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Transcripts For CNNW CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 20170108 20:00:00

Committed to replacing obamacare the same day it is repealed . Cnn newsroom starts now. Hello again. Thank you for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. We have distressing new video from inside that ft. Lauderdale airport. Showing when the gunman opens fire in the baggage area. This video is difficult to watch. It is crucial in understanding the context of this shooting. This is a freeze frame, now, of what appears to be Security Camera footage, obtained by tmz. The man in the blue shirt is believed to be accused gunman, esteban santiago. We will play the video one time throughout this hour. It is silent. And it is security footage. And it is disturbing. Pay attention to the left side of your screen, where the man in the blue shirt enters the frame. He is due in court. He is facing serious charges. All of them eligible for the death penalty, fred. Boris sanchez. At ft. Lauderdale airport. I want to bring in Matthew Haras and paul shmek. Good to see you. Your reaction to the video . I think to understand it, we have to two back to november 1st, 2013, when a gunman walked into l. A. X. Terminal three, opened fire, proceeded through the checkpoint and got into the sterile area of the airport, which is not a good situation, because theres so much access at that point. Law enforcement took some time to get on the scene. What we can see from the video, is Baggage Claim area is typically a very safe area. People come and go. People in that area, are typically happy. They just got off a safe flight. Family and friends are there to welcome them. There are also shuttle buses and things of that nature in this area. Its difficult because of that 2013 incident, Law Enforcement, from the tsa, and public reports, was really putting pressure on Law Enforcement to put their resources at the checkpoint. And i think its a perfect example where a vulnerability was identified that police cant be everywhere. Matthew, how do you evaluate what weve seen. We deal with the reality of the condition. He shows a disregard. Theres no regard for humanity. Clearly, mental health. But nonetheless, cold and calculating. But its confusing, too, because we dont see what precedes the imagery we saw. Just the first couple of frames blending in. Just seem leg to be like everybody else. Paul, what do you see in terms of the vulnerabilities, that may be magnified as a result of this . The tsa has 20 layers of aviation security. Its from canines to protection. Theres two layers that come to mind when i review that cctv or surveillance footage. He was on a death march, really. And what we have to look at, theres two layers that come to mind when i think about this. Theres the intelligence layer, what did we know before he came to the airport . And the nofly list, much more in depth where you would prevent him from flying. Intelligence has a ceiling on what they can do in terms of stopping individuals like that from flying. And im sure as the days roll out, well hear more about what was known before he embarked on an airport. Earlier, i spoke with the Broward County sheriff, this is how he sees precautions to be tragedy often times to promulgate change. Hopefully we see hardcore change here. Something to change. Thank you, gentlemen. Appreciate it. Were also learning more about Esteban Santiagos past. Assault charges involving a girlfriend, Hearing Voices in his head. And asking for help. Dan simon traveled to Santiagoss Town In Anchorage to learn more about his past. Reporter his troubles began after serving time in iraq, relatives say. Esteban santiago spent ten months in the wartorn country. His brother said the changes in him were apparent. Translator they had him hospitalized for four days. And then, they let him go. How are you going to let someone leave a Psychological Center after four days when hes saying hes Hearing Voices. That the cia is telling him to to shoot someone. Reporter despite the interaction with santiago, he was not placed on a nofly list. There had been concerns raised why he was not placed on a nofly list. I want to be clear, during our initial investigation, we found no ties to terrorism. He broke no laws when he came into our office, making disjointed comments about mind control. Reporter why would someone who is disturbed get his gun back . The u. S. Attorney in alaska says theres no legal basis to prevent him from having it. A judge would have needed to declare him mentally defective to deny him his Second Amendment rights. Were learning new details about the victims in the ft. Lauderdale airport. Most were on vacation. Michael oehme of council bluffs, iowa, was about to go on a cruise with his wife. E was killed when the shots rang out in the area. His wife was shot in the shoulder and is expected to recover. He leaves behind one adulter. Olga woltering, was also about to go on the cruise with her husband, ralph. According to wxia. The couple is from marietta, georgia, and had planned the trip to celebrate her husbands 90th birthday. He was not injured in the shooting. The wolterings were married for 64 years. And