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Aired October 14, 2015 - 03:00 ET
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ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN NEWSROOM INTERNATIONAL HOST: The Vegas face-off. The Democratic contenders for the White House clash in their first debate, with Hillary Clinton playing the aggressor.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Secretary Clinton, is Bernie Sanders tough enough on guns?
HILLARY CLINTON, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: No, not at all.
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EROLL BARNETT, CNN NEWSROOM INTERNATIONAL HOST: Also ahead, Israel imposes controversial new security measures, amid a wave of Palestinian attacks.
CHURCH: Plus, the former NBA and reality TV star Lamar Odom on life support, after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel. Hello and welcome to our viewers all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church.
BARNETT: And I'm Errol Barnett. This is CNN Newsroom.
CHURCH: The Democratic candidates in the 2016 race to the White House faced off just a few hours ago.
BARNETT: CNN hosted the spirited debate in Las Vegas. Front-runner Hillary Clinton was out to cement her lead in the polls. Main challenger Bernie Sanders wants to gain ground. While Martin O'Malley, Lincoln Chaffee and Jim Webb were all looking to make names for themselves.
CHURCH: John Vause is in Las Vegas and he is covering the debate, and the spin that came afterwards.
BARNETT: I think he joins us from the spin room. But in this hour, it has emptied out quite a bit. John Vause is the last man standing. John, how did it go?
JOHN VAUSE, CNN INTERNATIONAL REPORTER: Always the last one to stay. Yes, this was the spin zone. It's kind of now just the empty zone. Anyway, five candidates were out on stage a few hours ago. But as expected it quickly turned into a debate mainly between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. That's how it's been throughout this campaign. There's a lot of mutual respect, but there is also a lot of animated disagreement.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just for the record, are you a progressive or you are a moderate?
CLINTON: I'm a progressive. But I'm a progressive who likes to get things done.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You don't consider yourself a capitalist though?
BERNIE SANDERS, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Do I consider myself part of the casino capitalist? Processed by which so few have so much and so many have so little by which Wall Street, greed and recklessness wrecked this economy. No, I don't.
CLINTON: I think it's important, too. That the United States make it very clear to Putin that it's not acceptable for him to be in Syria, creating more chaos, bombing people on behalf of Assad.
SANDERS: I think Mr. Putin is going to regret what he is doing.
CLINTON: Tonight, I want to talk not about my e-mails, but about what the American people wants for the next President of the United States.
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SANDERS: well, I think the secretary is right. And that is...
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ERIC BRADNER, CNN POLITICS REPORTER: ... Senator has basically giving her a get out of jail free card here. Now, to explain why he did that, you have to understand the difference between the general electorate and the primary electorate. Democrats still like Hillary Clinton. They might not want to vote for her. They might prefer Bernie Sanders, but they still like her. And they still think this whole issue has overblown. So Sanders can't really, he is a little limited in how he can take her on. But yeah, he gave her a huge gift.
VAUSE: It was a clever move by Bernie Sanders, as he was saying that you know he had really have no other choice in all of this, that you know she is so incredibly popular among Democrats, Republicans. OK, but it wasn't all nicey-nicey, there are some heated moments, and that came on gun control. So let's listen how Hillary Clinton took on Bernie Sanders.
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CLINTON: I'll be there, I'll answer their questions. But tonight, I want to talk not about my e-mails, but about what the American people want to the next President of the United States.
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SANDERS: Let me say this. Let me say something that may not be great politics. But I think the Secretary is right. And that is the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails.
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CLINTON: Thank you. Me, too. Me, too.
[03:05:15] SANDERS: Enough of the e-mails. Let's talk about the real issues facing Americans.
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CLINTON: Thank you, Bernie. Thank you.
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VAUSE: OK. That was a nice moment that was the e-mail moment. There was the shaking of the hands. There was, thank you Bernie, you know it was lovey-lovey. OK. Let's go to nasty moment when Hillary went on the attack over gun control, which could be a very big weak point for Sanders.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Secretary Clinton, is Bernie Sanders tough enough on guns?
CLINTON: No, not at all. I think that we have to look at the fact that we lose 90 people a day from gun violence. This has gone on too long, and it's time the entire country stood up against the NRA.
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VAUSE: OK. Now, this is one of those issues where lot of people may have been surprised that verbal liberal Bernie Sanders, is actually support pro-gun rights because of where he's from, because of Vermont.
RANA FOROOHAR, CNN GLOBAL ECONOMIC ANALYST: Yeah, absolutely. And you know it's particularly difficult to understand outside of the U.S. Vermont is a rural state, lot of people go hunting. But this is the message that tends to resonate more with Republicans than Democrats. So I think it really does sort of puts him outside his usual box, which is the left of center on almost everything, in this area, he's more conservative than most democrats.
