response to team, clark humphrey, wrote to an official on instagram asking the meta-owned social media platform take down an anthony fauci parody account asking is there any way we can get this pulled down? it s not one of ours. minutes later, an instagram official said, yes, on it. this is a practice that began on the trump administration. missouri s attorney general eric schmitt who filed a petition in federal court argues it s federal officials engaging in a massive, sprawling federal censorship enterprise. they were changing their terms of service at the behest of the government. the government doesn t get to do that in the united states of america. what they re trying to do is a work around where they re telling the social media platforms to go do it. kevin: much more on that story coming up. we begin tonight with denver blocked from controlling the thermostats in their own homes! it s a story you have got to hear to believe. bill melugin following that live from t
Traffic is selling Baby Chimpanzees from west africa. The real tragedy of this trade is that to get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults in its family have to be killed. In cardiff, leaders of the devolved governments of wales, scotland and Northern Ireland, meeting with theresa may, demand a greater say in the Brexit Process. And, true or false . Why mps have decided its time to tackle the phenomenon of fake news. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. The lowest ranked side left in the fa cup, Sutton United of the national league, will host the 12 time winners arsenal in the last 16. Good evening. A state visit to britain later this year by President Trump will go ahead, despite mounting opposition. An online petition objecting to the visit has now attracted more than 1. 5 million names, and thereve been demonstrations in several cities this evening. The row was prompted by mr trumps decision to ban entry to the us for people from seven mainly muslim countries.
And 8 in the evening in washington where President Trumps controversial Executive Order imposing a travel ban on people coming from seven muslim majority countries has received a dramatic set back. The acting us Attorney General, sally yates, has told Justice Department lawyers not to defend it in court. In a letter she said she was not convinced it was lawful. Ms yates was appointed as Deputy Attorney general under president obama but was asked by donald trump to temporarily take over while a long term replacement was found. Just days after leaving the white house, barack obama has also intervened in the row warning that American Values are at stake. In a statement his spokesman says. And in the past couple of hours senior democrat politicians have gathered at a rally outside the supreme court. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Chuck Schumer called the order un american. All of us take an Oath Of Office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. Wh
And 8 in the evening in washington where President Trumps controversial Executive Order imposing a travel ban on people coming from seven muslim majority countries has received a dramatic set back. The acting us Attorney General, sally yates, has told Justice Department lawyers not to defend it in court. In a letter she said she was not convinced it was lawful. Ms yates was appointed as Deputy Attorney general under president obama but was asked by donald trump to temporarily take over while a long term replacement was found. Just days after leaving the white house, barack obama has also intervened in the row warning that American Values are at stake. In a statement his spokesman says. And in the past couple of hours senior democrat politicians have gathered at a rally outside the supreme court. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Chuck Schumer called the order un american. All of us take an Oath Of Office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. Wh
Some of our biggest cities and its busiest right here in birmingham. So what does the state of the Construction Industry tell us about the economy . Ill be finding out. In sport, its the tie they wanted. The lowest ranked side left in the fa cup Sutton United will host the 12 time winners arsenal in the last 16. Tastes like burnt rubber and carol has the weather. A cloudy and wet start to the day with rain or drizzle. Brightening up later in Northern Ireland but for the rest of us what you start with is more or less what youre going to end up with during the day. More in about 13 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has sacked the United States top Legal Advisor after she told Government Lawyers not to enforce his travel ban. Sally yates was the latest critic to speak out against his decision to stop refugees and citizens of seven mainly muslim countries from coming to the United States. Meanwhile, barack 0bama has made an unprecedented intervention in the immigra