she needed help so she got it. >> thank you for joining us today. >> jenna: america's news hq starts right now. we start off with a fox news alert. the president's white house meeting with japan's prime minister. began with an embrace outside the west wing and ended with a joint news conference on a whole range of issues including trade and the president's embattled temporary travel plan and some other things. the leaders will head to tphra. they'll spend part of the weekend golfing. our chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us with more. john, good afternoon to you. the president, in the press conference, all talked about the 9th district court ruling during his press conference. tell us what he said about it and what the expectation is. >> reporter: heather, good afternoon. it was interesting to see how

the two men get along. going to mar largo for the weekend. the president sort of tilting his hand toward next week in terms of some sort of response to what's going on with the 9th circuit court of appeals and the temporary restraining order that was implemented by a federal district judge in seattle against his extreme vetting immigration ban. we don't yet know what that's all about, but he also said they were going to pursue the court case and let that process go forward. we're getting conflicting signals. here's kind of where we are with this. there is a case that's going to proceed through the federal district court in seattle which challenges the constitutionality of that immigration ban that he signed an executive order a week ago. at the same time though, and this could be what he's talking about when he talks about, quote, next week. we understand there is a lot of talk here at the white house, people looking into the idea, well, if we rewrite the executive order and tighten up the language, put a stronger

carve out in for legal permanent residents, maybe that will pass muster in the courts. because if you look at the decision, 29 pages, from the court of appeals, they specifically said there was no protections for legal permanent residents. at any rate, here's what the president said about it earlier with shinzo abe. >> we'll be doing something very rapidly having to do with additional security for our country. you'll be seeing that sometime next week. in addition, we will continue to go through the court process and ultimately i have no doubt that we'll win that particular case. >> reporter: president said that his prime directive is to protect this country, to provide for the national security of the united states and its citizens and that he is going to, quote, do what's necessary to do that. couple other items they may going through ment of justice all of this to figure out what is the best course to take going forward. they could go back to the court of appeals ask for a hearing

whether instead of three judges hearing it, there would be nine or ten, depending on which bank they get to. or they could file an emergency appeal with the supreme court. neither one of those looks particularly attractive because you lose one to the 9th circuit. you're potentially going to lose twice. when you look at the 4-4 split at the supreme court, they might lose there. and the one thing they don't want to do on this particular issue is lose twice which kind of leads us back to this idea that they might rewrite the executive order. >> heather: do a whole new executive order. we'll be talking about that in a legal panel. i want to ask you about china. what did he say? >> reporter: last night he had a conversation, long conversation with the chinese premiere. that played into his meeting with prime minister abe. tensions have been rising preceding the president taking the oath of office. china feels like japan, taiwan and the united states are kind of ganging up on it.

so the president last night saying he had a long conversation with president shi and he might be able to be a go between between china and japan over a number of different issues. military. of course, who owns the islands in the east china sea. here's what the president said about that. >> i think we are on the process of getting along very well. and i think that we'll also be very much of a benefit to japan. so we had a very very good talk last night. and discussed a lot of subject. it was a long talk. and we are working on that as we speak. >> reporter: and i guess you can probably describe the relationship, too, between japan and the united states as a combination of thorns and roses. thorns being the trade deficit, $69 billion in japan's favor. of course, the president would like to see more cars assembled here in the united states. there are other trade issue. issue of the military as well. the roses?

the two men love to play golf and shinzo abe, when he was at trump tower said i'd like to come to the united states and go to florida and play golf with you. so the two men will. we're not sure if it will be the trump international course or trump national. they're still trying to figure that out. there was a tournament going on at the one in west palm beach so they may be relegated to playing in jupiter. >> heather: or just move the tournament. >> reporter: that's what i told him. he's the president. he can play wherever he wants. >> heather: john roberts, thank you. joining us now for more on this, steven yates former deputy national security adviser to vice president cheney. welcome. and jillian turner former white house national security council staff member under presidents george r. bush and president obama. she's also a fox news contributor. so let's start with you. candidate trump ruffled a lot of feathers. do you remember he questioned the utility of keeping 50,000

