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Aboard U.S. Carrier Conducting ISIS Bombing Missions; Two NPR Crew Members Killed In Afghanistan Attack; Five Arrested In Connection With Organ Smuggling Ring; Fears Of Terror Attack At Euro 2016; Novak Djokovic Wins French Open; Louisville Pays Tribute To Homegrown Hero Ali; Sanders: Clinton Delegate Lead Misleading; Trump Not Toning It Down as GOP Rallies Behind Him; Los Angles Wildfire Nearly Contained, Evacuation Lifted; Brazil's Microcephaly Babies Face Uncertain Future; Refinery Being Built to Fix Nigeria's Energy Crisis; Celebrating Muhammad Ali's Life. Aired 1-2a ET

Aired June 06, 2016 - 01:00   ET

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NATALIE ALLEN, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: It's all ahead here on CNN NEWSROOM. Welcome to our viewers around the world. We're live in Atlanta. I'm Natalie Allen.

The fierce battle against ISIS is getting more intense in a number of strong holds and fighters are even closing in on the group's de facto capital in Syria. An aid group says the Syrian Army backed by Russian warplanes advanced into Raqqa Province Saturday.

Also, U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab militias took control of a strategic road connecting Raqqa to the ISIS held city of (inaudible). And in Iraq, security forces and militias stormed a neighborhood in southern Falluuja. It was the first Iraqi city to fall to ISIS back in January 2014.

The accelerated bombing campaign has prompted a U.S. carrier to move closer to ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq. CNN was one of the few teams taken on board to see the operations in action.

Frederick Pleitgen spoke with the pilots conducting the strike missions.

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FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice- over): High intensity operations on USS Harry Truman. Jets taking off every few minutes to hit ISIS now from a better position than before. The Truman just moved from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea much closer to Syria. We spoke to F-18 pilots flying one of the first strike missions.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was a close air support mission. So we don't know the targets prior to taking off. It did happen to be a few targets. We struck those targets.

PLEITGEN: The U.S. says its air strikes are having a major effect as allied forces on the ground continue win back territory from the extremists in places like Falluja and Iraq and Northern Syria. American jets not only hitting ISIS positions on the front lines, but also supply lines and cash warehouses.

(on camera): The U.S. drastically has stepped up its bombings of ISIS targets both in Iraq and Syria. The Harry Truman plays an important role in that stepped up campaign. Now that it's here in the Mediterranean, its jets are even closer to many of the targets they need to hit.

(on camera): The increased operational tempo and the move from the gulf to the Mediterranean put a strain on the Truman's crew. The carrier's tour extended by a full month. But the admiral tells me his men and women are still going strong.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's a graphic illustration of the flexibility that is inherent with naval forces. We can operate anywhere we want to in the world. As it happens on this deployment, our priority has been the support of operation inherent result in Iraq and Syria.

PLEITGEN: U.S. commanders believed the coming weeks will be critical in the fight against ISIS. Now that the group seems to be losing its grip on some of its major strongholds. Gains the Truman's pilots helped pave the way for.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have definitely degraded them and we have destroyed them into many different places all throughout Iraq and Syria. So I feel like we made a large impact.

PLEITGEN: ISIS may be weakened, but some of the most intense fighting against the group probably still lies ahead and so do many more combat missions for this carrier's jets. Fred Pleitgen, CNN aboard the USS Harry Truman in the Mediterranean Sea.

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ALLEN: Two NPR news crew members who were documenting the war in Afghanistan have been killed in the southern part of the country. They were traveling with an Afghan Army unit near Marjah Sunday when the convoy was attacked and their vehicle came under fire. NPR or National Public Radio is a nonprofit membership media organization.

CNN's Asia-Pacific editor, Andrew Stephens, is covering the story for us and joins us now from Hong Kong. And Andrew, what do we know about what happened there?

ANDREW STEVENS, CNN ASIA-PACIFIC EDITOR: We know Natalie that this attack took place Sunday morning. Two men were in a five-vehicle convoy with Afghan Special Forces when they came under fire. This was in Southern Afghanistan in Helmand Province.

