting 800,000.

PLEITGEN: Yes.

COSTELLO: So when you say Germany --

PLEITGEN: Yes.

COSTELLO: Feeds these people, gives them water, like where do they go on to? Do they stay within Germany or move to other European nations?

PLEITGEN: Oh, yes. No, most of them will stay within Germany because one of the things that the Germans have done is it's told the Iraqis and the Syrians, no matter where you enter into Europe, you can come to Germany and apply for asylum here. Normally what happens is, if someone comes into the European Union, they have to apply in the country that they entered the European Union in.

So, for instance, if they come into Hungary, that's where they have to apply for asylum. Now, all the Iraqis and Syrians can apply here. And once you're able to apply for asylum then, until your asylum application has been processed, which can take years, you are able to stay here. And as I've said, most of the folks that are coming here, the Syrians, the Iraqis, many of the others, they get on buses and then they're brought to the temporary shelters. A lot of those temporary shelters, I do have to say, are very, very full.

However, the Germans certainly are prepared to take in more people. And it's one of the things that Angela Merkel has also been saying in the past couple of weeks is that every Europe country should share this burden. And we certainly are seeing, from the German's expecting around 800,000 people, that they are at least willing to do their part in all of this. But certainly it's a big burden on most European countries and this one as well, of course, Carol.

COSTELLO: All right, Frederik Pleitgen reporting live from Munich, Germany, this morning.

Still to come in the NEWSROOM, Dick Cheney sitting down and speaking up in a candid interview with CNN. So, what does he think of Donald Trump?

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[09:46:24] COSTELLO: President Obama will take a hike along an Alaskan glacier later today to call attention to accelerating climate change. This is Exit Glacier that the president will be visiting. You're looking at it. This is time lapse video which shows the dramatic retreat of the glacier as it's melting. It sits on the shore of the Stewart Bay, which the president will take a boat tour of later tonight.

CNN White House correspondent Michelle Kosinski has more for you this morning. Good morning, Michelle.

MICHELLE KOSINSKI, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Carol. Right, there's a lot going on on this trip. I mean, the White House today is announcing that the president wants to expand the use of U.S. ice breakers in that region to try to keep up with what other nations are doing there, like Russia. He wants to monitoring of the climate and environment.

You mentioned, yes, he's going to visit this glacier. Glaciers there in Alaska are disappearing at a rate of 75 billion tons of ice every year. And the president in the speech described what that looks like. It's the size of the entire National Mall here in Washington and four times the height of the Washington Monument every single year. He used a lot of examples of temperatures increasing possibly six 6 12 degrees over the next century, more ice disappearing, sea levels rising possibly one to four feet. And also he shut down the climate change deniers. Listen. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The time to heed the critics and the cynics and the deniers is past. The time to plead ignorance is surely past. Those who want to ignore the science, they are increasingly alone. They're on their own shrinking island.

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KOSINSKI: So he's speaking before a climate conference. I think it was interesting he acknowledged that the U.S. is the world's largest economy and the second largest carbon emitter. So acknowledging that role, the president pledged to do more. Although there has been controversy, because even though he's protected millions of acres of Alaskan shoreline, he has also allowed some additional oil drilling there. Carol.

COSTELLO: All right, Michelle Kosinski reporting live for us this morning, thank you.

Among millions of Americans shocked by Donald Trump's strong showing, you can include former Vice President Dick Cheney. He sat down with CNN's Jamie Gangel to talk about his new book, "Exceptional: Why the World Needs A Powerful America". It's co-written with his daughter Liz Cheney.

Here's part of their wide-ranging interview.

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JAMIE GANGEL, CNN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT: OK. Get your popcorn ready.

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GANGEL: It is the summer of Donald Trump, ladies and gentlemen. What do you think of Donald Trump?

DICK CHENEY, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I don't know the man; I've never met him.

GANGEL: Watching this whole spectacle, what do you think?

D. CHENEY: Well, again, he's a candidate and I don't want to be in the business of rating candidates at this point, of grading them. I have not signed on with anybody and I don't plan to today.

GANGEL: You're not endorsing Donald Trump today.

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D. CHENEY: You can even -- that's a given. I'm not endorsing Donald Trump today.

GANGEL: So let me try it this way. Why do you think he's doing so well in the polls? D. CHENEY: I -- I've been surprised that he's done as well as he has. I think most of us have on the Republican side. But he clearly is a major factor going forward and we'll watch developments with interest.

GANGEL: Liz, why do you think he's doing so well in the polls since the Vice President is punting on this question?

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LIZ CHENEY, DAUGHTER OF DICK CHENEY: You're hoping that I'll dive in, right?

No idea. Look, I think it's this notion that people are frustrated with a president who doesn't seem to believe in American greatness, American exceptionalism.

[09:50:00] I think people are frustrated Washington, and Donald Trump is tapping into a lot of that.

GANGEL: Would you vote for him?

D. CHENEY: I will support the nominee of my party, as I always have. I think it's very important.

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COSTELLO: And you can watch all of Jamie Gangel's interview with Dick Cheney tonight on "ANDERSON COOPER 360" 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

Still to come in the NEWSROOM, Deflategate takes center stage ust one week before the start of the NFL season. Why we could learn any moment now whether quarterback Tom Brady is in or out for next week's opener.

