shannon bream is that the court to tell us more about judge gorsuch. mike emanuel tells us what he is hearing on capitol hill and the vote counting already started, but we will start at the the white house with john roberts. >> it is one of the most important decisions the president can make, a choice that can last for decades, and it was a choice president trump says he thought long and hard about. >> i took the task of this nomination very seriously. >> he took the unprecedented step of publishing a list of possible nominees. it expanded to 21 before finally coming down to one tonight. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline, and has earned bipartisan support. when he was nominated to the 10th circuit court of appeals, he was confirmed by the senate unanimously. >> president trump will use that unanimous consent as a cultural against those who might oppose gorsuch in the senate. the judicial crisis network rolled out a $10 million ad buy in support of gorsuch. >> neil gorsuch, devoted to the constitution

shannon bream is that the court to tell us more about judge gorsuch. mike emanuel tells us what he is hearing on capitol hill and the vote counting already started, but we will start at the the white house with john roberts. >> it is one of the most important decisions the president can make, a choice that can last for decades, and it was a choice president trump says he thought long and hard about. >> i took the task of this nomination very seriously. >> he took the unprecedented step of publishing a list of possible nominees. it expanded to 21 before finally coming down to one tonight. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline, and has earned bipartisan support. when he was nominated to the 10th circuit court of appeals, he was confirmed by the senate unanimously. >> president trump will use that unanimous consent as a cultural against those who might oppose gorsuch in the senate. the judicial crisis network rolled out a $10 million ad buy in support of gorsuch. >> neil gorsuch, devoted to the constitution

shannon bream is that the court to tell us more about judge gorsuch. mike emanuel tells us what he is hearing on capitol hill and the vote counting already started, but we will start at the the white house with john roberts. >> it is one of the most important decisions the president can make, a choice that can last for decades, and it was a choice president trump says he thought long and hard about. >> i took the task of this nomination very seriously. >> he took the unprecedented step of publishing a list of possible nominees. it expanded to 21 before finally coming down to one tonight. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline, and has earned bipartisan support. when he was nominated to the 10th circuit court of appeals, he was confirmed by the senate unanimously. >> president trump will use that unanimous consent as a cultural against those who might oppose gorsuch in the senate. the judicial crisis network rolled out a $10 million ad buy in support of gorsuch. >> neil gorsuch, devoted to the constitution

i am shannon bream. thanks for joining us. pence said he was disappointed flynn gave him inaccurate information and supports the decision to ask him to resign. any hint to when we could get a new national advisor? >> reporter: president trump hopes to make the announcement in the next couple of days. president trump spent a significant portion of his candidates in mar-a-lago to replace general michael flynn who was fired for lying to the vice-president and today for the first time, we are hearing from the vice-president himself about how he feels about what went down. listen to this. >> i am very grateful to the close relationship i have working with the president of the united states. i was disappointed to learn that the facts that was conveyed to me by general flynn were inaccurate. >> reporter: president trump already met with -- president trump met with four cand day of thes over the weekend. we are told that he may be meeting with more candidates today in palm beach before leaving back to dc. >> shannon: the mystery deepe

bream is back. >> shannon: i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. president trump's revised order definitely -- the white house gets rid of federal guidelines on transgender bathrooms in schools put into place by president obama saying it will be up to the states to decide. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us now. what's the latest on the president's revised executive order on the travel ban? >> with the caveat, we have to issue that, it could come tomorrow as expected. we're told it won't be next week until we hear the president's new executive order on the travel ban and also being told in terms of its contents a lot of similarities with the initial executive orders but lots of differences that are very important as well in terms of passing legal muster. first of all here is the similarities for you. the temporary visa ban extends to the same seven countries as the original executive order. it also initiates a temporary suspension of refugees from all countries and reduced the 2017 refugees admissions to the united states to a ma

we want to go to shannon bream, who is standing by. she's been covering the story from the steps of the supreme court throughout the day. she and then, your thoughts, as we are minutes away, we believe, from this announcement. >> martha, if we do get judge of neil gorsuch as a nominee, it is going to be a home run for conservatives. he is somebody who would he was attending columbia in the 1980s, he started cofounded a paper called "the fed," supposed to push back what he viewed as the pc feeling on-campus, the culture there. he is somebody who has a strong conservative conventional's, routes that run very deep. his mother was the first female head of the epa during the reagan administration. those close to him say that shee remembers the battles that she took on. he knows of this confirmation will be about. he has talked about how confirmations have become so political and they have become blood to sport almost. if he is a nominee, he knows what he is walking into. he is somebody almost, in addition, having clerked here at the supreme

