Its always good to get out of washington and come to new york. Its less clever to do it on a day when theres a massive snow storm outside this backdrop is totally fake. Heres what manhattan actually looks like today, which is why ive retreated inside. So hello from new york, christian. Dont give away all the secrets they will think that im not sitting ina posh they will think that im not sitting in a posh office overlooking the thames there are some pretty ill winds blowing through congress at the moment. The latest storm relates to Donald Trumps pick for the Supreme Court. The man he nominated last week is neil gorsuch hes now paying Courtesy Calls on capitol hill to build support for his confirmation. But one of those senators, richard blumenthal, the democrat from conneticut, revealed after their meeting that mr gorsuch isnt too happy with Donald Trumps attacks on thejudiciary. My strong hope is that he will be more vehement publicly. He certainly expressed to me that hes Disheartened By The Demoralising and abhorrent comments made by President Trump about the judiciary. The revelation found its way onto the front pages of the papers it was the lead story on breakfast tv shows, and spurred this response from the president. Lets get more on this. My colleague, laura trevelyan, is in washington. Here is what extraordinary about all of this, it seems like mr gorsuch went into this meeting, made these criticisms and said, can you tell the world about this . Remember that he wants to be confirmed as a Supreme Courtjustice and by saying that he doesnt like the president s attack on the independent judiciary, the president s attack on the independentjudiciary, it the president s attack on the independent judiciary, it makes the president s attack on the independentjudiciary, it makes him a good nominee for the highest court of the land in the eyes of fellow judges, in the eyes of most right thinking people, and for him, hopefully, hes trying to persuade democrats not to filibuster him out of existence. The democrats are mad, they want to stop at least one of President Trumps nominations. All very complex. Some republicans and some democrats particularly would think, this is a man who knows his own mind, who can speak freely, which man who knows his own mind, who can speakfreely, which is man who knows his own mind, who can speak freely, which is what they want. Of course. There is nothing else that gorsuch could say, faced with the president attacking the independence of the judiciary, not only District Courtjudges but the bedrock appealsjudges, only District Courtjudges but the bedrock appeals judges, who could rule on his devotional immigration ban. So this is exactly what he had to say. Also to reassure republicans as well that he is notjust a tool of the president. The fact is that President Trump might not like him as much as when he nominated him. Falling out with the boss already these Executive Orders as well, things have been happening in the white house other than just being said. What are these crime orders about . President rubbing his Inauguration Speech painted a picture of american carnage, not just manufacturing jobs shouted across the rust belt, but also an image of america in the grip of Violent Crime. He signed three different Executive Orders, one cracks down on drug cartels, which are spreading across the country, he says, and the other one sets up a task force on how to reduce Violent Crime. He says it is going to be a new era of justice. Crime. He says it is going to be a new era ofjustice. Although Violent Crime has gone up in a couple assist these a couple of cities, overall, Violent Crime levels are lower than they were were at the high point in the 1980s. Thank you. Actually, mr trumps been busy today on twitter. Apart from the issue ofjudge gorsuch, hes also attacked republican senatorjohn mccain, who had questioned the success of last weeks raid in yemen, in which a us serviceman was killed. He had said that he could not see how the downing of an aircraft and the death of a serviceman as a success. The death of a serviceman as a success. This row has been going on. This is that wed we got today from the president. It is a 3 part tweet. So the president doesnt want this to be painted in anyway as a failure. No, and sean spicer, his spokesperson has a ready said that anyone who does suggest this is failure is denigrating the memory of that serviceman. That begs a question how donald trump, all through the political campaign, can attack the war in iraq, where 4000 servicemen were killed. It doesnt quite make total sense. He has got to be careful aboutjohn mckay. Donald trump only has a two seat majority in the senate. If he annoys john mccain too much, at some point the senator is going to turn around and say, i will not stick with you any more, and that could be a big problem down the road for donald Trump America is a country deeply divided. And notjust on its opinion of the president but on a whole range of issues. Yes, but for all the controversy thats followed mr trump these first three weeks, his Approval Ratings are higher than they were at the time of the inauguration. Just under 50 now approve of thejob he is doing. And, according to another poll out yesterday, the majority of americans think Donald Trumps travel ban is a good thing. And many certainly feel that way in the republican state of montana. Aleem maqbool has been to investigate. I believe that what weve seen with our president is a phenomenal performance so far. This is a man who couldnt be happier. He voted for donald trump. He is heavily involved in local politics, and hes a preacher. His