as news of the order spread on saturday, thousands gathered at jfk airport in new york city for a protest. democracy now!'s nermeen shaikh was there. nermeen: we are outside new york city, john f. kennedy airport, outside terminal 4 were thousands of people have gathered to protest the trump administration's executive order, which has prevented many people from seven muslim majority countries from entering the united states. more than 10 of them here the taint at terminal 4. -- detained at terminal 4. people chanting "let them in." and "refugees welcome here." let's talk to some of the people here. >> i am here today because as a muslim woman, i find this band it is personal to me because i have family members who are on visa and now they are at risk of not being able to leave or enter the country. as a muslim, i feel like this is targeting our community in an unfair way. 12:30 alsore since before, it was like 100 people who showed up. then we were live streaming. i actually tweeted for people to be here. it had like 2000 three tweets. as i was live streaming, i got a lot of shares, like

as we look at these live pictures of protests outside of new york's jfk airport and dulles airport inon, this is happening at airports across the country including denver and chicago as well. this all over president trump's new travel ban, affecting immigration from seven muslim majority countries. the ban means millions of people are not allowed to come to this country. and it leaves in limbo thousands of others. their status as refugees up in the air. tonight our senior international correspondent arwa damon is live for us in erbil, iraq where it is just past 4:00 in the morning. you're speaking with people there. these families. some of them families hoping, praying to travel to amera. what do they do now? >> they don't know what to do, poppy, and that's what makes this all the more difficult. and so many of them are just utterly heartbroken, especially one woman who we spoke to, given what she and her husband went through. dalal and her his, yazidis, were in sinjar when eesis storm kes s in sinjar when eesis storm is s through the area on a kidnapping and killing rampage. they bar

. >> six of 14 people detained at new york's jfk airport have been released. travelers from those seven countries named in trump's travel ban were stopped upon landing in the u.s. new york congressman jeffries is hopeful the detained travelers will all be released from jfk soon calling trump's ban a smoke screen. >> we're hopeful that moving forward the department of justice, the trump administration, will abandon this reckless, unconstitutional unsavory, unamerican effort and help us all come together to deal with the challenges that are facing the american people. >> cnn's rachel crane just spoke to some of the travelers who were released and new york's jfk airport so, rachel, what are they talking about in terms of their experiences? >> reporter: fred, we've seen several tearful reunions here this morning of detainees being reunited with their family. we've seen many tears, deep hugs. we had a chance to speak to some of the people that were detained. we talked to one iranian gentleman who was detained for about 24 hours. he lives in texas. he described how

. >> this comes as protesters gather outside of new york's jfk airport, after word spreads. you're looking at live pictures. this is all after word spread that two iraqis were detained there, despite holding valid visas to come into this country. one of them was freed several hours ago and addressed the media. >> i have a special visa in my passport, because i work with the u.s. government. i support the u.s. government from the other side of the war. but when i came here, they said, nope, and they treat me as if i break the rules or do something wrong. i'm surprised, really. >> he worked for the u.s. government for a decade and served as a translator for american soldiers during the iraq war. 11 others are still being detained at jfk. we don't have the identities on them. part of a travel ban, this is a travel ban that targets iran, iraq, syria, sudan, yemen. but not included in the ban, the four countries where the 9/11 hijackers came from. saudi arabia, the uae, egypt, and lebanon. reaction now pouring in, including from iranian officials, saying they'll reciprocate by ba

with rachel crane live at jfk airport. the protests still very much going on behind you. >> we've seen this crowd grow from a handful of people to what seems like hundreds and hundreds of people. here. protesting, calling for the release of the detainees that are being held here at jfk. also for president trump to reverse his controversial executive order. and it's very peaceful here and very spirited, poppy. we've seen children, we've seen puppies, families. one family smoke about saying how this is the best civics lesson they could ever give their child. bringing them here to this protest. we've also recently learned that this is terminal 4 where the protest is being taking place, we know that 11 detainees are still being held here. we also have learned that a terminal 1, at least six people have been detained today. several of whom are students. one of which is a student at nyu. also we heard a student from stoney brook being held. we're hearing this from a lawyer that's working with families over there. i had an opport

