i want to go to terry moran. terry, he said he had judge scalia in mind and neil gorsuch really does fit the bill. a lot of scholars say he is just like scalia, just a generation younger. >> that is absolutely true, george. promise kept in this case for president trump, no doubt about it. and there is that sense that judge gorsuch, neil gorsuch has almost followed in the footsteps, developed his own pedigree to get to this place. he's going to fit right in. there's one big difference with justice scalia. there's nothing justice antonin scalia liked better than a good fight and you knew you were in a fight with him. i think judge -- justice gorsuch, if he is confirmed, brings a warmer and more collegial perhaps attitude to the debates around the law. there's also that relationship with justice kennedy, the key swing vote on this court. he could be a coalition builder on this court by nature of his personality and relationships. >> and promise kept for president trump. he said this was the single most important issu

terry moran the we'll try to get that audio fixed as we move on with the rest of the news tonight. >>> to a devastating scene in texas. at least four tornadoes confirmed. winds up to 110 miles an hour, and there were straight line winds. shattered homes in san antonio, and powerful winds twisting this transmission tower, bending it in half. there are many without power tonight, and abc's phillip mena is in san antonio. >> reporter: lightning electrifying the sky as powerful storms blow through, bringing high winds and heavy rain. snapping trees from texas to the southern plains. near san antonio, the storms spawning at least four confirmed tornadoes. one of them, tearing a path 4 1/2 miles long. >> it sounded like a sonic boom. >> reporter: adrian venegas and his family of four racing to a neighbor's for shelter. >> by the time i realized it was a toerp homes and businesses hit hard. dozens of vehicles flattened under this carport. this transmission tower, mangled, knocking out power to thousands. and near austin, straight line winds toppled all 12 car of this train. alexis steven gra

if there is a tie, this halt will remain in place until that trial happens. >> terry moran, thank youh. let's go to jon karl. nowhe no word yet from the white house, and we heard his statements taking on the seattle judge. >> so-called judge as he said. they will appeal. whether or not they appeal the decision to stop this halt or whether or not they go through with the appeal on the underlying case will be seen, but george, remember, this executive order was signed on january 27th. it's a temporary executive of , order, and ban. the refugee ban is 120 days. the syria refugee ban is permanent b you the rest of this, the clock is ticking. if this stay remains in place, this restraining order remains in place through the course of this legal challenge, there is not that much time. >> it will go through the courts and there is some word that the administration might take another look at this and make changes. >> exactly. remember how quickly this was put together from the secretary of homeland security, john kelly, saying he should have taken more time and slowed this down. the president

abc's terry moran with more. >> was that a surprise? was it? >> reporter: in the east room, president trump enjoying the primetime spotlight announcing his supreme court pick, neil gorsuch. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, brilliant mind, tremendous discipline and earned bipartisan support. judge gorsuch stepping forward speaking of the honor of the moment. >> standing here in a house of history acutely aware of my own imperfections i pledge if i am confirmed i will do all my powers to permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution laws of this great country. >> reporter: the colorado native has a top tier pedigree, law degree from harvard, also with honors, and a doctorate from oxford, he then went on to clerk for two supreme court justices, including justice anthony kennedy. at 49 years old, he is the youngest nominee to the supreme court in 25 years. the response to president trump's pick came in fast and furious minutes after he began his remarks, democratic national committee issued their own statement. we cannot afford

here's abc's terry moran in our series "inside 30." >> byron, let the battle begin. tiers a small protest on the supreme court steps. a sign of things to come. democrats spoiling for a fight and so much at stake. for president trump it's a promise kept. he said he would appoint someone who was "a replica of justice scalia." he doesn't quite have that but he's got someone who's very conservative, very well respected. for democrats likely hard to beat. >> was that a surprise? was it? >> reporter: in the east room tonight, president trump enjoying the primetime spotlight as he announced his supreme court pick, judge neil gorsuch. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline, and has earned bipartisan support. he was nominated to the tenth circuit court of appeals. he was confirmed by the senate unanimously. also -- unanimous, can you believe that nowadays with what's going on? >> reporter: judge gorsuch stepping forward, speaking of the honor of the moment. >> standing here in a house of history and acutely aware of my own imper

