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Former SC Officer Arraigned For Shooting of Unarmed Black Man; Interview with Walter Scott's Father; Trump Admits Comments on Women Not Presidential; Prescription Addiction in America. Aired 3:30-4p ET

Aired May 11, 2016 - 15:30   ET

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[15:31:49] BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: Some breaking news in the high profile shooting death of an unarmed black man in South Carolina. Michael Slager, a former police officer in North Charleston, has just been arraigned in federal court on a three count indictment for shooting and killing Walter Scott. These new charges, including depriving Scott of his civil rights, are in addition to a murder charge that Slager is already facing at the state level.

A bystander with a cell phone happened to capture Slager firing eight shots at Scott as he ran from the officer following a traffic stop last April. Five of the bullets hit Scott from behind.

We're about to show you the video again, but I have to warn you, you may find it difficult to watch.

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BALDWIN: Moments ago, Scott's mother spoke about the new federal charges facing Slager.

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JUDY SCOTT, WALTER SCOTT'S MOTHER: This is a sad day for me. But I thank God that the prayers of the righteous availeth (ph) much, and God has seen -- He knew from the beginning what went on. They tried to cover it up again, but it's time that the cover was pulled. And I thank God that my son was the one that was used to pull the cover.

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BALDWIN: Joining me now, Walter Scott's older brother, Anthony. Mr. Scott, thank you so much for taking the time today. And my condolences over losing your brother.

ANTHONY SCOTT, WALTER SCOTT'S BROTHER: Thank you.

BALDWIN: How are you feeling about all of this today?

SCOTT: It's a bittersweet day today. I mean, it's a great thing that the Justice Department finally got on board and that they're going to hear -- and the charges which were brought against Slager. I thought it was a little slow in coming, but better late than never. And I definitely feel like my brother's civil rights were violated. And I feel like he was definitely murdered senselessly. And there was no cause for that, being that he was an -- unarmed and running away from Officer Slager at the time. I saw no reason why it had to have been elevated to the use of deadly force against my brother.

BALDWIN: I want to follow up on a couple of the points you just made. But first, you know, sense last spring, has this now former police officer ever reached out anyone in your family to express remorse?

SCOTT: Absolutely not. And we have heard nothing. And that has been a question for several family members of what were you thinking that day? And what would make you want to do that to another human being?

[15:35:06] And it's very upsetting to them. And every time that they see the video, it's like -- it's like unbelievable. Because it almost looks like a movie strip (ph). But it's not. That actual and it's real. And it's very painful to see it every time we see it. But we will continue to do whatever we need to do as a family so that justice is served and that no one else in America has to go deal with that situation again.

BALDWIN: You know, this is one of many cases involving police and lethal use of force. Many of the cases, I'm sure, in the past haven't been covered, never were prosecuted, but in this case with your brother there was the bystander who happened to have a cell phone and took the video. How often do you think about that?

SCOTT: Often. And I know within my heart that if there wasn't a video present, that we probably wouldn't be at this point that we are at today. And that's why I think it's important that officers in America, across America, are equipped with video cams so that these things will not happen. The car cams were great but the video cams I think will take it to the next level. I think it's imperative that these things happen across America so that we won't have to deal with these type of situations again. But it will make the officers more accountable for their action and they'll have to think twice before doing something like Officer Michael Slager did.

BALDWIN: A lot of communities are moving in that direction, which is a good thing. My final question to you, Mr. Scott, is if Michael Slager were here, what is the one thing, if anything, you would want to say to him?

SCOTT: I would just want to ask Michael why, Michael, did you feel like you had to shoot him when he was running away? I mean, it wasn't like he wasn't going to be apprehended. There was nowhere for him to go. He had already been tased and stunned numerous of times. There was no way he was going to get away. Why did we have to resort to deadly force?

BALDWIN: Anthony Scott, thank you so much for your time. I am so sorry.

SCOTT: Thank you so much. BALDWIN: We'll be right back.

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[11:42:03] BALDWIN: You know, Donald Trump not exactly a man prone to regrets. But his evolution from playboy to president potentially may be giving him some pause. In an interview with "The Washington Post", Trump admits his explicit chats with Howard Stern are not exactly presidential. Here's a listen.

