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WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Watch this surveillance video obtained by ABC News of a man standing near the entrance of a building. The blast decimating the wall, caving in right on top of him.

[07:00:09] The explosions felt miles away, emanating from an industrial warehouse in Tianjin, a city of 15 million two hours south of Beijing. The chemical material inside unknown and dangerous, according to Xinhua, a statewide news agency. Xinhua reporting firefighters are now suspended from tending to the billowing flames, in fear the mysterious chemicals might pose a further threat.

This as the death toll continues rising. Dozens now dead, including firefighters, and more than 500 injured.

"The house collapsed. We didn't know what happened," says one survivor.

During my live report from outside the hospital, tempers flared. A group of apparently distraught survivors, along with security officers demanding to see the pictures on my phone, forcing me off the air. Police don't stop them. Emotions running high.

The massive explosions equivalent to a small earthquake, according to a China data center.

(on camera): When you look around at all the devastation here, it's really remarkable.

(voice-over): The aftermath found far and wide, buildings destroyed and cars are completely charred more than a mile away from the blast site.

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RIPLEY: And you can see this fire has continued to burn throughout the day. There are no longer firefighters on the scene, because they just don't know if it's safe for them, with all the toxic mix of chemicals that were stored in that industrial plant that are being released into the air. There are a thousand firefighters that right now are basically keeping people safely away until they figure out what to do next. There was a meeting just a short time ago, just days ago here in this

city, where city officials talked to the owners of these factories housing the chemicals, telling them that they need to ensure the safety of residents who lived so close.

But you can see, again, just by looking at the smoke there and those buildings, all of those people living and feeling the effects of this blast in this city of millions of people. And many of them don't have a place to sleep tonight here because of what has happened, Chris.

CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: Will, thank you for adapting to circumstances and bringing us the transmission. But two big takeaways as this ongoing story continues -- We'll check back in with you -- is that one, you are a mile away. Will Ripley is a mile away from that fire site. And that's the explosive power that experienced all those cars and all that behind him. And 15 million people are dealing with it right now. We'll go back to him.

Now let's turn to stateside politics. A just-released CNN/ORC poll showing Donald Trump with a huge lead over his rivals. And guess what? That's not the biggest surprise in Iowa, because as the weather heats up, so are the war of words. People are getting after him, but they are shuffling in a way that we never expected. We've got all the angles covered for you this morning.

Let's begin with CNN's political reporter, Sara Murray, live in Washington -- Sara.

SARA MURRAY, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Chris.

Well, like you pointed out, Donald Trump is on top, and that means some of the folks lower down in the polls are punching up, trying to break into that top tier. The latest is Rand Paul. Let's take a look.

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MURRAY (voice-over): Donald Trump dominating the airwaves once again this morning.

DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: In many cases, I probably identify more as a Democrat.

MURRAY: This time in the form of an attack ad released by rival candidate Senator Rand Paul. The punch thrown as Trump tops the field in Iowa with 22 percent, eight points ahead as his closest rival, Dr. Ben Carson, and a whopping 17 points ahead of Paul, according to the latest CNN/ORC poll of likely caucus goers. But Paul isn't backing down.

SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Thank you. Thank you.

MURRAY: Even using the limelight at last night's Nashua town hall to do his best Trump impression.

PAUL: My favorite is, "You know the reason I tell women they're ugly is because I'm so good-looking. Everybody knows I'm good-looking. Right?"

MURRAY: Just hours before Paul's event in New Hampshire, Trump spoke with CNN's Jake Tapper about the ongoing sparring match.

TRUMP: You know, you look at a guy like Rand Paul. He's failing in the polls. He's week on the military. He's pathetic on military. Hasn't his whole team been indicted? I mean, I've been reading where this...

JAKE TAPPER, CNN ANCHOR: That's his -- the super PAC that's supporting him.

TRUMP: Yes. They've been indicted. So, you know, he's a mess. There's no question about it.

MURRAY: But last night's political drama wasn't just limited to Trump versus Paul.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Black lives matter! Black lives matter! Black lives matter!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Black lives matter! Black lives matter! Black lives matter!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Black lives matter! Black lives matter! Black lives matter!