. >> shannon: we have it all under control. i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. those actions could come as early as today affecting iranians, and possibly government agencies coming after iran test fired a ballistic missile in direct violation of its nuclear deal. president trump warned earlier this morning there is a new sheriff in town tweeting iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me. president trump also said he is keeping all options open. >> is military action off the table in iran? >> nothing is off the table. i haven't eased anything. >> shannon: john roberts is live on the north lawn. the president taking a tougher tone today. >> good morning. at this point it remains just a war of words but by the end of the day they could have ramped it up a little bit. the first actions the president has taken against a foreign country as sanctions are to be levied against iran. we don't know exactly what they will entail but we do understand the sanctions would be leveled on more than 20 iranian entities as they a

i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. the president's speech comes at a time when republicans hold not only the white house, both houses of congress. mike pence making the argument that the time for republican unity is now. >> this is the chance we worked so hard for so long to see and time to prove again that our answers are the right answers for america. [applause] a strong military, more jobs, less taxes, respect for the constitution, and the values that have made america great and a deep and abiding faith in the goodness of the american people. >> shannon: chief white house correspondent john roberts is live with more on what we can expect at cpac today. >> good morning. what a difference it is this year compared to last. the biggest difference is president trump will be there. candidate trump didn't go to cpac. remember when senator ted cruz said all the things he said about trump at cpac? >> so donald trump is skipping cpac. i think somebody told him megyn kelly was going to be here. or even worse, he was told there

>> shannon: good tuesday morning, bill. good to see you. i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. the white house set to act on the proposal calling for 15,000 new ice and border patrol agents. >> bill: the other big story from the white house is this. president trump naming his new national security advisor, general hr mcmaster. the president touting his credentials saying he is the perfect person for this job. >> a man of tremendous talent and experience. i watched and read a lot over the last two days. he is highly respected by everybody in the military and we're very honored to have him. >> shannon: john roberts begins our live coverage today. the big news of the day the announcement beefing up enforcement of our immigration laws. what can we expect the president to say today? >> good morning. half an hour from now the department of homeland security will release two implementation memos. basically the instructions to customs and border patrol and immigration and customs enforcement how to implement the desires of the president when he signed those two executive orders removin

shannon bream has the latest for us. reporter: the official record on who the president has selected. it has been weeks of vetting and meetings and investigation. and the administration take into account what kind of nomination battle could be looming. his selection to fill this seat which has been vacant for nearly a year here at the supreme court. we are led to believe they include neil gorsuch out of the 10th circuit in denver. he wrote in favor of hobby lobby and the little sisters for the poor. and i clerked for byron white and anthony kennedy. he would be the only clerk to sit here with his fellow boss and be a fellow justice. in 2005 he wrote an essay for "national review" and talked about the politicalization of the judiciary. judges. on the other hands we have judge thomas hardiman. he's a personal connection to the president. he's the first person to graduate from college an got through by driving a taxi. he said i do not believe judges should seek to achieve the political, or philosophical goals of one's frien

. >> i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. president trump says america's security will not be compromised. white house says it is examining every angle. >> we also have a lot of other options including filing a brand-new order. could very well be. i like to surprise you. we need speed for reasons of security. so it could very well be that we do. >> bill: there is this today. president trump facing on unexpected test from north korea. they conducted another banned ballistic missile test this weekend. president trump responding with an affirmation of our strong u.s. ties with japan. the u.s. also requesting an emergency meeting with the u.n. security council in new york that could come later today. >> we begin the john roberts. let's start with the travel ban, the travel pause, whatever you want to call it. a defiant tone from the white house. >> good morning. the president not backing down one bit in his plans to increase the vetting of refugees or other visitors or immigrants who would come into this country. we don't know wh

