rising in the polls. we have new numbers ahead want new information this morning about the san bernardino gunmen, where he got some of his guns and why investigators believe this was not his first murder spot. welcome back to early start. nice to see you this wednesday morning. 29 minutes past the hour. let s start with donald trump. taking political fire from all sides this morning. rival candidates, leaders all plasting trump s proposal for a quote complete and total ban an all muslims entering the united states. the billionaire defending it on twitter late into the night, writing our country is facing a major threat from radical islamic terrorism. we better get very tough smart and fast before it s too late. trump defending against accusations that he, himself, is a racist. are you a bigot? not at all. probably the least of anybody you ve ever met. because?
but in any case, his comments were brand as outrageous by the prime minister here. comments about muslims and specifically about paris. one of the deputy mayors here said it s just not true. if mr. trump wants to come here the deputy mayor will be happy to come around town to show him it s just not true. thanks so much. significant new details this morning on the investigation into the san bernardino massacre, including word that one of the shooters may have started the plotting three years ago. investigators say farook took out a loan for $28,500 in november. they say half the money went to farook s mother. they don t believe they used it to finance the attacks. we are learning more about the man who was the original buyer of the assault rifles used by the shooters. officials say enrique marquez bought the ar-15 in 2011 and 2012 and gave them to farook
balance of believing in marine values and being serious and real and keep you safe. it s not about the blow hards out there saying stuff. that s not a program. that s not a plan. this is serious business. trump said his ban on muslims would be temporary. he calm it a modern day version of fdr s actions for the japanese in world war ii. he brushed aside criticism in a round of interviews on tuesday. he said his supporters are tired of political correct inside. now, there is no question many americans are frightened in the wake of the san bernardino shootings, even the paris attacks. that s exactly the sentiment trump is trying to pull to. trump is leading the republican field at 27%, followed by ted cruz at 17 and marco rubio at 16. despite this widespread condemnation, there is little to think it will hurt trump.
what this country stands for. trump says his ban on muslims would be temporary. he called it a modern day version of fdr s actions towards the japanese in world war ii. he announced his proposal last night to allow cheers on the deck of the uss yorktown, a battleship from that war. donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. his comments drew instant fire from gop rivals. he s race baiting, xenophobic religious big got. he doesn t represent my party. he doesn t represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for. what we shouldn t do is just to, you know, say all muslims aren t come into this kilometres per hour country. it s not about the blow hards out there just saying stuff. that s not a program. that s not a plan. this is serious business.
because i m not. i m a person that has common sense. i m a part is person. i know how to run things. i know how to make america great again. this is about making america great again. jeff zeleney has more on the backlash. in the face of unrelenting political backlash, donald trump is defiant in blocking muslims from coming to the united states. this overheated campaign season suddenly hotter with republicans rushing to join democrats in condemning trump. the house speaker paul ryan blasted trump, saying he s not a true conservative. he doesn t speak for the party s values, trumps comments are drawing intense fire from rivals including jeb bush campaigning tuesday in new hampshire. what we shouldn t do is to just, you know, say all muslims aren t coming into our country? you ve got to find the proper balance of believing in american