there was the case of an iraqi family who travelled through cairo. they were turned back. according to this advice, that they were travelling from cairo but theirjourney originated in iraq and so therefore they were turned back. the real problem is there is not a great deal of clarity about how these rules are being interpreted around the world and even the trump administration seems to be backtracking that it said earlier this week. again we are seeking clarification from the white house. that will come in the next few hours hopefully. do stay with us. few hours hopefully. do stay with us. more ahead. the socialist party in france makes is choice but does he stand a chance in the presidential election? political and legal opposition is growing in the united states to president trump's order to prevent the entry of refugees and citizens of seven muslim countries. and the british government has been talking about british exemptions to the travel ban. a former education minister, benoit hamon, has won sunday's run—off to be the french socialist party's presidential candidate

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.ke singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc world news, i'm adnan nawaz. the latest headlines: president donald trump is reportedly preparing to sign several executive orders aimed at restricting immigration, including along the border with mexico and from several middle eastern countries. the head of the un has expressed grave concern at israel's announcement of 2,500 more settler homes on palestinian land in the occupied west bank. women are experiencing widespread discrimination on how to dress at work, according to a british parliamentary

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.d "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. my name's mike embley. the latest headlines — one main headline this hour: president donald trump is reportedly preparing to sign several executive orders aimed at restricting immigration, including along the border with mexico and from several middle eastern countries. the uk's supreme court has ruled that the government must consult parliament before triggering the procedure to leave the european union. a referendum injune produced a narrow majority for brexit.

he was here in cairo with his wife and three children. party of five were due to board a flight to the us. they had visas, and they were stopped. this gentleman has worked in the past in iraq for a subcontractor who was used by the us. he told us his life was in danger at the time, that he and his family were all potential targets for terrorists and recently cannot understand how the us administration could take this decision. and is always a holders? about those with green cards? according to the information from egypt yeah, basing a green card holders from the countries specified, yemen, iraq, iran, sabia, somali and libya will be allowed to board the flight, or their various flights, as well as the per matic passport holders and government officials. people in those narrow categories should be able to board theirflights. categories should be able to board their flights. but the gentleman we spoke to a short time ago made the point that he and his family had been through a rigorous two—year long vetting programme. he said one entire yea

if we were going to build a wall starting in london it would end in cairo. from baghdad to delhi.dible. it is quite a long distance and quite a hefty price. maybe $30 billion, maybe $15 billion no one is sure but paul bryan, the speaker of the house said the taxpayer is going to pay for it, donald trump says mexico would pay for it. mexico has been repeating what they have said before. mr chubb says it would cost $10 billion. i guess it remains to be seen how it turns out with him having issued these executive orders. it is one of many issues between the us and mexico. also issues with regards to moving and shifting jobs and factories from mexico to the us for the car industry. also looking at nafta. some officials looking to exit nafta. better off negotiating with president trump. mexico indicated in november they could pull out of nafta. what is then replacing these? mexico is exporting 80% of its exports to the us. 1—point fall billion a day crossing the border which is not insignificant. it raises lots of questions for companies that are serving the us markets and us firms are

contrast that with the big speech he gave in cairo about the global relationship with islam. what did you make of it? >> this in a way was more tempered and sober speech. the cairo speech was very serious, but that was a time where there was real hope for change. we weren't looking at isis then and he was very clear this time about the dangers. in no way has he backed off this idea of pluralism and empathy and the need for people to empathize across the lines of race and religion. i was really struck by his shoutout to the middle aged white guy who obama said who has seen his world up ended by economic, cultural, and technological change. he's saying that empathy can't be divided. you can't be empathetic to some people and not to others. that's a critique of trump, but it's also a reminder to everybody else about how you have to behave if you want to up hold that's idea lsz. >> absolutely. >> he also said let's not pretend that the civil rights movement and jim crow ended in the 60s. >> certainly. and nothing could be nor true. thank you both from joining us. coming up next,

