the white house cannot keep its former top lawyer from testifying. a big ruling with major implications for impeachment witnesses and the president. and it will be an ugly week for holiday travel. flights are being canceled as rain and snow are moving across the country. breaking overnight, a deadly earthquake in albania. hundreds are hurt. rescue operations under way. i'm alone and i'm old. but guess what. i'm tough. i took that table and i went to working on him. >> and one upstate new york

burglar messed with the wrong woman. how an 82-year-old grandma took care of business. >> helps when you're a dead lifter. welcome to our viewers and around the world. this is "early start." i'm caitlkaitlan collins. >> i'm christine romans. 4:00 a.m. in new york. 11:00 a.m. in jerusalem. a federal judge ruling former white house counsel don mcgahn must testify under subpoena. a judge said that aides are not immune from testifying. for the constitution, no one is above the law. jackson ruled that if mcgahn wants to refuse to testify, he must do so in person and question by kquestion. the justice because it will appeal the ruling, setting the stage for a showdown between the

executive and legislative branches. >> the decision can be bad news for anyone who has worked in the trump white house and is refusing to testify. they could pave the way for some of them, like john bolton, to testify in the impeachment probe. his attorney said bolton was personally involved in matters that are being investigated. the house intelligence committee wrapped up two weeks of public hears. and chairman adam schiff said they could release the report as soon as next week. he warned that that timetable might extend. >> we don't foreclose the possibility of more depositions and more hearings. we're in the process of getting more documents all the time. that investigative work is going to go on. we're not prepared to wait months and months while the administration plays rope-a-dope in an effort to stall. >> democrats say those who won't testify might find themselves in additional articles of

impeachment. even the president may not be immune from having to testify. the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded american history is that presidents are not kings. >> it was a mixed verdic ee eed the courts. the court wants to hear from both sides before they're going to conduct a full review. let's get more, now, from cnn ariane devogue. >> reporter: the supreme court said the house will not get president trump's financial documents for now. that's a win for the president. now, a house subpoena has been put on hold. and president trump will ask the justices to take up the case this term. he's been fighting on several fronts to shield his records from disclosure. the court's action tees up a landmark separation of powers case. and it delays the house's possibility to retain information that's critical to

congressional oversight. how the court rules in this case, could impact several lower court cases. >> thank you for that. rudy giuliani's troubles appear to be growing. federal prosecutors who are investigating his associates have launched a broad investigation. that could range from conspiracy, obstruction of justice, campaign finance violations. and they're looking at associates of a relationship with giuliani and his consulting business. he has not been accused of wrongdoing. and the president's support for his personal attorney is not waivers. >> rudy is the best mayor in new york. the strongest mayor, the best mayor. rudy is a great crime fighter. rudy is a great person. >> giuliani told fox news he has insurance just in case the president turns on him. he claims he was being sarcas c

sarcastic. michael cohen had insurance. he recorded mr. trump talking about payoffs to women who had affairs with him. he is serving a sentence for campaign finance crimes. and president trump insisted that a navy s.e.a.l. convicted of misconduct could not be punished. >> they wanted to take his pin away. i said you're not going to take it away. he was a great fighter. one of the ultimate fighters. >> eddie gallagher, who the president was referencing there, was convicted of posing next to a photo with a dead isis body. a secret proposal to the white house to resolve the status of his s.e.a.l. pin led to richard spencer being fired. >> what message does that send to the troops? >> what message does it send?

>> that you can get away with things. we have to have good order and discipline. i don't think he understands the full definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of arms. a profession of arms has standards. >> mark esper forced him out for going around the chain of command. here's what espn told reporters. >> we had no knowledge whatsoever. we were flabbergasted by it and surprised and caught completely off guard. >> esper says he wanted the navy review board to look at the case, but as president trump told him not the pursuit that route, he did as he was told. he did not say if he agreed or disagreed with the president. forecasters are calling it a historic storm. it may disrupt your travel plans. 500 flights have been canceled for today. and most of the flights are in and out of denver.

our meteorologist karen mcginness has the latest. >> good morning, christine and kaitlan. we have problems on the roadways. aaa says 55 million people, about 90% of the 55 million people going to head out on the highways. going to make good time. no. we have back-to-back storm systems. one out of the rockies. another one out of the west coast, going to be lowering snow levels. this report brought by ninja foodi. big problems, interstate 70 across colorado. that will be problematic. right around denver, could see a foot of snowfall there. around reno, minneapolis, interstate 94. big problems there. the temperature drops dramatically. could see potential for strong storms all the way from southern missouri into arkansas and into louisiana. if you're traveling to des moines, watch out.

