patrol 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 is in the order. i am suggesting 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 countries chosen and i know you say this is countries that were codified by congress, chosen by the obama administration. here is what i'm confused about. when you look at those folks that have committed terrorist acts in this country, killed americans, pakistan, saudi ara bee yeah and egypt. you have had more terrorists come from those three countries than any of the seven that you have. in fact, in saudi arab yeah more have come to kill americans than the seven countries combined. why was saudi ara bee yeah, pakistan and egypt not 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 int

patrol agent has when they suspect someone is up to no good that's traveling back and forth to libya or yemen. i'm not suggesting mississippi in the -- suggesting it's in the level, but i'm saying every airport has the authority to use their discretion to ask questions. >> critics of the ban say many green cardholders have been detained at airports around the country. >>> the ceo of uber responded on a push to delete the ride sharing app after drivers went to jfk's airport during those protests. the new york taxi workers calls for all their drivers to stop going to the airport in a form of protest against the travel ban. when protesters say many uber drivers continued to go to jfk during the protest and strike a hashtag emerged on social media called #delayuber. thousands of people deleted the app, although the san francisco company has yet to release any numbers. uber's ceo sent an e-mail to employees today announcing his plan to help drivers who might be overseas and unable to reenter the country because of president trump's travel ban, which he calls unjust. >>> be sure to stay up to date

>>reporter: it stops people from syria in tirana said dan libya somalia or yemen from entering the uniteds for 90 days this is in the u.s. refugee admissions program for about four months until members of the cabinet believe the person properly vented the water hurts more than a helps leaven plenty of negative reaction in the bay area. >>marty: they help to resettle 150 of the last year the swedish resellers recalling according to the retailer is in collapse and oppose the risk of falling or pinched fingers a surprise box office had a few movies now ready to take over as crown. >>reporter: showing a dog resisted in jumping into turbulent water during filming the stopped filming and the dog was not in danger if analysts are not sure whether the controversy will stop another pet lovers to sing the tail off to keep from topping split as the weakened one movie with an expected $15 million debut of the franchise based on the popular video game series will be knocking on the door of a billion dollars. >>marty: may have been plain in limited release are set to go wide release led by land which e

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, more have come from saudi arabia to kill americans than the seven countries combin combined. 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

i would suspect if they have a person traveling back and forth to libya or somalia or yemen, i would believe they would ask a few more questions. >> you put out executive order, it affects how many people? thousands and thousands of people. if you don't know the rules of the game to give out, how do they know how to play? >> they don't. we saw a customs agent at the airport who was questioned by someone he detained. he said go ask the president. the reality is we have seen mass confusion among the administration. that has trickled down to the people who are dealing with people trying to get into the united states legally. there is a bit of mixed information. that is why we see the president putting out statements in the middle of the night trying to clarify the confusion. what is happening, no one knows. >> the green card thing is an example. it seems they were banned. then reince priebus said they aren't. now they are. now homeland security says no. it seems to be the final say. if you have a grieen warcard, y will allowed in. you can tell the would you say do you can tell the white

and border control, i suspect if they have a person that is traveling back and forth to libya or somalia or yemen, i would suspect within their discretion they might ask a few more questions at jfk or some other airport when somebody is coming back and forth within their discretionary authority as a customs and border patrol agent. >> there was a great deal of confusion in deciding how to decipher the order. >> again, reince priebus saying the executive order stands and is affective. the u.s. senate democratic leader is among those denouncing the order. >> chuck schumer vowed to get the president's order overturned. >> this executive order -- was mean-spirited and unamerican. it was implemented in a way that created chaos and confusion across the country and it will only serve to embolden and inspire those around the globe who will do us harm, and it must be reversed immediately, senate democrats are going to introduce legislation to overturn this and move it as quickly as we can, and i as your senator from new york will claw, scratch and fight with every fiber of my being until these orders are

border patrol, i would suspect, if they have a person who is traveling back and forth to libya or somalia or yemen, i would suspect within their discretion they might ask a few more questions at jfk or some other airport when someone's coming back and forth within their discretionary authority. >> reporter: and officials today also saying that when travelers are detained and have been detained since this order came into being they are questioned and if they have the proper paperwork, can be passed through the united states in this interim period where they were in flight or on their way to the united states when it took effect. officials here also say they are not looking to carry out any deportations against those who were detained and if someone has issues that they consider red flags that would not allow them entrance into the u.s., it's unclear beyond being detained how they would be processed going forward. so there are still some questions about how this will all roll out in the days ahead, but the trump white house today again asserti its authority to do this and saying this is a plan they