contrast that with the big speech he gave in cairo about the global relationship with islam.t did you make of it? this in a way was more tempered and sober speech. the cairo speech was very serious, but that was a time where there was real hope for change. we weren't looking at isis then and he was very clear this time about the dangers. in no way has he backed off this idea of pluralism and empathy and the need for people to empathize across the lines of race and religion. i was really struck by his shoutout to the middle aged white guy who obama said who has seen his world up ended by economic, cultural, and technological change. he's saying that empathy can't be divided. you can't be empathetic to some people and not to others. that's a critique of trump, but it's also a reminder to everybody else about how you have to behave if you want to up hold that's idea lsz. >> absolutely. >> he also said let's not pretend that the civil rights movement and jim crow ended in the 60s. >> certainly. and nothing could be nor true. thank you both from joining us. coming up next, a new c

in egypt, a security source at the cairo airport confirms to nbc news that an iraqi family of five was not allowed to board an egypt air flight to new york because of an executive order being issued. the source says that the family is being held at the airport until they can return to iraq on sunday. the dutch airline kln said it didn't allow passengers on a flight to the u.s. because they were from one of the seven countries on president trump's list. the airline said we would love to fly all of our passengers to their destinations but they would have been denied entrance arriving into the u.s. and a man in california says that his 69-year-old father was not allowed to board a flight from qatar to los angeles because of executive order as well. he said his father was traveling from qatar to land at l.a.x. he was sent back to iraq. these are some that we're getting in response to the president's executive order on migration. some say it's time for the international community to do its part. >> it is an opportunity now for other countries in the world to step it up. rather than criticiz

the guidance of my colleagues in cairo have gone to the airport there, that is not what is happeningople are not being allowed to fights. unless you are coming physically from one of those countries you are safe, but is what the foreign office is saying, does not fit the facts on the ground. the issue is, if it is your life and you have a life in america and you are tempted to visit family in iraq, it might be the end of your life in america. he have to have a higher level of certainty. businesses around the world, there will be shock. if you have somebody working for you who is abroad and from one of those countries, are they going to be able to get back into the country? back into america for work on monday morning? above the knot. the telegraph feature sir mo farah. he has been saying the queen made him sir mo farah and donald trump is bit of an alien, which is a memorable message. he encapsulates the difficulties that many people like him are facing. the uncertainty. lots of people have international lives these days, especially people we see in newspapers and read about, sports

and we heard late this morning that egypt also had banned some people from boarding a flight from cairo york, and the pilot explaining it was due to international safety instructions, and that's as to why they were turned away. what do you make, kimberly, of the confusion, even airports worldwide in terms of how they handle and how they decipher what this executive order means for them and what they need to do? >> i am hearing from u.s. officials and foreign officials in middle east countries are trying to figure out how it's going to work and what the long-term impact is going to be, even though it's a temporarily ban. at the same time some of them who are allies in the fight against isis, coalition members, have told me they understand why this was done by surprise. if you had given anybody warning, even had vetted this executive order widely across the u.s. government it probably would have leaked and then you would have seen a rush of people to get into the united states before the rules changed and the borders closed. so there's an understanding of that, and at the same time i have

bound travelers are being turned away from the cairo airport. >> also in new york two travelers havewsuit after being returned on friday. they arrived from iraq. this is in response to an executive order signed by the president. it bars millions of people from seven terror prone countries as they're described from entering the u.s. for 90 days. according to a white house official it's iran, iraq, syria, sudan, libya, yemen and somalia. >> it also suspends the u.s. refugee admissions program for 120 days and indefinitely suspends admissions for syrian refugees. it puts a cap on the total number of refugees admitted at less than half of the current level. so about 50,000. it calls for new screening procedures. also canceling the visa sb interview waiver program for repeat travelers. >> cnn correspondent ben weedis joining us from istanbul. you've already found people that are affected by this order. explain what you're hearing. >> we're hearing from a friend of mine in baghdad, he served with the u.s. military as a translator, a front line translator under fire with american service pe