i'm abby huntsman is for shannon bream. white house advisor stephen miller says time is of the essence. >> because of the need to protect our country and citizens the president will issue a new executive action based off of the judicial rulings, flawed it may be, to protect our country and keep our people safe. that will be coming very soon. >> john roberts joins me now. john, the white house says the revised executive order coming as soon as friday. >> i'm told by a couple senior administration officials we can expect it to come out friday. they don't know if it's friday morning or afternoon. the president has an appearance at cpac. it will involve the same seven countries as the original executive order. iran, iraq, syria, libya, yemen and carve-outs for groups of individuals. legal permanent residents, other visa holders who got caught up in the original order when it was applied and some got sent back home when they should have been allowed in the country and a temporary ban allowing refugees into the country but drop t

how are you doing, shannon? >> i'm shannon bream for martha maccallum. they are saying intelligence officials intercepted phone calls after finding out russia was trying to influence the election but no evidence of collusion. white house advisor kellyanne conway says the leaks must stop. >> it must stop. it is extremely concerning. it is not for me to say where they're coming from or if there will be an investigation. our president has said as recently as this week leaks about intelligence in security. it should concern everyone. >> john roberts joins us live with more. the president is personally pushing back this morning. >> he is, you know, this "new york times" article let's lay that out for you, shannon claims that the f.b.i. is looking into possible improper contacts that members of the trump campaign and others connected to them had with russian officials and russian intelligence during the election campaign prior to election day. named in the article is paul man fort. he was doing business with people in russia before joining the campaign and pol

i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. the white house getting tough with tehran. michael flynn calling out iran for repeated missile tests that they say violating u.n. resolutions and saying they will no longer be tolerated. president trump weighing in this morning adding iran has been put on notice for firing a ballistic missile. should have been thankful for the terrible deal the u.s. made with them. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us live. john, president with tough words for iran this morning. >> good morning. yes, the president unleashing one of his famous tweet storms on iran last night and this morning. you mentioned that one tweet. another one he sent out this morning saying iran was on its last legs and ready to collapse until the u.s. came along and gave it a lifeline in the form of the iran deal $150 billion. also tweeting out last night iran is rapidly taking over more and more of iraq even after the u.s. has squandered three trillion dollars there. the president will respond to the missile launch over the weekend. nor to the attack

let's go to shannon bream. as you may know, shannon covered the supreme court for fox news for many years. and she is an expert on neil gorsuch. so, tell me, bret baier just said something very interesting. he expects smears from outside groups. directed at this judge. i mean, i look at the sky, i don't know how you smear a guy like this. his record of service is very distinguished, whether you agree with his rulings were not, do you concur that they are going to smear him? >> listen, if my inbox is any indication, like bret, i have received dozens of emails within minutes of the president announcing his name. there are a number of groups on the left that say that they are very concerned about him. most of them are pro-choice groups. although he doesn't have a record on abortion, because the rest of his decisions are so conservative, that he will be bad news for them. they are already starting that, saying he is unqualified and calling on democrats in the senate to absolutely block this. >> bill: let me stop yo

i'm shannon bream. here's jon scott. >> president trump promised a deportation force. a leaked memo calls for thousands of agents to round up immigrants illegally. for previous looks, a top member of congress says he knows who is to blame. he says the fbi should investigate. international intrigue. a brazen assassination in a busy airpo airport. the north korean dictator is demanding his brother's body back. let's fire up the fox news desk. >> i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. the president just announced h.r. mcmaster as the new national security advisor. the white house pushing back against a new york time report that the member of the president's inner circle could be drafting a secret peace deal between the ukraine and russia. the proposal would reportedly lift u.s. sanctions against moscow for innovating crimea. in exchanging the kremlin would withdraw troops from eastern ukraine but would be allowed to lease the land for up to 100 years. a government official slammed this proposal at the time saying the ukrainian lawmaker has no right to be pushing and alternat