you'll see poor visibility. and for the west coast, look at that. along with strong wind gusts. some sections of southeast oregon could see wind gusts up over 80 miles per hour. drive carefully. have a safe holiday. breaking overnight, there was a powerful earthquake that rocked albania. the epicenter was in durres, about 13 miles from the capital. it's the strongest quake to hit the capital in decades. video shows an attempted rescue of a woman who was dropped in the rubble. there was aftershocks near the capital. we're going to bring you more details as we're learning them. but a lot of them is fluid. >> six people dead so far. 100 priceless treasures stolen in a movie-worthy heist in germany. a manhunt that's captivatining

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in today's episode of the u.s./china trade war drama, good news. china signaled it could reform its intellectual property laws. the announcement was short on details but indicates china could introduce stronger i.p. protections and toughen punishment for those who break them. president trump has voiced his concerns about chinese

government stealing american technology. analysts say china's announcement suggests that officials are eager to reach a deal. the trade war has damaged china's economy. tariffs on 156 billion chinese goods are expected on december 15th. two options on the table. one is the president sticks to his guns and we punt this into next year. the other is a slender deal that includes maybe soybean purchases for some promises from the chinese and dropping some tariffs. it's anybody's guess what happens next. >> that's one of the things you speak to people in the white house. they thought in march they were getting this trade deal. now, the dynamic and what the end result could look like is doing a 180. >> it's not the big course correction and the trade relationship that the president wants. >> not at all. he's considering going into an election year. there's a lot on his plate right now. >> stay tuned to that. this morning, a manhunt is

widening after a hollywood-ready heist in the german city of dresden. officials say an unknown number of thieves broke into a castle vault and stole about 100 pieces of priceless jewelry. gem stones, precious jewelry and historical ornaments. what can you tell us about what's happening? and what are the authorities on the ground saying? >> reporter: it ee's been more n 24 hours and this manhunt is under way. authorities are looking for the two men that you can see clearly on that cc tv footage that was released by german police but that others are involved. this looked coordinated. it was a fire in an electrical grid that caused all of the lights to be switched off when the robbery happened. let me show you dresden castle. it was on the ground floor about 5:00 a.m., that they broke in. making their way past the

security grilles on the window, through the window, into the vault. that's when you see them with an ax breaking into one of the glass cases that showcases some of the precious jewelry. the presideitems that are missi tweeted out by police. they are full of diamonds and gems. these are antiques that are unestimatible value. it's what makes them so exceptional and valuable made them difficult to sell on any open market. the question, and more than 24 hours later, no answer to this. what the robbers who carried out a well-coordinated robbery were hoping to achieve once they made their way out with the pieces of jewelry. unclear to see at this point how they could sell them without taking them apart first. >> right. it seem s like it was so sophisticated. but that 42 carat green diamond

was not in the museum at the time of this heist, right? >> reporter: that's right. it's a 41 green carat diamond, that was on loan to the metropolitan museum of new york. it was not here. it was spared. the green vault's most famous piece of jewelry. what di theythey did make off w 100 pieces of jewelry, of a value that we can't put a figure on because of the historical and cultural significance. these are works of art that are priceless. >> seems like it's out of a movie. thank you for that. keep us updated, melissa. they spent 36 years locked up. now, they're home for the holidays, cleared of a crime they did not commit. we'll hear from them next.

in southern california, the so-call so-called cave fire is growing and threatening homes in santa barbara county. fire officials say it was driven by high winds. now, it's burned 3,300 acres so far with 0% containment.

southern california edison has cut power from 400 homes and is considering expanding that cutoff to thousands more customers. after 36 years behind bars, three men will be home for thanksgiving. they have been exonerated from a wrongful murder conviction when they were in their mid teens. they left the courthouse surrounded by friends, family and legal team. >> i didn't know how to stop crime until a friend of mine came to me and said to me, your journey is coming to an end. but it's not. my journey is just beginning. >> the integrity unit uncovered a flawed case. police encouraged false witness testimony in the murder of a 14-year-old shot in a school hallway for his jacket. the freed men say they want those involved held accountable

for their convictions. a man who broke into a rochester, new york, home picked the wrong granny. she was getting ready for bed when she heard someone pound on her front door. he was urging her to call an ambulance for him, she says. >> i heard a loud noise. i'm saying to myself, what the heck is that? a young man is in my home. i'm alone and i'm old. but i'm tough. i took that table and i went to working on him. and the table broke. i had really did a number on that man. >> not only did she do that, she squirted the intruder with shampoo and whacked him with a broom. she's an award-winning bodybuilder that works out almost every, single day. she doesn't plan to press charges against the intruder who required medical treatment when police arrived.