They came under fire. The vehicle they were traveling in was hit by shell fire. That's according to NPR. The two men were killed and also the driver of that vehicle was killed. These two were part of the four-person team who were in country for NPR. They were in -- their plan was to be in for about a month or so and already about three weeks and they had been filing reports on their activities there. The other two are unhurt at this stage that's about all of the details we know -- Natalie.

[01:05:07]ALLEN: Must be a devastating loss for the people at NPR. What more do we know about this particular photographer and videographer who was killed?

STEVENS: Well, they were both photo journalists. Zabihulla Tamanna was working as interpreter for David Gilkey, but he is a photojournalist in his own right. But David Gilkey, regarded as one of the finest photojournalists in the world.

And a man who had been driven to keep returning to conflict zones to record the stories there. He had covered stories in Iraq. He had been back to Afghanistan many, many times. He'd also covered to famine in Somalia at the end of the apartheid in South Africa and a conflict in Gaza.

He was a multiple award winner including an Emmy and the very prestigious George Polk Awards, which is a U.S. journalism award. So he was very, very highly regarded.

In fact, Ivan Watson, formerly worked at NPR and described that David Gilkey as a mentor to him and saying that David Gilkey always made sure he got up very, very close in these conflict zones to record the people who fought in them.

Not to sugar coat it but to tell real stories. And also covered U.S. servicemen and women who had been in war zones and returned home. He was committed to his craft.

Listen to an excerpt from an interview he gave after covering Haiti about what it was like it cover these sorts of zones as a photojournalist.

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DAVID GILKEY: When you're taking pictures that's easier and it doesn't make it OK. It's not like you put your camera to the face and it makes what you're seeing OK but certainly can you put yourself in the zone.

And what I'm doing is not pleasant but you just march through it. I mean, it's hard, but you can't get caught up in it and become part of it. You still need it maintain your state of mind that you are helping tell this story.

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STEVENS: The harrowing images they say from David Gilkey and in that interview he said, and I want it quote you this, because this sort of got to the essence in many ways of the man. He said it was not just reporting. It was not just taking pictures. It is do these visuals, do these stories, do they change somebody's mind to take action and that really went to heart of what he was about. He was recording these devastating images for 15 years hoping to force action to make change -- Natalie.

ALLEN: A dedicated journalist for sure. Very sad about the loss of both of these men. Thank you. Andrew Stevens there in Hong Kong for us.

Now to New Delhi, India, five people are under arrest in connection with the suspected organ harvesting scheme that one of the city's most prestigious private hospitals. Police also conducted raids in other Indian cities searching for the alleged ringleader.

CNN's Sumnima Udas joins us now from New Delhi with the latest on this situation and a little more about how these things work -- Sumnima.

SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Natalie, these kinds of kidney trafficking is certainly nothing new in India, but this is certainly one of the first times we've heard of a major hospital being found to be somehow involved in this case.

Two people who worked as secretarial staff to certain doctors in that hospital. That's according to the hospitals so they weren't direct employees so the hospital is not denying any wrongdoing.

But the police are investigating further because according to Indian law for every single kidney transplant, there is a committee made up of government officials and doctors and other people who look into whether the donor is a relative of the recipient.

This is very elaborate process. They are trying to see whether it's not just the middle men and other people involved, but whether anyone higher up or if doctors are involved or perhaps even government officials could be involved in this case -- Natalie.

ALLEN: How does this work? How do the kidney traffic operations work? And why is it that a particular problem there in India, Sumnima?

UDAS: Well, there's two ways to get a kidney if you need one. One is the formal way which is you need a relative, a family member to donate that kidney. That process is very, very easy. Happens quickly.

But there's not many family members sometimes who match your blood group or perhaps they don't want to do it. So then the other option, which is to find people from the more vulnerable sections of society who are willing to give up a kidney for some money or perhaps in many cases are even duped to giving it up.

[06:10:07]We actually made a documentary about this very issue about two years ago. We talked to a lot of these kidney trafficking victims and they said they had no idea what they were getting into.

