hello, you're watching bbc world news. i'm james menendez. our top story this hour, "see you in court." donald trump to opponents of his travel ban after losing the latest legal battle. three federaljudges said the government failed to make the case for reinstating the ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim countries. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour. a changing saudi arabia, from music concerts to women at work. we have a special report on the economic pressures adding to the pace of reforms. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business, abe, trump,and the $69 billion elephant in the room. that's how much more japan sells to the us than it buys from the us. and that's what will dominate talks

at the white house later today. plus, it's back! greece's debt crisis returns to haunt the eurozone. can its lenders agree a new deal or will we have to add grexit to brexit? a federal appeals court in san francisco has refused to reinstate president trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim countries entering the us. it unanimously rejected the administration's assertion of presidential authority and questioned its motives. the ban was suspended last week by a judge in seattle after two american states argued that it was unconstitutional. moments after the ruling was released president trump responded defiantly, tweeting: "see you in court, the security of our nation is at stake!" and a little later he had this to say about the court's decision.

it isa it is a political decision and we are going to see them in court. 50 are going to see them in court. so you believe the judges... are going to see them in court. so you believe the judges. .. we have a situation where the security of our country is at stake, and it is a very, very serious situation. so we look forward, as i just said, very, very serious situation. so we look forward, as ijust said, to seeing them in court. thanks, guys. (inaudible). this is just a seeing them in court. thanks, guys. (inaudible). this isjust a decision that came down, but we are going to wind the case. have you confirmed with your new attorney—general on this tonight? no, i haven't. wejust heard the decision. howjute find out about this decision? just like you did. via the news and the media? yes. it is a decision which, in my opinion, we will win easily. the attorney—general who fired —— who filed the injunction said that

we have seen him in court, twice. he went on to explain the importance of the ruling. the law is not an obstruction. the constitutional provisions at stake are fundamental to who we are as a people. when an executive order is adopted like this with little thought, little planning, little oversight, that creates chaos throughout our country, that has a real impact on people's lives here and abroad, real impacts, and as attorneys and as professional staff who work through public law firm like this, that is something we keep in mind every single day. that, yes, when you hear about the ninth circuit of the court of appeals, you think, what is going on? what are they talking about, that residual stuff? behind all that, behind the constitutional provisions, behind the statutory provisions, behind the statutory provisions, at the end of the day it is about people's lives and the impact on their lives and the future of our country. kelly anne conway was asked reporters at mr trump saw the ruling asa reporters at mr trump saw the ruling as a defeat. he sees it as what he

has always seen it has, which is that the statue provides a president, in this case president trump, with great latitude and authority to protect the citizens and protect the nation's national security. this was not argued on the merits. now we will have an opportunity to argue on the merits. we look forward to doing that and we look forward to prevailing. i think a street was perfect, when he said, we will see you in court. the nation's safety is at stake here. our washington correspondent david willetts says this is a setback for the new administration. president donald trump is learning very early on in his presidency the limitations on in his presidency the limitations on the power of that office. this appeals court in san francisco has not gone as far as declaring this travel ban unconstitutional, but it did take issue with the us government's contention that this ban was necessary in order to protect national security here, to protect national security here, to protect the country from the threat

of terrorism. the three justices making the point in their 29 page you know must ruling that there was no evidence that anyone from any of the seven nations on this watchlist, if you like, had carried out a terrorist attack in the united states. the appeals court refused, therefore, to lift the temporary restraining order that was put in place why a districtjudge in seattle last week. that means that place why a districtjudge in seattle l. from ek. that means that place why a districtjudge in seattle l. from gifii‘ft means that place why a districtjudge in seattle l. from gifiz‘i the eans that place why a districtjudge in seattle l. from gifiz‘i the world 1at place why a districtjudge in seattle l. from gifiz‘i the world and f522??? fail?! éfiégfifi ffié fififlfiéfifi seven 7;,. w; c» that ' " ' " ' " ’ 7;,, iii: s: to at f . ~ . ., — — — f 77 w; i to come ' " ' ,, ' ” f 7;.. w; i to come to' ' ,, ' ” f 7;.. w; i to come to the ' ' ' ' f order can continue to come to the united states, until this matter is settled once and for all by the courts, and quite possibly bythéa courts. and quite possibly by the? ~ —— ~ the land, supreme court. within the past hour, president trump has backed down from a threat to abandon america's decades—old one china policy. his pledge to continue the policy, which has maintained

