Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Become ground zero. Tonight President Trump unveils travel ban 2. 0, why the bay area could become ground zero in the battle to block it. Good evening. Im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. The new order takes effect in 10 days. It temporarily bars new visas from six majority muslim nations for 90 days, but the list no longer includes iraq and unlike the first order, it does not apply to lawful permanent residents or current visa holders. It also suspends the nations Refugee Program for 120 days, not indefinitely as the original order did for syrian refugees. Ban. And it is the president s solemn duty to protect the American People and with this order President Trump is exercising his rightful authority to keep our people safe. Critics say it still amounts to a muslim ban and cate cauguiran old its us they plan to take the fight tells us they plan to take the fight straight back to court. This could be ground zero for President Trumps
Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Become ground zero. Tonight President Trump unveils travel ban 2. 0, why the bay area could become ground zero in the battle to block it. Good evening. Im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. The new order takes effect in 10 days. It temporarily bars new visas from six majority muslim nations for 90 days, but the list no longer includes iraq and unlike the first order, it does not apply to lawful permanent residents or current visa holders. It also suspends the nations Refugee Program for 120 days, not indefinitely as the original order did for syrian refugees. Ban. And it is the president s solemn duty to protect the American People and with this order President Trump is exercising his rightful authority to keep our people safe. Critics say it still amounts to a muslim ban and cate cauguiran old its us they plan to take the fight tells us they plan to take the fight straight back to court. This could be ground zero for President Trumps
Time there are only six countries on the list. The Administration Says iraq was dropped because its agreed to provide more information on potential immigrants. Rex Tillerson secretary of state iraq is an important ally in the fight to defeat isis,. Unlike the first time, President Trump signed travel ban 2 pointoh away from the news media, and let his cabinet members do the explaining. john kelly Homeland Security secretary nothing in this executive order affects existing lawful permanent residents or persons with current authorization to enter our homeland. The new language will not ban anyone with a green card, dual citizenship or valid visa. Natwhile the first travel ban was implemented immediatelyand chaotically. The revised version wont go into effect for 10 days,it will expire 90 days after that. The language regarding refugees is also changed. The preference for religious minorities in muslim countries was dropped that had been interpreted as favoring christians. And it no longe
People. The measure would also restructure the countrys Medicaid Program so states receive a set amount of money. Experts warn the changes could result in millions of people losing access to the coveragetheyve had under the Affordable Care act. House committees will vote on the measure wednesday. Tonight were tracking reaction earlier President Donald Trump tweeted house just introduced the bill to repealandreplace obamacare. Time to end this nightmare. Not everyone feels that way kron4s Ella Sogomonian joins us live with reaction from people who are concerned about changes to their obamacare coverage. Ella . Many insured through covered california are now left wondering if insurance will be affordable for them if the gop bill goes forward. Julian jaqosalam, covered california consumeri mean if it isnt broken why fix it you know . Everyone i approached was taken aback by news of the gop healhcare bill that could leave current consumers uninsured. Thats because affordability is still in
Everybody, on this tuesday. North korea celebrating a special occasion overnight with pageantry and power as the crisis escalates over its nuclear arsenal. The North Koreans held a series of ceremonies this morning to mark the anniversary of their military and conducted a massive live firing drill. That said, a show of force by the United States. The u. S. S. Michigan, a guided missile submarine, has arrived in the south. This following a new round of saber rattling. Stephanie ramos is covering the overnight developments. She joins us from washington. Good morning, stephanie. Reporter kendis and diane, good morning. We know north korea tends to show off military capabilities during anniversaries. And as you mentioned, just this morning, north korea is said to be firing off the countrys largest artillery drill marking the militarys birthday. Tensions between the United States and the north korean regime are still high and rising. North korea is a big world problem. Reporter the situatio