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
And its Transfer Deadline Day in england as premier League Spending nears a january record. Good morning. Its tuesday january the 31st. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Donald trump has sacked the United States top Legal Advisor after she questioned the legality of his travel ban. Sally yates, who was Acting Attorney General, said she couldnt defend his decision to temporarily stop refugees and citizens of seven mainly muslim countries from entering america. But the white house said in a statement that she had betrayed the department ofjustice. In the uk a former head of the horror Foreign Office has criticised theresa mays State Invitation to the president. He said the offer had been premature and put the offer had been premature and put the queen in a very difficult situation. Protests have been held in cities across the uk as of last night including in cardiff, seen here. An online petition calling for the state visit to be cancelled has gathered more than 1. 6 million signatures. His
Withhold from the government the right to proceed with brexit in the way that they have planned. Special report on the trafficking of Baby Chimpanzees from west africa. We have the latest on the effort to stop the trade. Iamat i am at the first Big Literary Awards Ceremony of the year. We will find out who has won the costa book of the year prize. Its 5 oclock. John kelly is giving this statement ina john kelly is giving this statement in a News Conference. We must keep oui in a News Conference. We must keep our citizens saved by keeping Foreign Terrorists out of our country. I would like to clarify the most country. I would like to clarify the m ost rece nt country. I would like to clarify the most recent Executive Order, what it does and does not mean for the bid is not a travel ban it allows us to better review the existing refugee and these are system. Over the next 30 days we will analyse and assess strengths and weaknesses of the current immigration system, which is the most gene
Parliament begins the debate on triggering the formal exit process. Hello, welcome to 100 days. Im Katty Kay In Washington, Christian Frasers in london. There is no room for dissent. The message from the white house to american Civil Servants if you dont agree with President Trumps agenda, then it is time to leave. And the first to go was the Attorney General sally yates, who refused to enforce the president s temporary ban on refugees and visa holders from seven majority muslim countries. In her place, mr trump named this man dana boente. Hell run Thejustice Department until Senatorjeff Sessions is confirmed by the senate. In the past couple of hours, the secretary for Homeland Security, john kelly, has been taking questions about the president S Immigration order. He insisted it is not a ban on almost than is coming to the United States. The vast majority of the 1. 7 billion muslims that live on this planet, the vast majority of them, all other things being equal, have access to the
Zurcher, catty quay will be here in 20 minutes time, questions to both of them are very welcome. Katty kay. Heres a prophetic video clip from a couple of years ago. I believe the Attorney General has an obligation to follow the law, the constitution, and give their independent legal advice to the president. Well, thats true, and like any ceo with a law firm, sometimes lawyers have to tell the ceo, you cannot do that, dont do it, it will be in violation of the law, you will regret it. Please, no matter how headstrong they might be. Do you feel that the duty of the Attorney Generals Office . |i do you feel that the duty of the Attorney Generals Office . I do, to fairly and partially evaluate the law and provide the administration with impartial legal advice. That is sally yates, talking at a Confirmation Hearing in 2015. This time yesterday she was americas acting Attorney General. Not any more. Donald trump fired her after she ordered Justice Department lawyers not to enforce the presid