MURRAY: Jeb Bush abruptly left his Las Vegas town hall after a crowd of "black lives matter" activists chanted during his exit, their response to his final answer about racial equality.

JEB BUSH (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I have a report of empowering people in communities that had no chance. They were told they were assigned to failing schools, and it was very easy to understand why that exists, why people don't think the system works for them.

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[07:05:14] MURRAY: Now the big news isn't just Trump on top in Iowa, but it's a big shakeup in the GOP field across the state. Jeb Bush falling out of the top five, now edges 5 percent. And Carly Fiorina is moving up into the top five. She's tied there in a flat number, at 7 percent with Mike Huckabee.

Back to you.

ANA CABRERA, CNN ANCHOR: Lots of good info there for us. Thanks so much, Sara Murray.

Now on the other side of the aisle, Hillary Clinton maintaining a commanding lead in Iowa. The CNN/ORC poll shows that she is beating her rival, Bernie Sanders, even with that e-mail server controversy still hanging over her campaign. But what happens if Joe Biden gets into the race? We turn to CNN's Suzanne Malveaux, live with that angle of the story -- Suzanne. SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Clearly, this is good news for

Hillary Clinton. She's leading Bernie Sanders at 50 percent to his 31 percent. But Vice President Joe Biden, who has even yet to decide whether or not to make a run for the presidency, coming in third place with 12 percent.

Now, Hillary's dominance in Iowa coming on the back of yesterday's poll showing Sanders taking the lead in New Hampshire. That is significant, with 44 percent.

All of this playing out while the FBI investigates whether any rules were broken over Clinton's use of a personal e-mail account as secretary of state. And whether classified information was improperly handled.

Well, even though most voters feel that Clinton's intentions may have been acceptable, a majority now, 52 percent. They are now saying that her e-mails should be subject to a criminal investigation. This is taking a hit on how voters feel about Clinton.

Obviously, again, back to Iowa, Sanders ahead of her, 35 percent, find him more honest and trustworthy to Clinton, who is at 28 percent. And again, striking here is that Biden, yet to announce, is creeping up behind. Very close -- Chris.

MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: And yes, who knows, it is worth saying again, right?

CUOMO: Well, he's vice president of the United States. So he's been a little marred. What's he going to do? We don't know, but we're going to talk about it. These polls have a lot of headlines for us.

Let's turn to editor in chief of "The Daily Beast," the political analyst John Avlon; and Republican consultant and CNN political commentator Margaret Hoover. Good to have you both here.

The obvious headline is that Trump is leading. I don't think that's such -- you know, notable anymore. He's on top. Someone has got to take him out. It's about why. I'm concerned if I'm in the GOP, about how everybody else is slipping and why. What do you see, Hooves?

MARGARET HOOVER, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: OK. Here's what you need to know about Iowa. I say this as a proud Iowa homeowner. I've spent a lot of time in Iowa.

CUOMO: Start flashing your disclaimer on the screen.

HOOVER: Let me tell you...

CUOMO: Put up her numbers. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) a sip of coffee.

HOOVER: In 2008 and 2012, Iowans historically decide very late who they're going to support in the caucuses. In fact, 56 percent who took this poll, who said they think they like Trump, also said they have not made up their minds. As many as 40 percent in the weeks before the caucuses still don't know who they're voting for. Seventeen percent the day before the caucuses. Fluid, fluid, fluid.

PEREIRA: But if the numbers are showing this early in the game in a place where the numbers are fluent, does this not speak to maybe a trend we could be seeing play out nationwide?

JOHN AVLON, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: There is a deeper trend, and Margaret is trying to make the point that, sure, it's early, but this poll in particular shows a trend that should have responsible Republicans really worried. Not only Donald Trump at the top of the field in the caucus, but Ben Carson in second.

What they share, among other things -- they don't share much in common, --- it's zero percent governing experience. That kind of conservative populist appeal.

