welcome to bbc news, broadcasting at home and around the globe. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: a race against time, as thousands of travellers head to the us, thejustice department launches an appeal to enforce donald trump's travel ban on seven countries. president trump said the decision to reject his executive order was "ridiculous," and tweeted that bad and dangerous people could enter the country. the us government has made a formal appeal against the legal ruling suspending president trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries. the announcement followed a series of tweets from mr trump in which he denounced the judge who made the ruling, and warned that bad and dangerous people could be pouring into the united states because of it. major airlines are again allowing citizens from the affected countries to board flights to the united states.

here's our washington correspondent, richard lister. the problem with the order from washington is he offered a paragraph only of reasoning and did not explain anything. maybe it is right, maybe it is wrong. we don't know the basis basis of his decision. that makes it difficult for the court. one of the judges said it is an american and unconstitutional. you have to be more precise than that. there are several specific grounds on which this could be unconstitutional. it could be a violation of the free exercise clause or free process. violation of the free exercise clause orfree process. but violation of the free exercise clause or free process. but the judge in washington said this is

unlikely to succeed. do you think we are perhaps heading to a compromise with donald trump where it may be a travel ban on those who have no reason to be in america. more strict screening and immigration rules, which are already pretty strict. traditionally, the courts have not much say on who is admitted to the country. what we will find is the court will have to assess whether it can choose to stretcher you pay some of the seven countries identified. —— strictly vet. there is not much precedent one way or the other forecou rts precedent one way or the other forecourts intervening in this manner. it is a novel interpretation of the law. is it constitutional to ban people from an entire country for the sake of the security of the united states of america even if

those people have a job and a life and perhaps even family in america and perhaps even family in america and clearly pose no threat?” and perhaps even family in america and clearly pose no threat? i love the way you phrase the question. the fa ct of the way you phrase the question. the fact of the matter is it is a close call. this is usually left to the sole discretion of the president. this is the first time a court has actually said we have determined your policy is too broad. that is a big decision. they may uphold that. but it is under close questioning of the current law. what about the damage that is appearing to be causing for the united states? people are out of work at the moment. surely that is a legal argument. certainly people who are injured can seek individual relief and be admitted, but again, courts do not usually get involved in admitting people to the country. i appreciate the concern of political and human cost walker, but this is

fairly novel. —— costs. the romanian government has withdrawn a draft decree which would have reduced some penalties for corruption. it follows days of huge street protests against the measure. the prime minister said he did not want to divide romania. steve rosenberg sent this report from the capital, bucharest. 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. 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'd promised there would be no u—turn. 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. stay with bbc news. still to come,

the countdown to the super bowl in austin, texas. we will hear how the fa ns austin, texas. we will hear how the fans are gearing up for it. it's less than three months now until france goes to the polls to elect a new president. and the election race is beginning to take shape. the new kid on the block is emmanuel macron, a former minister who has been gaining in popularity. in his first major speech of the campaign, he spelled out some of his agenda. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. he's young, handsome and if things go his way, he could be the next president of france. a formal socialist finance minister, now an independent, he vowed to unite the nation. he also had this warning for the french people. translation: everywhere we see this temptation to look inwards and close ourselves off. i have the british vote in mind with this choice to leave europe

and choose a path that for of us seemed unthinkable. i have in mind our american friends' choice to retreat. they may choose to abandon their historical mission by our side to guarantee peace and order on the planet. this is one of the most open presidential races in decades, ever since francois hollande announced he wouldn't seek re—election. his socialist party then nominated benoit hamon to be their candidate. the frontrunner had been francois fillon from the conservative opposition, but a scandal involving payments to his wife has led to calls for him to withdraw. that may have benefited monsieur macron, seen as a centrist alternative. if the polls are right, likely to be waiting in the second round of the vote is marine le pen from the national front. she was also in lyon where she will officially launch her campaign later on sunday. she wants france to leave the euro

and hold a referendum on eu membership and introduce a tax on foreign workers. her election victory would no doubt upset the existing order. it may fall to emmanuel macron to stop her. tim allman, bbc news. well, staying in france, we've had more details about the suspect accused of trying to attack the louvre museum in paris on friday. he's 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 all a scenario made up by the french government to justify the soldiers opening fire inside the louvre. four men and they don't know how to grab a man who is only this tall? excuse me.

