welcome back to "the weekend" everybody so breaking just moments ago, a new nbc news national poll sheds light on the issues most affected voters' preferences. how they feel about this race. what they're looking for. just 16 days out from election day. 61% of us say they're more likely to support a candidate who wants to curb inflation by taxing large corporations. while 52% say they're less likely to support a candidate who agrees with the supreme court's overturning of roe versus wade. and of course only 18% say they're more likely to support

a candidate who believes trump won the 2020 election. now this happens as millions of voters are already eligible to cast their votes early. here's vice president harris last night in georgia. >> and if you have received your ballot in the mail, please do not wait. fill it out and return it right away. and you know georgia's own president jimmy carter voted early. [ cheering and applause ] bless him. just days after his 100th birthday. so look, if jimmy carter can vote early. you can too. >> absolutely. joining us now is democratic senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts. who's out on the campaign trail bright and early, senator, welcome. >> thank you. it's good to be here. >> good morning senator. let's start really big picture. when you were out there on the campaign trail and you

inevitably meet one of the voters who says i think i'm voting for donald trump because he's just better for the economy, how do you persuade them. >> look, i start out with what happened to our rights across this country. donald trump goes out and brags that he put in place a supreme court that took away aconstitutional right from half the population. we now live in an america where 30% of all women live in states that effectively ban access to abortion. i have talked to those women, talked to them about what it means. they're in the middle of miscarriage. the doctor examines them in the emergency room. and says i'm sorry, i can't treat you because you are not near enough to death. go back out to the parking lot and hemorrhage for a few hours and then come back. that's all on donald trump. we want to be able to restore rights. so that everybody in this country is able to make their

own medical decisions. and most of the time, i don't get any pushback on that. >> you know, senator, this just -- this election is -- is about policy, but it is -- i think it's just much bigger than that. it is about the direction that we're going to go as a country. i don't think it's hyperbole to say for the next, you know, 10, 15, 20 years. what do say to the voters out there that, you know, they just say they just aren't motivated? there are lot of motivated voters. but this is an election that's going to be won on the margins and it's one that's going to be about turnout. you have to get the most motivated people but also the folks that say my vote doesn't matter. what do you tell them. >> yesterday i was all across michigan. today i'll be across wisconsin and again tomorrow in michigan. and each time, it's talking to people who say i'm here because i aminvested in my democracy.

i care about my country and i care about my children. it's finding that part to talk about and this is why i think we need to talk about what donald trump has done to half the population on abortion. what it is that donald trump -- he's falling apart in front of our eyes. we see this man who is becoming increasingly unhinged. which means that we would have somebody in charge of the nuclear codes, somebody in charge of foreign policy, somebody making decisions for our country, that we can't rely on. and who is a danger to us and to our children. and j.d. vance, his vice presidential nominee, this is the guy who makes all of the comments about cat ladies, the one who thinks that normal people don't need access to child care. you know, here's how i see

this. donald trump and j.d. vance are that chaotic, streamist just kind of that -- extremist, just kind of that whole energy around them. i think what most americans want is they just want a government that works. not for the billionaires, not for what donald trump calls his rich as hell donors. but just works for most of us. says women get to make their own medical decisions. says that giant corporations don't get to squeeze families and gouge them on prices. just says we want a country that just works. so we can raise our families, so we can go to work, so we can build some economic security. that's not j.d. vance. and donald trump. that's kamala harris and tim walz. and i think people really do see that difference and the people i'm seeing are not only motivated to get themselves to

vote, they're motivated to get out there and knock on those doors and make those phone calls and talk to people in parking lots and actually making it happen. >> senator, you said people really do see the difference between these two candidates. and i'd be willing to wager a little money on that one. the reason is -- >> trying to bet elizabeth warren on national television. >> you know, we can -- you know, some crab cakes and some, you know, some great massachusetts fare. but the reality is this. donald trump, you know, you talk about, for example, you know, most voters want to -- the polls show, support taxing large corporations. donald trump is aligned with billionaires and went to the energy industry and said hey, y'all give me a billion bucks and i'll give you what you want. >> exactly. >> folks didn't -- didn't move the needle with the american people. donald trump is bragging about the overturn of roe versus

wade. you just addressed that very eloquently. and yet, the american people are like yeah. okay. whatever. last night on the stage, donald trump addressed his rally and he spends not one, not three, but ten minutes talking about another man's genitalia. so please explain to me what america wants right now. >> okay. so -- let's just start out here with the notion that this is not what all of america wants. i get it. there are people who go to trump rallies and there are people who eat that with a spoon. but that's not all of america. and i know this race is closer than i sure wish it were. especially based on where we are on the issues. but i'm just going to say the other half right back to you. and that is, not at a donald trump rally, not even at a fabulous joyous kamala harris

