david willis.d to be a key focus for asia is expected to be a key focus foertrump and he asia is expected to be a key focus for mr trump and he is going to take a much more tough line on china. he is going to withdraw america from the tra ns—pacific partnership. earlier, i asked what it will mean for the trade deal if the us is not a part of it. a think ttp without america is pointless. even though you have some countries saying they will push ahead, i don't see there is much benefit from that unless america is going to take part and it's quite clear they not going to. and beazley the signal is sent to the rest of the signal is sent to the rest of the world is not a good one. it sends a signal that the us is becoming protectionist. —— and the signal that is sent. trump seems to see it as a zero—sum game. if you win, i lose. see it as a zero—sum game. if you win, ilose. it see it as a zero—sum game. if you win, i lose. it implies a more aggressive approach against china. these are the two worlds mos

david willis joins us from washington. david, there has been reaction from iran and iraq.t american citizens from entering the country and therefore won't be able to join in entering the country and therefore won't be able tojoin in in entering the country and therefore won't be able to join in in the fight against isis. this is counter—productive, isn't it? fight against isis. this is counter-productive, isn't it? you would have thought so but meanwhile, resident bush seems to be making effo rts resident bush seems to be making efforts to find replacement allies, if you like. —— president bush. there has been an executive order that he has signed earlier today about defeating so—called islamic state. also issuing a read out at president trump's telephone conversation with vladimir putin in which it seems the two discussed defeat of islamic state and bringing peace to the syrian conflict. this, a sign perhaps, that donald trump really does want to get closer to vladimir putin and repair a relationship that soured of course under barack 0bama. david, a mini people are being

david willis, bbc news, washington. political correspondent iain watson, and the government's facing more questions about why it took most of the weekend to get the situation for british citizens clarified? that's right. as we heard from david willis, the situation doesn't apply to uk citizens and even if you have dual nationality from one of the seven countries where the ban applies you should still be able to get into the us. that's all well and good but the political questions will focus on why didn't the prime minister herself distance herself further from this policy when she was asked to do so at a press conference in turkey at the weekend and why did it take at least another 24 and why did it take at least another 2a hours to get clarification from the foreign office. we understand borisjohnson was in touch with the president's son—in—law, who also advises donald trump, to get that clarification. some other european leaders were quicker to condemn, such as angela merkel in germany and francois hollande in france,

david willis, bbc news, washington.e reaction from — new zealand's minister of trade — todd mcclay — on the line from wellington. it's not too surprising. president trump's views on the tpp have been known but it is disappointing. new zealand stands in favour of trade liberalisation, our economy showing the benefits of business to citizens with their rules and getting on their blockages out of the ways over their blockages out of the ways over the next week or two, i will be talking to a number of my cou nterpa rts talking to a number of my counterparts in the other tpp countries about other steps forward and we are seeing from australia and other countries and desire to have a conversation on whether there is still value in the tpp agreement without the us. that is yet to be determined but it is a wealth while conversation. i was going to say, that seems to be the suggestion among many experts but it would be a very much decreased type of deal, wouldn't it? that's right. it would not be as valuable without the world's

david willetts, keeping an eye on things for us, thank you very much. —— david willis. 0ne one of therch was hollywood actress scarlett joha nsson, who expressed her fears over the future of healthcare. i feelthat expressed her fears over the future of healthcare. i feel that in the face of this current political climate it is vital that we all make it our mission to get really, really personal. so yes, at 15 i had been toa personal. so yes, at 15 i had been to a gynaecologist, i was living in new york city and had visited planned parenthood there. for the more than 2.5 million patients per year that rely on planned parenthood services for cancer and std screenings, birth control, safe abortion and pregnancy planning, these are uncertain and anxious times. lawmakers in 24 states have tried to block patients from receiving care at at planned parenthood. congress has voted to limit access to reproductive services nine times. blue. yes, boo! —— boo. there are very real and devastating consequences to limiting access to what should be considered basic healthcare. rescue teams in italy hav

david willis.velopment from washington, the white house has confirmed that britain's prime minister theresa may will be the first foreign leader to to meet mr trump. she's expected to travel to washington for a summit at the white house on friday. mr trump will also meet the mexican president enrique pena nieto a few days later, on the 31st of january. more now on the situation in the gambia. the former president, yahya jammeh, has left the country after agreeing to hand over power to adama barrow, who defeated him in a presidential election last month. sarah corker reports. with one final wave to a small crowd, yahya jammeh headed into political exile, ending a 22—year authoritarian rule. one of the world's most eccentric and restless despots, he was flanked by soldiers as he boarded a plane destined for guinea. his supporters were visibly upset but some were relieved as well. the political crisis is now over. we did it without bloodshed. i think we should be proud of that. his departure came 24 h

