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. the new england patriots make one of the biggest comebacks in the history of the us super bowl to beat the atlanta falcons. france's marine le pen launches her presidential campaign with an attack on globalisation and radical islam. hundreds of thousands take to the streets again in romania, saying they don't trust the government. 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, fuad sharef and his 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 in washington. 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. we 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. earlier david cole, the national legal director of the american civil liberties union, explained why donald trump had lost the court case so far. so far i think everyjudge that has looked at it has in fact enjoined president trump from enforcing it in one fashion or another. there's currently, because of the order from the judge

in washington, a nationwide stay on any enforcement and the reason they all have agreed i think is really twofold — one, it violates one of the most basic principles of the us constitution which is that the government cannot selectively favour or disfavour any particular religion, and this is targeted at muslims and, according to donald trump himself, designed to favour christians over muslims — that is a blatantly obvious unconstitutional purpose. but the executive order does not actually say in expressed terms it is favouring christians over muslims or any other religion group over muslims? right, it does not say that but donald trump went on christian broadcast news the day it it was issued and said the purpose of this order is to favour christians over muslims so he essentially admitted the constitutional intent. but he says an awful lot of things, doesn't he? we are talking about a legal document, an executive order, that's what the judges have got to go on.

what the law says is if a legal action by the government is either on its face or in its purpose targeted at a religious group it is unconstitutional. again, that's why everyjudge that has looked at this — there have been cases of about 10—12 different courts across the country — every one of them has enjoined the order...the engorcement of the order in one fashion or another. it is pretty plainly unconstitutional. it is a black and white case, not a grey case at all. unfortunately for the islamic world, for these muslim countries, it's pretty much fact — not everytime, not with every single terrorist atrocity — that it is mainly muslims who have carried out some of the atrocities that donald trump is trying to protect america from. that would be his arguement, he is not attacking a religion, he's attacking terrorism.

the thing is, we have laws that target terrorists. we exclude people who are associated with terrorits groups or supported terrorist groups, are engaged in any kind of terrorism, about whom we have any basis for suspecting they are involved in terrorism, they are not in the country. what this does, instead of looking at terrorists, it draws with a broad brush, it paints everybody who comes from these muslim countries as presumptively dangerous, when probably 0.00001% of them might be presumptively dangerous. and as many national security officials in the us 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 them their narrative. time for a bit of sport now. and the new england patriots have

won the super bowl in one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of american football. going into the fourth quarter they were 25 points down against the atlanta falcons, who looked set to win their first ever championship. but a tom brady—inspired fightback saw them draw level, the game ending in normal time at 28—28. for the first time ever the super bowl went into overtime. the patriots getting the vital touchdown, winning 34—28. with the win tom brady becomes the first quarterback to win five super bowl championships. let's go to boston where new england patriots fan marc freedman has been watching the game with family and friends. wells. , and, you can cheer, it's fine, it's ok! —— wow! , and. that

pretty much says it all! ——, wrong. what a night we've had. gashed, one. i what a night we've had. gashed, one. ——, on. bill belichick pull the magic out, relied on his players and tom brady and relied on the team he had and put a great wind together. we have people watching all over the world and they may not be able to say how big it is, how big is it? super bowl is the national sport, football is the national sport in america, the super bowl is the championship of that national sport. there's hundreds of millions all around the world that watch this show and this game year after year, they watch it for the entertainment value, two of the best teams in football competing with one another. they watch it frankly for the commercials, the inspired commercials that are $5

million for a 30 second commercial and they also watch it for the amazing halftime shows. how tribal is it between football fans in america? does the super bowl bring america? does the super bowl bring america together, a very divided country at the moment politically. it is divided here but sports bring people together. i can tell you the patriots, of which we are all fans here, are not the most favoured fans around the united states. we continue to win a lot. that wasn't the case years ago. ever since bill belichick and tom brady put the magic together they've consistently won a lot, tom brady has now won five championships and he will have five championships and he will have five super bowl rings, that's never happened before. how do people watch the super bowl in america? is it like what you're doing, bringing eve ryo ne like what you're doing, bringing everyone together? there are super bowl parties in every corner of the country, a local bar, a local pub, someone's house, a church, it