. >> stay with us, because we want to bring in terry moran. e temporary ban will not be reinstated, terry, but what comes next? >> reporter: what comes next, david, is a trial. this whole argument was about whether or not that judge robart in washington did the right thing in calling a time-out. they said the judge did, so let's have a trial, and take a close look at the law, and the evidence. who has been harmed? how important are the government's interests? and it will go on appeal again. this court said that president trump's comments about how this is a muslim ban can be used as evidence that me may have had an intent to discriminate against muslims. that could be used as a constitutional argument. >> terry moran, and jon karl. thanks to you both. >>> in the meantime, president trump is pushing back against claims that his supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch said he was disheartened and demoralized by president trump's words. he now says he was not referring to what the president said specifically. even know though the judge and his spokesp

abc's terry moran has a look at reaction from around the world. >> reporter: in parliament square, a throng of people protesting against president trump. inside, a fierce parliamentary debate, triggered by a petition signed by nearly 2 million britons seeking to downgrade president trump's upcoming state visit here hosted by the queen to just an ordinary visit without any royal welcome. to preach hatred and to spread his bigotry, misogyny, and his division. >> order! >> 3 million people actually voted for president trump, and that is their democratic decision. >> reporter: across europe, president trump is the great disruptor. a focus of controversy and concern. the latest flap coming this weekend, when riffing on terror in europe he alluded to some kind of incident in sweden. >> they took in large numbers. they're having problems like they never thought possible. >> reporter: the problem? there was no incident in sweden. later president trump taking to twitter explaining his statement was in reference to a story on that was broadcast on fox news concerning immigrants in sweden. but

. >> stay with us, because we want to bring in abc's terry moran. he covers the courts for us. e temporary ban will not be reinstated, terry, but what comes next? >> reporter: what comes next, david, is essentially a trial because the lower court judge here, he issued his order. halting this immigration ban because he wanted to call a time-out to the whole thing, and take a look at the evidence. who gets hurt by this ban? what are the government's interests? and is what president trump is trying to do here lawful? that's what will happen next, and the appeals court says in that trial, evidence that this ban may have been intended as a d discriminatory act against muslims could take this to the supreme court, david. >> terry moran, and jon karl. thanks to you both. >>> in the meantime, president trump is pushing back against claims that his supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch, said he was, quote, disheartened and demoralized by president trump's words. he now says he was not referring to what the president said specifically. even though several senators and the judge's own spokes

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terry moran is at the supreme court. >> reporter: in the east room tonight, president trump. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. >> reporter: enjoying the prime time spotlight as he announced the supreme court pick, judge neil gorsuch. >> was that a surprise, was it? he has outstanding legal skills, brilliant mind, tremendous discipline and earned bipartisan support. when he was nominated to the tenth circuit court of appeals, he was confirmed by the senate unanimously, also, that's unanimous, can you believe that nowadays with what is going on? >> judge gorsuch stepping forward. >> standing here in a house of history and acutely aware of my own imperfections, i pledge that if i'm confirmed, i'll do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitutional laws. a judge that likes every outcome he reaches is a very likely a bad judge. stretches for results he prefers rather than those the law demands. i am so thankful tonight for my family, my friends, and my faith. >> reporter: gorsuch 49 a federal judge in denver with sterling credentials, harvard law known

abc news reporter terry moran has more. >> reporter: the bizarre assassination at kuala lumpur's busy airport now classified as a terrifying weapon of mass destruction attack after malaysia's police chief revealed today the stunning toxicology result. >> it is the vx nerve agent, which is a chemical weapon. >> reporter: it's one of the most lethal creations that man has ever come up with. vx is odorless and tasteless. a tiny amount will trigger uncontrollable muscle contractions causing first confusion, drowsiness and gnnaua before leading to death and paralysis. it killed kim jong-nam in minutes. just after he saunters into the airport, a woman lunges at him from behind, rubs his face for an instangt, and moves quickly away. another woman was also involved. kim immediately reports to airport authorities, gestures to his face, and soon collapses. experts say the assassins were risking their own lives by handling the vx so openly. >> they sort of held a rag over his face and sort of rubbed it in. that individual is putting themselves in a massively in harm's way. >> reporter: both wome

