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finding would be very problematic if it stuck over the long term trial. >> we have attorney general bob ferguson of washington state still with us and mr. ferguson, it was your solicitor general, noah purcell, who made a great point to me which was anything that facially looks constitutional and proper can be rendered unconstitutional if the intent is bad. for instance, a law in a municipality that you have to shovel the sidewalk on saturday morning is fine. but if it was done because they don't want jewish people to live in the municipality then that doesn't pass constitutional muster. did the president just hurt his own case in the last 20 minutes? >> i think that's entirely possible, chris, and throughout this litigation both the president and some of his key advisers like mayor giuliani and mr. miller are hurting his case in the way they speak about it. one thing i want to point out listening to the president's comments is he talked about how this decision from the judge in hawaii and the judges in our case show weakness for america. it's exactly the opposite, chris. these decisions show the

tonight washington attorney general bob ferguson says he believes that same ruling that stopped the first version of the ban should still apply to the second version of the ban because it is basically the same ban, basically the same policy. you can hear that argument from him in person right now because he's about to be a guest on "the lard word" with ari melber. that does it tonight. now it's time for "the last word" with ari melber. >> donald trump facing three lawsuits on the travel band and on one of his controversial hotels. the attorney general who dealt the administration its first big loss is going up against the administration again. republicans worried that donald trump who says he loves wikileaks isn't showing any love to the cia after it was hand by wikileaks. >> welcome to the wikileaks press conference on the cia. the central intelligence agency lost control of its entire cyber weapons arsenal. >> i love reading those wikis. >> i think you have to assume this is purposely timed. >> the cloud of russia continues to darken over this white house. >> fbi director jim comey met

challenge to the president's executive order, this one from an attorney general who forced the first travel ban to be halted. bob fergusonenges to the travel ban, joins me now. mr. attorney general, welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me, chuck. >> let me start with what changed your mind about the second order? when it first came out you immediately thought they had made enough changes to essentially clear court challenges. what changed your mind? >> i never came to that conclusion. we held a press conference to say we were looking at it. i recognized that there were significant changes, improvements to the revised order. no longer applies to graeen car holders or those with visas. after 48 hours we decid there were still significant aspects that essentially remained the same as you heard from mr. miller. >> a big part of this judge's ruling was not based on the order itself but was based on rhetoric, essentially, from either the president's staff, the president himself as a candidate or some of his advisers. you know, is that -- is that what judges should look at? i understand intent, you know. some of this ca

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. >> reporter: washington state attorney general bob ferguson led the charge that brought president trump'sst travel ban to a grinding halt. >> look, the original executive order was keystone cops. it was. and that's reflected in the chaos that was created at airports all around our country that your viewers saw day after day. >> reporter: the new executive order will ban travel from six countries instead of seven, and it will no longer affect current visa holders. but on thursday, ferguson told a judge, the new order is the "same basic policies in a new form, "and that the judge's restraining order should still apply. >> president does not get to decide if a new executive order is different enough. the court decides that. >> reporter: but the justice department and attorney general jeff sessions have not wavered. >> the executive is empowered under the constitution 7 and by congress to make national security judgments and to enforce our immigration policies in order to safeguard the american public. >> reporter: top prosecutors from around the country still disagree, and earlier this week,

just hearing from the washington state attorney general, bob ferguson, he said that it is time that donaldnot so fast. he says it is still unconstitutional because it is still unconstitutional because it is still a muslim ban. he quoted the president's words back at him from during the campaign trail. he says he will be speaking to a number of employers from xpedia to amazon who says it will adversely affect their companies, and policies and universities, if people from these countries are not allowed in. the white house says it is confident that this ban in its current form will stand up to legal interpretation, to legal talent. now, the changes, let's look at the changes, current visa holders are allowed in. if you are a refugee that has already been passed by the state department, he will be allowed in. after that there is a 90 day ban. iraq is no longer on the list. however, iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen are still on the list. and the band also does not mention the religion of those who will be allowed in —— ban. previously critics have argued that it would favour christ