christian compassion, though, does not extend to those he feels are threat to his way of life. There you go, kids. Thatll keep you warm. If they come among us and then try to enact something, say, sharia law. Who is trying to do that . If groups of radical islamic people begin to show up who will eventually attempt to harm how women, those militant people need to understand that the women of montana are armed. He says those who are protesting against Donald TrumpsImmigration Policies do not represent the real america. This is a local rally in support of the refugees. Not a bad turnout for a weekday lunchtime in the snow. But these are certainly not the loudest voices on this issue in montana right now. The state has one of the most high profile anti immigrant campaigns and, before the election, had one of the biggest anti refugee protests in the country. The anger for many is directed mainly at muslims, something local politicians are tapping into some would say even fuelling. After days of debate, the state senate has just passed a bill to say sharia law cant be applied in montana. This woman and her family arrived here just a couple of months ago. They fled eritrea with no choice about where the un sent them. After more than four years of vetting, they landed in montana nervous, shy about talking on camera, adjusting to a different world and to this storm of anti immigrant sentiment. Whats striking in montana is all the Focus On Immigration is happening in an entire state the size of germany with a population ofjusti million, where fewer than 20 Refugee Families have been resettled since the mid 90s. But as far as many here and across america are concerned, there is simply no room forthe immigrants, to whom the door should be firmly shut. And those statistics interesting . Just 20 refugees and migrants since 1990. I watch that earlier and there are similarities with what happened here during the referendum vote, the brexit vote, last year. There were parts of the country where there was high net migration that voted to remain in the eu, and vice versa. Areas with low net migration where they voted to leave to Stop Hartlepool in the north of the country was a place like that, low net migration, can be ireland another. It seemed to be the theory of migration or the concern about migration, and that they that might be well founded there might be problem is withjobs. It might be well founded there might be problem is with jobs. It was the fear of migration rather than the direct impact. Maybe once you know immigrants come you feel differently about migration in general. Because this is such a big issue at the ballot box, countries all over the world are speaking out on it. In germany, there were plans to speed up the deportation of failed asylum seekers. Here, the cupboard has been defending its cap on the number of refugee children coming into this country. 0nly refugee children coming into this country. Only 350 children would be brought in, far fewer than the 3000 that were originally asked for. There are still so many children in need of help. She knows there are thousands in greece, in overcrowded accommodation, or homeless. Or in italy, still at risk of human trafficking. 0r Teenagers In French Centres which are being closed down, and they have nowhere left to go. She talked about clearing calais. They are heading back to calais, back to dunkirk, back to the mud, back to the danger, back into the arms of the people traffickers and the smugglers, the exploitation, the abuse, the prostitution rings, and back into the modern slavery that this parliament and this government has pledged to end. The french are very clear that they are now processing the children who have come out of the calais camp. They want to continue to do that. But one of the things that stops the children cooperating with the french authorities is the hope of being taken into the dubs amendment and coming to the uk. They are clear with us that if they are to manage those children for the best for those children which i think is what she wants, as well as i want then making it clear that that is not going to be definitely open is the best outcome for them. Strong statements. This has been a big issue in britain, with Child Migrants coming in. It is not an issue here in terms of muslims coming in, or people coming in from the middle east. The geography of america means they would have to get ona america means they would have to get on a plane by themselves. You dont get a lot of children coming in. We have had children coming across the southern border full to view had a load of teenagers and young kids picked up, coming in from mexico, put into camps. That was something that double trap made an issue. It has been a situation here with the cab and calais, right on the doorstep. The government have been making a strong point today that it pays more than other countries in europe to the problem in the middle east, over £2 billion. They said today they have offered places to 8000 children to come in some form. The problem they have got, and this is what some of the politicians were pointing out today, is there is real stress and local authorities. Their heart thereon 250 local authorities with responsibilities for these, they have offered barely two places each. They will put more pressure on local government to do more to take some of the children you can imagine what the reaction might be if donald trump had announced Something Like a cap on child refugees Donald Trumps controversial nominee for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, was confirmed by the senate last night. And, earlier, he was sworn in at