. >> reporter: abc's terry moran interviewed him in london last fall. >> i'm so bored of this uptightamerica needs more hatred. >> reporter: the berkeley event was supposed to be the last stop on his college tour. >> we will not tolerate racism or sexism, or hate crimes and violence. he's a fascist and berkeley did not welcome him. >> reporter: but it was canceled after more than a hundred people with black masks, armed with fire crackers and baseball bats, showed up, seizing an opportunity to turn the otherwise peaceful protest say we don't want him here. >> reporter: the stand-off intensifying. at least six people were injured, including this trump supporter, who was pepper-sprayed. kiara says, as a gay conservative herself, she was there to hear milo. she expected protesters but nothing like this. >> they hit all my friends with flag poles, i had to jump over a fence. i was there to voice my opinion about free speech and watch a controversial view. i think this is like an historic moment. i feel like i'm embodying berkeley style more than anyone else there. >> reporter: milo later

. >> reporter: he's been barred by twitter but was unapologetic when he sat down with our terry moranre you a troll? >> of course. >> what is trolling? how do you look at it. >> i like to think of myself as a virtuous troll, you know. i'm doing god's work. >> reporter: yiannopoulos, a trump supporter, says he was evacuated from campus. some, defending his right to speak, attacked. >> the first amendment protects everyone. the first amendment protects all speech, even milo. david, the university's chancellor is condemning the violence, saying despite the rhetoric,yiannopoulos was invited and had a right to speak adding they are proud of the school's legacy as the home of the free speech movement. they say the president cannot bully our university into silence, david. >> kayna whitworth with us thank you. >>> new developments in the deadly shooting to of a transit officer in colorado. an army vet and muslim convert is now under arrest. abc's clayton sandell on the warnings. >> reporter: police say it had the makings of an execution. >> we have an officer down. >> reporter: transit secur

here's terry moran. >> reporter: the bizarre assassination at kuala lumpur's busy airport, now classified as a terrifying weapon of mass desctriction attack after malaysia's police chief revealed today the stunning toxicology results. >> it is the vx nerve agent, which is a chemical weapon. >> it's one of the most lethal creations that man has ever come up with. >> reporter: vx is odorless and tasteless. a tiny amount will trigger uncontrollable muscle contractions, causing first confusion, drowsiness and nausea before leading to death or paralysis. and it killed kim jong-nam, half-brother of north korean leader kim jong-un in minutes. just after he saunters into the airport, a woman lunges at him from behind, rubs his face for an instant, and moves quickly away. another woman was also involved. kim immediately reports to airport authorities, gestures to his face, and soon collapses. experts say the assassins were risking their own lives by handling the vx so openly. >> that they held a rag over his face and rubbed it in, that individual is putting themselves massively in harm's way. >> r

. >> reporter: he's been barred by twitter but was unapologetic when he sat down with our terry moranre you a troll? >> of course. >> what is trolling? how do you look at it. >> i like to think of myself as a virtuous troll, you know. i'm doing god's work. >> reporter: yiannopoulos, a trump supporter, says he was evacuated from campus. some, defending his right to speak, attacked. >> the first amendment protects everyone. the first amendment protects all speech, even milo. david, the university's chancellor is condemning the violence, saying despite the rhetoric,yiannopoulos was invited and had a right to speak adding they are proud of the school's legacy as the home of the free speech movement. they say the president cannot bully our university into silence, david. >> kayna whitworth with us thank you. >>> new developments in the deadly shooting to of a transit officer in colorado. an army vet and muslim convert is now under arrest. abc's clayton sandell on the warnings. >> reporter: police say it had the makings of an execution. >> we have an officer down. >> reporter: transit secur

