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London's Mayor on Trump; DEA Searches Paisley Park; Warren and Trump Feud ; Wrinkle-Free Skin. Aired 9:30-10a ET

Aired May 11, 2016 - 09:30   ET

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[09:30:01] CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The Justice Department did not give a reason. Ahmed Abu Khattala was captured in 2014 for his alleged role in the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Khattala is in custody in the United States. He has pleaded not guilty.

Police in Tennessee fear a nine-year-old girl missing for a week is in imminent danger. Carlie Marie Trent was last seen being checked out of her school by her 57-year-old uncle, who did not have the authority to do that. He is now the target of a kidnapping warrant. Police believe the uncle may have taken the girl camping because of items he bought at Walmart. Rewards totaling $15,000 have been offered in the case.

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

Just three days on the job and London's new mayor is sounding off on Donald Trump. Sadiq Khan is the first Muslim to ever hold office and he's now ripping into the presumptive GOP nominee's proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States. Now Trump said he would make an exception for Khan, to which the mayor responded, no thanks. And, today, he had even harsher words. CNN's Christiane Amanpour spoke with Khan this morning. She joins me now live from London with more.

Good morning, Christiane.

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.

And it's important to put this in context because the London mayoral race was a little bit of a microcosm of the Donald Trump campaign. They really did play the fear and anger card, the racial division, sort of anti-Muslim card here. And Sadiq Khan told me that he was pleased that London triumphed over that fear and took the hopeful route. And this is what he said about what's going on in the U.S. presidential race, particularly in the Trump campaign.

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MAYOR SADIQ KHAN, LONDON: London has chosen hope over fear. I'm really proud that London chose unity over division. And my message to Donald Trump and his team is that, you know, your views of Islam are ignorant. It is possible to be a Muslim and to live in the west. And it's possible to be a Muslim and to love America. I've got family members who are American. We have often been to

America on a holiday. My kids used to love Disneyland and I'm scared of some of the rides, but they - they used to love going to Disneyland. We still love going there. I've been there as a minister.

I'm not exceptional. So for Donald Trump to say, oh, Mayor Khan can be allowed but not the rest is ridiculous because there are business people here who want to do business in America who happen to Muslim. There are young people here who want to study in America who happen to be Muslim. There are people here how want to go to holiday in America who happen to be Muslim, and around the world. Now, by giving the impression that Islam and the west are incompatible, you're playing into the hands of the extremists.

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AMANPOUR: Now, it is important that you understand that he speaks out in this dramatic way because he thinks he has to. He says that he has to address the truth. He's not going to pussy foot around and otherwise it will play into the hands of these extremists all over the world.

Now, remember, he has been the most - he has won the most direct votes in any British election, ever. And he is now being called one of the most important Muslim politicians in the entire western world. So people are really putting a whole lot on his shoulders in this regard right now. And he also then weighed in to who he would like to see win the U.S. presidential race.

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KHAN: I think, you know, you've got a choice when it comes to the elections in November. You've got a choice of hope over fear. You've got a choice of unity over division. You've got a choice of somebody who's trying to divide, not just your communities in America, but divide America from the rest of the world. And I think that's, you know, not the America that I know and love. And, you know, but I'll do, you know, of course I'll go to America because, you know, I love the country. But also I think, you know, New York and Chicago and Austin, and other parts of America have a lot to teach this city. How do we address the issue of climate change? How do we fix air quality? How do we do integration better? How do we keep our cities safe and policing? So, of course, I'll travel to America, but I'm hoping that he's not the guy that wins.

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AMANPOUR: And, indeed, he said that he hopes Hillary Clinton trounces Donald Trump. He called himself a proud feminist. He has two daughters of his own, and he also, as you can imagine, being a labor party leader, his politics are much more in line with the Democratic Party in the United States.

Carol.

COSTELLO: So, Christiane, if Mr. Trump would reach out to the mayor, would he speak to Donald Trump?

AMANPOUR: Well, that's a good question. I'm sure he would. We asked if he would go to the United States. You heard what he said. I think he's trying to make a point right now that, look, you can't have this kind of debate in public because it plays to the worst fears and the worst gut instincts of people. And beyond that, demonizing this kind of population such - in terms of demographics and - and the Islamic faith simply feeds into the extremists threat, but also removes a really vital partner in the fight against extremism. So he's trying to say you can't just demonize us all because we need to be there to help, you know, de-radicalize and integrate and fight this whole war on terror and all the rest of it. So he's making that point very clearly.

[09:35:40] COSTELLO: Interest - fascinating interview. Christiane Amanpour, thank you so much.

AMANPOUR: Yes.

COSTELLO: And be sure to catch Christiane's full interview with Sadiq Khan at 2:00 p.m. Eastern on CNN International.

Still to come in the NEWSROOM, the investigation into Prince's death brings federal drug agents to his home and they're armed with a search warrant.

