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New Trump Travel Ban on Citizens from 12 Nations, We Don't Want Them; Trump Orders DOJ to Investigate Biden's Actions, Use of Autopen; Musk Pushes Kill the Bill Campaign on Trump Signature Legislation. Aired 7-7:30a ET

Aired June 05, 2025 - 07:00   ET

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KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: The breaking overnight, travel ban resurrected. President Trump makes a new move banning citizens of 12 countries who are coming to the United States. How the anti-Semitic attack in Boulder is apparently motivating this move now and why the attacker's home country isn't on the list.

JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: Standing by for a potential political eruption. Reports that President Trump is losing patience with Elon Musk, who has attacked his tax and spending plans at least 40 times in 24 hours on Twitter. New tremors from his kill the bill campaign.

SARA SIDNER, CNN ANCHOR: And new court filings with really chilling diary entries from the man accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. The pages written weeks before the murder allegedly outlining Luigi Mangione's motives for targeting the, quote, grave- filled health insurance cartel.

I'm Sara Sidner with John Berman and Kate Bolduan. This is CNN News Central.

BOLDUAN: So, breaking overnight, there are two major headlines coming from the White House showing you and indicating where the president's focus is right now, travel Ban and Biden. Let's explain. President Trump just signed a new travel ban blocking people from 12 countries in the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean from entering the United States, citing what he calls national security threats.

A White House official tells CNN the president made the final call here to issue the ban after the anti-Semitic attack in Boulder, Colorado. The suspect, an Egyptian national, has been charged with a federal hate crime and attempted murder. Egypt, though is not on the banned list this time.

Trump announced the new move in an Oval Office video.

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DONALD TRUMP, U.S. PRESIDENT: The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas. We don't want them.

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BOLDUAN: So, this really is a throwback to one of the messiest chapters of Trump's first term. His travel ban then barred entry into the United States from seven predominantly Muslim countries. And you'll remember it set off a wave of legal challenges. It was put on hold, it was revised, and then eventually repealed under President Biden. TBD on what happens now as he resurrects this policy.

And speaking of Biden, he's at the center of that other big headline I mentioned from overnight. Trump has now directed the Justice Department to investigate Biden's actions as president. Trump's latest fixation is attacking -- in attacking his predecessor is Biden's use of an autopen to sign policy documents, citing Biden's alleged, quote, cognitive decline.

The former president has responded to this calling, the accusations and the investigation, quote, ridiculous and false.

CNN's Alayna Treene is at the White House. Let's get to both. Let's start with the travel ban. What are you learning about this?

ALAYNA TREENE, CNN WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Yes. Look, I mean this is something that we know that President Donald Trump had been thinking about wanting to do for a while, but a White House official tells us, Kate, that essentially that attack in Boulder, the anti-Semitic attack, really sped things up. And that's why you saw him sign that proclamation yesterday evening.

Now, the White House has been saying that this is because they believe that having traveled from these different countries is a national security threat. But you pointed this out as well. This travel ban that we saw him sign goes way farther than the ban that he signed during his first term. This one has 12 countries in it. A couple include Afghanistan, Myanmar, also known as Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, many others, Haiti, Iran, the list goes on, for full restrictions of nationals who can come into the United States from those countries.

And then there's another seven countries, Kate, where they face partial travel restrictions. That includes Cuba, Sierra Leone, Venezuela, again, the list goes on.

Now, we did hear the president in that video that you shared, he also said that other countries could be, added to this list if he believes that they are threats to the United States. Take a listen to how he put it.

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TRUMP: We cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States.

The list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise, new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world. But we will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm.

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TREENE: Now, Kate, this proclamation includes, I think this is important to note, includes exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories, and individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interest. It goes into effect 12:01 A.M. on June 9th.

BOLDUAN: Now, let's move to the Biden investigation that the president just directed the Department of Justice to conduct. What is this all about?

TREENE: Yes. I mean, this was actually -- this memo that he signed as well yesterday is pretty striking. I mean, look, it comes as the president, for weeks now, and I've been hearing this repeatedly in my conversations with White House officials, has been fixated on the former president's use of the autopen, essentially, you know, perhaps if he's on a different part of the country, he's out of the country, needs to sign documents, different orders, they can use an automated version of his signature on some of these different orders. And that's been something that has really gotten under the president's skin. And yesterday, we saw him direct his Justice Department as well as his White House counsel to open an investigation into this.

But it actually goes further than that as well, Kate, in the sense that it asks to the Justice Department to investigate if people around Biden were purposely and knowingly shielding his mental state from the public. So, this could be a very messy investigation as we see it unfold over the next couple of weeks. Kate?

BOLDUAN: Absolutely. Alayna, thank you very much from the White House for us this morning. John?

BERMAN: All right. So, perhaps connected to all this activity, this flurry, new this morning, reports that President Trump is losing patience with Elon Musk, who has launched an all-out kill the bill campaign. He is calling on Congress to scrap the huge tax and spending plan that passed the House and draft a new bill that would not, quote, massively grow the deficit and increase the debt ceiling by $5 trillion.