david willis, bbc news, washington.k to the new zealand trade minister todd mcclay on the line from wellington. thanks forjoining us, minister. this was largely symbolic of course because the deal hadn't been ratified by the us congress but where will new zealand go from here? a lie thank you, gavin. president trump's views on tpp have been clear for a while but disappointing nonetheless. new zealand is all about trade stabilisation. our country shows the benefits to citizens of having fairer rules and getting rid of blockages. the next week or two will see me talking to a number of my counterparts in the other tpp countries about the next steps. already we're seeing from australia and other countries a desire to have a conversation on whether there is still value in the tpp agreement without the us. that is yet to be determined but it is definitely a worthwhile conversation to have. that seems to be the suggestion among many of the experts but it would be very much a decreased kind of deal, wouldn't it? that's right. i

extremely nationalistic and isolationist foreign policy is the right way to go. 0ur correspondent david willised consternation around the world and potentially a great many legal challenges to come. you get the impression the white house is going to stand firm? very much so. donald trump in comments to the media and short while ago after he signed another executive order denying that this amounts to a muslin band. these are measures he believes should have been put in effect by the united states many yea rs effect by the united states many years ago. “— effect by the united states many years ago. —— muslim. as far as his baseis years ago. —— muslim. as far as his base is concerned, the people who voted for him and put him in the white house will be very glad to hear about this sort of thing. while of course they will be those in europe and elsewhere in the world who are aghast. the president has made this a centrepiece of his campaign, of his run, for office. in the last few minutes, the white house were has revealed further details of his strategy for combating so—called islamic state. he sig

david willis, bbc news, washington.of the biggest players in the trans pacific partnership deal and stands to be one of the most affected. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes in tokyo explained what the government there is making of the plan. i don't think this is unexpected although prime minister shinzo abe yesterday in parliament said he was going to continue seeking president trump's understanding of the trans—pacific partnership and he thought president trump understood the necessity of free trade. behind—the—scenes the japanese government has been for some time. what options now are open for tokyo? i've been told they could pursue a tpp minus the united states with other tpp partners, such as australia. that would be difficult, it would be a much diminished agreement and it would be to go through all the national parliaments again. it's more likely japan and other asia—pacific countries will now pursue bilateral trade deals, both with the united states but also other nations around the pacific rim. we can now

david willis, bbc news, washington.ew zealand say they believe the trans—pacific partnership can be salvaged. senior ministers will urge china and other asian nations to sign up to the tpp. they're already calling it the 12 -i agreement. it is possible that us policy could change over time on this, as it has done on other trade deals. there's also the opportunity for the tpp to proceed without the united states and i've this is going to be an active discussions with other leaders as recently as last night with prime minister abe about this. we believe president trump is aware of the importance of free and fair trade. we continue to calmly seek is understanding for the trans—pacific partnership's strategic meaning —— his. the original for countries that came together to consider tpp did so without american involvement. i guess the question must be for all tpp countries, if america had never asked to be involved in the negotiations, would we have still wa nted negotiations, would we have still wanted to negotiate with eac

david willis.hite house has confirmed that theresa may will be the first foreign leader to to meet mrtrump. she's expected to travel to washington for a summit at the white house on friday. mr trump will also meet the mexican president enrique pena nieto a few days later, on the 31st of january. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump praises the intelligence community, denying a feud with them and accusing the media of making it up. more than a million people have taken part in a series of huge protests against the presidency of donald trump across america and around the world. let's stay with our main news, and president trump's first full day in office. asra nomani is a journalist and author of standing alone: an american woman's struggle for the soul of islam. she has written about why she supports donald trump. thank you forjoining us. many people with your background and ethnicity would be very surprised to learn that you are supporting donald trump. why are you? well, as a muslim, a

