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
asking the supreme court to immediately step in to decide whether former president trump has immunity from prosecution, relating to his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election. sandra: remains to be seen whether the highest bench will choose to take the case, but the move appears to be an attempt by smith to keep the march trial back on track and block the former president from delaying the trial in the federal appeals court. john: let s go to david spunt, breaking details for us. david. david: sandra, you are right. jack smith, special counsel, does not want to see any delays in this case. he wants this trial to begin and finish before the election. right now he s asking the nine justices, remember, a body that tries to stay away from politics, he s asking them to essentially enter the nerve center of the 2024 presidential election making an emergency appeal to the high court asking the justices to rule that donald trump is not immune from prosecution. he petitio
democrats. trump claiming the left will, quote, break any law, tell any lie, ruin any life. even called president biden a danger to democracy. all this as a federal judge accuses trump himself of ignoring the constitution. . jump the founders would want accountability. the court s opinion reading in part, quote, trump s four year service did not bestow on him the divine right of kings. earlier today, former january six committee member liz cheney argued trump is completely incompatible with the constitution. she s vowed to leave the gop if trump is in fact the party s nominee. you can t both be for donald trump and for the constitution. you have to choose. the republican party of today has made a choice, and they have been chosen the constitution. and so, i do think it s it presents a threat if the republicans are in the majority. joining me to discuss, msnbc contributor and former u.s. attorney joyce vance. she s a professor at the university of alabama school of l
griff: aishah: you are looking live at tel aviv where thousands are gathering, the hostages still being held by hamas in gaza. this is a big moment as two siblings released from hamas captivity will speak at this demonstration tonight. it comes as israel has resumed strikes in gaza, a big moment. it was partly these protests from families of the hostages that led to the first initial deal. welcome to fox news live. aishah: griff: israel calling its negotiators from qatar, idea forces signaling they will shift their focus to southern gaza. greg palcott has more. reporter: we will listening to ferocious gunfire a mile away from the gaza strip and a temporary cease-fire between israel and hamas. all bets are off. israeli airstrikes, we even heard israeli naval ships off the coast taking away some parts of the gaza strip. the military says it is involving areas it has not been before. that fighting was a week ago. various areas in northern gaza in the hands of hamas. underneath
jose? good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. we continue with breaking news. right now on capitol hill, you ve been watching this vote that has been carried out on the floor of the house. and as you can see, it appears that george santos appears to have been expelled. and we were just listening to former congressman talking about what happens now. let s listen in right now to the speaker. two-thirds voting in the affirmative. the resolution is adopted and a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the clerk will notify the governor of the state of new york of the action of the house. under clause 5d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house in light of the expulsion of the gentleman from new york, mr. santos, the whole number of the house is now 334. so it seems as though with those few words, congressman george santos has been expelled. he is no longer a member of congress. how is the process going to be carried out? we