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TAPPER: ... next door in THE SITUATION ROOM. Thanks for watching.</s>WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Happening now, breaking news. Hillary Clinton's health records. Forced off the campaign trail by a case of pneumonia that was kept under wraps, Clinton releases a detailed doctor's statement as she recovers from her illness. Will this move help her recover from a serious campaign setback? The weirdness of Oz. The first videos released from Donald Trump's appearance on "The Dr. Oz Show," where he releases some results from his latest medical exam. But is Trump doing enough to answer calls for transparency? Colin's scowl. Former Republican secretary of state calls Donald Trump, and I'm quoting now, "a national disgrace and an international pariah." But he also says Hillary Clinton screws up everything she touches. Stunning revelations from Colin Powell's stolen e-mails. And nuclear hostage. As North Korea scoffs at the United States' show of force following its latest test explosion, a U.S. general warns that America is being held nuclear hostage by Kim Jong-un's regime. Can America do anything about this growing threat? We welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer. You're in</s>THE SITUATION ROOM. ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news. The breaking news: slowed by a bout of pneumonia that was kept hidden for days and has kept her off the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton has just released a detailed letter from her doctor that describes the diagnosis and treatment for her illness and sums up her latest physical exam, including vital signs, results of lab tests and current medications. Hours earlier, Donald Trump drew on his experience as a TV showman to reveal information from a recent physical exam. It came during a taping of "The Dr. Oz Show," which reporters were not allowed to attend. The show airs tomorrow. But Trump's campaign says he gave Dr. Oz a one-page summary of his exam and discussed his physical activity and dietary habits. Trump had pledged to release very, very specific numbers, but his campaign now says the full results of his exam will not be made public. Trump has been under growing pressure to reveal his health history, along with his tax returns and information about his charitable foundation, now under investigation by New York's attorney general. Plus, our brand-new CNN/ORC polls are just out, and they show Trump taking the lead in two crucial battleground states. He leads Clinton by five points in Ohio and three points in Florida, which is within the sampling error. The survey showed Trump with a stronger lead among independent voters, a key sector in this race. I'll speak with a Trump supporter, Congressman Sean Duffy of Wisconsin. He's standing by. And our correspondents, analysts and guests, they will have full coverage of the day's top stories. Let's get straight to Hillary Clinton's health records. Joining us now, our senior political correspondent, Brianna Keilar; CNN political director David Chalian; and our chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Sanjay, what stands out to you in Clinton's release today? Is there anything here that paints a better picture of what her health is like right now?</s>DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, we have a little bit more detail about this most recent episode with the pneumonia, Wolf. We understand now that she had been having some symptoms for some time. I guess we knew that with the cough and then some of the other symptoms. We know that she got a CAT scan on Friday, which was what revealed this pneumonia. For some time, again, we weren't told about the pneumonia until a couple of days later, but she underwent significant testing in order to make this diagnosis on Friday. That's September 9. And was started on a ten-day course of antibiotics at that point. So we have a little bit more information there. Just now as we're talking to you, Wolf, we got this letter, as well, with a little bit more detail. We understand, for example, in January of this year, she had significant sinusitis, as well. She got antibiotics and steroids at that time and also had a tube placed into her ear to try and allow some of the fluid to be drained from around her sinuses. But nothing more really sticks out, Wolf. She had a letter released by her doctor in July of last year. So this is about 13, 14 months later now as this new -- this new health information coming out. Her triglyceride level, something you know about, Wolf, had a significant jump during that time from, I think, it was 69 to 159. Now, not clear why that is. It could be because of one was done while she was fasting and the blood test. One was done while she was not fasting. But to your question, Wolf, nothing in particular really stands out other than this most recent health episode.</s>BLITZER: Let me read the last paragraph, Sanjay, of this letter. Dr. Lisa Bardack wrote this letter. She's the physician that's treating Hillary Clinton. "My overall impression is that Mrs. Clinton has remained healthy and in the developed new medical conditions this year, other than the sinus and ear infection and her recently diagnosed pneumonia. She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest. She continues to remain healthy and is fit to serve as president of the United States." Bottom-line conclusion from her doctor, Dr. Bardack. Based on what we know -- and we don't know everything, obviously. But based on what we know, Sanjay, would you agree with that conclusion?