david willis bbc news, washington.will call for a renewed special relationship with the united states, when she addresses republican politicians at their annual retreat in philadelphia later today. the prime minister is due to become the first world leader to hold face—to—face talks with president trump, when they meet at the white house tomorrow. she has said she's not afraid of having a candid conversation. the government will publish a bill today, to enable it to invoke article 50 and trigger the process of britain leaving the european union. the brexit secretary, david davis, has said the bill will be straightforward, although opposition parties will seek to make amendments. royal bank of scotland will take another financial hit for mis—selling risky mortgages in america before the financial crisis hit in 2008. the bank, which is more than 70% owned by the taxpayer, could be fined an additional £3 billion by the us department ofjustice. a major report into the health of children in the uk has found an "alarming gap

david willis, bbc news, washington.nificant this first meeting is likely to be. donald trump's first week as president has been described by the former labour leader, as "dizzying" and "not normal times." speaking on the bbc‘s newsnight programme, he also criticised theresa may for positioning herself so closely to the president's policies. her speech was a perfectly decent speech if it had been normal times. but to align yourself so closely with his project, which is what she did, that, ithink, was a mistake. jeremy corbyn faces more dissent in the labour party today, as the party whip, jeff smith, says he'll defy the leader and vote against the government bill that will trigger article 50. the mp said he wasn't convinced the government had a proper plan for brexit. the shadow transport minister, daniel zeichner, has also said he'll oppose the legislation, while tulip siddiq has resigned from the front bench over the issue. the royal college of surgeons has described as "alarming" plans to restrict the number of hip an

protests in new york, boston, los angeles and washington, where we can speak to our correspondent david willisto you about the protests, news coming in from the protests, news coming in from the secretary for homeland security, just to bring us up—to—date. the secretary for homeland security, just to bring us up-to-date. yes, john kelly raising the point that green card holders won't be barred from the us. people coming in from countries on the watchlist, as it were, those seven predominantly muslim population countries, a green ca rd muslim population countries, a green card from the us, they will be allowed in, john kelly is saying. so thatis allowed in, john kelly is saying. so that is reinforcing the point that has been the nub of some concern over the last 24— 48 hours, whether people are allowed in if they have the correct papers. there was confusion, of course, at several airports in the united states yesterday and, to an extent, today. they are attempting, the administration, to iron these things out now, and basically to get a little calm on the issue. and david, protests as we speak

david willis, bbc news, washington.le, a former head of the foreign office has accused theresa may of putting the queen in a very difficult position by inviting president trump to make a state visit to the uk. lord ricketts said it should be downgraded to an official visit to spare the queen more controversy. thousands of people joined anti—trump protests in london and around the uk yesterday. a petition calling for his trip to be cancelled has gathered more than 1.5 million signatures. the prime minister's office said theresa may was very happy to extend the invitation on behalf of the queen. mps are to begin two days of debate over the government's proposal to get the formal process of brexit under way. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has ordered his mps to vote with the government, but some are expected to defy him. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is outside parliament this morning, is there any danger that article 50 won't be triggered? iimagine i imagine there will be vociferous debate but is there any doubt

live now to the bbc‘s david willis in washington. david, this is almost an unprecedented situation. to defend this, we don't think it's lawful, he is due to be replaced byjeff sessions and that confirmation for him will become a referendum on this order?m confirmation for him will become a referendum on this order? it will. what this also highlights is the lack of experience of the trump administration people, basically in bringing this executive order to life. because have they waited just a few days until senatorjeff sessions is warning as attorney general they wouldn't have had this embarrassing headline with sally yates, the existing attorney general, a barack obama appointees saying that she will not be instructing the justice department to fight any challenges to the executive order in court because she's not convinced that it is lawful. when you bear in mind we've had diplomats coming out and expressing their concern about this executive order and you've had people from the departments that will actually be responsible for implementing these measures, saying they weren't awar

david willis, bbc news, washington.ing widespread discrimination when it comes to dress codes at work according to a parliamentary report. mps heard from hundreds of women who reported that the dress codes they were subject to were sexist. they began an inquiry after a receptionist was sent home for refusing to wear high heels. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. what to wear at work? sometimes there's no choice, and it is not always attractive. but what about being ordered to wear high heels? when nicola thorpe arrived for her first day at work, she was told by her employment agency she must wear shoes with a two to four inch heel. when she refused, she was sent home without pay. what they state is it gives them a more professional look. a corporate, professional look. i'm not entirely sure why adding two or four inches to my height makes me more professional, or makes me walk in a professional manner. i don't think it affects how i come across. you can see me now, this is exactly what i would be wearing. a

