welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: standing his ground — as his travel ban remains suspended, president trump calls for people coming into the us to be checked very carefully. france's far right leader, marine le pen, attacks globalisation and radical islam, as she launches her presidential campaign. she promises to uphold france's values. hundreds of thousands take to the streets again in romania, saying they don't trust the government. and one of the world's biggest sporting events — the superbowl is underway with millions of americans and many more around the world tuning in. 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, preventing people from seven mainly—muslim countries from 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'd 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. all chant: say it loud, say it clear — refugees are welcome here. they're 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 he's allowed to bar certain foreigners in the name of national security.

but on friday, a federal court overturned the ban, thejudge saying it was unconstitutional. late last night came the president's first attempt to get the ban restored. he argued his presidential authority was being undermined. but 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 wielded too much power. in his latest interview, the american president seemed to show more respect for vladimir putin than america'sjudges. reporter: do you respect putin? i do respect him. do you?! why? well, 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. we've got a lot of killers. what, you think our country is so innocent? that is a jaw—dropping statement from an occupant of the white house, that flies in the face of the doctrine of american

exceptionalism. nick bryant reporting. you saw there some of the interview mr trump gave to fox news. he went on to defend the way his travel restrictions were implemented. i think it was very smooth. he had 109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travellers and all we did was vet those people very, very carefully. you would not do anything differently if you had to do it over again? look in life you... some of your people did not really know what the order was. that is not what general kelly said. general kelly, who is now secretary kelly, he said he totally knew, he was aware of it and it was very smooth. it was 109 people. david cole is the national legal director of the american civil liberties union and the founding editor ofjust security. he's in new york. —— washington dc. the more we hear

about the executive order, the less black and white this travel ban seems to be when it comes to be constitutional or unconstitutional. so far everyjudge that hasn't looked at it has in fact stopped president trump from enforcing it. currently because of the order from thejudge in washington, there is a nationwide estate and the reason they all agree is a twofold —i it violates one of the most basic principles of the us constitution which is that the government cannot selectively favour or disfavour and it particular religion and this is targeted at muslims and favour christians, according to donald trump himself. the audit is not in itself say it is favouring

christians over muslims? it does not say that at donald trump went on christian broadcast news the day it it was issued and said the purpose of this order was to favour christians over muslims. but he says an awful lot of things. we are talking about a legal document. what the law says is if a legal action by the law says is if a legal action by the government is either on its face oi’ the government is either on its face or in its purpose targeted at a religious group it is unconstitutional. everyjudge that is looked at this — io— unconstitutional. everyjudge that is looked at this — 10— i2 unconstitutional. everyjudge that is looked at this — 10— 12 different courts have looked at it — every one of them is enforcing the order in one fashion or another. it is pretty plainly unconstitutional. it is pretty black and white, not great at all. unfortunately, for the islamic

world, for these muslim countries, that for every single terrorist atrocity, it is mainly muslims who have carried out these atrocities. he is not attacking a religion but terrorism. the thing is, we have laws which target terrorists. we exclude people who are associated with or support terrorist groups. if we have any basis for suspecting they are involved in terrorism, they are not in the country. but this it draws with a broad brush, it paints everybody who comes from a muslim country as result presumptively dangerous. officials have said it

plays right into isis's hands because it essentially sets up the us against islam and that is not our narrative, it is their narrative but donald trump has given it to them. it might not even work even if it is put through. thank you very much all talking to us. thank you for having me. france's nationalist leader, marine le pen, has formally launched her bid to become president, with a major speech in lyon. she promised to stand up for france's fundamental values, and spoke out against globalisation. lucy williamson has the details 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, 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. in other news: investigators in france have begun questioning the man suspected

of carrying out a machete attack at the louvre museum in paris. so far, he's refusing to speak. egyptian national abdullah hamamy was shot in the stomach and seriously wounded on friday, after he attacked a group of soldiers near the museum entrance. in australia, six archbishops are to appear before a royal commission into child abuse. they'll explain their response to attacks on children by paedophile priests. it's part of an investigation into thousands of allegations of sexual abuse in schools, sports clubs and religious organisations. mass protests a re continuing in romania for a sixth consecutive night, despite a climb—down by the government. earlier, authorities scrapped a decree that would de—criminalise some corruption offences, but romanian television is reporting that around half a million people are on the streets, taking part in demonstrations around the country. greg dawson reports. celebration, 5—3?

