arou and in his mind it would be standing up to barack obama but it turned out it was donald trump. on the other hand, donald trump is within his rights to fire her. he is. it looks bad. it's symbolic. it shook a lot of people up. but it's his right to do that and she knew that. >> the right thing for her was to resign not to do this. >> i disagree. jeff sessions disagrees, too. >> it was embarrass the president. >> no, it wasn't. it was designed to uphold the law in her eyes. >> absolutely. nobody elected her. >> can i just say the pause in syrian refugees in 2011, what barack obama did with both iraq and syria was to tighten things up. there were -- there were leaks, there were holes. >> exactly the same thing you guys didn't say anything. you're playing politics with tithe issue. >> less is known. then they put in their own extreme vetting. >> let me go to the white house. i want to turn to the white house. nbc's kristen welker has been standing by for us. you have members of the state department who have been circulating a memo opposing this ban as well. let me play what preside

barack obama takes aim at president trump's immigration order saying he is heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities across the country. citizens exercising their constitutional right to assembly, organize and have voices heard by officials is what we expect to see what american values are at stake. ari fleischer my guest here. hello to you. "wall street journal." 11 days are over, laos t. mr. obama couldn't wait until he finished his post inaugural vacation. he is in the caribbean. you represented a guy who kept his mouth shut for years. >> president bush's point of view. not to have one president criticize the successor president's job, don't weigh in. what you have to ask here when president obama was at the peak of his power, an election on the line. hillary clinton running to succeed him he did everything he could and spoke on behalf of hillary and it didn't do enough good. why does he think now when his star is fading when he is out of office and doesn't have power it will do any good now? >> bill: that's the equation involved in this. when you are an ex-

it is nothing more than a executive agreement that president barack obama signed. iranians never signed on to it. stuart: allen, i have the ceo of merck speaking after his meeting at the white house. we'll listen please. >> that people will live longer and healthier lives. thank you very much. >> when the president talks about driving down costs, how are you guys going to achieve that. >> we talked about making the marketplace better for competition and patient choice. that will help patients and our companies. when you help our companies that helps create jobs in this country. >> regulatory reform. >> we also talked about regulatory reform also can stimulate innovation. >> does one go with the next in order to drive down costs do you need tax reform or regulatory reform or can they be separate? >> all these things come together to create a system good for innovation and good for jobs. most importantly it is good for patients in the long run. thank you. >> are you more hopeful now than you were when the lasted a administration maybe prices come down as the presiden

only ten days after leaving office, former president barack obama weighing in, and saying the protest are exactly what we expect to see when the american values are at stake, and trump told for those that did not agree to quit. >> thank you so much. when it comes to donald trump's firing of yates, and many are hailing it as a hero, and trump supporters don't see it that way. let's bring in cnn justice correspondent, evan. >> it's a microcauseam of what you here inside the justice department, and you have people that believe she is a hero and don't believe this executive order is something they can defend and you hear from other lawyers inside the justice department are uncomfortable with the showdown and feel if she was not comfortable defending it she should have just resigned and not order justice department lawyers to not defend the president's executive order and calling into question whether they were lawful. no question, no doubt, the language she used in her memorandum dared the president to fire her. she was fired four hours after issuing that memo. boente, he, like, sally yat

. >> democratic lawmakers have -- theced legislation to inspired barack obama to wade back into politics for the first time since leaving the white house. a spokesman for the president says he fundamentally disagrees with discrimination targeting people based on religion. human rights lawyers and government officials also vowed to fight the travel restrictions of the executive order. we take a closer look at some of the lawsuits filed against donald trump and what might come next. >> cheered like rock stars after the american civil liberties union won their first legal battle against donald trump on the immigration ban. they were greeted like heroes. donors have raised over $20 million over the weekend. that is seven times more than their annual contributions in 2015. the civil liberties union says support his final -- is vital for the legal fight ahead. >> we are gearing up for a big battle. we have no illusions that the white house will not fight it hard, so i think it will be a protracted litigation battle. >> the aclu is not the only one suing the president. the council on islamic re

