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Trump Goes After Bill Clinton Over "Sexism"; Family Of Chicago Woman Shot By Police Speaks Out. Aired 7:30-8a ET

Aired December 28, 2015 - 07:30   ET

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[07:31:11] MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: Breaking overnight, the Taliban claiming responsibility for a suicide attack in Afghanistan that killed at least one person, reports say more than a dozen were injured. Afghan police say a terrorist in a white pickup truck struck outside a school near the airport in Kabul.

A Taliban spokesman tweeted that the attack targeted a military convoy, but an Afghan official says those victims were all civilians.

DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: Let's talk now about a newly released CNN/ORC poll, the numbers showing confidence sliding in the U.S. war on terror. A clear majority, 60 percent saying they disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling terrorism.

Also following the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, polls are showing that Americans are now more likely to say terrorists are winning than they have been at any point in conflict.

CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: A strong denial from Peyton Manning to a report by Al Jazeera America that he was given a human growth hormone from an Indiana doctor in the mail. Manning calling the allegation to complete garbage.

To that end, the source that initially made the claim now says it is false. The star quarterback says he's considering filing a lawsuit against Al Jazeera.

LEMON: Let's discuss this, though. Attacks on Bill Clinton have come at a cost for many of his political opponents over the years. That's not stopping Donald Trump who says Clinton's past is fair game, especially after Hillary Clinton called out Trump having, "a penchant for sexism."

Now here this morning to talk about this, CNN political commentator and political anchor, "Time Warner News," Errol Louis, and senior contributor to "The Daily Caller," and conservative commentator, Matt Lewis. He is also the author of "Too Dumb To Fail, How The GOP Betrayed The Reagan Revolution To Win Elections."

PEREIRA: He's not used to these hours.

LEMON: I'm usually just going to bed right now.

PEREIRA: That's true.

LEMON: There's Chris and Michaela and Alison at work right now. The biggest problem with Trump's attack on Clinton is it makes no sense. What do you mean?

ERROL LOUIS, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: What bill Clinton did in the 1990s, the whole sordid mess, that's adultery, not sexism. He may have mistreated individual women in private relationships. He paid a heavy price. The man was impeached for God's sake. He's also paid financially. To now say that this reflects negatively on Hillary Clinton a decade later doesn't make any sense to me.

[07:35:06]LEMON: When you're running for president, we always say everything is fair game. This is also how you talk about it.

PEREIRA: Tone.

LEMONS: The words you use if you discuss it. If you say the concern might be that she sat there as he was womanizing. Is that a reflection on her and her priorities?

LOUIS: Even there, I try to follow the threat of this. We all know people who put up with all kinds of things in our marriages that some of us wouldn't put up with.

LEMON: Including Donald Trump had an affair.

LOUIS: We can ask him about each of his three marriages and find out what he thinks about these things. What does it say about her ability to be commander-in-chief, to deal with the economy and domestic issues? He has to make that case or in my opinion, this whole thing falls flat. Those of us who remember it are sick of the whole Clinton issue.

LEMON: Donald Trump, I don't think his affairs have anything to do with his ability to govern, as I think Bill Clinton's affairs has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton's ability to govern.

MATT LEWIS, SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR, "THE DAILY CALLER": I think you're right about that. That's rational, logical, this is politics. I think this does make sense because Donald Trump is running to win the Republican nomination.

We're about a month out now from the Iowa caucuses. Trump wants to be perceived as someone who's strong, who can take the fight to the left, not like Mitt Romney, who had the war on women used against Romney that Trump will be aggressive, he's going to go after the Clintons.

He's pushing some buttons right now that Republicans love to see pushed, right? If there's a Republican who gets busted for drinking and driving, we'll say yes, but what about chappaquittic?

So Donald Trump right now by going after the Clintons is sending a message to Republican primary voters that he will not let them get him. He's going to go on the offensive. PEREIRA: I want you to hear also what else Mr. Trump accused Clinton of. He accused Hillary of playing the woman's card. Listen to this sound.