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the white house can't keep its former top lawyer from testifying. a big ruling with major implications for impeachment witnesses and the president. and it will be an ugly week for holiday travel. flights are being canceled as rain and snow are moving across the country. breaking overnight, a deadly earthquake in albania. hundreds are hurt. rescue operations under way. i'm alone and i'm old. but guess what. i'm tough. i took that table and i went to working on him. >> and one upstate new york burglar messed with the wrong woman. how an 82-year-old grandma took

care of business. my favorite story of the day. i hope it's yours, too. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm caitlkaitlan collins. a federal judge ruling former white house counsel don mcgahn must testify under subpoena. the judge is rejecting the sweeping white house claim that aides are immune from testifying. the judge says the subpoena is not political but part of the legal system the and, quote, per the constitution, no one is above the law. jackson ruled that if mcgahn wants to refuse to testify, he must do so in person and question by question. the justice because it will appeal the ruling, setting the stage for a showdown between the executive and legislative branches. >> the decision can be bad news for anyone who has worked in the trump white house and is refusing to testify.

house democrats are hoping the ruling could pave the way for some of them, like former national security adviser, john bolton, to testify in the impeachment probe. his attorney said bolton was personally involved in matters that are being investigated. the house intelligence committee wrapped up two weeks of public hearings. and chairman adam schiff said they could release the report as soon as next week. he warned that that timetable might extend. >> we don't foreclose the possibility of more depositions and more hearings. we're in the process of getting more documents all the time. that investigative work is going to go on. we're not prepared to wait months and months while the administration plays a game of rope-a-dope in an effort to stall. >> democrats say those who won't testify might find themselves in additional articles of impeachment. judge jackson noting that even the president may not be immune from having to testify. the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded american history is that presidents are not kings. >> it was a mixed verdicts in

the courts. the court wants to hear from both sides before they're going to conduct a full review. let's get more, now, from cnn ariane de vogue. >> reporter: the supreme court said the house will not get president trump's financial documents for now. that's a win for the president. now, a house subpoena has been put on hold. and president trump will ask the justices to take up the case this term. he's been fighting on several fronts to shield his records from disclosure. the court's action tees up a landmark separation of powers case. and it delays for several weeks the house's possibility to retain information that's critical to congressional oversight. how the court rules in this case, could impact several lower court cases. >> thank you for that.

president trump is defending his decisions to intervene in a war crimes case after he decided that a navy s.e.a.l. should not be punished. >> they wanted to take his pin away. i said you're not going to take it away. he was a great fighter. one of the ultimate fighters. >> eddie gallagher, who the president was referencing there, was convicted of posing next to a photo with a dead isis body. a secret proposal to the white house to resolve the status of his s.e.a.l. pin led to richard spencer being fired. now, intenser has a warning about the president's intervening in war crimes cases. >> what message does that send to the troops? >> what message does it send? >> that you can get away with things. we have to have good order and discipline. i don't think he understands the full definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of

arms. a profession of arms has standards. >> mark esper forced him out for going around the chain of command. here's what esper told reporters. >> we had no knowledge whatsoever. we were flabbergasted by it and surprised and caught completely off guard. >> esper says he wanted the navy peer review board to look at the case, but as president trump told him not the pursuit that route, he did as he was told. he did not say if he agreed or disagreed with the president. a complete about-face from senator john kennedy. the question, who was behind the hack of democratic headquarters back in 2016. here's what he first said when asked by chris wallace on fox news sunday. >> was it russia or ukraine? >> i don't know. nor do you, nor do any of us. >> the entire intelligence community says it was russia. >> right. but it could also be ukraine.

>> last night on cnn with chris cuomo, senator kennedy reversed himself, claiming he misheard the question. >> i was answering one of his questions and he interjected a statement and asked me to react to it. what i heard chris say was, he made the statement, that only russia had tried to interfere in the election. and i answered the question. that's not what he said. chris is right. i was wrong. >> the louisiana senator adding he has seen no indication that ukraine tried to hack the dnc servers. this is a debunked theory the president has pushed. he says the evidence, now, is overwhelming that it was russia. in addition to that storm, forecasters are calling something else a historic storm, saying it may disrupt your holiday travel plans. 21 million people are facing brutal rain and snow. and 500 flights have been can l

