i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: donald trump stands his ground. after losing an appeal to reinstate his travel ban, he tells homeland security to check people coming into the us very carefully. avalanches triggered by heavy snow kill over 100 people in afghanistan. i'm babita sharma in london. and one of the world's biggest sporting events — the super bowl is underway with millions of americans and many more around the world tuning in. and we speak to the singaporean violinist lee—chin siow who is in new york ahead of her performance at the prestigious carnegie hall. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where president trump has become embroiled in a bitter battle with the american legal system. a federal appeals court on sunday refused to reinstate his controversial travel ban, on people from seven mainly muslim countries, entering the united states. it was a judge in seattle who'd originally put a temporary stop to the policy, and the president has accused him of putting the country in peril. our north america correspondent nick bryant has more. the rush to reach america — arrivals from mainly—muslim countries making it through immigration after an appeals court rejected a move by the trump administration to reimpose its travel ban. so, impromptu celebrations at us airports, and relief for those looking to head across the atlantic. tonight, atjfk airport in new york,

this family from iraq finally made it into the country. they had spent two years obtaining us visas, and had packed up their lives in iraq. the embassy contacted me and they said, "we are sorry, you are able to travel." it was a red carpet welcome for the president at a gala last night, the colour he clearly saw when the "so—called judge", as he put it, blocked his executive order. his administration is doubling down. we face a dangerous enemy, inspiring people to come into this country and frankly inspiring people who are already in this country. and the president is determined to use the authority he has under the constitution and under the law. is it right for the president to say "so—called judge" ? the american people are very accustomed to this president speaking his mind. chant: say it loud, say it clear — refugees are welcome here. they are also getting accustomed to demonstrators speaking theirs. and this weekend has seen a continuation of the protests between those who view

the travel ban as an attack on american values, and supporters of donald trump, who see it as defending the american homeland. polls suggest a nation deeply divided. it's over a week since donald trump signed his executive order. he says it is allowed to bar some foreigners in the name of national security. on friday, a federal court overturned the ban. the president attempted to get the ban restored, he said his presidential authority was being undermined. that appeal was rejected earlier today. a fuller appeal is due later this week. america right now is receiving something of a constitutional civics lesson in how the country's founding fathers designed a system of checks and balances to make sure that no one person wielding too much power. in his latest interview, the american president seemed to show more respect for putin

than america'sjudges. i do respect him. i respect a lot of people, but that doesn't mean i'm going to get along with them. putin is a killer. there are a lot of killers. do you think our country is so innocent? that is a jaw—dropping statement that flies in the face of the doctrine of american exceptionalism. earlier mr trump sent this tweet, saying he just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. he had 109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travellers and all we did was that those people very carefully. you would not do anything differently? some people did not know what the order was. that is not what general kelly said. he knew, he

was aware of it and it went smoothly. earlier mr trump sent this tweet, saying he just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. "if something happens, blame him and court system. people pouring in. bad!" let's get more from nick bryant. we are not facing a constitutional crisis because of the court order is being obeyed and people are coming into the country again but many democrats believe donald trump is trying to precipitate a constitutional crisis through the lack of respect he is showing at the moment for the us constitution. legal battles like these tend to end up legal battles like these tend to end up in the supreme court and that is how the supreme court should work. american president do have constitutional constraints and many have been frustrated either. but what they have not done is doing

quite he is doing now, to lash out against thejudges. also making news this hour — chinese residents in japan protested against claims by a hotel chain that the infamous nanjing massacre in 1937 never took place. the apa hotel group has placed books in its rooms claiming that the massacre — in which up to three—hundred thousand chinese people were thought to have been killed byjapanese troops didn't happen. protesters say they want japan to acknowledge its past. southern india's biggest state, tamil nadu is to have another female chief minister, two months after the death of the film—star—turned—politician, jayalalithaa. she's sasikala nata rajan, a former video cassette seller, who has never held an official post. a teenage girl has died after being flung from a ride at an amusement park in central china. she was thrown on to metal railings and later died in hospital. an initial investigation showed her seatbelt had broken and a passenger safety bar did not fit securely. it has started! the super bowl is

