trainer bob baffert. >> he is a brilliant, superior horse. >> reporter: but a "new york times" report says "justify" failed a drug test that should have disqualified him weeks before the kentucky derby >> "justify" has won the kentucky derby. >> reporter: the first leg of the triple crown. according to the report, the banned drug was scopolamine which is normally used to treat nausea and muscle spasms in humans. the report went on to say the california horse racing board kept the test results secret and they took more than a month to confirm result dr. mary scollay, executive director for a horse racing testing consortium, says it is unlikely that any trainer would willingly give their horse scopolamine because of its negative side effects. >> i don't believe that there would be a reason to administer that to a horse. i think the possibility of adverse events is much greater than any potential for beneficial events. >> reporter: baffert's attorney is craig robertson iii. >> there was no intentional administration by mr. baffert. in addition, to support that, we're talking about a minu

cnn also reached out to justify's trainer, five-time derby winner, bob baffert.been returned. >>> a staggering 2,500 people now registered as unaccounted for in the first concrete estimate of the missing in the ravaged bahamas. but emergency officials in the bahamas say it's important to note that the list has not been checked by government records of who is staying in shelters or who have been evacuated. once they cross-reference the data, they will be able to reunite survivors with loved ones. >>> breaking year overnight, escaped husband and wife murder suspects, blane and susan barksdale were taken into custody. they are charged with the murder of a 72-year-old arizona man whose body has not been found. >>> uber and lyft vowing to fight a california law that gives more rights to workers. the law intends to reclassify independent contractors to employees, entitled to minimum wage, overtime and other benefits. it's viewed as a threat to uber and lyft, who are losing every year. uber says parts of the law don't apply to its drivers. and lyft says their drivers ma

trainer bob baffert claims that trace amounts of the drug were found in test results undoubtedly becausea naturally growing substance had contaminated the horse's feed. in a statement through his attorney he says, quote, i u unequivocally reject any implication that skopolamine was ever intention nally administer to justify or any of my horses. the california horse racing board tells cnn the drug had been reclassified, meaning baffert's team would have only received a fine for the positive test, but a racing official says justify would still have been disqualified unless the board had presented evidence of environmental contamination. cnn has asked for that evidence. the president of churchill downs and the maryland jockey club, john, say that justify passed the preand post-race tests at the kentucky derby and the preakness stakes. >> sounds like we need more information, coy. thank you very much for giving us the update on that. >>> meanwhile, here's an update. u.s. health officials say they have narrowed their focus into the vaping-related deaths of six people. dr. sanjay gupta joins u

trainer bob baffert. >> he is a brilliant, superior horse. >> reporter: but a "new york times" report says "justify" ailed a drug test that should have disqualified him weeks before the kentucky derby >> "justify" has won the kentucky derby. >> reporter: the first leg of the triple crown. according to the report, the banned drug was scopolamine which is normally used to treat nausea and muscle spasms in humans. the report went on to say the racing board kept the results secret and took more than a month to confirm the results. dr. mary scollay, executive director for a horse racing testing consortium, says it is ays kely that any trainer would willingly give their horse scopolamine because of its negative side effects. > i don't believe that there would be a reason to administer that to a horse. i think the possibility of adverse events is much greater than any potential for beneficial events. >> reporter: baffert's attorney is craig robertson iii. >> there was no intentional administration by mr. baffert. in addition, to support that, we're talking about a minuscule levels of the sub

should have never even qualified for that race to get the triple crown but hall of famer trainer bob baffert and along with the california racing association swept under the rug and it just came out now that he was still allowed to race when he should have been jesse well let's let's remember too that bob kraft probably takes a picture pretty well in the taal at a massage parlor. yet never got fined by the n.f.l. for those things even though it's not you know that's the guy the guy and still hasn't been through it hasn't been officially charged and nailed with the guy we're open to have have a real inferiority complex you saw the movie moneyball now their football team can't get arrested i feel bad now for the people in pittsburgh yeah let's look at robert kraft the owner again much like you know how you'd fight with the koch brothers in washington it's the same principle as the owner of the patriots he's also one of the key owners in t.v. negotiations with the n.f.l. is also i believe he's on the bargain group he decides the commissioner salary all sits on those boards how are you going to

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. >>> bob baffert, firing back at "the new york times," after they reported that the triple crown winningorse justify should have been disqualified because of a failed drug test. baffert says he rejects the impliation he would give justify or any other horse a banned substance. he says trace amounts was found on feed. justify was drug tested during his triple crown run and is calling on the agencies to release the test results. >>> from new jersey parents are speaking out to cnn after they claim a mixup at a fertility clinic left them with a baby with a different biological father. the couple are now divorced and suing the fertility clinic. they say by the time their daughter was 2, they noticed she was developing asian features. >> when she was born, all my friends said, she looks asian. we were cracking jokes. you figure, every baby looks different when they're born. >> it's hard. it hurts every time. it just -- gets to the heart. just keeps stabbing and stabbing and stabbing. every day, you can't run from this. you can't run. >> according to court records, the defends claim the in vitr

i want to go first to justify's trainer, bob baffert, very famous within the horse racing world.long on sensationalism, short on fact and does a great disservice to mr. baffert, justify and the entire horse industry." the attorney went on to say, of course, he said justify passed drug tests before the kentucky derby, the preakness and the belmont stakes, of course, which won him that triple crown there and says it is basically just propaganda in his mind. the executive director of the california horse racing board said that we take seriously the integrity of horse racing in california and are committed to implementing the highest standards of safety and accountability for all horses, jockeys and participants, but, again, brooke, in is "new york times" article even if the drug came from natural condefied its standards for this horse. >> diane galgallagher. thank you very much. >>> coming up next, an army first. two sisters each earning the rank of general. my conversation with these inspiring women and their take on women in combat, next. ur cl, care for them with woolite. woolite

. >>> bob baffert, firing back at "the new york times," after they said that the triple crown winner,isqualified because of a failed drug test. baffert says he rejects the impliation he would give justify or any other horse a banned substance. he says trace amounts was found on feed. justify was drug tested during his triple crown run and is calling on the agencies to release the test results. >>> california lawmakers are banning from using facial recognition software. opponents say it raises privacy and accuracy concerns. it takes police from taking body camera footage and running it through software at a later time. the ban does not apply to the fbi. gavin newsom must decide whether to sign that bill into law by october 13th. >>> two new jersey parents are speaking out to cnn after claiming a mixup at a fertility clinic left them with a baby with a different father. the couple are now divorced and suing the fertility clinic. they say by the time their daughter was 2, they noticed she was developing asian features. >> when she was born, all my friends said, she looks asian. we were c

times reports the california horse racing board took more than a month to confirm the results after bob baffertcond sample to be tested. by then justify had won the kentucky derby and the board did not follow normal protocol. in august, after justified won the triple crown decided in private to drop the case and lighten the penalty for any horse that tests positive for that banned performance-enhancing drug. the director of the california horse racing board says we take seriously the integrity of horse racing in california and are committed to implementing the highest standards of accountability for all horses, jockeys and participants. the director says they'll have a further response today. interesting to note the fact that multiple members on the california horse racing board employ trainers and jockeys that they regulate so that could present a conflict of interest. >> now we know. >> raising a whole ton of questions. all right, andy. >>> let's continue. good morning. welcome to your "new day." it is thursday,