PEREIRA: Look at that. Most likely to change Washington, people like the idea of an outsider is going to come in to shake things up.

AVLON: They want the outsider. They see government experience, actually, as a net negative for the chief executive of the United States. That is not exactly a winning message for a general election, but it satisfies a deep emotional appeal.

So the underlying trends really should draw more Republicans as much as they may try to spin it out and say, "It's early. It's early."

HOOVER: Well, it is early. And we also know that they are troubled. I mean, I'll give you that. Scott Walker...

CUOMO: You or they?

AVLON: Both.

HOOVER: I'm not troubled. I am not troubled.

CUOMO: You are troubled.

HOOVER: I am not troubled. I am troubled that Donald Trump -- I am troubled by the phenomenon of Donald Trump.

CUOMO: He says you love him. You're a woman. Women love him.

HOOVER: There's deductive logic. That's very good. We know that Scott Walker is worried about him, because Scott Walker has ceased and really not taken any bait to punch back on Donald Trump, which is punching down on him, until two days ago. And Scott Walker said, you know, finally -- he didn't even refer to him by name but said, you know, "that other guy in the race" and started hitting on him.

CUOMO: Like Voldemort.

PEREIRA: He cannot be named.

HOOVER: And so Walker is disturbed and probably shaken that his numbers have dropped to Trump's in Iowa. Because that's -- that's Walker's play. Walker has been very clear that Iowa is his past and present.

[07:10:07] AVLON: And now Rand Paul clearly, as we just heard, really doubling down on those attacks on Donald Trump.

CUOMO: Do you think it helps them? It's so personal. I mean, he's talking about his kids, Rand Paul, talking about Donald Trump's kids. He's making fun of his boys. Is that the personal attempt?

AVLON: But I mean, I think the danger is that you have an arm's race towards outrage where candidates just feel that, you know, the more outrageous and personal you get, the more likely you are to get air time.

PEREIRA: Can I look at another number here? Likely Republican caucus goers, Republicans' choice of nominee, divided between men and women, divided among gender. I feel that this is something that the Trump campaign needs to look at when we talk about this conversation about how he is or is not appealing to women. That is a big discrepancy between the fellows and the gals.

AVLON: It's a huge discrepancy. It's not surprising.

CUOMO: Why?

AVLON: Well, for all the obvious reasons, from Megyn Kelly on down. That Trump has not been exactly doing a lot, other than broadly saying, "I love women, and I'll be great for women. I'll be terrific." That's my Trump impression. I'm working on that. Thank you very much.

You're going to have that gap. I mean, potentially is, if you go down, some candidates, Ben Carson is actually doing very well. Scott Walker, you know, again, that balance is in place. So that actually tells you a great deal about the outreach. And to some extent, the policies behind that poll number.

CUOMO: Let me ask you something, Margaret, if Donald Trump comes out with information that in his organization, he not only puts women in positions of authority but pays them the same or, in some cases, better than men, how does your opinion of him as a woman change?

HOOVER: Actually, that helps. That helps. If he has parity in his organization between men and women, that changes my impression a little bit.

CUOMO: But that's going to become someone who...

HOOVER: Full parity of women and men in the Trump organization?

CUOMO: It could be, in an odd way, because it came up in our interview. It could make him from someone who is saying, "I'm different" to actually moving and proving that he's different. Politicians talk about income equality all the time, do nothing about it. If he's actually doing it right now, could it be a big swing for him? HOOVER: Big swing, I don't know. The field is fluid. We're all open

to new information about all of these candidates. The reason Donald Trump is leading is because more people know who he is than anyone else.

CUOMO: I don't know.

PEREIRA: Let's add another beat (ph) to the conversation: Bush in Iowa. His father -- his father and his brother both won.

AVLON: Yes.

PEREIRA: He is trailing by a lot. I think we have that number.

CUOMO: Five percent.

AVLON: Like a rock.

And Michaela, you raise the right point. His father shocked the world by winning Iowa in 1980. His brother won it in a walk. But the Jeb Bush name, not only the brand name, but in this poll is really troubling to the Bush campaign. They may never bet on winning Iowa. They really didn't, but this is a significant shot.

