CNN traces Clinton, Trump life stories in new documentary

CNN has aired a new two-part documentary to go beyond the campaign trail and political rhetoric to get to the heart and soul of the two people vying for the presidency of the United States — Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump.

The documentaries, 'Unfinished Business: The Essential Hillary Clinton' hosted by CNN Justice Correspondent Pamela Brown and 'All Business: The Essential Donald Trump' hosted by CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger, take viewers deep into the inner circles, decisions, controversies and milestones of two of the most famous and controversial candidates in modern US political history.

According to CNN, the hosts extensively interviewed 60 family members, childhood and lifelong friends, former colleagues, and analysts to get the stories of the lives of the two presidential candidates, years before they came into the public spotlight.

The first part tells the story of Hillary Clinton, from her life as a 'student superstar', to controversial first lady after her husband Bill Clinton became US president, to becoming Senator, Secretary of State, and then the Democratic Presidential nominee.

"Hillary Clinton has become the most written about woman in American politics. Unfinished Business: The Essential Hillary Clinton takes a look at the highs, the lows, and the inside stories behind the moments that have defined the democratic presidential nominee," said a post on CNNPressRoom blogs before the documentary was aired.

In the second part, CNN looks at the events that shaped real-estate Donald Trump into the man he is today: the challenges he’s face, the critics he silenced, and his never ending controversies in his life, following his Queens childhood, early years in Manhattan and Atlantic City, to fame hosting a TV show, and entering politics to become Republican nominee for US presidential elections.

All Business: The Essential Donald Trump, features interviews with Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump.

The documentaries will re-air on CNN on Saturday, Sept 10.