. >> reporter: the order stops people from iraq, syria, iran, sudan, libya, somalia, or yemen from entering the united states for 90 days. it also suspends the u.s. refugee admissions program for about four months. until members of the cabinet believe the person is properly vetted. >> we want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. >> but the president told the christian broadcasting network christians will be given priority. >> if you are a christian in syria it was impossible, very, very -- very tough to get into the united states. if you are a muslim you could come in. i thought it was very, very unfair. so we are going to help them. >> reporter: critics say the order hurts more than it helps. >> we're going to need muslim allies more than anybody else if we're going to be successful. >> reporter: trump signed an executive action to increase military spending. giving new planes, and ships. >> our military strength will be questioned by no one. but neither will our dedication to peace. we do want peace. >> reporter: mary ma

it stops people from iraq, syria, iran, libya, somalia or yemen from temporarily entering the u.s. a judge granted a stay for some travelers already in the u.s. they can enter if they have valid visa or if they are in transit. trump's executive order has been labeled a muslim ban but yesterday the president denied it. >> it is not a muslim ban but we are totally prepared. it is working out very nicely. you see it at airports. it is working out very nicely. we will have a very, very strict ban and we will have, extreme vetting which we should have had in this country for many years. >> department of home land security said it will comply with the order but it says natalie president's executive axis still in lays. >>> thousands of row testers are expected to crowd philadelphia international airport today to speak out against the president's ban. reporter cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio is live at phl this morning as demonstrators organize all across the country, cherri, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jan the right now here at international hall, all that

. >> order stops people from iraq, syria, iran, sedan, libya, somalia, or yemen, from entering the unitedtates for 90 days. it also suspends the us refugee admissions program for about four months, until members of trump's cabinet believe the person is properly vetted. >> we want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threat our soldiers are fighting overseas. >> but the president told the christian broadcasting network, christians will be given priority. >> if you were a christian in syria, it was impossible, very, very, at least, very, very tough to get into the united state. if you were muslim you could come in. and go to very, very unfair. so we are going to help them. >> critics say the orders hurts more than it helps. >> you're going to need muslim allies more than anybody else, to be successful in this life. >> trump also signed executive action to increase military spending, getting new planes, pools, ships. >> our military strength will be questioned by no one. but neither will our dedication to peace. we do want peace. >> i'm mary maloney reporting. >> the

. >> order stops people from iraq, syria, iran, sedan, libya, somalia, or yemen from entering the unitedtes for 90 days. it also suspends the us refugee admissions program for about four months until members of trump's be cabinet believes a person is properly vetted. >> you want to make sure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our shoulders are fighting overseas. >> but the president told the christian broadcasting network, christians will be given priority. >> if our christian in syria, it is impossible, very, very tough to get into the united states. if you are muslim could you get in. i thought it was very, very unfair. >> so we are going to help them. >> say the order hurt more than it helps. you're going to need muslim allies more than anybody else, be successful in this life. >> trump also signed executive action to increase military spending getting new planes, pools, ships. >> our military strength will be yesterday by no one, but neither will our dedication to peace. we do want peace. >> advocacy group denouncing trump's executive orders on immigration. l

president's order stops people from iraq, syria, iran, sudan, libya, somalia or yemen from temporarilyntering the u.s. but judge has granted a stay for some travelers already in the country. they can enter with valid visa s or in they are in transit. trump's executive order has been suspect of targeting muslims ape claim that he denies. >> it is not a muslim ban but we are prepared, it is working out nicely. we see it all over. it is working out very nicely. we will have a very, very strict ban and we will have extreme vetting, which we should have had in this country for many years. >> now the department of home land security says that it will comply with the the judge 's order but natalie president's executive axis still in place. >>> protesters have taken the country's airports by storm and philly international airport will be just one more of them today, reporter cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio is live at phl this morning where thousands are expected to assemble this afternoon, cherri, good morning. >> it is empty here now in terminal a west, international hall