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[09:40:03] COSTELLO: CNN has now learned a medical doctor went to Prince's Minneapolis home to deliver test results, only to discover he had just been pronounced dead. Federal drug agents searched the Paisley Park compound yesterday. According to the search warrant, Dr. Michael Schulenberg was also at the home the day before Prince died, and at least once before, about two weeks earlier. CNN's Sara Sidner is in Minneapolis with more on this.

Good morning.

SARA SIDNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning.

Yes, we know that the DEA was here at Prince's Paisley Park compound yesterday inside searching for some items. We don't know what they are. But that other search warrant, we have learned more information about it. It was first obtained by "The Los Angeles Times." And basically in that search warrant what is being asked for is all kinds of medical records pertaining to Prince, everything from photographs to doctor's notes to prescriptions. And what we've learned from that is that the doctor did indeed say that he prescribed something to Prince, and that that prescription was filled at Walgreen's.

We know that he met with Prince and did some tests on Prince, at least twice. One of those times, just a day before he died. We also know that it was here at the compound the day that Prince died, he was interviewed by investigators. And we're learning lots of little new details about exactly what happened surrounding those days. We have not, however, been able to get in contact with Dr. Schulenberg, but we did talk to the hospital where he worked and they told us that he had left his employment there. They would not explain any further why or when exactly that happened, Carol.

COSTELLO: So what do we know about this doctor?

SIDNER: We went and looked at his medical license and it is completely clean. No criminal background. No complaints are listed there. We talked to someone who was - used him as a doctor for years, and she said he was great. He helped her, was a very good listener. He helped her through a couple of different pregnancies. And so, you know, what we're seeing right now is that this is a person who was mentioned in a search warrant, because police are doing their due diligence to try and get all of the evidence that they can possibly get, but he is not a person that has any kind of criminal background, any kind of history, and he is not being charged at this point in time, so we need to make that very, very clear. But we have not heard from him. We have tried to get in contact with him and have been unable to reach him.

I can also tell you that basically in this compound here we are told by the sheriff's office, look, it should be no surprise to anyone that we're looking for this like medical records and continuing to search the Paisley Park compound.

Carol.

COSTELLO: All right, Sara Sidner reporting live from Minnesota this morning. Thank you.

Addiction to prescription drugs will be the subject of an important town hall program tonight on CNN at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. It will be hosted by Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Still to come in the NEWSROOM, Elizabeth Warren takes on Donald Trump and accuses the GOP frontrunner of spewing insults and lies.

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[09:47:30] COSTELLO: Julian Castro, the secretary of housing and urban development, is shooting down hype that he could be Hillary Clinton's vice presidential pick. During an interview on CNN, Castro said he has not been contacted by the campaign.

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JULIAN CASTRO, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Well, I haven't heard from anyone. I know that there have been a lot of questions to different folks about that and I've said that I'm going to be back in Texas next year. I'm just happy to support Secretary Clinton.

BROOKE BALDWIN, ANCHOR, CNN "NEWSROOM": If you were to be offered to be on her ticket, would you - would you say yes?

CASTRO: That is not going to happen. And so, you know, I'm not going to hypothesize about that. But I do look forward to supporting Secretary Clinton and her running mate.

(END VIDEO CLIP) COSTELLO: While Julian Castro says he's out, many Democrats are hoping Senator Elizabeth Warren is in. Some say picking Warren as a vice presidential candidate could help boost Clinton's appeal, especially among women voters. In the meantime, Warren is proving she's not afraid of stepping into the spotlight as her war of words with Donald Trump heats up. CNN's Randi Kaye has more.

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RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Democrat Elizabeth Warren taking on Donald Trump in 140 characters or less. The Massachusetts senator using words like "lame," "weak," and "bully" to describe the Republican candidate. The Twitter spat dates back to May 3rd after Trump won the Indiana primary and became the presumptive nominee. Warren promising to fight her heart out to make sure Donald Trump's toxic stew of hatred and insecurity never reaches the White House.

Trump couldn't let that slide, blasting Warren on Twitter three days later, writing, "I hope corrupt Hillary Clinton chooses goofy Elizabeth Warren as her running mate. I will defeat them both."

One minute later, he slammed Warren again, this time bringing up her heritage, a controversy going back to her 2012 Senate campaign. Trump tweeting, "let's properly check goofy Elizabeth Warren's records to see if she is Native American. I say she's a fraud."

Warren has long defended her Native American heritage, even after her Republican opponent, Scott Brown, accused her of making it up to get ahead in her career.

Seconds later, this. "Goofy Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton's flunky, has a career that is totally based on a lie. She is not Native American." A while later, this. "Goofy Elizabeth Warren and her phony Native American heritage are on a Twitter rant. She is too easy. I'm driving her nuts."

KAYE (on camera): But was he really driving her nuts? Warren certainly did not back down. In fact, she took to Twitter again, unleashing a firestorm, accusing Trump of lying his way through the primaries without being held accountable and putting him on notice those days are over.

