the rollout for tariffs called off today. staffers working through the night on one aide calling it absurd. and the florida lawmakers pass legislation to curb gun violence. will the governor sign off on the plan? big steps taken in florida. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, march 8th. president trump will have a chance to answer questions about stormy daniels. he will have the first chance to publicly answer questions about stormy daniels. he will face cameras before the 11:30 cabinet meeting. whether he speaks or does not speak is another matter. the growing controversy of the hush payment to the adult film star days before the 2016 election. stormy daniels' attorney says the personal lawyer michael cohen received a restraining order against her and putting up the pressure for stormy to stay silent. >> the threats continued until a few hours ago when lawrence rosen who now purports to