The middle men would offer them a certain amount of money, which is a lot for them and say oh, it is not a big deal. The kidney will grow back in a year or two. So these people would travel long distances, come into cities like Delhi to undergo this kind of operation.

How the middle men are also involved is they have to forge documents to show that these people, these people from poor sections of society are somehow related to the recipient of that kidney.

So that's where the forgery takes place. Of course, the hospital has a very again elaborate system to look into whether this person is in fact a relative.

But again so many levels involved. And there's some 200,000 people who need kidneys every year in this country. According to many NGOs and activist here, only 3 percent of the demand is actually met through the legal system -- Natalie.

ALLEN: Unfortunate. Sumnima Udas, thank you. Sumnima live in New Delhi for us.

Ahead here, Zika's ground zero. Babies born in Brazil with a birth defect that's likely a result of the virus. A painful and uncertain future. Our Nick Paton Walsh has that coming up.

Plus the U.S. city of Louisville, discovering the life of their own son, Muhammad Ali. We'll show you how it is remembering its homegrown hero.

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KATE RILEY, CNN SPORTS: I'm Kate Riley with your CNN World Sport Headlines. Novak Djokovic won his 12th major success on Sunday with victory over Andy Murray at the French Open. The first man since Australian legend Rob Laver in 1969 to hold all four slam titles at the same time.

Although Murray started strong taking the opening set 6-3 it was all Djokovic after that. The world's number one took the second set 6-1 and again in second to win 6-2.

The legacy of Muhammad Ali continues to be honored. Tributes are pouring in from those who are impacted by his life and greatly moved by his death.

On Saturday night in California, one of the sport's most famous voices, Michael Buffer, known by his trademark catch phrase, let's get ready to rumble, paid his own special tribute to Ali by bringing the memorial count of 10 bells for the man known as the greatest of all time.

And in ice hockey, after 25 years of waiting, last-minute finish that gave the San Jose Sharks their first Stanley Cup final game victory as they beat the Penguins 3-2. Penguins were leading the entire game. Goal in overtime sealed a victory for the California side. And there are all your sports headlines. I'm Kate Riley.

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[06:15:32] ALLEN: Welcome back. France's president says an attack during Euro 2016 football championship is a real threat. In a Sunday radio interview, Francois Hollande also said his country must not be intimidated by possible terrorism.

The tournament is set to begin on Friday. The U.S. State Department also warning about the risk of potential terrorist attacks during the month-long event. Here is CNN's Jim Bittermann from Paris.

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JIM BITTERMANN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): For months now, with more than 70 realistic mock terrorist attacks and security drills, the security forces here have been training to handle just about any threat to the Euro 2016 soccer championship.

But just in the past two weeks, French confidence in their security for the tournament took two major hits. This was the first one, football match at the Stad de France, same stadium attacked by terrorist last November.

It was supposed to be realtime practice for the Euro Cup, but fans overran security, smuggling in fireworks and incendiary devices, supposedly not allowed. Within hours the interior minister called together everyone involved with security to see what happened.

The head of the association, which represents most of the private security companies involved in Euro Cup safety says it wasn't their fault.

CLAUDE TARLET, FRENCH PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES UNION (through translator): The security units were confronted with filtering and frisking people on the outside of the game premises. We never do that this way. Moreover, out of the 2,600 doors, only four of them were open. It was impossible to secure security of the event.

BITTERMANN: And this with a second hit, a warning from the U.S. State Department advising Americans to avoid crowds like those during the Euro Cup. French response was, that all possible security measures are being taken. But are they?

The authorities here say 90,000 military police and private security personnel will make sure nothing happens during the tournament here, but there are stadiums in 10 different cities to protect, fan zones which will welcome millions of fans, training grounds and team hotels which have to be protected for a month. The 90,000 number might not seem so large in view of the task.

(on camera): In fact, more important than security measures can you see are the ones you can't see. With the state of emergency extended by two months the government continues to have sweeping powers to tap telephones, monitor internet conversations, and put people under house arrest.

(voice-over): Officials here know well how much is riding on having a safe and successful tournament. PIERRE HENRY BRANDET, FRENCH INTERIOR MINISTRY SPOKESMAN (through translator): This is the image of France. French product. And if I may say, French brand that will be in better shape if the Euro Cup is held in peace and tranquility.

