thinking. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states, until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> trump's statement is a dangerous proposal that overrides history, the law, and the foundation of america itself. >> you're pitting donald trump, full throttle, ready to destroy anyone who gets in his way. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. i don't think this country's establishment politicians, the media, ever got this guy. they certainly underestimated him. not going anywhere. can't last. you know, with each week and each provocative statement, he held to his lead and went a bit further, saying president obama was foreign-born, an illegitimate president. calling for a wall along our southern border. making fun of women's looks. talking down to a top latino journalist. saying thousands of muslims in new jersey had cheered 9/11. and each time the knockout verdict came out and certain. that's it. this guy's finished. and each time, the national public opinion polls said differently. w

headline of the week tonight after the sound and fury over donald trump's proposal to stop muslim visitors at the international airport the billionaire builder holds his commanding lead. but there is another head loo in, next tuesday night the man emerging is trump's number one contender ted cruz of texas a debate that could tell us whether trump wants to win every contest or is content to let cruz win. the battle will take place amid a brawl that promises to pitch all the candidates except cruz against trump on the matter of keeping muslims out of the country. we can expect chris christie -- the question is whether the punch will land or whether christie will land on the flooer himself another version of the bleeder. we look at the two great fights coming at us. trump versus cruz and everybody but cruz versus trump. i'm joined by katy tur who is following trump and hallie jackson who is following cruz. the "new york times" reported that ted cruz questioned trump's judgment at a private fundraiser in new york on tuesday. here is what cruz said about trump and ben carson in an audi

donald trump this saturday night. she may have weakened a larger charge against trump trying to be too specific. >> he is becoming isis' best recruiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists. >>> fact checkers say it's wrong. politifact rated her statement as false. politico reported there is no evidence radical jihadists are showing video of trump as a recruitment tool. fact check.org said there is no evidence of that. experts said it's likely. trump spotted his opening. here he goes. >> it's nonsense. it's just another hillary lie. she lies like crazy about everything, whether it's trips where she was being gunned down in a helicopter or an airplane. she's a liar. everybody knows that. but she just made this up in thin air. i will demand an apology from hillary. she should apologize. she lies about e-mails. she lies about whitewater. she lies about everything. she will be a disaster as president of the united states. >> well, clinton's campaign spokesman responded by broadening the charge against

has donald trump on the show on "state of the union" at top of the hour. but stay with us. "inside politics with john king" starts in just seconds. >>> ted cruz on the rise in iowa. >> it's certainly true that going up is better than going down. >> reporter: donald trump under fire. >> the republican front-runner has made a name for himself in the last months by trafficking in prejudice and paranoia. >> reporter: republicans rush to call trump's plan to ban muslims way out of bounds. but trump defends the idea and himself. >> i am the least racist person that you have ever met. >> reporter: the big debate tuesday trump and terror fears are the biggest flashpoints. "inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. >>> welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. thanks for sharing your sunday morning, as we count down to the big republican presidential debate tuesday night right here on cnn. with us, julie pace of the associated press, ed okeefe of "the washington post," cnn's jeff zeleny, and abby phillips of "the washington post." donald trump is all about

picture on their wall. i don't know a lot of people who want to put a donald trump picture on our walls. >> we'll have to leave it there, gentleman. you can learn a lot more about donald trump coming up right here on msnbc. thank you for watching msnbc live. i'm erica hill. tonight's special with chris matthews, "citizen trump" is up next. >>> who do we want?! >> trump! >> when do we want him? >> now! >> trump is right and americans know he's right. >> when mexico sends its people, they're bringing drug, they're bringing crime. they're rapists. >> trump is acting in a very old and shameful american tradition. every so often, like a fever, anti-immigrant feeling arises. >> i have -- >> excuse me, sit down. you weren't called. sit down. >> what you see is what you get. he's genuine. he's the real deal. >> he has tapped into a part of the electorate that is, i think, deeply angry about the state of the economy. >> how stupid are the people of iowa? how stupid are the people of the country? to believe this crap? >> you know, this guy is just saying what people are thinking. >> donald

, hillary clinton comes out swinging against donald trump. >>> cruz rising. the conservative darling raking in the cash. who exactly is funding his campaign? an out front investigation. >>> in her own words. we are hearing from the woman who drove her car into dozens of people on the las vegas strip, her toddler in the car with her. why did she do it? let's go "out front." >>> good evening, i'm erin brunt "out front" tonight, clinton slamming trump, telling supporters in iowa that donald trump does not deserve to be president. >> we shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency. >> clinton's attack coming less than 24 hours after trump used a vulgar word to describe how barack obama beat hillary clinton in the 2008 race. tonight at a rally in iowa, clinton says she's not bothered. plenty of bad things have been said about her and she tripled down on her claim that isis is using trump to recruit terrorists. >> you look at what is being blasted out with video of mr. trump being translated into arabic, no muslims coming to the united states, other kinds of derogatory, defamato