. >> shannon: good to see you. i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. here is what's being reported. the "wall street journal" says intelligence officials withheld sensitive information from the president over concerns of trust. "the new york times" reports president trump may call for an investigation of the nation's intel agency. >> bill: the president went to twitter today promising to root out the leakers after a day earlier calling their actions criminal. >> papers are being leaked. things are being leaked. it is criminal act and it has been going on for a long time. before me. but now it's really going on and people are trying to cover up for a terrible loss that the democrats had under hillary clinton. >> shannon: chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us live. what is the president saying? >> the white house is changing the message away from lieutenant general michael flynn who had to resign on monday in what flynn might have been saying in his conversations with the russians and now turning it toward the idea that people are leaking

i'm melissa francis in for shannon bream. in the meantime an appeals court panel hearing arguments by phone. the justice department arguing president trump's travel ban is constitutional. the judges pressed both sides, including white house lawyers, who made part of their case this way. >> we aren't saying the case shouldn't proceed but it is extraordinary for a court to en join the president's national security determination based on some newspaper articles. that's what has happened here. that is very troubling, second guessing of the national security decision made by the president. and the notion that we are going to go back into court -- >> this is judge clinton. you deny the statements attributed to then candidate trump and to his political advisors and most recently mr. giuliani, do you deny those statements were made? >> he wasn't going to look at campaign statements according to judge robart. >> bill: let's start with john roberts. good morning to you, 30 minutes aside last evening. how did the government go about in

i'm in for shannon bream. in a senate farewell speech last night he thanked the president and pledged to uphold the rule of law. >> he believes in immigration that serves the national interest and within bounds those things are may from time to time come before the office of attorney general. and i look forward to lawfully and properly advancing those items and others that we as a body share, the american people believe in. >> heather: peter doocy is live on capitol hill. how long before sessions get to work at the justice department? >> we understand he is heading to the justice department just after being sworn in at the white house and his replacement, luther strange, alabama's attorney general until this morning who was just appointed by alabama's governor robert bentley to be a senator takes his oath in the early afternoon. if you're wondering how different strange will be from sessions, the answer may be not much because part of his statement about becoming a u.s. senator says this. i pledge to the peopl

i am shannon bream. thanks for joining us. pence said he was disappointed flynn gave him inaccurate information and supports the decision to ask him to resign. any hint to when we could get a new national advisor? >> reporter: president trump hopes to make the

something shannon bream knows a lot about. lucky to have you on set. been so great. what kind of opposition is he facing here? what does the road look like ahead? >> there are multiple fronts. there's the capitol hill gauntlet that he's got to run. he's on this charm offensive as the nominees do. they go visit all the different senators and try to win them over. there are already those who said we're going to do everything we can to try to block him. chuck shumer has said this. we have oregon senator won waoeu kwrat said we'll use every tool in our boxes. but there are all groups that immediately flooded my inbox saying elect pro choice groups and women's rights groups, they think he will be tough for them on the issue of abortion. he does not have a paper trail, but people point to the book he wrote on assisted suicide where he talks about the value of every life. they see that as code for something that they are not going to like. >> sandra: he's got to know at this point especially with everything that we've been talking about, he knows what he's walking into, rig

shannon bream, it really did come down to three names. i was getting worried earlier today, i know you where it's well that it was going to be mr. gorsuch. what is your take and the take from people there? >> it's interesting because myuc inbox flooded immediately with people supporting and opposing him. many on the left are worried about as you had at lengthy discussion there, the hobby lobby decision. that he's going to be antichoice, antiwoman, you know those are already starting. with respect to him, you know how their strategies are going to be. in this book he wrote about euthanasia, assisted suicide, we know where his positions are. respecting life and all of its forms and times. we know those things will come up. but this is a guy who way back in columbia before it was public will be '80s, he started a paper called the fed. it was a pushback against what ' he thought was a dominant liberal philosophy and culture on campus. he is not new to this. his mom was the first female director of the epa under reagan. he has even written abo

we are joined by legal expert, shannon bream. what is your reaction? >> i do not know if you can hear them, but they're up and protest all night. they are pretty loud. they are gathering and may be a bigger crowd. they may come over here because they are very fond of the live tv cameras tonight. they have signs tonight that they oppose and then they had a little place to write in gorsuch in markers. there over here chanting filibuster, they are yelling about impeaching president trump. these are people who were not going to be happy about any picked that they got. something i know you will like about him is that he likes to fly fish. maybe you guys can do a special friend zone, you with the nominee to the supreme court. he is an interesting guy. he likes to hunt, fish, he is an outdoorsman. a very serious jurist as you know as well, if he is confirmed, he would serve on the bench alongside his former boss as a fellow justice, justice anthony kennedy. interesting set up. he is been very, very faithful to what he views it is a correct viewpoint. you woul

