>> more preparation time especially when it goes to the treatment of green card holders. i just got and i'm sure our ryan did and might have been there. there is a briefing of reporters at the white house today and here's what's interesting because one of the story lines is that this was unfolded in an organized way and they're thanking the state and homeland security for the conversation to the officials about the executive order for many weeks but i think this green card issue and forgive me for looking down because i am reading the pool report. these green card holders in the united states will have to meet with a counselor officer before meeting the country. so this is something that is a surprise because i don't know if we necessarily took the discussion about refugees being allowed in the country to be extended, frederica, to people here illegally with the green card. >> okay. hold tight, ryan and lynn. thanks so much and get some reaction from the middle east. cnn international correspondent nick paton walsh is in beirut for us. looks like we're having a problem wi

is it all visa holders? what about those with green cards?rmation from egypt air there are exceptions. they say green card holders in the countries, sudan, yemen, iraq, iran, syria, somalia, libya, will be allied to board their various flights, as well as diplomatic passport holders and government officials. people in those narrow defiant categories should be able to board their flights, but the gentleman we spoke to make the point that he and his family had been through a rigorous two—year long vetting process. he said one entire year was spent on background checks of not only him, his family, his friends, everybody he was in contact with. he said this suggests that donald trump does not trust his own officials, does not trust those involved in that process. he and his wife both gave up theirjobs in anticipation of beginning a new life in the united states. they sold their car, their home, although furniture. they shut down their lives in iraq. today they are back in iraq having to rely on the generosity of family, having had to move in and

the same eric holder that until recently was the u.s.orney general for democratic president barack obama. larry gerston joins us now to break down the event. larry, what does someone like eric holder and his skill set bring to the state of california? >> that's a good question. you're not only asking but lots of other people are asking it too. you know, the state already has a small permanent lobbying staff in washington, d.c. and in addition, california's public university local government, water and power agencies, various business sectors, unions, all have lobbyists protecting their california interests in washington, d.c. so we can say the state is well represented already. >> and yet, the state legislature has hired eric holder, i'm reading it, $25,000 per month for at least three months. that breaks down to an hourly rate that exceeds $600 an hour. what is it that holder can do for the state that all of these other groups. organizations, lobbyists cannot do? >> that depends on who you ask. you know, with our huge majorities in the

holders from those seven countries. those two things don't compute. >> it computes, chuck, because there is discretionary authority that a customs and border patrol agent has when they suspect that someone is up to no good that's traveling back and forth to libya or yemen. i'm not suggesting it's in the order, i'm suggesting that at every level in an airport, a customs and border patrol agent has the authority to use their discussion to ask questions. that's all we're talking about. we're off on a tangent that has nothing to do with the executive order. >> let me ask about the executive order because the country has chosen, and i know you say these are countries caudified by congress, chose bin the obama administration. but here's what i'm confused about. when you look at those folks who have committed terrorist acts in these countries, killed americans, pakistan, saudi arabia and egypt, you've had more terrorists come from those three countries than any of the seven that you have. in fact, in the case of saudi arabia,

he called itan reduced passport holders. by which anyone with a british passport, including dual nationals, even if they were flying from one of the seven named countries would not face any restrictions at all. i don't think really that satisfied the disquiet among many mps. but mrjohnson's view was the fact that he had managed to secure a deal, he said, underlined the benefit of theresa may trying to forge those close ties with donald trump. we have an invention for uk passport holders, where the dual nationals or otherwise. and i think most fair—minded people would say that actually showed the advantages of working closely with the trump administration, the advantage of having a relationship that enables us having a relationship that enables us to get our point across, and to get the vital protections for uk passport holders that they need. and i may say that the approach taken by the party opposite, pointlessly to demonise the trump administration would have achieved the very opposite. from the labour side there has been

it sounds like a lot of what they're talking about with eric holder will be the same kind of thing at the department of justice.>>reporter: while the democratic leadership says hiring holder should not be viewed as a preemptive strike, it is hard to see it any other way. >> this is really a call to arms and supercharges the narrative that california is preparing for legal and political warfare with the incoming administration. >>> still to come, schools considering raising tuition for the first time in six years. details on the plant unveiled that will affect tens of thousands of students. >>> it is like the super bowl for techies, a look at some of the impressive displays at this year's consumer electronic show. it's beautiful. was it a hard place to get to? (laughs) it wasn't too bad. with the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks in a snap. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. >>> the university of california proposed its first tuition hike in six years. under the plan tuition for in- state students would increase to

