convention? we'll have more on the high-ranking strategy session. and courtroom breakdown. a former oklahoma city police officer on trial for raping several women during traffic stops falls into tears as the guilty verdict is read. it is 5:30 on the east coast it 2:30 out west, this is "way too early." good morning, everyone. it is friday, december 11th, i'm shiba russell. national security and terror is are in the front of voters' minds in a way they haven't been since the terrorist attacks of september 11th. a new york/cbs news poll finds 79% of americans believe an attack in the u.s. is very, or somewhat likely, in the next few

months. the 44% who say very likely is the highest number polled since october 2001. seven in ten americans now call isis a major threat to u.s. security. the highest level since the poll began asking the question last year. terrorism and isis are now considered the most important issue in the u.s., up 15 points from just four weeks ago. and among likely republican primary voters, donald trump is viewed as the most able candidate to handle terrorism followed by ted cruz and marco rubio. last night trump accepted the backing of the new england police benevolent association, where he promised to institute the death penalty for those who kill police officers nationwide. he also talked about national security. >> one of the first things i do in terms of executive order, if i win, will be to sign a strong, strong statement that will go out to the country, out to the world, that anybody killing a

policeman, a policewoman, a police officer, anybody killing a police officer, death penalty, it's going to happen. okay? can't go. we can't let this go. what i said the other day, all of a sudden i'm watching the shows this morning, and i'm watching the shows tonight, well, you know, trump has a point, the visa system is not working. this woman came in on a marriage visa. and she was totally radicalized. and she came in, and all of a sudden they're saying, it's not working. the visa system. and then another show is talking about something else. not working. we've got to get down to the problems. we can't worry about being politically correct. we just can't afford any more to be so politically correct. people have to be vigilant. people have to keep their eyes

open. if they did that you wouldn't have had the world trade center. of course if they did what i said you would have had osama bin laden killed before he ever got to the world trade center. you know that. >> all right. now to another poll here, an nbc/"wall street journal" poll finding voters largely opposed to trump's proposal for a quote total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. only 25% are in favor. 57% are against. republicans are split on the question. 42% in favor, 36% against. and 41% of all voters find trump's campaign statements and approach to issues, quote frequently insulting and wrong. however 40% of republicans say trump is quote, telling it like it is. the senate judiciary committee has approved an amendment to condemn trump's muslim ban. ranking member patrick leahy of vermont offered the sense of the senate amendment to put the opinion of the body on record. >> this is a sense of the senate that the united states must not

bar individuals from entering into the united states based on their religion. as such action would be contrary to the fundamental principles on which this nation was founded. >> well, nine democrats and seven republicans, including chairman chuck grassley and lindsey graham voted for the amendment. four republicans voted no, including presidential candidate ted cruz, whose office called the vote nothing more than a political stunt. last night democratic front-runner hillary clinton stopped by the set of late night with seth meyers, and in between some lighter moments she unleashed a pointed attack on her republican counterpart, donald trump. >> you know, i have to say, seth, i no longer think he's funny. >> yes. i will say i started -- >> and what he's saying now is not only shameful and wrong, it's dangerous. this latest demand that we not let muslims into our country really plays right into the

hands of the terrorists. and i don't say that lightly. but it does. he is giving them a great propaganda tool. a way to recruit more folks from europe, than the united states. and because it's kind of crossed that line. i think everybody, and especially other republicans, need to stand up and really say enough, you've gone too far, that's not who we are, that's not the kind of country that we believe we are. and we're just not going to tolerate it. >> clinton is set to outline her own counterterrorism strategy next week in minnesota. her campaign says the speech will focus on combatting domestic radicalization. fbi divers spent hours searching a lake near the san bernardino shooting scene yesterday. investigators say they're following a lead that indicates the shooters may have spent some time there. it is not clear at this point what divers are looking for, but officials say they're leaving no stone unturned. >> we think this search will last for days.

it's very possible. we would be remiss not to go in to this lake and do a -- conduct a thorough search for any evidentiary items that may come back. >> the mother of enrique marquez, the man who bought two of the guns that were subsequently used in the attack, told reporters yesterday her son is a good person. marquez has been cooperating with investigators. according to officials he went on a drinking binge following the massacre, and now he feels remorse. he says syed farook told him he was considering an attack in the los angeles area in 2012. marquez has not been charged with a crime. meanwhile, on capitol hill, fbi director james comey gave a classified briefing about the shooting to lawmakers yesterday. >> the director has emphasized that we're not aware of any other components to this particular plot. in other words, co-conspirators that may still be out there that pose a risk to the public. that's obviously a first and foremost priority for the

bureau. they're not aware of anything along those lines. >> also on thursday, the first funeral for one of the shooti i victims. hundreds of people including several law enforcement officers remembered 27-year-old yvette velasco. while congressional democrats continue calling for a fix to the so-called watch list loophole, without much success, connecticut's governor took matters into his own hands yesterday. dannel malloy announced he was signing an executive order banning people on federal terrorism watch lists from buying firearms in his state. >> like all americans, i've been horrified by the recent terrorist attack in california, and paris. this should be a wake-up call for all of us. this is a moment to seize, here in america. and today i'm here to say that connecticut, we are seizing this moment. if you cannot fly, due to being on a government watch list, you should not be able to purchase a firearm while on that watch list as well.