and we have a new image also of an iraqi family stranded at an airport in cairo, egypt. this family of five was stopped after trying to board an egypt air flight to the united states with special immigration visas. the father worked for u.s. aid as a regional translator in northern iraq. the family received their visas in early december but were unable to check into their flight yesterday in cairo. the family is now planning to go back to iraq tomorrow. joining us on the phone right now is ken delaney, national security reporter. we've spoken to a member of the justice department and you gave us the tore earli here. there is a lot of question marks about them getting the heads up and then have doing something with the problem that we see here on screen on the left. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. i spoke not only to a career justice department if i recaoff also a official at department of homeland security both of whom say there was no coordination through the agencies about this order. the career officials who would normally review a policy like this didn't see it unti

they got as far as they layover in cairo where a gate agency told the man he and his family would be deported. what happened when you told everybody, we're not going? >> wow, that was a terrible moment. when i saw their faces and the terrible pain. they were about to faint. >> after two years of vetting -- >> reporter: even after they risked their lives in iraq and some were killed for it. it's taken the state department a long time to approve their visas. now they are all on hold because of president trump's orders. >> american government invited me, gave me visa, told me come, you have helped us in the past. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: 19-year-old benyad already knows he loves america. the state department invited him for an exchange program. one of his favorite memories was going to a white sox game. >> i fell in love with the place, with the american way of life and their optimism. >> reporter: convinced they were leaving with their new visas, they sold their house, sold their furniture, the only positions are in suitcases by the door. but there's nowhere to go. there were ma

terry told us about one of those students and we reset to cairo. here is what she had to say in her own words. that terry has helped me grow to love myself. she helped me with my doubts and insecurities. she said my life has changed for the better. in all aspects. she held my hand through my hardest time. she said terry is my lifesaver. that is what she said. [applause] michelle obama: this is what each of you do. every single day. you see the promise in each of your students, you believe in them even when they can't believe in themselves. you help them tirelessly to help them to be what they were truly meant to be. tight budgets, and possible student counselor ratios. endless demand on your time, you all come in early, you stay late, you reach into your own pockets. [applause] obama: you stick with students in their darkest moments. when they are most anxious and afraid. if anyone is done with a college senior or junior, you know what this feels like. these men and women showed them that these kids matter. they have something to offer, no matter o

and cairo practor. >> we have routine and non routine or non medicare covered. that is a additional benefit above and beyond what medicare covers. >> the non medicare are covered? >> [inaudible] >> and then there was a problem with the supervised nursing care facility. there is very limited facilities because you hadn't- >> i did receive that as a concern, so sth skilled nursing facility, the only requirement is it be medicare certified. i do did do a search in our network and sthr 158 facilities in or around san francisco. >> if they go to-apparently this person was looking for 1. if they go there and as long as they are medicare- >> they have to be medicare certified. there is no- >> the patient sends the bill then to you? >> the facility should bill united healthcare. >> that's it. >> any other questions? >> you mentioned there were a couple of personal care transition issues. i think you were going to monitor your ongoing discussions to make sure providers were urged to participate and i don't know if you have any broader feeling about that in the first coup

. >> i've come here to cairo to seek a new beginning between the united states and muslims around theorld. >> reporter: obama promised to end the wars in iraq and afghanistan and technically he did, but we still have troops on the ground in both countries. american drones have killed thousands of people by remote control. the ghoul ag in guantanamo is still open for business. the middle east, engulfed in conflict. and the prospect of peace between israel and palestine, seems now more remote than ever. domestically he's been a powerful voice when the nation mourned, channeling moral authority one mass shooting after another, after another. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: and yet, beyond the words, beyond that spiritual, he clearly sang from the heart in charleston. what concrete measures can he point to that might reduce gun violence in the future? >> he has said that one of his biggest regrets and not being able to pass any meaningful gun control reform. and it remains one of the biggest failures of his presidency. >> he's articulated a sense of frustration and rage and disappointment, a

