coming up on "early today," donald trump stays on top of the political universe. criticism looms large but so does trump's voter support but congress is already acting to tighten our bortd ders. the san bernardino shooters

advance and over 28,000 deposited into their account. and the most popular video ofs the year. "early today" starts right now. thanks for being with us. we starts off with breaking news right now. france's prime minister has announced that investigators have identified the third and yet unnamed terrorist that attacked the bataclan concert hall. they identified him as a 23-year-old man from france who reportedly went to syria with a group of young people at the end of 2013. this confirms a report that members of the groupn including the attacker. and donald trump may be alone at the top.

his proposal to ban muslims from the u.s. >> are you a bigot? >> not at all. probably the least of anybody you've ever met. >> because? >> i'm not. >> i'm a person that has commonsense. i'm a smart person. i know how to run things p. sthings. this is about making america great again. >> still, trump may have struck a cord among some relationships. in 26% of republicans said and anothinger poll shows that trump has widened his lead in new hampshire is he threatening a gop exit? a new poll indicates that 68% of my supporters would vote for me

an independent. >> you will not support him if he's the nominee? >> not an a chance. i think reez g k he's an embarrassment to the party, i think he belittles, demeans and i have never thought that loud, simple minded solutions to complex problems is the type of person we want as president. >> for more on that, here is nbc's katy. >> reporter: people were looking for a commander and chief who will keep them safe and donald trump played to their fears. >> donald trump is calling for a complete shut down of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: he said that customs agents would determine

trump adding muslim americans, muslim athletes and muslim foreign leaders would be allowed in while others, including terrorists, would not. >> he's a zeen foebic, bigot. >> reporter: one notable exception, ted cruz. >> i commend donald trump for standing up and focusing america's attention on the need to secure our borders. >> reporter: the plan simply put by trump is simply unconstitutional according to experts. >> anyone who's read the constitution knows it's not permiscible for the government to take sides in religion. >> reporter: and trump's supporters around the country

>> definitely to keep the bad ones out, would be great. >> reporter: and muslim americans say they fear becoming a target. this man recently tweeted trump a picture of his id card p. . >> we are willing to fight and bleed and die for america. >> reporter: new york. >> reporter: in the battle for the heart of the republican party, a defining moment. after months of sitting silent on the sidelines, with donald trump anything but, the gop establishment now raising its voice. >> normally, i do not comment. >> reporter: rare remarks on the race from the top republicans in congress.

it is not what this party stands for. >> reporter: former nominee, mitt romany condemning for firing before aiming. party head telling a conservative newspaper we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism but not as the going against our american values. today's cautious condemnation comes as the administration grab grapples grapples. and a call for the gop candidate to drop out. and from outside the party, a fast and fierce response from democrats. >> silence only empowers biggets.

rest of the republican party. and whether or not they're going to be drag under to the dust with him. the house took action to tighten visas for entry into the u.s. the visa waver program allows citizens to travel without requiring a visa. the bill approved 407-19. and requires those who visited iraq and syria in the last years to get a visa. the white house is reportedly backing the bill. we're hearing from the first time from the officer combing for survives in the san bernardino mass shooting. >> try to relax. try to relax. >> that clip of detective jorge

he ushered people out of the building has led many to call him a hero, a title he says doesn't fit. >> it's nothing short of what any other person in law enforcement would do. i don't feel like a hero whatsoever. anyone one of the people who were there would have said the same thing. >> nbc news has also learned that they spent at least a yooer ear preparing for the attack and possibly as many as three years. >> reporter: two weeks before syed farook and wife, tashfeen malik carried out their massacre, a loan of over $28,000 deposited into his account. and the baby may have been for the baby and grandmother to use.

the conference room. julie paez accepting an award moments before she was gunned down. 14 were killed, 21 wound. farook and malik practiced at a shooting range for the past year. and they tracked the assault weapons they used. they were obtained by farook's child hood friend who bought them three or four years ago. nbc news has learned marquez is also a distant relative of farook's by marriage and was seen that same mosque on occasion. and a trove of documents seized from the terrorists' house, lec electronics also recovered. the recovery process complicated and slow but may prove critical.

people were seen coming and going from farook's garage, a bomb factory. now for a look at the weather, nbc meetiologist bill karins joins us. >> a very impressive line of storms continues into the u.s. land slides cause dg lay ing delays on the amtrak train. and then a storm tomorrow lined up. that's storm number two and that will be to the south. belling hm all the way down to portland and eugene. and anywhere from five to seven inches. this is great, this is where we need the rainfall is in northern california and the other story is how warm it is and how warm it's going to be in areas of the

temperatures easily 10 to 15 degrees above. it doesn't even feel like november, it feels like october in many cases. near record highs are possible. 70s throughout the midatlantic. just does not feel like delk cember enmany years east of the rockies. now a closer look that at the day ahead. northern new england has a cold morning and 50s throughout much of the great lakes and there's the incredible warmth all the iowa up in i up into montana. it's pretty crazy how warmnt it is. >> my husband put up the christmas lights in a t-shirt. coming up, an update on what

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been witness to the consequences of paranoiau overriding reason. japanese were hauled into internment camps while an all japanese division fought heroically in europe. and at the same time, germany, and germany paid the ultimate price, defeat and history's condemnation and after the war, they still had to learn about dem gaugry the same way. the wint hunt making ever more outrageous claims until one day. >> have you no sense of decency,ing decency, sir. >> reporter: all that while ancestors who came here as slaves were treated as second class citizens in uniform and out.

muslims but they're a minority in a world of 3 1/2 billion muslims, even so, defeating isis will be long fought and expensive and even more so now because they're likely to use donald trump's statements as a recruiting tool. this man responded to a different kind of recruiting. he joined the american army to show that not all muslims are radicalests. he died. he has a permanent home here in section 60 at arlington national cemetery. >> that was tom bro kawhi kaw reporting. and defense attorneys for william porter will start their opening statements today. ray died from spinal injuries

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