VAUSE: Yes, there were a couple moments in this debate. That was one of them when he was flustered.
ERIC BRADNER, CNN POLITICS REPORTER: Yeah absolutely. This is a big one. This is early on that kind of threw him off of his game. So here's the thing about where Bernie Sanders is from. He talked about Vermont, but he was born and raised in Brooklyn, the same place Hillary Clinton has his campaign headquarters. He understands you know urban environments and what guns mean there. It's not like this is, you know, new to him or anything like that. But no, he's very rarely challenged from the left in part because he's an independent who calls himself a Democratic Socialist. There aren't many people to his left on many issues. So, it was going to be interesting to see how he would respond to this, because of one issue we knew would come up, where he would be challenged from the left. And it threw him off his game.
FOROOHAR: It threw him off early, too, and I think it affected his performance for the rest of the debate around things like Wall Street and equality, didn't really get its stride on those topics.
VAUSE: How does this now impact him, given how this country is now struggling to deal with gun control and there are many on within the Democratic Party who want tougher gun laws. How is he impacted now that he's basically told, you know, maybe a million or so people, or more about his position?
FOROOHAR: It's not great for him. I think you know, not just on the left but in some parts of the right. It's a real moment where people are questioning, after all the violence we have seen in the last year, whether we need a complete rethink about gun control, and I think he's on the wrong side of this issue perhaps.
BRADNER: He's the candidate who's a true believer on a lot of these issues. I mean, talking about you know economic and inequality, he's the one saying that Hillary Clinton is part of this sort of machine where they tried to compromise and it worked out poorly for everyone. And yet, on gun control, that's his point, that's his message.
FOOROHAR: Yeah.
VAUSE: The one thing that should be out there, though, is that this is the campaign of the authentic, this is the campaign where no one (watches) the poll-driven focus group, you know work shop politician.
On the plus side, at least Sanders is being open and honest. This is a position that he's had for a very long time and he's been consistent and that seems to resonating this year, this campaign, much more so of the past.
FOOROHAR: Well, that's true. I mean you know there is a Lot of crossover in some ways between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. You know it's a different side of the same coin, authenticity, and whether you like or not, there it is in your face.
VAUSE: Interesting, too. There's a lot about Trump, what he didn't said about all of this. And the Republican in general, it seems that Hillary Clinton was the one who went after the Republicans more than anybody else.
BRADNER: Right. She's trying to do a couple of things. One showed that she's could be a uniter of the Democratic Party. A party that for a long time, that's been sort of led by President Obama, who's more a man than a movement, who's not a great party builder. She's showing that she can unite the party. And she is trying to demonstrate that she is going to be the most effective in attacking Republicans in the context of the general election, that she can actually win, whereas Bernie Sanders faces big electability questions.
VAUSE: That was the one thing that Bernie Sanders have to do to this debate, was to prove he could be a viable nominee. Because Hillary Clinton is saying, look I agree with almost everything that Bernie says. I'm on his side, but I'm going to be a better candidate, I'm going to better nominee. So did Bernie Sanders sort of pull back a bit, did he get a better credibility in the I-could-be-a-nominee state?
FOOROHAR: I don't think he did. I think Hillary did a great job of, as you say, agreeing with a lot of big key things that she needed to move left on. Yet also saying, look I'm a pragmatist I've done this before. I know what I'm doing. I'm the person that can take the 3:00 a.m. call.
BARDNER: I do think that Bernie Sanders has an opportunity to grow here. He didn't hurt himself so badly tonight that he can't survive. Hillary Clinton has done these debates a lot. She's very experienced on this stage. For him, it's a new thing. There are five more Democratic debates, he'll just have to get a lot better, but at least now, he's got this experience under the belt, he'll might take some of the debate prep more seriously or doing it a little differently going into the next one.
[03:10:12] VAUSE: Yeah, the one thing you can tell from Hillary Clinton, is that she had a good time tonight. She enjoyed it out there. She had a lot of fun. OK, and also we want to take a look at some of the other highlights, some of the other moments here. Who were the winners and losers? Earlier, I spoke to CNN Political Analyst Mark Preston, as well as Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny.
