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Platform also set an unbelievable bold vision, also really spearheads the conversation and really whether you agree with the platform or disagree with his policies on certain issues, the reality is he is guiding the conversation on both sides of the aisle, hes guiding the agenda and guiding the course thats been discussed the last ten months. Thats what leadership is. Now hes doing that across this country and its really remarkable. Melania, is there something you learned about him that you really didnt know . I knew his drive and im with him almost every day and i go through the good, bad and the ugly stuff and, you know, we going through it and hes strong, hes passionate, hes smart, hes tough and hes handling fantastic. Because hes passionate about the country. Mr. Trump, is there something you didnt know about yourself . Well, i think something was reinforced tonight. Ive known the most successful people in the world, many of them are very unhappy people, many of them you know, but many of them are unhappy people, and ive always said the most important thing is having a great family. The family is more important. To me the most successful, the people that seem to be the happiest are with a great family. You can see i have a wonderful family and its been very important to me. I think its been a real stabilizing factor. I dont think i would have had the kind of success ive had without my family. Is Business Life tougher or political life . I think political life is more dishonest. I find the people in politics to be more dishonest. I think the Business People are tougher. I think the people i know them all. Well use some of these tough people to renegotiate our trade deals, folks, believe me, i know the good once, i know the bad ones. And i know the overrated ones and the ones that are the best of all that are unheard. But well use the best. I think the Business People are tougher but politicians are more deceptive. Final question, do you really believe youre going to get to 1,237 or, in your heart, do you believe this is going to be an open convention . I think ill get to 1,237. I think were going to do very well in new york, and some of the states that well be in next. I think we should do really well in california. I think well get to the 1,237. Look this has been an amaze process. I said at the beginning but ill say it again, im spending my own money. I understand politicians, i understand what motivates them. The thing that motivates them are the special interests and their lobbyists. They wont do the right thing. The people that are really getting them are the people giving them money. By my not taking money from all these special interests, im going to be able do the right thing for the people. They do so many bad deals and people think why are they so stupid . Theyre not stupid. They do it because theyre told to do it by the people giving them money. Thats why, whether its ted cruz or others, i can tell you, theyre not going to do the right thing for the country. And it just is the way politics works. And nobody knows the system better than i do. And you know how politics works, at the convention, if you are dont make it in the first round of voting, a lot of those delegates who have to vote for you in the first round, theyre free go elsewhere. Are you ready for that . Sure, im ready for it. My life would be a lot easier. I just want to do something. The country, as my children have said, the country has been great to me. And i want to give back. If people want me to do that, i think ill do a fantastic job for them. Well bring the country back, well save social security. Our country is in such trouble. People dont realize the trouble were in. Were sitting on a bubble. Our country is in trouble. I think id do a tremendous job. I want to thank donald trump and his entire family. Thank you all. Malen malenia, thank you very much. Tomorrow night ted cruz and his family. Until then, thanks for watching. Donald trump railing against the Republican Party late last night, telling cnn the rules are stacked against him to keep him from winning the nomination. New this morning, Hillary Clinton gaining more momentum and a big new endorsement in the democratic battle for new york. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Its wednesday, april 13th. Its 4 00 a. M. In the east. Overnight a biting, stinging, back and forth between donald trump and the Republican National committee and it all started right here on cnn. Trump says the party stacked the rules against him. He made that accusation while appearing with his family at a cnn town hall. Trump said the rnc changed the rules to keep him from the nomination, boy, was the rnc quick to respond. Reporter donald trump making no effort to mend fences with the Republican Party last night saying in our cnn town hall that he does not think the rnc wants him to win the nomination and hes bashing the nomination process along the way. You dont think the rnc wants you to get the nomination . I dont think so. You think theyre actively working against you . I dont know. I dont see it. Its not like i have 15 miles of proof. But certainly they should want to have a vote of the people of colorado. The people of colorado i would have won. I won so many of the votes. I mean, the voting has been phenomenal. Thats why ive won so many more states than ted cruz and