demonstration at victory square. for the hundreds of thousands of victory is not enough. we are determined to resist and keep fighting. until the current government steps down. resist and keep fighting. until the current government steps downlj resist and keep fighting. until the current government steps down. i had hoped maybe the government will fall and this is what we want because, i think, as they are zero in everything. we want them to leave. it is not enough to cancel it. they did something very wrong and we want them out. the unrest doubted whether government announced plans to decriminalise corruption offences if the costs involved were less than $40,000. critics are at as an

attempt by the government to let off some of its own officials. the party ‘s leader is accused of defrauding the state. after it initially ignoring the public anger, the prime minister has backed down but it is clear he has lost the trust of many of its country. half a million people have protested in towns and cities throughout romania. from the hundreds and thousands gathered in bucharest in the south to cities in the north. and the west. they are the north. and the west. they are the largest demonstrations seen in romania since the fall of communism in 1989 romania since the fall of communism in1989 and many romania since the fall of communism in 1989 and many here say until the recent change of government, they will continue their fight. avalanches triggered by heavy snow have killed scores of people in parts of afghanistan and pakistan. homes have been destroyed and major roads blocked. officials fear more people are trapped under the snow.

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 regions, 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. on major roads and highways, soldiers have rescued hundreds of vehicles trapped by the storm. in the capital, kabul, the international airport is 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 as the snow storms continue. catharina moh, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a reign of terror on the poor — condemnation from the catholic church of the philippines president's war on drugs. 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: the us president says he has instructed homeland security to check people coming into the country very carefully, after losing an appeal to lift his travel ban. france's far—right leader marine le pen attacks globalisation and radical islam, as she launches her presidential campaign. the catholic church

in the philippines has called an anti—drugs campaign launched by the president, rodrigo duterte, a reign of terror on the country's poor. as david campanale reports, the message was read out during sermons across the philippines on sunday. these are the toughest words yet from the roman catholic church on president rodrigo duterte's drugs policy, and they are likely to reach many millions of people who attend church in this devout country. the pastoral letter from the bishops conference was read to congregations across the philippines, who heard that it across the philippines, who heard thatitis across the philippines, who heard that it is wrong to treat the killings as if they are necessary. an additional cause of concern is the reign of terror in many places, of the poor. many are killed not as a drugs. those who killed them are

not brought to account. an even greater cause of concern is the indifference of many to this kind of wrong. the message said the battle against illegal drugs needs to be fought, not by killing addicts and pushers. over 7000 people have been killed since president duterte unleashed a ferocious crackdown seven months ago. more than 2500 individuals in police raids and sting operations. human rights groups believe many other deaths that police had attributed to vigilantes were carried out by assassins, likely colluding with police. in the churches, the killings are viewed as unchristian. translation: we need to give them a chance, because drug addicts are just victims. we should just rehabilitate the victims of drug abuse, and we should go after the drugs lords. they should be the ones

we condemn, 0k? drugs lords. they should be the ones we condemn, ok? the bishops' letter doesn't mention president duterte by name, but urges accountability from the government and police. it comes atan uncertain the government and police. it comes at an uncertain time for his war on drugs. less than a week ago, the president suspended the campaign because of police corruption. we all have to work with our natural attributes, but there is one man who is finding his looks are very much of the moment. dennis alan is a donald trump impersonator. he has been telling us all about the public reaction to his performances, and how it has changed since mrtrump was elected president. i am a man of my word. and i will do as i say. i'm dennis alan, from chicago, donald trump impersonator. it's 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 got to look orange. and, of course, he has white around his eyes, because we're all... you know, we need the white around our eyes to cover up the bags in our eyes, and stuff. the most defining thing about an image of donald trump, bar anything, is his hair. the hair is the signature thing, that you must have. # imagine there's no gun laws. # huge tax cuts for the rich... it was a little bit 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, you know, find myself in public, without some kind of consideration towards security. one of america's most anticipated sporting events of the year, the super bowl, is taking place in the city of houston. the new england patriots american football team are playing the atlanta falcons, and it is the falcons who have the lead. speaking ahead of the game, radio host and die—hard falcon‘s fan kristin said the super bowl had ta ken over atlanta city. it isa

it is a huge dealfor it is a huge deal for the city of atla nta, it is a huge deal for the city of atlanta, because we waited over 50 yea rs atlanta, because we waited over 50 years for this moment, to try to bring home the lombardi trophy. and the team has just done such a great job this year, and the city has rallied behind them, and just the excitement. if you are not a football fan and you have been in the city of atlanta for the last two weeks, you hate life because that is all we have been able to talk about for the past two weeks. even if you are not a falcon stand or patriots then, you pick a team to back and it isa then, you pick a team to back and it is a together with your friends and have fun. it is the end of the nfl season, the nfl football season, it isa season, the nfl football season, it is a chance and an excuse to eat