they only got as far as their layover in cairo where a gatekeeper told them they would be detained and deported. what happened when you told everybody you weren't coming? >> that was a terrible moment. i saw their faces. they turned pale and they were about to faint, believe me. >> reporter: the family was traveling on a special visa which they got because faled was a translator for the american embassy. >> after two years of investigation and vetting. >> reporter: even though translators like palad risked their looives working for americans in iraq and some were killed for it, it's taken a long time for the state department to approve their visas. now they're all on hold because of president trump's orders. >> the american government invited me, gave me visa, told me, come. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: 19-year-old binad already knows he loves america. the state department invited him for an exchange program. one of his favorite memories was going to a white sox game. >> i fell in love with the place with america's welcoming way of life and optimism. >> reporter: convinced they were

on saturday, an iraqi family was escorted off their flight from cairo to new york. all of them held valid u.s. visas. >> it was a terrible situation. and we i was looking at the pages of -- faces of my family member, my wife, my kids. they were very pale. and they were about to faint. >> thousands took to the streets in london, to protest the travel ban. many of the protestors want the president to cancel his visit later this year. but the prime minister's office says that visit is still on. >>> new at 6:00, america's churches, synagogues and mosques, have sheltered refugees for about as long as anyone can remember. but tonight, members of a church in columbia, maryland, are heartbroken. they are not sure if the afghan family they adopted will ever make it here to the u.s. bruce leshan shares their story. >> this is the day they're going to arrive. wednesday, february 8th. >> or not. >> reporter: the volunteers were expecting the family of refugees next week. >> an 11-year-old girl, we figure she gets the top bunk. and the 6-year-old is here on the bottom bunk. >> a

if you go back to the cairo speech by president obama, his vision of the region did not dovetail with the israeli region. and then again, he respond to the arab spring and thereby encouraging initiative of the palace indian issue and famously said he should be on the right side of history, used a term more than once for the arab spring was on the right side of history and israel should join it rather than try to keep the status quo. a few recall of president obama interview to the atlantic in defense of his foreign policy and his regional policy and you go back to as outlook on what we call the pragmatic saudi's and other sunni pragmatics, we go back to the question of his administration's race bonds to the fall of president mubarak and egypt. these are all issues in which israel and washington found a very different view of the region. let me say something about how israel used the region. it has been since the beginning of this century actually the region has gone on tremendous changes and i want to mention the main changes. one of course is the united states pivoting away from the

orla guerin, bbc news, cairo. times in egypt. in washington it is all about politics.n hollywood, they have opted for escapism. the feel-good musical "lala land" tying a record for the most nominations ever. 14 nods,received ryan gosling and emma stone. other films include "moonlight", "arrival." ♪ there's nothing hollywood likes more than a film that puts it centerstage. no great surprise "la la land" the musical about 2 wannabes making their way in tinseltown has 14 nominations. including best director, best actor, best actress. it will get a run for its money from "moonlight." a coming of age drama with 8 nominations. getting a nomination for best supporting actor and naomi harris getting best supporting actress. she will be up against the viola it in a powerful performance in "fences," denzeld and starring washington, nominated in the best actor category. along with andrew garfield as the conscientious objector in "hacksaw ridge." you are the times film critic, pick winners starting with test picture. land."it to be "lala is glorious, romantic, dancing on air. also

. >> 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 attorn

zalah and i, i was in abu dhabi and he was in cairo. i'm in great company here. gulf states institute all we think about is the impact of all the regional conflicts on the countries of the gcc. so as you can imagine, obviously iran is very much central to that conversation. and anything we do, whether we're looking at syria or iraq or the sectarian issues or the saudi/iranian political confrontation and competition in the region, which has been going on for a very long time. so, the impact on the agreement obviously the -- most of our gulf states and all of you know they don't always hold to the same line. there are many differences in how they perceive their role in the region. amman, for example, has a very different perspective on iran than the other gcc countries. but for the most part, obviously during the interim agreement and the final negotiations they pushed back on the agreement because they felt it was extremely narrow, just looking at the nuclear portion and ignored the parts of the region that they felt very serious and very concerned about. obviousl

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.hquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. and i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: president donald trump has said his government will immediately start work on building a wall between the united states and mexico — something he promised on the campaign trail. a former north korean diplomat has told the bbc he thinks president kim jong—un would be prepared to launch a nuclear attack on america if under pressure. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the strait‘s