canceled for today, most of them out of that very crowded airport you see there in denver. our meteorologist karen maginnis has the latest. >> good morning, christine and kaitlan. we have problems on the roadways. aaa says 55 million people, about 90% of the 55 million people going to head out on the highways. going to make good time. no. we have back-to-back storm systems. one ejects out of the rockies. another one out of the west coast, going to be lowering snow levels. this report brought by ninja foodi. big problems, interstate 70 across colorado. that will be problematic. right around denver, could see a foot of snowfall there. around reno, minneapolis, interstate 94. big problems there. the temperature drops dramatically. could see potential for strong storms all the way from southern missouri into arkansas and into louisiana. if you're traveling to des

moines, watch out. you'll see poor visibility. and for the west coast, look at that. along with strong wind gusts. some sections of southeast oregon could see wind gusts up over 80 miles per hour. drive carefully. have a safe holiday. breaking overnight, there was a powerful 6.4 earthquake that rocked albania. the epicenter was in durres, about 13 miles from the capital. it's the strongest quake to hit the capital in decades. video shows an attempted rescue of a woman who was trapped in the rubble. there was aftershocks near the capital. we're going to bring you more details as we're learning them. there's a big test happening for benjamin netanyahu. does the indicted prime minister have support from his own party to stay in the fight? cnn is live in jerusalem after this. it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the

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crisis in farm country. falling crop prices, a string of natural disasters and the u.s./china trade war. data from the china federation shows form bankruptcies have soared 24% since september 2018.

farmers, a key demographic for trump in the 2020 election. he's called them patriots for making sacrifices while he negotiates with beijing. he's handed out $28 billion in taxpayer bailouts to those farmers. one of those farmers is taking on one of trump's biggest backers. christopher gibbs is weighing an independent run to unseat jim jordan. jim jordan has been attached to the house impeachment inquiry. he said his interest in running for office is more than trump's agricultural policies and defeating jordan. >> this is bigger than that. listen, populism has crept into both of the parties. >> gibbs voted for trump in 2016. but he became an outspoken critic of the trade policies and

left the republican party. there's a critical test for embattled benjamin netanyahu. his supporters are holding a top the coup rally in tel aviv, after the prime minister is facing one count of bribery, three counts of fraud and break of trust. netanyahu has survived these tests in the past. do you think this time will be different? >> reporter: the short answer, i hate to be trite. it's the same with impeachment or brexit or israeli politics right now. if you think you know what is going to happen, you haven't been paying attention. let's look at the rally. it's a stop the coup rally. it's something that netanyahu called for. because of security reasons and political reasons, we don't know if netanyahu will be there. saying that, it seems that netanyahu loyalists will nalso

not be there. will they be able to unseed him as the party. that leaves his party in a state of stalemate. we're 16 days left to go to see if they can pull together a coalition government. if they can't, this country is headed for its third election in less than a year. and still no, conclusive result. as i was just saying, netanyahu remains prime minister at the moment. this is him at the golan heights a couple of days ago. he is trying to portray this as business as usual. this is not too much of a settle point here. he's trying to tell israel, reminding them, who has secured israel over more than a decade. it is me. i will continue to have my eye on iran and other threats and make sure i keep israel safe. he says this is not a time for enemies. but a time for the country to unite. mrs

there's plenty of rhetoric from his opponents. this is a day of rage out of palestine. they will have another one on friday, as well. a lot is to protest u.s. policy on settlements, a policy changed last week that was announced by mike pompeo. having said that, netanyahu will continue to stay close to his ally, president trump, and the trump administration, saying she the one who can guarantee israel's security. >> and the first sitting israeli leader to be indicted. 47 minutes past the hour. remember that awkward moment during tessa's cyber truck reveal? >> [ bleep ]. >> elon musk explains and breaks his silence, should we say, on the unbreakable glass incident. cnn business is next.

in southern california, the so-called cave fire is growing and threatening homes in santa barbara county. the fire started yesterday. driven by strong winds, it crossed a highway near the santa barbara city limits. it's burned 3,300 acres, 0% containment. southern california edison has cut power for more than 400 homes and is considering thousands more. a robbery suspect wielding a machete was shot and killed by police in hollywood. some of it was captured on cell phone video. >> don't do it. don't do it. [ gunshots ] the suspect first being chased by an officer and then turning and charging at that officer. police think the suspect robbed

an auto parts store and carried stolen batteries and jumper cables to a nearby drive-through. he carjacked a customer and tried to drive away and crashed into two patrol cars. officers chased him. and they used less lethal force before firing live rounds. the officer you saw taking a tumble suffered minor injuries. the story of an alabama sheriff's murder became even sadder. it turns out the sun of fallen lowdes county sheriff witnessed his father's murder. >> the son was at the gas station that same night. when you're dealing with loved ones and your loved one is there and witnesses you being shot, that's something. >> the 18-year-old suspect, william chase johnson, is the son of a deputy in neighboring montgomery county. officials say johnson killed sheriff williams when the