u.s. forces in japan. that's especially sensitive because china and north korea and really asserting themselves in a strong fashion. we sent general maddis there for a trip. what are you looking for to come out of these conversations between the president and the prime minister? >> if the rest of the trip goes the way that this morning's events have gone, it's going to be a slam dunk for president trump. he has sort of had this change of heart, or change of attitude about the japanese since he became president. remember, he came off of a campaign season where he was sometimes very heavily critical of the japanese government. now as president, his tone has changed. we saw today the very warm embrace between those two leaders. when prime minister abe arrived at the white house, that was not necessarily something anyone could have anticipated a couple months ago. but i think now that -- >> heather: got a bear hug out of president trump there. >> i think we can probably chalk that up to the fact that now as president, president trump

really fully appreciates and understands the degree to which japan is our security lynch pin in the asian region and that we sort of share all these mutual interests. >> heather: steven, let's talk about trade. that's a big issue. keeping jobs in the united states, a sensitive issue, of course, for japan. we just pulled out of the ttp. any chance we can negotiate successfully a bilateral agreement, something this new administration said it wants to do with more nation. can we negotiate something successful that works for the united states and for japan? >> well, that's one of the main reasons president trump was elected. and i know from travelling to the region that a lot of leaders there expect that this is going to be his approach in having a long weekend of discussions with the president, i'm sure it's going to have a very high percentage of that conversation focused on investment in america, manufacturing in america and rebalancing the trade relationship with a major, major trading partner. so i think there's definitely a

pro-speck of negotiating it. it's been very difficult to have trade relations with japan. i think japan sees the world differently in 2017 than it did say in the 1980s and 1990s where rhetoric seems to have frozen. >> heather: jillian let me ask you ab the thoughts in the china sea. president trump said he thinks they can work on something. they're having conversations that will work out well for everyone in the region. is that even possible? >> it certainly's possible to do more. one of the big criticisms of the obama administration's policy on this issue was that there wasn't enough done. that we didn't show we had willingness or ability to push back against chinese development there in the south china sea. one thing here, i like john roberts characterization about the japan/u.s. relationship being roses and thorns. this is kind of one of the roses. china's development is equally bad for both the united states and japan.

i think prime minister abe and president trump both recognize this shared, very important strategic interest in hedging against china. that's gonna create, sort of cement the bond we saw today. >> heather: stephen, that leads me to the next thing and that is with china and the president, what was described as a lengthy and cordial phone call with the leader of china. we will honor the one china policy after there was concern about president trump spoke with taiwan late last year. so what do you think now comes out of all of this? >> well, every new administration has kind of the sand settling beneath itself feet when it comes to the u.s./china relationship. the reagan/bush administration did. i don't think the one china policy is a very american policy. words part of china manipulating the negotiating table. i think president trump is

basically focused, first and foremost, on the economic relationship and has some big ideas about recalibrating the relationship with china that way. i don't think he wanted the words to stand in the way of getting his agenda on the table. he's a very transactional leader. chinese leaders will struggle with that because they try to have complete consistency in what they say their position is and what the u.s. position is over administration to administration. i think trump's going to be about change. >> heather: we're capitalists and they're capitalists in a sense, too. maybe we can have that in common and work out something. gillian and stephen, thank you very much for joining us and for your expertise today. tom price sworn in today as secretary of health and human services following his confirm eight in the wee hours of the morning, putting a fierce obama care critic in charge of replacing the affordable care act. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with what republicans said about price's role going forward. how will this work? >> reporter: republicans rave

about dr. tom price for his background, for his knowledge of budgetary matters after serving on the house budgetary committee for years. his gop allies say dr. price is the perfect person to lead at a time when they're looking to repeal and replace obama care. >> that's what the next hhs secretary is facing. you might say an humpty dumpty like task of picking up the pieces and rebuilding from the ground up. as we consider this nomination i think it's appropriate to ask ourselves if we need someone who will focus on the needs of patient, why not pick a doctor? >> reporter: up next for senate confirmation, steve mnuchin monday night. then after him, veterans affairs. then linda mcmahon for small business administration. that vote will happen tuesday morning, heather. >> heather: so it was a party line vote, talking about price again. so why did some democrats not vote for him?

