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Inside Duterte's Drug War: Philippines Jails, Rehab Facilities Not Ready; U.S. Olympic Committee Apologizes for Swimmers' Actions; Donald Trump Softens Tone; Fact Checking Donald Trump's Lawyer; Germany Proposes Ban on Full Face Veils. Aired 8:00a-9:00a ET

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[08:00:25] ANDREW STEVENS, HOST: I'm Andrew Stevens in Hong Kong. Welcome to News Stream.

What to believe: more apparent holes in the U.S. swimmers' Rio robbery story as the U.S. Olympic Committee apologizes for the swimmers' behavior.

Inside Duterte's drug war. A chilling look at how the Phippine president is sticking to his pledge to rid the streets of drug dealers.

And regrets, well apparently he's had a few. Donald Trump opens up about his campaign controversy.

The Olympic spotlight right now is on the actions of four U.S. swimmers and what really happened to them at a Rio gas station.

Two of those swimmers, Jack Conger are and Gunnar Bentz, arrived back in the U.S. in the last hour or so after they were questioned by police in

Rio.

And according to the Reuters News Agency, a third swimmer, James Feigen will pay $11,000 to a Rio charity to settle the dispute. Reuters is

citing other media in that report.

Well, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh has all the twists and turns in this long-running Rio saga. And he joins us now. Nick, the Rio police seemed

to put it quite well succinctly when they said that these four, they weren't victims, they were vandals. Is that the bottom line?

NICK PATON WALSH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think, yes. If you even speak to the sources close to the swimmers, they do

suggest it's possible they tore a poster down at the gas station and did urinate in a place where they weren't supposed to. That's what everyone

agrees on.

What are sticking to it yesterday, I suppose the U.S. Olympic committee. In their statements weaved a fairly careful line between that

saying that potentially this compensation payment for the vandalism was arranged with the security guards firearms on display, and that may

translate into the idea of armed robbery.

But still at this stage, we have this reported charity payment, which will allow James Feigen to maybe leave the country in the hours ahead. And

that will hopefully put draw a line under this bizarre days' worth of debates about who exactly did what when how during this brief toilet stop

at a gas station near the Olympic venues.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

WALSH: This morning, swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger arriving back in the U.S. after Brazilian police claim they admitted Ryan Lochte's

story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio was not true.

The U.S. Olympic Committee apologizing for the actions of four Team USA swimmers saying

in a statement the behavior of these athletes is not acceptable nor does it represent the values of Team

USA. We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal.

Brazilian police say the athletes were not robbed and that they are not victims. Police say they were held by security at this gas station

after urinating in the back alley and vandalizing a bathroom.

FERNANDO VELOSO, CHIEF OF CIVIL POLICE (through translator): The athletes was disturbed somehow. He was actually kind of angry, so there is

the use of a weapon to control probably one of them. The answer, yes.

WALSH: The surveillance video shows one of the athletes bending over, seemingly to pull

up his pants before an attendant appears. They then leave the ally, attempt to get in to a taxi but it's not theirs. Once in the correct car,

an armed security guard demand that they stay until police arrive. They're later seen sitting on the curb, hands in the air with Lochte standing and

appearing to take something out of his pocket.

The athletes were told they had to pay for the damage they caused.

VELOSO (through translator): They left their money just to almost like to pay for the damage that they caused and leave the place before the

police could arrive.

WALSH: Ryan Lochte is back in the U.S. remaining silent after Brazilian officials say

this account on Sunday was fabricated.

RYAN LOCHTE, U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMER: We got pulled over in our taxi and these guys came out with a badge, a police badge. They pulled us over.

They pulled out their guns.

WALSH: But Lochte's attorney is backing up his client's claim saying a gun was pointed at the swimmers and they were forced to get out of the

cab and give up their money. No matter what country you are in that is robbery and robbery is a serious crime.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

[08:05:15] WALSH: Now, at this point, the police are saying that actually Mr. Bentz and Mr. Conger said that Mr. Locthe wasn't telling the

truth when they spoke to them. Now, we don't know whether those men would stand by that statement now they've been allowed to leave the country, but

there's another question being asked, too, around here.

You know, this isn't just about the swimmers, it's about the Olympic officials they spoke to after this incident, about the consular officials

as well, who knew what, when, who was suspicious of what, when, and how come it took so long for the Brazilian police to come out with this

alternative version and those search and seizure warrants.

There are still questions here, but Andrew, no doubt that the images of the U.S. Olympic team has taken something of a beating.