we're also waiting for a statement from some lawmakers at jfk airport.o to the point about the fact that not contained in this executive order are safe zones in syria. do we know why? the president talked about this campaigning. >> there were objections because of the resources from the u.s. military in order to implement the safe zones. i think they're still working on it. let's see what happens down the road. but also want to address the point about which countries were and were not included in the list. let's remember that the total number of terrorist attacks carried out by in america from these countries is zero. zero. in addition to the ones you mentioned, there was the christmas day bomber from nigeria. the orlando bomber from afghani descent and the san bernardino bomber who was pakistan and times square from pakistan. the arbitrary nature of choosing these countries is a huge problem. and i recall theresa may speaking to the republican conference in philadelphia and what she said was not only combat terrorism militarily but the ideology of terro

ask your hep c specialist if harvoni is right for you. >>> many of those at jfk airport right now areejecting what has happened and that is 12 individuals at least that have been detained, refugees who are believed to have legal visas, many of them in the crowd there saying this is a muslim ban but president trump saying just hours ago this is not a muslim ban. this, as we're getting a press conference from terry mcauliffe expressing concern. joining criticism against the president's order, mcauliffe says it's bad for the united states. also, he said he's worried about the national implications of the move. in addition to all of this, we're learning that president trump's executive order may cause problems for an oscar nominee as we look close to the oscars coming up very, very soon, looking to attend next month. the name is ascar from iran. the film, "the salesman." in a statement released a short time ago, "the academy celebrates achievement in the art of filmmaking which seeks to transcend borders and speak to audiences around the world. as a supporter of humans around the world, w

katherine craeg from our sister station wnbc joins us from jfk international airport. od morning, katherine. >> reporter: ted, good morning from new york. as you know, this is an emotionally charged issue. there are still ten people who remain detained here at jfk. let's give you a live look at what the airport looks like right now. at one point, hundreds upon hundreds of protesters gathered here. let's take a look at this video. the protesters numbered in the hundreds here, gathered outside every level of the local parking garage here. there were cheers in brooklyn when the aclu, working on emergency stay, got that court order from a federal judge saying that the people who are detained here at kennedy airport, they will not be deported. however, that court order doesn't mean that they will be released. ten people remain here. there were two people who were released a little earlier in the day yesterday. it was quite a scene here with hundreds of people, also taxi drivers refusing to work for several hours. there are immigration attorneys working with the people who re

we're looking at the live pictures from jfk international airport. you have 12 people who were detained. and then it's like, something out of a movie. the guy who ends up being detained was an interpreter for the u.s. military? his first time in the united states. he lands, he's separated from his family and one of his family members has a liver ailment which is why he was here in the first place? this is messy. >> it doesn't seem that unusual given the size of our bureaucracy. i figured that was one of the first things that popped into my mind when the announcement came that, you know, iraq would be included in these countries. i thought, well, but there's so many iraqis that have been working with the military. and, you know, they face some of these problems before. but this is going to take -- i think donald trump is after meeting with the house and senate republicans, he's kind of realizing things don't move as quickly up on capitol hill and in washington, d.c. as they do when you're actually the chairman of the board. and that's half the problem

not snag wiomething that will c the hemorrhaging that we see right now at jfk and other airports around the united states. >> i'm hoping our quick moving control room here can pull up is it piece of sound from one of those detained at jfk. it's hameed darweesh who worked at an interpreter, an engineer and contractors for the u.s. government for ten years. from 2003 to 2013. and he came to the microphone being very forgiving, very resilient, and very much looking forward to coming back to -- not coming back, but coming to the united states to be part of what we are here. and he's consistent with madeleine albright, the first woman to be a u.s. secretary of state. he's consistent here with henry kissinger also who came here as a refugee. and so when we look at the difficulties that the administration is dealing with here as they want to make sure that we're safe, there is always a concern of the theme, the narrative working away from at least from what they're saying is their intent. so this administration then needs to shift. is there something in the past that you can remember where the

