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dan simon, you're out there in san francisco.through the procedure of what the ninth circuit court of appeals will be doing. i know the hearing begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern and 3:00 p.m. on the west coast. walk us through what they are going to be doing and how quickly we might get a ruling. >> reporter: first of all, legal experts say that you could see a ruling as early as this evening. this is going to be an hour-long hearing, 30 minutes for each side to make their argument and this could really go three ways. we're talking about a three-judge panel that will make the ruling. the first option is that the suspension could remain in place, meaning that visa holders from those predominantly seven muslim countries could continue to come to the u.s. the second option would be is that the suspension is overturned, meaning that the ban is back on or perhaps there could be some kind of mixed ruling here, that some parts of the executive order could be enforced and others tossed out. as we've been hearing, most legal analysts think it's

dan simon, cnn, spokane, washington. >> incredible. thank you so much for being with me.o to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts now. >> thank you, brooke. it's now been four weeks since president trump took office. is he already thinking four more years? "the lead" starts right now. one month into his presidency, president trump holds what can only be described as a campaign rally as his new pick for national security advisor bows out. moscow mockery, the kremlin saying it had better things to do than watch president trump's news conference. as a russian senator publicly mocked the different mess alans coming from different members of the trump administration. >>> plus, he's worth a fortune, and it turns out that protecting the president and the first family costs a fortune as well.

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cnn's dan simon is in san francisco outside the ninth circuit court where this legal fight, we're right in the middle of this fight, dan, waiting for each side to weigh in. >> reporter: that's right, john. the ninth circuit's job is to determine whether this suspension should remain in place. the next step in the process is for both sides to file their briefs. we know attorneys for minnesota and washington have already done so. the federal government has until 6:00 p.m. eastern time to make its position known. in the meantime, we also have a lot of other voices joining in the chorus as it relates to this immigration ban. you have 97 technology companies filing an amicus brief, saying that what this immigration ban does is, it's bad for business and discriminatory towards immigrants and their families. we also have a lot of former fell government officials ranging from john kerry to madeleine albright, susan rice, saying they're not aware of a specific threat anywhere in the world that could justify this kind of ban. ninth circuit, you have a three-judge panel. this could be a hearing, e

cnn's dan simon is live outside the 9th court of appeals in san francisco. here in los angeles we have cnn legal analyst areva martin. and democratic strategist robin swanson. and cnn political commentator and trump supporter john phillips. first to you, dan, in san francisco. the court delivered a huge blow to president trump's agenda almost ais the board. >> that's right. that's why you didn't have any anti-donald trump protesters at the courthouse. had this gone the other way, this sidewalk would still be filled with tons of protesters. as for the ruling itself, the fact that two of the judges were appointed by democratic presidents, there should be no surprise in terms of how this went. but what is striking is just across the board, this was a clear rebuke of this executive order. the judges questioned the constitutionality. they questioned whether or not there were threats around the world that could justify this order. it's as if part of this ruling was written by former secretaries of state john kerry and madeleine albright. they themselves wrote a de

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reporter dan simon goes in depth tonight to explain how the policies can affect tech companies in silicon valley. with him." >> reporter: scores of customers are leading theiruber accounts. >> reporter: he was forced to reconsider in the wake of the president's executive order. >>:chanting >> reporter: his troubles began last week as his company picked up pedestrians from the airport. >> reporter: the move sparked immediate backlash as thousands attacked his company. >> reporter: the has had to delete uber causing immediate or. >>: people were supporting this very negative action. >> reporter: >>: they're coming in here saying a we almost did in user service today. >> reporter: the executive order is seen as being deeply offensive to takech workers. >> reporter: people are really p's id. economic advisory council... but says he is trying to do the right thing. the tesla c-e-o is just one of the business leaders on the council facing backlash. but musk insists he is making progress. the south african born businessman has publicly opposed the travel ban... writing on twitter saturday... "at

. >> the big story out of california, dan simon live outside the ninth circuit court of appeals, you have these three judges oddly all happening over the phone and then what, dan? >> reporter: it's possible that you could see a ruling as early as this evening, it's going to be an hour long hearing, and other the phone and only three things, the suspension remains in place which means you could have these predominantly muslim countries continue to move into the u.s., the reverse meaning the ban could be back on or a third option where parts would remain intact and other parts could be forced out, but brooke, if i could pivot to one other point. we all remember the chaos that ensued, we saw the hectic scenes at the airport as people tried to come into the country and you have the president say things transpired in a smooth way today on capitol hill you had homeland security secretary john kelly admit there were problems with the rolout. take a look at what he said. >> in retrospect. i should have -- this is all on me by the way, i should have delayed it a bit to talk to congress particu

let's go first to cnn's dan simon in san francisco outside the ninth circuit court where this is all taking place. >> the ninth circuit needs to decide whether or not to keep this suspension in place. the next step is for all sides to file their legal briefs. we know washington and minnesota has already filed theirs. the federal government has until 6:00 p.m. to make its position known. you have other folks weighing in including technology companies. they filed an amicus brief with the court basically saying this immigration order is unjust and that it will harm business. you also have really what's an unprecedented move with former federal government officials ranging from john kerry to madeline albright to susan rice saying they're not aware of a specific threat anywhere in the world that would justify this ban. we're talking about a three-judge panel that will hear this case. they can have a hearing in person or it can be by video or by phone or they can simply rule that most legal observers seem to think no matter what happens here at the ninth circuit, that this is headed to the