USOC has had to issue this pretty remarkable apology where they try and sort of weave between the different versions of events, but still

accept this has been pretty awful.

And sadly, too, for Rio, this host city, it's become the bizarre minor piece of trivia about a toilet stop on the way back from a nightclub after

a heavy night of celebrating that dominated the end of these games, beleaguered already as they are so far -- Andrew.

STEVENS: Yeah, absolutely, taking the headlines away from the actual brilliant sport that's been happening there. Nick, thanks very much for

that. Nick Paton Walsh in Rio.

And as Nick says, the behavior of those four U.S. swimmers has taken the focus off one of the greatest achievements in Olympic history. I'm

talking, of course, about this man and that trademark winning stance. Usain Bolt has won gold in the 200 meters for the third time in a row, just

as he did in the 100 meters.

It's called the so-called triple-double. And he's got a chance to win the triple-triple, if his Jamaican 4x100 meter relay team ask bring home

gold.

Let's go to Amanda Davies now. She joins us live from Rio.

And I envy you, Amanda, having a ringside seat at what is big history at the Olympics.

DAVIES: Absolutely, you kind of run out of words, really to describe Usain Bolt. Here is the athlete that as he walks out on to the track, the

whole stadium stops and looks. He demands attention like nobody else does in an athletic stadium. And he has done, hasn't he, for so many years,

since he burst on to the scene.

It wasn't the performance last night that he was hoping for. He'd had the target in his head for the last few years of breaking that 19-second

barrier, of bettering his own world second. It was 19.78. He looked noticeably disappointed, frustrated in himself last night, such a standard

that he set for himself.

But he admitted it's getting tougher. He is getting older, due to celebrate his 30th birthday on Sunday, and suggested afterwards that that

will actually be the last time we will see him run 200 meters, because he feels maybe it's just not going to happen at that barrier that he wants to

break.

But it is such an achievement. He says, though, there is still that one more to go, of course, the 4x100 relay later on Friday here.

He admitted last night that he doesn't think there's anything else he can do to persuade people. He's already done enough to persuade them that

he is the greatest. But he has always said that the triple-triple of gold medals will see him regarded as immortal. And there are so many people

given everything that athletics and track and field and the Olympic movement has been through in recent times that really, really want this to

happen, it would be a super special moment at the end of this games.

STEVENS: Yeah, absolutely. It really would. He's won six gold medals in sprint events, twice as many as anyone else in Olympic history.

It really is a remarkable performance.

Amanda, thanks for that. And make sure you stay with us for all the action later today from Rio.

Let's take a quick look now at the Olympic medal count. The U.S. leads with 35 gold medals, and 100 medals overall, followed by Great

Britain, which has 22 gold, China close behind with 20 gold, which by their own standards is almost unacceptable in China.

Germany and Russia rounding out the top five.

Well, turning now to the Philippines where crime scenes like this are showing up more and more often, bodies with gunshot wounds left on the

sidewalk, as the new president pursues his relentless war on drugs.

There have been literally hundreds of killings now, some claimed by police, others left unexplained. Now, one senator is leading the call for

an investigation. Ivan Watson has more.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE0

IVAN WATSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This is one way teach your kids to stay away sfrom a life of crime: with a visit to the

overcrowded, sweltering city jail.

This is definitely a field trip that these kids are likely to remember. Their teach says they're

brought every year to the city jail to get a very strong example of what can happen if they run afoul of the law.

This hunger for law and order in Philippine society helped propel Rodrigo Duterte to power in recent presidential elections.

The Harley riding former city mayor promised to crack down on illegal drugs, which he says are destroying the country.

Since he took office on July 1 he's ordered police to shoot to kill if suspects resist arrest.

[08:10:47] RODRIGO DUTERTE, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES: The system is violent, thereby placing your life in jeopardy. Shoot and shoot him

dead.

WATSON: The officials statistics of Duterte's seven-week war on drugs are staggering, amid thousands of police raids, arrests and voluntary

surrenders, police say they've killed at least 659 suspects, allegedly all in self-defense, and there's been a spike of 899 further unexplained

murders.

This was the crime scene before dawn on Thursday, after police say they killed a suspected drug dealer who tried to resist arrest.

Have you ever seen a body count like this in such a short period of time?

LELA DE LIMA, PHILIPPINE SENATOR: No, this is the first time. It's phenomenal. It's

unprecedented. And that's why it deserves inquiry.