. angeles, on target tonight - trump - love or hate him, his campaign dominates the race for president. the donald trump alternative, behind the front runner, another polarizing candidate could be gaining ground >>> good evening, welcome to las vegas, nevada. i'm here why the republican candidate for president are holding their last debate. the campaigners are battling for voter support and contributions. there's seven weeks to go. the iowa caucuses on february the 1st. texas senator ted cruz is leading the polls. adding an element of drama to a campaign dominated by donald trump. republicans, including former vice president dick chain ci criticized the plan from entering the united states. the numbers in the polls have gone up since he made the proposal in the days following the rampage. it's another example of how candidates can benefit, using the politics of fear. david shuster has the story. >> reporter: in the wake. i.s.i.l.-inspired rampage, amid concerns that attacks are coming, president obama urged americans not to overreact. >> let's not forget that freedom is more powerful t

planned. >> good morning. >> it's wednesday, december 9th. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. donald trump is taking political fire from all sides this morning. rival candidates, the white house. democratic and republican leaders all blasting trump's proposal for a complete and total ban on all muslims entering the u.s. the billionaire defending the plan on television and on twitter, late into the night, writing our country is facing a major threat from radical islamic trim. we better get very smart and very tough, fast, before it is too late. trump also defending against accusations that he, himself, is a racist. >> are you a bigot? >> not at all. probably the least of anybody you've ever met. >> because? >> because i'm not. i'm a person that has common sense. i'm a smart person. i know how to run things. i know how to make america great again. this is about making america great again. >> senior washington correspondent jeb zellney has more on the backlash of trump's latest plan. >> reporter: in the face of unrelenting backlash, donald trump is defiant from blocking muslims from coming to th

under oath in a civil lawsuit about one of the people who helped develop the trump soho hotel and condominium in new york city. the man on the right with trump at the hotel launch party. felix sater, a twice convicted felon once tied to organized crime and a massive stock scam someone trump maintains he barely knows in his videotaped testimony obtained by abc news trump said he could not even recall what sater looked like. >> if he were sitting in the room right now i really wouldn't know what he looked like. >> reporter: but an abc news investigation found sater, an executive at a real estate company was actively involved in a number of proposed deals with trump. here they were at a gathering in denver in 2005 and in 2010 three years after sater's mob ties became public the trump organization issued sater business cards identifying him as a senior adviser to donald trump with a trump organization e-mail address and phone number. trump's lawyer says sater was an independent broker but no deals came out of it. whatever the relationship it appears to be very much a sore point for tr

joining us. >>> donald trump versus america let's play "hardball." ♪ good evening, i'm chris matthews back in washington, something's just happened in this country. it's not about donald trump or the wild and wooly campaign, it's about this country in what we hold dear. freedom. freedom of spirit, freedom to believe about what you do, the meaning of life, the purpose of human experience, our most basic notion of what it's all about. we do it in our instrument, which protects us in the first amendment, in you are in our democracy, which refuses all religious tests for elective office. why? well, a lot of reasons, the enlightenment, but mostly i guess because so many people started the country, the puritans, quakers, hue ognats, where the rest with either illegal or harshly suppressed. can you imagine america, this country built on religious freedom banning people from this country because of their religion? that's the proposition now before the country. it's not so important who did it, this is bigger than that, yes, bigger than donald trump. this isn't about him. it's about us. will w

trying to take down donald trump. now they and trump's republican rivals have a lot of help. it's all about trump's proposed temporary ban on muslim immigration to the united states. while trump has considerable experience with controversy, he may have outdone himself this time. politicians are piling on from every quarter, his ban plan drawing widespread condemnation here and abroad. british, french, egyptian leaders, even the u.n. refugee agency denouncing trump's remarks, but as for the donald himself he seems unperturbed and today he doubled and tripled and quadrupled down. >> calling very simply for a shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> i have no doubt that we have no choice but to do exactly what i said until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. we don't know what's going on. you had the world trade center. remember this, you had the world trade center knocked down. people are forgetting, they tried to knock it down a number of years before that. not unconstitutional of keeping people out. lou: and everyday folks on the street sa