panel in the ninth circuit ruled in favor of a suit that was put by washington state attorney general bob fergusonbasically knocked down his first attempt at the travel ban. it was discriminatory plain and simple. rather than pushing and fighting towards the supreme court, they revised the travel ban and put it forth again. it was met immediately with another suit this time by the hawaii state attorney general who basically suit on the same front, calling it discriminatory. they won again a few hours before it was set to go into effect on march 16. those are two for four and have -- two for two stymied the president. the president certainly has some self-inflicted wounds in the first two months in office. the victories the democrats have been able to notch against him have come from these unified state attorney generals who are democrats. carol: let's talk about that coordination among the democratic ag's. there is coordination at play. >> that's right. this was the annual meeting of all state attorneys generals in washington at the ritz carlton. the agenda is warring and did not mention trump, bu

panel in the ninth circuit ruled in favor of a suit that was put by washington state attorney general bob fergusonhat was joined by a whole bunch of other ag's, that knocked down his first attempt at the travel ban. so that was discriminatory, plain and simple. the president rather than pushing and fighting the supreme court, took a step back, revised the travel ban, if you like -- weeks later put it forth again. it got met immediately with theher suit, this time by hawaii state attorney general who sued on the same front, calling it discriminatory. they won again a few hours before a set to go into effect on march 15. that was a temporary ban. those are 242 really. they have stymied the president. as much as the president has some self-inflicted wounds, think that is fair to say in the first two months of office, the victories that immigrants have been able to match against him have all come from these unified state attorney general's who are democrats. >> for stock about the democratic ag unification. there is a coordinated effort underway. he spelled that well in the story, where you can see th

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joined state of washington attorney general bob ferguson's lawsuit. two suits very similar. same relief requested. and fact that judge in hawaii grant granted nationwide relief is good. we're pleased. what we were asking for. i think probably see the case move up to ninth circuit from there instead of other district courts rule on the same issues and motion. >> let's get to maryland's case against the travel ban. before a court. what does this mean for your case? >> i think it's good for our case. judge watson has given relief to hawaii and rest of the country that we've been asking for with state of washington, california, new york, massachusetts. we have achieved what we want to achieved through the good work of attorney general doug chen in hawaii. >> discuss now, speaking with jessica schneider and stephanie elam and mark preston. president is angered by the defeat of the ban. insists it's judicial overreach to block it. and this ban is essential to protect americans. what is your response to that? >> the -- i think what you've got here is a great example of executive ov

attorney general, bob ferguson says the burden of proof is on the white house. >> the president or anyonewho is subject to any injunction cannot simply repackage it and away and saint now we are clear of. that's up to the court to decid decide. >> if the demonstration argues the second travel ban is substantially different, green card and visa holders are not affected. iraq has been taken off the list, there is no preference of religion, many believed that he will make the justice department respond. they'll make the start of a travel ban which is set for march 16th, that's all part of the larger democratic game plan. >> there definitely is coordination, not any sort of nefarious way. the secretary-general's of the united states to talk about this, do strategize. >> one important footnote, judge robert is the one who president trump tweeted was a "so-called judge" when he ruled against in the first go around. he has to make nice this time. >> melissa: much more to this story, thank you. >> jon: i had, and our second hour of happening now, the u.s. claims to add more fire in the fight agai

now washington state attorney general bob ferguson joined by asking james robart to continue it. >> containsy of the same legal weaknesses as the first and reinstates some of the identical policies as the original. speak with the revised executive order shuts down the u.s. refugee program and bars new viy muslim countries including smaller, iran, syria, libya, sudan, and yemen. hawaii has also launched its own lawsuit and in so doing cited stephen miller, telling fox news, "in terms of protecting the country, those basic policies are still going to be in effect" ." >> i think we feel very comfortable that the executive order that was crafted is consistent and we're going to go forward on it. >> the trump administration says the old executive order will be revoked once the new order goes into effect on march 16th unless, of course, it judge brock said. >> sandra: trace gallagher, thank you for that report. thanks to all of you for watching and let me know your thoughts on this show. i am sandra smith, and we'll be back here tomorrow night at 7:00 eastern time. ♪ >> tom: welcome to "red eye,"