even if he'd hit one of them. so they shot him several times? labour is calling for a change in the law to stop energy companies putting up their prices. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell said legislation was needed to end years of excessive profits. it follows widespread criticism of npower, who have announced price rises of up to 15% for some customers. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. labour has not exactly been cooking with gas in the opinion polls, but, with npower increasing some of its energy prices by 9%, the party sees an opportunity to appeal to people struggling to get by. people's wages have largely been frozen since 2007—2008 in the economic crash. since then, inflation has began to hit them as i know they are being hit by massive increases in energy prices. it is unacceptable,

so in the short term, we will have a cap and introduce legislation to do that. the competition and markets authority last year poured cold water on the idea of price caps, but labour say this will be a temporary measure until the market is reformed. and haven't we been here before? the next labour government will freeze gas and electricity prices until the start of 2017. ed miliband's pledge to freeze energy prices was popular at first, but didn't win labour an election. immediately after the last election, labour's former policy chief said the party had been reduced to what he described as "small—scale bribes," in other words simply giving consumers money off their energy bills wasn't enough to convince them labour could be trusted with the wider economy. and while some voters in liverpool welcomed labour's new energy pledge, others needed more convincing. i think it's a smashing idea. times like this, times of austerity, everyone is struggling. if the energy firms think there isjustified reason to do that, in terms of a long—term plan

to do that in terms of betterness of welfare, there could be justified reasons to not put a cap on it. the government maintains it is prepared to do more for consumers. the department for business said this. in the meantime, the government says consumers should be prepared to switch between energy suppliers to get their prices down. and labour is hoping some hard—pressed customers will also be prepared to switch their votes. ian watson, bbc news. a five—year—old boy has died after choking during a lunch break at a school in east yorkshire. the child, who hasn't been named, was taken ill at anlaby primary school on the outskirts of hull. the head teacher, gareth may, said the school community was "deeply saddened." specialist staff will be sent to offer support to pupils on monday. three climbers have been injured after an avalanche on ben nevis in the scottish highlands. coastguard helicopters and

the lochaber mountain rescue team helped bring the group down from britain's highest peak. they are being treated in hospital for what are thought to be non—life—threatening injuries. the rmt union has described a deal agreed to end the long—running southern rail dispute as a "shocking betrayal" of workers and passengers. industrial action because of the row, over plans to allow drivers, rather than conductors, to close train doors, has led to months of delays and cancellations. the rmt says the agreement between the aslef union and the company would lead to the de—staffing of trains. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. a race against time — thousands of travellers head to the us, as thejustice department launches an appeal to enforce donald trump's travel ban on seven countries. after days of mass protests, romania withdraws a draft decree

which would have reduced some penalties for corruption. the ukrainian president says he's had talks with donald trump about the violence in the east of the country where government forces are fighting with russian—backed rebels. petro poroshenko said they talked about the need to resolve a single rose to mark another death ina a single rose to mark another death in a conflict that shows no sign of ending full dog they are blaming ukrainea car ending full dog they are blaming ukraine a car bomb which killed one of their commanders. this came at the end of what has been one of the bloodiest weeks in the region since 2015. a key moment to seek assurances from the new us president. after the phone call a spokesman said... there was no mention of whether the

two lea d e rs there was no mention of whether the two leaders discussed the us maintaining sanctions against russia despite wanting to improve relations. ukraine forces are preparing for more violence. local officials say shelling has left more than 20,000 people without heat or running water. translation: this situation remains critical. yesterday, the enemy violated the ceasefire more than 100 times. tensions remain high near donetsk airport and avdiivka. donald trump's talk of walking for peace may hearten those caught in the conflict but there is little sign yet of how

that will be achieved. 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 until the presidential election here in russia, but alexei navalny has already elections here in russia, but alexei navalny has already opened this, his first campaign headquarters, and he's meeting volunteers here, who will be rallying 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 for embezzlement in a case he believes is politically motivated. he's been arguing in court that the kremlin essentially wants to silence him to keep him out of politics, particularly because off his high—profile anticorruption campaigns. but he has been sending the message

to people who potentially could vote for him that unbder alexei navalny, russia will be wealthier for him that under alexei navalny, russia will be wealthier and a better place. translation: i understand perfectly that the kremlin will do everything possible to keep me from the elections. it will do everything to stop people from hearing a true assessment of what is happening in the country, but even so i will fight to take part because i have the moral and legal right to do so. so here in saint petersburg campaigning has begun, but how popular is alexei navalny? bear in mind this is the where vladimir putin claims to get more than 80% support in the polls. so we're going to find out what people here make of the opposition activist. translation: no, i do not know. i honestly do not know. who is he? he wants to be president. president? do you think he will have a chance? frankly speaking, not really. we hope that he will, but unfortunately he does not have any chance.