agreement. then we'll turn to politics and talk to the voters with the donald trump phenomenon. why they love him and stick with him despite controversy after controversy. but is there trouble ahead for trump new poll shows ted cruz way ahead in iowa. we'll have analysis and talk to another g.o.p. contender, ohio governor john kasich. there's other news, too. senate intelligence chairman richard burr joins us with the latest on the santa barbara shooting we'll talk to an actual scientist about the new climate. nation." captioning sponsored by cbs good morning welcome to "face the nation." i'm john dickerson. nearly 200 countries have signed on to a climate change agreement they hope will avert a global disaster. each promise to slow carbon emissions towards a goal of preventing global temperatures from rising more than two degrees celsius or 3.6 degrees fahrenheit above preindustrial temperature levels. these are nonbinding and there's no inr enforcement mechanism to punish those who don't keep their promise. secretary of state john kerry, who led the u.s. delegation, compared the e

donald trump's call to ban muslims coming into america. today, donald trump spoke with msnbc's "morning joe" by phone, explaining why he thinks a drastic move is necessary. >> i think it's something that has to be done. i think it's a temporary move. it's not unconstitutional keeping people out, frankly, and until we get a hold of what's going on, joe. >> you aren't proposing int interment camps. >> no. i'm not proposing that. joe, take a look back at roosevelt and take a look at alien germans, they called them alien germans, alien italians, alien japanese, because we were at war. the muslim community has to help us make it, they're not helping us. when you say you're afraid, you should be afraid of the other side, not my side. >> is plan was announced in a statement last night which trump read during a rally in south carolina. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> so republicans have coming out slamming trump's proposals including pau

offensive, outrageous. that's what donald trump's republican opponents are calling his proposal, to block all muslims from entering the united states. but will this be any different than the other trump fire storms that just made him stronger? this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. ♪ >>> good day. donald trump versus the republican party, or has he hijacked the republican party? nationally polls show trump as the unquestionable front-runner. he's not backing away from his plan to ban muslims from entering this country. >> i'm using common sense. i spoke in front of thousands of people last night. there were thousands of people, your reporters are reporting it. -- thousands of people outside of yorktown, this tremendous ship that couldn't hold all the people. thousands of people couldn't get in. they gave a standing ovation as soon as they heard it. >> it's a very complicated position for the gop, which sought to control the businessman's booming popularity, and tentative commitment to remaining a republican back in september. that's when rnc chair got trump to sign a pledge

hotter. >> can we stop this? we must! the power is >> larry: tonightly, donald trump insists that thousands of muslim americans celebrated 9/11 despite any evidence. then again trump does have plenty of experience coping over the truth. you know he does. ( cheers and applause ) trump also says that black lives matter folks convinced black pastors not to endorse him. way more worrisome-- there are black people who need convincing not to endorse trump. i don't understand that. how does that-- all right. and se texas school books are rl estate moving references to jim crow and the kktv. you know what they say, those te who ignore the past. captioning sponsored by comedy central >> larry: man, thank you very much. oh, thank you very much. such a good crowd tonight. >> larry! larry! larry! >> larry: please, too kind. i got my audience-- ooo-oooo-that's how a heart sounds, right? welcome to "nightly show." i am larry, larry, larry. you know what, guys? it is december 1, one month away from january and that means two things. one, it's been almost a year since i abandoned my new year's re

," nailed it. john: on our show tonight, trump and time magazine snubs trump. but first, the people for trump, and there are a lot of them. according to a new poll, is played to temporarily ban all muslims from entering the united states is popular with the republicans who are going to take the party's presidential nominee. we polled more than 600 likely voters run the country and asks them a simple question, do you agree? overall, more than one third of each party said they agree. when you look at the party breakdowns, democrats overwhelmingly disagreeing, but 2/3, 65% of republicans say they favor what donald trump is saying should be done to people of muslim faith. only 22% oppose the plan. we also asked the voters if it made them more or less likely to support him. 37% said more likely. that's republicans. 37% of republicans say it makes them more likely to support trump. now, you and i assumed that this will be the kind of result we did when we got the pull, that republicans would overwhelmingly support trump. given that, what kind of impact will that have on the debate that trump

target" tonight, why ted cruz could be the top republican can't against donald trump. showing off the softer side of a hard-nosed sport. >> and an alternative to donald trump is now rising fast, as trump's proposed shutdown of muslims entering the united states, even former vice president dick cheney, one of america's most hawkish politicians says trump's proposal goes against everything we stand for. cue ted cruz. at a press conference yesterday, he said, i commend donald trump for standing up and focusing america's attention on the need to secure our borders. and listen to his soft tone about trump's plan to ban muslims. >> i disagree with that proposal. i like donald trump. a lot of our friends here have encouraged me to criticize and attack donald trump. i'm not interested in doing so but i believe we need a plan that is focused on the direct threat and the threat we're facing is radical islamic terrorism. that's why i've introduced legislation focused on suspending for four years, putting on suspension a moratorium, where i.s.i.l. controls territory because that's the challenge w