shannon bream, it really did come down to three names. i was getting worried earlier today, i know you where it's well that it was going to be mr. gorsuch. what is your take and the take from people there? >> it's interesting because my inbox flooded immediately with people supporting and opposing him. many on the left are worried about as you had at lengthy discussion there, the hobby lobby decision. that he's going to be antichoice, antiwoman, you know those are already starting. with respect to him, you know how his strategies are going to be. in this book he wrote about euthanasia, assisted suicide, we know where his positions are. respecting life and all of its forms and times. we know those things will come up. but this is a guy who way back in columbia before it was public will be '80s, he started a paper called the fed. it was a pushback against what he thought was a dominant liberal philosophy and culture on campus. he is not new to this. his mom was the first female director of the epa under reagan. he has even written about con

we are joined by legal expert, shannon bream. what is your reaction? >> i do not know if you can hear them, but they're up and protest all night. they are pretty loud. they are gathering and may be a bigger crowd. they may come over here because they are very fond of the live tv cameras tonight. they have signs tonight that they oppose and then they had a little place to write inas gorsh in markers. they're over here chanting "filibuster," they are yelling about impeaching president trump. these are people who were nott going to be happy about any picked that they got. something i know you will like about him is that he likes toer fly fish. maybe you guys can do a special friend zone, you with the nominee to the supreme court. he is an interesting guy. he likes to hunt, fish, he is an outdoorsman. a very serious jurist as you know as well, if he is confirmed, he would serve on the bench alongside his former boss as a fellow justice, justice anthony kennedy. interesting set up. he is been very, very faithful to what he views it is a correct viewpoint. y

we are joined by legal expert, shannon bream. what is your reaction? >> i do not know if you can hear them, but they're up and protest all night. they are pretty loud. they are gathering and may be a bigger crowd. they may come over here because they are very fond of the live tv cameras tonight. they have signs tonight that they oppose and then they had a little place to write in gorsuch in markers. there over here chanting filibuster, they are yelling about impeaching president trump. these are people who were not going to be happy about any picked that they got. something i know you will like about him is that he likes to fly fish. maybe you guys can do a special friend zone, you with the nominee to the supreme court. he is an interesting guy. he likes to hunt, fish, he is an outdoorsman. a very serious jurist as you know as well, if he is confirmed, he would serve on the bench alongside his former boss as a fellow justice, justice anthony kennedy. interesting set up. he is been very, very faithful to what he views it is a correct viewpoint. you woul

speaker before we run, now on the podcast features shannon bream, and how she was able to cover the supreme court last week. >> how we get the name, and how we knew who it was going to be ahead of time. >> you were terrific at it, by the way. and i think what viewers will learn, really intriguing stuffs, job well done. >> check it out, we've got to run, enjoy the super bowl, everybody. >> jenna: we start with a fox news alert, the trump administration slapping new sanctions on iran after a band ballistic missile test, welcome to "happening now," i'm jenna lee. >> jon: and i'm jon scott, the new sanctions just unveiled cover a broad range of targets, including more than a dozen iranian individuals and companies, as the president meets with his economic advisory council right now. and mr. trump is expected to sign executive orders today rolling back financial regulations, including a full review of dodd-frank rules. this after senate republicans cleared the way for a final vote on education secretary nominee, betsy devos, early next week. we've got fox team coverage with chief congressional c

bream is back. >> shannon: i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. president trump's revised order definitely -- the white house gets rid of federal guidelines on transgender bathrooms in schools put into place by president obama saying it will be up to the

>> shannon: we're here for you. >> bill: that's rie. >> shannon: i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. the president working this weekend interviewing several candidates to replace former national security advisor michael flynn including three generals and a former u.n. ambassador and holding a rally saturday where he fired up supporters about his work so far and talked about what lies ahead. >> i hear your demands. i hear your voices. and i promise you i will deliver. you've seen what we've accomplished in a very short period of time. the white house is running so smoothly. i and we inherited one big mess. that i can tell you. but i know that you want safe neighborhoods where the streets belong to families and communities, not gang members and drug dealers who are right now, as i speak, being thrown out of the country and they will not be let back in. we will have strong borders again. we will do something next week i think you'll be impressed. let's see what happens. here is the bottom line. we have to keep our country safe. you look at what is happening. we've got to keep our count

