live from singapore, this is bbc news. a judge temporarily blocks president trump's order to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the us, calling it blatantly unconstitutional. president trump threatens new tariffs while urging allies to boost defence spending in an address to business leaders in davos. and efforts are under way to contain anotherfire in los angeles: president trump is expected to visit the county on friday. hello and welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. a federaljudge has temporarily

blocked president trump's order to end automatic citizenship for babies born on american soil. the judge in seattle said the order was "blatantly unconstitutional" and barred the administration from implementing it for two weeks. the case, brought by four states, is one of several lawsuits challenging mr trump's effort to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented migrants and foreign visitors. 22 states in all are challenging the executive order. the us department ofjustice has responded, saying it: our north america correspondent nomia iqbal says this roadblock was to be expected. this was always going to be a difficult one

for president trump to get through. for more than 125 years, nearly anyone born on us soil does get automatic citizenship — and that's regardless of their parent's immigration status. so, we're talking about undocumented migrants, people who are legally in the us but temporarily, such as tourists, students, workers. but mr trump says the amendment should be interpreted differently and those who support it say that, basically, it's allowed illegal immigration to flourish. now, one of the lawyers for washington state, that brought forward this lawsuit, said that this block could not be overturned in the end. they were confident that the amendment would stand. but donald trump has said that he would appeal. now, he could take it all the way to the supreme court — as we know, the supreme court has a conservative supermajority, thanks to him, and therefore, donald trump's

supporters, those who support his executive order are hopeful that the justices, if they do see the case, could potentially get it through. hundreds of us troops are heading to the southern border with mexico after president trump signed an executive order closing the frontier to migrants who are trying to enter the country to seek asylum. 1500 troops are to be stationed along the us�*s southern border to help bolster agents with the department of homeland security. and an internal government memo suggests the trump administration wants to send up to 10,000 troops in all. meanwhile, on the other side of the border, mexican authorities have begun constructing temporary shelters in anticipation of mass us deportations. but trump's crackdown on immigration goes further — it halts all refugee travel and processing until: this leaves in limbo thousands of refugees around the world who were approved to come to the us. i'm joined now by balin

0verstolz, a reporter with ktar, a radio station in arizona, near the southern border. balin, arizona was one of those states thatjoined the lawsuit challenging president trump's order ending birthright citizenship. how will this play out? well, that's going to take some time to fully find out but we do know the first real step that happened in that and that was the federaljudge blocking that and yes, our attorney general in arizona was part of that. you mentioned there's 22 states in total filing suits against president from's decision to end birthright citizenship and so arizona was a part of that and talking about the attorney general, called a big win and essentially lined up with what the federaljudge says, saying they don't understand how it will be seen as unconstitutional to allow this. so this is going to be handled in the courts so how will it be pushed forward? for in the courts so how will it be pushed forward?— in the courts so how will it be pushed forward? for now, we don't know. — pushed forward? for now, we don't know, there's _ pushed forward? for now, we don't know, there's a - pushed forward? for now, we i don't know, there's a temporary halt on it and it's not the

typical time to halt that we see for m days. right now it's based on what happens next. we do know that it will likely end “p do know that it will likely end up in the supreme court though. that's something that the attorney general has said, it is expected to go and it will take time for this to fully play out but based on what we've heard from democrat lawmakers, it's been considered as a really bold move for president trump to try and essentially end this. if president trump to try and essentially end this.- essentially end this. if we talk about _ essentially end this. if we talk about the _ essentially end this. if we | talk about the immigration essentially end this. if we - talk about the immigration at the border as well, we know that president trump on the campaign trail was talking very tough about what he wanted to do there. what's been the reaction to what he's been doing, sending troops the border in arizona.- doing, sending troops the border in arizona. right now it feels like we're _ border in arizona. right now it feels like we're in _ border in arizona. right now it feels like we're in a _ border in arizona. right now it feels like we're in a state - border in arizona. right now it feels like we're in a state of i feels like we're in a state of enbo so the attorney general in but says next week he plans to go to th the lite but says next week he plans to go to th the attorney general in enbo so the attorney general in arizona says he has not heard arizona says he has not heard anything —— limbo. he's not anything —— limbo. he's not sure whether military units sure whether military units will go and doesn't know how will go and doesn't know how many will get in our area or many will get in our area or other areas along the border other areas along the border