live now to the bbc‘s david willis, in washington. well, david, what is the latest?avid, what is the latest? well, a night of swiftly moving developments, mike. here, yet another night of that kind. trump white house, clearly affronted by the behaviour of sally yates, her writing to thejustice department lawyers to basically say that they shouldn't be defending challenges to the donald trump executive order in court, because she is not convinced that it court, because she is not convinced thatitis court, because she is not convinced that it is lawful, that met by swift sacking on the part of the trump administration. and they issued a statement in the last few minutes, saying the acting attorney general, sally yates, has betrayed the department ofjustice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the united states. and the statement goes on to say, this order was approved as to form and legality by the department ofjustice office form and legality by the department of justice office of legal form and legality by the department ofjustice

our correspondent david willis reports from washington.going to be a fantastic relationship, so test donald trump. and as if to press the point he grasps the prime minister by the hand. perhaps the crowning achievement of theresa may's visit, engineering and apparent u—turn in donald trump's approach to nato, an alliance he once described as obsolete. on defence and security operation we are united in our recognition of nato as the ball work of our collective defence and today we've reaffirmed our unsha keable commitment to this alliance. i think mr presidentjuncker confident you are 100% behind nato? mr presidentjuncker confident you are 10096 behind nato? it is a week since donald trump became president, the week that has been fraught with controversy, following a controversial and unorthodox campaign. if president, you said before that torture works. you praised russia and said he wanted to ban some muslims from coming to america, you suggested there should be punishment for abortion. for many people in britain goes sound like alarming

more from david willis in washington. david, you have more detail? we do, mike. it's starting to look as though it could be a big few days as though it could be a big few days as far as the trump administration is concerned with immigration certainly. it was a signature issue of president trump, then candidate trump, on the campaign trail. he talked of course of building that wall along the border with mexico and he talked at one stage of banning muslims from the united states, only to basically row back on the second proposal in favour of a form of what he called extreme vetting. now, tonight he tweeted: big day planned on national security tomorrow, among many other things we will build the wall. during a visit to the department of homeland security later today, he is expected to signa security later today, he is expected to sign a number of executive orders. indeed he is expected to signa number orders. indeed he is expected to sign a number over the next couple of days related to a tightening of the immigration situation here in the immigration situation here

david willis joins us from washington. as remarkable for donald trump.w are officials coping with the changes to these immigration laws? well, follett is being felt already out —— already. some turned back on arrival. we have had about a dozen people, among them to iraqis, who we re people, among them to iraqis, who were blocked from coming into the country, detained by border and custom agents fear and instances around the nation, possibly this could affect many thousands of people attempting to come here, meanwhile, the white house pushing back or attempting to push back at some of the criticism, making the point that this is not a muslim ban. a senior official told media that this is basically a situation where a relatively small number of people are involved. he says that the us still has more foreigners, takes in more foreigners, than any other country. these green card holders from the seven nations on that last well have to go through a case—by—case waiver interview in order to return to the united states. it is clear that those who we re states.

let's talk now to david willis in washington, and our correspondent in mexico city — will grant. start? it has been a busy day in washington but let us talk about the executive order signed at the pentagon. what detail have we had on this executive order about what it means for people trying to enter the united states? this confirms the report that emerged here earlier in the week that president donald trump is pushing ahead with perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of his campaign for president— his promise to basically clamp down on immigration from countries deemed to be harbouring terrorists. what he has done is put a temporary ban on the entry to the united states of refugees, an indefinite ban on the entry of syrian refugees to the united states and a moratorium, effectively, on citizens from seven middle eastern and african countries with links to terrorism from entering the united states. what the us wants to do is to basically get a uniform system of vetting, one which it can effectively supervised and have more confidence in before allowing any of these citizens

our correspondent david willis joins me from washington.te with the latest advice of the department of homeland security. they were making the point that this only applies all she said does not to people coming in with paperwork up to date and legal. those who have green cards will be allowed in, they say. the white house issued a statement a few hours ago basically saying that this is not a muslim fan as it has been characterised by some. it is all about keeping our country safe and eradicating the concept, the prospect of a terrorist attack. donald trump, of course, has been criticised by some in his party. senatorjohn mccain, some describing it as senatorjohn mccain, some describing itasa senatorjohn mccain, some describing it as a self—inflicted wound. brought out in the fight against terrorism. mr trump is hitting back on twitter saying they are wrong and that they should be directing their attention in the fight against isis. this next week could be full of legal challenges as experts try to figure out where this travel ban fits withi