our attorney general bob ferguson has a great work and is looking at our options right now to see whatdo. file suitsaw hawaii today to block in action of the slate's executive order. is that something you are weighing? gov. inslee: it is a possibility. we are looking at those options. we are talking with some of our business is right now and our universities because, as you know, we had standing to bring a lawsuit because this would degrade the ability of our businesses to sell our products overseas, to bring researchers or universities. we were able to get an hiv researcher and of this country because we beat the president in court. we are evaluating that and we were going to make the right decision. one way or another we do not agree with this even existing proposal. it is unfortunately in keeping with the president's express intent to have a muslim ban. we know that was the intention to begin with. they tried to dress it up, but whether or not there is litigation, i don't believe this could -- this is good policy. it is not with the historic compassion and strength of this nation to

general ferguson won the huge ruling against the first version of the muslim ban that resulted in it being stopped dead in the ninth circuit u.s. court of appeals. tonight washington attorney general bob ferguson says he believes that same ruling that stopped the first version of the ban should still apply to the second version of the ban because it is basically the same ban, basically the same policy. you can hear that argument from him in person right now because he's about to be a guest on "the lard word" with ari melber. that does it tonight. now it's time for "the last word" with ari melber. "first look" is up next. >>> this morning the gop's obamacare replacement plan has cleared more procedural hurdles, but house speaker paul ryan is rallying support for the legislation. >>> and a quick-hitting snowstorm is hitting parts of the northeast from pittsburgh to providence. millions of americans are under a winter weather advisory or winter storm warning. >>> and new overnight, protests turn deadly in south korea after the country's first female president was removed from power amid corruption allegations. two of her supporters were killed in clashes with police. >>> good mornin

washington state attorney general bob ferguson, who successfully challenged the first order, spoke thisernoon in seattle. >> chaos it inflicted around our country you all saw it wasn't right and that went to the certainly hope they take way numerous lessons but if they don't they should certainly expect us challenging executive orders. >> brown: for now, pending court action, the new order is set to take effect march 16th. >> yang: in the day's other news, the u.s. supreme court said it won't hear a case on transgender bathroom use in public schools after all. a lower court had ruled in favor of a virginia teenager who wanted access to the boys' bathroom. since then, the trump administration rolled back federal guidelines supporting that stance. today's action sends the case back to the lower court for further review. in a separate case, the high court ruled that ferreting out racial bias can override the sanctity of jury deliberations. the justices ruled 5 to 3 for a man convicted on sex charges in colorado. he argued that a juror's anti- mexican comments tainted h trial. he can now se

let's go to the attorney general bob ferguson. should the restraining order on the previous order apply to the new one? this white house sought to bulletproof it by taking out the things that the judge objected to. >> thanks for having me on. the short answer is that two key provisions that is the refugee ban and the six-nation ban. if you compare the original with the revised one, the language is virtually identical. the new ban narrowed the scope of the people impacted, those provisions are still in place and negatively impact the people of my state. our view is that the restraining order issued by the judge is still in place and applies to the new executive order. >> will you have some of the same businesses backing you up as you had the first time? >> it's premature to say. we are in touch with businesses like expedia and amazon and other companies who are instrumental and talking to our colleges and universities. things are fluid and happening quickly. our plan is you will see a similar argument from us and if we have another