terry andres was a shipyard employ, in ft. Lauderdale on vacation with his wife. The couple was celebrating andres upcoming 63rd birthday, a friend tells cnn. An trace and his wife had been married for 40 years. He leaves behind two daughters. Three other people injured in the shooting are in critical condition. Well be right back. This is your daughter. And she just got this. Ooh boy. But, youve got hum. So you can set this. And if she drives like this, you can tell her to drive more like this. Because youll get this. You can even set boundaries for so if she should be here, but instead goes here, here, or here. Youll know. So dont worry, mom. Because you put this, in here. Hum by verizon. The technology designed to make your car smarter, safer and more connected. Put some smarts in your car. 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How can you tell us about how the authorities are assessing this . Reporter this goes on to who knew this was taking place . In addition to i should say, police have made nine arrests, as part of the investigation. Five are Family Members of the attacker, as you said, was shot and killed at the scene. Ill walk you back through what happened. About 1 30 p. M. Local time. Right along the walkway a particular walkway, not only for Security Forces and soldiers, but for pedestrians and tourists because it as a beautiful view of old city of jerusalem. A number of soldiers had gotten off of the bus as a tour, and thats when the attack happened. The truck driver drove straight for a group of soldiers getting off of the bus. And then, it seems he reverses his truck and drives back over some of the soldiers there. The horrible outcome is that four were killed. Three women and one man. And a number of others were injured, all in their 20s. Benjamin netanyahu who visited the scene and said, what they know fromty a tacker, us was from a nearby neighborhood, that the attacker was a supporter of isis. We hear from the Police Spokes pen pern saying there was no isis cells in jerusalem. But it points to a lone wolf attack. And that is what Security Forces are trying to pinpoint and figure out how to prevent from now on. How do you stop this attack from happening again . Its a struggle for forces here and in yurm, in particular. Thats the focus as they try to figure out, was there advance notice . Could they have prevented this one to better prevent the next one . Are authorities revealing anything more about why they believe he was a supporter of isis . Whats the impetus for that statement . Reporter Little Information about that. It was a statement from netanyahu when he said he was a supporter of isis. It surprised us because you dont hear about isis in israel, jerusalem or the west bank. As police pointed out, isis doesnt have a foothold here. Its not something you hear about. Israel has quietly cracked down on isis supporters. People spreading propaganda or trying to fight for isis in syria. But its not a major Terrorist Organization here. They dont have a foothold. And its not something you hear about very often. And thats why we need to keep in mind the Police Spokesperson, when he said this is not new rye sis terrorist cell. There are none of those. And its critical as they try to prevent the next from happening. Turning a truck into a weapon is something we saw in berlin and niece, as well. Devastating effect in all three incidents. Coming up, the gop vows to Repeal Obamacare. President Barack Obama Says if they have a better alternative, he would support it. Can republicans come up with a cheaper and more effective plan . Cheaper and more effective plan . Well discuss, next. I discovered a woman my family tree, named marianne gaspard. I became curious where in africa she was from. So i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. Ancestry really helped me fill in a lot of details. Parenthood. President obama says if republicans have a better plan, hes for repealing and replacing it. It is true, theoretically, all of the progress can be undone and suddenly 20 Million People are or more tonight have health insurance. But as i think republicans now are recognizing, that may not be what the american people, including everyone trump voters, are looking for. And my hope is that the President Elect, members of congress from both parties, look at where have we objectively made progress, where things are working better . Dont undo things just because i did them. Joining me now is tammy lubey. Would it be able to take advantage of obamacare and take care of costs with a repeal . It will be difficult. Health care is expensive for everyone. Obamacare has provisions that are intertwined, aimed at reducing the costs of health care in general. But republicans want to change the plans and give tax credits. But it remains to be seen how generous they make the new plan. The approach of repeal first, replace later, could bleed the Health Care System that all of us depend on. Quoting him. What would happen to the economy if republicans do Repeal Obamacare without a plan to replace it . Obamacare sends money to insurers and states. And this trickles down to hospitals and other providers. That trickles down to Hospital Workers and