accepting syrian refugees and plans to suspend issuing visas to people from iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, or yemenor at least 30 days. >> it seems like it's against the religion. >> reporter: this man is from the islamic society of west contra costa county in richmond. last september, an apparent supporter of donald trump was arrested for planning a violent attack here by changing immigration policies in mostly predominantly muslim countries, he's worried he's being targeted again. >> it seems like it's against one group of people i happen to be a part of. >> now we're actually building a wall on one side, and in every airport we're building a metaphorical wall to say immigrants are not welcome. >> reporter: elise kushner, nbc bay area news. >> our coverage continues on our website. you can find the latest updates and hear more of president trump's announce. that's nbcbayarea.com. >>> will this rally continue? at this hour, it is thursday morning overseas, and asian markets right now are higher after the dow ended above 20,000 points. that's a record. president trump is getting some of the credit

unless you're from syria, iran, iraq, sudan, libya, yemen or somalia. this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon, president donald trump signing order for extreme vetting of immigrants and saying persecuted christians will be given priority and second time this week streets washington flooded with demonstrators, antiabortion activities, happy with the pick for the supreme court? and with the eyes of the world watching did president trump pass the test in first face-to-face with a world leader? get to jim acosta here, you're in front of the white house. president took action to limit the flow of refugees coming into the country. here's the president. >> i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want them here. we want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. we only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love deeply our people. >> jim what more do we know? >> sweeping actions in the executi

ihram sudan and libya somalia or yemen from entering the united states for 90 days to outrun says theis all about security the confusion over details place hundreds of men and women and children and limbaugh some able to reunite with their families in the united states after being detained at the days of protests in ballista statement justifying the order will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression will do so or to it than our own citizens and voters. >>mark: the lawsuit on behalf of over 20 people were charging within described as a muslim and this question the because a parent or to ban people of the islamic faith from entering the united states several bay area tech giants are responding to his travel ban of the past few days they've been speaking out about that money will go toward the american civil liberties union the legal resource center and the international rescue committee as well as human rights commission. >>darya: he agreed to sit on a business advisor panel to the president announced several writers are the leading back others to do the same on social m

unless you're from syria, iran, iraq, sudan, libya, yemen or somalia. tonight," i'm don lemon, president donald trump signing order for extreme vetting of immigrants and saying persecuted christians will be given priority and second time this week streets washington flooded with demonstrators,

be very clear for the american people where the problem is, should it be in countries such as libya, yemen oreven ise of iran. david: speaking of iran, u.s. officials are confirming iran conducted its first ballistic missile test under donald trump's presidency. this is another apparent violation of the u.n. resolution. walid, what do you think of this? >> not just a breach of that international agreement which as president trump is saying is not even implemented. this is a direct message to the united states, to europe, to the gulf, to israel, other countries, iranians, iranian regime are building long-term, long-range missiles that could reach all of these capitals. they are building the dome under which they are eventually building the nuclear weapon to come. david: do you think our allies will sit back and let it happen? >> allies are looking at leadership of the united states. one of the reasons for why allies and partners in the region past eight years did not move in a good direction they have been telling us the obama administration was leading from behind. now it's a different story.

and unless you're from syria, iran, iraq, sudan, libya, yemen, or somalia. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. president donald trump sign agorder for extreme vetting of immigrants and saying persecuted christian refugees will be given priority. plus for the second time in a week, the streets of washington flooded with demonstrate percent. this time they're anti-abortion activists. will they be happy with him president trump's pick for the supreme court? with the eyes of the world watching, did president trump pass the test in his first face to face with a world leader. i want to get to senior white house correspondent jim acosta. i see you right in front of the white house. the president went to the pentagon late this afternoon where he took action to limit the flow of refugees coming into the country. here's the president. >> i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want them here. we want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. we onl

least the next 90 days almost anyone, whether they are a revie jew or tourist with a visa, from libya, sedan, syria, iraq, iran, yemen or somalia, will not be allowed to enter the united states. those seven countries are all majority muslim nations. >> this means, that legal residents and visa holders from these countries who are currently returning from travel outside of the united states are being turned away. of course federal judge ruled late tonight that the us cannot bar travelers with valid advice as. >> this is what things look like inside philadelphia international airport tonight. that is where mayor jim kenney and senator bob casey, governor tom wolf and other government officials, stood side by side with protesters, they chanted that immigrants are welcome here. >> this is pennsylvania. this is a place of tolerance and openess and welcome. and i am speaking on behalf of the people of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. we want to make sure that people are welcome here. up. >> protests are continuing at this hour, at phl. fox 29 sabina kuriakose joins us now from allentown, and sabina, what does this all mea

