you're fired. president trump fires the attorney general and replaces the acting director of immigration enforcement. and democrats are up in arms, issuing a late night impassioned plea. >> please, mr. president, reconsider. don't just get mad. don't just call names. >> anti-trump demonstrators were out in force, this time in ohio where officers used peopler spray. >> we'll get the president's place to replace antonin scalia. >> a new warning about a phone scam using your own voice against you. >>

love. we'll explain. early today starts right now. >> good tuesday morning, everybody. >> you're fired. the morning headlines say it all. overnight in a rare move that could set a precedent for the next four years, president trump removed the attorney general of the united states, sally yates. the reason? she ordered the justice department not to defend the administration's new restrictions on immigration. she's an obama administration holdout. in a statement denouncing her as very weak, the president claims she, quote, betrayed the department of justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the united states. in yates' place is another obama appointee. dana. almost immediately he redescribeded the order telling officials. as far as the pick for attorney general, senator jeff sessions is ti

senate. democrats protested for hours against the new immigration restrictions with the senate leader having this to say about the acting a.g.'s firing. >> we had a monday night massacre. sally yates, a person of great integrity who follows the law, was fired by the president. she was fired because she would not enact, pursue the executive order on the belief that it was illegal. perhaps unsconce toogsal. >> that monday night that he refers to goes back to richard nixon firing his prosecutor who also refused to obey the order. it come as the trump administration saw another day of massive protests across the country with thousands joining congressional democrats on the steps of the supreme court. trump's executive action be revoked.

values and our principles. now more than ever, we must choose to fight. we must choose to resist. we must choose to stand up for what we believe in. >> what we say to president trump, rescind that ban. >> meanwhile, hundreds came out to protest the president's actors at google's headquarters. many chanting against him with signs in tow. thousands more marched in london, new york, and columbus, ohio where demonstrators were met by mace from police. officials say no arrests were made. up to 3,000 protesters had gathered at the height of the demonstrations blocking traffic. >> this morning the president's immigration order is facing new challenges from a which is a action lawsuit just filed out of washington state. to another challenge taken up in

on islamic relations. it all comes as democrats introduce a bill in an effort to repeal the immigration order and it could get some traction with republicans. up to 31 house gop members saying they are either opposed or have kernels regarding the president's action. within the president's own administration, tensions have surely mounted as a memo circulated slamming the travel ban saying such a policy runs counter to core american values of nondiscrimination, prompting this threat unleeshld by the white house. >> these bureaucrats have a problem with it? i think they should either get the program or they can go. hold on. hold on. this is about the safety of america. >> this as we hear from president obama for the very first time since he left office, his silence just ten days into the new trump administration by responding to the massive protests saying to a

that he was quote, heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities across the country. the state department said approximately 900 refugees will be admitted into the u.s. as part of an exemption to the president's order. among those exempted are those in trans when it the executive order was released. the 900 individuals does not include those who are nationals of iran, iraq, yemen, syria or libya. but it is steve bannon who is getting the lion's share of the yesterday the editorial board dubbing him president bannon. the new york time wrote, we've never witnessed a political aide move as brazenly as bannon nor have we seen one damage so quickly to his boss's pop hard standing. >> this morning another chosal battle is about to begin on capitol hill, this

highest court in the land. the president expected to make his pick to fill the vacancy in a prime time speech tonight. what more can you tell us? >> good morning. this is going to be a big speech for president donald trump tonight. the new justice could tip the skiles some very big issues like abortion and donald trump's new immigration plans. he has three names on his short list. the first is william pryor, thomas hardiman and neil gorsuch. they are all conservative. all appointed to the judgeship by president bush. democrats expected to fight this. they plan on filibustering the nominee because they say this will be a retaliation for republicans not bringing president obama's choice to the supreme court to the senate floor for a vote. senator chuck schumer says that he will quote, fight tooth and nail against a

>> all right. thank you. >> the senate will be busy today reviewing the president's picks for cabinet positions. this morning they will vote on jeff sessions' nomination. rick perry's nomination for energy secretary should receive a vote as well as ryan zinke's nomination. shortly afterwards, the finance committee is expected to vote on tom price's nomination and steve mnuchin's nomination for treasury secretary. right now 11 days after nomination, just four cabinet members have been sworn in. >> jimmy fallon is back as trump and this you have to see. first, our meteorologist has some winter storms to work. with i thought it would be quiet. what's stirring out there? >> we call them clipper storms. lower michigan, early morning drive around cleveland won't be done and this will move into the northeast. here's a storm fall pre particulars. in areas of northwestern pelv

three inches in the gentlemanaf and early evening. most likely the snow won't be sticking and here's the timing at 5:00 bachmann the snow over northern pennsylvania and southern new england. that's the evening drive especially. make sure you take some extra time and caution. that's a look at the big weather. here's a look at your closer look ahead. you can see the temperatures. tights warm for any cup haitian south of new york city. so it will be confined. not too cold behind the systems. how about this video? a dangerous mud slide has at least three homes evacuated in the hollywood hills. you can see the clip in this backyard is completely collapsed. mounds of debris down the hill with another two homes. the los angeles fire department ue

