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Suspicious in nature, but the cause it still under investigation. Maureen kelly kron4 news another big story we are following tonight we just learned that a federal judge in seattle has temporarily blocked president Donald Trumps ban on people from seven predominantly muslim countries. The judges ban is in effect nationwide. But uncertainty about the future remains and that has many awaiting family members at sfo on edge. Kron 4s dan kerman is live at sfo tonight with their story. At sfo friday, gone are the demonstratorsgone are the at sfo friday, at sfo friday, gone are the demonstrators protesting President Trumps immigration order. Still on hand a group of volunteer lawyers, who have been closely monitoring those arriving at sfos international terminal, and counseling family members who are waiting for themsot Lauren Roberts one justice 1525among those stressed is mustafa musarat sot mustafa musarat pittsburg resident 3138afghanistan is not one of the countries on the president s l
We speak. Showers reporter as you make your way into San Francisco across the bridge. In the east bay there raindrops continuing to fall. Reporter pop of showers in look like over the next couple of days. That could be a strong storm moving in. Reporter more heavy rain on the way we will talk about the weather coming up. Reporter we took this at about 630. This is one of those areas that have been hit hard. A driver when into the creek after colliding with another car few weeks ago. personally i like rainy weather. A lot and have been especially because youre not used to with any used it makes a road a little slick. when israel have you cant really see. Reporter of the areas that are prone to rockslide. Be careful if youre driving in that area. Reporter we are talking about more and third reports in the last couple of months. Reporter she was driving home from lafayette going east on highway 84. all of a sudden this huge blast. I wake up in the middle of night and say what happened . R
Further to that point of order, two words. Well done. Back in the u. S. , Mcdill Air Force base in tampa, florida, President Trump made his first visit to a u. S. Military command, visiting the heads of Central Command and the special Operations Command and speaking and having lunch with soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, heres part of his comments earlier today. Ladies and gentlemen, introduce the president of the United States, commander, United States Central Command, general joseph votel. Please, please, sit down, theres actually somebody more important than the sent come commander here today. This is a than the centcom commander here today. The commands here at macdill have been extraordinarily busy over the last 15plus years. Those in favor say aye been responding to crises on almost a daily basis in the most volatile and important regions of the world. Our mission is to protect americas interest and keep its citizens safe and the outstanding men and women, military, civilia
Arkansas governor mike huckabee. Governor, good to see you. Hes playing a little bit to the home team there, getting a very warm reception, and specifically on that line where he talked about the importance of border control, you heard a lot of applause. I think hes very popular with the military. Its becoming very obvious that they are so happy to see a handson commander in chief who understands that the purpose of the military is to kill people and break things, not to be a social experiment, not to go and, you know, build schools and roads, but to be a fighting force. And thats what theyre trained to do. But, look, i think its important that he went to macdill air base and to centcom. This isnt a president whos saying come see me, a few generals, hes going out there and shaking hands and talking to the enlisted personnel. Thats huge for morale, and i really believe its a great way for him to start. Trish governor, he said something that i think is very important. He quoted george wa