. >> reporter: tonight, an update on this iraqi family, pulled off a plane in cairo.iven visas because he risked his life working for the u.s. government. >> 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. >> reporter: he tells us he and his family have returned to iraq. and in virginia tonight, this 29-year-old doctor is unsure when he'll see his wife again. born in syria, he's finishing up his residency here. his wife 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: she was turned around and sent back. but some are making it through. 20-plus hours after landing, the emotional reunion at jfk. >> eva, we heard some are being detained for up to 20 hours. what are attorneys telling you about conditions inside the airport? >> reporter: they're telling us they were given food and water, and some slept in chairs. tom? >> eva, thank you so much. >>> now to president trump's executive order igniting

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.ut buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald‘s opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won‘t find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day‘s wages for the average russian. this is bbc world news. i‘m james menendez. the latest headlines: the white house has said president trump may tax imports from mexico to pay for his border wall. the mexican government has warned that will hurt american consumers. it‘s holocaust memorial day, marking the anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz at the end of the second world war. commemorations are being held there to remember the six millionjews and others that were murdered by the nazis. our special correspondent allan little has been to auschwitz and

arabs can offer concessions that would make easier to -- if you recall on the way to cairo, president obama wanted to offer -- as part of the deal he met negative response. but if if israel responds to the initiative and the arabs come in issue can be -- i said respond and except arab original one and 2007 one is not relevant. it's short document it's look likes dicta than a plan. syria is not a parter of this component. but there's no been israeli response. even minister tried to negotiate with both of them did not respond to the initiative. a response for or less like o.k., we are willing with respond, it needs to be formulated in more specific terms, but israel is willing to talk would be a step forward. if if the administration decides it wants to sit together with israel to revive notion entering agreement tweep between israel and palestinian, and arabs it could be way of elevating this whole relationship. my brief comments on mr. henegbi statement. undue the deed than not going to work. but to enforce the deed because the iranians are not keeping to make sure iran is not enforci

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.sing the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. carter this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has said he believes torture "absolutely works" — but he would defer to his defence secretary and the director of the cia on whether to reinstate interrogation techniques such as water—boarding. the mexican president, enrique pena nieto, has condemned president trump's order to build a wall along the us—mexican border and says his country won't pay for it. more on our top story, president trump's order for a w

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.ion". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines: thousands of protesters opposed to mr trump's executive order have again rallied at airports. demonstrators also marched through boston, new york and near the white house in washington. in the face of mounting criticism, mr trump issued a statement insisting that he was not targeting muslims, stressing that the ban was not about religion, but terror, and keeping the united states safe. voters in france have chosen a candidate from the h

by the evening tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.. the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened its biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. and i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: in a challenge to president trump's travel ban, the acting us attorney general has told justice department lawyers not to defend the measures in court. canada's prime minister calls the shooting at a quebec city mosque a terrorist attack as the authorities continue their investigation. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. singapore's straits times leads on the story whic

tonight, they are stuck in cairo. >> and i'm ruined now. 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 $5000 for the ticket. >> reporter: his family given the visa because he risked his life working with the u.s. government, given no warning they couldn't go. >> i don't know what to do. and tomorrow i am going back to iraq. really, really, really i am in terrible situation. >> reporter: stanford and other universities recommending students to not travel. google saying in a statement, "we're concerned about the impact of this order and any proposals that could impose restrictions on googlers and their families." >> what do we want? >> all: justice. >> reporter: this afternoon, a glimmer of hope at jfk. >> this is the humanity, this is the soul of the american. this is what pushed me to move, leave my country and come here. >> reporter: hameed darweesh, an iraqi national, detained at jfk, released after 19 hours. thankful, the husband and father of three was awarded a special immigra

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.ord "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: there have been more protests and political and legal opposition in the united states to president trump's order to restrict immigration. there's international criticism of president trump's move but he has again defended his decision and is accusing the media of falsely reporting that it amounted to a ban on muslims. let's take a look at some front pages from around the wor

by the evening tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened its biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: president donald trump defends his immigration measures, while many are left trying to navigate them. canada's prime minister calls the shooting at a quebec city mosque a terrorist attack as the authorities continue their investigation. and on bbc.com, masaya nakamura, the japanese engineer whose company invented the video game pac—man, has died at the age of 91. credited with turning the arcade game into a globa

