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Trump Contradict Energy Secretary; Battle over Redistricting in Virginia; Christopher "Kid" Reid Raises Awareness. Aired 9:30-10a ET

Aired April 20, 2026 - 09:30   ET

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SARA SIDNER, CNN ANCHOR: Breaking moments ago, President Trump, in a phone call with "The Hill," called his own energy secretary, Chris Wright, wrong over his gas prices prediction. Wright said that instead of falling below $3 a gallon for gas this summer, which he initially predicted, he now says that gas may stay above $3 a gallon until next year. Trump responded, telling "The Hill," "no, I think he's wrong on that. Totally wrong."

Gas prices. Where are they now? Well, they're now at $4.04 a gallon on average. But before the war it was under $3 a gallon at $2.98. Oil prices are rising again this morning after the U.S. Navy fired on and seized an Iranian vessel over the weekend. And there are lots of questions as to where the talks are now as a ceasefire -- the end to it is getting very, very close in the next 48 hours.

CNN's David Goldman is joining me now.

OK, first of all, of course Donald Trump is going to say he's totally wrong because it's a terrible number. Nobody wants to see above $3 a gallon on average and right now we're at $4. Where are we headed?

DAVID GOLDMAN, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: Yes. I mean everyone wants to know if Wright is right or Wright is wrong. And I think that the big question is, how long does this last, right? We've been talking about this for weeks on end now.

SIDNER: Yes.

GOLDMAN: So, if the path of gas prices continues, and we are seeing them drop like a little feather and we're down about 10 cents from the peak, well, you know, we could see, as Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, said in a prediction the other day, well, yes, maybe we'll see gas prices with a three in front of it in the summer. We could see it really, really soon. If that is a three with a couple zeros after it, Chris Wright is saying, not till next year. President Trump says sooner. I don't know. That is a bold prediction given everything that's going on. It, I think, Wright might be right in this debate here.

SIDNER: I mean, look, we are all waiting to see what happens. But clearly the markets are responding yet again. It's a yo-yo.

Although I don't know if this is surprising or not, but the markets have gained a lot. You know what I mean?

GOLDMAN: Yes.

SIDNER: As you're -- as they're going up and down, they still sort of ended up quite high at a time when we were in such uncertainty.

GOLDMAN: Yes. I mean the stock market is divorced from the reality of the situation right now. I think it's pretty clear that if you want to look at what is actually going on, the oil market is going to be a little bit of your better gauge here.

Here's why. The oil market is trading a commodity that people use. We make it into gasoline, things like that. And so, it's actually selling at a price that people are saying, I want to purchase this thing for. Stocks are doing something completely divorced from that, right? What they're saying is, what traders are saying is that, we're going to put this Iran war to the side, and what we're going to be more concerned about is earnings and what these companies are producing. That's a very, very different situation from whether or not this war is going to cause gas prices to go up or not.

SIDNER: That is a very good way to talk about it because there's the stock market and the companies that may not have anything to do with this, and then there's oil. And we're looking at it. I think the last time we talked, on Friday, it was like 80s, in the 80s per gallon or per barrel. Now it's 90 something.

GOLDMAN: That's right.

SIDNER: So, it's gone up dramatically.

GOLDMAN: Exactly. And so, gas needs to be made from that oil.

SIDNER: That's right. It's going to cost you.

GOLDMAN: And it's going to be more expensive. That's right.

SIDNER: David Goldman, always a pleasure. Thank you.

GOLDMAN: Thank you.

SIDNER: Kate.

KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: A special election is happening tomorrow in Virginia, but no candidates are on the ballot. It could still impact the balance of power in Washington, however. We will explain.

And the '90s icon kid from Kid 'n Play in studio talking about his life-saving heart transplant.

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CHRISTOPHER "KID" REID, MUSICIAN, ACTOR AND HEART HEALTH ADVOCATE: It'd be really ironic if it was a -- it was the heart of a racist who hated hip hop music. Sorry for you, you know. Or, I don't know, maybe it was a Latino person. I've been craving Chipotle all day.

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JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: We are on the eve of a big day in the battle for Congress. Voters in Virginia poised to vote on whether to institute a plan for redistricting in that state.

With us now on where it stands and what it means, chief data analyst Harry Enten.

OK, big vote tomorrow in Virginia.

