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Officials: No Evidence Prince Had Valid Prescription; Jeb Bush Weighs In On GOP Race; NFL Prospect Slides After Bong Video Surfaces; Source: Painkillers Found On Prince At Time Of Death. Aired 6:30-7a ET

Aired April 29, 2016 - 06:30   ET

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[06:31:03] MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: All right, some new developments this morning in the investigation of the sudden death of Prince. The probe took quite a turn as authorities look into whether painkillers that were found on the singer were prescribed by a doctor and could all of this lead to a criminal investigation?

Stephanie Elam is live outside of Minneapolis at Paisley Park. You've been there for a while. You keep on uncovering new information for us. What's the latest?

STEPHANIE ELAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Michaela. The latest here on this one is that investigators close to what is going on here in Paisley Park, trying to find out what killed the iconic artist are saying at this point they are not seeing any evidence that he actually had prescriptions written out for these strong, powerful opioid painkillers.

So at this point, search is on to figure out how Prince was getting these painkillers. We also understand that the DEA is working with local investigators to help them figure out any idea how this may have happened and also tying this into the fact that, of what happened when his plane had to make that emergency landing.

They do believe then he was treated for a reaction to these opioids. So putting these two things together and trying to figure out how they may have led to the demise of Prince.

Also, another development worth noting is that the judge has ruled that while there was a search warrant that was performed here at Paisley Park, the contents of discovered at his home, and basically his workplace, will be sealed.

So we won't be finding out exactly or anytime soon, at least what exactly they discovered at Paisley Park that could lead them to find the answer as to what may have killed Prince -- Alisyn.

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Gosh, we just still all want answers. Thanks so much for that.

All right. There's a CNN exclusive to tell you about. Jeb Bush speaking out for the first time since dropping out of the presidential race. He talks to our Jamie Gangel about the state of the race and Donald Trump.

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JEB BUSH (R), FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Look, Donald trump was a -- still is a phenomena.

JAMIE RANGEL, CNN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT: And if Donald Trump is the nominee, should the Republican Party, will you, rally around him?

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CAMEROTA: Find out the answer to that question next.

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CAMEROTA: Jeb Bush is breaking his silence. In an exclusive CNN interview, his first one since leaving the presidential race, Jeb Bush says he has no regrets about his failed bid. He's endorsed Ted Cruz and he says Carly Fiorina is a smart choice for a running mate.

As for where he stands now on Donald Trump becoming the Republican nominee, let's bring in CNN special correspondent, Jamie Gangel. She joins us more with her exclusive interview. Jamie, tell us everything.

GANGEL: Good morning, Alisyn. Spoiler alert, Jeb Bush still does not like Donald Trump. I really think that he's speaking out now. It's been almost two months because it's a last ditch effort to try to help Ted Cruz get to a contested convention, and to stop Donald Trump.

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GANGEL: Donald Trump appears to be getting closer to the magic number. Do you think the race is over? Is he the presumptive nominee?

BUSH: No, not yet. He's -- he's close. He's got to win Indiana and, therefore, five other states. If he doesn't get to 50, 50 percent, he might have problems garnering the delegates.

GANGEL: Do you think there's still a viable stop Trump movement?

BUSH: Yes, I think there's a possibility that he won't get 50 percent on the first ballot, and if he doesn't do that, there are a whole lot of people that don't believe he's the proper guy.

GANGEL: Do you think the Republican Party should get around him if he's the nominee?

BUSH: I think they should support Ted Cruz.

GANGEL: So yesterday Ted Cruz announced that his vice presidential pick would be Carly Fiorina. Was that a Hail Mary pass? BUSH: He's behind but after the first ballot, anything could happen, and I believe that the likely occurrence if Donald Trump doesn't win the nomination on the first ballot is that Ted Cruz is the only other candidate that is likely to win the nomination.

So picking a candidate that is talented, tough, you know, he takes Trump really well I think and she takes on Hillary Clinton very well as well. Someone who's got a proven record and who's been vetted as a candidate. I thought it was a smart move by Ted Cruz.