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (via telephone): She's playing the woman's card. It's like give me a break. I've had so many woman come up to me, say you've got to keep her out. She's just terrible. She's playing that woman's card left and right and women are more upset about it than anybody else, including most men.

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PEREIRA: I enjoy watching the reaction of Errol while this is airing. For his supporters, is this going to work or is this going to backfire overall?

LOUIS: It will probably work with his supporters. You presume that's why he said it. We know what the next step is going to be. Hillary Clinton steps up to the podium, points out that a majority of minimum wage workers in this country are women.

And that Donald Trump does not support an increase in the minimum wage and it's a body blow. This is where the war on women rhetoric turns into political reality.

This is how the democrats won with unmarried women in 2012, the Democrats had a 36-point advantage over the Republicans in the presidential race.

The Republicans can't not afford to see that repeated. Donald Trump may be walking into a trap that was probably foreseeable. That's why I sort of flinched a little bit.

LEMON: Matt, do the Clintons ignore this?

PEREIRA: Do you think they'll respond?

LEWIS: I think they will absolutely will respond. I think that they will play the victim card. I think Hillary will play the woman card. The question is can they get away with it? Can they do it? Can they turn this on Trump? He's the first post-modern, post truth candidate. Bill Clinton is --

PEREIRA: Really? Is that a thing now?

LEMON: Post-modern, post true.

LEWIS: Bill Clinton is one of the best sort of traditional political candidates. We'll maybe have a clash now between the best of the old paradigm and Trump who represents something completely new.

PEREIRA: You have to give Trump this, he's shaken it all up and brought in new phrases like post-truth for us. Even if he didn't coin it, he certainly inspires it. Matt, Errol, pleasure to have you. Thanks so much.

ROMANS: Two more people killed in an officer-involved shooting in Chicago. We'll speak with the nephew of one of the victims and what changes he wants to see.

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PEREIRA: Embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel demanding a review of police crisis intervention procedures after police shot and killed two people after a domestic disturbance over the holiday weekend. Is it enough though to smooth things over with the community getting angrier by the day.

Joining us now from Chicago is the nephew of Bettie Jones and he is serving as the family spokesman, Jahmal Cole. Jahmal, thank you so much for joining us.

First of all, our condolences to you and your family. What a shocking turn of events for you over the Christmas weekend. You referred to this woman, Bettie Jones, as your aunt. You're married to her niece. Tell us about Aunt Bettie. Tell us about who this woman was to you.

JAHMAL COLE, NEPHEW OF SHOOTING VICTIM BETTIE JONES: Aunt Bettie was a loving Chicagoan, a loving mother, mother of five, Teesha, Tanya, Toyia, Tasha and Runn. She loved church, music and the people in her community.

PEREIRA: You apparently saw her last Friday night. Tell us about your time with her and what state of mind she was in.

COLE: She was great. It was a great Christmas. Everybody was playing cards. They were enjoying Christmas with the family. They were having a lot of fun. It's just a tragic event to wake up to this kind of news.

PEREIRA: How is the family doing?

COLE: They're grieving. It's going to be a while. Everybody still has to go to work and things like that. There's a lot of lawyers calling. We're going to pull through, hold it together.

[07:45:02]PEREIRA: One of these things that does get you through is togetherness, right. Sticking together. It sounds like the family is doing just that.

I found it really interesting, you spoke at a press conference yesterday. In that you pled for compassion which we understand. Compassion for the victims, the families of the victims but you also asked for compassion for the police. That might surprise some. Why was that important to you?

COLE: I mean, Chicago is a great city. We have people of all different colors, genders, religions, opinions, ethnicities and occupations. We have our fair share of problem, albeit police problems, crime and poverty. I feel like right now is not a time for hatred.

Right now is not a time for throwing stones at people. Right now is an opportunity for us to get past this difficult time together. You just said about togetherness, to be the most interconnected city in the world. We'll have to work together and include everybody in the conversation to move forward.