underway. no points have been scored so underway. no points have been scored so far. the patriots, a record ninth super bowl, the falcon only the second. lady gaga will perform at half—time. and we see how it has taken over half—time. and we see how it has ta ken over atla nta half—time. and we see how it has ta ken over atlanta city. half—time. and we see how it has taken over atlanta city. it is a huge dealfor the city taken over atlanta city. it is a huge deal for the city of atlanta because we have waited over 50 years to see the team take home with a trophy. the city has rallied behind them. it you are not at football fan and you have been in the city, that is all we have been able to talk about. no matter which fan, you pick

about. no matter which fan, you pick a team. it is the end of the nfl season. a team. it is the end of the nfl season. it is a chance and an excuse to drink lots of beer and it is a fun to drink lots of beer and it is a fu n eve nts to drink lots of beer and it is a fun events and fun to watch and the commercials make it an enticing package. it ends up being the most watched sports event every single year. it absolutely is and we will be keeping you updated. queen elizabeth is about to become the first british monarch to reach her sapphire jubilee. monday marks the 65th anniversary of the day that elizabeth i! came to the throne. she became the world's longest serving current monarch last year, after the death of the king of thailand. exceptionally heavy snow has hit parts of afghanistan and pakistan. in afghanistan over 100 people have died. catharina moh has the story.

this is one of the worst hit areas in afghanistan. the severe snow storms have triggered avalanches, burying entire villages in nuristan province. at least 50 bodies have been recovered but rescue efforts have been hampered as they struggle to reach other villages. the mountainous region, mainly in the northern and eastern parts of the country, have suffered most. translation: during the past 48 hours, 22 provinces have been witnessing heavy snow. most of the transportation routes between main cities have been shut down. 0n major roads and highways, soldiers have rescued hundreds of vehicles trapped by the storm. in the capital, kabul, the international airport is it shut down. the rapid snow fall has also caused rooves to collapse. on sunday, a normal working day in afghanistan,

the government declared a public holiday to ensure schools were closed. the death toll has been steadily rising over the past few days and officials are warning of more over avalanches to come, and officials are warning of more avalanches to come, as the snow storms continue. catharina moh, bbc news. france's nationalist leader marine le pen, has laid out her vision for the country, if she wins the upcoming presidential election. she's promising to renegotiate membership of the european union, and pledged to help communities under threat from globalisation, as well as tackle islamic fundamentalism. france goes to the polls in april, in one of the most open contests of recent times. lucy williamson reports from lyon. she hugs kittens, shares memories of pregnancy, and has dropped her controversial surname from the party brand. this is marine, a new, softer image for france's hard—line

nationalist—in—chief. but the message is broadly the same. translation: our leaders have chosen unregulated globalisation. it was supposed to be a wonderful thing, but it turned out to be horrible. always in search of maximum profit, with mass immigration and financial capitalism. her election promises, to pull france out of the euro, cut immigration, and give french people priority in housing and jobs, have won her enough support, polls say, to win the first round of the presidential contest. but, without political allies, her problem will be winning the second, and this time she is not the only alternative party on offer. france is suddenly facing the prospect of a presidential run—off without either of its main, established parties. with the leaders of both left and right trailing in the polls, voters could end up choosing between two political outsiders,

one fiercely nationalist, the other with a liberal, pro—europe vision for france. emmanuel macron drew twice as many people to his own election rally in lyon this weekend. not bad for a man waging his first—ever election campaign. if marine le pen is targeting the losers of globalisation, mr macron is pushing its benefits hard. only to be expected from a former banker, perhaps. translation: some today pretend to be speaking in the name of the people, but they are just ventriloquists. they attribute to the french values that are not really theirs. that is a dig at the front national, whose slogan says it is running in the name of the people. but, in this election,

there are many candidates from many different parties who are claiming to do just the same. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: violinist lee—chin siow talks about her plans to bring singaporean music to the new york's carnegie hall — when she plays there this week. also on the programme, we meet the donald trump impersonator who's in high demand. 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: a us court has rejected the trump administration's appeal to immediately reinstate a travel ban. donald trump says he has told homeland security to check people coming into the us very carefully.

heavy snow and avalanches have killed more than 100 people in afghanistan and pakistan. in the deadliest incident, 45 people died in one village in nuristan, a north—eastern afghan province. this is a fantastic achievement. a 70—year—old grandmother has now completed running across the us. it took rosie swale—pope two years to make the journey. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the philippine daily inquirer is leading with the government's move to scrap peace talks with communist rebels. it says there is concern that the collapse of talks between rodrigo duterte and the rebels would again bring violence. the times leads its world news section with marine le pen saying she will follow britain to freedom. that is a reference to the uk's decision to leave the european union.