GANGEL: Do you think it was the right pick?

BUSH: Yes. Yes, I do. I'm impressed with her.

GANGEL: You said in the past that you didn't think that Donald Trump was ready to be president. But if he is the nominee, a part from whatever else you think might happen, whether he would beat Hillary or not, will you support him?

BUSH: I don't think he's a serious person.

GANGEL: You haven't changed your mind?

BUSH: No. I've seen nothing, the speech, you know, recent speech about foreign policy was -- you can't -- I don't know which Donald Trump to believe.

The one that read from a teleprompter, a speech inside the lines or the one that wants to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it or 45 percent tariff on China or abandoning NATO or saying a smart thing to have Japan and Korea kind of do it alone and build their nuclear capability to deal with China.

Which Donald Trump is the one that's expressing these views? There's two of them, and I think we need a president with a steady hand.

GANGEL: It sounds like you wouldn't vote for him.

BUSH: I hope I won't have to be faced with that dilemma, and until I am, I'm not even going to think about it.

[06:40:08]GANGEL: Do you think there's a case to be made for Republicans voting for Hillary Clinton if he is the nominee?

BUSH: No. No. I mean -- a third term of Barack Obama's hyper- aggressive use of executive power, to create massive uncertainty for our economy, really restricting ability for people to have growing income. More control and power in Washington, D.C. would be a disaster.

GANGEL: Looking back at the campaign, how do you feel about how you did, what you did?

BUSH: Yes.

GANGEL: And -- BUSH: Well, I mean, I don't think about it too much. I've concluded

that whatever mistakes I made, and I certainly made them, probably wouldn't have changed the outcome.

GANGEL: What do you think happened?

BUSH: It's definitely a crazy year. Look, Donald Trump was a -- still is a phenomena.

GANGEL: And if Donald Trump is the nominee, should the Republican Party, will you, rally around him?

BUSH: I am hopeful that he won't be the nominee.

GANGEL: Do you think you'll ever run for politics again?

BUSH: Who, me?

GANGEL: Yes.

BUSH: Ah, I've learned to never say never, but, you know, this was my chance. This was the chance, and I ran into a storm.

GANGEL: No regrets, though?

BUSH: No. None at all.

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CAMEROTA: Jamie, so interesting to hear him in that sort of, you know, reflective tone. So since he doesn't like Trump, what's his plan to try to stop Trump?

GANGEL: So I think what they're talking about is one word, Indiana. That's the firewall. If they can do anything to help Cruz do well there, then there's the possibility that Donald Trump won't get to that magic number of 1,237. That said, if they don't do it by Indiana, I think they think that it's over. So it's these last couple of days going into it.

CAMEROTA: And, Jamie, you made a valiant effort. You tried over and over to get him to say whether or not he would support Trump, if Trump was the nominee, but he sort of demurred. So do you think that will change?

GANGEL: I did not succeed. Did I? Look, I asked him, on-camera, over and over. I asked him off camera. He wouldn't answer. That said, there are a group of Republicans who, I think, will stay home if the nominee is Donald Trump.

As Jeb Bush said, he isn't going to vote for Hillary Clinton, but there did not seem -- I said, have you changed your mind about him? He said, no. So I'm guessing here, but I think if Trump is the nominee, that Jeb Bush may fall into that group of Republicans who simply don't vote.

CAMEROTA: Wow. Really fascinating. Jamie, thanks so much for sharing the interview with us.

GANGEL: Thank you.

CAMEROTA: Let's get over to Michaela.

PEREIRA: All right, so some drama unfolding as the NFL draft kicks off. Nothing to do with who was the top pick. It could actually cost one player millions -- yep, details ahead in the "Bleacher Report."

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CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: We tell the young people all the time, whatever you put on the internet stay there forever and now one of the NFL's top draft prospects unexpectedly slid down the draft because of an alarming video that was tweeted from his account just minutes before the draft.