vendors and other people. There was a recent study that said, if key provisions of obamacare were repealed, 3 million could lose jobs. State and local governments can lose billions in taxes. Health care is an important engine in our country. What youre underscoring, its not just the people on the plan. But a lot of people who would who are either directly or indirectly involved in the plan . Yeah. A lot of people think that obama care is only for people on the exchanges or people who are getting coverage through medicate expansion. A lot of people dont realize it has many tentacles. It made some revisions to medicare. Used to have the doughnut hole, where seniors had to pay for prescriptions. Seniors will pay less for prescriptions. Now, everyone can get prescription everyone can get contraceptives for free and mammograms on the employer plan. People on the job have benefits, if they have cancer or hit by a car, insurance is not going to set a limit as much it will pay for the care. Its quite wide ranging. Tami, thank you very much. Next, a top aide for donald trump speaks out about russias hacking of the u. S. Election and its impact on the vote. Plus, the red carpet is rolled out and ready for the Golden Globe Awards. A live report from hollywood coming up. Your insurance company [vo] quickbooks introduces he teaches lessons to stanley. And thats kind of it right now. But rodney knew just what to do. He got quickbooks. It organizes all his accounts, so he knows where he stands in an instant. Ahhh. Thats a profit. Which gave him the idea to spend a little cash on some brilliant marketing ha, clever. Wow, look at all these new students way to grow, rodney know where you stand instantly. Visit quickbooks. Com. Election. She spoke to jake tapper this morning and would not criticize Vladimir Putin. Even after President Elect trump received a briefing from top intelligence officials, outlining the case for russian hacking. As he been persuaded that they carried out Cyber Campaign against Hillary Clinton and what is he prepared to do about it . He makes clear that russia, china and others, have attempted to attack businesses and organizations and others over time. He mentions the Democratic National committee. Thats why were having this conversation. I dont want any of your viewers to be misled thinking that the kremlin and the Republican Party that they had the kremlin was dealing with any of the hackers and bringing that information back to moscow and somehow that anybody who allegedly attempted to influence our elections actually did. If you read the full report, they make very clear. Mr. Clapper in his testimony made clear on thursday, under oath, that any attempt, any aspiration to influence our elections failed. They were not successful in doing that. It is a very important point. We are talking about this because we had embarrassing leaks from the dnc emails. There were no fireworks because there was no firewall. Rnc, there was an attempted hack on the rnc. But they had the sufficient firewalls in place. Cnns own reporting showed that the fbi asked the dnc to have access to its information, to its server and to the information. And the dnc refused to turn that over, according to cnns report. This highlights the fractious relationship between russia and the u. S. President elect trump vows to change that. Jill dougherty explains what that could mean. Reporter donald trump has been tweeting about improving the relationship between the United States and russia. And together, solving a lot of the big challenges, the big problems that the world encounters. That, of course, is music to Vladimir Putins ears because he has been saying all along, he wants the u. S. And russia to Work Together on things Like Fighting terrorism. But when you get down to the specifics, thats where the rubber hits the road. And it becomes more difficult. After all, previous u. S. President s had said much the same thing. Heres one example. The Iranian Nuclear deal. The United States and russia helped to negotiate that agreement. And both countries support it. But donald trump does not. Does that put him in opposition to Vladimir Putin . It would appear that it does. Unless he changes his mind. These are some of the details that make that relationship much more complicated. Essentially, Vladimir Putin has defined what he believes are the interests of russia. And donald trump will have to do the same. What he believes are the priorities and the best interest for the United States. The question will be, will those interests align . Jill dougherty, moscow. Thanks so much, jill. Confirmation hearings for President Elect trumps cabinet pick, that begins this week. And also this week, trump holds his longawaited Press Conference. Well discuss, next. So i went onto ancestry, soon learned that one of our ancestors was eastern european. This is my ancestor who i didnt know about. Im phil mickelson, pro golfer. My Psoriatic Arthritis caused joint pain. Just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. And i was worried about joint damage. My doctor said joint pain from ra. Can be a sign of existing joint damage. That could only get worse. 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