the white house. The vote was 52 to 47, with just one democrat voting for mr sessions. It came after a series of divisive hearings focusing on the alabama senators record on civil rights. Russian president Vladimir Putin has sent condolences after a russian air strike accidentally killed three turkish soldiers in northern syria. The soldiers were supporting Syrian Rebels in efforts to capture the city of al bab from so called islamic state. Although russia and turkey back opposing sides in the war, the incident comes after a warming of ties between the two countries. I think the snowstorm has defeated us i think the snowstorm has defeated us for a moment, and you may have lost the beautiful view behind me japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe is in washington tomorrow to meet the president to discuss security and trade before heading off to play golf with donald trump at his resort in palm beach, florida, over the weekend. It is, of course, a key strategic relationship in fact, mr abe was an early visitor to trump tower during the transition but President Trump did attackjapan during the Election Campaign for making it impossible for the us to sell cars there. So whats the story . 0ur tokyo correspondent, Rupert Wingfield hayes, has been taking a look at whether his claim is entirely fair. President donald trump says its not fair that americans buy millions ofjapanese cars every year, and the japanese buy hardly any american cars. And hes right. Last year, only 13,000 american cars were sold here injapan. So why is it the japanese dont buy american cars like this one . Its notjust that this car is yuge, as donald trump might say you may have noticed that the wheel is on the wrong side forjapan, and then take a look at the fuel consumption. Its about double what my toyota normally uses. So, injapan, these tiny little cars are called kei cars. They cant be more than 1. 5 metres wide, and the engine can only be 660cc, and they sell tonnes of them here 1. 7 million of them last year, 40 of all the cars sold injapan. Ah, this is much better its actually not true that japanese people dont buy foreign cars. Take a look at this street. Theres a mercedes. Heres another mercedes. And, look, theres another mercedes. And a vw and in here, look, a bmw. Of course, theyre not american cars, theyre german. And i understand you have actually owned an american car . Yes, idid. Ajeep cherokee. I liked how it looked but when i started driving it, i feel like its very cheap, and doesnt feel safe. Also, the service is not so good as with the german car. Japan charges no import tax on a car like this, but america charges up to 25 import tax onjapanese cars. So maybe its time for america to stop complaining and learn from the germans. Lets get more now with sheila smith, an Expert On Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy. Shes in our washington studio. Good to see you. The americans dont make cars for japanese good to see you. The americans dont make cars forjapanese people, really . Exactly. I loved your segment, by the way. What are they going to do about it . This is what is called global competition, isnt it . Right, and the challenge has a lwa ys it . Right, and the challenge has always been that the american car makers have to invest in making ca is car makers have to invest in making cars that the japanese consumers will want to buy. There has been a long narrative of Turf Barriers in japan, but you have to compete. That is really what the challenge for our companies is in japan. But japanese Car Companies to provide jobs for americans, a lot of them. When the president had all of those car workers into the Oval Office Last week, it was noticeable that he did not have toyota in with him. It seems that the japanese Cannot Go Win in this relationship, another sign that the Balance Of Power is shifting to china not america. They have a friend in the white house . We will have to see. The president is coming tomorrow. The Prime Minister is coming tomorrow. They will be on the relaxed setting of a golf course on saturday, when i can talk about what has changed in the structure of both of their economies. Toyota, nissan, honda, lots of japanese car makers have invested in the United States. They are partand invested in the United States. They are part and parcel of the american economy. It is partly what mr trump has to understand as he begins to think about how to talk to japan about the future of our economic partnership. Just a quick one, because we are out of time, but we hear Thatjustin Trudeau is coming from canada on monday. Mr trumps supporters say they have got a lot of people on the one at the moment, they are making efforts to make sure they are making efforts to make sure the deals are being done. They are close allies with the United States, as well as economic partners. Mr trudeau said he would be willing to renegotiate the trade deal. There is a lot of support for that on capitol hill. We will have to watch that of negotiations to understand what washington once, and i expect the japanese will be watching as well. 0k, thank you for being with us. The street protests in romania this past week have stirred memories of 1989 the last days of the tyrant nicolae ceausescu. In their hundreds of thousands, the romanians have packed the streets of the capital, bucharest, demanding the government throws out a law that would have reduced penalties for corruption. 0ne immediate beneficiary of that law would have been the chair of the governing socialist democratic party, who is facing corruption charges that would stop him becoming a future Prime Minister. Now the man wh