kansas city steel mill that's the focus of the new obama campaign ad. featuring workers who say that mitt romney and his company ruined their lives. take a look. >> having a good paying job that you can support and raise a family on is hugely important. >> that stopped with the sale of the bane capital. >> i know how business works. i know why businesses come and go. >> bain capital was the majority owner. they were responsible. mitt romney was deeply involved in the influence that he exercised over these companies. >> they made as much money off it as they could. they closed it down, they filed for bankruptcy without any concern for the families or their communities. >> they were like a vampire. came in and sucked the life out of us. >> vampire that came in and sucked the life out of us. pretty strong words. the ad is clearly designed to tug on emotions to paint mitt romney as a heartless corporate raider who cared nothing for the workers at the steel mill. the romney campaign points out that romney wasn't actively managing bain when that plant closed. you can make the argument that the ad is fair game because he he said he created jobs. repeatedly said he created jobs even though the goal of bain capital was money creation. that's what private equity is all about. what's interesting is the obama campaign ad came out at about 6:00 a.m. yesterday. at about 6:00 p.m. yesterday, president obama was in new york at a private fund raiser at the home of this man named tony james. he's the president of blackstone which is a private equity firm. private equity firm that has just like bain made business deals that have shut down factories, put people out of work. 270 workers at a food plant, 800 at a travel service company. the list goes on and on. bain and black stone had done business together, teamed up for companies. if the head of bain is labeled a vampire, shouldn't the campaign have someone headed blackstone as well. there are arguments to be made about whether what they do is good or bad. we'll leave that for you to decide. but keeping them honest. isn't it disingenuous to drive a stake into the corps hat heart of the one so-called vampire in the morning and have a steak with another at night. we don't know if they actually served steak at tony james' fund-raiser for the president, but you get the point. we know 60 people paid $35,800 a plate for a grand total of more than $2 million. romney campaign did not waste time striking back against the new ad releasing its own ad also using somber music, slow motion, and steel workers. it focuses on a company called steel dynamics that bain invested in with romney's guidance with happier results. >> when others shied away, mitt romney's private sector leadership team stepped in. >> building a dream with over 6,000 employees today. >> if it wasn't for a company like steel dynamic, the county wouldn't have a lot. >> american workers in a small town proving that anything is possible in america. >> anything is possible in america. certainly anything goes in american politics in an election year. joining me now is contributor ari fleischer, former white house contributor. cornell, the fact that they releases this video slamming romney for his time at bain, the same day a fund raiser by a private equity giant, isn't that kind of hypocritical? >> first a couple things. first you refer to a vampire and that language. vampire and vulture capitalist is not something that comes out of our mouth. that comes from the republican primary. look, so -- and the president and -- >> wait, you have somebody in that ad saying vampire and that's the -- obama campaign made that ad and they had that person say vampire whether or not they came up with it on their own. >> you've never heard anyone from the obama campaign say -- call a vampire or vulture. vulture capitalism. but bottom line is this. if mitt romney is going to make the predicate of his run that he's going to fix the economy, going to create jobs and the primary -- his time was spent at the head of bain, we have a right to examine that. we have a right to look at what he did at bain to make his money and unfold that for the american people. >> i totally agree with that. but i'm not arguing that. and i don't think anyone is arguing that. it just -- on the same day that he's attacking bain capital for being a private equity firm and what they do -- >> this is -- >> he's entertaining others. >> this is where i disagree. he's not attacking equity firms. what we're pointing out is this is what mitt romney has done. you know, this is the central predicate of him running for office. and what he's done at bain capital is make an awful lot of money for himself while putting an awful lot of people out of work. his job there wasn't making jobs. his job there was in fact making money for himself. if you're going to be the president of the united states, the american people have a right to ask, you know, do we want these values and these wall street values and this culture at 1600 pennsylvania avenue? that's what we're pointing out. we're not attacking private t the same time, on the very same day reaching out a hand and asking from -- for money from people who do the exact same thing that mitt romney does and has worked with bain capital, even just the timeling of it, did somebody not realize that? >> well, look. again, i think -- you know, no one's attacking private equity firms. heck. i wish i owned a private equity firm. however, what we want to convey to the american people is this is what he did for a living. given what he did for a living putting people out of work making millions of dollars for himself, should we then put him in the white house. it's as simple as that. it's not about attacking private equity firms. >> ari, in your opinion is it about attacking private equity? is it hypocritical? >> yeah. that was one absurd sentence after another. even the president's former top economic adviser, steve ratner, who came from the auto industry called this ad unfair. it is. it's worse than that because it's an indication of the president's world view. you wonder why the business community is not generating jobs and jobs are being oppressed