dan simon, cnn, spokane, washington. >> incredible. thank you so much for being with me. i'm brooke baldwin. let's go to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts now. >> thank you, brooke. it's now been four weeks since president trump took office. is he already thinking four more years? "the lead" starts right now. one month into his presidency, president trump holds what can only be described as a campaign rally as his new pick for national security advisor bows out. moscow mockery, the kremlin saying it had better things to do than watch president trump's news conference. as a russian senator publicly mocked the different mess alans coming from different members of the trump administration. >>> plus, he's worth a fortune, and it turns out that protecting the president and the first family costs a fortune as well. mr. trump jetting off to florida again today. why it's more expensive than ever to keep him safe. >>> welcome "the lead." i'm jim chute ore in for jake tapper and we begin with the politics lead. you better watch out, lying ted and crooked hillary and lo

cnn's dan simon live outside the 9th circuit in san francisco. you are in the right place because that's where any hearing will be held. >> reporter: that's right, chris. the 9th circuit has to decide whether or not the suspension will remain in place, and the next step in all this is for both sides to file their legal briefs. we know attorneys for washington and minnesota have already filed theirs. the federal government has until 6:00 p.m. eastern time to make its position known. i don't view a lot of people weighing in on this issue. you have tech companies, about 100 of them, they filed an amicus brief basically saying this ban will harm business, that it's unfair to immigrants and their families. you also have a declaration from many former federal government officials ranging from john kerry to madeleine albright to susan rice saying they're not aware of a specific threat in the world that would justify this kind of ban. you're talking about a three-judge panel. they will have to decide whether or not they will have a hearing. if there is a

cnn's dan simon is at the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco with this report for us. >> reporter: following the ruling, we did not see any anti-donald trump protesters outside of the ninth circuit. but had the ruling gone the other way, this plaza would be full of protesters. as for the ruling itself, the fact that two of the judges were appointed by democratic presidents should be no surprise what the end result was. but i think what is striking was the tone, that this was a clear rebuke of this executive order. there were questions about the constitution at of the order. there were also questions whether or not there are threats around the world in these seven predominantly muslim countries that would justify this kind of order. it's almost as if part of the ruling was written by former secretaries of state john kerry and madeleine albright. they themselves wrote a declaration to this court saying they were not aware of any specific threat anywhere in the world that would justify this kind of executive order. from here, of course, this ruling is most likely going to he

simon frasier university in british colombia. technology everywhere. >> definitely. >>> time to get one last check on the weather. >> sandhya patel is here. >> touching story, dan andat the time lapse. we saw clouds filtering the sun and the trend tomorro. the clouds are starting to increase and we'll continue to see up clouds thicken up tomorrow. live doppler seven showing you what is ahead. there is rain coming. you're not going to see it tomorrow but there will be some by thursday. highs for tomorrow still on the mild side. low to upper 60s. enjoy it while you can because as you take a look, brief downpour expected. gusty winds and minor flooding is possible. the hour by hour forecast taking you into 2:00 a.m. thursday when it starts coming down pretty hard. gusts will be going at around 5:00 a.m. commute time on thursday and continues until about noon and turns over to scattered showers. the seven-day forecast. you have yourself a mild day tomorrow. bring in the storm impact scale thursday through tuesday. six out of seven days will include rain. ama and dan? >> seems strange but this is what we used to be used to. >> exactly. we forgot about it because for fiv

simon mccoy. also this hour: as wales and england prepare to clash in the six nations in cardiff, final preparations are being made to their starting line—ups. wing george north and fly—half dangar have won their fitness battles and are named in wales‘ team for saturday's big match. and an australian man who fell into a trench survives for hours with his nose just above the water. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. an independent report — published in the last hour— looking at the safety failures that forced 17 edinburgh schools to close — has blamed the council and the partnership which managed the building contracts. the report's author says there was a lack of proper scrutiny of the construction work. the crisis began injanuary 2016, when a structural wall at 0xgangs primary school collapsed during a storm. 17 schools, including ten primaries, five secondaries and two additional—support needs schools were then shut because of concerns over the standard of construction. around 7,600 pupils were affected by the closures. once the repairs were complete, city of edinburgh council launched an investigation into the standards of construction. 0ur correspondent, catriona ren

constable of norfolk simon bailey said police should focus on those who posed the greatest threat to children — with ‘lower—level‘ offenders being offered rehabilitation. 0ur correspondent dan be focusing upon those men, and occasionally women, but predominantly those men who are intent on raping and physically assaulting some of the most vulnerable members of our society. that‘s what i‘m focused on stopping. look at the numbers, four years ago, officers in england investigated 21,000 child abuse offences. by 2015, that had jumped to 39,000. the police say they‘re struggling to cope. we recognise the police concerns with resources, but the focus needs to be on child protection. we need to remember, with every one of these images, we're looking at a crime scene and a child abused. the chief constable knows his proposal will be met with opposition, the way we deal with sex offenders and child abusers is always a controversial issue. but there is such strain, he says that something has to change. some find the idea of any paedophile avoiding prison on think of all. —— unthinkable. it‘s all a slippery slope, and we need zero tolerance to protect our children. but if the resourc

simon mccoy. also this hour: wales and england prepare to clash in the six nations in cardiff, and the line—ups have been announced. wing george north and fly—half dangar have won their fitness battles and are named in wales‘ team for saturday's big match. and an australian man who fell into a trench, survives for hours with his nose just above the water. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in england in december — and the bbc has seen leaked data that suggests january was even worse. the figures show record numbers of people waited longer than 12 hours for a hospital bed, after they had been seen in a&e. the government insists the vast majority of patients were seen and treated quickly. the prime minister theresa may has been speaking about the nhs this afternoon. she said record numbers of admissions had put pressure on the health service. i recognise that it is under pressure. that's why we will be putting the £10 billion extra into the national health service. but if you look at what's been happening in a and e, in decemberwe you look at what's been happeni