let's get the latest from washington from our correspondent david willis.allah by hour. the acting us attorney general has made comments. sally yates is barack obama appointment and she's saying that as the most senior law enforcement official in the country, that it enforcement official in the country, thatitis enforcement official in the country, that it is not worth defending this executive order because she does not believe it is necessarily lawful. that is likely to remain the case for a while, for a few days. it is a setback but a fairly small one as far as the trump administration is concerned because of the preferred candidate for the position, senator sessions is due to be confirmed by the senate in a few days and he will obviously support the trump administration, he is expected to at least. what it does is suggest there isa least. what it does is suggest there is a certain amount of chaos as far as this new untried administration is concerned and donald trump had not served political office before getting the presidency and had they waited just a

i spoke to our correspondent david willis about president trump's first full day in office.ia for any misunderstanding first full day in office. he has blamed the media for any misunderstanding that first full day in office. he has blamed the media for any misunderstanding that may first full day in office. he has blamed the media for any misunderstanding that may have occurred. it was a echoed by a press conference, rather a long statement why the white house spokesman, sean spicer this evening in which he basically rallied against the media, as donald trump had earlier, saying that this new administration would hold the media accountable, as he put it, for things like false reporting and sowing dissent and all sorts of things like that. mr spicer, intercom but if mood, a goal in donald trump's statements from earlier did not take any questions, turned on his foot and marched out at the end. is there any indication that this is the way it is now under the trump administration or do you think this was a i—off? the trump administration or do you think this was a 1-off? this i

david willis reports from washington man chants: no ban, no wall — new york for all.igrants many find the travel ban unpalatable. they took to the streets across the nation, sparking chaotic scenes at some apples and prompting criticism from senior members of the president ‘s own party. this couple underwent several hours after touching down from iran. 300 people were either prevented from travelling or detained over the weekend. they asked about our families, about our brothers and sisters and parents. what they did. how long we stayed. president rouhani issued his controversial order. —— president from without giving notice to senior officials. the concern of leaders around the world. the foreign office says the man only applies to people travelling from the us to the us rom one of the seven countries. travellers from the uk will not be effected and neither will. .. travellers from the uk will not be effected and neither will... unless they arejoint effected and neither will... unless they are joint citizens in which case they are likely to face additional checks. f

our us correspondent david willis has more. crowd: hey, hey! ho, ho! donald trump has got to go!, they have rarely seen a rally quite like this. not since the vietnam war have so many people come together, in defence of women's rights and minority rights, liberties these people believe could be imperilled by the presidency of donald trump. that rally was under way, less concerned about secrets, the man himself was visiting the headquarters of the cia whilst that rally was under way, less concerned about secrets, it appeared, than crowd sizes, in particular reports of the attendance at his inauguration the previous day. i made a speech. i looked out, the field was... it looked like a million, 1.5 million people. they showed a field where there were practically nobody standing there. that theme was echoed in an unscheduled news conference a short while later. before confirming that britain's theresa may would be the first foreign leader to visit president trump, the new white house press spokesman railed against reports that mr trump had failed to attract as large a crowd to his in

david willis reports from washington.ff were sworn in in the east room of the white house, donald trump put aside his differences with the media and turned his attention to foreign policy. one of the most controversial pledges of his campaign was to relocate the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. and while donald trump may not be the first presidential candidate to propose such a move, he mayjust be the first to follow through. a statement from the white house said the united states was in the early stages of talks on the subject. in a telephone conversation with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on sunday, mr trump affirmed a desire to strengthen what the white house called, "the special relationship between the united states and israel" and is said to have offered his unprecedented commitment to israel's security. the statement went on to say that he had extended an invitation to mr benjamin netanyahu to visit the united states next month. all of which represents a thawing of the somewhat frost

moment we can get the latest from mexico and the bbc‘s will grant but first to washington and david willis expecting a video message from the mexican president in the next hour or. this was one of his key campaign pledges, a lot of people voted for him on the strength of this. there had been suggestions it might not be an actual wall, perhaps drones policing part of the border. he has certainly set up expectations here for something that is an actual wall, steel, perhaps brick, certainly concrete, starting within months. can it happened, can it be funded? all very good questions, mike, but to return to your central point, any suggestion of donald trump when he suggested building a wall during the campaign was not speaking literally has been basically put to rest. he's going ahead with it on his third day, jumpstarting this project which he says will get under way in the next couple of months with funding initially from the american taxpayer. a down payment if you like from them. but ultimately paid for by mexico, the mexican government has said for its part," i don't think so". as you ment