the 900 individuals does not include those who are nationals of iran, iraq, yemen, syria or libya. but it is steve bannon who is getting the lion's share of the yesterday the editorial board dubbing him president bannon. the new york time wrote, we've never witnessed a political aide move as brazenly as bannon nor have we seen one damage so quickly to his boss's pop hard standing. >> this morning another chosal battle is about to begin on capitol hill, this time over the highest court in the land. the president expected to make his pick to fill the vacancy in a prime time speech tonight. what more can you tell us? >> good morning. this is going to be a big speech for president donald trump tonight. the new justice could tip the skiles some very big issues like abortion and donald trump's new immigration plans. he has three names on his short list. the first is william pryor, thomas hardiman and neil gorsuch. they are all conservative. all appointed to the judgeship by president bush. democrats expected to fight this. they plan on filibustering the nominee because they say this will

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 bank people being here. also did receive a message the ridesharing company. donating $1 million from the aclu. and they sat is to defend our constitution. >> marty: middlesex that some lawyers tried to help several when the sfo last night unclear how many returnees have been able to talk with the detainee's won four national release from sfo. one attorney described the scene >> : people are very frightened, not long flights of is not the time of uncertainty and translation certainty they're being given. >> marty: unclear what some have been detained elderly couple afghan koppel and family from the ban countries. party on route to san francisco when he signed the executive order on friday arrived at sfo define themselves and immediate attention also learned of a stanford student detained at newark and jfk airport and she

or declined. >>james: libya and sudan, somalia,, yemen, syria and rocked, and enron--iraq and iran. >>reporter: he signed an executive order that will limit refugees and immigrants from seven muslim countries what other countries and his targeting she fears refugees or try to better war-torn areas will now be forced to stand. they came out to try to gather at the community association some are scared for themselves and their families he's a reporter walt to be billed for the mexican border, and extreme vetting of muslims. over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. to get covered, you've got to get going. open enrollment ends january 31st. visit covereca.com today. >>rebecca: 63 san diego coming in at 56 today we

executive order signed at the pentagon suspended the issuing of visas or travel permits to people from iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, yemen. not a single american was killed between 1975 and 2015 according to statistics from the conservative leaning cato institute. the views about this travel ban have been pretty mixed on social media. ethan looks at it this way. one skittle is poisoned, will you take a chance and eat one? that's the refugee situation. >> for anyone needing a reminder of why the travel ban matters a refugee is someone forced to leave home to escape persecution, war, or violence. >> do not call this u.s. travel ban, it is not my ban, i don't want it. it's the real donald trump's muslim ban and he is not america. #resist. what do you think. we'd love for you to log on to our wusa 9 social media pages. >>> gunmen in custody following a deadly shooting sunday night at a mosque in quebec city. six kills. five in critical condition. canada's prime minister called this a terror attack on muslims. as vladimir putin reports, police say one of the suspects called 911 to turn himself in. the gunfire erupted in mosqu

or terrorism. >> some of the enhancements that have been put in place are are you a member of global entry program. travelled to iraq been syria, sudan, yemen, somalia, or libya on or after march 1, 2011, other questions that are part of this. do you believe it's important that we expand this program? the enhancements and the preclearance program? >> i think it's a good idea. i don't know exactly the details of it, but it would appear to me it's a good idea, again, we have to have confidence in the information that we're getting on site to prevent people that would come here to do us harm. >> great. thank you mr. chairman. >> our next new member has shone up. welcome to the committee. appreciate it. now i gave up my question to chairman mccain. i know the chairman is managing some activity on the floor. so i'll defer to the chairman and we'll get back on schedule. >> i thank the chairman. i need to go back to the floor. and i do appreciate the chance that i had to meet with general kelly. there was a change in the make-up -- >> we have been watching the scene unfold. that is the senate committee on homeland security and governmental affairs. they have just op

