but definitely a win for the trump administration. >> jeff, over to the white house, what is the white house saying? >> reporter: there's no question, kate, we saw in the president's short but powerful message there in all capital letters the word "wow." the white house views this as vindication. that's the exact word i got from a senior official. the president was in the residence watching this unfold on television. members of the white house counsel's office came in to explain the ruling as they were reading through the ruling. there's no question that the president views this as a major win. one thing you will not hear him i'm, i'm told when a white house statement is coming out soon, is about the different versions of the travel ban. we should be clear, this is a different travel ban than the one enacted the first week that prompted an outcried and uproar. this is largely holding on to the principle that he first