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U.K. Parliament Vote on Brexit; Fifth Grader Dies after Classroom Fight; Health Care Battle Affects President Trump; Purdue Outlasts Tennessee. Aired 6:30-7a ET
Aired March 29, 2019 - 06:30 ET
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[06:34:01] JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: So much chaos, so much uncertainty in Britain, which could have a huge impact on Europe's economy and the world economy. Yet, a new vote on Brexit. Perhaps this could spell the end of Theresa May's time as prime minister. We are waiting for that vote in the next few hours.
Joining us now, CNN's Nic Robertson live on Downing Street.
Nic.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Yes, good morning, John.
Four hours until that vote now. An emergency session of parliament. Normally the MPs will be backing their constituency on a Friday. Theresa May has tried to make this easier on herself, easier on the MPs. She had split up this vote into two parts. There's the divorce from the European part and there's the future relationship part. Today they get to vote on the divorce part only.
Difficulty for Theresa May is, this is the bit that there's the most opposition too, the backstop, the border between northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It went down to a historic 230 defeat in January, 149 votes against just a couple of weeks ago and the assessment today is it will probably go down again because some of her own MPs won't vote for it. The opposition is against it. And her northern Irish allies are against it too.
[06:35:23] What does this mean? If the vote goes down on the 12th of April, Britain, before the 12th of April, Britain has to tell the European Union, does it want to leave with a no deal or does it want a really long extension towards the end of this year or even next year? If the vote goes through, then Theresa May is on a very, very bumpy but still a glide path to leaving the European Union on the 22nd of May. I say bumpy because none of this is simple.
Alisyn.
ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Oh my gosh, this is the Rubik's cube of diplomacy, it feels so intractable right now. But, Nic, you will keep us posted. Thank you very much. So investigators are trying to figure out how a 10-year-old girl died in a classroom fight in South Carolina.
CNN's Kaylee Hartung is live in front of the school in Walterboro with the latest developments.
Kaylee.
KAYLEE HARTUNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Alisyn, we don't know what led to a fight between two fifth grade girls. We don't know what transpired during that fight.
What we know is that when emergency personnel responded to this elementary school on Monday, they found Raniya Wright unconscious but still breathing. They brought her to a local hospital, then airlifted her to another in Charleston about an hour from here. And on Wednesday, she died.
Authorities and the school board, they are staying tight lipped saying this is an ongoing investigation involving two juveniles. But Raniya Wright's mother tells me she believes her daughter was a victim of bullying.
I spoke with her yesterday. She's not ready to speak on camera. And she's not ready to publicly answer any questions. But her father, Raniya's grandfather, shared this sentiment with us.
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ERNIE WRIGHT, RANIYA WRIGHT'S GRANDFATHER: As far as violence or anything like that, she never would do that. I miss her. We love you. We could do everything we can do for justice for her.
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HARTUNG: The family is planning a celebration of Raniya's life next week. And, in the meantime, John, this community is trying to grapple with the shocking news that a fight between two fifth grade girls could result in death.
We saw yesterday parents screaming questions out at school board members, questions that went unanswered, but also members of this community holding hands in prayer, several hundreds of them, hoping for healing.
BERMAN: All right, Kaylee Hartung for us. This is a horrible story and something that the school and that community certainly needs to address. Appreciate it.
President Trump has moved to strike down Obamacare, threatening coverage for millions of Americans. So will this make the Republicans the party of healthcare as the president has promised? We'll dig inside the numbers, next.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [06:42:00] CAMEROTA: President Trump says he wants to make the Republican Party the party of healthcare, but what does that mean? And, politically, is that a winning strategy?
There's something about Harry. So let's get "The Forecast" with CNN's senior politics writer and analyst Harry Enten.
Happy Friday.
HARRY ENTEN, CNN SENIOR POLITICS WRITER AND ANALYST: Happy Friday. Last Friday of March. April's on its way. Baseball is here. And let's talk about President Trump and health care, shall we?
CAMEROTA: Please.
ENTEN: Please.
OK, I got to be honest with you, folks, I don't know what the heck the president is doing by bringing this back in the news because this is just not a winning issue for him. Democrats are far more trusted on healthcare than President Donald Trump is. We have this nice little thing. Not much of a difference. But it's a 23 point margin. This was a poll taken by Pew Research after the midterms.
So, this is just not simply a winning issue for Trump. But, more than that, let's just take a look, going into the midterms, right, Democrats easily won those midterm elections, gained 40 House seats net gain. Healthcare was the most important issue.
Health care was fading from the news. It was fading from the news. So what does the president decide to do? He decides to bring it back to the news and it faded all the way to fourth. What is he doing? I don't understand.
CAMEROTA: He's trying to change it. He says the Republican Party is going to become the -- he's trying to change it so they grab the mantle.
