we begin with what is not a quiet friday in washington. former national security advisor michael flynn, who was fired for lying about conversations with the russians now wanting immunity from congress in exchange for his testimony. the retired general has president trump backing him. mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt, excuse for big election loss, by media and dems, of historic proportion! meantime, nancy pelosi believes it s a bit premature to be talking immunity. we don t want people thinking the justice department cannot make the case they want against him. this is a violation of the law, what that could lead to, i really don t want to think that it s about flint to get the president. this is about flynn and flynn.
travel ban is still on hold, but a legal battle is just getting started. mr. trump has been attacking the federal judge who put his travel and refugee ban on hold. sara sidner explains why the following days will be crucial for a resumption of the ban. reporter: the ninth circuit court of appeals is looking at two different things. they ve already ruled on one thing. but the justice department cannot have an emergency administrative stay, which basically says will you allow the travel ban back in place while you consider the next part of this suit. and the judge said no, we want to consider this whole thing. we going to consider the second part of what you asked, which is, will you allow the travel ban back in place during the appeals process. and that s where they are right now. they have asked the other side, that is washington and minnesota, to go ahead and file paperwork so that they can read the brief on all sides and make a final decision. they are expecting all that to happe
south of raqqa. u.s. president barack obama says that will be no boots on in ground in syria. he calls the extension an extension of what if u.s. is already doing. new report claims the u.s. government spent $43 billion building that. a compressed natural gas station in afghanistan. that s 140 times as much as a similarly filming station in neighboring pakistan. the defense department cannot explain where all the money went. we ll answer any other questions about the project. a short break here on cnn newsroom. when we come back, a judge in california orders comedian bill cosby to testify in a defamation case brought by a famous model. those details still to come. it s more than a network and the cloud. it s reliable uptime. and multi-layered security.
dismantled? the president argued gitmo should be shut from day one. one of the first pieces of paper he signed shortly after he took the oath of office, combined ways of shutting down, not because of physical torture but people are kept there without charges, without a hearing and without opportunity to require the government to prove that they belong there. stated differently, it is a place of mass violation of basic constitutional principles. when i say this, people say, come on, judge. they re enemy combatants, wish us harm, caused us harm, are not americans. the constitution protects persons. the just it department knows that, the president knows it and the defense department knows that. if the defense and justice department cannot come up with a legal basis for holding these people there, they do not belong in american confinement. anywhere, whether it s colorado or cuba. how does the white house get away with continuing to hold them?
o malley administration for racial issues around police-involved shootings. the baltimore sun did the big investigation and found over 100 settlements related to police brutality over a four-year period. even though the facts aren t in the recent history and facts are in. there would seem to be a problem here, no? i think the foundational issue is trust. not only in baltimore but across the country. the police department can t do its job without the community. the community can t be as safe as it needs to be without the police department. i understand the lawsuits. like any organization, there can be training and supervisory issues. at the end of date, it s about truth and accountability. i firmly believe in the model where a department cannot only be an enforcement agency but a quality of life agency and make sure that the resources are brought to the community to make sure they have what they need to be as safe as they need to. i understand your point, a fair point. i believe in