PEREIRA: Can I ask a quick question about black lives matter? He was interrupted at a rally. I'm wondering, we've seen it happen to Bernie Sanders. We've seen it happen to others. Are -- are the candidates paying enough attention to some momentum that's going on within the African-American community in the nation?

HOOVER: I'm glad you mentioned it, because it's an opportunity for Republicans. Republicans should be meeting with Black Lives Matter. And in fact, just yesterday, Jeb Bush in Iowa did meet with Black Lives Matter. I believe it was in Iowa, double checking, but he did meet with Black Lives Matter, and Republicans should.

Jeb Bush knows, among all the Republicans, that you have to broaden the tent, that it's going to take a coalition of demographics, much broader than Mitt Romney tried to go for, in order to win the GOP nomination. So good on him for doing it.

And frankly, Hillary Clinton is, too. This is clearly a movement. It's a real thing, and it has to be acknowledged and incorporated into part of what we're talking about in this campaign.

AVLON: And Jeb and Marco Rubio particularly have been passionate about trying to create a more inclusive view for the Republican Party. That's a necessary general winning general election message.

CUOMO: John, Margaret, as always, thank you.

PEREIRA: Thanks, guys. Good to have you here.

CUOMO: Ana.

CABRERA: All right. Politics of a different kind now. Former President Jimmy Carter announcing he's battling cancer. And he says the disease is spreading. And this news comes after doctors performed surgery to remove a mass from his liver.

Let's bring in CNN's Martin Savidge, live outside the Carter Center in Atlanta with more now on Carter's condition and his prognosis -- Martin.

MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning.

You know, there is just a whole load of good wishes and prayers that are coming the way of the former president this morning. Here at the Carter Center we're awaiting an update on his condition. But it's expected that there will be more revealed about his cancer.

It was the 39th president himself who revealed the fact of the diagnosis. This came, of course, after he had surgery earlier in the month, and that was done on his liver. And now, he has revealed that he does have cancer, and in that statement, he said that it has spread throughout other parts of his body. That has to be concerning.

We should point out we don't know what kind of cancer we're talking about, although it is well-known that the Carter family has a long and very painful history with pancreatic cancer. He lost a brother. He lost two sisters. His mom died of cancer, as well.

He's 90, going on 91. Depending on the kind of treatment he undergoes, he'll be treated here in the Atlanta area. But doctors say, just because of his age, doesn't mean he can't have a very successful outcome.

And then, of course, there was all that support that I mentioned. It was the president last night who said that Michelle and himself are, of course, rooting for the president, as are so many other Americans. That, too, was in a statement that came from the White House. The president and the vice president both reached out via telephone to the president. So, you know, he's got all of this that is coming his way. Republicans, Democrats, celebrities, fans of all sorts because of the good work that the president has done over the years. So many now are really rooting for him.

And lastly, let me show you this cartoon. Usually political cartoons very biting. This one from Mike Luckovich is not. It shows a person putting a campaign sign in their yard that says, "Jimmy Carter for cancer survivor." You know that there are a lot of people who say Jimmy Carter has their vote when it comes to getting better.

Back to you both.

PEREIRA: Martin, I think there's a resounding amen to that sentiment. All right. Thanks so much for that.

For the first time U.S. -- fighter planes, rather, based in Turkey are attacking ISIS targets in neighboring Syria. It comes as the Army's top general says the U.S. might need to put boots back on the ground in Iraq to fight the terror group.

CNN's Barbara Starr is following the developments for us from the Pentagon.

Good morning, Barbara.

BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Michaela.

And even at this hour, ISIS is still on its violence rampage. Bomb blasts in a vegetable market in Baghdad earlier today killing 36 and wounding 75. ISIS claiming responsibility for that latest attack. There have been other attacks in that area in recent days.

Now all of this comes as U.S. warplanes for the first time have taken off from southern Turkey into Syria on their strikes against ISIS. This is the area that the U.S. really hopes the warplanes can push ISIS out of.