in -- and jobs are being is up pressed in the obama economy it's because they're sitting on their cash because they don't trust president obama. he's so anti-business. there won't be a surge in hiring in this country as long as obama is sitting in the white house. he in this ad is expressing what he thinks about the private sector at large. that's the problem with it. he'll raise money. if you're for president obama, it'll give you a pass. if you're against president obama and you're the private sector, he attacks you. the fact of the matter is everybody in the private sector has created some jobs and they've lost some jobs. sometimes people get laid off from work. other days you hire more people. this has been the dynamic that makes america great. barack obama will only attack anybody if they ever let somebody go from their job. it's fundamentally -- >> let me push back. a push back on you. isn't it fair game if mitt romney is portraying himself as a job creator and that's what he's portraying his time at bain capital. in the perspective for private equity firms, they don't talk about creating jobs for the average american. they talk about making money for the investors. and, you know, there's nothing wrong with that. there's nothing illegal about that. isn't this then fair game if romney's saying well, i was all about job creation when in fact he was about money creation for himself, his partners, and his investors. >> well, the fact of the matter in a capitalist country if you do good, you employ people and through profits you will able to hire people. i heard romney on the stump where he regularly says some of our investments worked out and we were able to create jobs. sports authority. and other investments didn't work out. in the case of this steel mill, they went in 1993 to invest in it. they were going under back then. half the steel mills were in the '80s and '90s. they got it eight extra years of life to 2001 as a result of bain hopefully helping the company. i think they would have gone under way earlier had it not been what private equity and bain were able to do. what's troubling is when president obama focuses only on the minus sign and says, put somebody on the air to call them vultures. if they're a vulture, the private sector is a vulture. that's the problem i have with president obama writ large. that's why the private economy is so hurting under the obama years. the only groups doing well is the public sectors. >> well, quite frankly -- >> go ahead. >> quite frankly, the private sector is doing pretty good. 26 months of job growth under this president. it still doesn't -- >> 23 million unemployed is pretty good? that's a problem. >> how many were unemployed when he put his hand on that bible and took that oath after your guy destroyed the economy after bill clinton built it back? >> the average unemployment rate under george bush was 5.8%. >> we're talking about the -- >> one at a time. >> we're talking about the economic collapse -- >> guys, one at a time. cornell, finish. >> and we've had the recovery in the nation's history because the president's policy is suppressing job creation. under the stimulus, the president promised us the unemployment rate would be 5.6% right now. it's at 8.1%. >> you know, what you can't escape is -- the fact that -- >> i know you want to change the subject. >> guys -- >> what you can't escape the fact is that -- >> guys, no one can hear you when you're both talking. >> we were losing thousands of jobs a month when he came in. now we're gaining jobs every month. that was because of what president obama did. from moving away from the failed policies of which your guys did. that's his record. and quite frankly for us to sort of point out what -- what he did at bain destroying jobs, cutting benefits, line his own profits and make millions more himself, that's fair game. absolutely that's fair game. >> what you're seeing is the president's -- >> final thought. >> i think what you're hearing is in 2012 the president will run a blame and complain and not solve. that's a formula to be a one-term president. >> blame and complain, how? >> all right. we've got to go. >> he solved a lot of problems, >> cornel belcher -- >> what we don't want to see a return to the policies that got us in this mess. >> thank you. let us know what you think. we're on facebook and google plus. follow us on twitter. what do you think? is it hypocritical for the president to attack mitt romney on this the same day as he's reaching out for money from private equity firms? let me know. @andersoncooper. still to come, breaking news in the trayvon martin case. a medical report showed george zimmerman had a broken nose, two black eyes, and cuts the day after he shot trayvon martin. the reporter broke the story joins me. and the trayvon martin family lawyer and plus jeffrey toobin will be joining me next. 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[ male announcer ] the security of a 2012 iihs top safety pick. the volkswagen passat. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 passat for $209 a month. breaking news tonight. the trayvon martin case revelations that could help the defense. a medical report compiled by the george zimmerman family doctor showed black eyes, cuts on his head. one nearly an inch long. and a minor back injury the day after he shot and killed trayvon martin. in this security video in the police station where george zimmerman was questioned the night of the shooting, you can see marks on his head. he claims she shot martin in self-defense. also tonight reporting that trayvon martin's autopsy report shows the 17-year-old had injuries to his knuckles when he died. abc news correspondent matt gutman joins me right now. matt, you he did tails about george zimmerman's medical condition. what can you tell us? >> well, the morning after that shooting february 27th, he goes to his family doctor. and she looks him over. she sees as you mention the broken nose, cuts on the back of the head, he had swelling over his face, two black eyes. also mentions a couple of things he told her specifically that zimmerman thought of -- had nauseous feelings when he thought