let's be clear, who can say that not taking refugees for 120 days from libya, a country without a functioning government, or yement as far as i can throw them no matter what they said, somehow has intended to be discriminatory against muslims. the people who understand the damage that the islamist radicals can do better than anybody else is jordan. >> and saying earlier today, he feels like this is a pro-muslim move, he is muslims for democracy, and he says not letting muslims and that are going to do acts of terror is a good thing. it is better for other muslims that aren't going to enact here. >> and muslims leaders are forced to have the tough conversations that many have been avoiding about how do you deal with those among us. and how do you vet them. and what you say we are 90 days, so for the last 89 days, what is going to look like if they catch one of the bad dudes? are they going to go to a county jail, do we take them to guantanamo bay? is there any chance that the moratorium would get extended, and what types of things have to happen for those to be put in statements? i have some questions. i think it

and all travellers who have nationality or dual nationality of iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemenot permitted to enter the us for 90 days. thousands will be affected. anthony, there is controversy in lots of different countries because of this policy. we are seeing protests, not just in of this policy. we are seeing protests, notjust in the us, but elsewhere. i wonder how informative these protests a re elsewhere. i wonder how informative these protests are as a guide to public opinion? that is the question. a lot of people in the us voted against donald trump, voted for someone other than donald trump. when we were talking about 50 million people, that still doesn't, that's a lot of people who can show up that's a lot of people who can show up and protest. the idea this representative of the nation at large, when a lot of people voted for donald trump, you will have two c. we are talking about hundreds of people at around the country protesting and thousands protesting in washington, dc. and the woman's march last week, there is a groundswell of opposition, but if you held a vote

people from seven muslim majority countries, refugee or not, from entering those seven countries, iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen. it does not apply to people from those countries already granted u.s. citizenship. saturday protests like this held at several major airports including dulles international when people were being detained. late saturday night several federal judges ruled and blocked part of the president's order saying the people detained should not be deported, but it doesn't say they can be let in and the white house chief of staff clarified today if you have been granted u.s. citizenship, if you have a green card and you're from those seven banned countries going forward, you will be allowed to enter the u.s. he also said border agents have what they call discretionary authority to subject any travelers including american citizens to questioning if they're coming back from the seven countries. the department of homeland security issued a statement saying they will continue to ac they'll also comply with the judges' order. coming up tonight on 60 minutes right after this show an inside look at what

into the us, and there is a ban on travellers who have nationality or dual nationality from iran, iraq, yemen, somalia, sudan and libyal not be permitted to enter the us for 90 days. as you can imagine, thousands of people are being affected. anthony, can you help me on this, are we approaching a uniform experience for people arriving in the country? that does not seem to be the way this is playing out in airports across the country. we hear stories about people who have green cards, who are permanent residents of the us being allowed in in some places and being detained and questioned and others. people with visas have been allowed in some places and detained in others. the problem was that donald trump signed this executive order on friday afternoon and apparently, they did not do a whole lot to inform immigration officials on the ground, about how to implement it. there were conflicting instructions about what green card holders can expect when they arrive in the us and that did not really get sorted out until saturday night, maybe going into sunday that they should be allowed on a case—by—case basis. so that is co

for at least the next 90 days almost anyone whether refer ugee or tour wiingt a visa, who is from libya, sudan, syria, iraq, eye rab, yemen or somalia will not be allowed to enter the united states those 7 country are majority muslim nations means legal residents and visa holders from the countries currently returning from travel outside the u.s. are being turned away. and in response. protesters filling terminals at philadelphia international last night and say they will continue to make voices heard today. that's what jennaphr joyce is live this morning. >> reporter: it's quite a scream, lauren, we're expected to see protests again later today beginning at:00 this afternoon. we're expected to see city officials committed to organizations and people who feel trump's executive order on immigration is simply wrong, critics calling it illegal. let's take a look at video from last night. these were people that came out to protest trump's policy after two syrian families with legal immigration visas were turned away at philadelphia international by federal agents from the department of u.s. customs and border patrol and airpo