i'm shannon bream. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. welcome to washington a stunning day. prime time address will call for the renewal of the american spirit. the phrase that sean spicer has told us will wrap the them up in tonight's address focusing on how to solve the problems of everyday americans. the speech to a republican-controlled congress is expected to focus on the priorities facing a difficult path through congress. that will be healthcare, infrastructure, rebuilding the military. the president touched on all this a bit earlier today on "fox & friends" when he said this about tonight. >> president trump: i'll try to bring people together. you do that through success. when i create jobs, when i create a healthcare plan that works as opposed to obamacare which does not work, when we do the kind of things and get rid of a lot of bad players, really bad players that we're doing now on the border. people are loving what general kelly is doing. i have think that will change. a lot of the people that are protesting are the people that lost the election. >> bill: rona m

. >> shannon: i'm shannon bream. flynn stepping down last night after apologizing for in the and vice president for misleading him on his calls with russia's ambassador to the u.n. pence was angry after what he repeated from flynn on national television wasn't true. kellyanne conway described it this way. >> he was having any number of calls. in the end he felt he misled or misrepresented all the facts to the president and vice president and for that he was deeply sorry. and that really was the lynch pin here is that he either forgot, couldn't fully recall, or outwardly misled the vice president and others when he was characterizing a conversation he had had with the russian ambassador. i think the situation became increasingly unsustainable and he decided to resign. >> bill: retired lieutenant general keith kellogg, and also looking at joes bob harward and david petraeus for the position. >> good morning to you. you could kind of see it progressing throughout the day. i would say probably over the last two weeks goi

." >> i'm melissa in for shannon bream. a three-judge panel in a unanimous vote refusing to reinstate president trump's executive order banning travel from seven mostly muslim nations. president trump makes it clear this fight is just getting started. >> it's a political decision. >> do you believe the judges -- >> we have a situation where the security of our country is at stake and it is a very, very serious situation. we'll move forward, as i said, to seeing them in court. >> bill: fox coverage. former justice department official in a moment on the legal road ahead. dan springer reaction on the plaintiff's vick tee in the state of washington and john roberts with president trump's next move and let's start there. a few tweets already today, john. good morning. >> it's clear the president is frustrated and incensed with the thing that happened with the ninth circuit court of appeals. instead of writing warfare he writes law fare. the panel didn't even cite the statute. a disgraceful decision. the statute is the u.s. code

and -- >> i'm melissa for shannon bream. the white house arguing the president is well within his rights to decide who can and who cannot enter the country. listen. >> the law is very clear on this. the president has huge discretion to protect the safety of the american people. and our nation's institutions with respect to who can come into this country. >> bill: oral arguments begin later today. an official ruling could come any time after that. we'll get much more on where this is with kellyanne conway in a moment standing by at the white house right now. >> we'll start with john roberts and john, how is the white house laying out their case right now? >> good morning, melissa. a 15-page filing filed with the 9th circuit court of appeals late yesterday eight minutes before the deadline in which the department of justice on behalf of the white house says the president has the express statutory authority to suspend entry of any class of aliens to protect the national interest. now here is the relevant u.s. law that they're c

i'm shannon bream. >> bill: you road trip every day. you were in washington everyday, new york today, washington tonight. good morning, everybody. rare commentary from former president george w. bush. here is what he had to say about the travel ban, whether or not it helps in the fight against terror, etc. >> i think it's very hard to fight the war on terrorism if we're in retreat. the enemy is good be exploiting weakness. we need to project strength. whether or not the domestic politics helps them or not. >> bill: are you for or against the ban? >> i'm for an immigration policy that is welcoming and upholds the law. >> shannon: ed henry is live in washington what did the former pet have to say about the current president trying to unify the country? >> it's interesting. on the "today" show today he was asked the context being you came to power when the country was very divided after that close 2000 election. how much do you have see the country being divided now? how much worse do you think it may be now? former president george w. bus