what are they saying? >> reporter: well, some democrats warn they fear he may try to change those health care entitleme entitlements. some were critical of his stock trades which price said were legal and made by his financial adviser. here's more of the criticism of dr. price. >> this is the record of someone who wants to use his position at hhs to advance a radical reckless agenda that puts right wing anti-government ideology ahead of testify health and safety of the american people. >> reporter: the vote was 52-47 in the senate. dr. tom price the new secretary of health and human services. third new trump cabinet member this week. >> heather: mike, thanks. i'll see you in court. that's the president's response for a panel of three judges that ruled against his temporary travel ban. what's next in the immigration showdown? we'll talk to a lawyer ab that.

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>> heather: an appeals panel ruling against the white house leaving in place a lower court's order blocking the president's temporary travel ban. polito finding three key errors. here they are. a failure to make clear from the outset that the ban did not include permanent residents. a white house memo offering authority taye teufrb guidance

saying the order did not apply to green card holders. and arguing the courts have no role in examining immigration decisions related to national security made by the president. that is a key one. joining me for more on this is the attorney john spillmore. i want to ask you ab that. there is a federal statute -- i'm no lawyer but it seems clear to me. whenever the president finds that the entry of any alien or class of alien would be detrimental to the interest of the united states, he may, by proclamation and for some period he deems necessary suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants. and it goes on. that was not considered or listed in the appeals court order that came out. seems like this is political. >> how do you render a decision without even mentioning the very law that confirmed upon the

president of the united states the authority to do what he did? they just pushed it aside. which tells me they were looking for a reason to rule against the white house on this. you can't get more political than that. >> heather: lady justice is supposed to be blind. certainly disspells that notion. why would they have eliminated something that is so clear? >> because it didn't work in their favor. they would not have been able to come to the conclusion that they came to if they included the very statute that the president relied upon. >> reporter: is that part of the administration's next argument as it goes forward? you left out this key statute? >> that's a great point. in order for that to become now an issue, the white house has to decide to litigate this in court. donald trump tweeted out that he's gonna see them in court. i say what donald trump should do is leave the court out of it. how does he do that? vacate this executive order. issue a new one that's

bulletproof. >> heather: hold on. we have someone else who agrees with you. >> if i were advising the president, i would reissue the executive order. i would rescind the one that has caused him and the public and the national security of the country all this consternation and issue another one. i would tailor it in ways that would make it more, as we say, legally bulletproof. >> heather: that's exactly what you were saying. >> that's exactly right. that's the quickest way to get done what the white house wants to get done. if we leave the court out of it, he can issue another executive order by 5 p.m. tonight, heather. the ban could be back in place while we feather it out later. >> heather: the president just had a press conference with the prime minister of japan. he was asked ab that. he said they would be doing something rapidly.

that was the word he used. sometime next week. what could that look like? do you think it will be the executive order or something else? >> i think that's the smartest plan. think about it. even with a new and improved executive order the fight is still going to carry on. but there won't be a stay on the ban. and that's what we're concerned about. terrorists have no right to come here. we need to leave them out. you can argue on the merits all day long, as long as the ban is in place. that's what a new and improved executive order will do. >> heather: do you think he'll get it done in the end? >> he lost the battle but he's winning the war. >> heather: jonna, good to see you. jason chavis is one of many republicans facing backlash from the left. hundreds of protesters trying to drown him out at a town hall event last night in his home state. is the reverse tea party movement now forming? that's what the left will tell you. we'll explain coming up next.

