refugees. heather: bipartisan back bash, good morning, griff. good morning, guys, despite the protests, president trump is doubling down restricting travel to the u.s. taking to twitter saying this, quote, our country needs strong borders and extreme vetting now. look what is happening all over europe and, indeed, the world, a horrible mess. he also sent administration officials out in the sunday show circuit pushing back on the dangers the country faces. this is a ban on travel, prospective travel from countries trying to prevent terrorists in this country from countries that have a recent history of training and exporting and harboring terrorists. team trump is facing backlash from fellow republicans, bob
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now back to the great sunday cleanup across the northeast following the historic blizzard. some places piled up an inch of snow an hour. in connecticut, a record 34 inches snow dumped across the state and paralyzed travel to the point the national guard was brought in to help. anna, the ban on travel was lifted in new england. what s going on in connecticut? reporter: in massachusetts and connecticut, the travel bans were lifted but the governors are urging residents to stay off the roads. things are still a mess. in milford, connecticut, 38 inches on the ground. records were broken. 40 inches in some places. when you get this snow, not the only do you deal with hours of tireless shoveling and plows trying to make it through and then to the side streets, we ve had reports of roof collapses.
leave despite president obama s call for him to do so. first of all, it s not america s business. second, do they think this is a solution? reporter: that s saif al islam, one of his father s closest political advisers. what is your plan? listen, nobody is leaving this country. we live here. we die here. this is our country. the libyans are our people. and for myself, i believe that i am doing the right thing. reporter: his younger brother saadi, a former professional soccer player, spends most of his time outside libya, but now he and the rest of the family face new sanctions that include a freeze on their assets and a ban on travel. so, what s in your immediate plans if you can t travel? i ll hire a lawyer. i have some hobbies after i quit football. i have some hobbies like i do some hunting, i do safari. so, libya, there s no safari i got to go safari. i ve got to hire a lawyer. reporter: you ve got to get out of libya? i would like to live normal. reporter: the pe
coming out of cuba this week. congress could be lifting the ban on travel by americans? [ whistle blows ] but 6 months later, when you ve been broadsided by an suv, who do you call? not the name of the company, but the name of the person. i m sorry. what was your name again? at allstate, you get a licensed professional who ll stand by you. not just a voice at a phone bank. you deserve a real relationship. that s allstate s stand. [ whistle blows ] [ dennis ] are you in good hands? [ whistle blows ] junior, run the numbers! price on a flight to maui. on it, dad. nobody move!! hrmmm? priceline negotiator i m calling a family meeting. there s no time. we re searching hundreds of sites for the cheapest flight. what you re doing is setting a bad example for the kids. on priceline, you can shop all these flights, and get the best price guaranteed. and if you add a hotel or car, you save even more. shut it down, people! a family that saves together, stays together.