this is basic common sense, the american people get it. >> malloy says the order will go into effect once the white house, who he has been working with on this policy, grants the state access to some of the government's watch lists. the first canadian government plane carrying syrian refugees arrived in toronto. prime minister justin trudeau greeted refugees with warm coats last night as they arrived at pearson international airport. canadian well-wishers came with signs welcoming 163 people into the country. the prime minister plans to resettle 25,000 syrian refugees by the end of february. and a former oklahoma city police officer is facing more than 260 years in prison. last night a jury found former officer daniel holtzclaw guilty on 18 rape and sexual assault charges. prosecutors say holtzclaw, who openly sobbed as the verdict was read, worked the night shift and targeted black women with previous arrests, forcing them to perform sexual acts after

searching them for drugs. most did not dare report what happened to them. one woman accused holtzclaw of driving her to a field, raping her in the back seat of his squad car, then leaving her behind. she testified, quote, there was nothing i could do. he was a police officer, and i was a woman. another woman testified she didn't think anyone would believe her because she was, quote, a black female. holtzclaw was finally arrested last june one day after a 57-year-old day care worker sold the sex crimes division that he had molested her during a troughic stop. he will be back in court in january for sentencing. cadets at the historic citadel military academy in charleston, south carolina, have been suspended after a photo emerged of them dressed in white hoods. the photo was posted online according to school officials, showing upper class cadet in front of seven younger students. the school's president wrote in a statement that first reports indicated they were singing christmas carols as part of a ghost of christmas past skit but

he also said the images are not consistent with the school's core values of honor, duty and respect. there was a mandatory schoolwide meeting just before noon. the charleston community has been tested by other high profile cases this year you may recall from the officer involved shooting death of walter scott to the massacre that left nine african-american parishioners dead at mother emanuel church. all right. we want to go to chicago now, where calls for mayor rahm emanuel's resignation are intensifying. [ chanting ] these medical students take part in one of several demonstrations across chicago yesterday. criticized the mayor's handling of the laquan mcdonald police shooting, and demanded that he resign. the wheels are also moving in springfield to force him out. activists are trying to build support for a bill that would allow a recall election. if passed by the legislature and signed by the governor the bill would then need the signatures of at least 85,000 chicago voters. plus the support of two city

aldermen. yesterday activists with the coalition for a new chicago urged passage of the bill, and pledged to bring, quote, a million signatures to springfield. >> we're going to get this done now, someone said to me, well you think there are any city councilmen that will? i think so. and if there aren't we will develop city councilmen. matter of fact, i will work a miracle, and give birth to two city councilmen to get rahm out of office. >> the mayor's office accuses his critics of playing politics while he's focused on the people of his city, and police accountability. let's turn to business now, where crude oil is once again dipping near seven-year lows. prices settled under $37 a barrel yesterday for the first time since the recession. cnbc's jeff cut more joins us live from london. jeff, are we anywhere near the bottom here? >> it doesn't look like it, shiba. and i can tell you that within the last hour or so, we've seen that oil price down another percent or so.

so we are $36 and change here for a barrel of the black stuff. and the reason is, the iea which advises developed countries on their demand in the oil space has come out and said it sees no change in the falling price for oil in 2016. in fact, the market will continue to be oversupplied by opec members, and non-opec members, and demand is just not strong enough to mop up that additional oil. so the message within the last hour or so, we will continue to see weakness in 2016, and the oil price will continue to fall. goldmans have even talked about $20 a barrel here. so i guess bad news for the oil companies, but, hey, on the bright side, american motorists might be a little happier in 2016. back to you. >> might? i would say definitely, jeff. thank you. jeff cutmore live from london. okay. still ahead here on "way too early," army sergeant bowe bergdahl in his own words for the first time.

>> 20 minutes out i'm going, good grief, i'm in over my head. suddenly it really starts to sink in, i really did something bad. >> several new developments in the controversial prisoner swap involving congress, the white house, and yes the record breaking podcast serial. that story plus a check on your weather friday when "way too early" comes right back.

