Transcripts For WCAU Sunday Today With Willie Geist 20170205

WCAU Sunday Today With Willie Geist February 5, 2017

Later, ruby rose, we grab lunch with one of the stores much orange is the new black as four big budget movies this year launch her into the celebrity stratosphere. A lot has been made of you and taylor swift being buddies. Its an accolade. They dont want to talk about you won a sag award. Its like you made it. Youre friends with taylor swift. But lets begin this morning with a setback in court overnight for the trump administration. Turned down at least for now in its attempt to get its executive order travel ban put back in place. We got it covered from all angles this morning beginning with our justice correspondent, Pete Williams. A lot of back and forth. Reporter after midnight saturday when the Justice Department asked a federal Appeals Court on the west coast to immediately put the seattle ruling on hold after the president called it ridiculous and said it came from a socalled judge. But the Appeals Court declined to act immediately, asking instead for a response from the two states that got the travel restrictions blocked. So this morning the trump executive order remains on hold. U. S. Border officials are proceeding as though it never existed that means travellers who arrive from the seven countries that had been covered by the executive order are again allowed to come here. Visas that had been suspended by the order are once again valid. Travellers from iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen are being allowed to board u. S. Bound flights and when they get here they are allowed to enter. Whichever side loses in the Appeals Court will almost certainly try to get in the Supreme Court. It will be another couple of days before we know how this will come out. But in the meantime travellers from those seven countries are rushing to get here while they can with some emotional reunions at the nations airport like this mother and daughter reunited at bostons logan airport. Relieved. Return to a normal life we had planned months ago. Every time i see her, after this whole chaos. Reporter so to be clear the legal saga isnt over. Nine other lawsuits have been filed nationwide with more to doinl next few days. This could just be the beginning of this all the way to the top. Pete williams thank you so much. This morning the president is waking up to this news at his maralago estate after a fundraiser for the american red cross. Kelly odonnell is in west palm beach. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We know President Trump likes to project confidence and he insists that his travel restrictions for certain countries and refugees is legal and necessary for homeland security. But after now two set backs in court and a rough roll out that travel immigration policy is not going as planned. Despite a night of high style grand slammer, raising money for the american red cross, the president s feud with a federal judge was clearly on his mind. Speaking hours before his administrations appeal was denied. The president told reporters well win. The president had already argued his own case. In a string of seven tweets saturday. Even lashing out at the judge. The opinion of this socalled judge is ridiculous and will be overturned. Mr. Trump was upset that seattle based federal judge james robart temporarily stopped the ban on immigration and refugees from seven mostly muslim countries. Protest against that ban from outside President Trumps maralago estate to the white house, around the country and cities around the world. Beyond immigration, the president made provocative new comments while talking about Russias Vladimir Putin with bill oreilly of fox news. Will i get along with him . I have no idea. Hes a killer. Putin is a killer. A lot of killers. We got a lot of killers. You think our country is so innocent. Former ambassador to russia bristled at mr. Trumps comparison. When he assigns moral equivalency to what the United States to what our forces do abroad to putin is objectionable to me. Reporter and when the president talks about russia, he has often made headlines. And that relationship was a part of a phone call with the leader of ukraine yesterday. Today hell be talking with the secretarygeneral of nato. Tomorrow the president will go from palm beach to tampa where hell make his first visit to central command. Willie. Kelly odonnell down in florida for us this morning. Thank you. Chuck todd is the moderator of meet the press. Good morning. Good to see you. So President Trump calls judge robart a quote socalled judge. In a series of tweets says its a terrible decision, a ridiculous decision, opens the country to potential terrorist, bad people are very happy. Donald trump isnt just questioning the decision as program once did of the Supreme Court of george w. Bush has done it. Hes questioning the competence of the court and perhaps the honesty of the court. Reporter he is. You can look at it as oh, thats just donald trump being donald trump. I mean thats what essentially his Vice President said in an earlier interview, oh, the American Public is used to this style coming from him. It was one thing as a candidate. This is the head of one of the executive branch essentially almost taking just being dismissive of the Judicial Branch here, separation of powers, all of those things suddenly come to mind. So, no, its not something that is a very that any republican really outside of those that work for the president can defend. And Pete Williams has hintsed this decision could go all the way eventually perhaps to the Supreme Court. Of course donald trump just nominated judge gorsuch to the Supreme Court this week. The context