we have one of the worst humanitarian crisis since world war ii. >> reporter: jennifer johnson t. news. >> when the ban was initially signed thousands descended on n therea airports to protest. the scene at sfo was more subdued. anything going on there today? >> reporter: that is the story, the lack of response at sfo. customs and border protection is telling me the plan will be implemented in a professional manner. the airport isn't talking about it until they hear those details. there are no protesters here at the international terminal just traveler's coming out of customs. this is thousand looked when trump first signed the executive order. multiple courts struck down the travel ban as unconstitutional discrimination against muslims and today the aclu reiterated that claiming that the government cannot favor or disfavor any one religion. but today's ruling means the ban will stand for traveler's that don't have ties on the united states. unlike last time, the court order does not go into effect for 72 hours. >> we know this is a strategy on behalf of the trump administration t

on capitol hill, jennifer johnson, news 4. >>> president trump recently turned 71 and many local women celebrated the occasion today. virginia women for trump held a high tea party at the trump hotel. the group has been strong supporters of the president since the presidential primary. >>> observers will be closely watching the supreme court. the justices will enter a final week of work before the summer long hiatus and as if there's not enough pressure the high court to make final decisions on major cases, there is rampant speculation that justice anthony kennedy is planning to retire. es and there is no word on when he may leave the bench. kennedy has been on the coach for nearly 30 years. >>> cameras catch a girl dangling from an amusement park ride. she makes it down safely. wait until you see how this happened. >> and we've got temperatures in the mid-80s right now. hello, here i am. we have temperature in the mid-80s right now and with a mix of sun and clouds it is a gorgeous evening out there. we'll continue to have a nice day as we gohrough the t >>> take a look at this next vi

a lot of people are not very ha nbc's jennifer johnson has that part of our coverage from washington.> president trump sent condolences to london after the terrorist attack but also unleashed a twitter storm. we must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people, the president tweeted then criticized london's mayor, no reason to be alarmedhe? said he was trying to assure londoner who's were seeing a massive police presence. and we need the travel ban as an extra level of safety. critics say that wouldn't have stopped this kind of attack and isn't the answer. >> travel ban will be cannon fodder to the recruiters. it's the worst thing question do. >> others fear stigma tieing muslims will backfire. >> we alienate the very communities here in the united states whose cooperation we most need to detect and prevent these homegrown extremists from being able to carry out attacks. security experts say while u.s. is at risk nor attack, europe has more extremist populations. >> we never had the same degree, volume, speed radicalization that the uk, belgi

. >> we begin with jennifer johnson, she's on capitol hill. >> the president left the rose garden. he was expected to make a comment about the supreme court's decision. he did not make any comment earlier in the davie y via twit. the full court will hear this case in a statement the president said, today's ruling allows me to use an important tool for protecting our nation's homeland. sean spicer spoke at the white house briefing where cameras have been ban. >> his number one responsibility is to keep the american people safe and that's exactly what this executive order does. >> but the court did leave one category of foreigners protected, those with a credible claim of bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the united states. meaning those with family here, taking a job, or coming to study or teach at a university. >> i think we are going to see a little bit of confusion going forward about where that bona fide connection to the united states actually lies, but, you know, it was way for the court to give a little bit to both sides. >> the court will hear the full case i

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >> let's get out to the senior analyst at ihs market.nfortunately, it's not been too long since the two of us spoke. we actually talked about the terrible kabul attacks less than a week ago. i'm wondering about the timing of all of these attacks, whether here in the uk but also in kabul, is there an increased level of attacks because simply because it's ramadan? >> ramadan typically is a period where we see groups ramping up attacks so, it could be connected to that. of course, there are also many other factors that play in the uk, we're looking at the election this week. so, that's the kind of key point that maybe -- may be driving attacks plus, publicity that attacks are received much higher. but i would say between kabul and london, there's a host of drivers that are affecting the attacks. >> we knew about the terror cells in birmingham and manchester, do you think that counterterrorism intelligence police, you name it, do you think they underestimated the fact that there are so many of them, even here in london and east london specif