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JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: I think there's no question that Hillary Clinton commanded the evening. It was an example that experience matters. She's been through this rodeo many times before, 25 times if I remember from the 2007 to 2008 campaign, which we all cover so many. But I mean she made it clear that she's ready to be President that was her chief goal here. I'm not sure though they should be resting so easy that this e-mail controversy is behind them. Bernie Sanders of course basically gave her a lifeline. You know, saying enough of the damn e-mails, but that's maybe for a Democratic primary. For a general election, for other voters out there, there are still questions here. But overall, no question, she commanded the evening. But Bernie Sanders, I think, did pretty well. It was his biggest audience ever. But I'm not sure he made as much an argument for his policies and didn't. Some of his supporters really wanted to see a distinction. I'm not sure that happened. Martin O'Malley of course, you know we saw more of him than we seen ever before. But, I'm not sure he did enough on what he have to do, to sort of break out.
VAUSE: My impression watching this Mark is that essentially a lot of the campaign, not much has really changed. Hillary is still out in front, Bernie Sanders is still in the race, and then you got the three other guys.
MARK PRESTON, CNN POLITIVAL EXEXCUTIVE EDITOR: Right and I think that one name that we haven't talked about is Joe Biden. I think if Joe Biden was watching tonight, I think he got to be saying to himself, you know what, maybe I'm not going to get into this race, because Hillary Clinton was not damaged, she did look presidential, she did what she had to do. I do agree with Jeff, the e-mail controversy is something that won't play in the primary, potentially could go into the general election. We will see what comes out of that. I think Bernie Sanders did well. But again, to Jeff's point, I don't know if he pushed it over the limit.
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VAUSE: There is a lot which is been going on with this debate tonight. We have been talking about it. Rana Foroohar and Eric Bradner, we appreciate you being with us. Coming up to, oh, it's just after Midnight, 10 minutes past one. The casinos are still open, the buffet is still there. We'll be here for a little longer. In the meantime though, back to Rosemary Church and Errol Barnett in the CNN Center in Atlanta.
CHURCH: Could be nearly a time for a drink there, John.
VAUSE: Almost, almost.
BARNETT: Alright. Thanks, guys. We will be back with you in a moment.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he'll head to the Middle East soon, as clashes continue between Israelis and Palestinians. On Tuesday, at least three Israelis were killed. And the violence has prompted Israel to add new security measures.
CHURCH: They include closing certain violent areas, adding more police and not rebuilding after demolishing the homes of suspected terrorists.
BARNETT: CNN's Erin McLaughlin joins us now live from Jerusalem, to talk about all of this. Erin, just detail for us what these new security measures are exactly?
ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Errol. Well, the measures were a lot high now last night, out of the security cabinet meeting. They include closing off areas in Jerusalem of quote, friction and incitement. Now, earlier this morning, we were touring some predominantly Arab neighborhoods in the eastern part of the city. We didn't see any evidence of this. No road closures, no one checking ID's, some of the neighborhood belonging to the alleged attackers from yesterday. But that of course policies that are there may change as the day goes on. They also announced that not only -- the Israeli government is not only going to be demolishing the homes of attackers, but also preventing the families from rebuilding those homes.
This is in addition to a number of security measures, increasing the number of police, 300 additional security guards to be deployed across Jerusalem public transportation networks, in addition to deploying Israeli military units to reinforce the Israeli police in cities and roads. This morning, Israeli military sending out a SMS saying that starting today we are going to be deploying some six companies in an effort to do that. I want you to listen to one Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to say yesterday. Take a listen.
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TRANSLATOR: They will not achieve their goals today. We're united to fight the terrorists and murderers, and I'm sure that those steps will bring an understanding that terrorism will pay a heavy price.
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[03:14:55] MCLAUGHLIN: Well, in response to these measures, a human rights watch putting out a statement very critical of some of them, calling the demolish of houses of attackers, quote, primitive and unlawful. Saying the locking down of neighborhoods is a recipe for, quote, harassment and abuse. I've also been speaking to Palestinian officials who tell me that the only way to stop the violence is to end the oppression. And Israel needs a leader capable of doing that.
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MCLAUGHLIN: ... These attacks, so called lone-wolf attacks. People operating off their own initiative. So this is very difficult to predict, very difficult to prevent. And it's unclear if these latest security measures will be effective considering that these attacks have continued in the face of security precautions and additional police already deployed throughout Israeli cities, as well as in the West Bank, as well as here in Jerusalem.
BARNETT: Meanwhile, we will just hope that the violence ends at some point. Erin McLaughlin live for us in Jerusalem this morning, a quarter past 10 a.m. there. Erin, thank you.
CHURCH: And we'll take a very short break here. But still to come, new details emerging on a close encounter between Russians and U.S. planes over Syria. We will find out what happened and who is raising concerns. We'll be back in a moment.