of all this hard to believe that was just tuesday by the way feels like it was two months ago. The context of all this playing all at once is staggering. Reporter im wondering, willie, sort of a normal white house. Look you take them at their word they have growing pains and they have some issues here then you would look at the current landscape with this order and the judiciary and say, you know what . Rescind the order and get congress to pass something thats codified and make it legislation and sign it. You would be on stronger legal footing against any questions on whether its constitutional. I got to think that somebody in that west wing is thinking that would actually be the best way to expedite the possibility of actually enacting parts of this ban. You said it, chuck. This is exactly how candidate donald trump performed and how he addressed issues like this. Was it too much ever to expect that President Trump would be little bit different than candidate trump . Reporter well that was always among the debates. Is somebody going to change. Is the office going change somebody. The office usually does eventually temper different parts of a president s style. So we are just two weeks in. Theres still a possibility. Were already seeing look i thought you saw some moves this week that indicated they kind of know, you know what . Maybe they are rushing things too much. Maybe they are acting too hasty. At least organizationally i saw west wing this week i thought get their act together. Especially on the Supreme Court pick, the roll out there. I want to ask you about this bite, chuck an interview donald trump conducted with bill oreilly. It will appear just before the super bowl as we sit down to watch, talking about russia, Vladimir Putin and comparing it to the United States. Lets watch. If russia helps us in the fight against isis which is a major fight and islamic terrorism all over the world. Right. Major fight. Thats a good thing. Will i get along with him i have no idea. Hes a killer. Putin is a killer. A lot of killers. We got a lot of killers. You think our country is so innocent. That moral equivalency outraging a lot of people. This is not a one off. I was sitting on the set of morning joe and we had a conversation months ago where he said the same thing. Look we kill people too. Reporter this has been i think were learning that this has been a years Long Movement in some corners on the right in this country, sort of a conditioning of sort of a revaluation e jagatioe jagatio in a shinier light. This week there is somebody thats been hospitalized and the eagles is she was poisoned by putin. Thats right. All right. Chuck you got a busy morning ahead of you. Thanks so much. Well be watching meet the press. Chucks includes mike pence, paul ryan and nancy pelosi. Now to super bowl li in houston where the new England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons gettogether tonight with the lombardi trophy on the line. Patriot fans are hoping its a chance for tom brady to get some sweet revenge against nfl commissioner roger goodell. Craig melvin is live in houston. Good morning. Reporter that would be some kind of revenge wouldnt it the pats favored by three points. We are about ten hours away from super bowl li. Tens of thousands of fans descended on the city. Theyve been here all week. Theyve been here for faerts. Theyve been here for the concerts. They are here for pretty much a celebration of all things football. This morning the patriots are heading in to the big game, the odds on favorites. But nothing is certain. For 39yearold superstar tom brady its his seventh super bowl appearance. As you get older it gets easier. Reporter a fifth super bowl win would be more than a milestone. It would be vindication for the team and fans after deflategate with brady forced to serve a four game suspension handed down by nfl commissioner roger goodell. Be bittersweet when he hands over that lombardi trophy. Reporter brady faces stiff competition. Atlanta qb matt ryan reviving the franchise. Rise up falcon nation in the house. Lombardi trophy is going back to atlanta. Going back to atlanta. Reporter while the falcons dont have a championship ring, the team does have a strong offense with ryan earning most valuable player at last nights nfl honors. The 2016 ap most valuable player is matt ryan. I just want to say thank you and this is an incredible honor for me. Reporter now as the players get ready, fans are going all out. The city putting on a dizzyingy number of concerts, rallies and other events. Tens of thousands have descend on houston for the big game but lots of folks just show up to party. The halftime party, lady gaga. The singer known for surprises is keeping things under tight wrap. Im not going tell you what im going to do. Reporter the shows producers are not taking any chances. The broadcast is on a six second delay as Super Bowl Fever grips america the stage is now set. Lady gaga will get roughly 13 minutes to entertain. Keep in mind it was here back in 2004 where we had that now infamous wardrobe malfunction. Were also seeing mike pence, Vice President mike pence expected to be on hand and so will president george h. W. Bush, the 92yearold expected to be part of the coin toss. Who have you got . Who your team . I have no rooting interest in this game. Im a giants fan. I did live in atlanta for seven years so im going with the dirty birds and a close one. Julio makes a catch in the last seconds. Who do you have . Reporter my heart is with atlanta my shade with the pats. Craig melvin, have fun down there. Well see you soon. Ingrid, good to see you. Its all about roof or no roof. Open or close. Temperatures today are going to be 15 degrees abovenormal. Looking for a high of 77 degrees. Some showers in the morning and showers expected after the game. But during the game its actually supposed to stay dry for just a few hours looking for about 72 degrees at kickoff. West coast, a series of storms still expected out there. One, two, three. Loing for heavyok good morning. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. Going to be a warmer day than yesterday, not necessarily a warm day. Only into the 40s. 46 forster city. In the suburbs low to mid 40s for forecast highs. Notice the icon, mostly cloudy to partly cloudy. Some sun but youll notice the clouds. Allentown at the forecast high. Through delaware temperatures will make it to the upper 40s for highs. Willie gave me the forecast. Whats the forecast for the super bowl . Indoors. 63. Thats a good forecast. 63. Hes got it. Straight ahead the highs and loss of the week including the pregnancy announcement heard around the world as americas royal family blesses us with two more heirs. And just one more reason not to get your ears pierced in that stretch lobe look. Your pet python might unintentionally become your pet earring. And the history of the gatorade bath. Where it started and why its endured for 30 years. And as we go break our photo of the week a Beautiful Image out of beijing as people there celebrated the Chinese Lunar new year earlier this shes the reason the good times are great. And the reason the tough times are easier. Because shes your best friend. And your true love. The ever us twostone diamond collection. Now available in earrings, bracelets, rings and necklaces. One diamond for your best friend. One diamond for your true love. For the one woman. Whos both. Ever us. 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At this weeks super bowl media day brady got a question from a young boy with a press pass. Who is your hero. Whose my hero . Its a great question. Well, i think my dad is my hero because hes someone that i look up to every day. And my dad. Brady getting choked up. Not fair. How do we live up to tom brady as men. What a good comment. Such a role model. Good question. Our first low goes to back and forth between the president of the United States and former governor of california over reality tv ratings. President trump the former host of the apprentice here on nbc was speaking at the National Prayer breakfast in washington when he suggested a petition to the lord about the current host of the apprentice. They hired a big, big movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger to take my place. And we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes. Its been a total disaster. And mark will never ever bet against trump again. And i want to just pray for arnold if we can for those ratings. Okay. Talked about mark burnett executive producer. Arnold schwarzenegger respond on twitter with an offer for trump. Hey donald. I have a great idea. Why dont we switch jobs. You take over tv because youre such an expert in ratings and i take over your job and then people can finally sleep comfortably again. That was all the National Prayer breakfast. Our next high goes to being blessed two times over. Beyonce brought the gears of civilization to a grinding halt with her version of the were pregnant Facebook Post or blast email you sent out to announce her own baby news. The announcement that shes pregnant with twins was slightly different from ours in that it immediately became the most liked post in the history of instagram. And the veiled flowery lay out led to deep analysis from art critics about its religious iconography and renaissance inspiration. After dropping the post they released an entire album of photographs including some with big sister blue ivie. Beyonce and the twins will perform at next sundays grammy awards. This is where we have to even i want out with tom brady. The girl in a bra, under wear, perfect. Our next low when your pet snake slips into the giant hole in your ear lobe. We have all been there. This happened it happened to ashley of portland, oregon. Her pet python was hanging around her neck as he often does when he spotted the gauge hole in her ear and decided to slide right in. He didnt fit through and got himself stuck. Ashley couldnt get him out of her ear lobe so she called the fire department. They couldnt help either. She went to the emergency room where she posted these pictures. Doctors numbed the ear, added a lieuberry cant and yanked him out the freedom. I have nothing to say. Youre a snake guy. Im looking away. Are you a snake person . I like snakes. Regardless of what happens in the super bowl tonight we guarantee you our final high will be the sports moment, the best one of the day. There was a big rivalry game friday night between two oklahoma high schools. Late in the game the norman high tigers were up big and brought in a senior with special needs with a packed rowdy gym watching. He got the ball and she was money. As you can see the joint erupts. She find as cheerleader to celebrate. The opposing team congratulate. Thats my new favorite player. I want her sneakers and poster. Our final low of the week goes to the new japanese trend. Of adult swaddling. The pictures out of tokyo are unsettling. These are adults looking like thanksgiving turkeys in cheese cloth being rocked back and forth by therapists. The method is called adult wrapping. There is, we have to say a worthy goal. Its believed to reduce stress and pain and improve flexibility in new mothers. But it does just look like something terrible is happening. Good for new moms. The new yoga. You should try it this week and come back and report for us. Well

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