of the violence the night before. she also recommended that it was imperative he go see a psychologist for an evaluation. she also recommended an ear, nose, and throat doctor which he declined. that sets up a number of times that george zimmerman did not go and seek additional treatment despite the fact his doctor recommended so. >> are there details about the mental state that bring us back to other of his friends saying that he might have been suffering from ptsd. >> afterwards. but we're talking about before. and there's some question about the medications that he was on the night before and during the period of that shooting. he was taking aderol. a number of other medications. he had clearly been seeing a psychologist during that time. we were wondering if it that had any effect. it probably did not. but there was clearly some effect the shooting had on george zimmerman afterwards. his family members and friends said he didn't stop crying for days afterwards. he was clearly significantly affected by it. >> matt gutman, thank you, i appreciate the report. i want to bring in on the phone ben crump, attorney for trayvon martin's family also analyst jeffrey toobin. these injuries seem to be consistent with zimmerman's claims all along. what's your response to this latest news? >> the family has very strong positions about this family physician's report that was done the next day. what we do know is on february 26th, the e.r. person there didn't believe his injuries were significant enough for him to go to the hospital. they didn't even put a band-aid on his head. we all saw the video 30 minutes after he shot and killed trayvon martin. so we saw his injuries with our own eyes. that's important. he didn't have a concussion. that's what the report says. he wasn't diagnosed with a concussion. remember, he said that his head had been beat repeatedly against pavement. by trayvon martin for over a minute. but there was no concussion. and also there are no stitches. that is very important. we ought to put this in context, anderson. let's not forget that trayvon martin was fighting a man with a 9 millimeter gun. he was in a battle for his life that tragically he lost. and we also have to remember that he didn't start this fight. george zimmerman got out his car and pursued trayvon martin. had he just stayed in his car, had me stood down, there would be no need for george zimmerman to stand his ground. and i have to say this because we just got a glimpse of this report, anderson. what -- there's a note that says why he came to the doctor. he sought an appointment with the doctor to get legal clearance to return to work. so it is very suspicious that he doesn't have to go to the doctor february 26th when he shoots and kills trayvon martin. doesn't have to go to the e.r., but then the next morning he has to go. we do know one thing, anderson. and that is trayvon martin was taken away in an ambulance. he lost the battle for his life. >> jeff toobin, what do you make of all this? >> i wonder if i can ask ben a question there. you said you know that zimmerman was the aggressor. how do you know that? what's the evidence that once he gets out of the car that zimmerman is the aggressor rather than trayvon martin? >> just the 911 tape, jeffrey. you can listen to that tape and listen to what he says. in his state of mind that he's going to make sure that this f-ing a-hole don't get away this time. and that's important. it's also equally important he's running after him. we hear that with our own ears. so everything else is zimmerman's version. if you look at the objective evidence, that video taken 30 minutes after he shoots and kills trayvon martin, you listen to those 911 tapes. that's not something to -- we don't have to depend on anybody to judge that for us. we get to judge that for ourselves. that's most important when you're trying to weigh credibility. >> but the 911 tapes only tell us what zimmerman was saying when he was in that vehicle. we haven't heard any direct eyewitness testimony about what happened after he got out of that vehicle. >> i think we have heard some. but i'm trying to just say listen to the objective evidence. there's going to be a full trial. we want everybody to wait until all the evidence comes out. that's what we've always asked for. we think george zimmerman has a right to a fair and impartial trial. we hope that everybody listens to that, because all trayvon's parents have wanted from day one was justice. they wanted to make sure that trayvon martin got a fair trial just as george zimmerman -- he would have shot george zimmerman that he would have got a fair trial. >> jeff, i mean, information in a case like this is often leaked out by law enforcement, by people with -- who want to further a certain narrative. what do you make of the latest information? >> first of all, it's good that we are talking about actual information. you know, medical reports that show show facts about this opposed to people assuming what happened. frankly i think the evidence that came out today will be useful for the defense. it is one thing to say that george zimmerman was attacked, as the defense will say. now they can say, look, he had a broken nose. he had lacerations on the back of his neck. and apparently trayvon martin had injuries to his knuckles which suggest he was hitting someone. those are fact. they don't decide the case. they are not the only facts in the case. but they are certainly useful facts for the defense in arguing that this was a shooting in self-defense. >> we're going to continue obviously to get more facts as we approach the time for trial. yeah, benjamin? >> trayvon was fighting for his life. >> and you're saying that's why he would have injuries on his hands? >> absolutely. he was standing his ground. it was self-defense. if somebody got a gun, i want to fight for my life. >> that's a very good argument. i mean, these are the kind of arguments that are going to be played out in front of the jury. and now at least we have some facts, some actual evidence to discuss that. >> more to learn from forensic reports, ballistic reports. none of which we have seen before. thank you, benjamin crum