welcome to bbc news. the top stories: the us state department rei nstates stories: the us state department reinstates these is for thousands of foreigners after a federaljudge puts a block on president trump's travel ban. mr trump has warned that bad and dangerous people may now be pouring into the us. he says the ruling will be overturned. after days of mass protest, romania's government withdraws a d raft romania's government withdraws a draft decree which would have reduced some penalties for corruption. the race to be fronts‘s resident moves up a gear, the race to be fronts‘s resident moves up a gear, with one of the front—runners promising to unite a divided france. welcome. the us state department

says it will begin allowing people with valid visas into the us. that's after a federaljudge in seattle ruled president trump's executive action was unconstitutional. the travel ban in italy targeted seven mainly muslim majority countries. here they are. libya, saddam, somalia, yemen, iran, iraq and syria. there was also an indefinite ban on all refugees. a state department spokesman said those individuals with visas that were not physically councils may now travel if the visa is otherwise valid. the president has reacted angrily, saying he will overturn the decision. they're the scenes which have characterised the first two weeks of the trump presidency. foreign travellers held at airports, some allowed in, others turned back. millions protesting what they see as discrimination against muslims

and an unwonted change in american values. and all triggered by this one executive order, denying entry to people from seven countries. the order was hit by a series of legal challenges, the latest at this seattle court was that it banned some people from returning to american companies and colleges, damaging the united states. i find that the court should and will ground —— grant the temporary restraining order. the ban was suspended. it's obviously an historic decision and an important one for the rule of law and for the people in the state of washington i said from the beginningigsnet in a court room, it's the constitution. within hours airlines were told by the us border agency that the restrictions on travellers

from the affected countries had been dropped. british airways and a handful of others reflected that advice on their websites. these iraqi and iranian nationals at istanbul's airport wasted no time in boarding long—awaited flights to los angeles, confident that this time they'd be allowed in. when president trump arrived at his weekend retreat in florida, he would have hoped this key part of his national security policy was secure. and his fury at the judge's ruling was all too apparent. he tweeted: he later added: this is truly a politicised decision by a judge who doesn't understand the law brought in the 1950s

that gives the president the prerogative to determine how immigration is handled. that is the fact of the matter and this judge needs to understand that. the trump administration insists that the president has the right to exclude anyone from the country on the grounds of national security, but this judicial ruling says the president's executive order does america more harm than good. so the question seems almost certain to be decided here at the supreme court. protesters were back on the streets in several american cities today, as they were in london and across europe. but president trump is adamant that ultimately he is right and he will win. some news just some newsjust in in the some news just in in the last few minutes. the reuters news agency reports that the us department of justice has formally appealed that ruling in seattle. the government

has said it would appeal the judgement. we will bring you more as we get it. but president trump did say that he would move to overturn a federal court ruling, suspending his travel ban. he has accused the judge of undermining national security, so it appears that appeal is under way. donald trump has been venting his frustration on twitter. he said: his comments prompted this response from the senate democratic leader, chuck schumer, who said: for more on this issue i've been speaking with a professor of political science at brown university. he told me the court was right to strike down the executive

order. our system is a statute or executive order which conflicts with the us constitution. the constitution is supreme constitution. the constitution is supreme and it results in the order being struck down. in my view this order is an example of anti— awesome animus and violates our equal protection laws, our laws on establishment, the insurance of free exercise of religion and those free provisions mean that it needs to be struck down. so i think the report here and in other places has done the right thing. —— the court. here and in other places has done the right thing. -- the court. we've seen the right thing. -- the court. we've seen pictures of people protesting, clearly in line with your opinions. but if president trump believes the restrictions work in the national interest, won't he win any legal challenge? i don't think so. there isa challenge? i don't think so. there

is a case on his side that was decided in the 19th century about an act of congress that excluded chinese immigrants from coming into the country, the chinese exclusion act case, and that says the president's cup was of immigration are absolute, but that case was decided before our modern dock and of legal protection and free exercise and establishment and modern caselaw makes clear that if a president or an order of a president is based on a bias towards religion oi’ is based on a bias towards religion or ethnicity that it is invalid and that's what these judges are saying and that's what general and that's what the attorney general was said and that's what the attorney general was- said and i —l: ;: £2; £1. ;,=. egg; have the law side. —l: ;: £2; £1. ;,=. egg; have trumpr side. —l: ;: £2; £1. ;,=. egg; have trump i- argue e. —l: ;: £2; £1. ;,=. egg; have trump i- argue that his president trump would argue that his country, your country, is facing a threat from radical islam and that it is his responsibility to protect the country. if this was just it is his responsibility to protect the country. if this wasjust an act