kasich. All of this seemed to be a bridge too far for the rnc chairman, he said nomination process known for a year and beyond. Its the responsibility of the campaign to understand it complaint now . Give us all a break. This forum was a rare moment when he was sharing the spotlight, not competing for it he was joined with his wife and four children. They spoke about how he speaks to female voters, and ivanka trump says she doesnt see any issue with it, and she mentioned how she was raised along with her brothers on how females are treated equally. I have witnessed these incredible female role models that hes employed in the highest executive positions at the Trump Organization my entire life. And an industry that has been dominated by men, is still dominated by men but certainly was when he was starting out in his career and he was employing some of these women and raising them through the ranks. So, you know, for me, i think the way he raised me, the way he raised tiffany, its a testament to the fact that he believes in inspiring women, empowering women. He always taught me there wasnt anything i couldnt do. Donald trump will be back on the campaign trail today but not in new york. Hes taking a quick break from the empire state primary, flying over to pittsburgh for a rally. Well see him later on this afternoon. Back to you guys. In just hours ted cruz comes to new york for his cnn town hall. Cruz has not spent much time campaigning in the state where hes in third place in two brandnew polls. His spokeswoman says the small events has held have been in unlikely places with few republicans. Theyre aiming at picking off a few delegates to block trump from degetting the nomination. On tuesday, cruz called trump a loser. Donald is a very sore loser. He doesnt handle losing well. He throws a fit. Hes crying and screaming and yelling, and he insults people, he curses at people. And he attacks people. Donald loves to call people a loser. Donald wakes up at night in cold sweats that people will call him losin donald. Tonight ted cruz appears in the last of three cnn republican town halls. He and his wife heidi will answer voter questions. Thats in new york at 9 00 p. M. Only on cnn. A lot of use of the word loser there in a short period of time. House Speaker Paul Ryan flatly ruling out a run for the presidency or at least trying to. Ryan has been facing increased speculation about his plans and pleas from some Republican Leaders, clearly upset about the possibility that cruz or trump might win the nomination. They want ryan to parachute in as a late entrant into the race. But ryan said i do not want nor will i accept the nomination of our party. So let me speak directly to the delegates on this. If no candidate has a majority in the first ballot i believe you should only choose from a person who is actually participated in the primary. Count me out. Breaking overnight, a major endorsement for Hillary Clinton, one week before the crucial New York Primary. The New York Daily News offering clinton heroic praise as it lays into Bernie Sanders who many say performed poorly with the daily news editorial board. They say they have a super prepared warrior realist. They have in opponent Bernie Sanders a fantasist whos passionate war with reality. Hillary clinton focused on pay equity for women at a tuesday roundtable. If talking about equal pay and paid leave and more opportunities for women and girls is playing the gender card, then deal me in. We go to the Sanders Campaign and the latest on the democratic race. Hillary clinton is back in new york today. Shes campaigning once again for that New York Primary next week. Now, she took a bit of a detour from the campaign trail to florida on tuesday where she held three fundraisers to raise primary money for this campaign. She still needs to fill coffers in this longer than expected race against Bernie Sanders. Bernie sanders took an opportunity to tell voters in new york about how secretary clinton makes her money. During the last filing period, her largest super pac reported raising 25 million from special interests including 15 million from wall street. Does anybody seriously believe that you can be an agent of change if you are taking money from the most powerful special interests in this country . Campaign finances is just one of the many issues and differences between these two candidates. Theyre really going back and forth over guns, wall street, over fracking, over whos prepared to be president. This is one day before the democratic debate in brooklyn. Their first facetoface debate in five weeks. Thats why its so important here. Bernie sanders knows he needs to turn those big crowds hes been getting into actual votes and supporters. Thats why that debate tomorrow in brooklyn, so important. Just day away from the cnn democratic president ial debate in brooklyn. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders in a critical faceoff. The last time before the New York Primary. Thats tomorrow night at 9 00 p. M. Eastern here on cnn. Joining us now for an early look at your money. Asian markets are higher, so are european markets. U. S. Stock futures, they are following their lead. A great day yesterday for wall street. We saw the dow gain 165 points, thats almost 1 . The s p 500 and the nasdaq also gaining about 1 . So, big question, what was behind the rally . It was all about oil. Oil prices jumping to their highest levels for the year. The price for crude rising 14. 