rally. but all across michigan yesterday, how many people were showing up in little pop-up store fronts, how many people were at schools? how many people were gathering to say, i am willing to make this investment for my daughters and granddaughters. i'm going to get out there and michigan did it two years ago. and said we're going to prove that we can vote to protect access to abortion for everyone in our state. and now they recognize that if donald trump and j.d. vance come in, they're going to outlaw abortion in michigan again. in massachusetts. in all of our states. and so they're willing to get back in that fight. they're willing to get in the fight. for a leader they can believe in like kamala harris. so i'm just going to push back against it. saying i get it. there are people who go to his rallies. but there are people who right now today and over the next 16 days, are making an investment

in our democracy and making an investment in equal rights for everyone, making an investment in our future. and at the end we're going to see how many there are in each category. but i'm feeling good about our odds. >> senator, we also had the ex- president talking about tariffs which sort of got buried under all his other junk talk if you will in the last few days. i want you the take a listen to what he -- to take a listen to what he had to say at the economic club of chicago. >> to me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is "tariff." and it's my favorite word. >> tariffs also have another side. isn't that something that you have to acknowledge? you could be plunging americainto the biggest trade war -- you are going to stop -- you are going -- there are tariffs already. >> there are that tariffs. all you have to do is build your plant in the united states and there are no tariffs. it must be hard for you to spend 25 years talking about tariffs as being negative and then have somebody explain to you that you are totally wrong. >> senator, help me understand

the obsession here. >> look, donald trump has no economic plans otherwise. let's -- let's be clear about that. and remember, the democrats not only do have economic plans, we actually delivered on them. in that two year period, right after joe biden was elected, remember that we passed the arpa which remember we got all that money to help out all of our communities across america. so that teachers didn't get laid off. firefighters didn't get laid off. we turned around and passed the biggest infrastructure plan. we turned around and did the biggest climate package paid for by my 15% minimum tax on these billionaire corporations. that have been paying nothing. and we did the chips and science act. not only making an investment in domestic manufacturing, but also doubling our investment in science. we have ideas and we deliver on those ideas. they are good for our economy. and they are paying off.

the numbers show it. what's donald trump got? nothing. so he seizes on this idea of tariffs and people look at it and say, are you nuts? across the board tariffs just means raising the prices for everything that americans consume. that's important. and donald trump just keeps going straight on because nobody can persuade donald trump about anything. and it just -- to me, what it shows is not just how wrong he is on tariffs, it shows how empty of ideas the republicans are. look, their only game, they have been the one note party for years now, because it's been cut taxes for rich people, trump has figured out that is not super popular. most americans think that jeff bezos should not be paying taxes at a lower rate than a

boston public schoolteacher. so he shifted over and he's latched on to tariffs. and it makes no sense. that's what business people tell him. that's what economists tell him. that's what pretty much everybody who understands how an economy works tells him. and but he doesn't have anything else. so he's going to keep talking about that. again, it comes down to the choices and this is a place i want to say not only is harris terrific on this, the democratic party is good. and we should be proud of that. and we should support our democrats in senate races, in house races. because we've demonstrated when we get the trifecta and i knock on wood when i say that, that we actually deliver for the american people. >> senator elizabeth warren, thank you so much for joining us from on the trail. next, north carolina attorney general and candidate for governor josh stein is here as his state breaks a record

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north carolina voters shattering turnout records this week on the first day of early -- in-person voting. as residents cast more than 350,000 ballots. all eyes will be on the critical state in the next 16 days with the marquee

gubernatorial race featuring a republican case mired in scandal and the chance to pick a democrat for president for the first time since 2008. all this as the state still deals with the aftermath of hurricane helene. joining us now, north carolina attorney general and democratic candidate for governor, josh stein. >> good morning. >> good morning. good morning. and so. 16 days. there's a lot happening. not just in terms of national polling that we've been talking about here. but in these battleground states of which yours is one, what's the feel on the ground there? the potential for north carolinato go blue in this cycle? already on the record thinking that's going to happen. not just because of the national trend lines, but because of the conversation you are having, for example, in your race for governor versus what your opponent is having. which more aligned with some of the other stuff we've been

talking about. donald trump laying on the table over the last 24 hours. so what's your assessment about the blueness of the carolina state? >> well, we're incredibly hopeful. the energy, you can just feel it. i was -- in alamance county yesterday, and that's a -- kind of purplish slightly reddish tint county. and that county, democratic party headquarters, was teeming, teeming with volunteers. and i was there to give them a good firing up and while i was talking they're stuffing envelopes and they have people getting ready to get the list and go knock on doors, people are really excited and it is showing in our early voting turnout. that the turnout was similarly high on thursday. we don't get half saturday -- on friday, as it wasn't on thursday. we don't have saturday's numbers yet but from seeing all the lines that were at the early vote locations, i live very near nc state. at least a two hour line there