let's get more now from david willis in washington. what is going to happen and when?igration reform was the centrepiece of donald trump's run for resident. he believes basically that some sort of reform is in the interest in the safety and security of american port and for the american economy. he proposed building a wall along the border with mexico to stem the flow of immigrants across it which is something he said the mexican government will be paying for. he proposed at one point banning all muslims only to row back on that proposal only to talk about extreme abetting from people coming from certain countries. later today, abetting from people coming from certain countries. latertoday, mr trump is expected to sign executive orders related to immigration. he tweeted about a big plan on national security tomorrow and among other things, we will build the wall. there are reports that later in the week he will continue with the immigration team & executive order is basically closing american borders to refugees and limiting access to the united states to citizens from

we can speak to david willis for more. villas in on what she has been saying. been saying that she is not convinced that the executive order signed by donald trump last friday is lawful, and therefore she will not be instructing thejustice department to defend it in court. now, sally yates is a barack 0bama appoints he. —— appointee. there is of course a donald trump candidate, jeff sessions, who has yet to be confirmed in that vote, but will be in the next few days and that could change all of this. but it is undoubtedly extremely rare for an acting attorney general to defy president, and this just makes the point that this is going to be the subject of a lot of legal wrangling, and there are some here who say that this very controversial executive order could go all the way to the united states supreme court. and as i speak to you, david, there are demonstrations taking place. nancy pelosi and other democratic lawmakers are staging protests. we have some pictures of that, i hope we will be able to show our view is that. but the backlash continues against the

that was david willis.he hard left, benoit hamon, to represent the socialist party in the presidential election. mr haman scored a clear victory over the former prime minister, manuel valls, in the second round of voting. as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports, it's just another surprise in the race for the elysee palace. it was the unknown against the unpopular. and in this election inexperience counts. benoit hamon has been dubbed france's jeremy corbyn, a one—time junior minister with a plan to tax robots, legalise marijuana and pay everyone £600 a month. translation: faced with a privileged right, and a destructive far right, our country needs to have the left but a modern, innovative left that looks to the future. the problem is, half the party hates his ideas. this primary was meant to boost the socialists' slender chances by giving them a candidate they would unite around but after five bitter years of infighting unity may be too much to ask. especially as this man is already siphoning ce

a huge protest going on in los angeles. 0ur correspondent, david willis, is in washington.liable official figures on the march numbers? -- march. not yet. it will be a source of contention clearly between the white house and the media because size matters to donald trump. that has been made clear. sean spicer, the press secretary, made the point this was the largest audience to ever witnessed an inauguration, referring to yesterday's inauguration. he said that both around the world included. not getting into today's march, but those numbers are considerable. bear in mind, this was supposed to be a march to the white house. they said they could not pull it off because there were so many people. there is also significant evidence from the metro also significant evidence from the m etro syste m also significant evidence from the metro system suggesting that there we re metro system suggesting that there were more people using public transportation today for this march that they were yesterday during the inauguration. will we do know for absolute certain is that this is likely

let's get the latest now from our correspondent, david willis, in washington.busy 2a hours. bring us up—to—date with what we are hearing from the homeland security offers of donald trump today. john kelly making the point that this order does not apply to those who have green card, whose papers are in order, if you like. there has been a lot of confusion over the weekend. protests in major american airports. they rallied against this order along with democrat senators. we have seen a muted response from republicans. they were mostly supportive, although john mccain republicans. they were mostly supportive, althoughjohn mccain and lindsey graham of course came out earlier on with a statement that the measures put into place by donald trump could amount to a self—inflicted wound, as they put it, in the fight against terrorism. donald trump, as he does, coming back for a vastly on that, saying that they basically do need to concentrate on the fight against islamic state and that they are wrong. —— robustly. islamic state and that they are wrong. -- robustly. a lot