All of this as General Ray Odierno, the top U.S. Army general, scheduled to retire in a couple of days, met with reporters yesterday and gave his very candid assessment of the war against ISIS and raised the possibility indeed that it might require U.S. boots on the ground.

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GEN. RAY ODIERNO, TOP U.S. ARMY GENERAL: If we find in the next several months that we're not making the progress that we have, we should probably, absolutely consider embedding soldiers to see if that would make a difference.

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STARR: But always a very tough proposition, putting any U.S. troops on the ground, even if they're going to be trainers, even if they're just going to go out in the field and accompany Iraqi troops. That puts them in a combat zone. Very tough business -- Chris.

CUOMO: Barbara, as you know, if anybody understands the realities on the ground, it's Ray Odierno. So it's an interesting thing to see how there may be a shift coming our way. Thank you for the reporting. Appreciate it.

Now to the White House. They say the percentage of uninsured Americans has dropped to 9.2 percent. That's the first time in decades that the rate would have dropped below 10 percent, and it would represent 15.8 million Americans now being insured since 2013. The White House says the numbers show that Obamacare is working.

CABRERA: The Department of Justice is now involved in the case of an unarmed South Carolina teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer. Federal officials want to know if police violated 19-year- old Zachary Hammond's civil rights. The officer claims Hammond tried to run him over during an arrest, but the family claims an independent autopsy shows the car wasn't even moving when the teen was shot in the back.

PEREIRA: It's a frightening video out of Minneapolis. A chunk of a nightclub ceiling collapses during a concert. It happened at the Club First Avenue. Witnesses tell CNN water was pouring in from the ceiling. We understand there were about a thousand people inside at the time of the collapse. Two were taken to the hospital. At this point, there's no word on what caused the collapse.

Eerily, I was away at the Black Journalist Convention last week in Minneapolis, and we were at that exact club a week ago today.

CABRERA: A week ago?

PEREIRA: A big popular nightclub right there in downtown Minneapolis.

CABRERA: A really old building?

PEREIRA: Yes, I think it's got some history. I think they say Prince shot parts of "Purple Rain" there. But very concerning when that kind of thing happens in such a crowded place.

CABRERA: So scary.

CUOMO: All right. So you're probably not going to be surprised when I tell you that Donald Trump is on top in Iowa, but you will be surprised when you find out who's falling and who's rising and why the voters say that these moves are happening. We're going to go through the Trump rise with former campaign advisor Roger Stone. He left the team recently. What happened there? The answer is ahead.

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[07:23:10] CUOMO: New poll: Donald Trump on top in Iowa big. Why? Just as important as the numbers themselves.

Look at No. 2. Ben Carson, doctor, neurosurgeon. Why are these two pulling away in Iowa? It's because of what people are saying about what they want. And the word is "change."

So let's discuss what the strengths and weaknesses are of Donald Trump and the rest of the field and how this could be a window into the future for the party's election. We have a man with us named Roger Stone, former campaign advisor, Republican consultant.

Good to have you here.

ROGER STONE, FORMER TRUMP CAMPAIGN ADVISOR: Good to be here.

CUOMO: Let's dispense with your situation first. You say you left. Donald says he fired you. why did you leave? What happened?

STONE: Well, "The New York Times" and Politico had at least three sources that say that I resigned, but it's irrelevant. I remain a very strong supporter of Donald Trump, because I think he's the only one who can bring real change to Washington. And that's the driver in this poll.

In other words, it's interesting that Trump, Carson and now Fiorina, the three non-career politicians, all gaining in Iowa. I think it speaks to the fact that the voters are fed up with the system; they think it's broken. They think it's rigged against the average citizen. And Trump's real-life business experience and his credibility as a job creator, with the economy really driving the poll more than any other issue, explains why these numbers aren't big, they're huge.

CUOMO: So -- very Trump-esque. And I want to find out what you know about why he's resonating, from what you saw inside the machine there and what you see when you go out. But just help me one more step on this. If you love the guy so much and you believe in him so much, why aren't you on the team anymore?