a live look at jfk airport in new york. no crowds are there yet, but we do expect protesters to be there for a second day of gather aesiondz, just like last night. still ahead, thgh, e safety concerns of one lawmaker in the wake of trump's new immigration policy. >>> good sunday morning, everybody. i'm thomas roberts here at msnbc world headquarters in new york. and at the half hour, here is what we are watching for you today. we have fresh reaction just moments ago from reince priebus, president trump's chief of staff. he's responding to the reaction and the consequences that we've witnessed from the travel ban. my colleague, chuck todd, talked to him about questioning those on certain countries that were not included on this list. >> why was saudi arabia, afghanistan and pakistan and egypt not included on this list if you are so concerned about this issue? >> we are concerned about the issue, chuck, and that's why we put these seven countries initially into the executive order that were identified previously by congress,

we will go to jfk airport were thousands gathered to demand the

these two travelers being detained at jfk airport. >> thanks so much for having me. we've been at jfk all night. i'm still at jfk right now. we've had attorneys here since they've arrived. none of us have been able to speak with our clients in person. we've had a phone call with one of them. but as far as we know, they are still detained. they are still with cdp and we have been unable to actually meet with them in person. >> so this executive order signed yesterday effective immediately clearly by way of these two examples, what do uh-oh oh whar y you -- what are you most concerned about as you filed the lawsuit about this detainment? what is it that you're challenging about this executive order that is calling for a stoppage to this kind of travel and how it then led to the detainment of your clients? >> this order is unconstitutional. it is wreaking havoc on the lives of refugees who are trying to reunite with their families and their loved ones, so we filed this emergency legal motion to prevent the u.s. government from sending back our clients and individuals li

a live look at jfk airport, by the way, as i was talking about, the chants continue. this after 12 people were detained as they tried to enter the united states. we just heard from congressman jerrold nadler about the 11 people still detained there. that's charmin ultra strong, dude. cleans so well, it keeps your underwear cleaner. so clean... you could wear them a second day. charmin ultra strong. it's 4 times stronger, and you can use less enjoy the go with charmin. g new cars. you're smart. you already knew that. but it's also great for finding the perfect used car. you'll see what a fair price is, and you can connect with a truecar certified dealer. now you're even smarter. this is truecar. >>> i'm very thankful. and i'm very happy. really, i forget what happened to me. they're good people. >> you're free now. >> thank you. >> what do you think of america? >> america's the greatest nation, the greatest people in the world. >> whoo! >> and you see congresswoman velasquez standing to the left of there hameed darweesh. she's shedding a couple tears as this individual

new york's jfk airport was man was detained and released. 11 are still being held. in chicago, a syrian woman has been detained at o' hare and expected to fly back to saudi arabia. in dallas, nine people being held. world news saturday will have the latest on the travel band and growing protests coming up right after action news. >>> other news. police in philadelphia are searching for the driver who ran down and killed a woman holding her three-year-old grandson in west philadelphia. bob brooks is at the scene with the details. bob. >> wallet, good evening, we certainly hope whoever was behind the wheel of this minivan they are caught soon. we are hearing that this grandmom and her grandchildren had come to this neighborhood to attend a kid's birthday party. it was as they were crossing this intersection just behind me she was run down by that driver. >> the hunt is on now for the driver of this white minivan. philadelphia police say they're the one responsible for slamming into a 48-year-old grandmother. carrying her three-year-old grandson at the intersection of

war already enroute to france it san francisco--san francisco their word detained and new york's jfk airport. the and then released. it >> j.r.: >> reporter:chanting >> reporter: a powerful message from hundreds of protesters. they do not agree with the presidential executive order signed by donald trump. >>: a is horrifying what is happening. >> reporter: the topic is an emotional one for heidi who is a mother of an immigrant. >>: this is to show how the public feels about this >> reporter: eventually people poured into the airport >>: i just want to thank people for being here i'm here to express how i feel like everyone else is. >> reporter: he told protesters he left an event when he saw the protest on the social media. >>: lot of people watching and expect more out all less. >> reporter: eat no word on how long the protesters will be herebe >> j.r.: i know earlier you talk about police who are in riot gear. >> j.r.: the you know of any arrests this evening? >> reporter: not i know of and not die as saying. --have seen. >> reporter: there are not more officers here now appear it >> j.r.:

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. >>> we are learning a student from stanford was briefly detained at jfk airport. a university spokesperson said the graduate student is a legal resident of the united states and had been returning for research trips in sedan. upon arrival in new york, she was handcuffed a few hours and released. stanford released a statement reading in part an unfortunate consequence of the new policy means students and scholars from designated countries are detainees in this country. the university of california are telling their students from the middle east to not travel abroad. they fear if some of them leave the country, they won't be let back in. >>> large crowds of people have gathered late into the night at jfk airport in new york to protest president trump's travel ban. they are holding signs and chanting let them in. 12 people were detained there today including one who worked as ininterpreter for the u.s. military. >> i i have a visa in my pass wort. i work with the u.s. government. i support the u.s. government from the other side of the wall. but when i came here, the

you're looking at demonstrators at jfk airport celebrating the ruling. large crowds packed philadelphia international, jfk and other airports. dozens of overseas passengers arrived yesterday only to learn they had to immediately fly back to their war-torn countries. others were detained. the aclu took the travel ban to court yesterday. a federal law enforcement official says the president's ban applies to non-u.s. citizens from syria, iraq, iran, sudan, libya, somalia and yemen. last night the judge in new york granted a national stay allowing airport detainees with visas to stay in the u.s. and not be deported. in our area, all eyes are on philadelphia international airport where several peopdetai since yesterday are expected to be released today. nbc 10's lauren mayk is live at the terminal and brings us up to speed on what's happening. >> reporter: good morning, ted. we're waiting to find out when that relief may happen. these are people detained here at the airport after coming to a flight on the united states. they were affected by the president's or

you're looking at demonstrators at new york's jfk airport cheering that ruling. large crowds packed philadelphia international airport, jfk and other airports last night. dozens of overseas arrived yesterday only to learn they had to immediately fly back to their war-torn countries. the aclu took the travel ban to court yesterday. a federal law enforcement official says the president's ban applies to non-u.s. citizens from syria, iraq, sudan, libya, somalia and yemen. last night the judge in new york granted a national stay allowing airport detainees with visas to stay in the u.s. and not be deported. at least five passengers detained at philadelphia international airport are expected to be released today and admitted to the united states. nbc 10's lauren mayk is live with details on the effort to get them released. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, ted. here is what we know. the five people that were detained yesterday, the aclu tells us they are expected to be released to day. we are still waiting to find out exactly when that will happen. as you

one at battery mark in lower manhattan, also jfk airport. it also started last night. what are you seeing? >> reporter: what i see, richard, is thousands of people who come out here to battery park for a peaceful demonstration, rallying support for immigrants. they say that they want to tell the trump administration to stop targeting immigrants and refugees. people have brought their children. there are young, old people, elected officials have come out. they all have the same message with signs that say no ban, no wall and they want it to be clear that we are a nation of immigrants as we stand in the shadow of the statue of liberty. >> you were saying peaceful. are they asking for more than what is specific to the executive order? and it sounds like based on what you are saying, there are a lot of themes out there. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. but first and foremost, people are saying they want to stop what they consider to be a target attack on immigrants and refugees. i saw a man with a sign a moment ago and his sign said ninth generation immigrants. people feel ver

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large crowds packed philadelphia international, jfk and other airports. dozens of overseas passengers arrived yesterday only to learn they had to immediately fly back to their war-torn countries. others were detained. the aclu took the travel ban to court yesterday. a federal law enforcement official says the president's ban applied to syria, iraq, sudan, iraq, somalia and yemen. a judge granted a national stay allowing those without visas to stay in the u.s. and not be deported. several people detained since yesterday are expected to be released sometime today. in fact, we just learned new information on that. nbc 10's lauren mayk is live at the international terminal. lauren, what are you finding out? we apologized for that problem with lauren's audio. we hope to get back with her at the airport in a couple minutes. >>> in the lehigh valley, the stay of the president's travel ban could bring new hope to a family of immigrants. the assali family in allentown has waited 14 years to greet their relatives from qatar. they're still waiting. the family says c