another line. >> i was worried. >> kind of like that scene in gladiator where you're like, okay. trump's like, okay. >> i'm so happy as a reporter to have his vouching for this. i'm not going to kill reporters. we should have all the candidates do a hands raise question at some debate. >> are you going to kill reporters. >> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday. december, 22nd. >> are you grateful that donald is not going to kill. >> he was joking. but he was very crass last night. >> what do you mean he was crass? what did he say? >> nbc contributor mike -- >> did i miss something last night? >> nicholas. no, we're not going to play some of that. >> no? >> no. >> i think some of the legitimate points that he's making that perhaps should be argued we should play. >> okay then. we're going to play it. national poll of republican race shows donald trump in the lead, but look who's coming up in the close second. ted cruz. he's got that new momentum. >> trump leads a four-point lead that is just inside the margin of error. cruz has gained eight points since last month while trump is up one po

>> what's happening to this election? is donald trump knocking the g.o.p. off track? or leading it in a new direction? tonight, on "washington week." trump mania. >> donald j. trump is calling and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. country's representatives can figure out on. the hell is going don't worry about profiling. i promise, i will defend you profiling! >> are you a bigot? >> not at all. probably the least of anybody you've ever met. >> he steals headlines from other candidates who long for the attention. >> donald trump always plays on everyone's worst instincts and saying we're not going to let a single muslim in this country is a dangerous aboutaction in it's not the blow hards out there just saying stuff. not's not a program, that's a plan. >> he steals headlines from the president in we cannot turn by letting another, this fight be defined as a war islam. america and that too is what groups like isil want. >> and he's thrown his own party into a pre-primary tizzy. >> this is not conservatism. yesterday isosed not what this party stands for. and mo

course the man who is center stage once again, made this debate all about himself, donald trump has a rally here a short time ago. >> i tell you, van, he's still working the crowd. casino hotel down the strip. he acknowledged he is going to be the target tomorrow night. he is the front-runner. we've seen a new poll out here in the united states, national poll that shows he is by far leading the republican field by many, many points. as many now as 30 points. i've got to tell you, john, not only did he talk about himself being a target but when it comes to foreign policy he says as far as refugees goes from syria, any syrian refugees here in the united states if he's elected president he's going to round them up and send them home. >> so this is what the debate is going to be about now. foreign policy, national security, because obviously what happened in paris and more closer to home what happened in san bernardino has changed his campaign in a very big way. and that seems to be benefiting donald trump. >> it has. what's interesting about donald trump, even for -- it's perplexing in m

the republican and democratic front runners thanks is donald trump speaking at an event in grand rapids, michigan. let's listen. >> think of this. the person that spent the least by far is donald trump and i'm in first place by a lot. isn't that great? the person that spent the least is trump. the person that spent the most is jeb bush. 55, $55 million and he's down in the bottom of the barrel practical practically. now wouldn't it be nice if we could do that for our country, spend the least and get the best production? i'm going to be spending a lot. i thought, again, i'm spending my own money, i'm the only oneself funding but listen to this. i thought i would be at about $35 million to this point. you know, i'm prepared for it. whatever it cost. if i see i'm doing poorly, i'm doing poorly but we know i'm doing well. i expected by this time, by like january to be up to about $35 million in expenditures for ads, for advertising, right? and i spent nothing. no, because these -- [ cheers ] >> no. i spent nothing. i spend nothing. to be honest, i spent $212,000 and that was only bec

ennobled or enriched by hatred or revenge. >>> a bump for trump. a shock for the gop. let's play hardball. >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. far from hurting him, donald trump's call for a ban of those of islamic faith entering this country has fueled him. he's got a marginal edge among the party base on turning away muslims as a policy. this has put a scare into the republican establishment who now fear trump may have enough gas politically to get to the convention next summer. keeping any other candidate from coming to cleveland with a majority. that's second only to their worst case scenario that donald trump arrives. the notion of three or four or more candidates battling it out day after day on live television would be ratings bonanza for everyone. imagine the horror of it. i'm being sarcastic, democracy on live television. the latest new york times cbs poll released today shows trump climbing to 35% nationally. 35% among republicans. his closest competitor, ted cruz is 19 points back. ben carson comes in third now. followed by marco rubio at 9. in south ca

donald trump like no other. >>> and as the year ends, a special look at a stunning year on the trail. plus, the big predictions about where the campaign is heading in 2016. >> announcer: from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos beginnow. >>> good morning. i'm jonathan karl. geor and martha have the holiday off. while most of the candidates have been quiet, donald trump used the holiday to go on a twitter tirade against rivals on both sides, tweeting, remember en failed can't jeb bush said that illegals came across the border as an a act of love? he spent $509 million and is at 3%. overnight, tweeting, hillary clinton has announced that she's campaign but 's demonstrated a inappropriate! i have been coving trump's presidential ambitions from the start. all of the way back to 2013, when no one thought he would actually run and this morning, a look at the year of trump. our roundtable is standing by with their insights and we'll even ask a supreme court justice what he thinks of trump'p's proposals. but first, we went on the trail this week for an exclusive interview with t