</s>GUPTA: Yes. I mean, look, you said it right, Wolf. We're getting the information that they're giving us, and based on that information. I think anyone would draw that same conclusion. I will tell you that there's nothing to suggest otherwise. I look for -- when I look at these types of letters, I'm looking for, you know, things that are big. And, you know, is there any kind of evidence of cognitive dysfunction? Is there anything with regard to the heart, the lungs, the brain? Is there any kind of disease or some underlying illness that you worry about? And those are the points that Dr. Bardack is talking about. The most significant thing, really, that Secretary Clinton has seems to have experienced was back in 2012, when she had this head injury from fainting and then hitting her head and developing this blood collection. Dr. Bardack has noted in previous letters that she -- that all resolved, and she had no evidence of long-term injury to the brain. The blood clot that had formed at that time has resolved. So, you know, cognitively, physically, I think that's the point that Dr. Bardack is making, that she is fit to serve.</s>BLITZER: Let me bring in Brianna Keilar, who's been covering Hillary Clinton for the entire campaign, for all practical purposes. She's had some problems with transparency. Does this ease that problem, the release of this letter from Dr. Bardack?</s>BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think that's what they're going for, certainly. But she -- she had a misstep by not releasing the information that she had pneumonia. When we learned that on Sunday, we found out that she had been diagnosed two days before with it. And what we're learning from the letter is that, actually, she had a fever even a full week before that. So she had been suffering from, you know, certainly some symptoms, it seems, for at least nine days before we heard anything. So it goes to transparency, where certainly her campaign is, I think, trying to make up some of what was a misstep for them there. I also think they're trying to assure people that she's healthy, because there have been a lot of unfounded theories out there about her health. And one thing that really stands out to me is this statement from her doctor, where Dr. Bardack says the remainder of her complete physical exam is normal and she is in excellent mental condition. Sanjay talked about it's important to know certain medical indicators, including cognitive indicators. And here they're assuring people that she is in excellent mental condition. You have some people who have been trafficking in unfounded theories that she hasn't recovered from her 2012 concussion that led to that blood clot between her skull and her brain and this is an effort to say, OK, no, that's not true. In fact, they had said quite a while ago her doctor had, that she was -- that was completely resolved.</s>BLITZER: It's more information, David Chalian, than we have about Donald Trump's health right now, though maybe get some more tomorrow. But it's certainly not what John McCain did back in 2008 when he let journalists and physicians like Sanjay Gupta go through all of the actual records and spend hours speaking to the physicians who had been treating him.</s>DAVID CHALIAN, CNN POLITICAL DIRECTOR: You're absolutely right. She's basically now living up to the Romney/Obama standard that we had but not quite living up to the John McCain standard of that full disclosure that you're talking about and that ability to talk with doctors, to actually inspect the medical records, even for a limited window of time, as John McCain allowed. So yes, she's falling short of that, but you are right to note we now that -- she's now done this twice. Donald Trump hasn't done this once yet, releasing a more complete sense of the current state of her health based on an examination. We got a tiny bit of information, perhaps, out of Donald Trump talking to Dr. Oz today. But if you want to look at the score sheet, Hillary Clinton is clearly releasing more information about her health than Donald Trump.</s>BLITZER: Yes. Let's see what he does over the next 24 hours. Sanjay, what other medical records would you like to see from Hillary Clinton? Is there anything in here that seems abnormal for a 68-year- old woman? She's about to turn 69 next month.</s>GUPTA: No. I wouldn't say that there's anything that's abnormal in here. You know, they even make mention of the fact that, at the time that she got this CAT scan of her lungs, she also got a CAT scan known as a coronary calcium score of her heart to basically assess her for heart disease. And the score came back as zero, which is obviously good and indicates that there's very little risk for having some sort of heart problem. As you know, Wolf, that can be a concern for men and women alike. So there is more information, as David pointed out, in this than we've seen before from her and certainly more than we've seen from the letter from Mr. Trump. I don't think there's anything that stands out as unusual for someone who's 68 years old. There's a couple of things, again, with regard to back in 2012. Exactly how significant was that injury to her brain? She's on a blood thinner now. When you're on a blood thinner like Coumadin, your levels have to be checked regularly. They make mention of that in the letter. They say the levels are checked, but they don't tell us what those levels are. So there's little things in here. But, you know, again, without looking at all the medical records, it is one of those cases where sometimes you don't know what you don't know. I'm not suggesting there's anything else there. But you know, doctors, like journalists, want as much information as we can get so we can look at it ourselves and make determinations.</s>BLITZER: It's very interesting Sanjay, because you speak about her cholesterol levels: 189 LDL, which is the bad cholesterol; 103 HDL, the good cholesterol; 56. But the triglycerides, 159. And that has significantly, as you point out, gone up. It was, what, in the 50s a couple of years ago or so. What does that mean? Because that doesn't sound very encouraging.</s>GUPTA: Well, yes. I saw that, and that is probably the most noticeable change from July of last year to now is the triglycerides have gone up almost 100 points. What I would say, and you know, I think I've talked to colleagues of mine about this already. It is probably related to the fact that, when you get the -- when you get this blood test done, what you've just had to eat, and whether or not you've been fasting. If you've been fasting, you could have a much lower triglyceride level. If you haven't been fasting, and you've eaten something that's high in fatty foods, it would be a higher triglyceride level. So again, I don't know for certain, but given that the other numbers, the total cholesterol, the LDL and HDL, as you pointed out, are within the same range and just the triglycerides have gone up, my guess is that she just had eaten before that most recent blood test.