HARRY ENTEN, CNN CHIEF DATA ANALYST: Huge.

BERMAN: What are the prediction markets saying about it right now?

ENTEN: OK. So, Democrats want this ballot measure to pass. Abigail Spanberger, the governor, has put her political, let's just say her muscle on the line here. Chance that Virginia governor -- Virginia voters passed the redistricting referendum. These are one of these things that as sort of a political analyst I don't necessarily love because I can't come in really strong or say it's a tossup, it's kind of in between. It is, in fact, favored to pass. But the odds have been falling a little bit.

Look at this. According to the Kalshi prediction markets, on April 9th it was a 93 percent chance. Now it is an 85 percent chance. So, more likely than not, Democrats will get their way in Virginia tomorrow. The redistricting referendum will, in fact, pass. But it's not a sure thing.

BERMAN: So, it's interesting, and I maybe should have said this as I was introducing this. People may remember that this all started with Republicans in Texas trying to redistrict there mid-decade, trying to gain seats to maintain control of the House. So, why are we talking about Virginia and Democrats and how much could they gain?

ENTEN: Yes, why are we talking about it? Because just take a look at all the math. When you put all the numbers together, right? There have been all these different states, Texas, California, Ohio, North Carolina.

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When you put it all together, the most likely House seat gain from mid-decade redistricting, currently it basically breaks even at about zero. Neither side gains. But if the Virginia measure passes at this point, look at this, look at this, Democrats would, in fact, be the favorite to gain seats. Three to four would be the most likely House seat gain from these mid-decade redistricting if, in fact, that measure passes in Virginia tomorrow, which we expect it to do.

BERMAN: So, how much is three or four?

ENTEN: Three or four is a lot. Three or four may seem like a small amount, three or four, but what does it mean? I mean look --

BERMAN: It's more than two is the bottom line. It's more than two.

ENTEN: It's more than two. There you go. It's more than two. John's doing the math. The margin of the GOP majority in the House right now post the 2024 election, two seats. Basically two seats. If they lose three, that means their majority goes see you later. And right now the Dems most likely gain post Virginia, if, in fact, it does, in fact, pass is three plus, three to four seats. So that essentially means that this alone would be enough to kick the Republican House majority to the curb. I don't know if the kick got on, but there we go, I'm doing it anyway.

BERMAN: All right, but wait, there's more.

ENTEN: But wait, there's more. OK. There's a lot of numbers in this. Could Republicans gain it back? Well, there are other states Republicans could, in fact, have some changes from. Missouri, which right now is over a court battle. That could be a gain of one for them. Louisiana waiting for the Supreme Court. That could be a gain of one. How about Florida, where there's a special session probably next week. That could be two to three, in fact.

So, the bottom line is this, right now, Democrats look like they're on the precipice of being the ones gaining from redistricting. But wait, there's more. It could change in the future.

BERMAN: And we could end up right where we started at basically zero.

ENTEN: Oh, just tremendous. It's like my life.

BERMAN: Harry Enten, thank you very much.

ENTEN: Thank you.

BERMAN: We got a lot of news this morning. We'll be right back.

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BERMAN: This morning, the 130th running of the Boston Marathon is underway. Thirty thousand runners from 123 countries. Now, they run it today because it is Patriot's Day in Massachusetts, commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord, when the patriots there stood up to the tyranny of the British and showed the rest of the colonies the way of the light. You are welcome.

New images this morning from the Artemis II Captain Reid Wiseman. This is called an earth set. That was not called an earth set. This is called an earth set. When the earth basically sets behind the moon. He captured it on his iPhone from the windows of the Orion capsule. Just posting it now.

In London, nearly 1,000 cyclists rode through the city dressed head to toe in, well, some of them were dressed head to toe in tweed. Many of them were riding old-fashioned bikes there, with the oversize front wheels, a design dating back to the 1800s. There's some tweed. The tweed ride began going on in 2008. I will also note that today is Patriot's Day, when the people of Massachusetts rose up against the tyranny and the tweed to throw the British out of the colonies.

So, in Cologne, Germany, a group of women over the age of 60 calling themselves Forever Fresh performed at a pop festival. The group's oldest member is 90 years old. She is known as Miss Crazy Irma

SIDNER: Christopher "Kid" Reid is hip hop royalty. One half of the legendary duo Kid 'n Play, famous for his high top fades, house party and his moves and party anthems.