So, what's the impact of this mission from Musk? One senior Republican Senate official tells CNN, quote, the bill was fragile enough before Elon started weighing in. Unhelpful doesn't begin to describe this.

Let's get the latest now from CNN Senior Reporter Annie Grayer. Annie, what do you hear?

ANNIE GRAYER, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: Well, everyone was surprised by Musk coming out in opposition. And while they are not publicly voicing their frustration, there is frustration growing behind the scenes, John. We're told that President Trump is confused and even frustrated by Musk here who is trying to kill the bill that Trump is trying to make this signature piece of his administration. But sources close to the president say that Trump for now is trying to at least publicly stay out of this. He's trying to tamp down, sources, say the fire that is burning here.

Now, House Speaker Mike Johnson said that Musk's opposition here was a complete 180 from where he thought the tech billionaire was.

And there's a lot of speculation as to why Musk is coming out now. There's a lot of sources and lawmakers who are saying that Musk is frustrated by the energy tax credit provisions that are being cut here that would directly impact his businesses.

But all in Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers are plowing ahead. Republican senators were at the White House yesterday. There were a number of meetings on this going on because Republicans say that they are not deterred, that Musk's opposition does not influence them. Take listen to what Republican Senator John Kennedy had to say.

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SEN. JOHN KENNEDY (R-LA): It's frustrating. I think he believes, in my judgment correctly, that we're quickly becoming debt slaves, that Congress needs to rearm the magical healing power of no. And I agree with him.

Having said that, I'm not ready to throw in the towel in this bill.

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GRAYER: Not ready to throw in the towel. That's what you heard from Republican Senator Kennedy.

But the frustration behind the scenes, the concerns here is that, is Musk going to use his giant mantle to put pressure on Republicans, specifically ones who are facing tough reelection battles next year? That's the concerns they're raising with their leadership. But for now, leadership is saying, stay the course.

BERMAN: Yes. I think a lot of people, a lot of Republicans holding their breath hoping that Elon Musk will maybe lose interest and focus on something else. He hasn't, not yet. He's actually increased the pace of the criticism.

Annie Grayer in Washington, great to see you. Thank you very much. Sara?

SIDNER: All right. Breaking overnight the suspect in the anti-Semitic attack in Colorado expected in court today. Now, new video appearing to show him ranting while driving his car.

And new critical data out minutes from now on how many jobs U.S. employers cut during the month of May?

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Will it look anything like April, which was up 63 percent from last year, due to the DOGE cuts?

Plus, dancing in the delivery room? Megan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry getting low in a never before seen video ahead of the birth of their daughter, Lilibet.

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SIDNER: Happening today, the Egyptian man charged in the anti-Semitic firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, is due in court. Mohamed Soliman faces dozens of state charges, including attempted murder counts in addition to a federal hate crime charge.

Police say new video posted to social media and obtained by CNN shows him there recording videos of himself while driving before the attack. A law enforcement source says in the videos, Soliman speaks in both English and in Arabic, and that police are examining the videos, along with a notebook containing what police call a manifesto.

The Trump administration has said it would expedite removal of Soliman's wife and five children from the U.S. after Sunday's attack.

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But a federal judge has now temporarily blocked immigration officials from doing so. The Department of Homeland Security says the family came into the U.S. in August 2022 and were initially granted entry until February of '23. They have not been charged in the attack and attorneys for the family said they had applied for asylum.

Here now, Joey Jackson, CNN legal analyst and criminal defense attorney. Let's first start with the suspect is going to court today, but there are two entities charging him, both the state and the federal government. How will this proceed?

JOEY JACKSON, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: Yes. So, Sara, good morning. Not uncommon for the federal government, certainly to have an interest. We saw that interest manifested in the federal government charging with a hate crime, but the state also has what we say is concurrent jurisdiction. That means they can also charge. They also -- the state has an interest in protecting the public from, you know, people like this alleged of such serious crimes.

And so what'll happen is in court today, he'll be there for an initial appearance. It's about notice and an opportunity to be heard. In this country, we provide due process. He's accused of these crimes. I suspect that the prosecutors will lay out in a criminal complaint, specifically what the charges will be, who they relate to, and how they plan to move forward.

Thereafter, Sara, there will be an appearance set. Ultimately, discovery will be exchanged. That is evidence as it continues to be gathered amongst the prosecutors to the defense. And then there will be -- you know, his defense will have an option of doing two things. You either go to trial or you plea.

Before we get there, there could be a grand jury that convenes, as generally is the case in most jurisdictions. It doesn't consider guilt or innocence. It considers whether there's reasonable cause to believe a crime was committed and that you committed it. And so this is the initial step in what is going to be a process.

SIDNER: When you look at it, I mean, there is a lot of powerful evidence out there from bystanders who were taking video of what he did, you know, firebombing people, 12 people injured. We also are now learning from a law enforcement source and seeing some video of him in his car and speaking in English and Arabic, and I think ranting. And then there's a notebook that, they said, that is available. I mean, all these are very big pieces of evidence, correct, that would be used?

