welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. 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. after days of mass protests, romania withdraws a draft decree which would have reduced some penalties for corruption. the campaign to be france's president — emanuel macron and marine le pen promise to unite a divided country with radically different policies. —— emmanuel. we are going to celebrate before and after! the countdown is on to the super bowl in houston texas — we'll hear how the fans are gearing up for it. the us government is to make

a formal appeal against the legal ruling suspending president trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries. the announcement from the department ofjustice follows a series of tweets from mr trump in which he denounced the judge who made the ruling, saying "thejudge opens up our country to potential terrorists and others that do not have our best interests at heart." he warned that "bad people are happy". major airlines are again allowing citizens from the affected countries to board flights to the united states.here‘s our washington correspondent — richard lister. 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 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 and the people of our country. i said from the beginning it's not the loudest voice that prevails 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, lufthansa and others reflected that advice

on their websites. these iraqi and iranian nationals at istanbul's ataturk 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. chanting: no hate, no fear! everyone is welcome here! 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. harvard law professor and attorney alan dershowitz joins us now from boston. we just heard richard say in his report that donald trump has tweeted, "we will win!" is the right to be that confident? nobody can really be confident on either side. this is an extremely complex issue. i think this is an extremely complex issue. ithinka this is an extremely complex issue. i think a lot of people think the order itself, the president's order,

is awful and a terrible policy but that does not mean it is unconstitutional. the president has very correct authority to restrict immigration into the country. it is not unconstrained authority, though. the order may be constitutional to some people but unconstitutional to others. for example, if you have family in yemen who has no connection to the united states and they want to get a visa to visit and they want to get a visa to visit and they are turned down, they would have reason. if somebody in the united states with a visa or somebody who had attended university in the us who was prohibited from coming back, they might have substantial constitutional claim. it's very complex. it's going up to the ninth circuit that has 29 judges. some of. most liberal and the ninth circuit that has 29 judges. some of callnost liberaland the ninth circuit that has 29 judges. some of cannostliberaland you ’ yougseega outcome. gage you evecseenjban

this outcome. gage gou evecseenjban this in - past outcome. gage gou evecseenjban this in. past in the outcome. gage gou evecseenjban this in - past in the states like this in the past in the states and a judge, like this in the past in the states and ajudge, in like this in the past in the states and a judge, in fact more than one judge, having to step in on something like this? the chinese exclusion act in the early part of the 20th century, the laws that prohibited deuce, greeks, between third warand prohibited deuce, greeks, between third war and the holocaust, the united states have had a terrible history. many countries have had equally bad history. canada was worse than the us. —— jews. the question is, how do is it relate to other statutes that the president has great authority on? how does it relate to the institution? i could teach a seminarjust on this case, it raises so many complexities. if you are anybody giving simpleminded solutions whether it be president

trump saying that he will definitely win the plaintiffs say they will definitely win, they are all wrong! nobody knows who will win, it might go to the supreme court which is now divided 4—4. this is far from go to the supreme court which is now divided 4—4. this is farfrom over, farfrom predictable, divided 4—4. this is farfrom over, far from predictable, far from divided 4—4. this is farfrom over, farfrom predictable, farfrom easy to discern. the president made a terrible mess i writing an awful order. the order could have been done much, much better and avoided constitutional issues. he started the problem and he created the dilemma. but you would think that the president of the united states would do that with a lot of legal advice. we heard his deputy assistant telling our correspondence richard lester that these judges don't know their laws. he's wrong about that. we have two judges. don't know their laws. he's wrong about that. we have twojudges. one of them said that statute is clearly

on strict —— unconstitutional, the one in washington. and the one in boston who says it is constitutional. thejudges know the law but as with judges all over the world, they have differing opinions on the law. that is reasonable. regional people and have differing views on the constitutionality of all or part of this very bad executive order. —— reasonable people. i would executive order. —— reasonable people. iwould not executive order. —— reasonable people. i would not today at widows and orphans money on the outcome of this case. it is absolutely to uncertain. d think that trump would have legal advisers saying, luke, this is going to be a game. it will play out and could end up in the courts? —— do you think trump.|j play out and could end up in the courts? -- do you think trump. i do think so. he did it hastily. he did not consult with the acting attorney general. he did not consult with the

