Transcripts For CNNW CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 2

CNNW CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield November 5, 2016

Will end up in that place here, over my shoulder, the white house. Both president ial campaigns are making a last ditch effort to fire up voters and get them to the polls. Donald trump starting in tampa, rallying supporters and pledging he would take the state and win the white house on election day. Florida, one of four stops he is making as they crisscross across the country. Hillary clintons team are in battleground states, including a rally with katy perry, as the electoral map shows clinton below the magic number of 270 votes needed to win the presidency. Our team of political reporters and commentators are fanned out across the country covering every aspect of the campaign and well hear from there throughout the hour. Donald trump is now on his way to North Carolina where he is scheduled to speak soon. Sunlen is in wilmington, North Carolina where trump will be holding the rally. Sunlen, looks like a huge crowd there awaiting that trump plane. Polls show a very close race in that state. Is the Trump Campaign confident they might be able to pull that off there . Reporter well, fred, i talked to trumps communication director in North Carolina. As of this morning, they are feeling cautiously optimistic about their chances in this state. He pointed to early vote numbers that leads them to believe they are on the right track. But, certainly events like this, the last day of early, inperson voting here in North Carolina are so essential for the Trump Campaign, making sure all these people at the Campaign Event, these supporters go and cast their ballots for donald trump. They hope, certainly, this final last weekend of campaigning, so essential. We are seeing donald trump having a flurry of campaign active any North Carolina and earlier today in florida. After this, on board to nevada and colorado. Earlier today, at his Campaign Event in tampa, he took issue with Hillary Clintons star studded event with jayz and beyonce. Taking issue with the language in the lyrics. Here is what he had to say. He used every word in the book last night. By the way, in hershey, pennsylvania, last night, we had an arena. We had 27,000 people show up. Far more than jayz had, with their free tickets. Free tickets. Far more. And beyonce. I like them both, but he used language last night that was so bad. Then hillary said, i did not like Donald Trumps lewd language. My lewd language. I tell you what, ive never said what he said in my life. Reporter if you excuse me, i was being quiet because they are going the pledge of allegiance right now. When donald trump arrives, the plane will land and hell rally supporters on the tarmac. In a sign, fred, just how important North Carolina is for the Trump Campaign, they are not going to leave the state unattended. Tomorrow, mike pence will be here. Donald trump will return on monday and hold a rally in raleigh, North Carolina. Their schedule the last few hours, few days, reflecting it. Fred . Thank you so much. Sunlen there in North Carolina. Well check back with you. As donald trump leaves florida, Hillary Clinton is flying into florida. We are waiting for her to take to the stage at a rally in north miami. Well bring it to you live. Let me show you exactly where she will end up there. Take a look at this electoral map. Its based on the most recent polling. Clinton is just below the 270 votes needed to win. This means she needs to win one of these yellow states to pass the threshold. You see where florida is. Cnns senior washington correspondent, jeff, is at clintons upcoming rally there in the miami area. Jeff, earlier we saw Hillary Clinton taking pictures with people at an early voting site. She has had these starstudded events, a concert last night in cleveland, beyonce performing, jayz. Events like that, is there a way of telling from the electorate there, voters whether that makes a difference . Reporter well, fredricka, its certainly a way to turn out the vote. Thats what she was doing. Now we are in pembroke pines, florida, north of miami. It is starting to rain here a little bit. It happens in florida a lot. Early voting is the key. The pictures you saw there, people in florida have until 7 00 p. M. To cast their ballots. Hillary clinton stood with beyonce and jayz and did a quote from him from 2008 about why elections matter. Lets listen. And remember, jay memorable said something we should all recall. Rosa parks sat so Martin Luther walked and Martin Luther walked so barack obama could run and barack obama ran so all the children could fly. You saw that in cleveland last night, fredricka. It is raining here. We are getting wet here. The point of this early voting weekend is really to get people to the polls. 5. 3 Million People have already voted in florida. That is 60 of the electorate. She is campaigning aggressively here today and going to philadelphia tonight where shell have more star power. Katy perry, donald trump is questioning the celebrities. There is no doubt it is getting people out and more enthused than they otherwise would be. Well see if it matters in the end. In large part, trying to appeal to that electorate, the millennials who expressed they are feeling apathetic. Thank you so much, jeff. Well check in with you in a rainy south florida. The president ial race isnt the only game in town. We have other things straight ahead. Well be talking about this push down the ballot with the panel right after this. Of a different drummer. Beat i say, i just dance. Be up for anything with boost. Its intelligent nutrition. With 26 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein. And im just