right now on ana cabrera reports, the largest ever recorded lead so close to the iowa caucuses. new polling this morning showing donald trump well out front five weeks from those caucuses, just as he doubles down on his vow to be a dictator on day one. plus, an 11th-hour reversal. the former president not taking the witness stand today in the massive new york civil fraud trial. what to expect as the case nears the end. later, at least six people killed after tornadoes ripped tlup tennessee. where this extreme weather is heading next. s heading next thank you so much for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with new polling out this morning showing donald trump expanding his lead in iowa five weeks out from the caucus, and more than 50% of iowa republicans now say trump is their first choice. this as the gop front-runner doubles down on his controversial comments about being a dictator on day one. i said i want to be a dic
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them. another sign of that was that you remember how many times last night he referred to the renewal of the american spirit? yep. that was taken straight out of paul ryan in 2012 when ryan published his proposed budget, you ll remember, he called it a blueprint for american renewal. we ll see if it works. on the issue of immigration, it s a big deal we re talking about. the president promoted a merit-based system, acquiring green card, similar to how they do it in my home country, in canned da. he insisted it would save countless dollars, raise workers wages, helping immigrant families., includin what do you think about his embrace of what seems to be a more smis sophisticated look at immigration rather than just talking about bad hombres. i think the political pressure of sitting in the oval office came to a head and he s seeing, wow, i actually have to have policies more palatable to the public and not just throw
think he s mof of a political operative, could give sound advice. president trump is making good on his promises. let s tone it down both on reaction and as well as executive orders. let s try going to congress for a change and try to do it the old-fashioned way. we re the legislative branch. everything seems to be getting done through executive orders these days. we are a coequal branch of government. he s forgotten that. new administration, new rules, and to be fair, bannon is a political operative. he didn t go through any confirmation process with the senate. i don t know how he describes himself. he is described as a right wing nationalist. that s what his media propaganda site does. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. gunmen opening fire in worshippers at a mosque in quebec city, killing six people, wounding eight others. canned da s prime minister calling it a terrorist attack. two people are under arrest. let s get to paula newton in
and good morning. this is your a.m. wake-up call for wednesday, november 23rd, from the time warner center in new york. i m carol costello. here are this morning s top stories. i don t want a law that says after we lose a major american city, we re sure going to come and find you. i want a law that says you try to take out an american city, we re going to stop you. newt gingrich challenging ron paul over the patriot act. the new co-front-runner still getting high marks in his first debate with a bull s-eye on his back. we ll have more of the highlights ahead. it s going to be a necessme one. delays on one of the busiest travel days of the year. the east coast being soaked. and avalanche warnings in the pacific northwest. uc-davis trying to make good after police were caught on tape pepper spraying peaceful occupy protesters, now promising to pay medical bills and drop charges against students who were arrested. how would a president handle a nuclear iran or an uns