jennifer johnson has the latest now, and new questions surrounding the confusion, and if the president could face obstruction of justice charges. >> yes, the president is not -- >> reporter: president trump's lawyer pushing back on the tweet saying that he was being investigated for firing the fbi drirector, and his lawyer says that is not true. >> the president is not and has not been under investigation, and the tweet was in response to the "washington post" story with no named sources whatsoever. >> reporter: the post reported that special counsel robert mueller was looking into whether the president obstructed justice. again sunday, president trump said that to a make america great agenda is doing well despite the witch hunt. they say that the investigators will get to the bottom of it. >> the fbi is going to do the job. they don't sit around and read tweets. he is going to do the job, and moouler is going the do the job. >> reporter: and allies have urged the president to stay off of twitter. >> it does not serve him well, and the tweet does not help him, but that is who he is, he

begin with jennifer johnson from washington. >> reporter: the white house is calling it a win ar after the spreemt court is 90-day travel plan from six predominantly muslim countries. in a statement the president says the -- sean spicer spoke at the white house briefing. >> keep the american people safe and that is what this executive order does. >> reporter: the court did leave one category of -- hitting those with family here, taking a job or coming to study or teach at a university. >> i think we are going to see confusion going forward. but you know, it was a way for the court to kind of give a little bit to both sides. >> the court will hear the full case in october as the administration repeals lower court ruling. >> these are people fleeing from terror. we have one of the worst humanitarian crises since world war ii. >> reporter: the trump administration says the ban affects six terror prone countries. and is not a ban on muslims as critics have charged. >> the state department will implement the temporary ban on thursday morning. by then leaders expect to clear up some of the f

nbc's jennifer johnson has our story from washington. >> reporter: president trump again attacking hisormer fbi director, tweeting i believe the james comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. totally illegal, very cowardly. the accusation after comey admitted he leaked memos of his meetings with the president after the president said he may have tapes of their conversation. >> this is the former fbi director was the source of a leak. >> reporter: republicans say they are growing weary of this he said, he said spat. >> you may be the firstpress in history to go down because you can't stop inappropriately stop talking about an investigation that if you just were quiet, would clear you. >> reporter: attorney general jeff segs testifies before the senate intelligence committee. sessions recused himself from the probe in march after it was revealed he had two meetings with the russian ambassador during the 2016 election campaign. something he at first denied. sessions was the supposed to testify before the house and senate appropriations subcommittee this we

jennifer johnson has more from washington. >> reporter: president trump again attacking his former fbi director, tweeting i believe the james comey leaks will be more prevalent than anyone thought possible. totally illegal and very cowardly. >> the former fbi director was the source of a leak. >> reporter: republicans say they are growing weary of this he said he said spat. >> you may be the first president in history to go down because you can't stop inappropriately talking about an investigation that if you just were quiet would clear you. >> reporter: the russia election investigation is back in the spotlight tuesday as attorney general jeff sessions testifies before the senate intelligence committee. sessions recused himself from the probe in march after it was revealed he had two meetings with the russian ambassador during the 2016 campaign, something he earlier denied. >> >> there are some questions about sessions that have to be asked. first, did he interfere with the russia investigation before he recused himself. >> reporter: sessions was supposed to testify before the house a

joining me now, jennifer rubin, jason johnson, and josh barrow. jennifer, i'll start with you. in some ways this is confirmation of what had been indicated. but just to take a step back, we're in fairly uncharted territory. there's an active special counsel investigation of the president of the united states, a criminal investigation indicated. to take a step back, we're in fairly unchartered territory, there is a criminal investigation open we now know about. >> correct. you're right. i did assume this was going on both because james comey last week laid out a case you could tell was an obstruction case and because robert mueller is a very esteemed lawyer and former fbi chief and would know an obstruction case when he sees its. this is confirmation. it does a bunch of things. it should put everybody on notice in this administration you should not abide by the president's lawyer's advice not to get your own lawyer. you should be careful about telling the truth to everybody, this is a trap for the unwary and time for the senate and house side and republicans to put aside some of