[09:50:14] KAYE (voice-over): First, she called his tweets lame, then this in response to him calling her "goofy Elizabeth Warren." "Goofy @realdonaldtrump. For a guy with the best words, that's a pretty lame nickname. Weak." Within 13 minutes, Warren fired off 11 tweets aimed at Trump, calling him "a bully who has a single play in his playbook, offensive lies thrown at anyone who calls him out." Another saying "he spews insults and lies because he can't have an honest conversation about his dangerous vision for America." Warren continued, "you can beat a bully, not by tucking tail and running, but by holding your ground. If you think recycling Scott Brown's hate-filled attacks on my family is going to shut me up @realdonaldtrump, think again, buddy. Weak!" Her rant ended at 8:49 p.m. with this doozy. "Whatever @realdonaldtrump says, we won't shut up, we won't back down. This election is too important and he won't step foot in White House." Randi Kaye, CNN, New York.

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COSTELLO: Checking some other top stories for you at 41 minutes past.

Queen Elizabeth's garden party takes an unexpected turn when she's overheard criticizing Chinese officials.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can I present Commander Lucy D'Orsi, Gold Commander when the Chinese State visit.

QUEEN ELIZABETH: Oh, bad luck.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Who was seriously undermined by the Chinese.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm not sure whether you know, but it was quite a testing time for me.

QUEEN ELIZABETH: I did.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was, I think, at the point that they walked out of Lancaster House and told me that the trip was off, I felt -

QUEEN ELIZABETH: They were very rude to the ambassador.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They were. Well, she was - yes, Barbara (Ambassador of United Kingdom to China Barbara Woodward) she was with me and they walked out on both of us.

QUEEN ELIZABETH: Extraordinary.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was very rude and very undiplomatic, I thought.

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COSTELLO: In video released by Buckingham Palace, the 90-year-old monarch remarks that Chinese officials were very rude to the British ambassador during an official visit last year. A palace spokesman releasing this response. Quote, "we do not comment on the queen's private conversations. However, the Chinese state visit was extremely successful and all parties worked closely to insure it proceeded smoothly."

Senate Republicans are ruling out any chance for a hearing for Supreme Court nomination Merrick Garland before the next president takes office. Garland when through the formality of filling out a standard questionnaire and returning it to Senate leaders, but most Republicans say they will not authorize a confirmation hearing, even if a Democrat wins the election in November.

Steph Curry makes NBA history once more, winning the league's MVP title with a unanimous vote. Where do I start? Curry led the Warriors to a record 24-0 start, finishing the season with a record 73 wins. He led the league in free-throw accuracy and steals and obliterated the NBA single season record for three-pointers scored with 402.

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STEPH CURRY, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS POINT GUARD: I never really set out to change the game. I never, you know, thought that that would kind of, you know, happen in my career. I didn't know kind of how to describe that, but what I want to do is just be myself. Like, how I play the game is how I know how to play the game and it's what I work on every single day.

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COSTELLO: Not to be outdone, Curry's daughter Riley was caught stealing the show once again. There she is letting reporters know that she's got her eyes on them. Yes, what a cutie.

Still to come in the NEWSROOM, forget the makeup counter or the drugstore. Some scientists at MIT say they have figured out how to get rid of your wrinkles.

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[09:58:00] COSTELLO: Imagine if you could get rid of your wrinkles with one quick fix. Now scientists at MIT say they've got the trick. CNN's Jeanne Moos has more.

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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Whether it's baking soda -

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Smear it on.

MOOS: Or coffee grounds, people will try anything to reduce those bags and wrinkles. So why not a second skin?

DANIEL ANDERSON, PROFESSOR, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: I don't see why you couldn't put it on every morning and wear it like any other makeup.

MOOS: Even put makeup on it. "An elastic second skin" was the title of the paper published by MIT and Harvard scientists in the journal "Nature Materials."

PROF. ROBERT LANGER, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: First you put on this invisible cream on your skin, and then has the polymer in it. And then in a second step, you put on what we call a catalyst.

MOOS: The two creams produce a bond, an invisible plastic coating that mimics younger skin. Look at the difference in photos accompanying the article. The coating lasts for at least a day.

MOOS (on camera): How does it feel?

ANDERSON: It doesn't feel like you're wearing anything.

MOOS (voice-over): Developed over nine years, tested on over 100 people, the scientists say it could also protect sores and hide skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis.

MOOS (on camera): You really can't tell where the fake skin ends and the new - real skin begins?

ANDERSON: I can't.

MOOS (voice-over): The scientists stand to benefit, even get rich if second skin pans out when it hits the marketplace in a couple of years.

MOOS (on camera): Why do they keep pinching that woman's eye bags?

MOOS (voice-over): To demonstrate the coating gives elasticity to skin, something we lose when we age. One joker compared it to the "Game of Thrones" character who morphs from old to young and back.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's kind of the Spanx argument, right?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You wear it, and then when you take it off, you let it all hang out.

MOOS: No word on pricing, though considering the chemical contents, Professor Anderson doesn't see why it should be super expensive.

MOOS (on camera): So how do you get your new, invisible second skin off?

[10:00:02] MOOS (voice-over): Pretty much the same way they do in "Mission Impossible." Just hope that if you ever use second skin, you don't get this reaction when removing it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ahhhh!

MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN.

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