PEREIRA: You've also asked for swift justice in this case. There's a lot of pressure, obviously, for this case to be handled correctly. We also know there's a whole lot of scrutiny on your city of Chicago and on the police department there. Do you think justice will come?

COLE: Yes, I think what you're seeing in Chicago is a lot of activism. I think these young activists deserve the right to grieve and express their agony towards the suffering they're going through.

I think the entire city's integrity is in question when institutions fail to respond responsibly. I think that, you know, right now is not a time for politics. I think right now is a time for to us remember that we're all Chicagoans and we all share this short moment of life together. We want to be happy together.

PEREIRA: That's a powerful statement. Dipping into politics a little bit, we know that, you know, what happens in a city starts with leadership. The leader of Chicago is your mayor, Rahm Emanuel. There have been a lot of calls, even some demonstrations and protests recently for him to step down. What is your thought? What do you think needs to happen with the mayor?

COLE: Abraham Lincoln said you can't judge a politician unless you've sat in their desk. First Mayor Daly said it's easy to criticize but where are your programs and ideas? I tend to view democracy from a community outward as opposed to a big city inward.

I don't expect Rahm Emanuel to cut my lawn, I put the responsibility on myself. I want to know who my neighbors are. I want to join the community organizations in the sixth ward. What can we do as people to fix our city?

I think Rahm Emanuel needs help. He needs to be shown some love and compassion right now. I think that if he is humbled and empathetic, he will include these young activists and business lead nears the conversation moving forward.

PEREIRA: Well, to that end, the hoody you're wearing says, My Block, My Hood, My City. You're the founder of that organization, taking young people from your neighborhood who have never been to downtown Chicago seen outside of their own neighborhood and exposing them to the greater world around them. That's a really powerful thing you're doing, Jahmal. I salute you for that.

COLE: Thank you.

PEREIRA: What is your message to those very young people you're serving today and how do you talk to them about the loss of your very own aunt? COLE: To truly make our city a better place we need people like themselves to visit communities outside of their own. When most people hear about something negative that's happening in another Chicago community, especially where people are different from them, it might as well happen in another country.

You know, so visiting different communities and interacting with the residents can change all that. I tell these teenagers to step outside of their comfort zone and experience different cultures, perspectives, ideas.

And through that, having this appetite for adventure, they'll develop a sense of empathy towards the suffering of people from North Lawndale, River North, people from all around the city.

PEREIRA: Jahmal Cole, this is only my humble opinion, but I think we might have a civic leader right here in our midst. I hope that you will consider serving your city on a grandeur scale because you have some really pragmatic and reasonable thoughts and you have a heart of compassion.

That's lovely to see you. Thanks so much for joining us. Continue your good works and please give our best to your family, OK.

COLE: All right, thank you, Michaela. Have a good day.

PEREIRA: You too, dear.

You can get on the conversation, you can tweet us at NEW DAY or post comments on facebook.com/newday. There's a family in mourning over the loss of their family member right now. Christine, over to you.

ROMANS: All right, Michaela, thank you. Lots of big stories in 2015, what were the top trending moments of the past 12 months? A look back at 2015, next.

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ROMANS: We're following a lot of news. Let's get to it. The 2015 provided some memorable moments, many of them gaining steam because of a presence on social media.

CNN's Brooke Baldwin has a look at the top ten trending stories of the past 12 months.

BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: Social media's role in breaking news is undeniable, but sometimes hashtags that start a movement. Here are the top trending hash tags for 2015.

Number ten, when "The New York Times" tweeted a recipe that included peas, the internet was skeptical. People jumped on Twitter, not showing love, even the president of the United States jumped in. I have to tell you, I did a taste test. It was kind of delicious.

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BALDWIN: Number nine, a little girl's body washed ashore in the Boston harbor. The Massachusetts State Police jumped on social media trying to get help in identifying this baby doe. More than 50 million people viewed this composite image of this little girl. After 85 days, she was identified as Bella Bond.