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[03:19:20] ALLISION CHINCHAR, CNN WEATHERWATCH HOST: I'm meteorologist Allison Chinchar and you're watching CNN Weather Watch. We are dealing with pretty cold temperatures now starting to transition into the northeastern United States after that frontal system finally pushed through, only 20 degrees for the high today in New York City, mostly cloudy skies. And we finally got to rid of a lot of showers, but still a few lingering showers into parts of the northeast. Around 28 degrees into Denver with sunny conditions. And around 24 in Atlanta with sunny conditions. But they'll be cooling down a little bit as we make our way into the latter part of the week. Again, here you can take a look, not very much rain out there, with activity just limited to parts of the northeast and extreme southern Florida.
As we transition farther down to the south, you'll notice we still have a few isolated showers and even thunderstorms around Belize City, high temperature of 30 degrees. Mexico City dealing with a high around 24, with mostly cloudy skies. We do have some pretty active weather around much of the Caribbean islands, but again typical afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Now around Salvador, expect some showers, mostly light for those areas, but a few heavy at times, high of 29 degrees. Rio, 31 degrees with plenty of sunshine around there. Lima, dealing with partly cloudy skies and a high temperature of around 21 degrees. So very nice conditions as we begin to transition into spring.
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[03:20:55] BARNETT: Now to Syria, where we are learning the Iranian military is now sharing an airport with Russian Air Forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the two countries are working out an airport in Latakia, this in Northern Syria.
CHURCH: Now, the airport is already being used by Russian warplanes to conduct air strikes. Iran is using a portion to transport personnel to support the Syrian regime.
BARNETT: And we also have new information on Russian and U.S. aircraft, which came within visual range of each other over the weekend. U.S. Colonel Steve Warren says the aircraft moved away from each other without incident.
CHURCH: Russia's Vladimir Putin said Tuesday, that his country's involvement in Syria is protecting the world. But Colonel Warren says Russia actions could have been opposite effect.
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COL. STEVE WARREN, U.S. ARMY: I find these air strikes to be reckless and indiscriminant. They are doing exactly -- having the exactly the opposite effect of what Russia is claimed they want to do. They claimed publicly that they want to fight ISIS. In reality, these reckless, these indiscriminant, these irresponsible air strikes have had the effect and will have the effect only of prolonging the suffering of the Syrian people.
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CHURCH: And Jill Dougherty is a researcher for the International Center for Defense and Security. She joins us now live from Moscow. So Jill, this problem of Russia sharing air space over Syria, with the U.S., has many concerned that it could trigger an accident in the skies and that is a big concern, of course. And also, this news that Russia and Iran may be sharing an airport in Northern Syria, what are we to make of all of this? And what can we expect to hear from Russia's Foreign Minister when he addresses parliament in about three hours from now?
JILL DOUGHERTY, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY: Right. Well, getting back to those pilots they were within visual distance, visual range, which means about 10 to 20 miles, they could see each other. They did not obviously have any further problems, they separated and went back. But it's a good indication that now of the dangers where you have two countries carrying out air attacks in the same country. So that is why the United States and Russia have been holding two rounds of these teleconferences between the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defense here. Trying to work out the parameters of how the pilots can communicate, what language, the distances they should be, the frequencies of which they speak, and the Russian Defense Ministry is saying they have now worked out some type of protocol that it will be presenting. And we expect they will be holding a third round of these teleconferences to discuss precisely that. So, that's one good thing.
On the military base -- I should I say the international airport which is now closed, it's called Hamain Airport, and that also is kind of predictable because Russians are using that as their base. But now, they have moved into the old part of the airport. Iranian forces, these are ground troops and they need places to locate their troops and their equipment. And then, they are taking a part in the ground operations with the Syrian forces. So, again, more coordination than indication of the coordination between the Iranians and the Russians, and don't forget that Hezbollah also is involved along with the Syrian troops.
And then finally, what the Foreign Minister Lavrov will be speaking about today, in just I guess a couple of hours, he will be speaking in front of the parliament, the Upper House of Parliament. Don't forget they are the people who approved the military action by President Putin. So an important body, like the Senate in the United States. He will be making the points to them about Syria and also about Iran -- I'm sorry, you should hear something about Ukraine, although that has been put on the back burner.
On Syria, the Foreign Minister has been -- Lavrov has been repeating the phrase that I think is now the mantra which is, what have the United States really been doing when they carry out those air strikes? And the Russian would argue, not very much. And the coalition is actually saying that they killed 70 leaders and that they are taking it to ISIS as well.