fatal floridas, th flaws, and that argument goes sitecide by side with ours, we appreciate general bob ferguson in washington, ellen rosenbloom in oregon. those states are stepping up to fight against this. >> your legal stuff in hawaii, going to take a look at the case. douglas chan attorney general for the state of hawaii. thank you for being with us. >>> back to our breaking news, we have received a new statement from the fired u.s. attorney, preet bharara. he said today i was fired from my position for the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. serving my country will be the greatable honor of my professional life. one haul marc of justice is absolute independence, and that was my touchstone every day that i served. i want to thank the amazing people of the southern district of new york, the greatest public servants in the world. for everything they do each day in pursuit of justice, they will continue to do the great work of the office under the leadership of june h. kin, the current deputy u.s. attorney who will serve as acting u.s. attorney. we'll have more on that straight

general ferguson won the huge ruling against the first version of the muslim ban that resulted in it being stopped dead in the ninth circuit u.s. court of appeals. tonight washington attorney general bobsays he believes that same ruling that stopped the first version of the ban should still apply to the second version of the ban because it is basically the same ban, basically the same policy. you can hear that argument from him in person right now because he's about to be a guest on "the lard word" with ari melber. that does it tonight. now it's time for "the last word" with ari melber. >> donald trump facing three lawsuits on the travel band and on one of his controversial hotels. the attorney general who dealt the administration its first big loss is going up against the administration again. republicans worried that donald trump who says he loves wikileaks isn't showing any love to the cia after it was hand by wikileaks. >> welcome to the wikileaks press conference on the cia.

today, the state attorney general, bob ferguson, said he'll ask a federal judge to apply the same restraining order to the revised version. arrests for illegal crossings at the mexican border are down 44% since president trump took office. the homeland security department reports that in february, about 23,500 people were arrested trying to cross the border illegally. that was down from 42,500 arrested at the border in january. secretary john kelly says it's due to the president's moves to crack down on illegal immigration. the u.s. military has reviewed a january raid in yemen that killed a navy seal and found no failings of judgment or decision making. that word today from army general joseph votel, the top u.s. commander in the middle east. he also told a senate hearing that investigators believe four to 12 civilians died in the raid. at that same senate hearing, general votel warned it will take more american troops to win the 15-year war in afghanistan. he said afghan units need more training and support. just yesterday, islamic state attackers killed at least 31 people at a hospital in

going on right now in other parts of the country, and i really have to salute and appreciate general bob fergusonwashington state, eric sneiderman in new york, laura healey in massachusetts, ellen rosenberg in maryland -- >> right. they all just joined. so, there are some other lawsuits that are happening and we'll see. i mean, ultimately the courts going to decide this issue, but certainly from hawaii's standpoint we have to speak up. >> mr. attorney general doug chin of hawaii. thank you, sir. >> great. thank you. >> you bet. >>> still following breaking news -- u.s. attorney preet bharara has been fired from the justice department after he refused to step down. this coming as attorney general jeff sessions asked 46 u.s. attorneys across the country from the obama era to resign. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. a 401(k) is the most sound way to go. let's talk as

juan: on mononday, washington state attorney general bob ferguson who sued over the first executive order held a press conference to address questions about t the new executive order. officiallyident was -- he knew he would lose again. the original executive order, to be blunt, was illegal and unconstitutional. the fact they have taken a month since judge report issued is original decision to complete a revised executive order speaks fall yams about t the constitutionality of that origininal executive order.. juan: your response to his comments? >> i think it is certainly true this version of the executive order is much more carefully drafted than the first version. the first one was such an obvious overreach by reaching out to get green card holders, people who had lived in this country for 10, 12 years, have their lives over here, or people who were students here on a student v visa studying at universities such as washington state. there is definitely a narrowing of the order. theit still leaves in place fundamental discrimination, which is that it assumes nationality is a proxy for re