BITTERMANN: In the end there won't really be a good answer to how secure the games are until they are over on July 10th. In there's been enough terrorism to say the games have been totally secure even with all the good intentions. It's likely interior minister spokesman put it, 100 percent precaution does not mean zero risk. Jim Bittermann, CNN, Paris.

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ALLEN: The world's top rank tennis player, Novak Djokovic has won his first ever French Open. He defeated Andy Murray in Sunday's men's final in Paris. He has now won four straight grand slams. The first man to do so since rod laver in 1969. He now has 12 major titles in his career. The tennis star spoke with CNN world sport contributor, Robby Uba after his big win.

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NOVAK DJOKOVIC, 2016 FRENCH OPEN CHAMPION: He doesn't get much better than that. Very flattering and somebody -- I respect a lot of -- tennis history, of course, and you need to as a tennis player or any other athlete for that matter.

You mentioned rod laver own what he brought it our sport and contributed and many different legends and champions that have won this trophy so many times. And they allowed us to be here and to experience such wonderful moments.

And I'm very flattered and privileged and honored to be alongside Rod Laver and today, you know, probably experience one of the most beautiful moments in my professional tennis career. Next to this one I would say it is Wimbledon back in 2011. These moments are quite remarkable and unforgettable.

[06:20:04]UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As we look forward, how about the challenge, people are going to be talking about, maybe four in a row in one year and also the Olympic gold.

DJOKOVIC: Well, right now I'm trying to enjoy and cherish this moment and never face -- experience this kind of moment before of holding the trophy. So it works very hard for so many years to be able to achieve that. So I will think about that and of course, everything else coming up.

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ALLEN: Muhammad Ali's family said that he belonged to the world and of course, he did, but it's his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky that's pulling out all the stops to celebrate its hero.

Ali's body arrived in the city he grew up in on Sunday. There will be a public memorial for Muhammad Ali Friday as our Ryan Young reports the tributes have been coming in.

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RYAN YOUNG, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: You talk about the sport of boxing you can't imagine it without the big figure of Muhammad Ali and what he did to transform that sport. Just with the way he talked.

But a lot of people now are focusing on the way he changed the world especially here in his hometown. If you look behind me, you can see all the people who decided to show up and put those flowers out and come out to pay their respects to the great champion.

One of the things that caught our eyes are the gloves that are right here. One that said love Ali, faith and hope. You see his pictures here. We are seeing those gloves pop up all around. Not only just around in Louisville but across the country.

People wanting to talk about and pay their respects about to Muhammad Ali. In fact, the center's director here talked about his impact across the globe.

DONALD LASSERE, DIRECTOR, MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER: Muhammad Ali was much more than the boxer. Here at the center, people have an understanding of Muhammad's six core principles, those things that made him great. More importantly he was an ambassador of peace. That he was an inspiration for millions of people all around the world.

YOUNG: We know memorial service will happen here on Friday. Planning to have former President Bill Clinton here, comedian Billy Crystal and also Bryant Gumbel, the journalist here to give a eulogy for Muhammad Ali.

And they are going to take his body through the streets of Louisville, a place that really loves him. Now don't forget this was a boxer who started fighting because at age 12 someone stole his bike.

He said he wanted to whoop that person. The cop that he told to said, hey, I will teach you how to box and the rest is history. And people remembered this man for quite some time.

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ALLEN: One news outlet said we all have that person who stole his bike to thank for giving us Muhammad Ali. He certainly left a unique mark on the entire world, but it's his family, of course, that feels his absence and loss more than anyone.

In fact, Ali's daughter, Hana, spoke with CNN earlier about her father's final moments.

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HANA ALI, MUHAMMAD ALI'S DAUGHTER (via telephone): He was beautiful. He is at peace and we were all taking turns speaking with him and whispering and telling him we love him. And it was very peaceful and beautiful. He would have been proud. I think, yes, our father is such a spiritual man and he has always been -- he loves his religion and it literally broke his heart to see, I think, the way the world is as a whole because of the actions of a few people.