[meow mix jingle slowly and quietly plucks] right on cue. [cat meows] ♪meow, meow, meow, meow... it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with great taste and 100% complete nutrition, it's the only one cats ask for by name.

tcount on someone's kid mistaking me for santa. i'm so sorry. come on sweetie. it's okay. and knowing right when my packages arrive. introducing real-time delivery notifications. one more reason this is our season. we heard you got a job as a developer!!!!!

its official, i work for ge!! what? wow... yeah! okay... guys, i'll be writing a new language for machines so planes, trains, even hospitals can work better. oh! sorry, i was trying to put it away... got it on the cake. so you're going to work on a train? not on a train...on "trains"! you're not gonna develop stuff anymore? no i am... do you know what ge is? let's turn to sports now and we begin with the nfl. the cardinals hosting the vikings on thursday night football. to arizona adrian peterson answers a cardinals field goal with his 100th career touchdown in the first quarter a nine-yard score to tap the team's first possession of the game. the game would remind tight until the final seconds of course, arizona clinging to a three-point lead at the end of the fourth quarter with minnesota well within field goal

range on their final drive. >> can't take a sack either. the ball comes out! was it a pass or a fumble? ruling on the field is a fumble. and a recovery. it was -- >> qb teddy bridgewater is stripped by arizona line back kerr dwight freeney. the cardinals recover with five seconds left on the clock robbing minnesota of a chance at the game-tying field goal. the cardinals clinch a playoff berth after the 23-20 victory -- >> did you hear jim nantz say don't take the sack and then he took the sack? >> there you go. turning now to college hoops and a huge comeback win for iowa state. the fourth ranked cyclones battled back from a 20-point deficit against in-state rival iowa with the deciding shot not coming until the game's final seconds. >> morris floats it up. first lead for the cyclones up

4-3. iowa has a time-out. >> got to go. >> not going to use it. utah, tipped, it's over! >> whoo. iowa state's morris hits the go-ahead basket and the cyclones fend off the hawkeyes final attempt to remain undefeated prompting the home crowd to flood the court in celebration of the one-point win. but the court storm proved dangerous at least for one des moines register columnist randy peterson he broke his leg while heading to the post game news conference. got caught up in all of that. and you can see the reporter on the ground toward the bottom right corner of the court there. he suffered a broken tibia and fibula during the rush and will need surgery. peterson took to social media soon after the incident simply tweeting, ouch. that's what everyone here in our studio is saying. i bet for him it's more than an ouch bill karins. >> yeah, trying to hit your deadline and then you break your

leg and you're in surgery -- >> i mean he's got a good story to tell but that's the only silver lining on that one. let's talk about this incredible weather we've had across the country. first let me show you washington state, it's not unheard of, but it's extremely rare to get a tornado in december in washington state. and it wasn't very dramatic but just the fact that it did any damage whatsoever just shows you how unusual the weather pattern and storm this was that came onshore. now let's talk about what's going to happen in the east over the next couple of days. record breaking warmth is expected. well not all but we'll have dozens of record highs. lubbock, fort smith, asheville, us lip, new york. and then more on saturday atlanta will be close, tallahassee near record asheville nash val indianapolis st. louis cleveland philadelphia. i mean it's going to be 65 in cleveland on saturday. on sunday, new york city should break their record high, 67 degrees. 67 degrees is the temperature we typically have in late april or may in new york city. not december. so as far as the forecast goes

for today all the bad weather still on the west of that storm. that's going to track across the country. if you're in the middle of the nation unfortunately in oklahoma, the dallas-ft. worth area you have to worry about severe weather on saturday. we may even have a few tornadoes that occur. not a lot. but just a few. areas of greatest concern will be i-35 really from oklahoma city southward down towards the dallas area shiba. so you know it's going to be very warm. this is probably the last of our warmth i mean it has to cool off sooner or later, right? >> i can't get any christmas shopping done because i don't feel like it is the season. >> it's hurting retailers. it is. >> have a great weekend, bill. >> thank you. >> still ahead here, inquiring minds what to know what would bill clinton's role be in a hillary clinton white house? more from her interview with seth meyers.

i tried depend last weekend. it really made the difference between a morning around the house and getting a little exercise. only depend underwear has new confidence core technology for fast absorption and the smooth, comfortable fit of fit-flex™ protection. get a coupon at depend.com take the zantac it challenge! pill works fast? zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. nexium can take 24 hours. when heartburn strikes, take zantac for faster relief than nexium or your money back. take the zantac it challenge.

the popular podcast serial launched its second season yesterday turning the spotlight on u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl and why he left his post in afghanistan more than six years ago. bergdahl was held captive by the taliban for five years before being freed in a prisoner swap. the podcast features his firsthand account of walking off his remote army post back in 2009. bergdahl insists he wanted to warn commanders about leadership, and security problems within his platoon. >> basically what i decided to do, the first plan was go from point "a" to point "b."