a short time ago i spoke to the bbc‘s david willis in washington for the latest.se, clearly affro nted by the behaviour of sally yates, her writing to thejustice department lawyers to basically say that they shouldn't be defending challenges to the donald trump executive order in court, because she's not convinced that it's lawful, that met by swift sacking on the part of the trump administration. and they issued a statement in the last few minutes, saying the acting attorney—general, sally yates, has betrayed the department ofjustice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the united states. and the statement goes on to say, this order was approved, as to form and legality, by the department ofjustice office of legal counsel. i mean, what all this basically conjures up is the thought that, had they waited just a few days before introducing this executive order then, presumably, jeff sessions, the alabama senator who is donald trump's pick for attorney—general, would have been in place, and they would have avoided some more damagin

our correspondent david willis is in washington.t seems as if we are starting to see a ground swell, there is a ripple effect to this executive order that was signed yesterday. people are being banned from travelling. there are definite actions taking place. it seems that way. we are told that unofficial from the department of homeland security, gillian kristiansen has confirmed, in an e—mail apparently to the reuters news agency, that this ban announced last night here by donald trump does extend to green ca rd by donald trump does extend to green card holders, those are people with a legal permanent residency in the united states. this could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of people from countries on that list. these are people already here in the united states who, perhaps, have left, students who, perhaps, have left, students who have gone home for winter break may not be able to get back, because of this ban. at least one immigrant advisory group is basically urging people to not leave the united states if they are her

our correspondent david willis is in washington.eaction has been to this move by president trump, particularly in republican circles? the democrats were very swift to condemn this. one spokesman said they would—be cheers coming down the statue of liberty. one of the central planks of america, it's openness to immigrant people has been trampled upon, as he saw it. other groups have condemned this measure as well and they are urging those who argue on green cards to not leave the united states for fear that if they do so they may not be allowed back. the administration is saying that green card holders from those seven nations on the list will be cleared on a case—by—case basis if they seek to come back. but clearly those who were out of the country when that order was signed last night by president trump now find themselves effectively in a sort of legal limbo. david, we can see some pictures right now of some protests that are going on outside jfk airport. a fairly sizeable crowd of people, clearly very unhappy with the executive or

let's stay with that story: i got the latest details on the ban from our correspondent david willis in not apply to people coming in with paperwork. those in other owrds who have green cards will be allowed in, they say. the white house issued a statement a few hours ago basically saying that this is not a muslim ban — it has been characterised by some as such. it is all about keeping our country safe and eradicating the concept, the prospect of a terrorist attack. donald trump, of course, has been criticised by some in his own party. senatorjohn mccain, senator lindsey graham earlier describing it as a self—inflicted wound, as they put it, this executive order in the fight against terrorism. mr trump for his part is hitting back on twitter saying they are wrong and that they are weak on immigration, they should be directing their attention in the fight against isis. we saw some legal challanges this past weekend and if that's anything to go by, this next week could be full of legal challenges as the experts try to figure out where this travel ban fits within the american constitution?

earlier, our correspondent david willis explained more about the proposals.uguration address to, as he put it, eradicate islamic terrorism from the face of the earth. he has now signed an executive order banning refugees from the country, indefinitely in the case of those from syria, temporarily in the case of those from other places. mr trump believes that terrorists often pose as refugees in order to get access to the country. he wants only people allowed in who support america and who love its people. he also announced plans for a temporary ban on the issuing of visas to citizens from seven majority muslim countries, countries that have been linked to terrorism. reaction has been swift. the senate minority leader chuck schumer described it as discriminatory and unconstitutional. he said that tears would be running down the cheeks of the statue of liberty. america's grand tradition of welcoming immigrants, he said, had been stomped upon with these measures. president trump's ban on syrian refugees entering the us followed his meeting with theresa may in was

a number of predominantly muslim countries. 0pponents have reacted with alarm to the plans, as david willis from washington. we're going to have our borders nice and strong. we're going to build a wall. build a wall. build a wall! we have to build the wall, folks. it was the soundtrack to donald trump's unorthodox campaign for president — a call to build a wall along america's southern border with mexico. now he seems set to press ahead with measures he believes are vital to stemming the illegal flow of immigrants into the united states. the president on his twitter account said simply: he's vowed to make mexico pay for it what's more, although the mexican government has refused to do so. translation: we recognise that the united states has a right to build the wall, even though we don't like it. but it's another thing to get a neighbouring country to pay for its construction. we have said many times that this is unacceptable. it's the clear position of the mexican government and the mexican people. later in the week, to round off a busy start to his presidency, mr trump is expected to sign