WATSON: Senator Lela De Lima is leading a Senate inquiry into the police and alleged extrajudicial killings. President Duterte doesn't like

it. He slammed De Lima, calling her an immoral woman and issuing this warning to lawmakers.

DUTERTE: Be careful with me, because when I say I will do it for my country, I will do it even if I have to kill you, or be killed in the

process.

UNIDENITIFIED FEMALE: Duterte, are you happy with what you're doing to the lives of these people?

WATSON: Relatives of recent victims accused the president of giving the police a license to kill.

Family members say the man in this coffin, a meth user, was shot dead in recent days but

they don't want him nor the family identified for fear of becoming the target of further retribution.

A police report says cops killed this man, a suspected drug dealer, after he opened fire on the police. But his sister claims her brother was

a drug user who used to buy meth amphetamines from corrupt police.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My god, Duterte, stop doing this, you have finished the lives of these people in Philippines. Stop.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

STEVENS: Well Ivan now joins us from Manila. Ivan, the stories you've brought us this week about this relentless war on drugs are so

chilling. You are now at a jail in Quezon City, one of the most densely populated parts of the capital. What's going on around you? And I

understand that these jails, we see where so many of the people turn themselves in, are now ending up?

WATSON: That's right. I mean, this jail was overcrowded before the President Duterte came to office. It's built for about 800 people,

according to Philippines standards, 200 people for United Nations standards. And if you take a look over here into the courtyard, it's

raining, so it's a little bit more open, there are more than 4,000 detainees currently living in this space. It is insanely crowded. And

we're going to walk you through a little bit.

So, it was already overcrowded, a symbol of the crumbling infrastructure and perhaps the corruption in levels of government that

Filipinos that made them vote for President Duterte who has vowed to clean up corruption and drugs.

But in the last seven weeks, about 400 more detainees have come in here, almost all of them on drug charges. You can see, Andrew, how people

rest and sleep here and live pretty much on top of each other. Some 60 percent of the detainees here, and many of them are just detained. They're

awaiting trial. They haven't been convicted in court and they're waiting years to go to court.

Another example of the justice system, which many Filipinos complain about.

Many of these people, again, detained on drug charges, some 60 percent.

This is the Chapel, Andrew, where there are prayer services, it only allows 40 people at any

one time. So, a question, and this is the second jail we've been to. They're overcrowded. There are more people coming in. And there isn't

room for the 9,000-plus people that the police have arrested and thousands of raids in just the last seven weeks.

And you've heard about the death toll, of course.

We're just going to take you up here a little bit further. We're told that people sleep on the steps here at night because there is no space in

here.

Now, these dramatic images you're seeing, Andrew, this is a jail, an overcrowded jail. We've been to a rehabilitation center this week where

the head doctor said it was packed far beyond capacity with dozens of new people coming in every day, patients, and there simply isn't capacity for

drug addicts who need treatment during this crackdown on drugs.

I asked the tough police chief, did you prepare for this war on drugs? Did you expand the prisons, the jails, the courts, the rehab centers to

help handle this influx of people. He said, no, we just didn't have time. The threat from illegal drugs and narcotics was so great, we just had to go

ahead with the crackdown. And the rest, i guess, will come later.

But look at just how insane these living conditions are -- Andrew.

STEVENS: It is. I mean, this is extraordinary access you have here, Ivan. You've spoken to the inmates there. As you point out, some of them

are convicts. They have been convicted of crimes, others are waiting for their trial. What are they telling about how they survive there?

WATSON: You know, people are very cheerful. It's an incredible trait of Philippine kind of culture and society. There's just jail life. I

don't know what else to say. I mean, there is a delicate balance wean the guards and the people in here. Some people say, hey, we want justice.

And, again, people waiting, in some cases, years for their day in court.

And here's another astounding statistic here -- Andrew, there are more than 4,000 detainees here. Do you know how many guards are on duty at one

time? 20 inside the jail and at the main gate. 20 guards for just something packed to the gills like this. The only way that works, as it's

been explained to me, is kind of some system of diplomacy between the detainees and the guards, who, by the way, they're walking around here, and

Scott will pan over. They're not carrying weapons. There are no weapons that the guards are wearing here.

So there is an understanding, clearly, for people like us to walk around freely here and be welcomed by detainees who are living in these

appalling conditions -- Andrew.

STEVENS: I mean, it raises the obvious question of just how secure that jail is, Ivan.

But I want to move on and ask you a broader picture. Your report, then, just reference to

fact that is so much fear now in Manila. Human Rights Watch has basically said the same thing. That there are is fear from the killings, the police

killings, the extrajudicial killings, and their concern is that fear can turn to anger.