40-year-old law enforcement veteran approached a truck, asking the occupant to turn down the loud music. a florida woman called 911 to report a dead body in her driveway. hours later she was charged with murder. police say serrano and the victim 21-year-old daniel maya, was part of a group friday night. and maya drove serrano home on saturday. she called her after she deleted doorbell camera footage and washed her clothes. she told them she doesn't remember coming home. 36 years behind bars, three men will be home for thanksgiving. they've been exonerated from a wrongful murder conviction when they were in their mid teens.

they left the courthouse surrounded by friends, family and legal team. >> i didn't know how to stop crime until a friend of mine came to me and said to me, your journey is coming to an end. but it's not. my journey is just beginning. >> the integrity unit uncovered a flawed case. police encouraged false witness testimony in the murder of a 14-year-old shot in a school hallway for his jacket. the freed men say they want those involved held accountable for their convictions. use of screen time by toddlers is exploding as children move from infancy to toddlerhood. daily use of tv, computers and mobile devices by children increased three-fold between 12 months to 3 years. from an average of 53 minutes to more than 150 minutes. the study says children of first-time mothers and kids in home-based child care logged the most screen time by the time they hit elementary school. the study appears in "jama

pediatrics." ♪ we spotted the fugitives. >> the force has been shaken but remains unbroken. an actual script for the upcoming new "star wars" movie "the rise of skywalker" wound up on ebay. one of the actors left the script under his or her bed and was left by someone careleaninge room. disney was able to dodge a disaster when a staffer saw the script on ebay and bought it before they could be sold. give that person a raise. a statement and a first for carmelo anthony. the ten-time all-star scoring 24 points in his fourth game with the portland trail blazers. he moved to 18th place on the scoring list. the list was more special when melo had an on -court facetime call on his wife's phone. it went better than another

player interaction. duane haskins, who took a selfie with a fan and missed the last play of the game. >> that was something. let's check business. looking at markets around the world. a mixed performance, really, here. narrowly mixed. on wall street, look at futures. a few hours from the opening bell. they're barely moving. stocks closed record highs. china signaled it will be willing to go into property protections. the dow closed up 190 points. the nasdaq, up 1.3%. big mergers moved markets. lgmh will buy tiffany. charles schwab agreed to buy t.d. ameritrade. and ebay will buy stubhub. remember this awkward moment during tesla's cyber truck

reveal? the unbreakable glass on the electric truck broke. over the weekend, elon musk offered an explanation. before one of the designers threw the steel ball. he had hit the truck with a hammer. should have done steel ball on window, then sledgehammer the door. next time. >> remember that for next time. a man who broke into a rochester, new york, home, picked the wrong grandmother. 82-year-old willie murphy was getting ready for bed last thursday night when someone was pounding on her door an urging her to call an ambulance for him. >> i heard a loud noise. i'm saying to myself, what the heck is that? a young man is in my home. i'm alone and i'm old. but i'm tough. i took that table and i went to working on him. and the table broke.

i had really did a number on that man. >> she's 5 feet tall and 105 pounds. she squirted the intruder with shampoo and whacked him with a broom. she's an award-winning bodybuilder that works out almost every, single day. she doesn't plan to press charges against the intruder who required medical treatment when police arrived. >> she's a retired social worker. and she didn't stop dead lifting until she was in her 70s. there's hope for all of us. >> thank you to our international viewers for joining us. for the rest of our viewers, "early start" continues right now. the white house can't keep its former top lawyer from testifying. a big ruling with major implications for impeachment witnesses and the president. and it will be an ugly week

for holiday travel. flights are being canceled as rain and snow are moving across the country. breaking overnight, a deadly earthquake in albania. hundreds are hurt. rescue operations under way. good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm kaitlan collins. >> i'm christine romans. it's tuesday, november 26th. we begin with a major victory for house democrats and their investigations into the president. a federal judge ruling former white house counsel don mcgahn must testify under subpoena. the judge is rejecting the sweeping white house claim that aides are immune from testifying. the judge says the subpoena is not political but part of the legal system the and, quote, per the constitution, no one is above the law. jackson ruled that if mcgahn wants to refuse to testify, he must do so in person and question by question. the justice because it will