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: If they're really -- I mean, some incredible beautiful women. They'll walk up and they'll flip their top, wow. And they'll flip their panties. I saw a woman who was totally beautiful. She was angry that so many men were calling her. How dare they call me, it's terrible. They're looking at my breasts. So she had a major breast reduction. The good news, nobody calls her anymore.

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BALDWIN: The former reality TV star saying he may not have gone on the show if he actually thought he would follow through on his White House ambitions.

So, on that, Maeve Reston, I'm bringing you in because you have been talking to women who have worked with Mr. Trump over the years. Listening to some snippets of his chats with Howard Stern how do you think all of that plays come general election time?

MAEVE RESTON, CNN NATIONAL POLITICAL REPORTER: Well, I think that's going to be sort of the fascinating overarching issue of this campaign, because you think about this kind of epic matchupthat we may have with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. And Donald Trump going after Hillary Clinton, you know, saying she's playing the women card, et cetera.

The question here is how women are going to react to those kinds of comments from Donald Trump back in a period when he was trying to kind of puff up his image as a playboy. He claims he's changed. You know, I don't know how much of that is true. But it's fascinating to think about how these things will play and the extent to which he will apologize for past comments like that.

In "The Washington Post" story that you just referenced, I mean it wasn't exactly an apology that we were hearing from Donald Trump about those comments. He just said, well, had I known I was running for office, I wouldn't have, you know, ever said some of those things.

BALDWIN: What about all the women who you've talked to, Maeve, who've worked for Trump through the years?

RESTON: Well, I mean, there's a sort of a two parallel worlds with Donald Trump. You've got that brash sort of bravado, boasting about his sexual conquests on Howard Stern. And then you've had women that he's worked with over the years who say that he's been a mentor, a good boss. Some give more mixed reviews. And then there's a lot of women out there who just don't really want to talk about Donald Trump as a boss. So it's this mystery that we're all trying to put together here.

But, as you know, in our CNN/ORC poll, 73 percent of women said --

BALDWIN: Yes, it's a big number.

RESTON: -- that they viewed him unfavorably. And that was a big number and it had come up from December.

[15:45:03] So the trend is not going in the direction he would like it to right now. And we haven't seen a lot from his campaign so far showing us what he's going to do to turn the numbers around.

BALDWIN: Imagine those potential attack ads. It's amazing what many years ago things that you've done can come back to get you.

Maeve Reston, thank you very much.

Let's pivot to Prince. We're learning more about the investigation into his death, about the doctor who was treating him and what he was doing the day the singer died. And the story, by the way, sheds massive light on the national crisis, addiction to prescription medication, a crisis that many, many Americans understand all too well. We'll discuss that with an expert in treating this, next.

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BALDWIN: A police search warrant shedding new light on the death investigation for music legend, Prince. The warrant, which was left unsealed, reveals Prince was treated by a local doctor the day before he died. This doctor is Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg. Here he is, and this is some sort of file video unrelated to the criminal probe.

[15:50:00] But the warrant indicates that Dr. Schulenberg prescribed medication to Prince. It also reveals that the day Prince died, he was en route to Paisley Park to give the singer some sort of test results. To what we don't know.

The role of doctors has really come under scrutiny of course in the wake of Prince's death, because when it comes to celebrities, do doctors who prescribe drugs, do they help, do they hurt, are they seduced by the stars? And how much does star power really contribute to how they handle personal health issues?

Joining me now, addiction specialist Howard Samuels, a licensed therapist and founder and CEO of the Hills Treatment Center in Southern California. Howard, thank you so much for joining me.

HOWARD SAMUELS, FOUNDER & CEO, THE HILLS TREATMENT CENTER: You're welcome, Brooke.

BALDWIN: So first question, you know, when you hear about this doctor who had left the hospital, he had been a family physician, he's at Prince's home the day before, has these test results the day of -- just in terms of celebrity culture and making house calls, is this fairly normal?

SAMUELS: Well, unfortunately, Brooke, it is. I mean, I've treated a lot of high-profile individuals here in Los Angeles. And the celebrity really seduces the doctor. Now I'm not saying that all doctors --

BALDWIN: How do you mean?