but says next week he plans to but says next week he plans to go to the white go to the white house, to washington and have the conversation with president trump but for now, we are not sure, we are on the border, we do not know exactly how it will play out yet and that's what we're told by the local leaders. we're told by the local leaders-_ we're told by the local leaders. ~ . . , ., leaders. we are a few days into trump-era's — leaders. we are a few days into trump-era's second _ leaders. we are a few days into trump-era's second term - leaders. we are a few days into trump-era's second term as i trump—era's second term as president. what's been the reaction to people, from people on the ground to all of this activity that he seems to be pushing ahead with?- activity that he seems to be pushing ahead with? yeah, i think it's _ pushing ahead with? yeah, i think it's created _ pushing ahead with? yeah, i think it's created a _ pushing ahead with? yeah, i think it's created a unique i think it's created a unique situation in arizona in some ways. we're seeing democrat lawmakers trying to rein in people who might be more aligned with these decisions and interesting to see how they play out, so we see democrat lawmakers coming to the table with republican lawmakers and even some of the wishes of president trump on this, he has already received his first you know set of legislation for being the president again and it's called the lincoln mailee

being the president again and it's democrat lincoln mailee being the president again and it's democrat us :oln mailee being the president again and it's democrat us support lee being the president again and it's democrat us support that the democrat us support that act —— laken riley act. the democrat us support that act -- laken riley act.- act -- laken riley act. balin 0verstolz, — act -- laken riley act. balin 0verstolz, thank— act -- laken riley act. balin 0verstolz, thank you. - president trump says he isn't sure of the value of spending any money on nato — a military alliance of 32 countries across europe and north america. mr trump has long called for other nato members to increase their contributions, leading to fears that the alliance will be weakened now he has returned to the white house. in comments to the davos world economic forum, he said that while the us was protecting other members, they were not protecting the united states. his secretary of state marco rubio has reaffirmed the us commitment to nato. he also told the world economic forum that foreign businesses should make their products in the united states if they want to avoid tariffs. speaking via video link from washington, he took

questions from leaders of major banks, investment funds and oil companies and took a carrot—and—stick approach. come make your product in america and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth. we're bringing them down very substantially, even from the original trump tax cuts. but if you don't make your product in america — which is your prerogative — then, very simply, you will have to pay a tariff — differing amounts, but a tariff — which will direct hundreds of billions of dollars and even trillions of dollars into our treasury. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has more from davos. donald trump's address to the world economic forum was extraordinary. it was a collision of two worlds. 0ne extraordinary. it was a collision of two worlds. one in particular where here, where you have global chief executives, financiers and european leaders and other world leaders. they had hoped

that some of the campaign rhetoric, some even of the inauguration rhetoric we heard from the us president, would not have actually made it through to actual policies all the way in which america is going to act on the world stage. and so, we have this curious duality from the trump speech. charm offensive in the most real sense of that phrase. charming. come to america, set “p charming. come to america, set up yourfactories here charming. come to america, set up your factories here with tax breaks, buying into a booming technological miracle that will be under the golden age of donald trump as ccs at —— buy into. i imagine it would have been fairly seductive to many of the executives yabba charm offensive. also saying that if you did not happen to want to set up yourfactories you did not happen to want to set up your factories in the us, that's your prerogative but oddly menacing way if you don't to do that then be sure that your exports into the us will be terrorist. and notjust lightly. the revenue, he said,

clinical raising hundreds of billions of dollars if not trillions and it could only be universal tariff applied to all imports into the us —— tariffed. at different rates, he said, but exactly the sort of policy mentioned in the presidential election campaign which did not come to fruition on day one and had hoped right here would have been parked. i'm joined now byjessica chen weiss, professor of china studies at johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. she was also a recent adviser in the state department on china policy. thank you, jessica, forjoining me. firstly to get your reaction to some of the remarks from donald trump at davis, very much a carrot and stick approach ——de voss. it very much a carrot and stick approach --de voss.- approach --de voss. it very much continues _ approach --de voss. it very much continues trump's - approach --de voss. it very - much continues trump's language about wanting a good and constructive relationship with beijing but on his terms —— davos. i think here he was quite clear that if countries come to the united states and