, donald trump is live in this hour as a new poll shows surprising support for his ban on muslim. and ted cruz, amazing support tonight. >>> a closer look at this hour on who is ted cruz. could he beat donald trump? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news, divers hunting for evidence that the san bernardino terrorists may have thrown in the lake before they massacred 14 people. the fbi hiking a few miles north of the shooting. moments ago, the fbi holding a press conference at the lake. >> so the reason we're here searching this lake today is because we did have a lead that indicated that the subjects came in to this area. we have now put a dive team in to the lake as a logical part of covering that lead. >> also today, the fbi linking the terrorist syed farook to a terrorist in riverside, california. a new poll shows more americans are worried about a terrorist attack now more than ever. kyung lah is "outfront." what are they searching for in that lake? >> reporter: a law enforcement official says what they are looking for are it

really up there in fact he was tied with donald trump at one 0eu7b9. as his voters have fallen away, they have moved to ted cruz in much larger numbers than anybody else. in fact we reinterviewed those same voters and they told us that in larger numbers, they were choosing cruz. some of them went to trump some went to rubio. cruz got the lion's share there. it looks like evangelical voters really asserting themselves here. as they do in iowa, they make up the bulk of the republican caucus goers. if you look at what people say is their number one issue, most it's terrorism. lot to say the economy. those say that faith and values and religious matters are number one that's where cruz really has an enormous lead over trump that is the difference. >> dickerson: so, if cruz is pulling from evangelical taking them away from ben carson, what is happening to the trump vote is he staying solid? >> rock steady. you look at those same individuals again reinterviewed they stay with donald trump. and his -- >> dickerson: you've been interviewing them over a period of time. there's been challenge

you. thanks for all of you watching msnbc live. i'll see you back tomorrow tonight. \s >>> trump throws shade at big bill. let's play "hardball." good evening, everyone. i'm joy reed in for chris matthews. we are awaiting a campaign rally in new hampshire from the man who continues to top the republican presidential polls. yes, you guessed it, donald j. trump. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. >> let's start with what seems to be the front-runner's attempts to vault right past the primaries and look to a general election matchup with hillary clinton. case in point, trump's escalating attacks on the man who legend has it, encouraged him to run for president in the first place, bill clinton. according to trump, the former president and his scandals are fair game for attacks today. trump tweeted today if hillary thinks she can unleash her husband with his terrible record of women abuse while playing the woman card on me, she's wrong. on saturday he tweeted, hillary clinton has announced that she is letting her husband out to cam tan, but he's demonstrated a penchant for

>> announcer: starting right now on abc's "this week" -- the year of trump. this morning, jon karl's exclusive face-to-face interview with the brash billionaire. on the heels of yet another controversy. this time, for that graphic slang. >> we shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency. >> announcer: how donald trump shook up the campaign in 2015. >> did you, even you, think you would dominate the field the way you have? >> announcer: and what he's planning for the new year. >>> plus, one-on-one with the one who's taking on donald trump like no other else. >>> and as the year ends, a special look at a stunning year on the trail. >>> plus, the big predictions about where the campaign is heading in 2016. >> announcer: from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. >>> good morning. i'm jonathan karl. george and martha have the holiday off. if you weren't paying attention to presidential politics this holiday, we can't blame you. while most of the candidates have been quiet, donald trump used the holiday to go on a twitter tirade against rivals on

trump. the media can't get enough. the focus shifts from hillary's unsubstantiated debate charge from trump over isis to the donald's use of a crude term against hillary and his slam against her bathroom habits. >> where did hillary go? they had to start the debate without her, phase 2. why? i -- i know where she went. it's disgusting, i don't want to talk about it. no, it's too disgusting. >> with donald trump, my goodness, if there's a subtext, do you need a subtext? do you need to know the hidden meaning behind what is already offensive on his face? people are hyper sensitive to everything. i thought it was a funny comment. i don't think it makes him sexist. >> are the pundits overreacting? with trump's latest attack on bill clinton, will they focus on his past misconduct? >>> the washington post yanks a mean cartoon depicting ted cruz's children as monkeys. >> i saw that cartoon. not much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that will do it. >> should the newspaper apologize? >>> plus "new york times" and other news outlets diving into virtual reality, but if the story is onl