Now, the people you have been speaking to, Ivan, over the past week in all sorts of positions across society there, do you get a sense that that

fear, that fear is perhaps turning to anger? Is there some sort of backlash starting to appear against this war on drugs?

WATSON: Far too early to say. You have to keep in mind that President Dutarte was

elected with a convincing lead over rival candidates with millions of additional votes. According to a poll conducted in July, he had some 91

percent confidence and approval ratings from Filipino surveyed. So his crackdown has been incredibly popular many many Filipinos. But it has

raised questions. There are, for example, in addition to the killings on the streets there's a question of his naming and shaming campaign, where he

has gone out in public and named and shamed more than 150 government officials, officers, judges as well and accused them without any evidence

at all of being linked to the illegal drugs trade.

Now, that rings well with sectors of Philippines society, but it also raises alarms, because people say that the idea of being presumed innocent

until proven guilty has been thrown out as these accusations have been hurled out without any evidence to back them up, leaving people looking

very guilty and in a very difficult position to try to defend themselves, as he

has done in the case of Senator De Lima, leading this senate inquiry into the police killings and the other vigilante killings around the country,

who was then accused without evidence by the president of receiving money from drug traffickers as well as being insulted on very personal terms as

being an immoral woman, accusations that she responded with by calling this simply character assassination -- Andrew.

[08:20:39] STEVENS: Ivan, an extraordinary week of reports. Thank you so much for that. Ivan Watson in Quezon City jail -- 4,000 inmates, 20

security, and plus the camera team, Ivan's team down there as well. Ivan again, thank you and the team.

Now still ahead here on News Stream a controversial proposal. Why Germany is considering a ban on face veils. Stay with us.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

STEVENS: Just gone 22 minutes past, Hong Kong on a Friday night. That's the view looking downtown. Welcome back. You're watching News

Stream.

Germany has proposed a ban on full-face veils at schools, government offices and at demonstrations. The country's interior minister says that

it's intended to promote security and national cohesion while another German official says the burqa does not fit with Germany's views of women

in a tolerant and free society.

Well, Phil Black has been following this and joins us now from London.

And, Phil, this bill they're pushing forward is actually something of a compromise, isn't it?

PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, I think that's right, Andrew.

So legally, the restrictions sort of limited. B ut from the language that is being used to describe the German government's attitude towards the

full-face veil, well, you get the sense of the concept of a full-face veil is being rejected in a cultural sense well, absolutely, totally, I think

you would have to say. They're talking about how it doesn't fit in with Germany's idea of a tolerant, liberal society with Germany's idea towards

women in particular.

Take a listen now to the German interior ministry talking about this issue today.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

THOMAS DE MAIZIERE, GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER (through translator): Full-face veils is mentioned, we reject this, just not the burqa -- any

full-face veil that shows only the eyes of a person. It does not fit into our society for us, for our communication, for our cohesion in society. It

doesn't fit in our society. This is why we demand you show your face..

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BLACK: So, in a technical sense what they're talking about is banning the veil, or the full-face veil of any time for anyone who works for the

public service -- for teachers, that's from kindergarten all the way through to University, and in places where identification is required.

They're talking about registry offices, courts, that sort of thing.

So, the general rule, according to the interior ministry, is anywhere that someone's face, and showing someone's face is required to fulfill a

function or a performance or so forth.

So, it's a significant step, certainly, although it is only a proposal at this stage. It is certainly not law. But Germany is not going as far

as France has gone that is in banning full-faced veils from anywhere in public, Andrew.

STEVENS: Phil, you raise the point about France. This does seem to be a Europe-wide move now, considering what happened just in the last

couple days in London, with Anjem Choudary being convicted over hate speech. So there is a very clear trend now sort of tightening up, security

tightening up on overt displays, religious displays to do with Islam across the continent. Is that a fair way of looking at it?

[08:26:03] BLACK: I think there's certainly a Europe-wide concern and there are Europe-wide issues. But there are issues in context that is very

specific to Germany. This is a country that is dealing with the recent rapid influx of more than 1 million migrants. It, like other countries, has recently suffered a number of Islamist terrorist

attacks, two of them recently, although relatively smallscale. It has, however, watched as larger attacks have become more common in other parts

of Europe, notably France and Belgium.

So, the challenge for Germany -- and I guess you could say this is a challenge for European countries as well, but specifically Germany because

of that open door policy they exercise toward Syrian migrants for a period of around a year or more, because of all of that, the challenge of

officials there is to try and be generous and help those people who are so desperate, while also try to ensure that

they're incorporated into German society as easily and smoothly as possible while, of course, also trying to ensure the security of people living in

Germany.