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COSTELLO: Next week the New England Patriots go head to head against the Pittsburgh Steelers, officially kicking off the start of the NFL season. The big question, of course, will star quarterback Tom Brady be playing in that big game or will -- what's his name, Rachel?

[09:55:01] RACHEL NICHOLS, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Jimmy Garoppolo.

COSTELLO: Jimmy Garoppolo?

At any moment now, a federal judge could hand down a ruling on the Deflategate controversy after Brady and the NFL failed to reach a settlement in court on Monday. But even if Brady's four-game suspension is overturned, the fight might not be over.

So let's talk about this with CNN sports anchor Rachel Nichols and former linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, Chris Draft. Welcome to both of you.

OK, so Rachel, walk us through the latest. NICHOLS: Well, yesterday they were in court. When we last left our story, Carol, they were in court, and the judge was trying hard for a settlement, last-ditch effort. He brought in Roger Goodell, he brought in Tom Brady, he even brought in New York Giants owner John Mara, against the NFL's wishes, just to try to get this settlement going.

The reason why a settlement would have been so desirable is then this would be over. That word is very exciting to all of us who have followed Deflategate but, no, it was not to be. They could not reach an agreement. So they walked out of the court and the judge decreed yesterday afternoon that he would make a ruling. That is going to come, as you said, any moment, could be today, could be tomorrow.

The problem is because they haven't settled, because this is going to be a judge's ruling, whoever loses, they can appeal, Carol.

COSTELLO: OK. So, Chris, I'm putting you in the hot seat. What's your prediction? Will Tom Brady be the winner or will Roger Goodell?

CHRIS DRAFT, FORMER LINEBACKER, ATLANTA FALCONS: That's a hard -- who is the winner in something like this? I mean, both sides are already taking a hit because it's even happening.

But I think when you look at why does Tom Brady have to fight? I think definitely it speaks directly to his image. But when you say a four-game suspension, with some people, they don't really get what that means. That is a lot of money, all right? So think of in baseball, how many times do you hear somebody gets suspended for 40 games? In basketball, how many times do you hear somebody gets suspended for 20 games. Essentially if he's suspended for four games, that is a quarter of his salary gone.

NICHOLS: Nearly $2 million.

COSTELLO: $2 million, wow.

NICHOLS: Nearly $2 million.

COSTELLO: Go ahead, Chris.

DRAFT: So basically whatever he can do to try to recover that amount of money, and then also recover his image, because his image, based on how this thing works out, will really -- that's his legacy. His legacy -- he's won four Super Bowls. He's tremendous, again, been to six Super Bowls. Those things are real, but with this going on right now, it really kind of puts this era of "are they really wins or were they doing a little something extra?"

COSTELLO: Well, won't he be forever tainted anyway no matter what the ruling is, don't you think so?

NICHOLS: Not if he wins here. I mean, if a judge comes out and says he was railroaded during this process and he maintains, as he has the whole time, "I didn't do anything wrong," yes, there will be people who will always have their conspiracy theories, but it will not go down in sort of the official mental ledger of football fans that he was a cheater. If he takes the suspension or if he came out and took responsibility for this, then that would be a different story. So it's a big deal.

COSTELLO: Dare I put up the courtroom sketches of Tom Brady?

NICHOLS: Oh, please. Please, please, we want to see these.

COSTELLO: These are from the very same artist that did those terrible sketches before where Tom Brady looked like Quasimodo. But look, it's better.

NICHOLS: OK, so she, in the interim -- this is the old sketch we're seeing now. And then they're going to go back, this is the new sketch. Must better. In between these two court dates, she apparently was doing a bunch of practice Tom Bradys at home, kind of like homework. And I got to say the practice ones look a little better than the one on the left, but, look, she can clearly draw much better than me so I am not one to criticize.

It doesn't shock me that the country's premiere sketch artist is not working in federal court in Manhattan. So I think we can think what she's done is good and leave it at that and give her some props.

COSTELLO: OK, her image is repaired.

NICHOLS: Exactly.

COSTELLO: I want to get to this movie starring Will Smith because it's pretty good. It's about concussions in the NFL. And I saw the trailer the other day, and, frankly, I was impressed. Let's watch that.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I found a disease that no one has ever seen. Repetitive head trauma chokes the brain.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The NFL does not want to talk to you. You've turned on the lights and gave their biggest bogeyman a name.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You're going to war with a corporation that owns a day of the week.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No proof was presented today because there simply isn't any.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You have no idea how bad this could get.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have to keep going.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They want you to say you made it all up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They continue to deny my work.

(END VIDEO CLIP) COSTELLO: OK, so, Chris, you're a former linebacker, are you going to go watch the movie? Are you concerned? Should the NFL be concerned?

DRAFT: I think the NFL is definitely going to take a hit. The movie comes out on Christmas. It's right at the end of the season, the fourth quarter of the season which determines playoffs. But I think what's important is realizing that that movie is not about right now.

[10:00:02] That movie is really talking about something that happened around 2007, 2006, so a lot has happened since that time.