during her campaign launch, the french national front leader portrayed herself as the latest addition to a worldwide uprising against the established order. and the new york times looks at the resettlement of former rebels in columbia. it says former farc fighters are moving from the jungle into villages, but residents are wary of their former enemies becoming neighbours. there has been a fifth night of protests across romania, despite a climb—down by the government. earlier, the authorities scrapped a controversial decree that would have decriminalised some forms of corruption. but, despite that, hundreds of thousands of people still came out to demonstrate.

some are now calling for the government to step down. from bucharest, steve rosenberg reports. well, here at the centre of bucharest, these protesters have got what they wanted. earlier, romania's government cancelled its controversial decree that would have shielded some public officials who had abused their office from prosecution. and it was these crowds, it was pressure from the streets, which forced the government into a u—turn. but, as you can see, the protests are continuing. and now, many of the protesters here are demanding that their government resign. we want them to leave. it's not enough just to cancel it. they did something very wrong, and we want them out. you want the government to resign? yes. we're determined to resist, to keep fighting, to keep fighting until the current government steps down. we believe that they've lost credibility, notjust

with the romanian people, but really with other countries around the world. so it's time for them to go. well, these are the largest anti—government protests romanian has seen since the fall of communism. over the last few days, hundreds of thousands of people have been coming onto the streets to accuse their government of backtracking in the fight against corruption. and, here on the square, they are actually projecting anti—government slogans onto the government building. now, the authorities reject the criticism, and supporters of the government accuse judges and prosecutors and investigators of being over—zealous in the fight against corruption. but mass protests have forced a retreat. this is a victory for people power. singaporean violinist lee chin siow first took the stage at new york's prestigious carnegie hall 26 years ago. back then, she played western classics such as beethoven. on wednesday she will return to the famous venue, but this time she will focus on singaporean music.

we will hear from her about the performance and what it means to her injust a minute, but first let's hear her playing. this is chinese rhapsody, by singaporean composer kam kee yong, which she will perform at carnegie this week. earlier i spoke to lee chin siow. i asked how she feels about returning to carnegie hall, 26 years after her first performance. it is very exhilarating to be

performing at carnegie hall. i am so excited to be here, to play with, to calibrate with, my fellow musicians. it is incredible platform for any musicians —— collaborate with. it is incredible platform for any musicians -- collaborate with. this incredible piece of music you are playing is called chinese rhapsody, thatis playing is called chinese rhapsody, that is what we heard earlier. tel isa that is what we heard earlier. tel is a little bit about it, and how unusual is that that it was composed bya unusual is that that it was composed by a singaporean composer? well, i have been delving into the music of my roots more and more. and the idea of this concert was to present masterpieces of the west alongside contemporary composition. so this timei contemporary composition. so this time i am premiering two works, one by kam kee yong, a singaporean composer, and another by a chinese composer, and another by a chinese

composer who wrote a solo violin piece for me. when i first heard kam kee yong's music, i was immediately drawn to it. it has beautiful impressionistic colours, and it celebrates, you know, characteristics of resilience, perseverance, joy. and i thought the timing was perfect to bring this to carnegie hall. what better way to usherin carnegie hall. what better way to usher in the new year than to bring music of a singaporean composer. and indeed, it is the chinese new year, as you say, the lunar new year, that we are celebrating here in asia. what is also interesting is you are very new york at a very politically charged time for the united states. so is this really a chance, do you think, to try to bring people together with your music?” certainly hope so. you know, when ipad the music from the western

classics to the eastern music —— i paired, it is basically i wanted to... the soundscape might sound really different on the surface, but actually there are a lot of commonalities and similarity than we realise. and i hope, through these performances, that the audience will come to realise that the universal themes of love, hope and joy, it is universal. dennis alan is putting his natural appearance to good use, as a donald trump impersonator. he has been telling us all about how the public reaction to his performances has changed since mr trump was elected president. iama man of my i am a man of my word. and i will do asi i am a man of my word. and i will do as i say. i am dennis alan, from

chicago, donald trump impersonator. it is fortunate for me that i seem to have some basic infrastructure in my face that resembles donald trump's. so i don't need any prosthetics or, you know, like inserts or anything that other impersonators might need. the first thing about the make—up is you have got to look orange. and of course he has white around his eyes, because we are all... we need the white around our eyes to cover up the bags underoureyes, and around our eyes to cover up the bags under our eyes, and stuff. the most defining thing about an image of donald trump, buyer anything, defining thing about an image of donald trump, buyeranything, is his hair. their hair is the signature thing, that you must have imagined there is no gun laws. huge tax cuts