national security people. if he had consulted with a wide range of people, he would have drafted a much more careful and calibrated order that could survive constitutional attack. instead, he hastily put together something that is provocative, unnecessary and will end up in the courts. but, the tragedy is, he may end up winning. the president has a very broad authority over immigration. nobody can be confident that this very bad executive order will be struck down as unconstitutional. isjust say he does win this appeal. how much longer can a country defender such travel bans when people are unable to turn up for work, be reunited with theirfamilies, to turn up for work, be reunited with their families, school trips, schoolchildren who clearly aren't terrorists. we have had a lot of them around the world. perhaps more importantly, people who need medical attention, life—saving surgery, it

can only be found in america. let's remember that every one of the countries on this list has travel restrictions that are much, much worse. america is one of the most open countries in the world other than europe, obviously, with the eu. it isa than europe, obviously, with the eu. it is a matter of comparison. look, iam it is a matter of comparison. look, i am strongly opposed to this order but compared to rules today in australia, compare to rules today in saudi arabia, in many, many parts of the world. america is still remaining relatively open. not open enough for my tastes and i agree with you. country a can't long survive the uncertainty that this executive order promoted and the uncertainty that courts have created by differing rules all over the country. we need a degree of uncertainty. —— certainty. usually countries around the world have strict rules about who cant and can

come in. that has to be put in perspective. the situation is much better today than it was 75— 100 yea rs better today than it was 75— 100 years ago. again, it must be put chronological and geographical perspective. that does notjustify what the president did. nobody can. fascinating. thank you for speaking with us. and we've just got these pictures in from florida where hundreds of people have staged a march near president donald trump's estate on saturday to protest against his executive order temporarily limiting immigration. the protesters shouted anti—trump slogans and set up a flag—draped coffin that they said represented the death of democracy. police officers in riot gear were in force but there've been no reports of any violence. 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. chanting. vuvuzelas drone. 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'd promised there would be no u—turn. on victory square, there was more suspicion than celebration. many here don't believe a word of their government says. i don't think that we could say that we have achieved any victory. we have to see whether or not this is actually cancelled. i don't believe it. i don't believe it because they have lied 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. in other news: heavy snowfall and avalanches in northeast afghanistan have killed at least ten people.

officials said dozens more were feared trapped under the snow in the province of badakhshan following the avalanches, which have destroyed homes and blocked roads. other parts of afghanistan, including bamiyan and balkhab, have also witnessed heavy snowfall. thejordanian 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 i—s 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, as part of a corruption inquiry linked to brazil's biggest construction business. local media reported that prosecutors believe that the company, oderbrecht, paid about twenty million dollars in bribes in order to win public works contracts in peru. mr toledo, who was president for five years from 2001, has denied wrongdoing. stay with us on bbc world news.

still to come: president trump defends his relationship with russian president putin, saying the united states isn't so innocent and also has lots of killers. 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 chris rogers. the latest headlines: a race against time — —— international passengers are trying to head to the us as the justice department launches an appeal against donald trump's travel ban from seven countries. after days of mass protests, romania withdraws a draft decree which would have reduced some penalties for corruption. 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. emmanuel macron attracted huge crowds at this rally in lyon. a former 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 gee she was also in lyon, where she will officially launch her campaign later on sunday. she wants france to leave the euro, 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, 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? president trump has defended his relationship with vladimir putin in a tv interview, making no objection to the presenter‘s claim

that the russian president was a killer. in an interview to be broadcast by fox news later on sunday, mr trump suggested that the united states wasn't so innocent and also had lots of killers. he said he respected mr putin and it would be a good thing if russia helped the us in the fight against the so—called islamic state group. it comes as 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 the conflict through diplomacy. greg dawson reports. a single rose to mark another death in a conflict that shows no sign of ending. in rebel—held lugansk, pro—russian forces are blaming ukraine for a car bomb that killed one of their senior commanders. kiev denies responsibility. this came at the end of what has been one of the bloodiest weeks in the region since 2015.