BERMAN: The problem though is, when you've looked at the Republican plans, they don't have the support the Democrats --
ENTEN: Right. I'm -- it's not the -- I mean, look, we -- we have recent polling on Obamacare from the Kiser Family Foundation. It is more popular than unpopular, which if you know something about politics these days, to find anything with a favorable rating is higher than the unfavorable rating. It's like finding a pot of gold in the center of New York City.
Look at this, 49 percent to 42 percent. Now, compare that to the GOP alternative. Remember back during the summer of 2017, they were floating an alternative, the American Health Care Act? Look at this, 28 percent favorable, 61 percent unfavorable. A net favorability in the minus 30s. This has a positive net favorability. I just don't understand this. Does he expect that this new thing that he's going to float is somehow going to be more popular that something that already has a net positive favorable rating? CAMEROTA: I've rarely seen Harry's mind blown to this degree.
BERMAN: It's Friday. He's so excited.
ENTEN: I'm honest -- I'm honestly offended as a political analyst.
BERMAN: And we've seen how it's affected the president in the past.
ENTEN: Yes. I mean, look at this, we had this slide up, you know, which said that the president's approval rating has stayed mostly stable, 43 percent today, 44 percent six months ago, 43 percent a year ago. But, look, during the summer of 2017, after the Senate health care vote, it dropped all the way down to 37 percent. This was the one thing that moved the numbers, people, the one thing, and it moved it in the negative direction. It's just -- uhhh.
BERMAN: All right, you've got so much energy, Harry. We don't have much time left. Give us an update on where the Democrats are and then we want to make fun of the British.
ENTEN: Yes. All right. So, you know, you were talking about yesterday Beto O'Rourke. You know, we were saying that Pete Buttigieg was moving up in the polls. And we do see, in fact, that the month before he launched he was at 0 percent. Now he's at 3 percent.
But we've also seen that O'Rourke is doing better than he was the month before he launched. We see Bernie Sanders doing better than the month before he launched.
Kamala Harris also doing better, though. She has dropped off a little bit. Remember, she launched in January. She was up in the double digits. Now she's at 9 percent, versus these other candidates really haven't done that much better now compared to where they were before they launched.
[06:45:06] BERMAN: All right, in the "it could be worse" category.
ENTEN: Yes, one last thing I just want to point out, Biden, 30 percent. Who knows what might happens after -- when he launches. Look at this. We love it. It's a -- it's a little thing.
But in the "could be worse" category, you know, folks, we talk about our politicians being unpopular. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her net approval rating. President Donald Trump, Senate approval rating, both minus nine, minus -- but look over here where they're dealing with Brexit, folks --
CAMEROTA: Oh, my gosh.
ENTEN: This -- this is bad. Oh, we've got a red pen. Even better. Look at that, minus 33 for Theresa May, minus 45 for Jeremy Corbyn. Boy, I tell you, we should be fortunate that our politicians are up here because these folks --
CAMEROTA: Great point.
BERMAN: You know who loves the British system of government? Alisyn Camerota.
CAMEROTA: I love Harry and Meghan.
BERMAN: You love the king and queen. It is because they're --
CAMEROTA: I don't love the parliamentary system. I love Harry and Meghan and I love love. I'm looking forward to the baby. That's what I love.
BERMAN: This is what you get when you have a monarchy. This is what you get.
CAMEROTA: Look how happy she looks.
ENTEN: Yes, I mean -- you know, I love Prince Harry. He shares a name with me, why not.
CAMEROTA: You're right. There's something about Prince Harry.
BERMAN: There's something about --
ENTEN: He can come join me one time, right, folks?
BERMAN: All right. Thank you very much, prince Harry.
CAMEROTA: Yes.
ENTEN: Thank you.
BERMAN: A former soccer coach at Yale pleading guilty in the college admission scandal. How prosecutors say he cashed in on this scam, next.
CAMEROTA: Plus, these nurses at a Maine maternity ward have a lot in common with each other and with their patients. What's going on in this maternity ward?
BERMAN: Well, I think --
CAMEROTA: What's happening here, John? I look forward to you explaining it to us coming up on the show.
BERMAN: Well, with charts?
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[06:50:27] CAMEROTA: All right, late night comics took on the Jussie Smollett saga and the potential for break dancing as an Olympic sport --
BERMAN: But that's not a joke.
CAMEROTA: In 2024. You've been waiting for this moment.
BERMAN: Yes. Exactly.
CAMEROTA: Here are your "Late Night Laughs."
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TREVOR NOAH, HOST, "THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH": So now Jussie's lawyer says he might have thought those Nigerian guys were white guys because they were wearing makeup under their ski masks?
Now, first of all, that's not white face, all right, that's joker face, all right? That's not how white people look. No one sees that and goes, oh, hey, is that Kyle?