they were in that room. >> we're also watching live pictures coming out of jfk airport.hether or not they have heard the same news, we did see a bit of uptick of energy there. they're holding up signs, a little jumping as well. and this could be because of these are tweeting, they are talking on their fellow protesters. as we heard earlier. there were scores from jfk airport that had moved from that terminal four location, over to where you're at. joining that crowd of about a thousand. and now with that, with as you were describing so well for us. the fists in the air celebrating what appears to be victory of a 78 they were requesting. we're unable to independently confirm that. if that happen, they are able to achieve that burden of proof to request that stay. you described it. can you repeat what those lawyers had to prove or describe? >> people coming out. right now it is spectators. it is not the lawyers. it is a crazy scene. they have their victory signs in the air. people are holding sign that's say no ban, holding up their phones to capture the moment. an incredi

we're taking you live to jfk airport. as you can see here, protesters have assembled against this refugee ban. we can also tell you that we have an update with a tweet from congressman jerry nadler of new york city. he says he's pleased to announce the release of one of the men detained from detention there at jfk. we were told there were 12 people who were being held. we now know one of them has been released. let's talk more about this. let's listen in. there's congressman nadler, he's the one that treated earlier, let's listen in. [ inaudible ] >> we're going to -- we'll try and work on his audio. let's talk about the order it specifically targets citizens of seven countries all of them with large muslim populations. less than 24 hours later his order is already in motion. at first it was a dozen people detained. now we learn it's 11. let's talk about this and bring in republican strategist and the executive director of the new york state democratic party. and a former senate aide to hillary clinton. you guys sit here,

we appreciate that report. >> more breaking news from jfk airport. you airport. you can see my pictures right there. and just mere moments. you will hear that shortly thank you for having me this afternoon. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to the journal editorial report, i'm paul gigot. a busy first week for donald trump issuing a flurry of executive orders. we begin with immigration and the fulfillment of a campaign promise with the president signing orders to start construction of a u.s./mexico border wall and cut federal funding to so-called sang chew or ware cities. here is president trump on wednesday. >> a nation without borders is not a nation. beginning today, the united states of america gets back control of

national stay for the executive order from friday on detainees. >>> we are watching live pictures at jfk airport. the big news, a stay has been granted. the stay is national and they're saying we won, the aclu. they were trying to help those who were detained at various airports across the country. jfk, 12 individuals detained there. when we look at chicago, there we had heard also, about 10, 12 or 13 that were detained at chicago's o'hare. we're also hook at houston. also, there reports of individuals being detained. immigrants coming to the country, and or refugees. then we had boston logan's airport. also there were protests. and these just some of the many locations that we have been able to share. pictures, video, and sound by those who care about it, lawyers, activists, those who have been on the ground, the policy that has caused this reaction. that executive order at around 12:00 noon eastern yesterday. also another location, dallas-ft. worth. the airport there. one of the busiest in the country. chris jose, you and i were talking when chris hayes said that a stay has been granted nation

airport. the order sparked huge protests here at jfk and airports around the country. mireya villarreal is in los angeles. >> reporter: passionate protestors are rallying around the country for a second day. within society demonstrations quickly grew in new york, in dallas, and philadelphia. where the detentions and chaos drew out governor tom wolf. >> you are welcome here. >> reporter: 300 miles away at logan international airport in boston, thousands protested president donald trump's executive order banning citizens from seven predominantly muslim nations from entry to the u.s >> we are better people than that. >> reporter: outspoken trump critic senator warren was in the crowd. >> i'm scared for the principles 'mat america holds most dear. we do not discriminate against ieople based on their religion. >> reporter: other political powerhouses took to social media in solidarity. hillary clinton tweeted, i stand with the people gathered across the country tonight defending our values and our constitution. this is not who we are. .epresentative john lewis wrote, this i