you say it doesn't affect green card holders moving forward, but you said it does impact green card holders from those seven countries. those two things don't compute. >> no, it computes, chuck, because there's discretionary authority that a customs and border patrol agent has when they suspect that someone is up to no good that's traveling back and forth to libya or yemen. i'm not suggesting it's in the order. i'm suggesting that at every level in an airport a customs and border patrol agent has the authority to use their discretion to ask questions. we're off on a tangent that has nothing to do with the executive order. >> let me ask about the executive order because the country's chosen and i know you say these were countries codified by congress and chosen by the obama administration, but here's what i'm confused about when you look at those folks who have committed terrorist acts in this country, killed americans, pakistan, saudi arabia and egypt. you've had more terrorists come from those three countries than any of the seven that you have. in fact, in the case of saudi arabia, more h

eric holder and his new role, a new role for the former attorney general.shington post" article here, california hires holdener preparation for legal battles incoming president. they say the legislative leaders hired former attorney general to advise them on how to do legal battle with president-elect donald trump. to come outile move of resistance among cities and policies the expected of the incoming administration. the "washington post" writes backlash is in cohate with smattering of democratic mayers, others vowing to buck the trump administration on issues, including immigration change.ate they write, california, which has been in the vanguard of politics and democrat hillary clinton beat trump by 4 million votes, is taking the aggressive stance. enate leader kevin deleon and anthony randone, both democrats, aid holder will serve as outside council to the legislature and advise in to "resist to "resist attempts roll back progress california has made," read more at washingtonpost.com. rory is up next, polo, illinois. caller: the a.c.a., they tried to pu

old holder as the was a y general, that horrible mistake.ric holder, now, i understand $300,000 a year from fightate of california to the law. host: okay. ne of the other things that came out recently, mr. holder will be working on redistricting his s, as well as post-white house career. improved.ays relations hi. caller: i think relations have improved, however, there are anti-african american, however you want to people that still want to not see improvement done, those are people in congress and like the gentleman that was just on the phone there have race relations improved and he loved martin luther king, but didn't like obama brought in eric holder and had al sharpton in the white house, that is something that shouldn't, he shouldn't have said, i mean, because what was wrong with that? eric holder is doing what he's supposed to do. happened here. american people voted against their own interest when they voted donald trump in because think that the -- president obama hasn't done anything when the republican congress that had stifled an

>> oh, yeah, we need a bible holder. who wants to be the bible holder? >> pastor's kid. >> you're over here. you are the holder of the bible. >> i know. [inaudible conversations] >> hi, guys, how you doing? >> right hand like . is everybody ready? >> yes, sir. thank you. >> speaker, thank you. one of the last ones. >> my face is about to fall off. [laughter] smiled all day. has the bible arrived yet? >> [inaudible] >> they said he's on the second floor. [inaudible conversations] [laughter] >> here he is. he's running. there he is. >> there he is. [inaudible conversations] >> you've got to come up a little bit farther. >> okay. >> but i feel like i'm blocking you. >> is that it? >> yeah, i just don't want to -- >> left hand, right hand up. sort of face this way. [inaudible conversations] >> am i blocking your face? here, let me go like this. [inaudible conversations] >> if you can't see the camera, it can't see you, okay? >> everyone look right here. turn in the back, lean in. there you go. >> good? anybody over here? this took a while, we want to get thi

secondly, immigrant visa holders and nonimmigrant visa holders that are covered, they will be denied boarding before they board their aircraft and will be referred to the department of state for further process. another question that has come up is whether dual nationals are treated differently. travelers will be assessed at our border based on the passport they present. not any dual national status. so if you are a citizen of the united kingdom, you present your united kingdom passport, and the executive order does not apply to you upon arrival. i also want to talk a little bit about refugees. the executive order calls for refugees that were ready to travel where it would cause undue hardship, that they should be considered for waivers, we have done that in concert with our department of state colleagues, 872 refugees will be arriving this week. and will be processing them for ravers through the end of the week, and that is fully coordinated. as second kelly noted, we are responding immediately to any court orders, we did so quickly on friday night with the eastern district of new y

she's a sudanese green hard -- green card holder.ant to thank the head of the taxi workers alliance here in new york city. and thank you to omar jadwat, a lawyer with the aclu whose case brought the challenge and a federal judge's ruling to say the deportations from these airports, at least for now. when we come back, we will be joined by two congressmember's, jerrold nadler in new york as well we will be joined from .eattle by pramila jayapal and we're going to texas. what a state legislator did their demanding that muslim leaders a around the state answr a questionnaire about islam. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: as we continue to cover the protest over dodonald trum's executive order, let's turn to the protest in san francisco's international airport. >> my name is sarah shourd. we have been occupying this airport promised 36 hours -- for almost 36 hours. it has been women, young people, people of color. and a student