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>> heather: the new secretary of education, betsy devos, confronted by dozens of protester at a public school in washington today. take a look at this video. they prevented her at first from entering the school where she was set to speak. the incident comes after a brucing confirmation battle on the hill which finally ended when mike pence made the tie breaking senate vote. garrett penny is live at the

jefferson mills school academy in washington, d.c. garrett, tell us what the protesters were doing. how is the secretary doing today? >> reporter: well, heather, this was also initially secretary devos first visit to a public school since she was confirmed. initially there were about 30 to 40 protesters here as part of a vigil that was organized by the dc teachers union. they were mostly retired teachers and parents. they said they were out here just to let her know they wanted her to support traditional public schools rather than charter schools. they were peaceful. but you also had this other group. there were about 10 to 15 protesters including those from the black lives matter movement. they were much more aggressive. they were blocking the front road here in front of the school. so the secretary had to go around to the back entrance. when she got out of the car, that's when things started to get ugly. several protesters began yelling at her, getting up in her face, even blocking her entrance to the school. you can see the video that's

when her security detail got uncomfortable, turned her around, took her back to her vehicle to drive around to another entrance. when that happened though one of the protesters ran around to the front of the car, blocked it, prevented it from leaving. eventually that individual was arrested and the secretary did make it inside. >> heather: one reporter saying she sort of stumbled? it appeared that she was pushed. do you know anything about that? >> reporter: yeah. well, we heard those reports. we got there right after that is said to have happened. we can tell you i saw her get in that car. she did appear to be very shaken. this is just four days on the job now. her first public school visit. to have this kind of reception there i can tell you though she didn't talk about the protest after this visit. she said she loved visiting with the teachers and looked forward to many more visits. later this afternoon though she did issue a statement talking about the protest. that statement reads in part i

respect peaceful protest. i will not be deterred in executing the vital commission of the education. no school will be blocked from those seeking to help our nation's school children. this of course is only the latest example of president trump's cabinet being protested. most of them only several days into the job. heather. >> heather: that would be alarming for the secretary. especially you're just going in to give a talk about education and you're greeted with that. garrett, thank you. lawmakers now demanding an investigation into the president's senior counselor kellyanne conway on whether or not she may have broken a key ethics regulation by promoting ivanka trump's fashion line. plus jason chavis heckled at a town hall forum. is a new political movement growing? >> i'm gonna let -- my belly pain and constipation? they keep telling me "drink more water."

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>> heather: a welcome home for utah congressman jason chavis was anything but that. >> can i ask a question? really, seriously in front of all these people? >> heather: that was a town hall committee near salt lake city. folks in the audience let him know that they are not happy with what's going on in washington. alecia, hi to you.

congressman chaffetz is not the only member of congress getting that reception. >> that's right, heather. we found at least five other examples where three members from the house and senate returned home to similar treatment. congressman chaffetz was raucus. there were hundreds who said they could not get in due to the large crowd already inside. many here said they were angry over congressman chaffetz support of the president and were upset about recent actions taken by mr. trump, including his attempt to ban travel for refugees from seven mostly muslim countries. a couple of other examples. california gop congressman tom mcclintock had to be escorted out of a town hall meeting saturday after rowdy protesters

moved in on him. >> this is not what democracy looks like! >> heather: diane black was booed by planned parenthood supporters. others at similar events say they were worried about what was going to happen about the replacement of obama care. >> heather: there's a term for this. it's called astro turf. means people come in from outside their district. not to say some weren't from the member district. if you found out and others found out others weren't constituents after all. >> right. that's a big question here. we did start to hear about social media organizing that was happening before the event. and the salt lake tribune called this a largely liberal crowd. but salt lake city is a reliably democratic city. some of its suburbs do make up congressman chaffetz district which, by the way, he won with a nearly two-thirds vote.