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KID 'N PLAY: Got it made. See, I'm the tramp and the fella with the hi-top fade. Get down to the sounds, you know we're 'bout to turn it out. Roll with Kid 'n Play, everybody shout, oh-la, oh-la, ayy. Oh-la, oh-la, ayy.

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SIDNER: You cannot not dance to that.

Today he's here for something much more personal. After a life-saving heart transplant, Reid is urging others to listen to your body and take heart health really seriously, especially in communities where warning signs often get ignored. He's also debuting a brand-new song called "Tin Man." Here's a preview.

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CHRISTOPHER "KID" REID: Because, you know, I'm kicking facts and I would never lie. A brother thought he'd live forever and would never die. We would sever ties with those that stay forever hi. Coming from Queens, where they get the money every time.

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SIDNER: Christopher "Kid" Reid, here with me now.

That's hardcore. That's different. That's different than --

CHRISTOPHER "KID" REID, KID 'N PLAY: You mean the song or my life?

SIDNER: The song and your life.

REID: Right. Well, you know what? Actually, as the song plays on, it gets to and it sounds more optimistic because that's kind of, you know -- and that's kind of the story of my life and the story of the Tin Man, you know, needing a heart, getting it and going on to bigger and better things. So, yes, I hope people listen to the whole thing, all right? When you

-- when you -- when you --

SIDNER: Oh, I will. I'll do it right after this show.

REID: When you're driving home, bump it, Sara.

SIDNER: I was already bopping. I was already -- so when I saw that you had a heart transplant, first of all I was like, oh, right, because we're contemporaries. And I'm used to seeing you dancing wild. Just all kinds of energy. And I thought, I mean, were there symptoms?

REID: You know what, there were. And I think over a period of time, I think they were so incremental that I ignored them. And I think you might be able to relate. You know, sometimes things happen and you just shrug it off, like, oh, you know, I'm getting older, I can't do the -- like I used to. I'm huffing and puffing a little bit.

SIDNER: Yes, you can. I saw you.

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REID: Or, you know, my ankles are swelling. Oh, well, I fly a lot. So, you know, things like that.

But as time went on, and the fatigue and the out of breathness and the difficulty sleeping wouldn't subside, I just said to myself, I said, look, let me just go down and get myself checked out. I live near Cedars-Sinai in L.A. I went down there with my girlfriend and just wanted to get checked out from tip to toe, find out what was wrong, good or bad, the news it might be.

And that's when they told me how serious it was. Monitored me for a few more weeks, and then told me to come in for real, for reals, and said that I had congestive heart failure, which is a big deal.

SIDNER: Whoa.

REID: Yes, that was a big --

SIDNER: Whoa, I mean, look, hearing congestive heart failure and knowing that, you know, you were a little tired, you had a little swelling, but you -- did you have any idea how close you were to potentially dying?

REID: I didn't. And -- but I think maybe once I got in the system, so to speak, and the doctors and the cardiologists are around giving you kind of their diagnosis and the intricacies of it, that's when you kind of realize, like, hey, I almost let this slide a little bit too much.

SIDNER: You have a new ticker.

REID: I have a new ticker.

SIDNER: You've got a new ticker. REID: I've got a new engine.

SIDNER: A new engine.

REID: I'm vrooming.

SIDNER: Vroom, vroom. We have seen some video evidence of that. And I want to ask you about that.

REID: OK.

SIDNER: It was like a month or so ago.

REID: Yes, it was a month ago at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. My partner and I played. We were there jamming, dancing, having a good time. And --

SIDNER: You were going off. Like, let's be clear.

REID: We were going off. Right. And there's -- it's typically --

SIDNER: You were going off.

REID: And it's typically at a point in the show where we, you know, kind of feign that we're, you know, that we're getting older and we're tired. But, you know, the audience seems to enjoy that. That's our audience. Like you said, y'all are -- y'all are --

SIDNER: I'm your audience.

REID: Yes, y'all have grown up with us as well. And I just had to acknowledge at that point, I was like, man, y'all having us out here jumping around. I just got this heart.

SIDNER: You found out you were getting a new heart very quickly after being in the hospital, correct?