there in iowa. now, perhaps not surprisingly, donald trump is raising questions about these numbers. he cited a recent poll from cnn. look at this tweet. he says, new cnn iowa poll, trump, 33, cruz, 20, everyone else way down. don't trust "des moines register" poll, biased towards trump, he tweeted. he clearly meant to say biased against trump. but there he is raising questions about that poll, because second place is not a place that trump has been for several months now. it's an uncomfortable position for him. christi? >> you know, he has -- trump has said an awful lot of things about cruz. cruz has kind of shuffled it off, you know, hasn't done anything about it, but when they're face to face there on the stage, do we have any indication of what to expect if he takes -- if trump takes some shots at cruz, is cruz ready to go back at him? >> reporter: well, i would expect that trump will try to hit cruz. like he said, he doesn't want to be in second place. but it's true. over the last several months, if you really look at it, trump and cruz have kind of been holding their fire against

with all of them. donald trump and hillary clinton were tied at 23%, bernie sanders next at nine, americans were asked about all the candidates. of course, it's a republican debate and you're there in las vegas, what do the republican voters think about the candidates? donald trump is viewed as the candidate who can best handle isis. 46%, 15 for ted cruz, you see rubio, carson and bush. no secret why it is happening. you just heard donald trump saying he will bomb the bleep out of isis. and says if the president would let the refugees in, he would kick them out. and at the moment heading into the debate trump has the clear lead on who is toughest against isis. >> and the idea of banning muslims entering the united states, does it seem to have had any effect one way or the other on polls? >> it is one of the great examples of what we could call the trump paradox. and let's take a look at the numbers, 82% of democrats think banning muslims is nuts, they think it's a bad idea. six in ten independents say donald trump is wrong to ban muslims and in fact, six in ten americans say dona

being positive for the year. hillary clinton continues her attack on donald trump. is she playing the victim card too much? ben carson hinting at major changes, a possible hail mary to his campaign. >> everything is on the table. we are constantly look at everything, looking to see if there are what is to improve things, if there are personnel changes that need to be made. i recognize nothing is perfect and we have had enormous fundraising. but that requires that you be efficient in a way that you utilize the funds. we are look at all those things. charles: that was ben carson announcing a major shakeup in his campaign is coming in a few days. he said i have 100% confidence in my campaign team and together we look forward to winning in iowa and beyond. year streamlining some staff assignments to more aptly match the task ahead. we know that the campaign has been struggling of late. this shakeup will have worked. in my mind it probably is going to be a hail mary. with me now bo dietl. and roger sloan former trump advisor. and peter morisi, an economist. let me tell you, there was a quo

trump's long-time doctor, that doctor said mr. trump's blood pressure, and that's his lab results are, quote, astonishingly excellent. he add the 69-year-old's physical strength and stamina are, yost, extraordinary and as a could data added, if elected, mr. trump will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency, unquote. you are welcome. that does it for us. my friend, don lemon starts right now. >> it's 10:00 here on the west coast. 7:00 p.m. in las vegas. before you get away, anderson, i wanted to ask you, you moderated the last debate. any question you would like those guys up on the stage to answer? >> i think this is going to be the first time we see all these candidates since donald trump has talked about not allowing muslims into the united states. so i think it will be interesting to see how the candidates respond to him face-to-face about that. so that's the question i think -- i don't know if i'd start off with that, but that would be a big top ping most people in america want to hear about that. >> great coverage, anderson. now i want to bring in mike an

, from around the world to inside the republican party, growing outrage of donald trump's plan to ban muslims from entering the united states. and still the republican front-runner is not backing down. also ahead, cnn takes you to pakistan to trace the woman responsible for the deadly shooting rampage in california. and activists in chicago fight to get a video released that they say shows the shooting and killing of an unarmed african-american teenager. hello, everybody. great to have you with us. we would like to welcome our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. "newsroom l.a." starts right now. >> u.s. presidential candidate donald trump is not giving any ground on his proposal to ban muslims from entering the united states. hids suggestion has been met with nearly universal condemnation. but as dana bash reports, the republican front-runner just keeps piling on. >> this isn't about being political correct. >> you could have many more world trade certains if you don't solve it. >> never mind backing down, donald trump is doubling down on a plan to block muslims from entering am

about that, but candidates trump you guys. erica hill picks up our coverage right now. >>> on msnbc live this hour, donald trump doubling down on his proposed ban on muslims entering the u.s. talking about that today on "morning joe". >> you will have more world trade centers and you will have more bigger than the world trade center if we don't toughen up, smarten up, and use our heads. >> tonight, the white house and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing outrage. >> we need a plan that is focused on the direct threat. and the threat we're facing is radical islamic terrorism. >> this is not conservatism. >> it's not about the blowhards out there just saying stuff. that's not a program. that's not a plan. >> donald trump always plays on everyone's worst instincts and fears. >> and the fact is that what donald trump said yesterday disqualifies him from serving as president. >> how do you explain donald trump? i don't know. he says things over the top and people applaud. >> just how do explosive conversations like the one donald trump has now started impact the chance for ope

