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this is bbc news, i'm nicholas owen. the headlines at 7pm. president trump angrily rejects a us court ruling which temporarily lifts his lean en travellers ,, ,, , judge robart‘s decision effective immediately, effective now, puts a halt to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. by the energy companies. a five—year—old boy has died at a school §lefi i'fi; eee heee reef eh; eee eieee ' ' ' good evening and
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welcome to bbc news. a week after donald trump imposed travel restrictions on people from seven mainly muslim countries — the ban has been lifted. a us federal court ruled the president's order was unconstitutional and amounted to religious discrimination. several airlines have re—opened flights to affected passengers. but donald trump described the court ruling as "ridiculous" and promised to overturn it as soon as possible. from washington, richard lister reports. few modern presidents have inspired
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such protest and confusion in efie of it egg a single last week i signed an policy. last week i signed an executive order to help keep terrorists out of our country. president trump recorder that when the order was still in place but i was challenged in seattle last night. was challenged in seattle last mm!— was challenged in seattle last night. - ebfiflié and will night. the court should and will granta temporary night. the court should and will grant a temporary restraining order. as banning order was overturned. grant a temporary restraining order. as banning order was overturnedm isa as banning order was overturnedm is a historic decision and an important one for the rule of law and the people of our country. i said from the beginning it is not the loudest voice that prevails in g an the g
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the from i’ from the i’ travellers from the seven affected countries had been dropped. many airlines reflected that on their websites. these are iraqi and iranian nationals in istanbul wasted no time boarding a long—awaited flight no time boarding a long—awaited flight to los angeles, confident they shouldn't run the risk of being sent back. when president trump arrived in florida yesterday he must have hoped the centrepiece of his national security policy was secured and has few rate this morning was all too apparent. he treated... —— treated. this is truly a politicised decision
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bya this is truly a politicised decision by a judge who doesn't understand the law from the 19505 that gives the law from the 19505 that gives the president their prerogative to determine how immigration is handled. that is the facts of the matter and thisjudge handled. that is the facts of the matter and this judge needs to understand that. the administration insists that the president has the right to exclude anyone from the country on the grounds of national security but this ruling says the order does america more harm than good so the question seems almost certain to be decided here that the supreme court. until the question is resolved, the protests will continue but just resolved, the protests will continue butjust in america but around the world. president trump is adamant that ultimately 5he world. president trump is adamant that ultimately she is right and he will win. professor jayashri srika ntiah is director of the immigrants law clinic at stanford university in california. shejoins me on webcam from palo alto. thank you for talking to us. what do
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you make of what has happened today? thejudge has basically issued a nationwide temporary stay, that means she has prohibited the federal government from executing the executive order until further notice, and tell she has a chance to resolve the issues in the case. what is your feeling amongst lawyers? it is your feeling amongst lawyers? it is highly political and charged but do you detect what the legal line is? most of the legal community that represents immigrants is very concerned about this executive represents immigrants is very cor a medal] of zthisexecutive ” ’ ’ " " 7” represents immigrants is very cor a medal] of zthisexe it tive ” ’ ’ " " 7” represents immigrants is very cor a medal] of zthisexe it appears " " " 7” fer ema to ‘f: of ’ea*" ga loti g a loti due process