. >> terry moran, and jon karl. thanks to you both.resident trump is pushing back against claims tha supreme court gorsuch said was disheartened and by president trump's words. ow says referring president said specifically. even know though the judge and his spokesperson said he was. cecilia vega with that part of eporter: on capitol hill today, supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch asked about those reports that he criticized president trump's attacks on judges as quote "disheartening" oralizing." >> are you concerned about the president's attacks on the judiciary? >> no comment. >> reporter: but the president is talking. >> his comments were misrepresent >> reporter: s public with gorsuch's words after thy his story to abc's mary bruce. >> judge gorsuch told me -- and there were white house staff in the room -- that he is disheartened and he finds these attacks on the judiciary demoralizing and disheartening. >> reporter: even gorsuch's ow supreme court nominee was referring specifically to the president's recent statements, like

. >> reporter: he's been barred by twitter but was unapologetic when he sat down with our terry moran. >> are you a troll? >> of course. >> what is trolling? how do you look at it? >> i like to think of myself as a virtuous troll, you know. i'm doing god's work. >> reporter: yiannopoulos, a trump supporter, says he was evacuated from campus. some of those defending his right to speak attack. >> the first amendment is for everyone. the first amendment protects all speech, even milo. >> reporter: the president now threatening to cut funding, saying, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on people from a different point of view, no federal funds? the woman who represents the district says, the president cannot bully our university into silence, david. >> kayna whitworth with us thank you. >>> new developments in the deadly shooting to of a transit officer in colorado. the suspect an army vet and muslim convert is now under arrest. abc's clayton sandell on the warnings sent to federal authority. >> reporter: police say it had the makings of an execution. >> we h

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our terry moran live from the supreme court. >>> new pushback tonight on the immigration order. the white house press secretary now saying this is not a ban, even though the president and press secretary used that word themselves. and the acting attorney general fired, the white house saying she betrayed the department of justice. >>> the deadly secret raid. the navy s.e.a.l. killed. new questions tonight about the american mission. did al qaeda know the americans were coming? >>> the dangerous commute tonight. more than 200 crashes in the northeast, the storm system affecting millions. >>> and new security revealed tonight ahead of the super bowl. what they're concerned about. >>> good evening as question come on the air in the west tonight. breaking news, president trump just moments oorks revealing judge neil gorsuch is his pick. he said, i am a man of my word, and for many voters, this was the most important issue. judge gorsuch and his wife, louise on the side there. apart from previous presidents, hoping to drive up viewership. he is quite young. turning 50 this year. he c

terry moran as well and let me begin with you. 3-0, unanimous but a sweeping decision. >> it was so broad. i mean the court criticized the way the order was written, the court criticized the way the order was publicly defended so you see language in here and as john just talked about, for example, saying that the administration is absolutely wrong that the court has no place in this at all. one of the administration's biggest arguments was this shouldn't be reviewable by a court. this is a national security question. the court saying that's absolutely not true. so, you look at it again and again. every argument that the administration made, particularly on something like the seven countries these pose a particular risk of people from these nations and the court saying there's no evidence of that. that's important because they had to demonstrate why there was immediate harm because, again, we're talking about the timing here. >> and terry moran, one thing the court didn't do is reach a decision on whether or not this discriminates against muslims. >> reporter: that's right. they declined t

our chief foreign correspondent terry moran is in london much more. ng, terry. >> reptish parliament. shows just how controversial president trump is here in this closest allies. so this is what happened. the speaker of the house of commons jostood up from his cha at the head of the house and he declared that he personally would block any invitation for president trump to come to westminster hall here and give a speech to the british parliament. >> i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump to speak in the royal gallery. our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the house of commons. >> as just astonishing youteha like that. >> so, terry, what has been the reaction of everybody over there? >> reporter: well, the reaction ranges from patriotic pride, he's getting cheers from people who say he's standing up for british values to fury. people really angry and say he's gone way out of his lane and showboating and may be damaging the