[03:25:32] CHURCH: All right, a lot of developments there to can cover, Jill Dougherty talking to us there live from Moscow. Thanks to you.
BARNETT: Now, to the mystery of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. Dutch investigators Tuesday confirmed that the missile brought down the passenger jet last year, part of a war zone in eastern Ukraine.
CHURCH: But they did not say who fired the missile. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen has more about the plane final moment.
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FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Pieced together over months by investigators, fragments of Flight MH 17, incomplete but enough for the Dutch Safety Board to determine what caused it to crash in July, 2014. Its findings are in line with what many believed. MH17 was shot down over Eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made BUK surface to air missile.
UNINDETIFIED MALE: Flight MH17 crashed because of a 9M314M warhead detonated outside the airplane, that's the left side of the cockpit. This warhead fits the kind of missile that is installed on the BUK surface to air missile system.
PLEITGEM: Flight MH17 enters Ukrainian air space at an altitude of 33,000 feet. Investigators released this animation of what they concluded happened to the plane. They say that the BUK missile exploded less than a meter from the cockpit, causing the front of the plane to break off. Fragments carrying traces of paint linked to these missiles were in the bodies of the three crew when the cockpit and in the plane's left wing.
Investigators believe most passengers died almost instantly with no comprehension of the situation. But they couldn't rule out that some may have been conscious during the 90 seconds it took the plane to fall to the ground. The report is critical of Ukrainian authorities for allowing commercial flight in the area, and it called for new rules to be introduced for flying over war zones.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: None of the aviation parties involved recognized the risks both the civil aviation, by the armed conflicts on the ground.
PLEITGEM: Crucially, what the report did not do was say who fired the missile. Kiev and their western allies blame Russian-backed separatists. Russian for its part blames Ukrainians forces. And all denied any wrong doings. The Russians state arms producers that make the BUK system came out with its own research.
TRANSLATOR: The result of the experiment, having entirely refuted the conclusion by the Dutch Commission about the type of the rocket and the place of the launch.
PLETGEM: And Russian officials who participated in the investigation maintained it's not possible to confirm the war head or the type of system used. A separate Dutch criminal investigation is under way. It hopes to have answers next year .Officials say they will not rest until those who shot down MH17 are brought to justice. Frederik Pleitgen, CNN London.
BARNETT: Israel announces new security measures to try and curb a recent wave of violence. Still to come to you, here on CNN Newsroom, we will talk to journalist on the ground.
CHURCH: Democratic hopefuls clash over Syria, during the presidential debate, and talk tough about Vladimir Putin.
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CLINTON: It's not acceptable for him to be in Syria creating more chaos, bombing people on behalf of Assad, and we can't do that if we don't take more of a leadership position.
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[03:32:25] BARNETT: Welcome back to CNN Newsroom, everyone. I'm Errol Barnett.
CHURCH: And I'm Rosemary Church. It is time to check the headlines for you. Israel announced new security measures just a short time ago in an attempt to curb a recent wave of violence. In addition to demolishing the homes of terrorists, the rules would forbid rebuilding on those sites. Certain areas deemed too dangerous will be shut down.
BARNETT: The Dutch Safety Board says Malaysian flight 17 was brought down last year over eastern Ukraine by a missile warhead. The kind made by a Russian company. But, they haven't determined who fired it. All 298 people onboard the plane were killed. A criminal probe is underway in the Netherlands into this incident.
Well, it was a night of politics and personalities there in Las Vegas as the five Democratic candidates for U.S. president faced off.
CHURCH: And our John Vause is there in Las Vegas. He joins us now. So, John, there he is. There's no nobody behind you. You are the last man standing, it appears, right? Ready to go home. But, talk to us about this debate. Because for Hillary Clinton, she went home smiling. For the others, not so much.
JOHN VAUSE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yeah. A little smile from Bernie Sanders. He didn't have a bad night. In fact, he had a pretty strong night by some accounts. It's interesting you said it was a night of politicians and personalities. Not so much personalities. Not when you compare it to the Republican debate. It was more about policy and that's kind of what the National Democratic Committee was hoping for. It did get a little testy when they started talking foreign policy.
Hillary Clinton was U.S. Secretary of State. She easily held her own on this. But, Bernie Sanders fumbled on the issue of Vladimir Putin, what to do about the Russian president. He did make some strong points when he was talking about Syria and Iraq.
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BERNIE SANDERS, 2016 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE-DEMOCRAT: I will do everything that I can to make sure that the United States does not get involved in another quagmire like we did in Iraq. The worst foreign policy blunder in the history of this country. We should be putting together a coalition of Arab countries who should be leading the effort. We should be support. But, I do not support American ground troops in Syria.