peace between china and taiwan and helped build relations with us form is a0 years came during his first phone conversation china's leader, xijinping. for the phone conversation china's leader, xijinping. forthe business phone conversation china's leader, xijinping. for the business news, aaron is here. good morning. how are you? it aaron is here. good morning. how are you ? it is aaron is here. good morning. how are you? it is friday, anti—trump dominates once again. always. your headlines, my headlines. it. be ‘ years. along for years. we start along for years. we - start in 5} trump : 2.2.11. . . ... .. ., trump later 555 11 — — — ~ ~ will. high will i high on that one of mr, as nd“: to first actions as president was to withdraw from the 12 first actions as president was to withdraw froi partnership 5—50.17; 221 signed by i signed by 0bama 221 signed by 0bama and 222l signed by 0bama and strongly deal, signed by 0bama and strongly supported by the japanese. mr trump called it a terrible deal for the united states. he wants a fairer trading relationship with japan. let me show you why. we have put some numbers together. last yearjapan

sold almost $69 billion of staff to the us then it ought from the us. that, of course, is the trade surplus, as it is called. it is one of the biggest any nation has with america. now, to give you an idea why, look at this. in 2015, the latest figures we have, the us exported 16,000 cars to japan. here is hammy japanese cars were sold in the united states. 17.5 million! that is an all—time record. here is the vital point. most of those cars, they are actually made in the united states. shinzo abe is expected to stress, and stress strongly, that something like 1.5 million american jobs rely either directly or indirectly on japanese jobs rely either directly or indirectly onjapanese car makers. 0n indirectly onjapanese car makers. on top of this you have the so—called currency wars, because mr trump, he has claimed that the japanese yen is kept artificially

low against the dollar to help the japanese exporters. the japanese deny that they have anything to do with that. then there is another big figure, causing some tension there. nearly 5.5 early in dollars. that was the bill to keep us troops in japan last year. japan actually paid for almost half of that, according to the defence ministry. donald trump says the us is shouldering too much of the burden of security in that region. lots more coming up on the world business report in about 20 minutes. we are also looking at this. it is back. grease. today, greece has to pay back 1.a billion euros to its creditors. it is just the latest instalment on the country's 320 billion euros mountain of debt. i have to tell you, this payment today is just one in what will become an avalanche of payments that greece has to make over the next few months. the crunch will come injuly. next few months. the crunch will come in july. that next few months. the crunch will come injuly. that is going to come injuly when

come injuly. that is going to come in july when chris come injuly. that is going to come injuly when chris will need more money, it is going to need more money, it is going to need more money from its european and international lenders on the just to stay afloat. the problem is, one of those lenders, the big one, the international monetary fund, says it will not pay any more unless europe agrees to write off a big, sizeable chunk of greece's debt. so the question is being asked, and it is back again. is grexit back on the cards? more coming up on the world business report. see you shortly. romania's justice business report. see you shortly. romania'sjustice minister business report. see you shortly. romania's justice minister has resigned after ten days of street protests after a controversial decree which he drafted in aid brief speech, he defended the legality and constitutionality of the measure which proposed reducing punishments for corruption. from bucharest, nick thorpe sent us this report. the

heavy snow has added to the festive mood of these protests. it has added work to those whose job it is to keep the city running a matter what happens. focus of the protesters corruption and the vigilance of the public in exposing it. this is not going to go away. people in these streets are going to hold their government accountable. any government, notjust this government. and i think the times when the government can do whatever and the politicians can do whatever just because they have been voted prawn. today the protesters took their first scalp, the prawn. today the protesters took theirfirst scalp, the minister of justice, who introduced the controversial decree last week. he resigned, leaving unrepentant. translation: everything i have done, all the draft bills, are legal and constitutional. there was a debate, but that was not enough for the public, so i have decided to resign. first the protesters forced the government to revoke the decree.