that was concerned with security he would be right, but his statements during the campaign and more recently revealed that what seems like a good motive is really based in anti—muslim animus and the courts just don't allow that. our constitutional system has no room for mixing issues of national security with pure bias. the ruling case involving the free exercise clause says that even if the law looks neutral and looks like it is fine, if it is animus than it is unconstitutional. briefly, the officers of the president and the judiciary seem to be on a collision course. is this a dangerous path? judiciary seem to be on a collision course. is this a dangerous path7m oui’ course. is this a dangerous path7m our system it is very clear that the judicial rig, the supreme court and the courts can issue orders that have to be followed by the executive branch and that would be an extremely dangerous thing if the executive branch refuse to comply

and it is clear that anyone trained in this area would be in the wrong and they would be abiding a constitutional crisis, so i hope they will continue to comply with they will continue to comply with the order and will listen to courts as it decides these issues. that was a professor from brown university. to bring the youth at news again, in the last few minutes the reuters news agency has reported that the us department ofjustice has formally appealed the ruling by thatjudge in seattle. that was the ruling that has meant that this travel ban has been repealed for now. the government has said it would appeal the judgement. we will bring you more as we get it. the row —— remaining government has withdrawn a degree that would reduce penalties for corruption. it follows huge protest against the measure. the prime minister said he did not wa nt to

the prime minister said he did not want to divide romania. this report from the capital. in bucharest tonight it felt like an entire country had come together in one square. for five days, romanians have been protesting against a government decree. it would have meant that some public officials who had abused their power could not be prosecuted. tonight the government caved in. it said it would cancel the order. these are the largest anti—government protests romania has seen since the fall of communism and they appear to have succeeded. people power has forced the government here into a humiliating climb down. tonight, pressure from the streets forced this televised announcement by romania's prime minister. he would make sure, he said, that the decree would not take effect. just two days ago he promised there would be no u—turn. on victory square there was more suspicion than celebration. many here do not believe a word of their government says. i do not think that we could say

that we have achieved any victory. we have to see whether or not this is actually cancelled. i do not believe it. i don't believe it because they lie a lot of times. so the protests continue? yes, sure, until we see it on paper. the authorities claim they are cancelling the decree to avoid division in romania, but after these mass protests, romania's leaders will struggle to unite the country behind the government. steve rosenberg, bbc news, bucharest. one of the front—runners in presidential elections in april, emmanuel macron, has made a major speech setting out his platform. about 16,000 people turned out to see him at his rally in lyon. he touched on the threat of terrorism in france and urged the crowd to be inclusive of all people.

translation: the threat of terrorism is everywhere. internal threats combined with external threats. there is temptation everywhere to become insular. i'm thinking about the british people who decide to leave the eu. taking an unthinkable path for many of us. for more on emmanuel macron, here is oui’ for more on emmanuel macron, here is our correspondent. right now platform is what he is. he has been reinterpreting the values of liberty, fraternity and equality. effectively he said he wasn't left, he wasn't right, he was something different. it has been an effective message so far and the crowd is ridiculously enthusiastic. 8000 inside. apparently another eight

hours and in an overflow room. you can feel the buzz in ef. he is very young and very confident and has never been elected to any office. he was appointed by economy minister. he is 3980 feels like a breath of air, certainly. —— 39 and he feels. we will have to wait to see the nitty—gritty, but what he is really positioning himself as is someone who is pro—business, relatively economically liberal, that is to say he wants to get the state off people's vax and encourage people into work, but at the same time socially progressive, a crackdown on discrimination and green. he talks about fraternity being about a sustainable economy which will hand the country on in good shape for the next generation. well staying in france, we've had more details on the suspect accused of trying to attack the louvre museum on friday.