And Islam means peace and love and he is all about peace and love and he always tried to express that and show that. And seeing him go and reading the Koran to him in English and Arabic and it was just beautiful and spiritual and overwhelming.

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ALLEN: An emotional Hana Ali talking with us. We appreciate her doing that to us. Ali was universally beloved by those closest to him and those who never met him. Two more of Ali's daughters shared what their father meant to them and to the world.

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RASHEDA ALI, MUHAMMAD ALI'S DAUGHTER: My dad was so giving and caring. When we were younger, my dad was in the hay day of his career. He was traveling the world and making a name for himself. So we, at a young age, knew he was giving to the world. So we were understanding that we had so share him with the world.

So you know, I want to spend as much with my dad as possible when we're young, but we understood that he didn't just belong to us. He did so much for so many people.

And now I'm seeing that there's so many millions of people that have reached out and just so many prayers and we are just so grateful for all of the people that reached out and just made some beautiful comments about how our dad touched their lives.

JAMILLAH ALI, MUHAMMAD ALI'S DAUGHTER: He made a big difference in lives, too, to some people he completely changed their lives and that means a lot to us.

[06:25:10]Because that's what he would want to stand for and make a difference and stand for what you believe in.

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ALLEN: That's very sweet. More of his family talking with us. Their personal reflections. We really appreciate that.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, that's how Muhammad Ali described his boxing style and maybe his most famous quote in a life full of memorable one liners.

So it's pretty remarkable to see this, a huge swarm of bees found outside of Ali's museum. WAVE reporter, Sharon Yoo, has that story.

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SHARON YOO, WAVE REPORTER (voice-over): The Muhammad Ali Center has been abuzz with people coming to pay tribute to the late hero. But no one was expecting this kind of visitor.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They are -- you know, this is the honey bee.

YOO: Hundreds of them in a swarm.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The bees were pretty much on this branch here. There is a few little strugglers left.

YOO: Why did the wing colony find their temporary home right next to this mural?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

YOO: Kevin McKinney (ph) from the Kentuckiana Beekeeper's Association says the coincidence is uncanny.

KEVIN MCKINNEY, KENTUCKIANA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION: The fact that it ended up right here right next to the Muhammad Ali Center, right next to the quote, float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. That's very ironic.

YOO: There was initially speculation that someone had put them there as a unique tribute to Ali. But McKinney says there is no chance.

MCKINNEY: That's impossible. This is totally natural phenomenon. You couldn't force a group of bees into a tree. You can't do it.

YOO: In fact, McKinney said this is already the eighth time he's responded to a swarm removal so bee swarms at this time of year are common but this location --

MCKINNEY: They could have landed anywhere. There is plenty of trees in the neighborhood that they could have set up shop in. But sometime yesterday afternoon they probably landed and they were just resting during the night. And I was lucky to catch them this morning.

YOO: You can believe what you want it believe, but one thing's for sure.

MCKINNEY: Yes. This is pretty great.

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ALLEN: How about that one, it is pretty great, for the greatest.

Bernie Sanders is going after Hillary Clinton's top supporters. Why he calls the superdelegate process absurd. We will have an interview next.

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[01:31:04] ALLEN: Welcome back to CNN NEWSROOM. We're live in Atlanta. Thank you for joining us.

Here are our top stories.

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ALLEN: Clinton's Puerto Rico victory brings her very close to the Democratic presidential nomination. She has picked up more than half of the delegates allocated so far. That leaves Clinton just 29 short of the number needed to secure her party's nomination.

Bernie Sanders says Clinton's delegate lead is misleading.

Here's how he explained it to CNN's chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper.

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JAKE TAPPER, CNN CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: Secretary Clinton on Tuesday night will declare victory in the nomination race and say she has enough delegates and will be the nominee.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT), DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I think that's kind of not quite accurate. And I think the Democratic National Committee made that clear that what she would be doing is combining pledged delegates, those are the real delegates that people vote for, with super delegates, people appointed by the committee. And what the DNC has made it very clear is that media should not lump those two together. Because pledged delegates pledge to the delegate and super delegates may change their mind.