getting warmed up. Boost. Be up for it. Oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path and the seagulls theyll be smilin and the rocks on the sand. Its so peaceful up here. Yeah. [ eagle screech ] introducing the new turbocharged volkswagen alltrack with 4motionĀ® allwheel drive. Soon to be everywhere. Where do you think youre goinggoing, girl . Girl, where do you think youre going . [aand ive never seen a rocketge ship take off like this. [owner] im lindsey. Im the founder of ezpz. My accountant. Hes almost like my dad in this weird way. Yeah, im proud of you. You actually did some of the things i asked you to do the other day laughs . [owner] ha, ha, ha. [accountant] ive been able to say, okay. Heres the challenges youre going to have. And we can get it confirmed through our quickbooks. And what steps are we going to use to beat these obstacles before they really become a problem. [announcer] get 30 days free at quickbooks. Com thats why this control enthusiast rents from national. Where i can skip the counter. And choose any car in the aisle. On average, four out of every five rentals at national is a free upgrade. Getting a fullsize and paying for a midsize . Whoa, oh, whoa, whoa, lovin every minute of it. As the boys from loverboy so eloquently noted. Im lovin every minute of it. Go national. Go like a pro. Welcome back. Im Fredricka Whitfield. This, just into cnn, the Supreme Court in the law halting third party ballot collection. They argued the law could disenfranchise voters. Were going to talk about it with the panel. Rebecca, tim and mave. Good to see all of you. Rebecca, let me have you tackle that first. What does it mean for the race in arizona . The early vote is critical. Democrats tend to do better and republicans tend to do better on election day. Thats kind of the dynamic we are seeing so far, playing out as well. This is a remarkable race for so many reasons, is it not . I mean, my goodness. What is happening here where there are all these developments leading up to election day, three days away. What are voters to make of all the chess pieces being moved . First of all, its not unusual to be searches near the end of the campaign. There are six or seven modern elections where there was a surge at the end. But, only in the cases of bill clinton and Ronald Reagan did it make a difference. Usually made the election closer, but the person leading before the surge was leading after the surge. So, historically speaking, if this follows any rules at all, chances are, the person who had the lead two weeks ago will win. But, everything has been so different this time around. I would point out how interesting the voting challenges have been. In ohio, for example, a judge just decided largely on the basis of a democratic petition that the steal the vote people might be intimidating voters and they have been told to stay away from polling places. Theres concern about voter intimidation this time around because of the importance of turnout. Since we dont have the charismatic barack obama running again, and certain groups in American Society that came out in a big way for him, millennials and africanamericans. Turnout is so important to both camps. These voter intimidation rulings are extraordinarily important and will shape election day. What we saw in arizona is interesting. The news that just came in is a blow to democrats. If the Supreme Court in arizona had physically reversed federal Appeals Court decision. It revolves around ballot collection. They argued in arizona there are some communities along the border and native american rezizations. Action v activists went to get it. This law was put in place to stop that. This is one of these last minute maneuverings we are seeing around the country. You have a different ruling in North Carolina, for example, yesterday, that was a boon for democrats. You are seeing all around the country, these different efforts that are being made to either suppress or increase the turnout. Another challenge in large part for some republicans, particularly Republican Leadership, paul ryan not for donald trump, then for donald trump, then changing his tune more. Today, out campaigning, rallying. You know, tim, this puts not only the gop as a whole in a tough situation, but him in particular. Then you have chance of whether his tenure as House Speaker is in the rearview mirror. How does paul ryan play a role in influencing this election . Well, paul ryan is trying to play a role in saving the Republican Party. I think what i cant access his inner thoughts, but watching how hes maneuvered, one gets the sense that at a certain point he focused on down ballot issues, wanted to make sure he didnt lose his speakership. His tiptoeing around trump has a lot to do with the pressure some put on him saying you are the highest ranking elected republican official. You cant just walk away from the nominee of the party. So, hes been following this narrow line. What is key here, i believe, is the extent to which he will confirm the outcome of the election on tuesday. Does he if its really close and if mr. Trump loses, does paul ryan come out and say its over or does he participate in the vote rigging issue . Similarly, if trump wins, what kind of Republican Party does paul ryan want . Does he really want a trump Republican Party . So, paul ryan is somebody to watch on tuesday. Rebecca, this is a tight rope, for paul ryan, the gop and the reasons tim laid out. They might not have much of a choice whether they have a trump Republican Party or not after this election. While the Republican Party is going to try to steer itself on a certain path, they still have to respect the base of their party. Its not clear their party is going to immediately move on