JACKSON: Yes. So, Sara, without question, what'll happen is, pursuant to the investigation, we've talked about this manifesto, what specifically did it include? What were his intentions? Who was he targeting? How long was he doing this targeting for? What was his ultimate objective? And that, therefore, that'll be significant evidence, whether it's a video, whether it's something that's written, whether there are associates who are around him, who had any inkling as to this. You know, we saw him there speaking about what he wanted and intended to do.

And so this is evidence prosecutors will use to demonstrate that he's guilty, not only as it relates to the state offenses, but then as you started off with, Sara, the federal government will also use to prosecute him federally. Not uncommon for two jurisdictions, the feds and state, to move forward when you're accused of a crime, particularly something as heinous as this.

SIDNER: All right. Joey Jackson, it is always a pleasure. Thank you so much for coming in. I appreciate it. Kate?

BOLDUAN: Breaking overnight, a new clue in the manhunt for a father accused of killing his three daughters. Police are now releasing doorbell camera footage of him, as you see here. We're going to show you more. And the police are also asking for the public's help here.

And how a tennis player ranked number 361st in the world has become the French Open's biggest attraction and the host nation's Cinderella story.

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BOLDUAN: Sports, the Stanley Cup finals now underway and the first night did not disappoint. A dramatic thriller of a game between the Oilers and the Panthers went into overtime.

CNN's Andy Scholes has the very latest on all of it for us. Bring us up to speed, please.

ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Well, Kate, you know the Oilers, they lost the first three games in last year's Stanley Cup final to the Panthers, and then lost the series in seven. So you knew they did not want to do that this time around, and they wanted to get off to a better start. And the fans in Evanston, though, they weren't feeling too good in the second period of this game. Sam Bennett's second goal of the night here put the Panthers up 3-1.

he Oilers, though they would rally. Mattias Ekholm putting this one home to tie the game up in the third period, it would go to overtime. And in O.T., Edmonton's going to get a power play after Florida accidentally flipped the puck over the glass. The Oilers' two stars then coming through in the clutch, Connor McDavid sets up Leon Draisaitl for the winner. All the Oilers fans going nuts. They take game one, 4-2. Game two is tomorrow night. You can watch it on TNT or stream it on MAX.

Meanwhile, in the Women's College World Series, Texas was down 1-0 to Texas Tech and their star, $1 million pitcher, Nija Kennedy in the bottom of the sixth, Kennedy was trying to intentionally walk Reese Atwood, but Kennedy hadn't intentionally walked someone all year, kept throwing these balls really close to the zone.

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Well, this one was supposed to be ball four, Atwood squared it up, singles to left, two runs coming to score.

Texas Tech was shocked. Longhorns would then win 2-1 to take a 1-0lead in this series.

Oklahoma City, really the center of the sports universe tonight, game two of the softball World Series is taking place in game one of the NBA finals between the Thunder and the Pacers.

Meanwhile, in Paris, it was a vintage Novak Djokovic performance yesterday in the quarterfinals against Alexander Zverev. This right here, a 41-shock rally to save break point. Djokovic, he ended up taking the match in four sets. He's now going to face Jannik Sinner in the semis as he goes for Grand Slam number 25.

Coco Gauff meanwhile also onto the semis after taking out fellow American Madison Keys, Coco's looking to win her second Grand Slam. And she will now face the story of the tournament, French Wild Card Lois Boisson in the semi-finals. And the 22-year-old making her Grand Slam debut after tearing her ACL last year, and Boisson kept her dream run alive, beating Mirra Andreeva in straight sets, becoming the lowest ranked player to make the semis at a Grand Slam in 40 years.

Now, Andreeva got quite frustrated in this match, at one point, launching this ball into the crowd, giving that poor ball boy right there, Kate, a heart attack. But Boisson, I mean, what a story. If she's able to go all the way, I mean, they're going to definitely have to make a movie. You can watch her semi-final match on TNT here in just a little bit, or stream it on MAX, can't wait for that one.

BOLDUAN: Love a Cinderella story. I mean, think about the amount of pressure that continues to mount, but that ball boy, holy cow. I mean, maybe it didn't feel as completely scary in real time, but in slow-mo, I'm terrified for him. That was -- SCHOLES: I would've flinched as well. You know, yes, shade thrown his way.

BOLDUAN: I mean, do you see that lineup that she's got? I mean, she's -- anyway, thanks, Andy. John?

BERMAN: All right. Some breaking news out of Philadelphia, where as many as 20 SEPTA buses, you can see it right there, they're on fire at a maintenance facility. This video coming to us from our affiliate, WPBI.

It started about an hour ago. This is live footage we're seeing right now. It's just north of the city. And you can see how hard they're working to try to put out this place. Again, as many as 20 buses were on fire at one point. Hard to tell how many are still burning, but quite a situation there. We will get you an update as soon as we can. We have no information about any injuries or the cause of this fire.

All right, this morning, as of now, at 7:27 A.M. President Trump has been silent on Elon Musk's public outbursts against his legislative centerpiece. But there are new reports that behind the scenes the president is losing patience.

And, quote, I finally feel confident about what I will do. New, never before seen writing from inside the diary of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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