ANDERSON COOPER, ANDERSON COOPER 360 HOST: On this issue of foreign policy...
(CROSSTALK) [03:34:55] HILLARY CLINTON, 2016 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE-DEMOCRAT: Nobody does, Senator Sanders. I recall, very well, being on a debate stage about 25 times with then-Senator Obama debating this very issue. After the election, he asked me to become Secretary of State. He valued my judgment and I spent a lot of time with him, you know, in the situation room going over some very difficult issues. You know, I agree completely. We don't want American troops on the ground in Syria. I never said that. What I said was that we had to put together a coalition.
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SANDERS: Here's what I said in 2002. I said without any joy in my heart, that much of what I thought would happen about the destabilization, in fact, did happen.
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VAUSE: Hillary Clinton there with what seemed to be a very well- prepared response to the accusation or the basically, that she voted for the Iraq war. The attack that many take out on her in these kinds of debates. That she approved the Iraq war. That was, you know, one of the big Achilles heel for Hillary Clinton. But, she has that answered now, which saved the deal with that. Immigration, though, another hot topic of discussion. One of the candidates from both parties ahead of this U.S. presidential election next year. Now, let's listen to Bernie Sanders, as well as Hillary Clinton, and the different approach the democrats are taking on this issue versus the Republicans.
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SANDERS: When you have 11 million undocumented people in this country, we need comprehensive immigration reform. We need a path toward citizenship. We need to take people out of the shadows.
CLINTON: There is such a difference between everything you're hearing here on this stage and what we hear from the Republicans, who have demonized hard hardworking immigrants, who have insulted them. You know, I came to Las Vegas, I think, in early May, met with a group of dreamers. I wish everybody in America could meet with these young people. To hear their stories, to know their incredible talent, their determination. That's why I would go further than even the executive orders that President Obama has signed when I'm president.
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VAUSE: Now, one of the big moments of this debate was not for the attacks. But, rather the support that Hillary Clinton received from Bernie Sanders when it came to the controversy over her e-mail. Let's go to Jonathan Mann, who is at the CNN Center in Atlanta with more on that. And John, this was really one of those breakout moments that people will remember for quite some time.
JONATHAN MANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Certainly, Hillary Clinton is going to remember it. Her supporters will remember it because this debate really meant a great deal to Hillary Clinton. A great deal to her ability to move forward as a candidate. There were four men on that stage, just to back it up a bit. But, no one in the United States really knows much about them. But, Hillary Clinton by comparison, is very well known. She's a part of the American political landscape. She was First Lady. She was a Senator. She was Secretary of State, of course.
Americans have been following her career and her personal life for 20 years. Gallup named her this year as the woman Americans admire most. Just as she has been for almost every year, for more than two decades. But, her campaign coming into the debate was in trouble. She's been traveling, campaigning, raising money and spending it faster than any other candidate. But, she was dropping in the polls nonetheless.
A USA Today/Suffolk University poll found that 59 percent of likely Democratic voters were behind her in July. This month, that number dropped to 41 percent in part because of the controversy over her e- mails. Unlike virtually all U.S. government employees today, Clinton used personal e-mail addresses channeled through a personal, privately-owned computer server during her four years as Secretary of State. After Republican lawmakers pushed for access to her official correspondence, Clinton's lawyers gave the government 55,000 pages of e-mails, which have been gradually reviewed and released to the public. But, the hunt for the emails, the arguments over them, hurt her.
Asked for a single word that describes each contender, the most frequent response for Hillary Clinton in the USA Today/Suffolk University poll - liar, dishonest. Followed by untrustworthy, fake. Seventy percent of voters say it diminishes her chances of winning the White House. In the debate, Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, may have done what she could not do. They essentially buried that issue.
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SANDERS: The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails.
CLINTON: Thank you. Me, too. Me, too.
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MARTIN O'MALLEY, 2016 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE-DEMOCRAT: But, now that we're finally having debates, Anderson, we don't have to be defined by the e-mail scandal.
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MANN: But, not all of the candidates on that stage agreed. Former Rode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee had this to say.
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LINCOLN CHAFEE, 2016 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE-DEMOCRAT: Any time someone's running to be our leader and a world leader, which the American President is, credibility is an issue out there with the world. And we have repair work to be done. I think we need someone who has the best in ethical standards as our next president. That's how I feel.
COOPER: Secretary Clinton, do you want to respond?
CLINTON: No.
COOPER: Governor O'Malley.