doesn't matter, wherever you are the world stops to watch the super bowl. the streets are a ghost town, the only places busy our pizza places and chicken wing places and whoever offers ta ke and chicken wing places and whoever offers take out because everywhere and goes somewhere to eat, drink and make a this sporting event. we are speaking to a falcons fan later in the programme, what is your message to him? i think the falcons had a great... put up a great game. you've got to give ryan, what's his first name? matt ryan. you've got to give matt ryan all the credit in the world, they battled the patriots in the first half and even into the third quarter. somehow someway the patriots were able to work their way through but credit to the falcons, i don't think any patriots fan thought this game would be as close as it was. a lot of credit to the falcons. give yourself a pat on the back, guys. well done! thank you! five,

baby! just a little bit happy. more on the super bowl later as i was saying there. 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, 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. mass protests have continued 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. steve rosenberg reports from bucharest where the biggest demonstration has been taking place. 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 resigns. 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. 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's instructed homeland security to check people coming into the country very carefully, after losing an appeal to lift his travel ban. the new england patriots had made one of the biggest comeback in the history of the us super bowl, to beat the atlanta falcons. 0r on that later, but first: avalanches triggered by heavy snow have killed more than 100 people in parts of afghanistan and pakistan. homes have been destroyed and major roads blocked. 0fficials 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. 0n 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.

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. a soldier shot egyptian national abdullah hamamy in the stomach on friday. hamamy is accused of attacking a group of soldiers near the museum entrance. 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. 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. 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 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 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 because of 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, but not by killing addicts and pushers. over 7,000 people have been killed since president duterte unleashed a ferocious crackdown seven months ago, more than 2,500 individuals killed 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 arejust 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? the bishops' letter doesn't mention president duterte by name, but urges accountability

from 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 are going to return to the us super bowl and the victory of the falcons over patriots. justin henriksen ia a journalist at ktco radio, and a life—long atla nta falcons fa n. he joins us live now from duluth, minnesota. commiserations, but we were speaking toa commiserations, but we were speaking to a pat fan and he said you guys played an amazing game and they didn't realise how difficult it was gonna de. it was never clear they we re gonna de. it was never clear they were gonna win. well, it is nice of him to say that now, once we look at it. we are still trying to absorb it

all, falcons fans. we still don't understand how it worked out. a typical way, the patriots cheated their way into another championship. there is clearly going to be the rivalry between the teams, but at a time when politically america is divided, is it fair to say that this brings america together, though, it is such a huge event. i will tell you this about the super bowl this year, much like the divisiveness of the last election, there is not a lot of divisiveness in the country. the majority of the country overwhelmingly despises the new england patriots. unfortunately, once again, the team with the least amount of fans and votes has won today. how is it going to go down with your listeners tomorrow. how are you going to handle the brea kfast are you going to handle the breakfast show as many fans wake up, feeling a little sore? i will advise

that they don't tip cars, don't light fires, we don't need riots on the streets. we need to come together and heal. ithink the streets. we need to come together and heal. i think the majority of americans will come together and despise the fact that the patriots have won and other super bowl despite deflate gate and all of the other gates that they are associated with. you must be proud of the falcons tonight? it was a tremendous performance. matt ryan was stupendous. julio jones was tremendous performance. matt ryan was stupendous. juliojones was so great night. he had some marquee catches. unfortunately julian edelman have the definitive cat, one of the all—time great catches. i don't know if you have photos of it. he made a superb catch in the fourth quarter to keep the patriots in it. and i don't want to say... ok, we have to leave it. commiserations, sleep it off, and i hope you feel better tomorrow. and commiserations to all of the football fans, and

congratulations to all of the falcons congratulations to all of the fa lco ns fa ns congratulations to all of the falcons fans watching. —— patriots fa ns falcons fans watching. —— patriots fans watching. thank you. 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've got some frost first thing in the morning, and some mist and some fog patches to watch out for, too. 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 between around about five in the east, to ten further west. moving through the course of 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 then, 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've 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 gets pushed away, and what we are going to see is colder conditions coming in from the east. bye for now. he latest headlines from bbc news: i'm chris rogers. 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. new england patriots have won their fifth super bowl title witha record—breaking comeback to beat falcons 34—28 in the first—ever super bowl overtime. millions of americans and many more around the world tuned in to watch one of the most anticipated sporting events that took place in houston. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.