TAPPER: Will your strategy be different if when it is over she has more pledge delegates than you do? Or are you taking this to the convention no matter what?

SANDERS: Again, I don't want to speculate about who will end up having more pledged delegates. She is ahead of us right now, no question. But California is coming up. They have 475 pledge delegates here. You don't know what the world will be like four weeks from now, five weeks. Let's not forget, Democratic convention is the end of July. That's a long time from today.

TAPPER: Last time, you and I discussed how you thought that super delegates might be something the party considers getting rid of.

SANDERS: Here is my problem. My problem is that the process today has allowed secretary Clinton to get the support of over 400 super delegates before any other Democratic candidate was in the race, like an anointment.

TAPPER: Before anyone voted even.

SANDERS: Eight months before. Eight months before the first vote was cast in Iowa. Frankly, I think that's an absurd process. To the degree that super delegates make any sense. And I don't know that they do. Theoretically, their job is to take the broad view. Look at what is going on. Who is the strongest candidate? Not be part of an anointment process before any other candidate comes on board. That's just the money, interest and establishment talking.

(END VIDEOTAPE) ALLEN: On the Republican side, Jake Tapper also talked with Donald Trump, and challenged him on comments he made last week about a federal judge.

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TAPPER: Presumptive presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is campaigning hard in California ahead of the Tuesday primary, with no major candidate still in the race and enough pledge delegates to secure the nomination at the Cleveland convention next month. He is rallying the party as the GOP establishment is still lining up behind him. But that doesn't mean he is toning it down.

I asked you about comments you made in the judge --

DONALD TRUMP, (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Sure.

TAPPER: -- in the Trump University case. You said he wasn't the judge even though he was of Mexican heritage even though he is from Indiana. Hillary Clinton said that is a racist attack on a federal judge.

[01:35:14] TRUMP: She is so wonderful. I mean, here is a woman that should be put in jail for what she did with e- mails, and she's commenting. I'll tell what you it has to do. I've had ruling after ruling after ruling that's been bad rulings. I've been treated very unfairly. Before then we had another judge. If that judge was still there, this case would have been over two years ago. I've had horrible rulings. I've treated very unfairly by this judge. This judge is of Mexican heritage. I'm building a wall, OK? I'm building a wall. I'm going to do very well with the Hispanics, the Mexicans --

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TAPPER: So no Mexican judge could never be involved in a case that involves you?

TRUMP: No. He's a member of a society where -- very pro Mexico. And that's fine.

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But I think he should recuse himself.

TAPPER: Because he is Latino?

TRUMP: Then you also say, does he know the lawyer on the other side? Does he know the lawyer? A lot of people say yes.

TAPPER: I'm not talking about that --

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TRUMP: That's another problem.

TAPPER: But you're evoking his race when you talk about whether or not he can do his job.

TRUMP: Jake, I'm building a wall. OK? I'm trying to keep business out of Mexico. Mexico is fine. There's --

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TAPPER: He is Mexican-American.

TRUMP: He is Mexican heritage and he is very proud, as I am for where I'm from.

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TAPPER: Is it not, when Hillary Clinton says it is a racist attack and you reject that. If you say he can't do his job because of his race, is that not the definition of racism?

TRUMP: I don't think so at all.

TAPPER: No?

TRUMP: No. He is proud of his heritage. I respect him for that.

TAPPER: You say he can't do his job because of it.

TRUMP: He's proud of his heritage. I'm building a wall.

TAPPER: Trump is ready to take the fight to Hillary Clinton, who could secure enough delegates on Tuesday to become the Democrat's nominee next month at the convention is in Philadelphia, if you include the super delegates, that's a big if, of course. Clinton told me this week she is happy to compare her record with Donald Trump's.

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ALLEN: Jake Tapper for us there.

California's not the only state holding primary votes. Also New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Montana. All holding primaries Tuesday, June 7th. And we have all-day coverage here on CNN.