yesterday. >> friday afternoon, north carolina central university hosted its soar to the polls event. it was a nonpartisan gathering aimed at motivating students to vote. the -- the video that we were seeing online from this was just -- so like -- this is inspiring and general stein. i mean -- this particular election season, there are 22 early voting sites in wake county at locations such as these making it very easy for students to cast their ballots. as we look at this video, i think about all that the people of north carolina have recently been through. >> yes. >> and to see the resiliency in the people all throughout this state, who, there are many people who are still dealing with -- who don't have power. who don't -- who lost their belongings. who don't have -- who are not back in their homes. yeah, i have talked to so many folks who are organizing on the

ground in north carolina who say people are trying to figure out how they can cast their ballot. to me, that -- gives me hope that our democracy is going to push forward because the people are really looking to take back their power in this election. >> yeah. yesterday. i was at north carolina a&t's homecoming parade. they've billed themselves as the greatest homecoming on earth. >> okay now. >> i don't doubt it. but -- as i walked the parade, i was -- shocked by the number of people saying i have already voted for you. i have already voted for you. i have already -- that means that either voted on thursday or friday and we still have 14 days of early voting to go. so there's no question that north carolinians are rallying and they believe in this democracy. they believe in their voice, their power. to be heard in this democracy. and as it relates to western north carolina, of course the devastation is immense. it's really hard to get your mind around it. and i mean, just think of a

tornado that wreaked havoc from georgia to the virginia line. it was the whole -- length, the length of the state. and just devastation. houses gone and businesses gone. but one thing that is happening is voting is happening in western north carolina. every early voting site is open. every precinct will be open on november 5th. the folks in western north carolina are going to have every opportunity to have their voice heard and if you want your spirits lifted, just go spend a couple of hours in any community, literally any community, i was in lansing this week. this little town in ashe county. and every morning, at 8:30, all the community leaders come together. nonprofits. small businesses, the fire chief. the police chief. the mayor. and they talk about what needs to be done today. what do we need to be doing today to help our people get to the next day and to get to the next week, to get to the next month? to get to the next year. and there has -- no one cares

if you are a democrat or republican or unaffiliated voter. they don't care because they are rallying together and it's truly neighbor helping neighbor and it's inspiring. >> "the charlotte observer" lent you their endorsement this week. general stein, i want to read little bit from that. the next governor not only can serve as a check on the extreme legislation passed by the legislature, the office is also about more intangible things including the way our state is represented on the national stage. there's little evidence we can trust that robinson will be a good ambassador for north carolina, let alone steady leader in a -- i want to actually ask you about the top portion of that being a check on extreme legislation passed by your state's legislature. what do you see us in the greatest forthcoming challenges. >> it's critical in north carolina we not only elect ademocrat, me as governor, we have to break the supermajority. the republicans in the

legislature have airship majority by only one vote in the house and only one vote in the senate. we don't need to do much to break it. but if we do, then i have a veto and i can hold back their extremism. i can ensure that we're investing in public schools. i can make sure that women make their own reproductive health care decisions and the government won't be making it for them. these are some examples why we need to do it. not only win my race but to carry forward swing districts in the general assembly so that we break the supermajority and if folks want to hope, we desperately need that help. go to joshstein.org. >> north carolina attorney general, josh stein. thank you so much for being with us this morning. up next, michael cohen, he is back at the table as trump takes his dehumanizing rhetoric to new lows. that is right after this on "the weekend."

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donald trump's increasingly dangerous rhetoric like when he calls democrats the quote, enemy from within, it is very similar, dare i say nearly identical, to the rhetoric of hitler, stalin, and mussolini. that's according to a new piece in the atlantic that argues trump's intent with that language is to dehumanize his opponents? why, so he can do whatever he wants as the next guest michael cohen knows all too well. one of the many ways donald trump threatens people that he disagrees with. never forget this moment from his congressional testimony in 2019. >> how many times did mr. trump ask you to threaten an individual or entity on his behalf? >> quite a few times. >> 50 times? >> more. >> 100 times? >> more. >> 200 times. >> more. >> 500 times. >> probably.

>> joining us now is the ex- president's former personal attorney, michael cohen. he's the co-host pardon me the host of "the michael cohen show" on youtube. the podcast mea culpa and the co-host of the podcast political beatdown and also the author of a memoir -- how donald trump weaponized the u.s. department of justice against his critics. michael cohen, i can just imagine that you have lots of thought this is morning. >> you can only imagine. look, there's so much that's going on and it's not just hitler or mussolini. these are words that joe mccarthy used to use. the enemy from within and we know all about mccarthy but we also of course know about mussolini and adolf hitler. why he's taking this route. i have no idea. but look at -- look at the timeline of trump. look at how it started going back to 2015 and 2016, when he came down. he descended from the golden