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[03:40:04] MANN: Snap. The campaign isn't over, of course. Clinton still has a long way to go. And she has to start moving up in the polls. Tonight, among democrats, at least, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley did her a major favor at a time when she really needed it. I'll have much more on the race for the White House when Political Mann returns to CNN in just a couple of weeks from now. And you can follow our progress as we prepare for the program on Twitter @PoliticalMann. John.
VAUSE: Okay. John, we appreciate that. Looking forward to Political Mann for another season.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was not at the debate tonight. He's in Las Vegas, but he used social media to show his support for Hillary Clinton. He put this tweet out. I'm proud of Hillary Clinton. Tonight, she showed why she should be president. He also tweeted out that photo right there of himself watching the debate.
And if you missed the debate or you want to see it again, you can watch the replay 8:00 p.m. Wednesday in London, 9:00 pm Central European time. That is right here only on CNN. And Rosie and Errol, as they pack up the spin zone and they close down the debate and everyone goes home, I save this for you guys. Because Lincoln Chafee will not be needing this after tonight. It's yours.
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CHURCH: Wow. You better send that to us. And John, your work is done.
BARNETT: Go ahead and enjoy yourself.
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VAUSE: Hallelujah.
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BARNETT: Thanks a lot. Great coverage, John.
(CROSSTALK) CHURCH: Well done. What a marathon job.
BARNETT: Alright. More big stories still to come for you on CNN. Israel announces new security measures as the violence in Jerusalem and the west bank continues. Next, we'll talk to a journalist on the ground to get his take.
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BARNETT: We have some new information for you just into CNN. Israel is preparing to deploy 300 soldiers nationwide to reinforce police dealing with a wave of violence. The government announced other new security measures a short time ago. They include the power to close off Palestinian areas in east Jerusalem as well as the addition of more security guards.
[03:45:15] CHURCH: And earlier, I spoke with Nabeel Shaath. He is the General Counsel for Fateh International relations and says these new measures will do no good.
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NABEEL SHAATH, FATEH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: This will do nothing but escalation. We have been for ten years without one incident out of the west bank. But, with the increasing settler insurgents inside the west bank, there are now 675,000 settlers. They were only 80,000 when we went to the Madrid Conference back in 1991. And with this number of settlers, many of them extremists, they started attacks on Palestinian villagers, on Jerusalem and Muslim holy sites. And that's what really inflamed everything. Also, with the other failure of the peace process, the people lost hope. Now, the solution is political. Not more security actions by the Israelis. Not allowing people to carry arms and shoot in the streets. Not targeting children. All of those 50 that have been killed within the last three days are children. All of them.
And therefore, what is needed is intervention from the United States is international protection. It's action from Mr. Netanyahu to stop targeting children and allowing settlers to invade Palestinian territories. And instead, really going back to a serious effort to reach peace instead of escalating further targeting of children and security measures.
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BARNETT: Joining me now to talk about all of this is Gil Hoffman. He's the Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst for The Jerusalem Post. And Gil, you heard there what our Palestinian guest, Nabeel Shaath, said last hour. The solution to all of this is political. It's not beefed-up security or closing off neighborhoods. Is there some truth to that?
GIL HOFFMAN, CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT AND ANALYST, THE JERUSALEM POST: Absolutely. That's the one thing he said that was correct. Netanyahu, in his speech to the United Nations general assembly just a few weeks ago, begged Abbas to come to the negotiating table. Unfortunately, Abbas used his speech to incite his people to acts of violence against the people of Israel. And we see the results of it. And now we need people like Nabeel Shaath. Instead of blaming Israel for things that happened 20 years ago, telling his people to stop attacking Israelis. Hopefully, these security measures that were taken will finally be what's necessary to deter the people from attacking Israelis. And then, there can be negotiations and a peace process again.
BARNETT: Now, we've just got new information that the IDF will be deploying some 300 soldiers in many areas to help support police already on the ground. From what you know, is there any tangible evidence that these kind of policies, things like demolishing buildings, sealing off Palestinian neighborhoods, they actually are effective in decreasing attacks? Because the fear is, this may make things worse.
HOFFMAN: Yes. In the past, there have been steps taken to prevent attacks like this that have proven effective. When a terrorist is thinking about whether he's going to go stab a 13-year-old Jew in the street, he'll have to think, is my family going to lose their home immediately after this happens. That, perhaps, could make them think twice. And unfortunately, there are people who have to pay the price for the acts of their family members and their neighbors in order to restore security which is necessary for the Arabs as well. There are thousands of Arabs from these neighborhoods, who go into Jewish neighborhoods and work, and are now being prevented by these attacks that are happening. They're in fear of losing their jobs. I think they'll actually welcome some of this stuff that were taken overnight by the security cabinet.