then they forced the justice minister to stamp down. but they are still not satisfied. now they want the whole government to go. in another part of the capital a pro—government protest. these people are horrified by the thought that the government they are elected only two months ago might be toppled. this president, he makes all the things possible, to reject this movement, this new government, it is in danger. it is in big danger. movement, this new government, it is in danger. it is in big dangerlj movement, this new government, it is in danger. it is in big danger. i am a romanian man. but i cry for my country. this land, it it is a very much blood in this country, in remaining. here, too, they waved national flags and child remaining. here, too, they waved nationalflags and child resigned. the man they want to resign as the president. they are angry he has taken signs —— sides against the government. an illustration of how

deeply divided this country is today. the world's biggest oil producer, saudi arabia, is embarking on a plan to wea n saudi arabia, is embarking on a plan to wean itself off the dependence on the black stuff. the country's 31—year—old deputy crown prince says he also wants to boost the private sector and slowly open up this conservative kingdom where cinemas are banned and women are not allowed to drive. chief international correspondent, least is that, reports from saudi arabia. they call him the artist of arabs. mohammed two, allowed to sing live in his own country for the first time in years. it is the first of many concerts planned by a new ministry charged with bringing some fun toa ministry charged with bringing some fun to a conservative kingdom one step at a time. look at the crowd. all men. some saudis do not want

women at concerts like this. yeah, it is too much and it is not good for the country. but the pace of change is picking up. the union bashing is one of the few thrills on offer at the weekend. —— dune bashing. there are not any saudi women here today. it is quite a ride. i am sure they would enjoy it. in this young country two thirds of people are under 30. the bright lights of dubai or london are far too tempting. now their rulers, including a 31 new of deputy crown prince, i try to encourage them to spend their time and money at home. we are changing the past, but first of all we have to have the women driving, and we have to have the cinema. the winds of change started lolling from here. the empty

quarter. the world's richest oilfields. no other industry provide so oilfields. no other industry provide so much cash to the kingdom. 90% of its revenues. but low world prices cut those earnings in half. and that means an end to the state's largesse. when i went to see the powerful oil minister in the capital, riyadh, he admitted it would not be easy. for sure, they will be paying. the old dish, no pain, no gain, is very much at play here. they are already hurting, they tell me, especially in the middle class, with the cuts to subsidies to fuel and water. for sure. and what those pains will do, they will mobilise people to do new things that they are not used to doing. saudis have enjoyed cheap petrol, lavish perks, no taxes. the economic

land is ambitious. too lavish perks, no taxes. the economic land is ambitious heart - too lavish perks, no taxes. the economic land is ambitious heart of l too lavish perks, no taxes. the economic land is ambitious heart of riyadh, ambitious. in the heart of riyadh, this world's ambitious. in the heart of riyadh, this i change metro for women. there was equal opportunities for men and women to work you? definitely equal opportunities. we have the same working hours, the same loads, everything is equal. the progress takes different speeds. maybe we are not as fast as people would like us to be, but we are going as good as we can for our to be, but we are going as good as we can for our own to be, but we are going as good as we can for our own nation and our citizens. there have been plans to change this country before. so there is scepticism, - to - outside change this country before. so there is sce saudi 1, to 2, outside , , , asa viewed as a closed and conservative kingdom. it years, but- things public of 44.4444 44; 44 442144344; 44:44 4.4 — — its 4444-4 44; 44 442144344; 44144 44 — — its rights 4444-4 44; 44 442144344 44144 44 — — its 7:74.74 rights or its human rights record, or any reform. but for

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realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a setback for donald trump — a us appeals court has upheld a lower court's suspension of his travel ban on seven mainly muslim countries. "see you in court", president trump reacts defiantly saying the security of our nation is at stake. lawyers for france's centre—right presidential candidate francois fillon have called on prosecutors to drop a preliminary investigation against him. they said it violated the democratic principle of the separation of powers for the judiciary to investigate mps. mr fillon's campaign has been dogged by claims, which he denies, that his wife and two of his children were paid for non—existent parliamentary work. on thursday, his two children were questioned by investigators. sarah corker reports. francois fillon is on the offensive,

refusing to step aside, claiming he is the victim of a media and left—wing plot. he is focusing on the campaign trail, claims he used public funds to play family members for non—existentjobs won't go away " pay- for non—existentjobs won't go away —— pay. his lawyers denounced an enquiry by a financial prosecutor as illegal, and described the allegations as baseless. we asked by the financial procedure to stop its investigation, because the current investigation, because the current investigation into fillon case is violating major principles of french law, including criminal law. media reports allege mr fillon's wife earned money as her husband's

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