Andy Scholes has more on this morning's "Bleacher Report." Why, why, why?

ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Chris, I could see teams now in their war rooms ready to pick offensive lineman, Laremy Tunsil, like, wait. What video was just posted on his account?

Tunsil was projected to be one of the topics in the draft, but after this video of him wearing a gas mask and smoking a substance from a bong was posted on his verified Twitter account he went tumbling down the draft board.

Now Tunsil apologized for the video, said from a couple of years ago, and he was actually hacked on Twitter. He was also hacked on Instagram after being picked 13th by the Dolphins. Definitely a bizarre and rough night for Tunsil.

All right. In the NBA, the Atlanta Hawks are moving on to the second- round of the playoffs beating the Celtics in game six of their series. Hawks play Lebron and the Cavs now. Game one of that series is Monday.

Two years ago, Johnny Manziel was hugging Roger Goodell after being picked in the first round by the Cleveland Browns. Well, he's now out of a job and last night, Manziel was at a bar in Columbus, Ohio, watching the draft.

This picture of Manziel was posted on Twitter last night. Manziel apparently in Columbus to see his friend Justin Bieber perform. It's actually the second time this week that Manziel has gone to a Bieber concert.

What a difference two years makes, Michaela. I have to say, it's been pleasure working with you the past three years on NEW DAY. Michaela, definitely going to miss you. You're one of the best in the business. I look forward to seeing you once again on a satellite very soon. PEREIRA: You're not going to be far, my friend. The "Bleacher Report" is coming with me to HLN. You're already there and we'll be talking just like this except with different colors around me.

CUOMO: Who says you get the "Bleacher Report?"

PEREIRA: All right, moving on because we've got lots of news to get to on this very busy morning. We are looking at the Prince investigation. It deepens now how he died. We are going to have this conversation about painkillers because painkillers were found near him. Are they becoming a new epidemic in America?

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PEREIRA: So new details are emerging into the investigation into Prince's death. Law enforcement officials say there is no indication so far that he had a valid prescription for painkillers ones that were found on him or in his home at the time of his death.

Joining us now is former editor of "People" magazine, Larry Hackett. We also have with us this morning, addiction expert, Dr. Omar Manejwala. He is author of "Craving: Why We Can't Seem To Get Enough?"

Larry, you know, it's interesting because it has been confirmed that these prescription painkillers were on his body. They found them there at the home. We don't know so far.

It's not saying that he did not absolutely have a prescription, but that aside, it's interesting how you and I have been here talking about this before. It's sort of a rampant issue seemingly within the celebrity world.

LARRY HACKETT, FORMER EDITOR, "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE: It does. And, again, as you say, we need to kind of, like, put an asterisk, we don't know exactly what's happened, we don't. But it is taking on a similarity to another case seven years ago which is Michael Jackson. I mean, a kind of reclusive star who for one reason or another seems to become under the grip of these opioids.

PEREIRA: And you have somebody that's willing to give them to him. Always. And Dr. Manejwala, that's a challenge, right? Because for all of the doctors that are doing good, conscientious work, you'll always be able to find someone willing to cut corners and do a favor especially when you somebody in a position of power and fame and celebrity like this.

[06:55:03]DR. OMAR MANEJWALA, ADDICTION EXPERT: Well, not only is that true, but most of the people who are abusing these medications are actually not getting them from a doctor. They're getting them from a relative or friend, and then you also have the people that are getting them from a doctor. And, yes, there are unscrupulous prescribers. These medicines are easy to get and as we've learned can be very lethal. PEREIRA: Well, it's interesting, too, because when you talk about the convergence of celebrity and addiction and access to these things, you know, oftentimes folks are surrounded, Larry, by people that are willing to make anything happen. Bag men, yes men, people who sweep things under the carpet, help you out, and that's problematic.

