welcome to "world news tonight." we're following breaking news. president trump's travel ban, and the fury it's ignited. thousands of protesters from coast to coast. men, women and children from seven muslim countries blocked from entering the u.s. some families reunited, but others still detained. tonight, the white house official appearing to reverse a key part of the executive order. no apologies, president trump firing back. insisting the order will protect america. republicans breaking from the president, warning the controversy could be used as a

killed in action. an american navy s.e.a.l. dead. the first american casualty since president took office. and, mystery solved. the famous singer's ex-wife, killed more than 40 years ago. how police tracked the suspect down. good evening. thanks for joining us on a very busy sunday night. i'm tom llamas. major backlash against president trump's travel ban. protests erupting across the country. outrage over the executive order blocking people from seven countries into the u.s. hundreds of men, women, and

baby finally let go after 12 hours. the crowd at l.a.x. cheering when they were released. the trump administration saying green card holders won't be prevented from entering the country. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, protests erupting from coast to coast. in the shadow of lady liberty in new york's battery park, crowds filling boston's square, raleigh, minneapolis, philly, washington, d.c., in airports and on the streets. protesters carrying signs like all are welcome. in dallas, the 5-year-old boy back with his mother. a senior

travelers have been affected. a facebook post going viral. this woman making her yearly visit to family, and now unable to get back to her job in south carolina. >> i'm just trying to be strong for my family because this is heartbreaking for them. and if i get to the breakdown level, it's going to be more devastating for them. >> reporter: tonight, an update on this family, pulled off a plane in cairo. >> i don't know what to do, because i sold my house. i quit my job. my wife quit her job. and kids left school. all these, and i paid $5,000 for for the tickets.

have returned to iraq. and this 29-year-old doctor is unsure when he'll see his wife again. she landed in d.c. saturday morning, after visiting her mother, who has breast cancer. >> they told her, her visa would be cancelled. and she was terrified. >> reporter: her visa was denied. she was turned around and sent back. but some are making it through. 20-plus hours after landing, the emotional reunion at jfk. >> eva, what are the attorneys telling you about the conditions in which people are being held inside the airport, some for 10 to 20 hours? >> reporter: that's right. he tells me some of the people detained were fed and given something to drink. some were even able to get some

>> thank you. now to president trump's executive order igniting an immediate legal challenge. the aclu getting a temporary injunction against the travel ban. the attorneys general of more than a dozen states condemning the order. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: the legal battle playing out in front of a brooklyn courthouse. condemning the ban. lawyers scrambling to free the two iraqis detained at the airport. then celebrations erupting after the injunctions come down. the judge ruling that while the two men can be detained, they can't be immediately

>> the president's executive order is unconstitutional. it is a violation of our clie s clients' due process rights, clearly discriminating against muslims. >> reporter: holding up signs to provide legal triage, and offering free advice to detained refugees. and the trump administration holding firm, saying that the president not only has the authority to pursue the restrictio restrictions, but a duty. >> pierre, some republican senators are questioning whether the trump administration vetted this travel ban, and rolled it out too quickly. what does the department of homeland security and white house say tonight? >> reporter:

agency told us they were nimble enough to execute the mission, and the white house tells us they acted quickly so the bad guys can't execute their plans. and reince priebus saying they apologize for nothing. more now from david wright. >>. >> reporter: as the outrage reached the white house doorstep today, the trump administration is pushing back. a new statement tonight. this is not about religion, this is about terror and keeping our country safe. the president tweeting, our country needs extreme borders and extreme vetting now. one clarification today, green card holders won't be denied entry to the u.s. but they may face extra