BARNETT: Now, one of the steps that has yet to be taken, but was discussed late last night, was that there's a possibility that gun restrictions may be loosened. Do you think that will be a step too far? What is your view on that responsibility?
HOFFMAN: Look. People are really scared. I walked here different than yesterday. Yesterday, I was surrounded by ambulances when I came here. I was afraid to wear my yarmulke in public out of fear that I could be a target by terrorists here, on a busy street, in downtown Jerusalem. If people feel like having arms on them would deter them from being the target by terrorists, I could totally understand. It's just sad that we have gotten this far. Because the people of Israel want there to be a peace process. And if there had been better Palestinian leaders, perhaps there would be.
[03:4:55] BARNETT: I think the world would agree. It's sad for people on all sides of this issue, when what everybody wants is just a peaceful co-existence. Gil Hoffman, the Chief Political Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. Thanks so much for your time and insight this morning. Joining us from Jerusalem. Thank you.
CHURCH: And we're going to take a very short break here on CNN Newsroom. But, still to come, a very different story. Former NBA and reality TV star, Lamar Odom, is found unconscious at a Nevada brothel. The details when we return.
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PATRICK SNELL, CNN WORLD SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Hi there. I'm Patrick Snell with your CNN World Sport headlines. The final day of Euro 2016 qualifying in the group stages has concluded with some dramatic outcomes. A miserable campaign for the Netherlands was compounded by Robin van Persie scoring an own goal in a home defeat by the Czech Republic on a night in which the Dutch failed to qualify for a playoff spot. The Dutch needed to win and for Iceland to beat Turkey. But, when van Persie's error saw them go (inaudible) down, a time was nearly up ending at 3 to 2.
(Inaudible) Turkey had a home game against an Icelandic team who'd already qualified for France next year. Well, it turned out to be a memorable night for the Turks, who didn't just score the last (inaudible) winner against Iceland. But, they ended up with the best third-place team out of all nine qualifying groups. It means Turkey don't have to go into the dreaded playoffs to decide who the final four sides will be at Euro 2016. One of those eight teams battling it out in next month's playoffs will be Norway, who had a topsy turvy game away at Italy, in Rome after the Norwegians took the lead in the eternal city. They were leading the group at a second-half comeback. But, the Italians didn't just cement their first-place finish in group age, but condemn the Norwegians in the playoffs and the two-legged games, which will take place next month. The draw, by the way, made this Sunday in Nyon, Switzerland. You're now up to date. Thanks so much for joining us. I'm Patrick Snell with a check on your CNN world sport headlines.
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CHURCH: A former NBA and reality TV star was found unresponsive at a Nevada brothel. Nye County officials say Lamar Odom has been hospitalized in Las Vegas. Authorities are not releasing details on his condition.
BARNETT: But, we are getting some information from the owner of the brothel who tells CNN, Odom didn't look good and was quote, taking a lot of herbal Viagra right before he was found unconscious.
Now, a Florida woman got behind the wheel. Even though she was, by her own admission, driving drunk.
CHURCH: Now, not just that. Police say she was actually broadcasting it all on the internet. Take a look.
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[03:55:01] UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm driving home drunk. I'm really drunk. I am. It's horrible, guys.
CHURCH: Wow. Not only drunk, but stupid, apparently. The 23-year- old woman was using Periscope. For those of you who don't know, that is an app that allows users to livestream from their phones. People saw the video and contacted police.
BARNETT: Now, the woman was arrested and faces the charge of driving under the influence. The cops were watching this Periscope. Her attorney says she plans to plead not guilty. (END VIDEO CLIP)
CHURCH: That's going to be a tough one. Well, Oscar Winner Jennifer Lawrence is upset about the difference in pay she received compared to her male co-stars.
BARNETT: An e-mail hack of Sony last year, revealed Lawrence made less money than her male co-stars in the film American Hustle. In an op-ed, the actress admits she may have been too nice when it comes to the business aspect of show business. She also addresses a double- standard in terms of being aggressive between men and women.
CHURCH: Yeah. And here's what Lawrence wrote. I'm quoting her directly here, all I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions and I give mine in the same exact manner, and you would have thought I had said something offensive. I'm over trying to find the adorable way to state my opinion and still be likable. That's a good point there.
BARNETT: It is a good point.
CHURCH: Yeah. Alright. And thanks everyone for watching CNN. I'm Rosemary Church.
BARNETT: And I'm Errol Barnett. Another hour of CNN Newsroom is next. We will see you tomorrow.
CHURCH: Have a great day.