REID: I did. Which is -- which I found out was very out of the ordinary. And I think one of the things was I found out is, there's so many other things that so many things that, that go into you getting -- receiving a new heart. There's a committee. You have about 80 or so cardiologists, doctors, surgeons, gastroenterologists and people that do a lot of things that determine whether or not you're worthy of receiving a heart. It has to do with your mental capacity. It has to do with the other organs in your body. If your lungs are bad, you won't get a heart. If your liver's bad, you can't get a heart. If your -- any other part of your body is bad and, you know, you can't take it, they're not going to give it to you. Your blood type has to be the one that accepts, you know, opens itself up to accepting more potential hearts.

So, luckily, I was checking all of those boxes. Once again, like I said, they were checking lots -- not just physically, but mentally. And I part --

SIDNER: Did you feel like you had to convince them? Like, hey, look, I'm good for this.

REID: Well, I did. I mean, and, you know, obviously my instinct is to kind of look at it in a funny way. But there was, at one point, where I really seriously, my girlfriend and I discussed it. And I told them, I said -- I told her and as I told them, I said, look, I realized that what you're potentially giving me is a gift.

SIDNER: Yes.

REID: And I won't f this up. Somewhere there was a family that was going through the worst time of their life, the worst day of their life. A loved one had passed away. And somehow in that moment, in that horrible moment, that family found a way to make a decision that gave me more time.

SIDNER: I just want to lastly ask you what it's like to have someone else's heart in your chest.

REID: It makes you wonder, like, whose heart is this?

SIDNER: Yes.

REID: What was that person like?

SIDNER: Yes.

REID: You know, were they a good person? Were they a bad person? Were they -- and then again, another part says, man, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if they were on the left or the right. It doesn't matter.

SIDNER: They gave you life.

REID: They gave me life. You know what I mean?

SIDNER: Yes.

REID: I mean, but then again, that funny side always makes me think, like, you know, I don't know. I mean it'd be really ironic if it was -- it was the heart of a racist who hated hip hop music. Sorry for you.

The only other thing, if I may is the --

SIDNER: Yes.

REID: The medication that I'm on, it's life-saving. It's very, very important. But it does make you a little gassy.

SIDNER: So, here's what I'm going to do.

REID: So, I'm going to apologize to all my friends now.

SIDNER: It's been good seeing you.

REID: I mean, yes, well, it's -- you're right to do that. I've been blaming every dog nearby. See, this dog is nasty.

SIDNER: One, I'm so, so glad you came here to say this, because it is important, especially for men, for men of color, for people of color in general, that think, you know what, I don't know, I -- something's wrong, but I'm not going to bother with going to the doctor. It's so important that you're bringing this to the fore.

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And I'm so glad that you have a new heart and you can be here with us for as long as your heart beats.

REID: Thank you.

SIDNER: Christopher Reid, "Kid," thank you. Appreciate you.

REID: Sara. Sara. Sara.

SIDNER: Boom. Point (ph) shot.

BERMAN: Yes, I noticed you got back close to him again there after he told you.

SIDNER: Yes. I mean, you know, a little gassy. I did -- I wanted to move out of the way just in case there was a cloud of it.

BERMAN: Right.

BOLDUAN: I mean that -- that has like twists and turns and twists again.

SIDNER: Wait. OK. But, you know, he has a new heart. So, I was like, let's test this ticker out. Look what happened.

BOLDUAN: No, Sara. No.

SIDNER: No, I did. I did. That's what happened. Watch.

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REID: What you going to do. Man, we gonna take it around and around and around and around and around and around. Breaking news.

SIDNER: I am so pleased.

REID: That's what's up.

SIDNER: Thank you.

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BOLDUAN: Breaking news.

SIDNER: Yes, breaking news. He can dance still. And you can see him -- more of him. It's like, teach me anything, man. He was so funny. The house party dance moves. We've got it all on cnn.com. It's like what happened after the show madness.

BERMAN: Find out if his heart made it past (ph) that.

BOLDUAN: I'm like literally this --

BERMAN: Plus the dancing.

SIDNER: You know what, Berman, you're done.

BERMAN: No.

BOLDUAN: And, Sara, we have had a history of people who (INAUDIBLE) this show that I would like --

BERMAN: All right.

SIDNER: Kid knows what he's doing.

BERMAN: Thank you all for joining us. This has been CNN NEWS CENTRAL.

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REID: Take it around and around and around and around and around and around. Breaking news.

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