the suspect is said to be recovering from his injuries after being shot by a soldier. he has been identified as a 29—year—old egyptian, who entered france on a tourist visa. his father has been speaking to a dubai television channel. here's some of that interview. translation: i say this is all a scenario made up by the french government to justify soldiers opening fire inside the louvre. four men, they don't know how to grab a man who is only this tour? excuse me. even if he had hit one of them. so they shot him several times? stay with us. still to come... we are going we will hear how — anv «a.» m in... “wax"; ll in. _ houston, texas. we will hear how the fa ns houston, texas. we will hear how the fans are gearing up. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for.

after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, after 27 years injail, is to be set free unconditionally. the aircraft was returning from belgrade, where manchester united had entered the semi—final of the european cup. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachstwoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non—stop. this is bbc news. i'm alpa patel.

the latest headlines: the us department ofjustice has filed an appeal against a federal court ruling which suspends donald trump's travel ban. the romanian government has dropped plans to reduce some penalties for corruption following days of huge street protests. a year ago today world leaders met in london to discuss how to help in one day, a record 12 billion dollars was pledged. and an ambitious target was set — to allow all refugee children access to education. twelve months later around half of the children forced to flee syria still aren't in school. alex forsyth reports from lebanon. these are the hands of a child hardened by work and addled should

do. atjust 12, hardened by work and addled should do. atjust12, he is one of the old est do. atjust12, he is one of the oldest in his family which left syria two years ago. his work is hel feed his — — — is; hel feed his w’ ’ syria two years ago. his work is vital to help feed his six siblings. translation: cannot go to school because i have to help my family. they do not make enough money so i have to work. even at those too small to work face barriers to education. they live in one room in a freezing stable block after their family a freezing stable block after their fa m ily left a freezing stable block after their family left aleppo five years ago. his only experience of a classroom is what he dreams in his mind. translation: i have never been to school and i6 now. i imagine the school and i6 now. i imagine the school is very nice dog i imagine that teaches would give me biscuits

and teachers to sing. —— the school is very nice. their nearest school is very nice. their nearest school is on ours walk away. struggling to pay the rent and facing eviction, there is no money for the bus. transaction make a stop going to school because it was too dark and there were three dogs that scared me. aid is thinly stretched. billions of pounds has been donated over role it is still only between half and two thirds of what the un needs. leaders met in london and pledged every single siemian a child forced to flee their home —— syrian. here in lebanon half of refugee children do not go to school. there priority is survival. schools run

second sessions to accommodate syrian peoples but money falls short. at this school, it barely cove rs short. at this school, it barely covers the cost of heating. for many families, when even the food is scarce, education comes second. with the need to so great, international effo rts the need to so great, international efforts however well intentioned are still failing to educate children becoming part of a lost generation. us president donald trump has spoken on the phone to his ukrainian counterpart petro poroshenko. a statement released by mr poroshenko says the pair discussed strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries, and using diplomacy to resolve the conflict in eastern ukraine. the conversation follows the bloodiest week of clashes between ukrainian troops and russian—backed insurgents. i've been speaking to alexander hug, head of the osce monitoring mission, he says there's been tens of thousands of ceasefire violations in eastern ukraine.

at the monitoring mission, we have been registering massive amounts of ceasefire violations. they are concentrated in so—called hot spots and the most difficult of those was and the most difficult of those was a government—controlled area. further south, and to the north—east, mariupol. further south, and to the north-east, mariupol. who is responsible? both sides violate agreements. in the latest violations, how many people have been injured or killed? in the

period between the 29th of january and the second of february, we have corroborated the killing of six civilians and the injury to 29 civilians and the injury to 29 civilians on both sides of the line. they have been residing in their apartment or driving on the street. clearly highlighting the fact that they are targeting populated areas, not least because both sides use populated areas as positions to drop counter fire and is therefore draw the fire not only to those positions but also in civilian populated areas. what is the humanitarian situation there? since many days, in

the city 60,000 residents are without zit ' without ‘ heating. ' worsened by fact that the fighting'has'brought fact that the fighting'hee'brought into fact that the fighting'haa'brought into the town itself fl we itself into the town itself and we have seen impacts which led to people being killed and injured and people being killed and injured and people are distressed at the moment. let's go to neighbouring russia, where opposition activist alexei navalny has opened a campaign office in st petersburg. it's in preparation for his bid to become president in 2018. but his ambition to rival president vladimir putin could be thwarted. it will depend on a verdict due next week in mr navalny‘s embezzlement trial. the activist says the case is politically motivated. here's our correspondent sarah rainsford it is still well over a year ‘s since the presidential election but