she was an appointee of democratic president barack obama. trump's order temporarily bans people from seven countries in the middle east and africa as well as all refugees from entering the united states. he defended the action on monday. >> actually, i had a very good day yesterday. in terms of homeland security and some day we had to make the move and we decided to make the move. >> some travelers were detained at airports across the country after they were denied entry into the country. he says computers were causing problems. he cited the secretary of homeland security saying all was going well. a spokesperson for obama says the former president supports the ongoing protest across the country. he says obama agrees with the notion -- he said obama disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion. the executive order has been met with intense reaction around the globe. but japanese officials are remaining silent. >> translator: i would like to decline from directly commenting on american int

obama's nominee merit garland. the announcement coming a day after he filed the top attorney. you probably know the back story. sally yates was fired after she announced she would not be defending the immigration order. dana boente is the new acting attorney general. >> we had a monday night massacre. sally yates, a person of great integrity, who follows the law, was fired by the president. >> talso happening today, bay area trump opponents are organizing a march in san francisco. they are walking from senator dianne feinstein's office to connell's office. they want to fight gop-controlled congress. organizers plan to gather for a rally at 11:00 this morning at a march following that. for everything politics in the first 100 days of the trump administration go to nbcbayarea.com for more. >>> authorities are revealing new details about the suspected bank robber who led them on a chase in the santa cruz mountains. the sheriff's department released this mug shot of 21-year-old cruz vargas of san jose. he is accused of

. >> reporter: as more protests swept across the country, former president barack obama broke his silence. in a statement, his spokesman says, the president fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion. on monday, separate lawsuits were filed by the council for american-islamic relations and the attorney general of washington state. >> president trump may have his alternative facts. but alternative facts do not work in a courtroom. >> reporter: two brothers from yemen who arrived saturday at dulles airport were plaintiffs in another lawsuit. the men were allegedly hand cuffed and forced to sign papers revoking their visas to visit their father, a u.s. citizen. they were then put on a flight to ethiopia. in south carolina, supporters rallied for an industrial engineer who was not allowed to return to her family. >> a princeton university graduate. she's paying taxes. and she has a visa that will allow her to work here. and i'll find a way to fix this problem. >> some republican opposition to this executive order has soften

former president barack obama stepping out of the post-presidency shadows and into the fray speaking to those protesters and also taking a jab at his successor and that immigration crackdown saying through a spokesman citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble is exactly what we expect to see when american values are at stake. and also taking a jab at his successor and that executive disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion. the white house playing defense. >> we had 109 people that were temporarily detained. they're all in. but they were temporarily detained to make sure that the safety of the other 324 million americans was put first. i don't see how that's a big problem. >> reporter: and overnight that fight landing right at the steps of the supreme court. [ chanting ] >> reporter: democratic lawmakers leading the charge in song. ♪ this land is your land this land is my land ♪ >> reporter: and tough talk. >> donald trump has issued an executive order that is illegal, that is unconstitutional and that is

fallout from donald trump's travel ban continued on monday barack obama injecting himself into the debate and the acting attorney general refusing to defend the order in court. thep and a day 11 by firing obama administration holdover, serving as the department of justice chief, and installing a new acting attorney general. on theknow your thoughts latest twist over the president's executive order on extreme the thing. democrats call-in at (202) 748-8000. republicans call in at (202) 748-8001. independent colors call-in at (202) 748-8002. and a special line this morning for recent immigrants -- (202) 748-8003. you can always catch up with us on social media on twitter and on facebook. good tuesday morning to you. the country waking up to a new head of the department of justice today. dana been taken appointed by donald trump as the acting attorney general after sally gates ordered her staff to refuse to enforce the president's temporary ban on entry to the united states for citizens of the seven muslim majority countries. the washington post story said that the white house said that " yat

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fallout from donald trump's travel ban continued on monday barack obama injecting himself into the debate and the acting attorney general refusing to defend the order in court. thep and a day 11 by firing obama administration holdover, serving as the department of justice chief, and installing a new acting attorney general. on theknow your thoughts latest twist over the president's executive order on extreme the thing. democrats call-in at (202) 748-8000

whereas barack obama blamed george w. bush for every problem. >> reaction. >> i think both points are right, look, we got we got former president also have sally yates i referred to two hot dogs you showed both of them in the footage you had. yates was acting attorney general, her own office of legal council had reviewed the order, and commented on it signed off on it. so if she disagreed with that, she should have resigned hers for her to direct the department of justice not to defend the order first of all, she was being a hot dog second of all, her office of legal council short think tank. >> i justice department one political apointe he is not there yet all career people signed off on this have some swth the other who hot dog cory booker wearing his little cap talking about how people are attacking muslim americans, please tell me, please, mr. booker senator booker give me the name of the person who is attacking the muslin-american give me name of the muslin-american citizen who itself being attacked by the individual