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for £575: who are ~ ~ 7— f ,.,,,,, and denled access to detained and denied access to counsel and even turned back or pressured to be turned back by the federal government. the president hasissued federal government. the president has issued his executive order and his people are saying he has the prerogative, he has the right to read owner of the room - as prerogative, he has the right to rea president the room - as prerogative, he has the right to rea president the roo it - as prerogative, he has the right to rea president the roo it runs . as prerogative, he has the right to rea president the roo it runs afoul the president wrong? it runs afoul of the constitution and laws of this country and several federal courts but only in washington but in virginia and new york and massachusetts have also issued orders that either permitted the return of some people that held the operation. the federaljudiciary is definitely sending a message that there are some serious constitutional and legal concerns with this order. gregory go from here? the supreme court? it is hard
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to predict what might happen. things have moved very quickly but the next step in the washington case is that the trump administration said it will appeal to the next body which is the ninth circuit court of appeals and ask that court to consider whether the temporary stay should be permitted to stand and that will likely be resolved very quickly. could it be even today or will it be several days because there are people who may be on planes and arriving in the united states ? planes and arriving in the united states? the humanitarian component is undeniable. people are trying to make travel decisions and are also of scenarios but what is likely with the ninth circuit court of appeals is that the trump administration first has to file a motion asking for the district courts decision to be reversed and then there has to be an opportunity for the state of
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washington to respond to that. both of those things have to happen and in the midst of it test to resolve theissue in the midst of it test to resolve the issue so i am thinking the earliest of that could happen isn't a matter of days. thank you very much. 0ur correspondent richard lister has the latest and we can cross to him now in washington. the question was asked of a law professor. what is the latest? so many people are reacting. at this stage we have not heard of whether the department ofjustice has failed that appealed that we were just hearing about. they said quick clearly after this ruling that they would move ahead with it but publicly they haven't said anything about whether or not they have failed that appeal. it would be extraordinary if they didn't. donald trump extraordinary if they didn't. donald tru m p clearly extraordinary if they didn't. donald trump clearly believes he is well ee‘e‘e‘e his. fifs'i‘ee'e. he? eeeee‘ees‘e’eee'e ee‘e‘e‘e ‘eie e'ref'feee eh: eeeee‘eee‘ee'e'e it ee‘e‘e‘e ‘eie e'ref'feee eh: eeeee‘eee‘e’eee'e it is
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the eee; se of of e‘ee eeee'iee ee theeetz'e ee ”7 — — —— é”! e‘ee eeee'iee ee theeetz'e ee ”7 — — —— éifhe e‘ee eeee'iee ee theeeee'e ee ”7 — — —— eee if he to b e35; , on the basis , g—eff: , on the basis of foreign nationals on the basis of national security he has every right to do so. the white house and the department ofjustice are clear that they do not believe this order from thisjudge in seattle they do not believe this order from this judge in seattle as a puppet or will be allowed to stand but as things stand we have not yet heard whether or not they have failed that appeal to the appeals court. as i said in my piece, it seems likely that once the lower courts have had their say it will have to come here to the supreme court and the judges will have to make a final decision. meanwhile as you will sing to the expert, people are maybe on planes and arriving in the united states. this is a mess, isn't it? in some ways it is less of a mess than it has been because the court ruling is
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clear in the so far as it does temporarily restrained this executive order from taking effect so executive order from taking effect so the agencies responsible for implementing the order is very clear. as far as they are concerned that no longer stands has authority and the courts make a final decision about that but for now it has been suspended. the border protection agency has told airlines they are free to board people from these seven affected countries provided they have valid us visas. the state department said clearly that even though it had travelled 60,000 visas, as long as they haven't hand cancelled, stamped as invalid, people who hold these visas from these seven countries will be admitted into the united states if it is legal for them to be here. clearly those agencies regard this executive order as did for the time being. it could well be reinstated as part of another court process.
