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ByBenNuckols TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON Thepoliti- cally ascendant anti-abor- tion movement gathered Friday for a triumphant rally on the National Mall, rejoicing at the end of an eight-year presidency that participants said was dis- missive of their views. Vice President Mike Pence told the crowd at the March for Life that anti-abortion policies were a top priority of the new administration, and President Donald Trump tweeted that the rally had his "full support." The March for Life is held every year in Wash- ington to mark the an- niversary of the 1973 Su- preme Court decision le- galizing abortion. While no official crowd esti- mates were available, the turnout was clearly larger than in recent years, when abortion opponents had less political clout. Many thousands huddled in the shadow of the Washing- ton Monument and stood in long lines outside se- curity checkpoints made necessary by Pence's ap- pearance. "We've come to a his- toric moment in the cause for life," said Pence, the first vice president to ad- dress the rally. "Life is winning in America." Pence said ending tax- payer-funded abortion and choosing a Supreme Court justice in the mold of the late Antonin Scalia — a conservative Catholic who opposed abortion — are among the adminis- tration's most important goals. One of Trump's first acts after taking office a week ago was to sign an executive order banning U.S. aid to foreign groups that provide abortions. Pence said more such ac- tions would follow. A budget provision known as the Hyde Amendment already bans federal funding for Med- icaid coverage of most abortions. Conservatives would like to see the rule made into a permanent law. Majority Republicans in the House and Senate would also like to end fed- eral funding for Planned Parenthood, which pro- vided more than a third of the nation's abortions in 2014. They also hope to ban most abortions af- ter 20 weeks of pregnancy. Trump has pledged to sign bothmeasuresiftheyreach his desk. DEMONSTRATION An ti -a bo rt io n gr ou ps hold triumphant rally By Mark Stevenson The Associated Press MEXICOCITY Mexicans are beginning to debate how to fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive stance on trade and immigration. Prominent political fig- ures have suggested the country expel U.S. law en- forcement agents, stop de- taining Central American migrants or no longer in- spect northbound trucks for drug shipments. Some activist groups on Friday were calling for a boycott of American brands. Former President Fe- lipe Calderon said Thurs- day that "we have to de- sign a policy of retaliation" for Trump's proposed plans, which include making Mex- ico pay for the border wall he wants to build. "We have to put U.S. se- curity issues under review ... including the presence of (U.S.) agents" on Mexi- can soil, Calderon told lo- cal news media. The comments came af- ter current President En- rique Pena Nieto scrapped a planned Tuesday meet- ing with Trump after the American president tweeted that it would be better to cancel if Mexico wasn't willing to pay for his proposed wall. Ruben Aguilar, a political consultant who was spokes- man for former President Vicente Fox, noted Friday that Mexico has been stop- ping Central American mi- grants before they reach the U.S. border "as part of the logic between two friendly countries." He suggested that Mex- ico could say, "Okay, I'm not going to stop Central Amer- icans anymore," and added, "Now if our two countries aren't friends anymore, that is a card we could play to in- crease the pressure." "Drugs are another" pos- sible card, Aguilar said. "If you want to stop them with your wall, well we won't stop them anymore, let them go through." Trump appeared to try to defuse the spat between the two countries Friday, saying, "Great respect for Mexico, I love the Mexican people." POLICIES Mexicans begin to unite, consider ways to fight against Trump's plans By Ken Thomas and Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON Setting a hard-line tone on national security, President Donald TrumporderedFridaystrict new screening for refugees to keep "radical Islamic ter- rorists" out of the United Statesandalternatedtough talk with kind words in his diplomatic standoff with Mexico. Trump traveled to the Pentagon, where he joined DefenseSecretaryJimMat- tisforthesigningofanexec- utiveactiontobringsweep- ing changes to the nation's refugee policies and put in motionhisplanstobuildup the nation's military. During his election cam- paign against Hillary Clin- ton, Trump pledged to put in place "extreme vetting" procedures to screen peo- ple coming to the