holder: all you got to do is mix those two fuels and you're going to have an explosion.e called back to base. they said, "we have a maintenance team coming out." a specialized unit, they called them the pts team. man: the difference between pts people and any other person on a missile site is, we get to play with fuel and oxidizer, and they don't. i loved pts. i loved my job. my major goal at that time was to be a pts team chief, and be the best pts team chief ever. man: when i arrived at little rock air force base, i would have been 19, yeah. ah, no, 18. my birthday is in march, so i would have been one month away from being 19. i think i was ready to take on the world at that point. i wanted to go out to the field and work on that titan ii missile. you know, we called it a bird, and i wanted to work on the birds, you know? (gas hissing) james sandaker: rocket fuel is extremely poisonous. we were always told if we could smell it, it was already too much. powell: oxidizer, when you breathe it, it turns to nitric acid. and you basically drown in your lungs if you breathe

he is a green card holder and was traveling back to the u.s. from iran. he said when he was boarding the plane, he saw people from iran who were holding visas turned away from the flight. he says he understands the concern. >> i can understand why the police and the security are so concerned about the green card holders. they want to be sure that people who are coming here are the right people, and i -- i have a safe feeling about it. >> he said he was held for three or four hours, but was treated very well. >> a show of force across the country as 16 attorneys general are condemning the travel restrictions. it includes those in d.c., maryland and virginia. they are pledging to make sure the federal government obeys the constitution saying that the temporary ban is un-american and unlawful. >>> backing the order. the republican is also running for governor and served on the trump campaign team. >> there's no bigotry here, there's no racism. what's going on is we're trying to work out a system where we can make sure that when we do -- when people do immigr

we have an exemption for uk passport holders, whether you're dual nationals or otherwise.hink most fair—minded people would say that that actually showed the advantages of working closely with the trump administration. the advantage of having a relationship that enables us to get our point across. without a thought to the context, on holocaust memorial day, president trump issued an executive order to ban those born in seven predominantly muslim countries from entering the usa. including, and i quote, those "bad dudes" who are actually the real victims of violence who are fleeing the conflict in syria. this action is inhumane, it's racist, and it's immoral. hear, hear! and i welcome the fact, mr speaker, that this house is now treating the threats posed by president trump with the seriousness that it deserves. i have already made my views about this. i don't see... it is up to members of the house of commons if they wish to exhaust the wells of outrage. the denunciation of this policy — i've made my position clear. i made it clear yesterday. i said it was wrong to... i sai

it didn't stop the actual immigration or detention of green card holders, for example. but i agree with rick. this is about ignorance. this ban is not just unjust and unwise, it's unamerican. ronald reagan said we're a shining city on a hill. that is noonger the case with this kind oorder. i also would say this isn't just immoral. this is not just wrong. this is dumb. this is making us weaker, as senator mccain said today, it's emboldening terrorists, making it harder for us to work with our muslim allies around the world and causing isis and al qaeda, giving them propaganda material to go out and recruit more terrorists not reduce terrorism. >> do you agree with that, that this is a propaganda tool to isis and the like? >> sure, they're terrific at propaganda, producing propaganda material all the time. i don't know that -- they can use things we do and lie about what we do in propaganda. that's what propaganda is. look, it's really inaccurate to call it a muslim ban. these are all muslim countries, correct. but there are other 40 countries that are not banned. i don't

permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker card or business card to the clerk. speaker cards and pens are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments. there are customer satisfaction forms available. if you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. this meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78. dvds are available to purchase directly from sfgovtv. thank you for your attention. we'll conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify and wish to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, please stand and say i do. please note: any of the members may speak without taking - do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >>

permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker card or business card to the clerk. the board welcomes your comments. there are customer satisfaction forms available. if you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. this meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78. dvds are available to purchase directly from sfgovtv. thank you for your attention. we'll conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify and wish to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, please stand and say i may speak without taking do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> okay. thank you. >> so item one on astounded calendar is general public comment this is a chance