</s>BLITZER: David, does this raise the bar for Donald Trump to, at least, release this much information?</s>CHALIAN: Well, it doesn't look like Donald Trump is all that responsive to bar raising. I mean, for instance, on the tax returns, the Clintons have released 39 years of tax returns; and Donald Trump still refuses to do so. So yes. I think it gives the Clinton campaign a talking point about their transparency compared to Trump's transparency; and there's a difference there and one that they will highlight. So in that sense, I think it will put on some more public pressure. But it doesn't seem like -- Donald Trump seems to only release what he is interested in releasing. He doesn't seem all that susceptible to the public pressure.</s>BLITZER: All right. Everybody stand by, because under pressure to reveal his medical records, Donald Trump has now provided a brief summary of his latest physical exam to TV's Dr. Oz. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty is joining us now with more on that. What have we learned, Sunlen?</s>SUNLEN SERFATY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, we know, according to audience members that were inside for the taping today, that Donald Trump revealed that he does not exercise and that he wants to lose between 15 and 20 pounds. And yes, he did produce this one-page summary letter from his physical last week to Dr. Oz. But that has not made public yet. And it's still under -- the undertone here is that we still don't have a full picture of Donald Trump's overall health, as he still refuses to release his medical records.</s>SUNLEN (voice-over): As questions about transparency swirl around his campaign, Donald Trump is revealing some new details about his health.</s>DR. MEHMET OZ, HOST, "THE DR. OZ SHOW": So these are all the reports...</s>DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: Those were all the tests that we've just done last week.</s>SERFATY: The GOP nominee taping an interview on the "Dr. Oz" syndicated TV show, presenting the television personality with a one- page summary of the physical exam he had last week. And until it airs tomorrow, leaving only the studio audience members to share the purported details of what Trump divulged.</s>SHELDON HOSTEN, AUDIENCE MEMBER: And according to -- according to Dr. Oz, everything seemed normal.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's according to -- he's normal?</s>HOSTEN: Yes. Yes. There was no surprises except, again, that Donald Trump said he's on a statin, cholesterol-lowering drug.</s>SERFATY: The Trump campaign says it will release the results of Trump's physical to the public on Thursday but not more detailed medical records, as some previous presidential nominees have done. Despite Trump recently suggesting that he would be willing to provide a fuller picture of his medical history.</s>TRUMP: I would love to give specifics as far as I'm concerned. (via phone): I took a physical, and I'll be releasing, when the numbers come in -- I feel great. But when the numbers come in, I'll be releasing very -- very, very specific numbers.</s>SERFATY: And Trump is still facing scrutiny for refusing to release his tax returns, citing a purported ongoing audit.</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Will Donald Trump release anything from the IRS proving that he's under audit?</s>KELLYANNE CONWAY, TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER: I don't know. Why? In other words, why are you -- are you calling him a liar?</s>SERFATY: A letter from Trump's own tax counsel shows that his returns from 2002 to 2008 are no longer under audit, but he still won't even release those. The information vacuum is creating a flurry of questions about Trump's claims of charitable giving and the Donald J. Trump Foundation.</s>GOV. MIKE PENCE (R-IN), VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: This is a man who's given away tens of millions of dollars to charitable causes throughout the course of his -- his business life.</s>SERFATY: Those claims made without any proof from the Trump campaign and coming amid a series of reports from the "Washington Post" and CNN, showing that Trump spent money from his charity on himself and used others' contributions to make them appear to have come from him. The New York attorney general announcing on CNN that he has opened an investigation into the foundation.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have been looking into the Trump Foundation to make sure it's complying with the laws that govern charities in New York.</s>SERFATY: The Trump team eager to discredit the instigation, calling it a left-wing hit job but not releasing anything to disprove it. There are also new questions being raised about the Trump Organization's business dealings overseas, setting up a potential conflict of interest with foreign countries if he were president.</s>IVANKA TRUMP, DAUGHTER OF DONALD TRUMP: We can say, you know what? We're going to do less deals. We're not going to do that deal, even though it's a fine deal, it's economically reasonable, because it could create a conflict of interest. And we'll act incredibly responsibly. And my father already said that he would put the company into a blind trust, and it would be run by us.</s>SERFATY: The Trump campaign there trying to put out Ivanka Trump to try to defuse all these reports, but these questions have and will continue to come up for Donald Trump, because he still refuses to release those tax returns. Wolf, these issues of transparency really dogging his campaign right now.</s>BLITZER: Good point. All right, Sunlen Serfaty, thanks very much. We've just really released -- we've just received the released letter. Hillary Clinton's health situation. We're going to have more on the breaking news right after a quick break.