So, it is a very challenging scenario. And this, the German officials say, is just one piece of what they're trying to do to respond to that

overall challenge -- Andrew.

STEVENS: Indeed. A balancing act with human rights, obviously, as well.

Phil, thanks very much for that.

Phil Black in London.

Now, Donald Trump is taking a break from his usual unapologetic tone and admitting that he has regrets. More on what he said during his first

speech since his big campaign reshuffle in just a moment.

Plus in South Korea, residents in an unusually quiet province go on protest. They say an anti-missile is going to ruin their peaceful way of

life.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

[08:31:10] STEVENS: In the United States, the government has modified its story about a controversial $400 million payment to Iran. The U.S. now

says the cash was delayed on purpose until Tehran released American prisoners, that included The Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian seen

here.

Now, Iranian TV released this video said to be a settlement for a weapons deal that was never completed. U.S. officials say the payment was

not a ransom, because the prisoners were released first and there were good reasons for a delay.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JOHN KIRBY, U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN: We were certainly careful enough to not just trust what the Iranians would do what they said

they were going to do inside the prisoner talks that we were having, which was a separate process.

There's mutual mistrust between our two countries. And we felt like it would be irresponsible for us, since the timing we had come together,

for us to not hold on just a little bit longer to make sure we got those Americans out. And if you remember and go back to that time, there was a

lot of give and take in those last hours. There were some Americans we couldn't locate and couldn't get to. And we were very concerned, and I

think with good reason.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

STEVENS: Donald Trump didn't waste any time at all attacking the U.S. president over that payment saying it was clearly ransom.

At a rally in North Carolina, the Republican candidate delivered his first speech since he shuffled his staff, but there was also an unexpected

admission.

George Howell has more.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DONALD TRUMP, U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I've never been politically correct.

GEORGE HOWELL (voice-over): Donald Trump doing what he refused to do throughout his campaign, expressing remorse for his controversial

statements.

TRUMP: Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have

done that. And believe it or not, I regret it.

HOWELL: A complete 180 from the unapologetic tone his supporters have come to expect.

TRUMP: And I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain. Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these

issues. But one thing, I can promise you this: I will always tell you the truth.

HOWELL: Trump delivering prepared remarks, speaking for the first time since his campaign reboot and veering away from the brash persona that

could doom him in the general election.

KELLYANNE CONWAY, TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER: I think we're going to sharpen the message, and we're going to make sure Donald Trump is

comfortable about being in his own skin, that he doesn't lose that authenticity that you simply can't buy and a pollster can't give you.

HOWELL: The Republican nominee not saying exactly what he regrets, but his remarks come after a firestorm of criticism for attacking the family of

a slain Muslim-American soldier.

TRUMP: I don't regret anything. I said nice things about the son.

HOWELL: And he has yet to apologize for attacking Republican Senator John McCain, who spent five years as a POW in Vietnam.

TRUMP: He's not a war hero.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He is a war hero.

TRUMP: He's a war hero -- he's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you.

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: There's a body of American heroes that I'd like to see him retract that statement.

HOWELL: Trump did express mild regret after retweeting an unflattering photo of Ted Cruz's wife Heidi next to his wife, Melania, later telling

"The New York Times," quote, "It was a mistake."

Trump also using the opportunity to show support for flood victims in Louisiana.

TRUMP: When one state hurts, we all hurt. And we must all work together to lift each other up.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

[08:35:04] STEVENS: Donald Trump sticking rigorous to the script there. That was CNN's George Howell reporting.

North and South Korea are technically still at war, but for most people if the south of the country, tension with the north rarely plays

into their daily lives. Well, that all changed for the residents of one province, when Seoul decided to put a missile defense system there.

David Molko meets a father who is trading his plow in for the protest line.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAVID MOLKO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: In this South Korean valley, a way of life, now under threat.

"August and September are supposed to be the best months of the year for us."

Not this year, Lee Jae-dong says, his organic melon farm goes back generations but it's

not the hottest summer in decades or the air quality that has him most concerned. The once distant conflict with North Korea has now arrived on

his door step.

"We're worried about our health. And as a farmer, I'm concerned that it will affect our crops. It's a human rights violation not only to local

people, but to the Korean people."

On the streets of Songjiu (ph)three hours from Seoul, these banners amplify the anger.