do have full coverage for you this morning, and we want to start with abc's eva pilgrim live at jfk airport in new york. eva, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we are here at terminal four at jfk. this is the terminal that they're detaining those passengers at. the road here in front of the terminal back open this morning. protesters shutting it down overnight. many gathered here at this airport and airports all across the country calling for those passengers to be released. [ chanting "let them in" ] >> reporter: chaos at american airports. overnight police pepper spraying protesters in seattle as they joined demonstrators around the nation to picket president trump's new order banning travelers from seven countries designated as having ties to terror. >> we got a call from the airport authority saying do not bother to come bick up your family. we are sending them back. >> reporter: the restrictions leading to hours in detention for dozens including this 5-year-old boy who wasn't reunited with his mother until late into the night. in cairo an iraqi man who risked his li

just released after being held at new york's jfk airport. he worked for the u.s. government for ten years and served as an interpreter for american soldiers in iraq. listen. >> america is the greatest nation, the greatest people in the world. i have a special immigration visa passport, me and my family. because i worked with the u.s. government. i support the u.s. government. but when i came here, they say, no, they take me out as i break the rules, i do something wrong. we are surprised. >> new york congressman jerry nadler saying that 11 people, 11 additional people are still being detained right now at jfk airport. the travel ban affects those seven muslim majority nations. important to note, not included in the ban, the four countries where the 9/11 hijackerers came from. saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, egypt and lebanon. the executive order stops the admission of all refugees to the united states for four months. not included in the executive order, the establishment of any safe zones within syria for refugees trying to flee the civil war. joining me

his fiancce was held inside that airport detained here at jfk.listen to what he had to say after that reuniting. it's a 21-year-old beautiful woman. initially, they handcuffed her and i got a little better now. she has an eight in two days. she was crying for the last two days but as of today it gets a little bit better. >> these photos here show these lawyers had showed up and 100 lawyers here at jfk, terminal four.offering help in making sure families that are still wondering where their love ones are. some don't know whether there are detainees and they are talking to lawyers to make sure the documentation is putting the court and they can be released. they been here all day. governor andrew cuomo held a press conference and he says the lawyersand the detainees have the full support of the state. listen . >> they have legal rights. they have rights to due process and equal protection rights. those rights can be asserted in a court of law. those rights have to be protect it. that is what the port authority, my counsel office, will provide the l

there have been protests outside new york's jfk airport, where a number of refugees have been detained in transit. rights groups have filed lawsuits demanding their release. a lawyerfor two iraqi men called the executive order "disgraceful". canada's westjet airline says it turned away a passenger from a toronto flight bound to the us. and evidence of a changing diplomatic climate. 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 looks back on the day's developments. someone to return, others are desperate to return. now all are banned from the united states indefinitely. refugees from anywhere oi’ indefinitely. refugees from anywhere or suspended forfour indefinitely. refugees from anywhere or suspended for four months. like this woman, transgender, persecuted in iraq who fled to the root —— bearded, was on track to america. the moment i heard the news, my dreams were shattered. my parents wa nt to dreams were shattered. my parents want to kill me. -- beirut. i hope that would

news from jfk the airport yesterday. the crowd was chanting "no hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here." i began crying. if my wife had been prohibited from coming here, i would have never know the joy of my life. i think if donald trump is not impeached by the republicans, he will be taken out of the white house in a straitjacket. thank you for your time, steve. host: judge blocking trump on the order involving refugees. aboutr thealking crowd at jfk airport. on the democrats line, linda is next from mississippi. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. it is a country in chaos. actions he took are unconstitutional. they complained and moaned about barack obama's executive orders. two or three every day since the nine days he has written office and has caused nothing but confusion with this -filled, hate statements, is sitting there looking like he is a big important man.he is an important, but he has to realize is constitutional or unconstitutional. they cannot do what he wants to do. he is not