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>> maybe a laugh that some of us may need. you never really know what's going to happen when you wake up, what the headlines may be. leading the news, the man hinted president trump's massive claims of fraud was himself registered on vote in three different states. the president has repeatedly claimed without evidence that between 3 and 5 million people voted illegally, costing him the pop hard vote. trump cited gregg films for the numbers. he said that he was registered to vote in alabama, texas and mississippi. records show he only voted in alabama. films has tweeted that this just bowlsters his arguments that elections are broken. >> new details on that mosque shooting in quebec city, canada that left six people dead and more than a dozen wounded. the suspect is identified as alexandre bissonnette. described as a loner. he was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of

a second man who was detained after the deadly attack has been cheered as a witness. the boy scouts of america made a major announcement. effective immediately they will begin accepting transgender people into its programs. this comes 18 months after the scouts ended their long ban. they have band only their practice of determining eligibility by birth certificates because states vary widely on interpretations. just ahead, donald trump's policies turn up the heat in the battle of uber versus lyft. we'll tell you about that. plus some heavy hitters are pushing back on the president's immigration policies. you're watching "early today." this is 100% useful for a 100% fresh mouth. just ask listerine® users. the very people we studied in the study of bold.

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who president trump said those words to and the virginia official taking over. >> a major move for the boy scouts of america. the change that could impact your son's troop. >> and the search underway for a bob cat after the animal escaped from the national zoo. good morning, everybody. >> we are getting you up to the minute, the minute you're up. >> we will check on the roads with melissa in just a minute but first we check on the roads. just as cold as it was this time yesterday but no

snow as we saw yesterday across the area. we are going to be watching for a couple of snow flurries up to our north this morning but it's going to be a delightfully low impact weather day on your outdoor plans. there is a little ripple of moisture here, mostly north of the mason dixon line and that's where it's going to stay. there will be a chance right along the maryland/pennsylvania border. you may get a little snow flurry or two and even a few makes on the northern and western sides of the city. flurries up to the north. dry south of the city. this afternoon, skies will clear out. it will turn breezy today and milder as well. temperatures up into the low 50s and we're keeping a close eye on the weekend forecast which is looking definitely cold and we'll talk about that rain/snow chance on sunday as well. >> good morning. the weekend is going to feel like winter. this morning feels like winter but this afternoon it's going to be milder. this weekend that's what we're talking about. feeling like winter acr t

entire weekend. currently 32 degrees is the temperature in the district. feels like 23. now, the winds are in from the south. we'll see more of a west wind later on today. that west wind is going to help to warm us up too so we will be getting closer to 50s. 28 right now in frederick and as we go through the morning, take a look at these 30s on the map. closer to lunchtime we will be nearing the 40s. closer look at the forecast and what you can expect coming up. etle >> we do have a little bit of road work. the right lane and the ramp are blocked because of the work zone if you're trying to get on eastbound central avenue here this morning. as we zoom in a little bit you can see northbound 95, work zone blocking the right lane here right now. 95 north of prince william parkway, no problems northbound or southbound. that's looking quite good and 66 to the beltway you're on time. going to take you about

thank you. it's coming up on 4:29. developing this morning, there is a new u.s. attorney general. he's from virginia and he is defending the president's immigration ban. we're at the live desk to tell us more. >> this is what we know about the new acting attorney general after he was privately sworn in just before midnight. he ordered the justice department to defend the executive order on immigration and refugees. a 33 year veteran of the justice department most recently oversaw that prosecution of former virginia governor bob mcdonald. president trump issuing a statement on his decision to appoint boente and replace the former obama appointee saying it is time to get serious about protecting our country and that he will serve until senator jeff sessions is finally confirmed and in that same statement we heard from boente as well saying he isor

administration right now. back to you. it is 4:30. all of this comes as a senate committee will vote today on the president's perm feint pick for attorney general. he's known for his hard line stance on immigration. one of the reasons democrats oppose him, but he is still likely to clear the committee and be confirmed by the full senate. coming up, we will have the latest on the protests at president trump's immigration order and the nomination he's expected to make today for the supreme court. right now it is 4:30. let's get another check on your weather and traffic. >> man, it was snowing on and off all day. i'm wondering, is it all out of here? >> he said now at 4:30, we both run into place. >> i have no idea what just happened. >> as long as we're all here. >> it all came out in the wash. that's what's important. cloudy start outside early this morning, but we'll be seeing clearing trend later on today. that's certainly welcome news. four things you nee