[Blitzer:] We continue watching as a climber makes his way up the outside of Trump Tower in New York City. Stay on top of this story, update you with more. But we're also following some other new developments in the presidential race. Hillary Clinton this afternoon slammed what she called Donald Trump's casual inciting of violence saying his remarks about Second Amendment people crossed the line. But Trump is on the attack as well today. He says newly disclosed e-mails reveal what Trump calls a pay-for-play scheme involving the Clinton Foundation and the State Department. The campaign strongly denies any wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton. Let's bring in our senior Washington correspondent Jeff Zeleny. He's got more on the on this e-mail story that has surfaced. What is the latest, Jeff?
[Jeff Zeleny, Cnn Senior Washington Correspondent:] Wolf, the Clinton campaign is denying that there was any impropriety between the secretary of state and any of these friends and donors. But this latest group of e-mail really shines the light on how closely connected all of the contributors and old friends of the Clintons' actually were with the State Department. And, Wolf, frankly it's the last thing that the campaign wants to be talking about now. They prefer to keep the focus on Donald Trump.
[Zeleny:] Old e-mails causing new trouble tonight for Hillary Clinton. As she campaigns in Iowa, a new batch of messages from her time as secretary of state is raising fresh questions about the influence and access donors to the Clinton family's charitable foundation had on the State Department. The e-mails released Tuesday after conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch filed suit. It's adding new fuel to a controversy hanging over her campaign.
[Clinton:] I know people have raised questions about my e-mail use as secretary of state. And I understand why.
[Zeleny:] In one exchange, a long time aide to President Clinton, Doug Band, lobbied Secretary Clinton's aides to find a job at the State Department for someone who was important to take care of. The name of the person Band is trying to help is redacted. He made the request to Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills, two top Hillary Clinton aides who remain among her closest advisers. Abedin reassures Band personnel has been sending him options. There is no indication he was a donor. It's the latest chapter in a long saga over the Clinton Foundation and her e-mails particularly her decision to use a private server as secretary of state. The FBI did not file charges but it's taken a toll on her credibility.
[Clinton:] And I want to be as transparent as possible.
[Zeleny:] In another e-mail, Band tries to connect a Clinton Foundation donor, a Lebanese Nigerian billionaire, with the State Department's substance person on Lebanon. "As you know, he's a key guy there and to us is loved in Lebanon. Very important," Band wrote. Donald Trump is seizing on the disclosure calling it an example of a cozy and corrupt relationship between Clinton donors and the State Department.
[Trump:] It's called pay-for-play. And some of these were really, really bad and illegal.
[Zeleny:] A Clinton campaign spokesman brushed aside the criticism, saying, "Hillary Clinton never took action as secretary of state because of donations to the Clinton Foundation." Campaigning in Iowa today, Clinton kept her focus on Trump.
[Clinton:] Yesterday we witnessed the latest in a long line of casual comments from Donald Trump that crossed the line.
[Zeleny:] Her campaign is raising money from his incendiary comments Tuesday, asking supporters to have her back.
[Trump:] If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know.
[Zeleny:] Trump's rhetoric is turning more Republicans against him. The Clinton campaign unveiling a new list of GOP supporters, including former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, former director of the National Intelligence John Negroponte, and former Connecticut congressman Chris Shays.
[Christopher Shays , Former Connecticut Representative:] I'm going to vote for Hillary. I didn't I didn't imagine that, but it's frankly it's become an easy decision. Trump lost me months ago.
[Zeleny:] Now Hillary Clinton is doing extensive outreach to Republicans, including, Wolf, writing an op-ed in the Salt Lake City newspaper, reaching out to Mormon voters there, talking about religious freedom, and how Donald Trump simply isn't acceptable. And, Wolf, she's headed to Michigan tonight. She'll be giving an economic address tomorrow. Right in Mitt Romney's old backyard. Those Reagan Democrats she's after. The Clinton campaign clearly wants to put this e-mail controversy aside and focus back on the economy where she's leading Donald Trump in most polls.
[Blitzer:] Jeff Zeleny, reporting, thanks very much. We'll continue to monitor this climber going up Trump Tower. Much more on that. All the day's important news right after this.