sally yates, appointed us attorney general by barack obama, said in a letter to lawyers at the justice department that given her responsibility to ensure that the government stands for what is right... deeming that an act of betrayal, mr trump promptly sacked her, installing dana boente as the new attorney general. pending the swearing in of mr trump's preferred candidate, alabama senator jeff sessions, whose confirmation has been delayed by democrats in congress. sally yates is not alone in her misgivings, though. barack obama said in a statement that he fundamentally disagreed with the notion of discriminating against individuals on the basis of faith or religion. us diplomats have also registered their concerns, leading to this tongue lashing from the white house. if these career bureaucrats have a problem with it, i think that they should either get with the programme, or they can go. later today, mr trump is due to announce his pick for a place on the us supreme court. the choice, he said, was one that would appeal to evangelical christians. he may also be hoping it leads to some

just like the democratic party >> and out of office for just ten days former president barack obama is, breaking his silence, regarding president trump's travel ban, from out in palm springs. >> spokesmen released a statement that reads in part the president fund. ly disagrees with the notion of the discriminating against individual because of their faith or religion. >> all right. >>> well, there is a sure sign natalie super bowl is days away, it the is opening night for super bowl 51 in houston, they used to call it media day we will hear the question from a child that almost brought tom brady to tears, mr. tough guy. my cancer started as ovarian cancer and it kept coming back in different places. we went from everything being fine to everything not being fine. i really needed someone who could think outside the box. we did the genomic testing pretty early in christine's course. with our treatments we've had great success for her. they gave me treatment options i didn't know about before. there's an atmosphere of hope. i want to be around just to be a grandma. the evolution of cancer

steve: two days before the inauguration, president barack obama refused 91 refugees from cuba. sent them back to castro's regime. brian: went through mexico and spopsed to get in this country and they were sent back. steve: where is the liberal media on this. here is kellyanne conway weighing in on all of there. >> what i think is everybody should be reminded of, it was his list originally number one. when you as powerful as a expresident or current sitting senator and you say or do anything to mislead people to believe something have an impact on something that clearly does not, it's a dangerous game. steve: it is a dangerous game. the president, former president barack obama said he hadn't wanted to gift new administration space and looks as if the space was less than 10 days. ainsley: i was asking down in the control room about the show i was saying has other presidents done this? i know george w. bush never criticized he groble barack obama. steve: nor his father. ainsley: yes it has been done. brian: jimmy carter never stopped up until recently. ainsley: nine or 10 days in

these are the seven countries barack obama. >> four of them. >> barack obama selected four countries, along with congress in 2015 -- 2015, hold on, and three more were added in 2016. his administration did. yes. let's look at this. you just said -- >> i believe they all talked, which is good. >> you just said he didn't select them alone. my point isn't that donald trump implemented this correctly or it should be implemented, my point is people should keep their mouth shut and not be self-righteous when their policies led taos this stage. >> selection of these countries -- excuse me. >> you're fine. >> thank you. the selection of those countries under the obama administration was not accompanied by such nearly lethal language in an executive order that would lead you to believe, they are just edging around the fact. >> what's the word ari used, the boring word. >> again, i agree that this has been handled. >> intergovernmental review process. >> i agree completely. just barack obama doesn't need to be self-righteous about a policy if you just look at the policy is not that dramatically

>> after leaving the white house a week ago, former president barack obama returned to the political arena issuing a statement through his spokesperson saying he was encouraged by the demonstrations taking place around the country. he says in part, quote, citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when american values are at stake. and the former president also rejected president trump's claim that his travel ban is similar to what president obama did in 2011 regarding refugees from iraq. saying, quote, the president fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion. "the washington post" has pointed out that president obama's policy was in response to a specific threat after iraqi refugees had been found conspiring against u.s. troops. president obama also slowed the refugee process instead of halting it. >>> all right, louis, yesterday we showed you senate minority leader chuck schumer tearing up while discu

jeff sessions was worried she would stand up to barack obama. it is a classic secretic method from law school. who should be judging these things? what should a lawyer's responsibility be making independent judgment deciding what the law is? it is a fascinating exchange. she paid the price. >> the administration will be embroiled in legal battles. the 1952 law gives the president a lot of rights to suspend rights of immigrants. then you look at religion. is that what this ban is? the white house says no. the aclu says yes. two weekend of the trump administration and countries around the world taking issue in the streets. is this cleaning house or are they under estimating how the push back they will get? >> i think this is the new normal. we keep expecting something to change. nothing changes. both of the scenarios you layout are true. they did under estimate the reactions. clearly the introduction of the new immigration policy -- they did not expect the kind of push back they got. i think we will be living like this for a while. >> we are suppo