"Keep peace on the Korean peninsula," they read. "And keep this out."

Seoul plans to deploy the U.S. anti-missile system known as THAAD to defend against an attack from the North. To be built in Songjiu County

(ph), it's just for defense they say and has no health risks.

The chosen location for THAAD and its powerful radar, locals believe, a mountaintop.

That's pretty close. Are you worried?

Opposition to THAAD runs well beyond these farms and fields. In a recent poll, just over half of South Koreans said they were in favor of the

anti-missile battery. Still, just over 30 percent are against it, saying we don't want it anywhere in this country.

On Wednesday, South Korea's defense minister telling a town meeting he's willing to listen.

"I came so I would understand the people of Songjiu County's (ph) position," he said, reiterating that THAAD would be deployed unless North

Korea gave up its nuclear weapons and missiles.

No one expects that to happen anytime soon. And local leaders say they're not convinced THAAD is worth the cost. Mistrust runs deep here in

part because Seoul announced the deployment without telling residents first.

Wednesday's meeting perhaps an attempt at progress, though it ended without a breakthrough.

But for Lee Jae-dong, all this alk of missiles is keeping him from what's most important -- his two children, his wife, and his business.

LEE JAE-DONG, FARMER (through translator): This has completely changed everyday life. We just hope that we can have our normal life back.

MOLKO: What's unclear is if and when normal will ever return.

David Molko, CNN ,Songjiu, South Korea.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

STEVENS: Still ahead on the show, a CNN anchor goes viral after fact- checking Donald Trump's lawyer. Just don't ask her says who.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

STEVENS: Welcome back. Now, here at CNN we're used to bringing you the latest political polls, but they aren't so well received, especially

for the side that's losing. And that was the case when CNN's Brianna Keilar interviewed Donald Trump's lawyer. His reaction went viral. Here's

Jeanne Moos.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

[08:40:09] JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was a little like the old Abbott and Costello routine about the guy with the last

name "who" playing first base.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Who's on first?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I mean the guy's name.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Who?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The guy playing first.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Who is on first.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What are you asking me for? I don't know.

MOOS: Now imagine that in slow motion. An exchange between CNN's Brianna Keilar and Trump attorney Michael Cohen has become an instant

campaign classic.

BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN ANCHOR: You guys are down and it makes sense -

MICHAEL COHEN, TRUMP ATTORNEY: Says who?

KEILAR: That there would -

COHEN: Says who?

KEILAR: Polls. Most of them. All of them.

MOOS: That led to an awkward five seconds of silence.

COHEN: Says who?

KEILAR: Polls. I just told you. I answered your question.

COHEN: OK. Which polls?

KEILAR: All of them.

MOOS: I watched it five times. "It's hypnotic," posted one person. Her single raised eyebrow at the end deserves an Emmy on its own.

COHEN: Which polls?

KEILAR: All of them.

MOOS: That ended up on a mock "make America great again" hat. But the big takeaway seemed to be -

COHEN: Says who?

MOOS: #sayswho became a thing. The aftermath of the interview, "you're fired," "says who?" Who else says who? Either Trump's attorney was in

denial about the polls -

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Or doing his best impression of an owl.

MOOS (on camera): The exchange even inspired, we kid you not, knock knock jokes.

MOOS (voice-over): Knock knock.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Who's there?

MOOS: Says.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Says who?

MOOS: The polls. All of them. #allofthem also picked up steam, in this case with an Olympic theme.

So you're losing this race.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Says who?

MOOS: The clocks.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Which clocks?

MOOS: All of them.

There was even a poll pitting "says who" against "all of them." "All of them" won by a landslide.

In the wake of Brianna's interview, Trump's attorney told Yahoo! News, "I think I unraveled her." Hmm, let's take a poll on that.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Which polls?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What are you asking me for? I don't know.

MOOS: Jeanne Moos.

COHEN: Says who?

MOOS: CNN.

COHEN: Which polls?

MOOS: New York.

KEILAR: All of them.

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STEVENS: Excellent work.

Now, before we go, I'd like to introduce you to this new Uber driver in Pittsburgh. Notice that the person behind the wheel isn't actually

steering, and that is because the car itself is driving. It's a new collaboration between Uber and Volvo. Customers can volunteer for a

driverless ride at no cost -- volunteer there a fairly key word there. An Uber employee will be in the car in case something goes wrong. Volvo

plans to put 100 of these cars in Pittsburgh by the end of the year.

How much do you trust technology.

That's News Stream. Thanks for joining us. I'm Andrew Stevens.

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