from donald trump, that they are going to immediately renounce trumpism. This is kind of here to stay and the Republican Party is going to need to grapple with that after this election. Is that the challenge, what is the base of the Republican Party anymore . To rebeccas point, we have to watch and see what happens on tuesday night. How close the margin is, how well donald trump does. He, of course, could win or lose by a very small margin. If that were to happen, there will be a reckoning in the Republican Party where they have to figure out how to fold in all of these varying interests. Thats going to be the most fascinating story. Perhaps its cart before the horse, we havent gotten there yet. It is an incredible fascination. What happens within the gop whether its a trump win or not. What happened to the identity crisis the gop is in the midst of. Lets not forget theres a perot voter that joined another collaboration. They didnt form a party. A few of them voted for him, hey, next time around. Its possible some of the angry voters are going to melt away. They will still be americans but may not be a cohesive force. I think it depends on how close this election is. I think it depends on whether the republicans hold the senate or not. The worst trump and the republicans do, the greater the reckoning will be. If it is a trump win, we dont hear donald trump talking too much about the party, the gop. Hes talking about you the voter, hes talking about him as a leader. So, if he were to win, where is that cohesion or from what point is the starting point . Thats such an interesting point, fred, because you would think that donald trump would be extenting an olive branch to the Republican Party, trying to map out how he would govern with Republican Leaders and congress. Hes doing, in some cases, the opposite of that, attacking Republican Leaders, attacking republican candidates who dont support him, not building the relationships you need to govern. Hillary clinton, on the other hand, has begun reaching out to some republicans in congress, on the hill, talking about how they could possibly work together. And so you see that perfectly illustrates the difference between Hillary Clinton and donald trump in terms of how they operate here in washington. Donald trump would not, i think, operate in the way we have come to expect and would not necessarily work with republicans in the way we have come to expect. Its such an interesting contrast between clinton getting out there for the down ballot candidates. A huge focus on the final part of the campaign. When donald trump gets out there and makes a plug for fellow republicans, its big news. Its a rarity. If donald trump were to be elected, theres so much healing that needs to go on in the Republican Party and the extent to which he does extend the olive branches is fascinating to watch. Hes talked about the idea of a strong executive, which runs so counter to the way most republicans envision the government working. They see the state should have a lot of power. Republicans in congress have been deeply disturbed during the Obama Administration with the executive orders, the way he used the executive powers he has and its so interesting. Except he says theres a tool he cant wait to use. They tweeted the other day, what good is having a series of conservative members of the court if the person who put them there isnt an thortarian challenging the republic. Well hold it there. Thank you so much. We have so much more to talk about and we have the time. Well do it. Well be back with much more. Its about moving forward not back. Its looking up not down. Its feeling up thinking up living up. Its being in motion. In body in spirit in the now. Boost. Its not just nutrition, its intelligent nutrition. With 26 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein. All in 3 delicious flavors. Its choosing to go in one direction. Up. Boost. Be up for it. My bladder leakage made me feel like i couldnt be the father that i wanted to be. Now i use depend. I can move the way i really want. Unlike the bargain brand, depend fitflex underwear is more flexible to move with you. Reconnect with the life youve been missing. Get a free sample at depend. Com. With another new flavor you never saw coming. Reconnect with the life youve been missing. Grilled, glazed korean bbq shrimp. And try as much as you want of flavors like new parmesan peppercorn shrimp. Just come in before it ends. Welcome back to the nations capitol, im Fredricka Whitfield. One state that turned into a battleground is New Hampshire. The most recent cnn poll of polls has Hillary Clinton and donald trump nearly in a dead heat among likely voters. The democratic candidate is edging out by just two points. Two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton had an eightpoint lead. Joining me from manchester, New Hampshire, is cnn correspondent chris frates. Is there a good explanation for this turn around . Reporter the get out the vote campaign. This will be the biggest mobilization of the election season. It makes sense, we are days from november 8th. Volunteers fanning out across the state. They have made more than 2 million phone calls. They got out and knocked on 600,000 doors. Top surrogates are out here as well. Elizabeth warren is out here getting people fired up, getting progressives fired up in New Hampshire to get to the polls. Madeleine albright is out here. On the gop side, donald trump has big names out here and he is trying to mobilize the voters, 1. 4 million door knocks, 1. 3 million phone calls. Hes reaching out to voters as well, along with crucial independents. We saw Jeff Sessions, a big trump adviser getting out the vote activity this saturday afternoon. That

© 2025 Vimarsana