U.S. from countries with terrorism ties. The order imposes a 90-day ban on all entry to the United States from countries with terrorism concerns. However, it's unclear from the law cited in the directive specifically which countries are affected. A draft of the order had des- ignated seven predomi- nantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The White House did not immediatelyprovideclarity on the affected countries. The order also halts en- try to the U.S. by Syrian ref- ugeesuntilthepresidentde- termines that changes to the refugee assistance pro- gramensurethatadmitting themwon'tcompromisena- tional security. Trump also signed a presidential memorandum on "rebuilding" the U.S. Armed Forces, giving Mat- tis 30 days to conduct a "readiness" review and re- port back on steps that can be taken this year to im- prove conditions. Joined earlier in the day at the White House by Brit- ish Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump reaffirmed the United States' "special rela- tionship" with Great Brit- ain. But he was also asked about more contentious is- sues, including his recent statements that torture "does work" in prying in- formation out of terror sus- pects. Giving ground, he said his defense secretary's opposition would override his own belief. EXECUTIVE ACTION Trump orders strict new refugee screening to boost US security Saturday,January28 9AMTradeShowandArt Show open. Art can be re- moved at 2PM, Trade Show closes at 7PM. 9:30AM SALE OF ALL BULLS, PRESENTED BY ZOETIS, Don Smith Pavilion. 7PM CINCH JEANS PRESENTS RED BLUFF'S BUCKIN' BEST BULL RID- ING featuring Top Cowboys going head-to-head with the rankest bucking bulls & broncs in rodeo. Party & Dance immediately fol- lowing. Pre-Sale General admission: $20/person, $25 at door; Arena Floor Seat- ing Pre-Sale $30/person, $35at door: VIP Premier Seating, Parking, Reception, Appetizers: Pre-Sale $75, $80at door. Bull Sale Schedule of events By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Seats were packed with some standing in the back half an hour before the Stock Dog Sale Friday at the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale at the Tehama District Fair- ground. The auction kicked off with the Water For Life dog, a puppy born Novem- ber 2016 that was donated by consignor Kathy Garner of Live Oak and sold eight times after being donated back the first seven sales, bringing in about $24,500 to go toward fighting for water rights. "Thanks to those who came out," said auction- eer Trent Stewart. "This is great attendance and we have a great battery of dogs out back and bulls and geldings to compli- ment at this sale." Stewart introduced Roger Nicholson of Wa- ter For Life to talk about where proceeds from Fri- day's auction were go- ing. Each year, the Bull & Gelding Sale auctions off a gelding, a dog and a bull for the non-profit or- ganization that protects agricultural water rights through working on legis- lation, public relations and political work. Water For Life was founded by Nich- olson and Ambrose McAu- liffe in 1990. "This goes to the Klam- ath River Basin where feed for 50,000 head of cattle are in jeopardy of being lost due to loss of water rights," Nicholson said. The first lot up for sale was the champion Crazy 8 Twit who scored 222 points in the trials. The dog, who was bred and consigned by Mason Winebarger of Post, Or- egon, sold for $14,500, which was the second highest of the top 10 dogs. Runner up for the cham- pionship was ZBC Gus bred and consigned by Mandi Post of Wallowa, Oregon who sold for $5,000 fol- lowed by CR Dodie bred by Bruce Siegalkoff of Grass Valley and consigned by Mike and Pam Ralph of Grants Pass, Oregon. Dodie sold for $7,000. The top seller of the first 10 of the 20 border collie dogs for sale was GS Far- rah bred by Danelle Fenley of Oakdale and consigned by Brian Jacobs of Wilton who sold for $20,000. Ac- cording to Stewart, that is the second highest amount paid for a dog ever at the sale. BULL SALE PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS The Winebarger family shows off their dog Crazy 8Twit who scored a 222 in trials at Friday's Stock Dog Sale. Buyers and Consignor Kathy Garner who donated the puppy for the Water For Life Auction pose for a photo a er the dog sold eight times bringing in about $24,500. Consignor Kathy Garner who also brought another dog to the sale shows off a puppy she donated as the Water For Life dog at Friday's Stock Dog Sale. Stock dog sale raises $24,500 13111 BAKER ROAD 527-5828 Cal.Lic.#233456 OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AirConditioning Heating Sheet Metal Heat Pumps | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017 8 A ★