. >> at new york's jfk airport a dozen people have been detained. wendy gillette is there where protesters are also gathering. >> reporter: protesters gathered outside jfk international airport in new york and nd of refugees blocked from entering the united states. congressman jerry nadler said 12 people were detained here. hamid khalid darwe esh was held for hours before being released. >> i break the rules, i do something wrong? >> reporter: president donald trump's executive order suspends the u.s. refugee program for four months. cities like san francisco and dallas had the same situation. lawyers scrambled to file lawsuits challenging the order. >> this is an extraordinary measure and it requires every ounce of opposition that we can muster. >> reporter: the protests here at jfk was organized within hours of reports that people were being detained. hundreds of demonstrators are vowing to continue to voice their anger. >> this is america. everybody knows this is the country everybody strives to be like. >> reporter: among other things, the execu

julie: we have fox team coverage for you and bryan llenas is live at new york city's jfk airport with the latest on the detainees. garrett tenney has reaction in washington but we begin with kristin fisher less president trumps phonecall with vladimir putin. chris and what can you tell us about what was said between the two on that phonecall? >> julie the white house said the call lasted about an hour in and the two leaders talked about a wide range of topics everything from working together to defeat isis to figuring out a way to achieve peace in syria. the official statement put out by the white house moments ago reads in part quote this positive call was a significant start to improving the relationship between united states and russia that is in need of repair. both president trump and present putin are hopeful that after today's call the two sides can move quickly to tackle terrorism and other important issues of mutual concern. we have learned a little bit more about this call from the kremlin. says the two leaders have agreed to work at a time and place for their first face-to-

and the ban on refugees from the majority countries on a left is video from jfk international airport demonstrators there in the york. the top read as a dallas international and washingtonpd'l airport in chicago. back here in the bay area thousands of demonstrators jammed sfo were refined avery this morning with the latest crop on conditions there. >> averi: to voice their displeasure with executive orders that dance lessons from several muslim majority countries from entering the west. some big help your asset about protesting about it and show the video from yesterday's protest these people very passionate signs chancing even points where they blocked traffic here at the international terminal assets fell they wanted their release release of the people many of her more already and air when trump signed executive order 20 banned from the majority countries you ban citizens from iraq's syria or libya somalia sedan yemen from entering the country at a refugee from entering from 120 days last night we were able to see with some protesters and gather what they had to say it. >> : its two

new york city this is jfk airport.n dallas, here's los angeles. take a look at that. a lot of people coming after protests this ban on refugees from entering the united states. and of course the news overnight that a judge has at least stayed a portion of this, which would allow people with visas to not be sent back but to remain sort of indefinitely i guess in the airport while they're examining them. abby: yeah, we now want to bring in boris epstein, a special assistant to the white house communication director. boris, good to see you this morning. >> good to see you, abby, how is everybody? abby: good, as you can see there is a lot of news this morning, people are waking up this morning trying to digest what's going on, trying to figure out how they feel about things. off the top, i want to give you the chance. is there anything you feel needs to be said this morning as you are coming in front of the white house, is there anything you feel you need to explain? >> well, here's the bottom line. the bottom line is we n

airport. bryan llenas is live at jfk with the very latest. >> hi arthel confusion and outrage at jfk airport ateople remain detained inside here at jfk. these are people who boarded their flights with proper visas as well as green cards to come to the united states only to be told when they landed at jfk that those visas or green cards or whatever documentation they had were no longer allowed because of trumps extreme diving executive action put in place yesterday. one of those 11 that we know is the -- 33 years old. he was given a visa to come to the united states to be reunited with his wife and son. his wife works for a u.s. security contractor in iraq and her life and her family's life was threatened. on top of outlook, i talked about the confusion. let's take a look at this man. under trumps extreme batting order all those with green card visas or latin nationalities or are refugees from iraq, syria, iran, sudan and libya somalia and yemen are temporarily banned from coming to the united states for 90 days. in addition the u.s. will not be accepting any refugees for four months period. the

the orders led to the detention of more than a dozen people at jfk airport alone. look at the national impact. >> reporter: at new york's jfk airport, detainees greeted as heroes as they were released following a long day and night of protests across the country after an executive order that banned people from seven muslim countries and indefinitely banned immigration from syria. thousands gathered in battery park to protest. >> they're bad for america. they're bad for humanity. their bad for our national security. and they are against everything that is american. >> reporter: in philadelphia the airport's international terminal was jammed. outside demonstrators blocked traffic in and out of the airport. snow and frigid temperatures did not stop a demonstration in detroit. >> we have no room for hate or bigotry in this town and we want to make sure that this airport never detains anyone. >> reporter: in san francisco protesters were joined by attorneys. >> these are some of the most vulnerable people in the world. the refugees are some of the most vulnerable people