let's talk to attorney general bob ferguson, great to see you again.ld the previous order apply, as well as the new one, because basically they took out some of the things the judge objected to? >> yeah, thank you for having me on, anderson, and the short answer is that two of the key provisions of the travel ban, that is the refugee ban and now the six-nation ban, if you compare the original executive order with the revised one the language is almost identical. so as a result while the new ban has narrowed the scope of people impacted by it, those provisions are still in place and negatively impact the people of my state. therefore the feeling that the order is still in place and applies to the new executive order. >> so will you have some of the same businesses backing you up as you had the first time? >> yeah, it's premature to say, we're obviously in touch with businesses like expedia and amazon. we're also talking to our universities, things are pretty fluid, you will see arguments from us, if we have another hearing. >> are you arguing this is a

earlier on msnbc, attorney general bob ferguson said the restraining order his state obtained on then should remain in effect. >> what we're asking the court to do is simply leave in place the existing temporary restraining order, that injection that is currently in place right now. we're asking that to be held and applied to the current executive order as well. >> the president's new executive order includes six countries, including iran. according to estimates, nearly 1 million iranis live in the united states. for more, i want to bring in my colleague cal perry, for those in los angeles who are feeling the impact of trump's executive order. you've been talking to iranians. what are you hearing? >> reporter: you mentioned it. a million live in the u.s., about half live here in los angeles, which is why you have signs like this and the nickname tehr tehrangeles. we've been you can talking to the community, the one thing that united sh in our story was the travel ban. >> can you hear me, nicholas. >> reporter: naveed is a veteran actor. >> the land of opportunity, can you achieve, ca

sends his best to mayor lee, he said he'd like to stop by the port and say hi to attorney general bob ferguson, he took on the trump m*irns ration on the travel ban, he went up to the federal district cart up to washington state and came to the 9th district court and was victorious, he is still prepared if he has to go to the supreme court to defend that travel down up in washington state, i've known bob for a long time, i think he has a great career in politics if he should chooses. and i flew back to san francisco on tuesday the 21, i had a special guest here, united states senator angus king of main, he's an independent, he and susan collins are the two u.s. senators for maine, senator king was a two term governor, he joined elaine and byron and myself and naublt and the labor council for breakfast, he worked with senator fine tien stein in the u.s. senate and myself and byron took the senator out to a tour of the bay, he was impressed with what the port is doing here, he works closely with the port in maine and is supportive of some of the issues we have, i think elaine gave a good explain

sends his best to mayor lee, he said he'd like to stop by the port and say hi to attorney general bob ferguson took on the trump m*irns ration on the travel ban, he went up to the federal district cart up to washington state and came to the 9th district court and was victorious, he is still prepared if he has to go to the supreme court to defend that travel down up in washington state, i've known bob for a long time, i think he has a great career in politics if he should chooses. and i flew back to san francisco on tuesday the 21, i had a special guest here, united states senator angus king of main, he's an independent, he and susan collins are the two u.s. senators for maine, senator king was a two term governor, he joined elaine and byron and myself and naublt and the labor council for breakfast, he worked with senator fine tien stein in the u.s. senate and myself and byron took the senator out to a tour of the bay, he was impressed with what the port is doing here, he works closely with the port in maine and is supportive of some of the issues we have, i think elaine gave a good explain nat

washington's attorney general says the same objections apply. ttorney general, washington:> "i am asking judge robart...to affirm that the injuction we obtained last month continues to be in effect and prevents implementation of core provisions of president trump's illegal and unconstitutional travel ban." at the white house, press secretary sean spicer says he's confident the new ban will win court approval. "we feel very confident in how that was crafted and the input that was given. (steve) a bizarre discovery at a philadelhia construction site. where crews unearthed dozens of coffins. some with fully intact remains. it turns out the site was a burial ground dating back to 1707. all the remains were supposedly removed and moved. but as construction workers began work on an apartment building...it became apparent they some weren't removed. (steve) let's take a live look outside right now. at the golden gate bridge. warm weather very much like spring out there today. (catherine) a nice break from the stor