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thank you very much. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster penny smith and caroline wheeler, political editor of the sunday express. labour has promised to place a cap on the prices charged by energy companies if it wins power. it follows criticism of npower which has announced a 15 per cent rise in the cost of electricity. labour hasn't been - with gas in the opinion polls but with npower
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rising. look, people's wages, for many people have been frozen since 2007/2008, the economic crash and the situation they're in now. the competition and markets authority last year poured cold water on the idea of price caps and leader said this would be a temporary measures and to the market is reformed. have we been here before? the next - government the consumer va: the consumer vs wc’eeee
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‘their bills wider well wider we the “ee‘ livereeel welcereee—eee 9“ec , others needed livereeel welcereee—eee 9“ec , if idea. if the energy company is justified then and in terms of long—term welfare then there is a justified reason. the government maintains it is prepared to do more for consumers. the department for business said... labour is hoping some hard—pressed customers will also switch their votes. the
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the headlines on bbc news — president trump angrily rejects a us headlines on bbc news — president trump angrily rejects a us court ruling which temporarily lifts his ban on travellers from seven muslim majority countries. labour promise they would cap future fuel price hikes by the energy companies. by th days rgy companies. by th days rge‘feef‘ 1ies. the ministry ofjustice g investigating the matter. bbc‘s andy moore told me the sun had reported that some of those under curfew were able to pull off the tags and go out for the night. well, they say they have a zero tolerance policy against any
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of their employees who act in anyway to undermine the robustness of the electronic monitoring service. they say this small number of employees being investigated regarding this isolated issue, they say, was swiftly taken off duties and we've also heard from the ministry ofjustice. they say public protection is their number one priority and they say they are urgently investigating and working closely with the police. it's emerged a five year old boy died at a school in east yorkshire after choking during a school dinner break. it has been confirmed that during yesterday's lunch break a five—year—old boy started choking during his lunch break. paramedics were called in and despite attempts they were unable to save him. the school has issued a statement.
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they say that they are deeply saddened by this tragic event and the thoughts of everyone connected with the school are with the child's family. now, what will happen now is that specialist staff will be sent into the school on monday and of course, an inquest to consider the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident will now have to be opened. three climbers have been injured after an avalanche on ben nevis in the scottish highlands. police say they were contacted shortly after midday today with rescue helicopters assisted lochaber mountain rescue team. the three climbers are being treated at belford hospital in fort william for what is believed to be non life threatening injuries. a deal agreed to end the long—running southern rail dispute is a "shocking betrayal" of workers and passengers, the rmt union has claimed. leaders of the aslef union agreed to recommend the deal, which was announced on thursday, to almost 1,000 drivers
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following 11 days of talks which did not involve the rmt. the rmt general secretary mick cash said the deal would leave drivers and passengers "exposed and vulnerable. " the father of the man who is alleged to have carried out an attack at the louvre museum in paris has been speaking about his son. 29—year—old abdullah reda refaei al—hamamy was shot four times after injuring a soldier patrolling the shopping centre under the museum. he's now in hospital. his father said he could not believe his son had been involved in the attack. his mother was in shock too and fainted and after that, we started to follow everything. never in his life did he wear a short white robe,
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never in his life did he wear the short trousers. he dresses normally injeans and a t—shirt with italy written on it. the beard that he had grown is the kind the young guys grow these days and say it is fashionable. there is justification for you to call someone a killer if he is someone who got into a vehicle and ran over 82 people before driving off. that's a justification for you to say he's a killer, but someone going to see the great museum, the louvre? and you fire on him? i say this is all a scenario made up by the french government to justify the soldier's opening fire inside the louvre. four men, they don't know how to grab a man who is only this tall. excuse me! even if he had hit one of them. so they shot him several times? emenuel mecrem e—fqt‘htet-
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held elected office, has been holding a major rally in lyon with his eyes set on winning france's presidential election this spring. some polls now put him in second place behind marine le pen, and i asked him what he thought made emanuel macron interesting. i think it is what he is not promising as much as he is promising that makes him interesting. these are early days of this campaign and he is an independent, not from the socialist or republican parties of the national front liberty in terms of security
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and making sure people don't spend their lives on welfare, equality in terms of anti—discrimination and making sure that everyone has equal access to health care and fraternity has been framed in terms of handing on a healthy country, an ecological country and a green agenda. that has been something in terms of building up the platform of warm blairite words that a young
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on the scene might be expected to say. we are in the early stages of the presidency and a bit more nitty—gritty will have to emerge at some point on policy. this is about keeping momentum at the moment. a lot of people have called him an enigma. who is he appealing to? he appeals to people who are tired of the status quo in the same kind of way that marine le pen does the same thing. france can sometimes feel as if it is stuck in the political rut and that parties haven't really evolved like in other european countries.
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