. >> and president barack obama opposes president trump travel ban, spokesperson says the 44th president fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their fate or re religion. also rejected comparison of obama's 2011 temporary immigration order stopping iraqi's from coming to the u.s. >> president trump is choosing prime time tonight to announce his supreme court case. one name being quote dollars as a federal judge here in pennsylvania. justice hard man 51, confirmed to the a pell as court and same court as the president's sister judge mary ann trump carry. argue cases on the federal level, and knows judge hardiman. >> i've argued before judge hardiman several times, i've both won cases and lost cases before him. based on that experience i would say that he is an excellent judge. >> and in addition to judge hardiman, federal appeals court pryor, and gorsuch. >> cbs news will have live coverage of president trump's voice for the supreme court, that airs tonight at 8:00 right here on cbs-3. >> well, family is grieving the loss of two sisters ki

today former president barack obama weighed in... catherine heenan has reaction from the trump administration to the backlash against the temporary travel ban. "we are here to fight back"say it loud and say it clear, refugees are welcome here! opponents of president trump's travel ban gathered at the supreme courtthat's where the legal challenges to hisaction will likely end up.on friday. the president temporarily suspended immigration from seven muslim countries.the next day, four federal judges ordered a stay.and today washington state's attorney general has filed a suit to declare the ban illegal.in the courtroom, it is not the loudest noise that prevails. it's the constitution.senate minority leader chuck schumer calls the ban poorly written and badly executed.it was put together in a slapdash way, almost as if they put it together on the back of an envelope.president trump reacted to the criticism with scorn.i noticed chuck schumer yesterday with fake tears. i'm going to ask him who is his acting coach is."on sunday, the new yor

that barack obama was president for more than two years and that many previous presidents did visit this country in their duty. why on earth has teresa got in here with trump? order. the honorable gentleman will have a response to what he said but my immediate reaction is that the matter is one of taste rather than of order. -- don't needid any help from the honorable gentleman who has in the foggiest idea of where to start. guidance, may i say that i do find it distasteful, distasteful to make comparisons between the elected leader of a democracy, ande, 1930's tyrants. i think it is inappropriate. protocol -- as for the exact protocol of when the visit should take place, that is something the honorable gentleman cares very deeply about. i can't give guidance about that. that is a protocol matter. can i offer the foreign --retary my configuration commiseration on being back out on a sticky wicket. would he tell the house that inn he intervened washington, was it through the state department or the president's son-in-law? >> i am grateful for that ingenious question. i'm sure the house wi

. >>> plus, barack obama weighs in on president trump's decisions for the first time. we're live in washington. >>> the big decision coming today. president trump will name his nomination for supreme court justice. who is on the short list? >>> the boy scouts are making a significant shift. the new policy that will allow transgender children to enroll. >>> choked up. tom brady gets emotional at the super bowl opening night. a question about family that nearly had him in tears. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm ryan smith in for kendis. firing the acting attorney general for defying his ban. sally yates has replaced hours after she refused to defend his executive order and questioned whether it was constitutional. >> he is facing growing opposition from protesters across the country like these demonstrators in ohio. pepper sprayed during a clash with police. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest from washington. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, diane and ryan, good morning to you. yes, just hours afzali yates directed the justice department attorneys not to defend that i