david willis is in washington. thanks forjoining us. you to talk about this once more. how worrying a start is this for the media, particularly in the states, and the new administration? there is normally a honeymoon period with an incoming administration, but we barely had time to consummate the marriage with this one before anybody gets cosy. just look at the way sean spicer came out yesterday, all guns blazing, basically giving that five—minute very angry statement he read from prepared notes and then turned on his heel and refuse take any questions. this is the way clearly that the trump administration is going to deal with the fourth estate. they will hold us accountable, they say. what that actually means is presumably an extraordinarily fractious relationship that is going to be in stark contrast to what we've been used to over the last eight years under 0racle bummer. —— under barack 0bama. sean spicer, the communications chief, laid out his stall, and this is not going to be a right for the faint of heart. it will be a all righ

earlier i spoke to our north america correspondent david willis.cklash against president trump, so early in his presidency, is unprecedented. i have to say there is normally of course a honeymoon period with an incoming administration but we barely had time to consummate the marriage of this one before anyone gets cosy with anybody else because just look at the way shaun spicer came out yesterday, all guns blazing, basically giving that five minutes very terse and angry statement, he read from prepared notes and then turned on his heel and riff fees to take any questions. this is the way clearly that the trump administration is going to deal with the fourth estates. they will hold us accountable they say. what that actually means is presumably an extraordinary the fractious relationship that is going to be in stark contrast to what we have been used to over the last eight years under barack obama. late out the store yesterday sean spicer, the new white house communications chief, this is not going to be a ride i think for the faint of heart. it'll

david willis, bbc news, washington.ng to fox news in his second interviews is becoming president, donald trump said he would be strong on trade deals with other countries to ensure they work for america. on trade deals with other countries to ensure they work for american the deal doesn't work out, we terminate the deal. when you get into the mosh pit with all these countries together you can't get out of the deal. you take the lowest nominator, in other words you have countries that don't treat as well, they are in there, we want to deal with the ones that treat us well and if they don't treat us well we give them a 30 day notice of termination and then they come back and they wa nt to and then they come back and they want to negotiate during that 30 days and we get a better deal. we don't get good deals any more. you almost wonder who gets these deals, how does it happen? we are going to make great trade deals, were going to bring backjobs, were going to have strong military, were going to drew great. let's talk to ca

david willis, bbc news, washington.mp has also re—ignited a major environmental dispute in the united states. he's used executive orders to sign into action moves to re—launch projects to build controversial oil pipelines in north dakota and nebraska. protests against the plans have already begun with demonstrations in new york and washington. the president has also reportedly banned staff at america's environmental protection agency from posting on social media. while a series of tweets on climate change from the twitter account of the badlands national park in south dakota have been deleted. meanwhile, the new administration's war of words with the us media shows no sign of fading away. keith doyle is here. the relationship is not getting any better? we have seen the spats overnight in the white house briefing room. president trump has been accused of spending a lot of time on issues which are non core issues. we had the row with the alternative facts about the size of the inauguration. now he's repeating the inaugura

here's our washington correspondent, david willis. america be set for a return to the interrogation methods of old? a draft executive order suggests its commander—in—chief could be preparing to return to the dark days of waterboarding, by reopening the so—called black site secret prisons operated by the cia. in his first tv interview since becoming president, donald trump made clear he is considering scrapping an order by his predecessor that terrorist suspects be treated in accordance with international law. "torture works", the president declared. when they're chopping off the heads of our people and other people, when they're chopping off the heads of people because they happen to be a christian in the middle east, when isis is doing things that nobody has ever heard of since mediaeval times, would i feel strongly about water boarding? as far as i'm concerned, we have to fight fire with fire. reports suggest mr trump is also due to announce plans to close america's borders to refugees, for a period at least, and implement tougher v

a number of predominantly muslim countries. 0pponents have reacted with alarm to the plans, as david willists from washington. we're going to have our borders nice and strong. we're going to build a wall. build a wall. build a wall! we have to build the wall, folks. it was the soundtrack to donald trump's unorthodox campaign for president — a call to build a wall along america's southern border with mexico. now he seems set to press ahead with measures he believes are vital to stemming the illegal flow of immigrants into the united states. the president on his twitter account said simply: "big day planned on national security tomorrow. "among many other things, we will build the wall." he's vowed to make mexico pay for it what's more, although the mexican government has refused to do so. translation: we recognise that the united states has a right to build the wall, even though we don't like it. but it's another thing to get a neighbouring country to pay for its construction. we have said many times that this is unacceptable. it's the clear position of the mexican government and the mexican