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BALDWIN: Her mother was charged as an accessory to murder and her boyfriend, charged with murder. Number eight, 14-year-old, Ahmed Mohamed was detained at school because his teacher thought his homemade clock was a bomb.

Less than six hours later, the #istandwithahmed emerged with more than 370,000 tweets all focused on the discrimination of Muslim Americans including one from President Obama himself inviting Ahmed to the White House.

Number seven, welcome Caitlyn Jenner.

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BALDWIN: The reality TV star in June introducing herself on the cover of "Vanity Fair" and with a new Twitter handle. Reached one million followers in world record time, 4 hours and 3 minutes.

[07:55:11]Number six, a refugee crisis spread through Europe in 2015, as people from Syria and other countries fled war and persecution.

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BALDWIN: Thousands of people used the #refugeeswelcome, to call for European countries to grant them sanctuary.

Number five, Pluto may no longer be a full size planet, but as NASA released these close-up images of the dwarf planet from its new horizon spacecraft, Twitter users took notice. The hashtag #plutoflyby generated more than one million tweets on July 14th as the images were transmitted back to earth.

Number four, what color is this dress? Is it #blueandblack or #whiteandgold? The great dress debate of 2015 all started when a woman posted this polarizing garment to Tumblr. It ranged on Twitter with more than 4.4 million tweets in two days.

The number three social media celebrated the national recognition of same sex marriage, with rainbow color profile pictures and the #lovewins.

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BALDWIN: Twitter registered more than 6.2 million tweets and counting. Number two, the #blacklives matter. It started in 2014, but it became an equal rights movement in 2015. Other hashtags were used alongside black lives matter to bring other controversial race incidents to light. One being #assaultatspringvalleyhigh where a video showed a school resource officer violently removing a student out of her desk.

Number one, 2015 started and ended in the shadow of horrific attacks in Paris. After terrorists attacked the offices of the "Charlie Hebdo" magazine, the world showed support by using #jesuischarlie.

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BALDWIN: Ten months later, people united on Twitter with the #prayforparis to show their solidarity for the city of lights.

ROMANS: It's remarkable to see how much we went through.

LEMON: I still say blue and black.

ROMANS: White and gold.

PEREIRA: There's one moment we didn't get to, but it has NEW DAY talking. Did you see what happened in Baton Rouge over the weekend?

LEMON: You are not going to do this.

PEREIRA: Yes, we are. Don Lemon with his new Christmas toy.

LEMON: That's my nephew's Christmas toy.

PEREIRA: You took your nephew's toy!

LEMON: Did you hear my family?

PEREIRA: I haven't seen a shimmy shake like that on a hoverboard in a Santa suit.

ROMANS: He's always on the naughty list.

LEMON: I got my great nephew a hoverboard because I had one and he wanted one. They were like, you can't ride it. I was playing Santa. I forgot my belt. They said I needed a little pillow for the Santa. Anyway --

ROMANS: We can't unsee that. Sorry.

We're following a lot of news this morning. Let's get right to it.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I heard the roaring.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It had a tornado and I saw it coming.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Buildings cracking. All we could do was run to the closet and pray.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Separate weather events all across the South Central United States.

PEREIRA: Iraq's military saying the city of Ramadi is fully liberated.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Americans are nervous about the possibility of another terrorist attack. Only 18 percent of Americans believe the U.S. is winning the war on ISIS.

ROMANS: A $1 billion at light speed, faster than any movie in history, in 12 days.

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PEREIRA: One of three. Welcome back to your NEW DAY. It's Monday, December 28th, making it the first day of the last week of 2015. It is 8:00 in the east. Chris and Alisyn are off, and Don and Christine are with us.

We're looking at the deadly weather. In fact at least 43 deaths in seven states in days. North Texas picking up the pieces from a series of weekend tornadoes that killed 11 people in the Dallas area.

The governor there declaring a disaster in four counties. The threat from severe weather is not over. Snow and freezing conditions are expected to follow those deadly storms.