why not? just because it's russia. the first test of navalny‘s chances will come on wednesday, when the court will deliver its verdict in its trial. in other news: us—backed kurdish and arab fighters say they're launching a new phase in their effort to encircle the city of raqqa. the city is the so called islamic state's main stronghold in northern syria. the syrian democratic forces — as they're known — say they plan to capture areas east of the city. meanwhile the jordanian air force says it has carried out attacks on islamic state group targets across the border in southern syria. a military statement said a number of militants were killed or wounded. the targets included an arms depot and a warehouse where is made car bombs. jordan is a member of the us—led coalition fighting the militants. peruvian investigators have raided the home of the former president, alejandro toledo, aspart, , ., . .

hasjenledjllongdoingz the new us defence secretary is on his first official visit to asia. in japan, on saturday, james mattis confirmed america's commitment to the two countries' alliance. he also criticised china for building artificial islands in disputed territory. here's rupert wingfield—hayes, in tokyo. only two weeks ago, general mattis was moving into his new office at the pentagon. the alliance between the us

and japan is enduring and will remain as the cornerstone of peace and security in the asia—pacific region. the us defence secretary saved his most scathing words for china. we have watched in the south china sea as china has shredded the trust of nations in the region. he's talking about these huge artificial islands beijing has constructed to enforce its claim to the south china sea. if we have disputes we take them to arbitration. we don't settle them by taking military means and occupying land that is subject to question, to say the least, about who actually owns it, or is it international waters. he also promised the us would protect this group of islands

in the east china sea from any attempt by china to take them from japan. beijing's foreign ministry responded immediately. general mattis should, it said, stop making wrong remarks on the issue involving the diaoyu islands' sovereignty and avoid bringing instability to the region. japan is very happy that general mattis is here so soon and he is making positive statements about america's commitment to japan's security. but there is still deep disquiet here about president trump's intentions, particularly on trade. in fact, japan is so worried, prime minister shinzo abe will fly to washington next week to present mr trump with a japanese plan to invest tens of billions of dollars in new american jobs. in less than 2a hours 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 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 ofjulio jones. we have vic beasley, we have "matty" matt bryant. i mean, we have all kind of arsenal in our repertoire. we're ready to go! we're ready to beat 'em. and i'm ready to see roger goodell give tom brady that trophy! it took me a while but i'm going with the falcons. i'm going with bryant and julio jones and i'm going with that defence. they have welcomed me to houston and i'm happy to be

here and the falcons are going all the way. the british heavy metal group, black sabbath, have performed their last ever gig, in their home city of birmingham. formed in 1968, they are credited with helping invent heavy metal, with songs such as iron man and war pigs. the concert lasted nearly two hours and included fifteen songs, frontman ozzy osbourne gave two short speeches, thanking fans for five decades of support, and saying it really was the final show. you can get in touch with me on twitter. keep up to date with all the latest developments on our website. just to bring you up to date on our top story here on bbc

news, an official appeal has been launched in order to reintroduce the travel ban on several muslim countries by donald trump. donald trump has tweeted in the last half hour saying we will win for the safety of our country, we will win. that is the latest message from donald trump. one of the judges saying it is an american and unconstitutional. if you have any views on that or are fit to buy it, get in touch with us on the bbc. coming up injust a few minutes, it is dateline london but first the latest weather prospects. hello, there, good morning. we are continuing to miss the very worst of the weather this weekend. we've seen this area of cloud

here run just to the south of the uk, bringing with it some damaging winds and very heavy rain across northern spain and france. another area of cloud following in behind, another area of low pressure. again, it is steering to the south of the uk. some of that rain though clipping the south coast and the south—east of england. we've got different sort of issues early sunday — where the cloud breaks, there will be a touch of frost, some icy patches, particularly across wales and the south—west of england. some patchy fog through the midlands, towards the south—east and also northern ireland. that will be a little slow to lift. a fair bit of cloud around. that rainjust clipping the south—east of england.