i'm melissa francis in for shannon bream. >> eric: i'm eric sean in for bill hemmer. the president's immigration order facing a key legal test as the justice department gets ready to file additional arguments to restate that ban. that later on this afternoon. in the meantime people who were briefly stranded are rushing to enter our country while they can. >> i think they were nervous because it isn't over yet. >> the vetting process is already very thorough and there is no need to create this fear, to create this confusion. >> i fear isis. that's my greatest fear. >> melissa: all right. judge napolitano, let's talk about this latest ruling first that came down. the judge says that he believes that the opposition to the executive order will prevail in the end. do you agree with that? >> i don't agree with it. i think that the judge -- i'm trying to read between the lines because he didn't give a legal opinion along with his order. but i think he is second guessing the wisdom and the justice, if you will, of the executive order. the reason i say that is because of some

i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. >> bill: everyone across the country was carrying that. big audience. good morning. the president defending his administration, dismissing stories on russia as a ruse. he is taking his message on the road in a matter of moments. he will be in south carolina and then florida for a rally on saturday. but first here are some of the hits from yesterday afternoon. >> president trump: i heard -- just heard the crowds are massive that want to be there. i turn on the tv, open the newspapers and i see stories of chaos -- chaos, yet, it is the exact opposite. this administration is running like a fine-tuned machine despite the fact that i can't get my cabinet approved. if the democrats who have -- all you have to do is look at where they are now. the only thing they can do is delay because they've screwed things up royally, believe me. i keep my campaign promises. and our citizens will be very happy when they see the result. they already are, i can tell you that. >> bill: chris wallace anchor of fox news sunday was watching yesterday and back today.

>> shannon: we're here for you. >> bill: that's rie. >> shannon: i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. the president working this weekend interviewing several candidates to replace former national security advisor michael flynn including three generals and a former u.n. ambassador and holding a rally saturday where he

plus, shannon bream is live with the previous view of what happens here on the channel in just a couple minutes. shannon. >> hey, steve. as you know there have been more riots, actually this time some arrests as another group of protesters tries to shut down conservative speech on a college campus. two brand new executive actions by the president coming today, aimed at what the administration calls massive overregulation and government intrusion into your life. plus a meeting of business leaders minus one who has bailed after coming under public pressure for even having a meeting from president trump. key votes on cabinet picks and more democrats vowing to block the president at every turn. join me and bill hemmer at the top of the hour. london's got the best of everything. cornwall's got the best of everything. sport sport nightlife nightlife (both) fashion adventure i'm tellin' ya, britain is the only place you really need go. expedia. everything you need to travel britain better. ♪ ainsley: live from houston. we're here with the texan cheerleaders and the nfl players choir. the req

and -- >> i'm melissa for shannon bream. the white house arguing the president is well within his rights to decide who can and who cannot enter

. >> shannon: i'm shannon bream. flynn stepping down last night after apologizing for in the and vice president for misleading him on his calls with russia's ambassador to the u.n. pence was angry after what he repeated from flynn on national television wasn't true. kellyanne conway described it this way. >> he was having any number of calls. in the end he felt

." >> i'm melissa in for shannon bream. a three-judge panel in a unanimous vote refusing to reinstate president trump's executive order banning travel from seven mostly muslim nations. president trump makes it clear this fight is just getting started. >> it's a political decision. >> do you believe the judges -- >> we have

. >> i'm heather in for shannon bream. jeff sessions was the most controversial pick for the democrats opposing senators staging an all-night talk-a-thon ahead of last night's confirmation vote. he won confirmation with every republican vote and one democrat. he thanked them for

. >> shannon: good to see you. i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. here is what's being reported. the "wall street journal" says intelligence officials withheld sensitive information from the president over concerns of trust. "the new york times" reports president trump may call for an investigation of the nation's intel agency. >> bill: the

how are you doing, shannon? >> i'm shannon bream for martha maccallum. they are saying intelligence officials intercepted phone calls after finding out russia was trying to influence e

i'm abby huntsman is for shannon bream. white house advisor stephen miller says time is of the essence. >> because of the need to protect our country and citizens the president will issue a new executive action based off of the judicial

i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. the president's speech comes at a time when republicans hold not only the white house, both

i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. the white house getting tough with tehran. michael flynn calling

i'm melissa francis in for shannon bream. in the meantime an appeals court panel hearing arguments by phone. the justice department arguing president

>> shannon: good tuesday morning, bill. good to see you. i'm shannon bream in for martha maccallum. the white house set to act on the proposal calling for 15,000 new ice and border patrol agents. >> bill: the other big story from the white house is this. president trump naming his new national security advisor, general hr mcmaster.