>>> trump on top. two big new polls with encouraging news for donald trump. this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. the first gives trump a double digit lead over his nearest rival and the other shows the republicans -- a majority of americans disagree. a lot to get to this hour on "cnn tonight" but i want to begin with the day in trump. donald trump tonight topping a poll as a likely choice among republican voters for g.o.p. nominee. and joining me now is crystal wright. can we call you editor in chief? >> queen in chief. >> as well as rick wilson. i'm not sure what to call rick wilson. and both are republican strategists. so let's start with crystal. tonight cnn is reporting that the party establishment is preparing for a brokered convention if trump stays on top of the polls. the top brass needs a plan if that happens. here's a new cbs poll. it is out tonight and trump is on top again. do you think this will be a brokered convention? >> isn't it interesting that conservative voters have gathered around their top contender and all the establishment can talk about like little rats

roughly 15 minutes. don't expect her to respond to trump's latest barbs. this morning her communications director tweeted quote, we are not responding to trump but everyone who understands the humiliation this degrading language inflicts on all women should hash tag i'm with her. we have our reporters fanning out across this story. our political team about this growing feud and let's begin with msnbc political correspondent kasie hunt. let's talk about the reaction that this crude comment has gotten. >> well, thomas, it's a little bit difficult to say exactly. you obviously showed jennifer palmieri there not responding responding to these comments from donald trump. he of course alluded to the male anatomy in quite a vulgar way at a grand rapids, michigan rally last night. we want to play those comments for you unedited just so you can see the context. >> i may win, i may not win. hillary, that's not a president. that's not -- she's not taking us -- everything that's been involved in hillary has been losses. you take a look. even her race to obama, she was going to beat ob

trump calls for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. and i'm calling for a total and complete shutdown of donald trump's mouth. ( cheers and applause ) republicans opposing trump's plans to ban muslims including jeb bush, ted cruz, and dick cheney. or as trump is now calling them, a bunch of goddamn hippies. true. and the finalists for 2015's person of the year. this is "nightly show," america, let's do it. captioning sponsored by comedy central ( cheers and applause ). >> larry: yeah! thank you very much. welcome to "the nightly show." sorry, i had enthusiasm trapped in my throat. i'm larry wilmore. mark cuban joins us on panel tonight. i'm very excited about that. ( applause ) i have a very important question from mohammed to mark cuban that i must remember. ( laughter ) cannot forget that question. thank you, mohammed, for that question. i appreciate it. but right now, let's dive right into the big story of the 2016 chameleon campaign, or as i like to call it the quest to de-negrofy the white house. yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's the unblaening. (

memories. >> thanks fork with. "inside politics" with john king starts now. >>> donald trump brings potty mouth to the campaign trail. >> i know where she went. disgusting. >> republican front-runner didn't stop there. hillary clinton says his vulgar talk is part of this year's biggest surprise. >> i don't know that he has any boundaries at all. >> plus ted cruz lashes out at a cartoon lampooning with his kids. >> 2015 is almost over, first votes of 2016 now just five weeks away. "inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. >>> welcome to "inside politics". i'm john king. thanks for sharing your surprised morning during this special christmas weekend. the year of trump is winding down and the new normal of american politics is in full force. trump insults delivered by the hour if not by the minute and yet poll after poll shows the billionaire businessman is the overwhelming national republican front-runner and the first votes now just 35 days away. while many of you were peacefully off the grid christmas morning unwrapping gifts maybe going to mass, trum

>> then donald trump spent the next ten minutes arguing with an ad for geico. >> yeah, things are getting heated. donald trump plays defense as more leaders from his own party denounce his call -- yesterday. >> mr. speaker i rise today to call on donald trump to withdraw his candidacy for the white house. >> trump extending his lead in at least one pif ol at state. this morning a closer look at how the dilemma for some republicans just got worse. >>> plus new insight into the san bernardino massacre. including when and how officials believe the shooters started planning. it is 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is "way too early." >>> good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, december 9th, i'm shiba russell. amid the firestorm over his comments about banning muslims from entering the united states, donald trump is planning a visit to the middle east. trump tweeted last night he'll be traveling to israel before the end of the year, and, quote, despite my great respect for king abdullah ii i will not be visiting jordan at this time. trump was responding to a report by the as

. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> next, donald trump speaking live in this hour before a big new hampshire crowd hours after he accuses hillary clinton of playing the woman card. in >>> plus, the leader of isis threatening attacks on america. >>> and prosecutors finding an officer was justified when he shot a 12-year-old black boy. tonight they are offering video that proves the officer did nothing wrong. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, trump taking on clinton. both of them. donald trump today saying hillary clinton is playing the quote/unquote woman's card. and donald trump is putting bill clinton's past on the table saying that trump has a pension for sexism. >> with all of her past and her past dealings and, frankly, she's been involved in it with her husband as much as anybody, for her to be discussing that i think is out of bounds and i've let them know that. i think we have to have fair fights here and fair dialogue and we have to do what is right for the country and she shouldn't be discussing it. probably more so than

house working every day to uphold and to defend the constitution. >> but trump this morning was not backing down from that controversial proposal calling in to several news outlets, including msnbc, to defend it over and over. trump was pressed for more details. >> i just want to know how it works. religion doesn't appear on a passport. would there be questioning at the border in europe before they got to the united states? would it happen here in america? how would this work? >> it could happen at the site. it could happen here. it could happen in many different forums, willie. that would be have be worked out. and i don't think it would fbe for an extended period of time. >> if americans travel overseas, they're muslim, they cannot come back? >> this is not only if a person is a muslim. it goes overseas and comes back. they can come back. they're a citizen. that's different. but we have to figure things out. >> trump unveiled a controversial idea yesterday afternoon in a statement. then at a rally in south carolina where he and it was met with huge cheers from supporters. >> donal

, donald trump's muslim ban backlash. the republican front-runner doubling down amid widespread condemnation, defiant as rivals label his plan racist and unconstitutional. is he feeding into exactly what isis wants while rallying his supporters who say he is right? tonight, tom brokaw on the politics of fear and the harsh lessons of history. >>> plus, the money trail mystery before the massacre in san bernardino. thousands of dollars suddenly deposited in the killer's account. >>> also tonight, ate larging rise in distracted drivers beyond texting. what so many say they are doing behind the wheel. the consequences proving to be deadly. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, this political season of outrage and provocation has taken what many see as an ominous turn with donald trump's call to use religion as a determining factor as to who can come into this country. legal experts believe his proposal to ban muslims from entry is unconstitutional and it certainly ec

house. we will start with, who else? donald trump. what was his big moment? john: donald trump is a man of big moments. it was his announcement speech. he came out and made his presidential announcement speech. thing that was very provocative about mexican immigrants, comparing some of them to rapists. it did not stop him. he capital bolted -- catapulted him into the lead, which he held for the year. it was the perfect paradigm. mark: it was so unorthodox. he talked about his personal wealth. in it was defining. many people said, that is it, he is not going anywhere very again and again, trump has defined people's expectations as how you behave as a presidential candidate. john: the first thing that he keyed in on was immigration. first thing that kept them interested in donald trump. nobody knew what trump's views on immigration work until then. mark: he had that issue for a while. he has the ability to find defining issues and write them hard. what does he need to do? iowa he needs to win the caucuses. there is a chance that if he does that, he would be unstoppable. mark: he needs

runner and outsider donald trump? i caught up with the senator preparing for the primary in manchester, new hampshire. senator graham: we're pushing hard. the reason i've run for president above all others, fernando, is on national security, i have a plan to destroy isil. president obama's strategy is not working. we don't have enough ground forces in iraq to repair the damages from us leaving. we have 3500, i would go to 10,000. trainers and advisors, more attack helicopters to take the battle to isil, ramadi and mosul, a city of a million people, forward air controllers to help drop bombs on the right people, special forces to go after isil leadership inside iraq. syria is a complete hell on earth situation. there are no good choices left, but here's the good news. isil's not ten feet tall, the arabs want to destroy isil, and they also want to get rid of assad, a puppet of iran. the same two goals expressed by the president. so here's what i would do. i would get a large arab army up with turkish forces, a modern army, 90% them, 10% us, about 10,000 western forces with 80,000-90,000

san bernardino shootings, trump called for a ban on all muslims entering the country. and while most people rejected the idea as un-american, trump fans held firm. they like what he said. but what about the man himself? who is this guy so many people have told pollsters they want as our next president? what's he done to get where he is? what allows him to say things that would kill anyone else in public life? what's he got hold of? over the next hour, we'll look at the donald trump story as a whole. you'll see him as a young man, as a budding business tycoon, and as an entertainer. you'll see that the experts have been counting him out for decades. in the movie, "citizen kaine" orson welles plays the newspaper baron, foster kaine. trump told "the new york times," it was his all-time favorite movie. >> it's also my pleasure to see decent hard-working people in this community aren't robbed blind. >> trump the candidate echoed those sentiments for months in a roiling campaign. but in december, many believe he went too far. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shut