invest in jobs than they can avoid these high punitive tariffs and so, i think the real question is whether or not the united states will welcome chinese investment or licensing of chinese renewable energy technologies and particular eunony batteries where chinese companies are far out ahead. so that's a real i think area to watch, just in that sector but others. you know, not everybody in the trump coalition i think is quite so keen on but the president himself has made that quite clear so that's an area to watch. quite clear so that's an area to watch-— to watch. yet, as faisal mentioned, _ to watch. yet, as faisal mentioned, there - to watch. yet, as faisal mentioned, there is - to watch. yet, as faisal mentioned, there is a l to watch. yet, as faisal - mentioned, there is a belief that the rhetoric of trump's campaign trail may not translate into actual policy. was that naive thinking? the thin is was that naive thinking? the thing is that _ was that naive thinking? the thing is that on _ was that naive thinking? tue: thing is that on the was that naive thinking? tte: thing is that on the campaign trail, trump said many different things, right? in many ways, there have been some consistency. he said he would save tiktok and here is trying to save tiktok and find some kind of deal and i think that it was interesting that there

was not quite as much tough on china rhetoric during the campaign as i think many may have expected, given the so—called bipartisan consensus on china and, of course, there was a fair bit of that but here again i think trump himself mentioned the idea that china could come from a chinese company could come and invest in the united states butjd vance came out against it. and so, i think there's a lot of noise and so we're still seeing nothing how all shaped out. yeah, and the mixed signals as well perhaps between different officials within the orbit of trump and he sort of leadership team. do you think china will be doing as they watch this kind of unfold and see trump in his second term in the white house? t his second term in the white house? ~ , , his second term in the white house? ~' , , . house? i think they very much ho -e house? i think they very much hepe that _ house? i think they very much hepe that they _ house? i think they very much hope that they are _ house? i think they very much hope that they are looking - hope that they are looking towards some kind of a deal with trump but you know very cognisant that we could see a replay of the latter half of the first trump administration,

where a whole variety of very punitive measures were ruled out. starting with trade with an escalating across the whole variety of dimensions and so think they are doing a couple of things, preparing to negotiate and i hope that they would be forthcoming and make the most of this moment because i think if they don't, the relationship could really crater. i think at the same time looking around the world, to continue to invest in their other trading relationships, really, as sort of insurance against us tariffs, further sanctions and moves toward greater so—called decoupling of the economies and so, i think they are playing a kind of multipronged strategy here. trying to maximise the upside but also you know preparing for the worst.

but also you know preparing for the worst-— the worst. jessica, thank you so much _ the worst. jessica, thank you so much but _ the worst. jessica, thank you so much but we _ the worst. jessica, thank you so much but we believe - the worst. jessica, thank you so much but we believe it. the worst. jessica, thank you i so much but we believe it there for now. jessica chan weiss. —— jessica chen weiss. president trump on thursday ordered the release of records related to the assassinations of presidentjohn f kennedy, former us senator robert f kennedy, and civil rights leader martin luther king jr. during his first term, president trump promised to declassify the jfk files — and hundreds of them were, in fact, released over the last few years. however, he blocked the release of the most—anticipated documents, citing national security concerns. kennedy was killed in 1963 in dallas, texas. the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court says he'll seek arrest warrants against senior taliban leaders in afghanistan over the persecution of women and girls. karim khan said there are reasonable grounds to suspect the supreme leader haibatullah akhundzada and chiefjustice abdul hakim haqqani are responsible for crimes against humanities. the iccjudges will now consider mr khan's application before deciding whether to issue an arrest warrant. lynn ban, a famousjewellery designerfrom singapore who starred in the netflix show

bling empire, has died a month after undergoing brain surgery following a ski accident. her son sebastian confirmed her death on an instagram post on wednesday, where he paid tribute to his mum, and called her his best friend. the price to climb mount everest will rise. those looking to summit the world's tourist mountain during peak season will have to pay $15,000, a rise of 36%. fees for those $15,000, a rise of