>> if you're a person with a green card from yemen, and you're coming back and forth to yemen into jfk, i think it's reasonable to expect that a customs and boarder patrol agent will have a few more questions for you, to wonder why in the world you keep coming back and forth. >> reporter: until today, the battle over the bordersas been fiercely partisan. >> this executive order was mean-spirited and un-american. implemented in a way that created chaos and confusion across the country, and will only serve to embolden and inspire those around the globe who will do us harm. >> reporter: now a growing number of republicans taking issue, too, some of them agreeing with the democrats that it could be counterproductive, making america less safe. >> i think in some areas,

will give isis more propaganda. >> reporter: in all of the major terrorist attacks, not once did the terrorists come from these seven countries. >> what about the countries where there have been terrorists? >> we're looking at all of this. >> reporter: today, the white house said it may end up adding other countries to the list. with all the pushback, and its first losses in court, the trump administration is not about to abandon this policy. >> we apologize for nothing here. >> reporter: in the midst of this, another national security issue. this one stemming from a memorandum yesterday, reorganizing the nfc's principles committee. trump's controversial

strategist will be. >> david joins us live from the white house. the white house is responding to that tweet from ambassador rice? >> reporter: they're not happy about it. sean spicer spoke with martha raddatz today, taking strong exception to the language. they're saying the reorganization is about streamlining the process, helping the president to make tough decisions. and says they're fortunate to have someone experienced in general flynn to lead the nfc. and the ripple effect is only starting to make some impact. jim avila, on the impact of the president's decision. >> reporter: concern tonight

from the olympic committee, and the athletes who provide the grandeur of the games every four years. the usoc announcing they're working closely with the administration to understand the rules. athletes like mo ferra, who trains in the united states, but was born in somalia, posting that it's deeply troubling. late today, assured by the olympic committee he will be able to travel in and out of the u.s. and the nba, thon maker, a sudanese refugee, concerned that he won't be able to get back

and an iranian director saying he can't attend the academy awards. the tech industry in california, fighting back as well. saying the new immigration regulations make it difficult on current employees, and hard to attract new ones. >> thank you. overseas, we're learning about the death of an american navy s.e.a.l. killed in action, the pentagon saying 14 militants were also killed. the first operation authorized by president trump. here's alex marquardt. >> reporter: a dawn raid, targeting an al qaeda headquarters in yemen. carried out by s.e.a.l. team six. the white house said the raid killed more than a dozen

qaeda forces. >> who did they get? >> they got 14 individuals, killed 14 individuals and cap cha captured a host of plans. >> reporter: and tom, abc news has learned the raid was being planned while president obama was still in office, but it was president trump who gave it the green light. >> thank you. back here at home, the winter whiteout in parts of the northeast. heavy lake effect snow, blinding drivers in pennsylvania. and let's get right to rob marciano. >> reporter: hi, tom. away from the lakes, this isn't a blockbuster snowstorm, but causing problems across appalachia and into d.c. seeing slick roads in

kentucky and parts of west virginia. we could see three, four, five inches of snow. tomorrow morning will be a slow go. take extra time, and a sweater. and windchills tomorrow afternoon, teens to 20s. more coming towards the end of the week. >> thank you. and next tonight, a murder mystery spanning more than 40 years. tonight, possibly solved. the ex-wife of bill medley, place saying they finally have a suspect. >> reporter: investigators revealing the controversial technique that they say sexually assaulted and killed the ex-wife of bill medley. the los

department said they tracked down the killer using familial dna testing. it's been used to solve seven other cases. crime scene dna leading to the serial killer's arrest 23 years after his murder spree began. and now, investigators pushing to use it in the killing of a jogger, but others saying it's an invasion of privacy. >> family members are now subject to questioning that certainly is not fair. >> reporter: the l.a. sheriff's department has not released any details in the suspect. they say they'll do it tomorrow, 41 years to the day after the attack. >> thank you. and there's still

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[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> to ensure that we are letting people and the country to not do us harm. >> the bad news is, this process and these conclusions were not vetted kimberly:. safety, our nation's but paying for it with chaos and growing fear. a call for answers on the growing impact of the president cost travel ban -- the president's travel ban. >> it is against american history. protesters standing by those most impacted by the controversial executive order. and a case of workplace violence, leaving two been -- two men dead. what happened inside a restaurant after hours. >> now, abc 7 news