>> it's crucial that he comes back to utah and talks to the people that he's representing. that way he can take our interest, our concerns, and take those back to washington with him. >> heather: we want to remind people, president trump did win utah in november only after a strong challenge by an independent there who was also from utah. >> heather: thank you. for more on this let's check in with leslie marshall syndicated radio talk show host and also the president of district media group. leslie, let's start with you. between that and the earlier story that we showed folks ab what happened to betsy devos today going to speak at a school. she was blocked and then harassed by some protesters there. whatever happened to tolerance? >> well, i don't think that protesting an individual or somebody you feel that is going to dismantle a public education

system such is the case of ms. devos or if you're concerned that somebody you voted for, if you look at utah, salt lake city especially, although they may have supported representative chaffetz, many of them didn't support donald trump. and if they did, they supported him to bring back jobs, not defund planned parenthood or issue a travel ban. >> heather: they have a right to ask questions, but where a lot of folks will question it, when it comes to blocking somebody from getting in, blocking somebody's free speech, the animosity that we are seeing. beverly, what are your thoughts on that? >> there is a place for free speech. we support that. we support peaceful protest. but what we are seeing whether it is on inauguration day, whether it's uc berkeley, what you are seeing is an effort to not have an open discussion. we should have an open discussion with people. there are major issues going on across the country.

and i think it's extremely damaging when protests not only get physical but limit the discussion americans really do want to have across the country. >> heather: i'm not sure what the black lives matter groups has to do with the education secretary speaking at a middle school. people are saying this is the new movement, we are going to be the tea party of 2017. look out, we're here to stay. are they? >> i think they are. quite frankly if they are going to be a tea party to the left, they should take a page from the tea party rule book. the tea pare was very successful. they had protests. they were very loud. and then they put forth not just voters, which democrats need to do in two years. they put forth candidates. because there are seats up for grabs in both the house and the senate. within the next two to four years the entire landscape of washington could change from red to blue if these efforts are successful. but they can't just protest.

i would wholly agree, nobody should be saying anything with regard to violence. that is not covered by the first amendment. that is wrong. that defeats what free speech and what people who oppose some of these individuals, it defeats what it's all about. >> heather: congressman jason chaffetz was asked about kellyanne conway and ivanka trump's products. let's listen to that and then i want to get your reaction. >> we set a very candid, very direct letter to the white house and the office of government ethics. they need to investigate it. what kellyanne conway was wrong. i should never happen again. >> heather: he said it was wrong and it should never happen again. what do you make of all this? is this a serious ethic issue? no. was kellyanne conway trying to make money this? no. what do you think of this? >> i would agree there is

definitely an element where you would say she crossed the line. looks bad. congress is gonna look into it. what i think is so interesting is when we're talking about ethics violations why weren't people outraged when hillary clinton had a private server? when she had the debacle in ben gazi? when the irs went after conservative groups? if we're going to make a big issue about kellyanne conway mentioning ivanka's clothes, we know she is not trying to make a buck off of it. important to look into it. she shouldn't have done it. i think it's interesting how the left want tpos turn it. >> heather: there was a letter from congress requesting a formal inquiry. what do you think happens with it? >> honestly, i think nothing's going to happen with it. two it's very clear what the title 5 states. it's not just for her profit. she is not allowed to promote any product. she has the seal, the united states of america presidential seal behind her. what are we gonna say?

it's not that bad and people break policy or violate ethics. we're just gonna turn our backs and heads. that's a slippery slope and a very dangerous area. jason chaffetz definitely went after e-mails and ben gazi. when people awhere's your line in the sand and sayjob, that's what they were talking about. doing it both for kellyanne as he did for hillary and those e-mails. >> heather: kellyanne said the president backed her up, quote, completely. she seemed -- well, she said thanks to the president for having her back in the way that he does. said all lay disshould be as lucky to have somebody fight for them as he did for her. thank you for joining us. as we reported earlier the 9th circuit court refusing to reinstate president trump's temporary travel ban. that means airports nationwide could see an influx of international travellers and arrivals. jeff flock is live at o'hare

airport in chicago. jeff, what's going on there? >> reporter: there was the concern that people put their travel off as i stand in front of the international arrival doors. these are the doors in which you come when you come to the u.s. concerned that we could have a repeat if the 9th circuit were to lift that temporary restraining order like we had on that saturday after the president issued his executive order, when we had chaos at the airports. not only protesters but we had people in transit who thought they were legally able to come to the u.s. who were turned back. there was concern that could happen. that didn't happen. so no indication that we've got any more travellers right now than we did before. >> heather: bunch of attorneys have been there at that airport and others trying to help people who say they have immigration problems. are all those lawyers still there? >> reporter: yes, they are. they were here last night. i show you right here. we see them holding signs offering free legal services to