we had called stake holders. these are air carriers and airports starting just a few hours after receiving the order so that they would understand how to operate. we also overnight on friday and saturday worked through the process to be able to waive travellers that were in transit or had sensitive cases that should be considered for a waiver in the national interest as executive order calls for. to put this in context, in the first 72 hours of the order one million travellers came through our borders via air. out of those travellers 500,000 of them were foreign nationals. the people affected by this order we denied boarding to 721 travellers that had visas from the affected countries, but we actually processed for waivers 1,060 lawful permanent residents of the united states as well as an additional 75 waivers granted to immigrant visa and non-immigrant visa holders. permanent residents, special immigrant visa holders are allowed to board they are flights and will be processed for a waiver upon arrival. again, w

citizenship or green card holders. they have a diminished expectation.rports, green card holders have the same diminishment unless they married an american citizen. they could get citizenship or five years later they can get citizenship based on employment. the bottom line is during this caretaker period of time, they are part of the arsenal of america. they know from no other flag. they pray whatever day of the week they want to. now they are in jeopardy. i believe this system was design ed but it wasn't designed in a way for us to take away the privileges of permanent residence. >> michael, when you look specifically at this order -- it's several pages. i would encourage people to take a look at it and educate themselves on what is in here. when you say it's not constitutional, what specific part are you pointing to? are you pointing to section three or the language about religion? what is it that you said is not going to pass? >> i think there are arguments to be made. obviously, the federal court judges that opined consistently that there were proble

even green card holders aren't exempt.order has caused confusion and panic among travellers with some people being turned back from us—bound flights. iran has described mr trump's order as an insult to the islamic world. it says that in response it'll ban americans from entering the country. alex forsyth reports. on lebanon's street the need is clear. here, one in every four people as a refugee who has fled war in neighbouring syria. some are desperate to return, others want to move on. now all i banned from the usa indefinitely, and refugees from anywhere suspended for four months. this transgender woman anywhere suspended for four months. this tra nsgender woman executed anywhere suspended for four months. this transgender woman executed in iraq, who fled to beirut, was in the process of being resettled in america. that press this, now, it seems, on hold. translation: the moment that i heard the news, my dreams were shattered. my the news, my dreams were shattered. my parents want to kill me. i am terrified they will fin

and whoever is a share holder has benefit in terms of share price.o i believe that share price is not a perfect indicator of performance right now. we have to look at transform 2019. that's where you see where the bank is going in the next few years. >> even if we see a tie up between gen rally, even if we see more consolidation, it doesn't mean that underlying problem for italian banks, that is a huge degree of nonconforming loans will get better anytime soon, will it? >> that's what european regulators said over the weekend. so italian banks should have something to do along the lines. they're working on it. there's a state guarantee of 20 billion and the bank is asking for 13 billion. the it problem is still big compared to what's happening in other european markets. but they have taken the right steps to get rid of it. it economy's not going to grow soon. so we will always have this problem anyway. the plan really works. if you look that strategic plan there's a lot of concern round taking care of risk and a very good opportunity to become or to

green card holders were swept up in this ban.artment of homeland security official has said that people holding green cards making them legal permanent u.s. residents were included in this executive order, even though there was confusion about that in the beginning. >> first of all, it might surprise people to know this. this has actually happened before under previous administrations, people who held green cards were sometimes detrained at airports. so it's -- however, it has never been done in such a blatant manner, in such an arbitrary manner and in a manner with so much confusion surrounding it. all the guidelines -- i'm telling you, even people who have been in immigration law for a long time are calling each other saying what exactly is happening, what are the guidelines. people need to remember because not everyone understands what a green card means. if you're a green card holder, h lprs, lawful permanent resident, you are subject to and protected by all the laws of the united states, from the constitution all the way dow

as a green holder as was originally interpreted. if they are legally in this country, can that person be barred from coming into this country? i'm guessing that in some areas it will give isis more propaganda. >> president trump responded on twitter writing the joint statement of former presidential candidates of john mccain and lindsey graham is wrong. they are sadly weak on immigration. the to senators should focus their energies on isis, and illegal immigration and border security instead of always looking to started world war iii. >>> and bob corker wrote, it is my hope that many of these programs will be reinstated. >>> now mitch mcconnell is also weighing in, though he was less critical of other fellow lawmakers. and paul ryan said, i support the refugee resettlement program and it's time to re-evaluate and strengthen the visa vetting process. president trump is doing everything right to make sure he knows who is entering our country. >> i'm not going to make a blanket statement on this effort. to extending the vetting process