JIMMY KIMMEL, HOST, "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE": The president of the IOC said adding breakdance could help us connect with the younger generation. Yes, the fresh new trend of break dancing is really heating up. When Bugaalo (ph) Shrimp (ph) and Shabado (ph) carry that Olympic torch into the arena, oh, the kids are going to -- it's going to be lit.
NOAH: Break dancing at the Olympics. Yes, I like that idea. Mostly just because I want to hear Olympic announcers commenting on break dancing. Yes, you know, they'll just be like, and there's the lock. Waiting now for the pop. And, oh, and there it is, this fool knows what's up.
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BERMAN: That's exactly what it will be.
CAMEROTA: It is. You know, Trevor Noah does great impersonations.
BERMAN: Yes.
CAMEROTA: And can he do a lot -- lots of different voices. His book that he reads on audiotape is fantastic because he does all the different voices.
BERMAN: And he reads it for you.
CAMEROTA: Yes. Yes.
BERMAN: So you don't have to.
CAMEROTA: Yes, that's right.
BERMAN: That's fantastic.
CAMEROTA: All right, from the sweet 16 to the elite 8, whatever that means, the "Bleacher Report" is next.
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[06:56:23] BERMAN: March Madness back with the beginning of the sweet 16 last night. Purdue survived a late comeback to upset Tennessee. Some great games.
Andy Scholes here with the "Bleacher Report."
Hey, Andy.
ANDY SCHOLES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, good morning, John.
And, you know, with Purdue beating Tennessee, Greg Nigel's (ph) perfect bracket is no more. Nigel (ph) was the first person ever to make it all the way to the sweet 16, picking every game correctly, but his run is over, as is Tennessee. But this game was a thriller.
The Boilermakers built an 18-point lead before the Vols made a huge comeback in the second half. And Tennessee was actually leading by two with just seconds left in this game. Carson Edwards, three here in the corner, no good, but the refs called a foul. A very questionable call. Edwards would hit two of the three free throws to force overtime in the extra period. Purdue goes on to win 99-94 to make the elite eight for the first time since 2000.
Four more spots in the elite 8 will be on the line tonight. The action going to tip off just after 7:00 Eastern on CBS. And TBS, Zion Williamson and Duke going to hit the floor at about 9:40 Eastern as they take on Virginia Tech.
All right, opening day in baseball, already providing a candidate for catch of the year. Brewers up by one, two outs in the ninth. Jose Martinez hits a drive to right center field, but Lorenzo Cain climbs the wall, robs him of a home run to end the game. Afterwards Cain and his four-year-old Cameron, well, they were letting the Cardinals know they weren't getting a win today.
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LORENZO CAIN, BREWERS OUTFIELDER: No, not today. So, yes. Tell them. Tell them.
CAMERON CAIN, LORENZO CAIN'S SON: Cameron.
L. CAIN: OK, and what else. Not today.
C. CAIN: Not today.
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SCHOLES: I love that, guys. I feel like "not today" is going to be on a t-shirt in Milwaukee sometime soon.
CAMEROTA: Well, you have to say it like that, not today.
SCHOLES: Exclamation.
CAMEROTA: Yes.
BERMAN: It is absently the best catch I've seen all season, Andy Scholes, no question about that.
SCHOLES: (INAUDIBLE).
BERMAN: Lorenzo Cain, absolutely the best catch all season. Thank you so much for that.
And thank you to our international viewers for watching. For you CNN "TALK" is next. For our American viewers, the president is talking to his fans at a rally, but will the full Mueller report reveal things we do not know? NEW DAY continues right now.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The collusion delusion is over.
REP. NANCY PELOSI (D), HOUSE SPEAKER: What is the president afraid of, that he would go after a chairman? They're just scaredy (ph) cats.
RICK SANTORUM, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: It will come out in plenty of time. This outrage is overblown.
TRUMP: The Republican Party will become the party of great healthcare.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Trump is putting his own party's reputation at risk. He should be working to make health insurance more affordable.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm looking forward to seeing what the president wants to use for a direction.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When he writes a check, he can put the word "I'm accountable" for the hoax.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They have nothing to be concerned about. Nothing improper was done.
TRUMP: He said he was attacked by MAGA country. That is an embarrassment to our country.
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ANNOUNCER: This is NEW DAY with Alisyn Camerota and John Berman.
BERMAN: All right, good morning and welcome to your NEW DAY.
Overnight, the president used a swear word. One swear word. But more importantly, Robert Mueller used enough words to fill up 300 pages of his report. More than 300 pages. CNN has learned that Mueller's report was more than 300 pages long. Attorney General William Barr's summary, just four pages. And among the only words that were included that specifically Mueller brought out were that he was not exonerating the president on obstruction.
[06:59:58] Nevertheless, the president misled a rally last night that the report did exonerate him. He also said he knows a lot about wind and bragged about how smart he is.
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