lots of wings and drink lots of beer, and just... it is a fun event and it is fun to watch, and the super bowl commercials make the whole thing and enticing package. so i think that is why everybody... it ends up being the most watched sports event, if not most watched event period on television every year. let's go to boston, where new england patriots fan marc freedman is watching the game at home with friends. we are doing all right. we are hoping that bilbo bela jurco something magic he can pull out from under his sleeve to turn things around in the fourth quarter. under his sleeve to turn things around in the fourth quartetm what you are doing now pretty typical of what american families are doing all over the country? it isa time are doing all over the country? it is a time to come together, notjust about the game, i suppose? —— bill belichick. it is, the super bowl is like a national holiday. the roads are like a national holiday. the roads a re pretty like a national holiday. the roads are pretty quiet, the places that do wings are incredibly busy. families and neighbourhoods come together. all watching football, and of course watching the commercials. and lady gaga was pretty great for half—time as well. you mention the commercials. i can't believe that so many americans actively tune in to see the commercials. what is that about? it is funny, as you know, in london commercials are not nearly as

abundant as they are in the united states, but $5 million, $5 million, for a 32nd commercial here. and there are lots of them during the bowl. what do you think of the game so bowl. what do you think of the game so far? the atmosphere is pretty amazing in the stadium. how is it in the house? yes, the stadium is great. it is a little sombre here. usually these guys behind me a cheering like crazy. this is the fifth time tom brady was looking to win the super bowl. we can still pull it out, you never know. a big surprise two years ago, super bowl xlix, they pulled it out at the very last minute. they have a long way to go this time but we are staying optimistic, we really are. a serious question for you, i think it is pretty fair to say that america is a very divisive country at the moment when it comes to politics. is this perhaps the one night where america does actually come together, and people do put their political differences aside? absolutely. this is the date... it is about the sport, it is about the love of the game, it is about camaraderie, it is about great sportsmanship, and that

is what you will see throughout the course of the super bowl. we usually have about 350 million viewers here at bbc news, i think it is a lot less tha n at bbc news, i think it is a lot less than that tonight, mainly because our viewers in north america probably are not tuning in, but i can see the crowd behind you are probably dying the way to the view is that we do have. i will leave it to you. there have been dying to do that. i could just tell. to you. there have been dying to do that. i couldjust tell. they haven't had much to cheer about tonight! thank you very much, enjoy the rest of the game. thank you for joining us on the bbc. thank you for watching, and perhaps not watching the super bowl. you can get in touch with us wherever you are in america. it would be good to hear from you. from are in america. it would be good to hearfrom you. from me and all the team, thank you for watching. 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 poole harbour there, a very serene scene, with the murmuration, too. by monday morning, though, many of us are likely to see some frost and some fog, so a bit of a wintry flavour 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, really 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 pressure approaching from the atlantic, bringing rain to western parts of the uk on that weather front. but to start things off, then, monday morning at 8:00am, 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 wales,

and northern ireland, too, but chilly for much of northern ireland, northern england and scotland. we have got some frost first thing in the morning, and some mist and some fog patches to watch out for as well. so take care 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 for northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england, too, with the arrival of some rain. central and eastern parts of the country remaining dry, certainly less windy, and colder, too, with temperatures around five in the east, to ten further west. moving through monday evening and overnight, increasingly that rain will turn to snow over the higher ground, as it makes its way eastwards across northern england, and scotland, too. further south it will be falling as rain. and once that rain clears through, early on tuesday, we are looking at, again, some fogginess first thing in the morning. so this is how tuesday looks. we have got this weather front which is sitting across eastern parts of the uk. it bumps into high pressure, which is situated across scandinavia, and that means the weather front won't be going anywhere in a hurry.

so it remains fairly cloudy towards the east. a few spots of rain, a slice of sunshine for the likes of south—west scotland, northern ireland and wales, but then further rain working into the south—west late in the day, and temperatures a touch milder than recent days, between around about 6—10 degrees. then, heading through into wednesday, a quieter day here. we've got that front in the eastjust fading away, so still quite cloudy towards the east, but it should be dry. some brighter skies, particularly for parts of wales, the south—west of england, too, and temperatures generally between around about 4—9 degrees on wednesday. and then, towards the end of the week the milder air is pushed away, and what we are going to see is colder conditions coming in from the east. bye for now. the latest headlines from bbc news. president trump says he's instructed border officials to check people entering the united states very carefully, as his ban on travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries remains suspended. he said the courts who blocked the ban were making it difficult to secure america's borders. the leader of the far—right national front in france, marine le pen, has launched her

presidential campaign with a twin attack on globalisation and islamic fundamentalism. she told a party rally in the southern city of lyon that globalisation killed communities by slow asphyxiation. an estimated half a million people have been taking part in a sixth consecutive night of protests in romania, in spite of the government backing down on plans to de—criminalise some corruption offences. the demonstrations are the largest since the fall of the communist dictator nicolae ceausescu in 1989. now on bbc news, it's the week in parliament.