alexei navalny has already opened this, his first campaign headquarters and his volunteers will be railing support for him over the next months but he is convinced he will not even make it to register for the vote because he is currently on trial or embezzlement case in belize is politically motivated. the kremlin essentially wants to silence him to keep him out of politics, particularly because off his anticorruption campaign, he says. alexei navalny, says under his leadership will be less corrupt. translation: it will do anything to stop people from finding out what is happening in the country but even so i will happening in the country but even so i will fight happening in the country but even so i will fight to take part because they have the moral and legal right to do so. in saint petersburg campaigning has begun at how popular

is alexei navalny? very mind this is the where vladimir putin claims to get on 80% support in the polls. translation: i do not know. i honestly do not know. who is he? he wa nts to honestly do not know. who is he? he wants to be president. president? do you think he will have a chance? translation: we hope that he will but unfortunately he does not have any chance. why not? just because it is russia. the first test of alexei navalny‘s chances will be the court ruling. in less than 2a hours time the eyes of the world will be on houston, texas, as the new england patriots take on the atlanta falcons in the 51st super bowl. fans have been gathering at the nrg stadium for american football's biggest game — some say sport's biggest game. the patriots will be playing in a record ninth super bowl,

but this is the only the second time for the falcons. let's hear what some of the fans from both teams have to say. we have a machine by the name of jones. he stacks second. we have all kind of arsenal in our repertoire. we are ready to go and i ready to see roger goodell give tom brady that trophy. it took me a while but lam going that trophy. it took me a while but i am going with ryan and jones and i am going with that the fans. i am going with ryan and jones and i am going with that the fanslj i am going with ryan and jones and i am going with that the fans. i am happy to be here and the falcons are going all the way. the main use of this our: the us justice department has made a formal appeal against the legal ruling by a judge in this the actual which suspended donald trump's travel ban.

good morning we are continuing to miss the worst of the weather this weekend. this area of cloud bringing with it damaging winds and heavy rain across northern spain and france. another area of cloud following and another area of low pressure steering to the south of the uk some of the rain clipping the south coast and the south—east of england. on early sunday, cloud brea ks england. on early sunday, cloud breaks and a touch of frost and icy patches across wales and the north of england. a little slow to lift. a fair bit of cloud around. the rain flipping england. dry out through the afternoon. one of two showers mainly across coastal areas. more showers later in the day along the eastern side of scotland and england. there today formal than

scotla nd england. there today formal than scotland than it was on saturday. a chilly look to the temperatures. some sunshine around england and wales. the area of cloud and rein in the south—east corner pulling away and with light winds and clear skies, temperatures falling away fairly quickly. later in the night, increasing cloud and wind through northern ireland the far south—west of england and wales. for many areas, particularly in the country side, patchy fog. especially areas, particularly in the country side, patchy fo the ;pecially side, patchy fo the ;peciall up an side, patch) way 1e ;peciall up an side, patch) way to .peciall up an side, patch) way to rain. ll up an side, patch) way to rain. that an pushing i": slowly into scotland pushing very slowly into scotland towards the midlands, central and southern england. snow over the scottish hills. it should be dry and

bright after the early fog. the rain overnight, struggling to clear on tuesday. moving slowly eased and getting blocked off by easterly wind said damp and dreary for the eastern side of the uk. further west, some sunshine around with the shower was in the south—west. rain sees temperatures struggling. a battle taking place between these milder south south—westerly wind in the west and colder winds in the east which will eventually wind out towards the end of the week. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm alpa patel. the usjustice department has made a formal appeal against the legal ruling suspending donald trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries. earlier president trump said the ruling was ridiculous and warned that bad and dangerous people may now be pouring into the us.

following the ruling, the us state department has reinstated thousands of visas. major airlines are again allowing citizens from the affected countries to board flights to the united states. after days of street protests, the romanian government says it's scrapping a draft decree which would have reduced some penalties for corruption. tens of thousands of demonstrators cheered the announcement in bucharest. french presidential hopeful emmanuel macron has made a major speech, setting out his vision for france. mr macron is currently seen as the most likely challenger to marine le pen in a presidential run—off.