In California, a dangerous wildfire in Los Angeles County is now 80 percent contained. The fire has scorched more than 200 hectors and forced thousands of people from their homes. But officials say they will soon be able to return home as the evacuation orders are lifted. The area is home it a number of celebrities, including singers Jessica Simpson and Toni Braxton.

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ALLEN: -- Pedram Javaheri is here.

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: I was going to say, is Jessica Simpson still a celebrity? Just kidding.

ALLEN: Sorta kinda. JAVAHERI: Sorta kinda.

ALLEN: So they've got it coming under control, so that's good news.

JAVAHERI: It is. You know, a very early start of course to the fire season. Summer is still three weeks away in the northern hemisphere. This is not a good start when it comes to how hot it's been, how dry it's been.

And to show you how hot it's been, how dry it's been, to show you the broad perspective, Natalie, it is impressive. When you look at drought monitor, focus across the southwestern corner of the United States and southwestern corner of the state of California. Exceptional drought that's been in place. You look at numbers as far as temperatures and we know climatologically speaking, western United States in particular has been warming up on the order of 2.5 to 3.5 degrees. That's .6 to .8 per decade. That how expansive it's been for the United States. Focus on California, the trend very prevalent when it comes to the warming that's been in place and experienced in California since 1970s. Very gradual but increasing trend there with the warmth in place. The warmth is going to begin expand a little further to the east California certainly gets in on cooler temperatures over the next couple of days. Great news when it comes to fire fighting efforts as well. Look at this, not far from the CNN center. Working your way towards downtown Atlanta. Temperatures soaring into the upper 90s. Fahrenheit, we are talking. Very warm start to the last couple of weeks for the spring season. I want to show you what's been developing across Mexico. And in this region and in fact the third storm of the season, and this is the earliest we've ever had third storm season since June 12th of 1887 when the records began back in 1800s. Very unusual to see this many storms this early into the season. And across portions of Florida and that big Bend area of Florida right there across the northern tip of the northwestern tip of Florida where storms typically make land fall this time of year and look at this, it goes precisely towards that direction. We watch over the next 24 hours. Tremendous rainfall to northern Florida again. Very early start to the season to get this many storms. Not indicative if it is a busy season or not but keeping people on alert.

[01:40:13] ALLEN: Early start of two weather phenomenon seasons on both coasts.

JAVAHERI: Absolutely.

ALLEN: All right. Thanks for watching it, Pedram.

JAVAHERI: Thanks.

ALLEN: Thank you.

Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer. Why is it still importing fuel? We will talk about that and what is being done to change it here.

And you will meet some of the youngest victims of the Zika Virus. And we'll talk about the developmental problems they face as they grow older.

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ALLEN: Top U.S. health officials say more than 300 pregnant women in the United States and its territories may be infected with Zika. The mosquito-born virus is known to cause birth defects, particularly Microcephaly.

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh is in Brazil and reports on the uncertainty facing babies born with Microcephaly there and how their families are affected. This is really Zika ground zero.

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NICK PATON WALSH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Born into a struggle that grows as they age. This clinic is where the disease of Zika has been cruelest in Brazil. What happens when babies with Microcephaly grow and so do their problems.

Unable it tell us the pains, agonies, they may or may not be feeling, and what we can do to help.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When he was born and we faced the other people in the hospital, their expressions, seeing and accepting the difference, for me, that was the hardest phase.

PATON WALSH (on camera): As the world works on out how quickly Zika could spread here at ground zero, there's a whole different set of problems, and that's working out really, as these babies grow older, quite what the disease means for their development.

[01:45:14] (voice-over): This baby can't eat. Doctors say his brain can't switch between swallowing and breathing properly. So he is fed by a drip and stunted in growth. Te size of a 3-month-old, but he is now eight months. They're testing his hearing, seeing if he turns his head to look. A little to the right, to the left, nothing.

This is how it goes here, every minute, discoveries that alter a child's future.

Victoria was abandoned by her natural mother at birth, adopted by Kelly a month ago.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When we saw her we fell in love with her. I didn't want to know what she had. That didn't matter. She's my daughter.

PATON WALSH: And today may change her life. She is having her eyes stimulated, being fitted for glasses to find out if she can see at all. It's hard to tell what she sees, if the bright lights became real shapes.