it will restrict or block refugees from muslim dominated countries, iraq, iran, syria, libya, somalia, sudan and yemen. the president emphasized the policy is strictly to keep america safe but care and numerous others are already expressing skepticism and opposition. >> we don't want them here. we want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. >> people are angry that our president in his first week would sign pores run counter to our values as americans and don't actually make us any safer. we're hearing members of the targeted communities who say, i don't feel safe. do i have to change my travel plans. >> the congresswoman are already planning to review the legal sxalt constitutionality of the executive order with the goal of possibly challenging in it court. as one community leader put it, expect a rush to the courthouse starting as early as monday. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. so many angles to what's been going on in washington, d.c. is that the local impact. the debate over immigration policy could be coming to a restaurant near

urging international students to delay travel to syria, iraq -- iraq, yemen, libya iran somalia and sudan they want clarity on the ban or students to talk to lawyers before leaving the u.s. >> world leaders are reacting to trump's travel ban, he is not getting much support even from america's closest ally. teresa may who met with trump in washington, she said she does not agree with the ban. she will challenge the u.s. government if there is any adverse effect on british nationals. angela merkel is calling the ban wrong putting those of a particular faith or begin under general suspicion. >> 9:07. new information to tell you about this morning, teenage robbers shot a man on the street in wilmington, delaware. the action cam on the scene, 11th and walnut. the victim in his 60s told police two teens walked up to him at 5:30 a.m. and pulled out guns and demanded money. police found him walking down the street and drove him to the hospital. the teens ran off. >>> if you use septa, there's new regional rail schedules you need to be aware of. weekday train times have been adjusted. some are leaving earlier and some later, inb

for 90 days from iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, yemen. whether we like it or not, he means busy guess. >> he certainly does. he is following through on the things that he said he was going to do. i think that has led to can arear considerable horror among a lot of people who didn't believe that he would do these things or that he would modulate his approach in some fashion. that clearly isn't happening. there will be some people who support these measures. donald trump won the presidency. >> let's listen to jerry nadler, and then we'll talk about it on the other end. >> this should not apply to people who had already been permitted to take off for the united states before it was issued. and had valid visas. [ inaudible question ] >> yes, a number of people with valid visas. we know of two of them who left iraq, both -- well, one had worked with the american armed forces for years and therefore is at risk staying home. the other i think his wife did the same. so they both had valid visas. they got board a plane before the executive order was issued and when the

or al qaeda activity. yemen, sudan, somalia, libya, syria. so there is -- for those of us who work in the middle east and are combatting isis ideology and doing a great deal on social media, there's a certain validity to trying to engage in what the president is called extreme vetting. the challenge with this is that for those of us who have worked as ambassadors and understand the entire visa process, that the greatest challenge that we face here in the united states is most of our home-grown fear over muslims is generated as a result of home-grown lone wolves who are radicalized online. if the president and his administration really wanted to tackle this holestically, he would also be targeting silicon valley by which of the last 15 terrorists who committed te terrorism were radicalized by videos being seen on youtube. at the same time, if i may add, many of these who have been trained abroad have gone to fight for isis. are americans who went abroad. we have to identify tho pple who have fled the islamic state and who now may be trying to

libya, somalia, and yemen. >> there's been multirl reports of green holders and after they arrived in u.s. or as they boarded planes overseas. each incident is reviewed on case-by-case basis and this is what he said for grown card holders going forward the order does not affect them if you're moving inen out of seven countries you'll be subject for more questioning. >> does this order single out muslims specifically. >> you heard the man she talked to saying muslim ban. >> that's what we heard on the campaign trail with the president. here's how it works people with visas and green cards are one part of executive ort. processing of other refugees is in order. and in addition those targeted countries are majority muslims. however the reason they ended up on that list is because government officials have said ongoing terrorist training take place in those countries. president trump issued a statement denying he ordered a ban specifically against muslims. >> and if you read the lang want of the executive order and where people were deriving muslim ban from there's a line that says when they star