now the white house is backing off of that saying that green card holders aren't affected. buzz there may be some extra questions for those coming in and they will still be allowed into this country. >> we've seen a lot of legal action over the last couple of days here. what's the impact of this going forward? >> more lawsuits actually. there's a lawsuit expected to be filed and that's going to challenge the entire executive order on the basis that it discriminates against the united states, but this new lawsuit is going to challenge the entire order. >> all right. live on capitol hill for us. >> all of the divisive issues so far, the ban has created a major split. some republicans condemning it, some supporting it. john mccain tweeted he fears the ban may -- when you factor out all the media hysteria, he's running for governor of virginia. the current govern nor also tweeting he's a democrat of course and he says i urge them to return the united states to its place as a beacon of hope for all. >>> it's 4:48 now. hollywood is also president trump's travel ban had this to sa

permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker card or business card to the clerk. have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the the board welcomes your comments. there are customer satisfaction forms available. if you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. this meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78. dvds are available to purchase directly from sfgovtv. thank you for your attention. we'll conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify and wish to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, please stand and say i raise your right hand and say i do after you've been you affirmed do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give will be the whole truth and

they're having directors and banks meet with share holders.mitting a record number of requests to keep their shoulder proposals off its proxy statement. >> you're considering a take over and officially been proposed to qb. a german newspaper reporteding that someone slouted an offer for 15 billion per share. >>> time for the top trending stories. the screen actors guild awards. and pebeating out the likes of "the crown." taking his moment to step out against a fear. many celebrities. also using the platform to smek out on a an executive order. but i don't know if you have the platform, maybe you should be using it to express your views. did they speak out in the same way. and certain bans and that's why people get ubset at it. at least this fwar. ing all delead to after it temporarily turned off escalators. angry uber users view the move as a way to undercut taxi drivers urging people to delete the uber app from their homes bp and later statement saying we're sorry. it was not meant to break up any striesz. especially last night. uberer had a

but as a usjudge issues a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees, demonstratorsrotest at airports across america. in yemen, us commandos are thought to have carreid out a raid killing at least 30 suspected al-qaeda fighters and civilians. roger federer breaks down in tears as he beats his long—standing rival rafael nadal to win the australian open. it's his 18th grand slam win and first title win for five years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, has condemned as "divisive and wrong" president trump's ban on refugees and citizens from seven mainly muslim countries. it comes as a judge in new york upheld a legal challenge aimed at stopping the deportation of people being detained under donald trump's new immigration policy. the american civil liberties union which filed the case estimates that hundreds of people are being detained at airports or in transit. president trump has denied that the measures are a ban on muslims and said that the plan was ‘working out nicely‘. his executive order halted the entire us refugee pro

those who have been let go are 392 green card holders. lawful residents. there is confusion about green cards this weekend. reince priebus contradicting himself on "meet the press." saying the travel ban does not affect green card holders and moments later saying it does. >>> the green card holders will get extra screening, but barring the criminal history. they will be allowed in. cnn learned the officials are discussing the possibility of asking foreign visits to disclose all social media web site and share cell phone contacts. those discussions are preliminary and how this will work is being sorted out. >>> and anger swirling around the statements made, president trump spoke out on the travel plan trying to calm things down. cnn's athena jones has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: good morning, john and alison. president trump responding to the criticism over the travel ban. issuing a statement. we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will protect our citizens and voters. he added this is not a muslim ban as t

passport holders they need. i may say the approach taken by the party opposite means to demonize the trump administration, it would achieve the very opposite. speaker, does the foreign secretary welcome the joint statement by senators john mccain and lindsey graham on expressing their fear that this executive order will be a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism? possibly what the interventions of senator mccain and senator graham shows this is a subject for lively debate on capitol hill as it is here in this house. i repeat -- this is something we do not support, not a policy we othersith and there are in the u.s. who do not agree. >> i think the foreign secretary for his statement. -- thank the foreign secretary for his statement, president trump issued an executive order ban people from seven predominantly muslim countries -- this action is inhumane and racist and immoral. i welcome the fact that this house is now taking this with the seriousness it deserves. we would like to pay to be at suppor

eric holder is the one who oversaw the most deportations in u.s.istory, and the california legislature is turning toward him to say we need to do something to help make sure there aren't deportations. there's plenty of irony. >> that's the point. >> briefly, kevin deleon, senate president, it's almost like -- the first person to tell me this was guy marzarati, producer at "the california report." it seemed he was saying governor jerry brown has his pick for attorney general, i have my pick for attorney general, and that's eric holder. that seemed to be the enthusiasm behind when deleon spoke earlier this week. it came off that way. >> and it's not just democratic lawmakers who are announcing bills on the issue of immigration this week. on the republican side, darrell issa of southern california, said he's got a bill to make it tougher to get h1b visas. >> the most interesting point, to watch the reaction in the united states, to watch the reaction in india. this is important to california. california's dented on tech, i.p. law, things coming out of