anyone who comes into the country who has a problem with immigration. if they're turned back or detained. i can show you also the bank of attorneys. they've had here at o'hare alone some 800 attorneys come to volunteer their time. many of them don't have immigration experience. they're civil rights lawyer. lot of them are corporate attorneys. they have a compound where they have been holed up. it's funny. one fellow i heard last night come off the plane and say, you people should be ashamed of yourself for offering this support. other people though have brought them coffee, food and all the support they can muster. i think it's an indication of just how divided perhaps america is on this issue. >> heather: i'm just wondering have the number of attorneys there compares to the number of immigrants that were affected by this. do we have any idea? >> reporter: say that again, i'm sorry. >> heather: the number of attorneys, how that compares to the number of immigrants who say

they were affected by this? are there more attorneys or more immigrants needing help? which is it? >> reporter: i think there are more attorneys than immigrants at this point. you can see here maybe there are a dozen here right now. right now we don't have any problems. no one is being turned away. they say officials are adhering to the court's order so there isn't a problem. they had 800 volunteer attorneys come out here. that's a big number. >> heather: sure is. jeff, thank you. president taking aim at america's air traffic control system. why he says it's quote totally out of whack. neil gorsuch stumping for support on capitol hill. the president has now weighed in. that raises concerns that his pick for the supreme court may not have his back against the wall.

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word on president trump's national security adviser may have broken the law and then lied about it.

"washington post" is reporting it has nine sources who claim general michael flynn did talk to russia's ambassador about u.s. sanctions against moscow before the president took office. general flynn has denied it. but "the post" reports his own spokesman is back tracking on that denial. so what is all of this? we'll talk with a fox news sunday anchor chris wallace on shepard smith reporting. see you then. >> heather: millions of folks in the northeast are digging out of as much as 18 inches of snow. the snow and the ice creating dangerous travel conditions. two tractor trailers colliding on a highway in northern new jersey. the drivers were not seriously hurt. flights at most airports are back on schedule after some 4,000 flights were cancelled nationwide yesterday. hope everybody's staying safe. well, the supreme court nominee neil gorsuch continuing to make rounds on capitol hill amid the fallout from his remarks about the independent judiciary.

here's what she said. >> he believes strongly in the independence of the judiciary and that when comments were made not referring to any specific case, he was clear about that, that went to the integrity or independence of the judiciary he did say that he found comments like that to be demoralizing and disheartening. he feels strongly about the independent judiciary. he's also been very clear he is not commenting on any specific case, that he's not going to comment on any political matter. >> heather: deb fisher of nebraska joins me. you just met with him yesterday. what did you ask him about this? >> well, hi, heather. good to be with you. i did meet with the judge yesterday. we had a great conversation. i think my biggest take away was his really strong assertion and firmness in saying that he will follow the law wherever it leads. and that's all we really want from our justices.

it's what the court should stand for. so i was very very pleased that he had made though comments. >> heather: did you meet with him before or after he met with your other league democratic senator richard blumenthal? >> it was after. after he met with senator blumenthal, yes. >> heather: did you ask him ab those comments that he allegedly made? >> no, i didn't. i had a number of other questions for him. i was trying to judge his temperment, not getting into specific cases, but yet bringing up the original jurisdiction of the supreme court and how that would work when you're looking at adjudicating cases between states, things like that. but more just in the qualities that he feels would be necessary to be a good justice. >> heather: understood. in your opinion, as you talk to some colleagues in the senate, has all of this complicated his confirmation? >> no, no, i don't think so at all. the judge has been very open and

very forth right i believe in all his discussions with members on both sides of the aisle. and he has a strong record of having that faith and following the law. and so i think he's going to do a good job in his confirmation hearings and he will be fine. >> heather: let me ask you about two pieces of legislation that you have introduced. one has to do with families and women. and if we can ask for information about how much money we make in the work force. and then the second one is a tax credit for companies to incentivize them to give two weeks of paid leave. tell me about these. >> i'm just very excited about them. for the last four years in the senate, i have been working on proposals that are going to make life easier for families. families are out there juggling all the commitments that they have. they're trying to take care of their kids. they're trying to take care of older parents. they're getting squeezed. they're squeezed in the work place and they're squeezed at home. we have good proposals.