SAMUELS: Well, I'm not saying that all doctors are seduced, but because the celebrity is so well known, so famous, you know, the personalities that the celebrity has can really sort of manipulate the doctor to cross the line, so to speak, as far as these medications. And I've seen it over and over and over again. You pay high money, you pay a lot of cash, and the celebrity gets what he wants.

BALDWIN: So then -- I mean, that's frustrating, especially if there is some, you know, an addiction. And we don't know what the case was with Prince. But in general when we're talking -- and we were talking in commercial and I think I can say that, you know, you're a recovering heroin addict, clean for 31 years, which is phenomenal.

SAMUELS: Right.

BALDWIN: But when we talk about prescription, opioids, what have you and the addiction in this country, it's been a crisis for a long, long time and so many people are affected by this.

SAMUELS: Well, it's so true. I mean, you know, it is such an issue. And the overdoses, especially that has happened with the opiates. And, you know, in Los Angeles now there is a website that a lot of doctors can go to, to check to see whether or not patients are doctor shopping. Because a lot of patients doctor shop. Without the one doctor knowing, they'll go to a second, third and fourth doctor and get more --

BALDWIN: And that's how you're getting multiple prescriptions?

SAMUELS: Absolutely. And that happens over and over and over again.

Now, the celebrity, you know, does that also. But the celebrity, because of who they are and the money that they have, has the ability to seduce the doctor. And, unfortunately, in today's culture, you know, we're all in such awe of these high-profile celebrities that, to me, it's extremely sad that doctors will throw out their book of ethics out the window just to be close to someone like this.

BALDINW: We don't know, you know, what the situation was with this particular, you know, local doctor who was visiting Prince's home. But in general I don't know how doctors could possibly sleep at night knowing if they're returning time and time again to these celebrities. I mean they have to feel some sort of duty that I guess they're just neglecting if they're just saying yes all the time?

SAMUELS: I mean, I am such in agreement, and that's why it's so great that you're covering this story, because we have to get the word out, not only to put these doctors in check, the bad doctors I'm talking about -- because once again I've got to say there's a lot of good doctors out there. But it's the bad ones that are creating the issue here.

BALDWIN: Is there a difference -- we had a conversation in our meeting this morning -- is there a difference between saying someone is dependent versus addicted?

SAMUELS: Absolutely not. Dependent is sort of like the nice term, OK.

BALDWIN: OK.

SAMUELS: But addicted, dependent, it's all the same thing. Now, there are a lot of people that will go in and have major surgery where they have to take Oxycontin or Percocet because of the pain involved. Now, they'll take the prescription as prescribed, and then after about a month the doctor will wean them off and detox them.

Now, it's the person that abuses the prescription, that's where the problem is. They will abuse -- instead of taking one every four hours, they'll take four or five every four hours. Now that's where you're starting to have the addict, the actual addict. And that's what's happened with a lot of these celebrities. But not just celebrities, I have to emphasize this.

BALDWIN: Yes.

SAMUELS: It is happening all across the nation. That's the problem.

BALDWIN: So many people know someone. We're talking about this tonight. Howard Samuels, thank you so much.

We're not just talking about it right now. Tonight, you know, this is an epidemic hiding in plain sight. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Anderson Cooper, putting on this massive special "AC360" town hall.

[15:55:04] We're calling it "PRESCRIPTION ADDICTION: MADE IN THE USA". If you've been touched by this or you suspect someone you know has, please tune in tonight, 9:00, here on CNN.

Meantime, have you heard about this? This 24-year-old tourist wanted to get an unforgettable selfie on his vacation. He got it and wound up in jail.

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BALDWIN: OK, this next story is sort of my one and only exception to ever using a selfie stick, because look what happens when a young man tried to take a selfie with the 126-year-old statue of King Sebastian of Portugal Yes. Apparently this guy tried to climb it. You saw the result -- he broke it. He then ran. This happened midnight Tuesday. Lisbon's Rousio (ph) Station, the 24-year-old tourist was arrested, now charged with vandalism and destruction of public property. Apparently the statue had stood outside that station since 1891. Yes, don't do that.

[16:00:04] I'm Brooke Baldwin. Thanks for being with me. "THE LEAD" starts now.