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. protests at new york's kennedy airport and a legal challenge as donald trump signs an executive order banning migrants and refugees from several muslim countries. the move has been criticised by the un and some european governments. canada's prime minister says those fleeing persecution will be welcome in his country. mr trump has held his first phone conversation with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, since taking office. us officials described the hour—long call as a significant first step towards improving relations. according to the kr

by the evening, the heart of official cairo was in the hands of the demonstrators.ion. tonight the search for it survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the republic of uganda. moscow got his first taste of western ferries food as mcdonald's opened the biggest restaurant. hundreds of people queueing up today will not find a cheap, with a big mack costing half a day ‘s wages for the average russian. this is bbc world news today. the british by minister theresa may has become the first world leader to visit the new us president donald trump at the white house. the two leaders pay tribute to the special relationship between oui’ to the special relationship between our countries and reaffirmed their commitment to the nato alliance. relations between britain and the us are comparatively easy perhaps compared with those of us and mexico. there could be progress there, too. we had a talk that lasted for about an hour this morning, and we are going to be working on a fair and new relationship. but the un

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: mexico's resident has contend the decision to build the border wall within months. donald trump says mexico will end up paying. a giant super tanker aircraft on loan from the united states has arrived in chile to help tackle the worst wildfires in the country's modern history. more on our top story, president trump's order for a wall to be built on the mexican border. clarissa martinez—de—castro is the deputy vice president of national coun

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.ord "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines: protests at new york's kennedy airport — and a legal challenge — as donald trump signs an executive order banning migrants and refugees from several muslim countries. britain and turkey sign a $125 million defence agreement after talks between prime minister may and president erdogan. the reaction to president trump's new immigration restrictions from european and middle eastern governments has been almost entirely negative.

but they were pulled off their flight in cairo. tonight, they are back in iraq staying with family members. and saying they fear for their lives. >> each and everyone who has worked with american government or american troops is life in danger. >> cecilia vega with us live from the white house. our senior white house correspondent. congrats on the new official role now, cecilia, and back to the story. there is a growing petition in the uk to stop a visit from president trump? >> reporter: it's at more than 1.5 million signatures and growing. that means parliament will now debate this push to stop president trump from a state visit to the uk. >> cecilia vega thank you. >>> we are also learning more tonight about the terror north of the border. the attack targeting muslims inside a mosque. killing six worshippers, injuring eight others. tonight, a suspect just charged as we learn more about the motive. abc's gio benitez in quebec city tonight. >> reporter: the shots rang out during the sacred evening prayers at the quebec islamic wor

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators."revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: china has said it will not back down over its claims to the south china sea, after donald trump's administration said the us would protect international territories in the area. the new man in charge of formula 1 racing has launched a strong attack on the man who ran it for 40 years. chase carey said bernie ecclestone had run the sport like a dictator. a top fashion model has reveal

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.ngs, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz. the latest headlines: at least four people have been killed after shots were fired at a mosque in the canadian city of quebec. other worshippers have been injured, and two people have been arrested in connection with the attack. in the face of widening criticism and protests, president trump has defended his temporary travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries. let's stay with that story. our correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, has been speaking to some protesters in washingto

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.ed out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the white house has said president trump may tax imports from mexico to pay for his border wall. the mexican government warns that will hurt american consumers. the british prime minister has told an audience of senior american republican party politicians that she's looking forward to talks about a new free trade agreement between britain and the united states. more now on day 6 of america's new president. for the last seventy years, the us—based bulletin of atomic scientists ha

by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators.d "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: protests in the united states — and a legal challenge — as donald trump signs an executive order banning migrants and refugees from several muslim countries. and a federaljudge issues an emergency stay order that temporarily blocks the government from deporting people who land with valid visas. the white house has described an hour—long phone call between donald trump and president putin as a significant first step towards improving relations