, basing a green card holders from the countries specified, yemen, iraq, iran, sabia, somali and libya will be allowed to board the flight, oric passport holders and government officials. people in those narrow categories should be able to board theirflights. categories should be able to board their flights. but the gentleman we spoke to a short time ago made the point that he and his family had been through a rigorous two—year long vetting programme. he said one entire year was spent on background checks of not only him but his family, his friends come everybody that he was in contact with. he said this suggests that donald trump does not trust his own officials, does not trust his own officials, does not trust his own officials, does not trust those involved in that process. he and his wife but give up theirjobs in anticipation of beginning a new life in the united states. they sold their car, their home, although furniture. they literally shut down their lives in iraq. today the outback in iraq having to rely on the generosity of family, having had to move in and live with relatives. they say that donald trump has ruined

or not from entering the u.s. for 90 days. those seven countries are iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, yemen. saturday's protests erupted at airports. travelers were detained. then several federal judges blocked part of the order saying people detained should not be deported, but it doesn't let them into the u.s. today white house chief of staff reince priebus clarified if you've been granted u.s. citizenship or if you have a green card and you're from the seven banned countries going forward, you will be allowed to enter the u.s. the department of homeland security issued a statement that says they'll continue to enact the president's order and they'll also comply with judges' orders. >> tonight president don other ways to help those suffering from syria's bloody civil war. trump says in a statement that america is a proud nation of immigrants. old says the country will continue -- hes the country will continue -- he says the country will continue to show compassion to shows fleeing oppression while protecting its border. the president says it's not a muslim ban and blames the media for that

whether it is crime or terrorism or -- >> some of the enhancements put in place are are you a member of global entry program, have you traveled to sudan, yemen, somalia, libya, on or after march 1st, 2011, other questions that are part of this. do you believe it is important we expand this program, the enhancements and the preclearance program? >> i think it is a good idea. i don't know exactly the details of it, but it would appear to me it is a good idea, but we have to have confidence in the information that we're getting on site to prevent people that would come here to do us harm. >> great. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator mccaskill, i notice our next new member has shown up. senator hoeven, welcome to the committee. appreciate. now, i gave up my question to chairman mccain. i know chairman enzi is managing activity on the floor. i'll defer to chairman enzi and then get back on schedule. >> i thank the chairman. i do need to go back to the floor and i do appreciate the chance that i had to meet with general kelly. in my early days here in the senate, there was a change in the makeup of the majority and we became the minority and it created a little

or similar circumstances. i'm yemen which has no yek 5 government, like libya and syria. other places there are governments. that's not to say there shouldn't be careful getting of people from those countries as well. eric: what about the critics who say the refugees go through years of extreme vetting. would you address that concern that they basically know who these people are? >> if they are saying that the visa application process takes a long time, i have no doubt that that's correct. government is not the world's most efficient creation. but that doesn't mean for 18 months, f.b.i. and d.e.a. agents and secret service agents and local police all over the world are student yulsly investigating these applications. it means for throng periods of time their -- it means for long periods of time the applications are sitting on somebody's desk. the heads of intelligence and law enforcement agencies testified several times before congress from a number of these countries in particular, we simply don't have adequate vetting. i think part of this on the part of the protesters

whether you want to count libya, yemen, syria and those kinds of things can happen. whether or not it starts to encompass the three primary determinants of power relationships, i think is not likely to happen. because they're acting in a sense out of more traditional balance of power interests than not. >> let's take one last question. you. >> university of maryland. so, from the beginning of this session today upon now there has been a big elephant missing from the room and that's the iranian election coming up in less than four months. do we, should we have any favorites in that election? and secondly, how do you think the visa ban as well as the promise of the upcoming sanctions and more pressure on iran, how do you think that will affect that election? >> well, to answer your first question, we should have no candidates. it's sure if we vote for rouhani, he's dead. trump should do that. but i don't know if you -- what would you say? [ inaudible ]. >> i was just going to say, i think it's in our interest that the moderates are key players in iran and i think the current situ

with the plan trump could move to suspend some immigration from iraq iran libya, sudan, yemen and somalia either temporarily orresident trump also made energy issues a key component of his campaign. >> we'll get the keystone pipeline approved. >> reporter: yesterday he signed directives to lift restrictions on the construction of two major oil pipelines which had been blocked by the obama administration. one of those, the dakota access pipeline made headlines in december after a u.s. army corps of engineers stopped work following massive protests. and overnight donald trump went on twitter to take on the city of chicago over its high crime rate reading if chicago doesn't fix the horrible carnage going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings up 24%, i will send in the feds. now, chicago has responded, george and said actually on every number in that tweet, trump has gotten the number wrong. but there's no doubt about it he may be overstating what's happened in chicago so far this year but the crime wave that we saw last year does continue in the city of chicago. >> theaying he'll take any help he can get. th