terry moran and dan abrams with more. terry, you've covered much of the supreme court. judge gorsuch, solid conservative and doesn't change the balance of the court but what about over time if he gets confirmed? >> reporter: there's no question he will fit in here like a glove, george, because he worked here. he clerked here. he is, in fact, the fourth former supreme court clerk on this court now and he clerked for justice kennedy who still sits there. that's a first. what he can do over time in replacing justice scalia in terms of the law they're very similar, but justice scalia was a happy warrior, a brawler up there. he didn't care sometimes if he convinced other people he wanted to get his opinion into law. what we can expect from judge gorsuch is a much more gentler and more collegial style and will try to make convert, not just make law. >> we saw president trump talk about the fact that judge gorsuch was approved unanimously by voice vote for his appeals court position. that's not going to happen on this one. >> reporter: not going to happen this time around. all

vice president pence tried to reassure america's nato allies, abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran has the latest and joins us this morning from london. good morning, terry good morning good morning, robin. premera has become priority number one for europeans, not just government leaders trying to figure out the new american regime, it's also that the president dominates conversations over here and sparks protests. so for top u.s. officials, there's a lot of work to be done. this morning, vice president mike pence is back in the u.s. after his mission to reassure rattled allies in europe. [ chanting ] >> reporter: across europe, president trump is stirring controversy and unease. parliament debating a petition signed by nearly 2 million britons demanding that mr. trump's trip here later this year be downgraded. >> we should not be inviting him to preach hatred and spread his bigotry, his misogyny and division. >> reporter: president trump doesn't back down. taking to twitter once again target, sweden. tweeting give the public a break. the fake news media is trying to say that large

were trying to reassure europe about america's commitment so to our chief foreign correspondent terry moran in london this morning. >> reporter: european leaders, they're kind of baffled by president donald trump and not just by his off the cuff remarks about sweden that you mentioned but also and more important by his confusing a foreign policy so far. this was the moment that triggered the latest flap, president trump this weekend ripping on terror in europe alluding to some kind of incident in sweden and sparking considerable confusion. >> you look at what's happening in germany, you look at what's happening last night in sweden, sweden. who would believe this? sweden. they took in large numbers. they're having problems like they never thought possible. >> reporter: the problem, there was no incident in sweden and the swedes were not happy with the insinuation that their generous refugee problem had resulted in a terror attack. the swedish government promptly asking the state department for clarification. and the former swedish prime minister tweeting, sweden? terror attack? what has he

chemical agent vx was used to kill the north korean leader's half brother at the malaysian airport and terry moranas more. these new details are disturbing to say the least. >> reporter: terrifying, amy. this is a truly shocking development. vx is considered the weapon of mass destruction. it's lethal in tiny amounts and here it's been used to kill a busy international airport. this morning, malaysian police are saying two women accused of murdering kim jong-nam at the kuala lumpur airport used a chemical weapon called vx, a banned nerve agent. vchl vx is deadly even in small amounts. surveillance cameras caught the moment one of the suspects wiped the liquid toxin on his face. he is seen stumbling towards officials for help before collapsing. malaysian officials say the suspects washed their hands right away but one later became sick and vomited. they are scrambling to make sure no other area is affected. it can take days or weeks for the agent to evaporate. symptoms can last for hours. it causes first confusion, drowsiness and nausea before banned under the chemicals weapons convention but north

our chief foreign correspondent terry moran is in london with much more. , terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. high political drama here at the palace of westminster, the home of the british parliament. shows just how controversial president trump is here in this country. one of america's closest allies. so this is what happened. the speaker of the house of commons jostood up from his cha at the head of the house and he declared that he personally would block any invitation for president trump to come to westminster hall here and give a speech to the british parliament. >> i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump to speak in the royal gallery. our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the house of commons. >> as just astonishing you have to understand speakers here aren't supposed to do that. they're the guys who yell order, order and rule on the motions in the house. people are saying that 800 years of this parliament, no spea