top of the hour, a new york congressman said 11 foreign travelers being detained at new york's jfk airportollowing president trump's executive order on immigration. a 12th traveler was released a short time ago after being detained for more than 14 hours. i spoke with the new york congressman gerald who was on the scene as the iraqi man was released. what do you believe the intention of this order was because if you read the policy and i'm just going to quote now the portion i pulled from the policy, the policy of the united states to protect the citizens from foreign nationals who intend to commit terrorist attacks in the united states and to prevent the admission of foreign nationals who intend to exploit for the purposes. that is the purpose? or the policy outlined? how do you believe it's being executed? >> that certainly is a valid policy. we should not admit people who want to do harm to the country. however, all of these refugees, all of the refugees in syria an then iraq who would be admitted have been vetted by the american government for up to two years looking into their records

. >>> six of 14 people detained at new york's jfk airport have been released. travelers from the seven countries named in trump's travel ban were stopped upon landing in the u.s. new york congressman jeffries is hopeful the detained travelers will be released from jfk soon calling trump's ban a smoke screen. >> we're hopeful that moving forward the department of justice, the trump administration, will abandon this reckless unconstitutional unsavory, unamerican effort. and help us all come together to deal with the challenges that are facing the american people. >> cnn's rachel crane just spoke to some of those travelers who were released at new york's jfk airport. rainfall what d-- rachel, what did they say? >> reporter: an iranian woman was just released. she had been held for over 24 hours. at one point yesterday she was put back on a plane to be deported but that was just before the announcement was made and so she was then taken off the plane but now just released. everybody of course cheering. she had 20 friends here that have been waiting for her to be rel

i want to go to jfk airport where hundreds demonstrated this weekend. cal, we've gotten an update of those detained. fill us in on what we missed. >> we'll have to see if we see these pop-up protests at airports. probably not likely because over the weekend what really caught people off guard was first the executive order. we've spoken to custom officials who say they were caught off guard at the speed of it. a lot of people were in the air. at least 109 people were up in the air, caught in no man's landey were flying over the country when the executive order came down. and they were caught off guard by the protests. houston, los angeles, one of the biggest protests was in city of boston and that was followed by these very emotional reunions as 109 people were released. at least one person was put back on the plane back to saudi arabia, she's a sudanese. the judge didn't rule against the executive order and unfortunately for this doctor she was put back on a plane before that could be resolved. lawyers say they will challenge that potentially in court. t

and put his hands behind his back mimicking the way in which he was handcuffed by officials at jfk airport commented on the great irony of somebody who had worked for a decade with our armed forces in one of the most dangerous countries on earth and worked to basically protect our armed forces essentially being put in handcuffs upon his arrival as a legal immigrant into this country. >> rukmini, thanks for picking up the phone today as we watch some of the breaking news here tonight. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> i want to bring in representative nidia velasquez of new york, a democrat, who you saw in those pictures right there. representative, one of the things we were watching as i was looking at this, you began crying as he was speaking. why is that? >> well, i just thought of his family, this man who worked for the united states government. the message and the turmoil, he was exhausted emotionally, physically. he couldn't believe that this happened to him after serving this country. and this is the wrong message that we are sending to the rest of the world. we need the mu

airport. the order sparked huge protests here at jfk and airports around the country.eya villarreal is in los angeles. >> reporter: passionate protesters are rallying around the country for a second day. on saturday, demonstrations quickly grew in new york. in dallas. and philadelphia. where the detentions and chaos drew out governor tom wolf. >> you are welcome here. >> reporter: 300 miles away at logan international airport in boston -- >> no hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here. >> reporter: thousands protested president trump's order banning citizens from seven >> we are a better people than that. >> reporter: outspoken trump critic senator elizabeth warren was in the crowd. >> i'm here, because we do not discriminate against people based on their religion. >> reporter: those words rang true in seattle, washington. where protesters were pepper sprayed and at least 30 were arrested. six more were arrested in charlotte, north carolina. amid the protests, this iranian-american tried to make sense of what was happening at los angeles international airport. >> i'm