Tonight ahead of the super bowl. What theyre concerned about. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and we begin with supreme suspense in washington at this hour and across this country. A decision coming in from President Trump that will change the makeup of the court and will affect key issues for years to come. All eyes on two men. Neil gorsuch from denver is in washington tonight. Thomas hardiman from pittsburgh, is son of a cab driver, once drove cab himself also in the lead for the running. He wants that primetime audience, which is typically a daytime announcement to 8 00 p. M. Eastern. The environment all in the balance. Abcs terry moran leads us off from the Supreme Court tonight. Reporter at the white house today, President Trump, a born showman, setting the scene for his primetime announcement. Well be announcing a Supreme Court justice who i think everybody is going to be very, very impressed with. So well see you at about 8 00. Reporter s
She publicly defied him saying she wont Order Justice Department attorneys to defend his controversial travel ban. Live in San Francisco, sally yats was not the only casualty tonight, gene. Reporter thats right. President trump has appointed a new acting u. S. Attorney general and a new acting director of ice. The moves come as his controversial travel ban continue to draw protests. Acting u. S. Attorney general sally yates announces she wont defend president Donald Trumps immigration order and the white house takes swift action, firing her for what the white house calls betreying the administration. Senator Chuck Schumer says yates stand showed courage. We had a monday night massacre, sally yates, a person of great integrity, who follows the law was fired by the president. The president is appointing dana bent as the acting attorney general. He tells the Washington Post he will enforce the immigration order. The Trump Administration also announces thomas homing will replace daniel rag
You during this midday newscast. I should add quickly, kris, it wasnt sure if the inmalt was going to the Alameda County jail or going to kentucky. Okay. Im kris sanchez, sam brock here. Meantime our other top story, local reaction to one of the president s new policies. San franciscos City Attorney says that the local government will not be bullied by a newly minted president looking to crack down on illegal immigration. President trumps executive order tried to turn city and state employees into federal immigration officers. That is unconstitutional. That new lawsuit freshly unveiled this morning pits the city of San Francisco against the Trump Administration. Pete suratos is live. We heard a little bit of that. They say taking money away from San Francisco based on the sanctuary status is a constitutional violation. What else did you hear . Reporter yeah, good morning to you, kris. A very foergsful defense by City Attorney Dennis Herera as well as mayor ed lee calling that executive
For 13 years and winning, he told us. Now my kids are asking me if im a terrorist. We met the general at his heavily fortified compound inside the green zone. Safety, very important. You have safety for your family in america . Yes. Yes. Reporter for the past decade, kenani has been traveling to u. S. Central command in tampa for highlevel meetings with u. S. Military leadership. There are Many American troops here in iraq, he said, after this ban, how are we supposed to deal with each other . The ban comes just as iraqi and u. S. Forces are on the verge of victory in mosul. Just when President Donald Trump has asked his military commanders to accelerate the war against militants. This ban needs to be reviewed, the general said. We thought we were partners with our american friends. Now we realize were just considered terrorists. The general told us he may try to travel later this week, scott, but he still doesnt have any guarantee he wont be turned around. He said the ban came as a sh
President trump. They put this together in a slap way, almost as if they wrote it on the back of an envelope. The fallout over President Trumps ban. Youre fired giving a pink slip to the acting attorney general. How reckless and improper the behavior was the acting attorney general. Trump administration saw another day of massive protests across the country. Were saying to President Trump, were saying back down. More trauma ahead today. President trump preparing to unveil his choice for the Supreme Court tonight. The prelude to what could be an allout political war over President Trumps Supreme Court pick. Snow is tracking to the east coast, to cleveland, over a foot expected. More in michigan. Canadian investigators have charged the suspect in a deadly shooting at a quebec mosque. Such senseless violence has no place in canadian society. A massive landslide. Dirt and debris hit a neighborhood. Very wet, unstable. One of the officers from the lapd. A highspeed pursuit comes to a crashi