ajudge in the us issues a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees stranded at airports following president trump's executive order. downing street say theresa may does not agree with president trump's temporary refugee ban after she was criticised for not condemning it during her trip to turkey. what it was wrong to do was go over there and effectively roll over in there and effectively roll over in the face of a ban affecting people from predominantly muslim countries. the northern ireland secretaryjames brokenshire says inquiries into killings during the troubles are concentrating too much on the police and the army. a statue of diana princess of wales is to be built in kensington palace by her sons prince harry and the duke of cambridge. also in the next hour: two of the greats of modern tennis clash in the australian open final. so far it is even as rafael nadal and roger federer share the two opening sets. coming up: saving our lives but risking their own, we look at the junior doctors driving home after night shifts. ajudge in new york has upheld a legal challenge

green card holders will face secondary screening. this is a very aggressive solution to a problem critics say doesn't exist. >> that's correct. that is part of where a lot of the protests were coming from. that -- not as if it were clear and present danger, none of this would have stopped the administration as the reason for this new policy. we'll see this play out not just in the streets but in the courts. >> the idea of calling it a ban, the administration says that's not fair. let me play you a piece of sound that talks about preferencing christians. >> because it relates to persecuted christians do you see them as a priority here. >> yes. >> you do? >> yes, they have been horribly treated. if you were a christian in syria it was impossible, at least very, very tough to get into the united states. if you were a muslim you could come in and i thought it was very, very unfair. so we are going to help them. >> david as you know there's no question that christians are having a hard time in syria and elsewhere but if it's not targeted

>> we need a bible holder. who wants to be the bible holder? >> pastor's kid. >> you're over here. you are the holder of the bible. guys, how you doing? right hand like this. everybody ready? >> yes, sir. you're the last ones. my face is about to fall off. smiling all day. >> has the bible arrived yet? is he a 6 40 or a 6.4 40? >> here he is. he's running. >> how does it work? >> come up a little farther. i feel like i'm blocking you. you have to come over and flank me. i don't want to block anybody. left hand, sort of face this way. >> am i blocking your face? i'm sorry. if you can't see the camera, it can't see you, okay? >> everyone look right here. lean in. there you go. >> good? this took awhile. we want to get this right. >> all right! >> nice to meet you. >> happy new year to you. >> thank you, everybody. it's been amazing. >> how about right here? come on. it's a long day, i know. come on. one more. hang on. she's about to clap. are you the last one? >> we're the last ones. we're the last ones. >> i'm trying to do my part. trying to do my side of it. >> okay. >> nice seeing

green card holders and visa holders from the seven countries in the president's ban. the directive already being challenged on constitutional ground by lawyers for the detainnies and civil rights advocates. >> me and my family because i work with the us government. i support the u.s. go. on the other side of the world. why came their, they say no, a do something wrong. >> reporter: elected officials gathering outside jfk are calling for an end to the ban and showing support for the detained. >> this whole thing is shameful, obviously. these are people who are no threats to the united states. who have worked with the u.s. armed forces for years. who were given visas on those basis and they should be admitted. >> for the american people it is a sad day. this is not who we are. this is an affront to our american value. >> reporter: iran responded to the immigration order by instituting their own ban barring u.s. citizens from traveling to their country in retaliation, at jfk international airport, bryan llenas fox news. >>> a federal judge issued an emergency order out o

an iranian born green card holder says he was detained after getting off a cruiseship in ft. lauderdale. kenneth craig begins our coverage. >> reporter: at airports across the country, international travelers detained by authorities received a warm welcome as they stepped onto u.s. soil. for some, there were tears, like this iraqi woman who was reunited with her son. a u.s. army ranger after hours of uncertainty at jfk. ir >> i was born in tehran. they were asking for further information about that. >> reporter: their release comes after federal judges in several states worked through the night, halting portions of president trump's sweeping travel ban. the first lawsuit was filed quickly saturday on behalf of two iraqi men detained at jfk. federal rulings out of massachusetts, virginia, and washington state sided with challengers to the executive order. >> the white house could argue that these orders only apply to people who came in that first 24 hours, that chaotic time period immediately after the president's executive action, and that going forward, the law should still