. >>> out of office for just ten day former president barack obama is breaking his silence. spokesperson for mr. trump released this statement saying in part the president fund. ly disagrees with the notion of the discriminating against individual, because of their faith and or religion. >>> ceo of the world's larges companies are now taking a stand against president donald trump's temporary immigration ban. leaders from google, apple, april son says bad for business and they vowed to support their employees impact by this executive order and they are not alone. ceo of star bucks, lyft, air b and b, tesla, facebook and goldman sachs have condemned the ban n fact ride sharing services lyft says it plans to he donate a million-dollar to the aclu to support attorneys offering legal services for people affect. >>> happening today another major announcement slated for tonight for president trump. he will reveal his pick for vacant seat on the supreme court and pennsylvania judge, is in the running. our lauren johnson joining us from the federal courthouse in center city. good mor

sally yates, appointed us attorney general by barack obama, said in a letter to lawyers at the justice department that given her responsibility to ensure that the government stands for what is right... deeming that an act of betrayal, mr trump promptly sacked her, installing dana boente as the new attorney general. pending the swearing—in of mr trump's preferred candidate, alabama senator jeff sessions, whose confirmation has been delayed by democrats in congress. sally yates is not alone in her misgivings, though. barack obama said in a statement that he fundamentally disagreed with the notion of discriminating against individuals on the basis of faith or religion. us diplomats have also registered their concerns, leading to this tongue lashing from the white house. if these career bureaucrats have a problem with it, i think that they should either get with the programme, or they can go. later today, mr trump is due to announce his pick for a place on the us supreme court. the choice, he said, was one that would appeal to evangelical christians. he may also be hoping it leads to som

obama's in 2009, as well as bigger than the women's march crowd a day later, which is clearly not true. let's take a look at some photos. there you go, you can tell the difference, right in the middle with trump. but he didn't stop there. trump had his press secretary go on record to say his crowd was the biggest crowd period. this prompted news agencies to consult crowd scientists to dispute trump's false claims. we at "late night" wanted professional opinions as well, so please welcome crowd scientist dr. dave watson, everybody. [ applause ] >> seth: how are you? >> thanks for having me, seth. wow! what a great audience of roughly, uh -- [ light laughter ] 200 people. >> seth: wow! [ cheers and applause ] that is really great. so, is it safe to assume that a crowd scientist is someone that mathematically calculates crowd size? >> that's exactly right, seth. >> seth: and i have to admit that before this i had never heard of a crowd scientist before. >> well, trust me, with trump as president, you are going to hear about us a lot more. >> seth: so, how exactly does one become a crowd s

. >>> plus, barack obama weighs in on president trump's decisions for the first time. we're live in washington. >>> the big decision coming today. president trump will name his nomination for supreme court justice. who is on the short list? >>> the boy scouts are making a significant shift. the new policy that will allow transgender children to enroll. >>> choked up. tom brady gets emotional at the super bowl opening night. a question about family that nearly had him in tears.

president barack obama is speaking out for the first time since he left office 12 days ago. he issued this statement. >> the president fundamentally disagreed with because of their faith or religion. citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard is exactly what we expect to see when american values are at take. >> for more on all of this we a joined by james. he worked on donald trump's presidential transition team on foreign policy and homeland security up until the inauguration. thank you so much for being with us. >> it's good to be with you. >> let's start with breaking news. president trump firing the acting attorney general sally yates after she instructed lawyers not to defend mr. trump's executive order. why not wait until his own attorney general was in place and the rest of his team before signing this executive order and trying to move things along so fast and creating all of this chaos right across the country. >> that's a really fair question. i think what they are weighing is the risks of going forward versus n

. >>> barack obama is speaking out on the ban just a week and a half after leaving office. through his spokesman he said "citizens exercising their constitutional right to the assemble, organize and have their voices heard by elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when american values are at stake." he disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion. >>> the outrage over that ban extends to britain, as well where the prime minister is defending the decision to give president trump a state visit. a million and a half people assigned a petition to stop that trip from happen. but theresa may >>> a growing number of american veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan are expressing outrage at the ban. it blocks visas for interpreters who helped american forces on battlefield. they had feel betrayed by the executive order because they promised to help the interpreters and their families get to the u.s. priz trump signed another executive order yesterday as small business leaders gathered at the white house aimed at

a spokesperson for barack obama says he supports be ongoing protests across the country. he disagrees with the notion of discriminating of individuals because of faith or religion. >>> there's been strong reactions in southeast asia. the country has the world's biggest muslim population. they're not subject to the ban but they call the decree misguided. >> translator: we deeply regret this action as it runs counter to global efforts to fight terrorism and manage the flow of refugees. it is wrong to connect such acts and such behavior with a single religion. >> reporter: the spokesperson said indonesia expects the u.s. to continue addressing challenges of terrorism and refugees. he said the country hopes trump's order will not hinder that. the decree has also angered people in the predominantly catholic philippines. dozens of students protested outside the american embassy. however, the president indicated he supports the action. >> trump said, i will not interfere in the affairs of other countries. now, if he has other policies to protect his country, i will understand. >