a key moment for ukraine to seek assurances from the new us president. after the phone call a spokesman for president poroshenko said: a statement from president trump said: there was no mention of whether the two leaders discussed the us maintaining sanctions against russia despite donald trump's wishes to improve us—kremlin relations. ukraine's own forces are preparing for more violence. local officials say rebel shelling has left more than 20,000 people without heat or running water. translation: the situation remains critical. yesterday, the enemy violated the ceasefire more than 100 times. tensions remain very high

in the area around avdiivka and near donetsk airport. russia says it's ukraine provoking the violence, to gain political support from the us and europe. donald trump's talk of working for peace on this border may hearten those caught up in the conflict but there is little sign yet of how it will be achieved. greg dawson, bbc news. to neighbouring russia now, 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 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 actually convinced he will not even make it to register for the vote, because he is currently on trial for embezzlement in a case which 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 of his very high—profile anticorruption campaigns. but he has been sending the message to people who potentially could vote 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 hearing a true assessment of what's 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 now begun, but actually how popular is alexei navalny? bear in mind, this is the country 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 don't know. i honestly don't know. who is he? he wants to be president. president? do you think he will have a chance? frankly speaking. .. no, not really. we hope that he will, but unfortunately he does not have any chance. why not? just because it's russia. yeah. the first test of navalny‘s chances will come on wednesday, when the court will deliver its verdict in its trial. 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 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 ofjulio jones. we have "stack saker" 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 juliojones 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. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter. if you've got anything to say, let me know. thanks for watching. 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 just 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. many place bright, ending up with some sunshine and drier through the afternoon. just one or two showers, mainly across coastal areas, perhaps across northern ireland and western scotland. more showers though later in the day along the eastern side of scotland and maybe the north—east of england but mainly inland areas enjoying some sunshine. a better day for northern scotland than it was on actually on saturday. a chilly sort of look to the temperatures — 5—7 being fairly typical.

some sunshine around across england and wales. that area of cloud and rain in the south—east corner pulls away and with light winds, clear skies inland, we're going to find temperatures falling away fairly quickly. later on the night, increasing cloud and wind coming in to northern ireland, far south—west of england and wales. but frost likely for many areas, particularly in the country side, and we will find some patchy fog around as well. particularly across the eastern side of the uk to begin with on monday. out towards the west we continue to see the winds picking up, the cloud giving way to rain in northern ireland, wales and the south—west. that pushing very slowly into scotland, towards the midlands, central and southern england in the afternoon. a bit of snow over the scottish hills. quite chilly for eastern areas after that cold and frosty start. but at least it should be dry and bright after that early fog. we'll get the rain though overnight, and that will struggle to clear away on tuesday. that weather front moving its way very slowly eastwards and then getting blocked off by those easterly winds so damp and dreary for the eastern side of the uk on tuesday. further west, there will be some sunshine around, maybe a few showers, particulalrly

towards the south—west. here temperatures 9—10 degrees, under the rain struggling at 6 celsius or so. as we head through the rest opf the week, a real battle taking place between these milder south to south—westerly winds that we will get for a while in the west and colder winds from the east that will eventually win out towards the end of the week. the latest headlines from bbc news: the usjusice department has filed an appeal to reinstate a ban on travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries. president trump said the judge who suspended his executive order was undermining homeland security. he also said "bad and dangerous people" could be entering the united states. the romanian government has withdrawn a draft decree which would have reduced some penalties for corruption

following days of huge protests. the prime minister, said that he did not want to divide the country. demonstrators said they would continue the protests until the decree was actually repealed. france's presidential candidates have set out their plans. emmanuel macron, said he wanted to strengthen the relations with germany and boost defence spending. marine le pen has promised to leave the eurozone and hold a referendum on european union membership. now it's time for click. this week, meet our youngest reporter ever. when were you born?