>> heather: just a few seconds left. but you are also speaking with ivanka trump about this as well? she's a big proponent. >> you know, we met before the election and i was excited that ivanka has taken an interest in this and has a passion for it. so i look forward to working with her on these. >> heather: all right senator, great to see you. thank you very much for joining us from nebraska. all the best to you. well, president trump saying america's air traffic control network is totally out of whack. what it will take to drag the system into the 21st century. >> we have an obsolete plane system. we have obsolete airports. we have obsolete trains. we have bad roads. we're gonna change all of that. you're gonna be so happy. a heart attack doesn't care what you eat or how healthy you look. no matter who you are, a heart attack can happen without warning. a bayer aspirin regimen can help prevent another heart attack. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. bayer aspirin. [he has a new business teaching lessons. rodney wanted to know how his business was doing...

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>> heather: well new fallout from the crash between charles oakly and security person sell this week at madison square

garden. information reporting the knicks owner has just fired his head of security. dolan reportedly had an on going feud with oakley ordering his security staff to keep him out of the staff. the garden saying it has no comment on former employees that have left the company. president trump is vowing to help u.s. airlines and all of those who fly them saying time to update america's aging transportation system. trace gallagher is live with more on that. where do they start? >> reporter: well, i don't know, heather, that's a very good question. there are reports president trump was very positive when the airline executives urged him to support privatizing america's air traffic control system. the idea of course being to spin off air traffic control operations from the faa to a private nonprofit corporation. but critics say it really wouldn't be privatizing. instead you would have a qasi government controlled system

kind of like amtrak, where it's run by the airlines, manned by big labor but really has no congressional oversight and invariably air travellers and taxpayers are the ones who would foot the bill. the big reason the airlines want to privatize is because they believe the faa is taking too long to modernize the air traffic control system. the system uses satellites to guide airplanes instead of radar, it's supposed to be fully implemented in 2025. it's behind schedule and over budget. we have some 28,000 commercial flights a day in the u.s. 64 million take offs and landings a year. satellite technology allows more planes in the air because the planes can fly closer together and planes would also fly more direct flight plans which saves billions of gallons of fuel. mike boyd said the president doesn't really need privatization. what he needs is accountability. listen to him.

>> the fact is the people doing it can't accomplish it. the goal is great, but the problem is, let's look back here. they can get it done. let's stop supporting those people who can't get it done. trump has to demand results not more of the same. >> reporter: course, the faa says that it will get done. by the way, the airports where next gen is being tested like la guardia in new york and sky harbor in phoenix, noise complaints are up dramatically because the homes that were never in the flight path suddenly are now right in the middle of the flight path because of direct flights. >> heather: and that can be pretty loud, if you've ever lived under one of those flight paths. trace gallagher live for us. trace, thank you. a bomb threat causing a state of emergency, but the bomb is generations old and the state of emergency was actually planned. we'll tell you about that.

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during world war ii prompted an evacuation in greece. the bob was 16 feet under grouped. it had never gone off. the city declaring a state of emergency there in greece. have a great weekend. see you soon. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 at the white house-with president trump and the japanese prime minister are departing for florida after a joint news conference. lawmakers from both parties say kellyanne conway violated ethics rules and calling for punishment. a blockbuster report that the national security advisor, michael flynn talked to moscow about sanctions before president trump took office. if that's true, how much trouble could he be in? and president trump lashing out on twitter. the president promising to prevail on the immigration ban. so what are