HACKETT: It's really problematic. What's interesting about this case, though, is that he was known as being such a loner. He was a Jehovah's Witness. He was not a guy who lived a rock star life. He wasn't somebody out and about. So to me, it makes, if this is where this going, and if indeed his death was caused by this, it makes it all the more tragic.

PEREIRA: Doctor, let's talk about this issue of opioid addiction. It is an epidemic is it not in this nation?

MANEJWALA: Yes. It's an epidemic for sure. We're 5 percent of the world's population, Americans are, and yet we consume 80 percent of the global supply of opiates. The number of prescriptions for these drugs have quadrupled since 1999.

The number of overdose deaths have quadrupled since 1999. You know, you talk about one celebrity death possibly from these opiates, on average, 44 people die a day.

That means there are three other grieving families that aren't in the headlines that are facing this epidemic right now. Children have comforted the families. It's an absolutely an epidemic.

PEREIRA: And it's interesting, too, because we've been talking about a lot on this show that is seen sort of by the recovering community as the medicine cabinet is the new drug dealer. And interesting, because the stigma has sort of changed. Right?

I mean, the fact is, when you look at this, these aren't necessarily people that are listening in the shadows. These are people that may have started out with some sort of injury and quickly found themselves spiraling out of control. Correct, Doctor?

MANEJWALA: Yes, that's right. In many cases, that's absolutely true and now even when you look at people who are using heroin, the vast majority of them now started with pain pills, and really it's just an economic question of going to heroin.

So absolutely it's been casualized. You saw the thing on "SNL." So you know, it's a concern that access is so simple. Now, for example, you know, adolescents are now using pain pills most commonly as their first high. Not cannabis.

PEREIRA: So easy to get to.

MANEJWALA: Right, exactly.

PEREIRA: More can be done obviously in your opinion to control this? Are we heading in the right direction? MANEJWALA: Very slowly we are, but we're only scratching the surface. You know, if a person shows up in an emergency room, for example, with this kind of problem and there are 7,000 E.R. visits a day related to this problem, fewer than 10 percent will get adequate treatment for it.

We're not really deploying enough resources against prevention and treatment, and when I say we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough by order of magnitude. There has been a huge push in the right direction, but nowhere near enough.

HACKETT: As the doctor points out, the path is very interesting. It often is begun for legitimate reasons. We've heard reports that Prince had wore heels and he had terrible hips.

PEREIRA: May have had a surgery a few years back, et cetera.

HACKETT: So an initial prescription for legitimate reasons and this happens over and over again. The doctor points out something that's also fascinating and horrifying that the path is now from legitimate opiods to heroin because is cheaper. That's mind-boggling.

PEREIRA: It's cheaper. This is obviously a conversation I know NEW DAY is going to continue on and we hope to continue it, covering it as a network as well. Dr. Manejwala and Larry, always a pleasure. Thank you so much.

We are following a whole lot of news today on this Friday including violent protests at a Donald Trump rally. Let's get to it.

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: What do you think of waterboarding? I think it's great. Just fine. Frankly, if we can I'd go many steps further than waterboarding. OK?

JOHN BOEHNER, FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER: Lucifer in the flesh.

TRUMP: I mean, nobody likes him. I've never seen a guy like this.

SENATOR TED CRUZ (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: What Boehner is angry with is standing with the American people.

TRUMP: She's playing the woman card. It's the only thing she's got going.

HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Deal me in!

TRUMP: I'm sort of glad she won. I really want to beat her more than Sanders.

CLINTON: We are still living with a double standard.

CAMEROTA: One of us is leaving. Here's hint -- it's not Chris or Alisyn.

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CUOMO: Make up for it in charm.

CAMEROTA: We'll get to all of that soon, but we have news to talk about. Good morning, everyone. Welcome back to NEW DAY. We have breaking news for you.

A Donald Trump rally turning violent in Southern California overnight. Hundreds of anti-Trump protestors taking to the streets, blocking traffic, stomping on cars, throwing rocks. One Trump supporter left bloodied. Many more arrested.