Inspiring america. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening from our studios in los angeles tonight. We begin with breaking news. A short time ago a federal Appeals Court here in california ruled against the government refusing to reinstate President Trumps ban against travelers from seven predominantly muslim countries. A lower court just last week put a stay on the band ordering them to suspend the program. That ruling stands but the legal fight over all this is likely just beginning. Lets go right now to nbc justice correspondence Pete Williams with details. Youve been going over that written decision. What is it saying . This is it just 29 pages out tonight. Barely this hours after the court heard argument. The three judges conclude the executive order violates the Constitutional Rights of people who got visas and came here or traveled overseas and want to come back. Reporter the legal challenges have been rushing to the federal courts at remarkable speed launched in the hours a
Right now. Good evening from our studios in los angeles tonight. We begin with breaking news. A short time ago a federal Appeals Court here in california ruled against the government, refusing to reinstate President Trumps ban against travelers from seven predominantly muslim countries. A lower court just last week put a stay on the ban ordering them to suspend the program. That ruling stands but the legal fight over all this is likely just beginning. Lets go right now to nbc justice correspondence Pete Williams with details. Youve been going over that written decision. What is it saying . This is it just 29 pages out tonight. Barely 48 hours after the court heard argument. The three judges conclude the executive order violates the Constitutional Rights of people who got [000 01 59;00] want to come back. Reporter the legal challenges have been rushing to the federal courts at remarkable speed launched in the hours after the executive order was signed january 27th. Despite todays order
Now. Happy friday to you. Major development when it comes to the president and foreign policy. Breaking overnight, President Trump has agreed to honor the u. S. s onechina policy. The white house says the president made this commitment while speaking with chinese president xi jinping last night. President trump previously said that he did not feel bound by the policy, which requires the u. S. To maintain only unofficial ties with taiwan. This major Development Comes just a day after chinese aircraft and a u. S. Navy patrol plane had a dangerous encounter in the south china sea. Nbcs janice is live in beijing. What more can you tell us . Reporter the call certainly does ease some of the tension. From chinas perspective, it had to happen. The key point, it was at xis request that trump would honor the onechina policy, which recognizes beijings sovereignty over recognized or was being told to recognize that the risks of not doing so were far too high. Now the two sides can make some more
They began giving commands to the suspect to drop the firearm, the suspect did not drop the object that was in his hand, at one point they told the suspect not to advance on the officers, told him to drop the firearm again. The suspect advanced on the officers concealing his right hand where the officers believed he was holding a firearm. Thats when officers fired weapons at the suspect hitting him several times and killing him. No officers agents or bystanders were injured. Two people are dead after a new years eve rollover crash last night. It happened near craig road around 10 pm when according to witnesses the car was speeding and hit the dividing wall before rolling across the travel lanes and catching fire on the side of the road. Two people inside the car said to be in their mid twenties were killed but have not yet been identified. No other cars were involved. In another wreck. Us 95 was after a wrong way crash near ann road. The first calls came in just after 11 30 last night.
Biden supporters continually gathering across the country tonight to. The president elect and Kamala Harris he mades history is as the first woman in the first woman of color Vice President elect speaking tonight in bidens hometown of wilmington delaware where fireworks blared. You chose joe biden as the next president of the United States of america. All cities in all parts of the country indeed across the world an outpouring of joy of hope renewed faith in tomorrow to bring a better day. And i am humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify, who doesnt see red states and blue states, only sees the United States. President trump is not conceding the race promising a legal fight has three states are still undecided. We have Fox News Team coverage with Jacqui Heinrich and john roberts from the white house but we begin with peter doocy live in wilmington, delaware. Good evening peter. Good evening. The world looks