for the rich... it there is no gun laws. huge tax cuts forthe rich... it was there is no gun laws. huge tax cuts for the rich... it was a little bit more fun before he won the election, because everyone , more fun before he won the election, because everyone, including myself, didn't think he was going to win. so when i would do stunts in new york city, which is not exactly an area where there is a lot of trump enthusiasts, everybody was having fun, and even people who didn't like trump, it was all in fun. now, after he got elected, i would be much more cautious about where i would find myself in public, without some kind of consideration towards security. people in america are concerned about the celebrity part of donald trump, and the celebrity part of politics. whereas i'm finding people here in hong kong, i can get into

very, very deep discussions about political dynamics, and yes, well, trump is certainly a celebrity, but the conversation quickly goes to political issues. and that did surprise me. kim, kimjong—un! my friend. trump! you have been watching newsday. stay with us. with the super bowl under way in the us, we will be looking at how some of asia's biggest brands are getting in on some lucrative advertising. i believe you have the score so far. the atla nta i believe you have the score so far. the atlanta falcons are ahead by seven against the new england patriots. one of the most watched sporting events of the year taking place in houston, texas. stay with

us. hello there. it has been a bit of a mixed weekend, weatherwise. temperatures have been slowly dipping down by a few degrees. this is how we ended the day in studland, dorset. you can see the sunset over the harbour there, a very sareen seem. the harbour there, a very sareen seem. by monday morning many of us are likely to see some frost and some fog, so a bit of to the weather to start off your new working week. so let's look at first thing monday morning. temperatures even in our towns and cities only a degree or so either side of freezing. it could be quite a bit colder than that in the countryside first thing. so a sharp frost, and then later in the day we see low frost, and then later in the day we see low pressure frost, and then later in the day we see low pressure at approaching in the atlantic, bringing rain the western pa rt of the atlantic, bringing rain the western part of the uk on that weather front. but to start things off, then, monday morning at 8am, cold and clear across much of wales, southern and central england, the odd pocket of fog around, particularly across parts of eastern england, and certainly some frost here. cloudier skies towards the far

west of england, western parts of england and northern ireland as well but deliver much of northern ireland, northern england and scotland. we have some frost first in the morning and some mist and some fog patches to watch out for as well. so take on the roads, because well. so take on the roads, because we have got that frost and also the fog around. through the course of the day we will see that front moving into western areas, so the winds picking up northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england as well, with the arrival of some rain. central and eastern parts of the country remaining dry, certainly with less windy and colder as well, with less windy and colder as well, with temperatures around five in the east, ten further west. moving through monday evening and overnight that rain will increasingly turn to snow over the high ground as it makes its way eastwards across northern england and scotland as well. further south it will be falling as rain and once that rain cleared through early on tuesday we are looking at, again, some fog in this first thing in the morning. so this first thing in the morning. so this is how tuesday looks. we have got this weather front which is sitting across eastern part of the uk, bumping into high pressure which is situated across scandinavia, and that means the weather front won't

be going anywhere in a hurry. it remains fairly cloudy towards the east, a few spots of rain and a slice of sunshine for the likes of scotland, northern ireland and wales but then further rain working into the south—west late in the day and temperatures touch milder than recent days, between around about six to 10 degrees. then, heading through into wednesday, a quieter day here. we have that front in the east just fading away so still quite cloudy towards the east but it should be dry. some brighter skies predicted if parts of wales, the south—west of england as well, and temperatures generally between about four 29 degrees on wednesday. and then, towards the end of the week tom the milder air is pushed away and what we are going to see is colder conditions coming in from the east. goodbye for now. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: the us federal appeals court has rejected the trump administration's request to reinstate a travel ban. donald trump says he's told homeland security to check people coming into the us very carefully.

he said the courts who blocked the ban were making it difficult to secure america's borders. heavy snow and avalanches have killed more than 100 people in afghanistan and pakistan. 45 people died in one village in the northeastern afghan province of nuristan. and this is trending on social media fans are filling the stadium in houston, texas as this year's super bowl gets underway. the new england patriots will take on the atlanta falcons in one of the world's most watched sporting events. if you want to know the result, i can you now. 1a — zero four the falcons. it