5 . All of that on rumors that saudi arabia and russia reached a deal to freeze output. Oil prices have tumbled over the last two years because of a major oil glut. And opec countries for now have refused to pump less. Even those countryies in opec, theyre beginning to feel the effect in the collapse of oil prices. Earlier this year saudi arabia cut Government Spending because of decning oil revenue. Those big meetings happening sunday night in doha. Well see if they agree to freeze output. 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Plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. See why millions of people have already enrolled in the only Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans endorsed by aarp. Dont wait. Call now. Welcome back. The Coroners Office is expected to release will smiths autopsy report later today. The former new orleans saint star was shot and killed last weekend. There are new developments in the investigation. Police say a fully loaded. 9 millimeter handgun was found inside smiths suv. A new Surveillance Video appears to show a hit and run between smith and suspect Cardell Hayes minutes before the fatal shots were fired. We get more from cnns jean casarez. We are learning more and more about what happened last saturday night. First of all, we want to show everybody this Surveillance Video. And as you can see there are two suvs in the video. The first is a hummer suv, and that is allegedly driven at that point by the now defenddant Cardell Hayes. Behind it is the mercedes suv driven by will smith. This is where police take it, they say that a few blocks down, that the hummer suv actually hits the mercedes suv, that Cardell Hayes gets out of his vehicle. He has a gun. He shoots multiple times will smith killing him at the scene. An alleged eyewitness on cell phone video says there is a bit more to that story and there may be more than one weapon involved. Watch this. Hes freaking out on this guy like im going fight you. And then hes like i guess this guy was like get out, and he goes he grabs his gun and shoots him. The defense attorney still adamant that his client was not the aggressor after the accident. But Cardell Hayes remains charged with Second Degree murder. His bail continues to be set at 1 million. Jean casarez, thank you very much. Prosecutors raid the law firm accused of helping the worlds super wealthy hide billions in offshore bank accounts. Were live next. Ow. Are you okay . Yeah, i just got charged for my credit monitoring. Thats how i know its working. Ah. You know you can go on creditkarma. Com and check it out there. Its completely free. Really . Yeah oh, that didnt hurt at all. Yeah, completely painless. Credit karma. Give yourself some credit. Breaking overnight, prosecutors in panama raided the law firm at the heart of the socalled Panama Papers leak. The purpose of their visit is open to interpretation. The attorney general is saying investigators are look for the proof of the criminal wrong doing identified. Nic robertson has more on those developments from london. The firm continued to deny wrong doing. What are you learning about the raid . The firm are saying they are cooperating. They issued a statement for the whole country to know and understand that they are cooperating. Its a multiagency raid, according to the Attorney Generals Office in panama its led by the crime division. It involves the institute of digital forensics, their goo digital Investigation Bureau and National Police. They describe this as a visual search that theyre going in and theyre looking for any documents that could related to obviously all the leaks of the 11 million documents and emails and papers that have been partially made public, theyre going in to see if they can find any cases of illegality. And they would use these documents, should they find them to broaden their search. They would, if they in this search for legality, they would be looking for anyone who was a perpetrator, a participant, anyone who was involved in this in any kind of way. Of course another thing for the authorities in panama is concerns about the potential, the extent of an Economic Impact of the outfall of what may be discovered and what has already been made public. So, for the government there are several things at stake. One, they want to be seen, to be investigating, and to be checking for illegality and to be very clear and transparent about it. But on the other hand, they also want to understand what the impact is going to be for panama going forward. Linda . Nic robertson, thank you for staying on top of those developments. Donald trump blasting the Republican National committee. He says the rules are stacked against him. They say the party doesnt want him to win the nomination. The Party Chairman now firing back. Thats next. Donald trump on cnn late last night blasting rules that he says the rnc is using to keep him from wing the nomination. The Party Chairman responding this morning. New this morning, new momentum, new endorsement for Hillary Clinton in her battle for new york against Bernie Sanders. Welcome back to early start. Its 31 minutes past the hour. Overnight a back and forth between donald trump and the Republican National committee and it all started right here on cnn. Trump says the party stacked the rules against him. He made this accusation while appe