STONE: Well, I am on the team in the sense that I'm still supporting Trump. I just had to go rogue and perhaps have a more profound impact on his campaign.

It pleases me that they're talking about releasing more of his issue papers, because I've seen them. And they are outstanding. Trump has some very solid ideas about growing the economy and creating jobs, for example.

[07:25:11] So I remain a strong supporter.

In terms of why he's doing so well, I think it's pretty simple. People view him as independent. You can't buy Donald Trump. They think the system is rotten at its core, that special interest money is controlling our politics, that all these career politicians have been gorging on lobbyist contributions. And Trump is independent of all that. He stands apart from all of that.

CUOMO: How does he get over his problem with women?

STONE: I think that will come in time. He needs to talk about the women in his organization, his business organization. He has promoted women. He has women in key positions.

CUOMO: Now, he said in an interview with me just a couple of days ago -- I think this is a very big moment for him.

Here's why. He's got trouble with women on a lot of different levels. Fair, unfair, true, not -- it's certainly true, but fair or unfair is up to the voter. He says, "Listen, I'm going to be great for women." Hyperbolic. "No," he says, "not hyperbolic, I actually hire them. I actually have them in positions of authority. They make as much or more than the men in similar positions."

I say, "You should put out that proof."

He says, "I will." Do you think he can show that?

STONE: Yes, absolutely. I think you're going to find that women...

CUOMO: Because you know what happens if he can't show it.

STONE: I think you're going to find that women in the Trump organization have risen to the top and that Trump is a great supporter of women in the marketplace.

And I think that will trump any -- bad choice of words -- that will trump any of this other nonsense about personalities and so on.

He is a supporter of women. In the construction industry, he has promoted women to places they have never been in New York City in terms of supervising multimillion-dollar construction projects. Trump is a supporter of women in the marketplace.

CUOMO: Why do you think that women aren't reflecting that in their feelings about him? You think it's just about the comments?

STONE: Well, he's making -- he's making a transition from being a pop culture figure to being a leading candidate for president of the United States. That's an important transition. And this campaign has another year-plus to go.

CUOMO: But you don't watch a horse race just at the wire. You know, you watch it from the beginning, because you want to see the moves, because it's going to dictate what happens at the wire.

And do you believe -- obviously, he's for real. I mean, you know, that speculation has to be finished now. But how does he -- how does he retain? How does he translate people's outrage into positive energy to select him in a general election? Because that's still the big question on him.

Maybe he gets by these first few primaries, but it's going to have to be something else than just base sub for him to win. You know what I mean? You can't just keep saying that.

STONE: No, he's got to lay out enough specifics. Politics at the presidential level particularly is about broad concepts. It's not about having a 20-point plan. Ask President Gingrich how that works out. They don't want a wonk for president. They want somebody with a big picture view like Ronald Reagan, and a few memorable phrases so that the voters can attach your program to you.

Trump will lay out his visions. He's already -- he's already announced that he's going to do that. He's got a great economic growth and jobs plan. He's got a great federal spending reduction plan. And he brings a business experience to it.

CUOMO: You're saying that there aren't plans in the works?

STONE: There's no question about it. He knows -- he knows where he stands and he knows what he wants to do. But a campaign is about laying these things out. I'm confident that he will.

CUOMO: Any chance you wind up back on the team?

STONE: I think it is unlikely.

CUOMO: You will not tell me why, what happened there?

STONE: No. Look, I have confidentiality agreement. I have no interest in divulging my personal conversations with Donald Trump. He's someone I have enormous respect and a reverence and affection for. And nobody cares about this process stuff: who works for who, who's in

-- this campaign isn't about Roger Stone or anybody else. It's about America and saving the country. Trump has the size and the boldness and the vision to be the leader we need. That's why I'm still strongly for him.

CUOMO: Roger Stone, appreciate you being on the show.

STONE: Glad to be here.

CUOMO: Ana.

CABRERA: All right. One thing the 2016 Republican field can agree on: Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server. The GOP ramping up attacks on their prime Democratic rival. And John King's going to take a look at how this could change the race on "Inside Politics."

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