With Alejandra, it is a little more palpable. Her first sight.

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PATON WALSH: But still, her arms stiffen straight. Her underdeveloped brain telling them to do so.

Talk here of days spent ferrying children between specialist doctors. They're being fired from work because of that. Plus, a lack of state money to pull them through.

This is the world that Zika brings and here and globally it is only beginning.

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, Brasilia.

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ALLEN: Special reports from CNN on Nigeria. It's Africa's biggest oil producer, but it's people must still waiting in line to buy gasoline. The country also has to import fuel.

In the first of a five-part series, "CNN Money" Africa correspondent, Eleni Giokos, takes us inside a refinery that's being built to fix Nigeria's energy crisis. As she found out, a risky multibillion dollar project, and if it's finished, it'll be among the largest oil refinery in the world.

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ELENI GIOKOS, CNN MONEY AFRICA CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Nigeria exports more oil than any other African country. It is also in the middle of fuel crisis. How is that even possible? It's because Nigeria lacks enough refineries, the crucial step between the crude oil pumped out of the ground and fuel that goes in your gas tank.

(on camera): You have an oil producer importing refined products. It is insane to think that.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It is insane. Nigeria produces five million barrels of oil a day yet is not able to process more than about 100,000 barrels per day.

GIOKOS (voice-over): Outside Lagos, there's a solution under construction. Africa's richest man is building one of the largest oil refineries in the world.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is one simple largest refinery in the world.

GIOKOS: Getting to 650,000 barrels of refined fuel won't be easy. It takes a whole complex covering almost 10 square miles.

(on camera): How does this change the playing field in Nigeria?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This one we are building will give 100 percent Nigeria.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It would become with what we should be, the hub of petroleum product, supply, in the region.

GIOKOS (voice-over): They also want to tap another underused resource, Nigerian workers. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We are going to have our own employees between

2,000 and 4,000.

GIOKOS: Employing thousands and solving a country's fuel crisis won't be cheap, but it will be profitable.

(on camera): How much is this project costing?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All together, you will be able to manage it for less than a billion dollars. And even get our investment back within seven years.

GIOKOS (voice-over): For now, these grand plans still look like this. The refinery won't be completed until the end of 2018. That means more waiting for Nigerians.

Eleni Giokos, CNN, Lagos.

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[01:50:04] ALLEN: Tomorrow, Eleni will have part two of her special report. She takes us inside Nigeria's space program.

And just ahead here, a closer look at what Muhammad Ali's hometown is doing to celebrate the boxing legend's life.

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ALLEN: All eyes will be on Louisville, Kentucky, this week as people there hold memorials for their hometown hero, Muhammad Ali. His body arrived there on Sunday as the city and entire world celebrates a monumental life.

Here is Martin Savidge in Kentucky.

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[01:54:36] MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Muhammad Ali has finally come back home. And efforts to memorialize his life are fully under way. There was last night an interfaith service organized by the Muslim community. And there are other services being talked about today. But, of course, the big events are for the later part of the week. Thursday is set aside primarily for the family of Muhammad Ali.

But Friday is the day where the world can celebrate his life. And in fact, Louisville, Kentucky, put out the welcome mat for the entire world to come because they know that their hometown son is the one who has been shared by so many people and so many other places. It'll be begin at 9:00 in the morning with a motorcade, precession that will line through the streets of Louisville, sometimes on the highway, sometimes on side streets. That's to allow as many people as possible to give their farewell. At 2:00, there will be an interfaith service. Among those eulogizing, former President Bill Clinton will be on hand. About 20,000 people may be able to squeeze into the facility. It will be quite remarkable.

These plans have been years in the making. We're told that it's not just from the family and not just from the city, but also those who helped make the plans was Muhammad Ali himself.

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ALLEN: And his three daughters have spoken with CNN about his final moments and the love they have with their father. That will come up in our next hour. You can see that.

Thanks for watching. I'm Natalie Allen.

My colleague, Amara Walker, will be with you for the next two hours of CNN NEWSROOM.

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