so when barack obama came in you may remember that he promised he was going to close guantanamo bay and signed orders along those lines in his first week. and you saw president bush when he came in sign some executive orders to undo steps that had been taken by bill clinton. so that's not unusual. the only thing here that would have justified moving quickly is if there was an imminent threat from these seven nations. and since we know that there has been little to no terrorism we've had in the united states from immigrants to these nations and sean spicer said himself at the press briefing today that there had been no immediate actionable threat they were acting on, i think that would have been the only thing that would have justified taking an immediate step. so here i think they just rushed. and you know, like most things in life, if you rush it, you are going to make mistakes. particularly if you have never served in government, never gone through these procedures, and suddenly discovered that it's a little more complicated than it looks like when you are on the campaign trail. >> da

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bush, barack obama, donald trump, basically, those outside the same thing, with respect to the nsc. someone like steve bannon, faria cantor david axelrod for president obama, martha, he will come out and into the meetings. president trump took it and other stuff today. he restored or initiated putting his cia director, mike pompeo, into this meeting, as well. i believe when president bush was president, we did not have a dni director. that is a seminew office, former senator dan coats. he will be involved in that. we talk about t nsc, will people think of steve bannon being in those meetings, here and there, it would be like with david axelrod, his role. he was not there as a matter of course, but he was there. the joint chiefs of staff will be represented, as well. >> martha: thank you so much. >> stop by. i will have pictures on the wall. >> martha: still had tonight, tucker carlson will join us on the breaking news that the justice department is not goingp on his travel ban. plus, less than one day until the senate votes on the nomination for betsy devos for education secretary.

barack obama, 19 times. ron, to you, why is it so different now, why are there so many people protesting on the streets? why is this so sdmefrl. >> i think it's -- controversial? >> i think it's the sweeping magnitude and the sent to which both in his own -- the extent to come which both in his own words and executive order, it implies a religious test. his interview with a christian broadcast network over the weekend talking about the -- the president talking about priority to christians from these countries, and look, it is important, what we are seeing on the streets is truly unprecedented. to have the first weekend of the presidency, essentially one in every 100 americans in the streets protesting. following that up a week later over a group that is not inhere inherently, as you noted in the polling, the most sympathetic possible target in american public opinion. a travel -- travelers or immigrants from middle east countries again the backdrop of concern about terror. to have this many people again, it

there have been plenty of times where she has shouted out during press conferences to get barack obama to answer a question. interviewer: carol, if you weren't recognized, would you shout out? what do you think of this as a colleague and president of the white house correspondents association question mark -- association? >> i think it is perfectly in bounds to shout at a question when they are not being called on. in a news conference. it is interesting to watch this president versus president obama. he would have a list of names, there would be a line, there were a few names he could choose to go to those people and it was very methodical and calculated. this president is a little different. even if you look at the briefings by sean spicer versus briefings, it is different. they are going here and there, it is rapid and moves. it creates an atmosphere in which it is -- its not only appropriate, that it is encouraged to be more aggressive and ask without being called on. interviewer: how to george w. bush do it? how did you do it when you were choreographing all of this question mark

the seven countries came from the barack 0bama seven countries came from the barack obama administration, because in 2011 he issued a very similar executive order banning all iraqi nationals from any visas or entering the united states. that is where that came from. the reason those seven nations were targeted or identified is because they cannot provide any of the vetting information that we need, which a nswe rs information that we need, which answers the unspoken question, why not saudi arabia or pakistan. those countries are willing to provide information on their citizens or their nationals which make it very easy for us to be able to issue visas. as far as this acting attorney general, i would have fired her as well. it is completely constitutional, it is insubordination, and the example i would give is, if you disagree with what your boss asked you to do in any work situation and publicly came out against it, they would not have theirjob by the end of the day either. but she is a legal adviser, she was talking about legal advice. from his point of view, if you don't disagree, that