>> yeah. >> and that was it. however, 20 minutes out, i suddenly -- you know, 20 minutes out i'm going good grief i'm in over my head this is you know they're going when i get back to the prop they're going to hit me with everything, you know, they can. i knew that was going to happen but suddenly you know it just really starts to sing in that -- >> yeah. >> i really did something bad. well not bad but i did i really did something serious. >> on the heels of the podcast a new 102-page report has been released in the house of representatives. republicans accuse president obama of misleading congress, and argue that exchanging sergeant bergdahl for five taliban detainees at guantanamo bay violated federal law. right now the army is still considering whether to court-martial bergdahl for desertion and possibly for endangering the troops who searched for him. his lawyer says he thinks the podcast will help his case by allowing his client's story to be heard fully. now let's get a check on the other headlines. lighter news on this friday.

we head to the control room and louis burgdorf. >> happy friday, shiba. former daily show host jon stewart stopped by stephen colbert's late show where he continued his quest to compel congress to renew the zadroga act which funds health care for 9/11 first responders. but colbert interrupted stewart mid monologue saying his pitch had no zaz. advising him to trump it up a bit. that's when colbert brought out the donald wig and added an orange glow with the help of some cheeto dust. >> bring the noise. bring the trump. >> all right. 9/11 -- >> bring the trump. >> these 9/11 first responders, these -- let me tell you something, hey, these 9/11 first responders are the most top notch first class diamond uncrusted heroes america can produce. don't let congress play politics

with this necessary bill. if i'm elected, and i will be elected, i will build a wall around politics, and i will make politics pay for it. tweet, at your congressman with the #worstresponders. tell them donald said pull up your big boy pants and make america great again. pass the zadroga act or i will glue congress together, dip them in gold and wear them around my neck. >> i think that stewart succeeded in trumping it up there. now more from hillary clinton's late-night interview this time when seth meyers asked what role her husband would play in a potential hillary clinton white house. >> you having been a first lady, what qualities does your husband have that would be good for that job? like what -- by being the first -- >> okay, all right. well i really haven't given this a lot of thought.

but maybe i should. >> yeah. >> he's a great host. >> yeah, i would imagine. >> oh, yeah. so any event, you know, i could really count on him to make people feel comfortable, welcome them to the white house. he could -- he loves giving tours. >> that's good. >> you know, he is kind of veganish. and he might have some, you know, useful information about menus. >> like if a vegan comes to the white house? >> what do you feed a vegan. >> that's good. >> exactly. >> so -- >> hey, i love a tour by bill clinton and maybe a vegan dinner afterwards. >> it sounds like bill clinton would be a social secretary. that's that's sort of how the conversation -- >> yeah he throws a good party. >> all right, thank you. okay. happy friday, everybody. enjoy the weekend. that does it for me and "way too early." coming up on "morning joe," unable to compete with donald trump in the polls, the gop establishment lays the groundwork for a possible brokered convention. we'll look into who's taking part in those discussions. and what a contested nominating

process could mean for the general election. plus new york city police commissioner bill bratton stops by to talk terrorism and homeland security. "morning joe" is just moments away. i use what's already inside me to reach my goals. so i liked when my doctor told me i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating what's within me. with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's supposed to do release its own insulin. trulicity responds when my blood sugar rises. i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen and i may even lose a little weight.

trulicity is a once-weekly injectable prescription medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it should be used along with diet and exercise. trulicity is not recommended as the first medicine to treat diabetes and should not be used by people with severe stomach or intestinal problems, or people with type i diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. trulicity is not insulin and has not been studied with long-acting insulin. do not take trulicity if you or anyone in your family has had medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 or if you are allergic to trulicity or its ingredients. stop using trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of an allergic reaction, such as itching, rash, or difficulty breathing; if you have signs of pancreatitis such as severe stomach pain that will not go away and may move to your back, with or without vomiting; or if you have symptoms of thyroid cancer, which may include a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath. medicines like trulicity may cause stomach problems, which could be severe. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and any medicines you take.

taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin may increase your risk for low blood sugar. common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite, and indigestion. some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney failure. with trulicity, i click to activate what's within me. if you want help improving your a1c and blood sugar numbers with a non-insulin option, ask your doctor about once-weekly trulicity. and click to activate your within.