yates is an appointee of barack obama. on monday evening she told justice department lawyers that, quote, i am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution's sullen obligation to always seek justice and stand for what's right. he said she didn't think the executive order is lawful. a few hours later the white house issued a statement attacking yates for being weak on illegal immigration. the statement said yates, quote, has betrayed the department of justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the united states. the new acting attorney general is dana, benta. he will remain in office until the senate confirms senator jeff sessions expected later this week. evan perez, cnn, washington. >>> well, alley is a young university student in oregon. he asked us not to use his last name. he joins us on the line. you have dual citizenship with yemen and jordan. no how is this affecting you and your brother who is in a similar situation? >> hi

today former president barack obama weighed in... catherine heenan has reaction from the trump administration to the backlash against the temporary travel ban. "we are here to fight back"say it loud and say it clear, refugees are welcome here! opponents of president trump's travel ban gathered at the supreme courtthat's where the legal challenges to hisaction will likely end up.on friday. the president temporarily suspended immigration from seven muslim countries.the next day, four federal judges ordered a stay.and today washington state's attorney general has filed a suit to declare the ban illegal.in the courtroom, it is not the loudest noise that prevails. it's the constitution.senate minority leader chuck schumer calls the ban poorly written and badly executed.it was put together in a slapdash way, almost as if they put it together on the back of an envelope.president trump reacted to the criticism with scorn.i noticed chuck schumer yesterday with fake tears. i'm going to ask him who is his acting coach is."on sunday, the new yor

we had eight years of barack obama, who was always willing to take risk for american lives on behalf of people we've never met. anyone who wasn't an american somehow attracted obama's compassion in a way that americans didn't. you now have a president to really take seriously the tremendous threat of international terrorism and who is prepared to take steps that are very tough-minded and that will inconvenience some people. but the people in the orlando nightclub that were killed, they were inconvenienced. the san bernardino shooting, they were inconvenienced. the people in berlin, who were killed when a truck went into a christmas market, they were pretty inconvenienced. we have to recognize as a country, we have a right to protect our own citizens and that is precisely what this is aimed at. >> sean: everyone in the media keeps lying. they keep saying this is a muslim ban. 89% of muslims are not banned from other countries, 40 plus other countries, indonesia, turkey, egypt, i can run to the list, even dubai security chief said we completely support the ban of president trump which

. >> barack obama issued about the same number of early executive orders. but with donald trump, the scopes are quite different. >> republicans so far are generally quite pleased with the policy that promotes the first 11 days. the question will be whether this will continue. >> tuesday comes the president's supreme court pick, expect today be a conservative pick. legal abortion might be the issue that turns the march into a movement. but republicans aren't pushing back on trump. >> trump may be more popular than they are, so they need to be a little careful about that. >> and he does see a lack of preparation from the white house. the mass confusion on the muslim ban for example. >> a lot of these things get ironed out and they figure it out. >> it's that temporary immigration ban, if it is the right thing to do. most of them know, he calls the talks hysterical. >> i understand people are very strong ask they don't agree with what he has done, but is there anything he has done so far that's been extra constitutional? i don't think so, he has scratched the

four of those women, the presidency of barack obama lives on in them. me appointed them to their judgeships and deputy attorney general spot. one of them was appointed by bill clinton. a presidency is only four years or eight years. a federal judgeship is a livetime appointment. there are329 federal judges appointed by president obama, appointed for life. two of them on the supreme court. ann marie donnelly the first of them to stand up and say no to donald trump. she will not be the last. we don't know who will be next. the trump administration's legal recklessness will surely continue. been out of control since its first day of lying about crowd size at the inauguration. lying about millions of illegal voters in the presidential election and now dashing off what the acting attorney general thought was an unlawful order that has thrown the country into chaos. thrown our airports into chaos. and broke this country's word to people around the world who had been granted the legal right to enter and live in the united states. the good news tonight is that

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and it has been a day of damaging headlines, with barack obama breaking his silence afterjust ten days, to say that he doesn't approve of this travel ban, and various american diplomats around the world also expressing disquiet. david kaye is the un special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression. he is also clinical professor of law at the university of california. thank you very much indeed for your time. shall we start with the legal part. just explain to us what role the attorney general of the united states plays in helping the daily functioning of the government. well, the department ofjustice is led by the department ofjustice is led by the attorney general, and the department ofjustice, the attorney general, essentially represent the united states in all forms of litigation in us courts. and so for the attorney general to say that she would not defend the executive order was really quite something. it was quite a shock, i think, and basically said to the white house that the department would not... that the department ofjustice would not defend the executive order.” s