:00:00. > :00:00.Donald Trump considers a new executive order
:00:00. > :00:11.The President has promised to take "firm steps" to protect US
:00:12. > :00:17.security after the courts there blocked his original travel ban.
:00:18. > :00:20.Could Britain's Brexit strategy divide the European Union?
:00:21. > :00:25.That's the fear of one of the bloc's top officials.
:00:26. > :00:28.New Zealand's stranded whales - hundreds are saved by the high tide
:00:29. > :00:32.after the country's biggest beaching in a century.
:00:33. > :00:41.And England break Welsh hearts with a last-gasp
:00:42. > :01:07.President Trump says he's determined to take "firm steps" to protect
:01:08. > :01:12.He is considering signing a new executive order on immigration,
:01:13. > :01:16.after the courts blocked his initial attempt to bar travellers from seven
:01:17. > :01:31.Our Washington Correspondent, David Willis, sent this report.
:01:32. > :01:34.Stepping into the warmth of a Florida winter.
:01:35. > :01:38.Yet the President and first Lady's weekend retreat offers little
:01:39. > :01:40.respite from the chilly climate in his Presidency.
:01:41. > :01:42.Efforts to make good on a key campaign promise,
:01:43. > :01:44.having been stymied by the courts, Mr Trump is characteristically
:01:45. > :01:47.My administration is committed to your security.
:01:48. > :01:50.It will not allow our generous system of immigration to be turned
:01:51. > :01:56.against us as a tool for terrorism and truly bad people.
:01:57. > :02:01.We must take firm steps today to ensure that we are safe tomorrow.
:02:02. > :02:05.Earlier, he had taken to Twitter to lament his latest legal rebuff.
:02:06. > :02:09.Our legal system is broken, he wrote.
:02:10. > :02:13.77% of refugees allowed into the US since the travel reprieve hail
:02:14. > :02:22.Signed at the end of a frantic first week in office,
:02:23. > :02:31.Donald Trump's executive order suspended America's refugee
:02:32. > :02:33.programme and banned travellers from seven Muslim majority nations
:02:34. > :02:40.As well as causing chaos at airports, it caught many of
:02:41. > :02:41.his own officials flat-footed, and sparked protests
:02:42. > :02:51.And whilst that policy was put on hold by the courts, it has emerged
:02:52. > :02:54.that immigration officials rounded up hundreds of people in raids over
:02:55. > :02:58.the last week as part of a separate move by the Trump administration to
:02:59. > :03:01.crack down on illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the US.
:03:02. > :03:05.We also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand-new
:03:06. > :03:08.His patience with the legal system running thin, Mr Trump told
:03:09. > :03:10.reporters on his way to Florida that he is
:03:11. > :03:11.considering circumventing the
:03:12. > :03:16.system by signing a new executive order.
:03:17. > :03:20.To his opponents, many of whom took to the streets again today
:03:21. > :03:23.in protest at the travel ban, that would be seen as a tactical retreat,
:03:24. > :03:27.but with challenges pending in other courts,
:03:28. > :03:34.He spent the day golfing in Florida, the bunkers and the
:03:35. > :03:38.water hazards nothing compared to the obstacles that may lie ahead.
:03:39. > :03:41.David is in Washington for us tonight.
:03:42. > :03:54.There are three options for the President. He can order his lawyers
:03:55. > :04:00.to take the matter to the highest Court in the land, the US Supreme
:04:01. > :04:04.Court. But that Court is currently divided along ideological lines and
:04:05. > :04:09.there is a seat vacant so there is no guarantee that that tactic would
:04:10. > :04:13.work. Or he can get the matter sent back to the appeals Court for
:04:14. > :04:19.consideration by wider panel of judges than heard the case last week
:04:20. > :04:23.or he can just simply choose to modify or rewrite that controversial
:04:24. > :04:28.executive order, bringing in and addressing some of the complaints
:04:29. > :04:31.that were raised by the judges. They will be burning the midnight oil in
:04:32. > :04:37.the building behind me over the weekend, trying to work out which of
:04:38. > :04:43.those options to take. But three weeks into his Presidency, Donald
:04:44. > :04:47.Trump has been taught a lesson, if you like, that he cannot impose his
:04:48. > :04:48.will easily on the legal or the political systems of the United
:04:49. > :04:52.States. David, thank you very much. European Union countries
:04:53. > :04:54.could struggle to maintain a united front during Brexit negotiations,
:04:55. > :04:56.according to the President Jean Claude Juncker has told
:04:57. > :05:01.a German radio station that the challenge of Britain
:05:02. > :05:04.dealing with each country individually will put
:05:05. > :05:08.pressure on the bloc. Our political correspondent, Chris
:05:09. > :05:10.Mason, is in Westminster tonight. What's your interpretation
:05:11. > :05:23.of what he's had to say, Chris? It is really interesting bee so
:05:24. > :05:27.often we focus on the conversation here in Britain about the
:05:28. > :05:31.forthcoming Brexit negotiations and the excitement of sun and the fear
:05:32. > :05:36.of others. This interview is an insight into the hopes and fears on
:05:37. > :05:39.the other side of the channel and Jean Claude Juncker acknowledging
:05:40. > :05:44.publicly a potential vulnerability by the European Union that a bloc of
:05:45. > :05:48.27 sitting around a table would inevitably run the risk, he says, of
:05:49. > :05:54.being divided. He says Britain could attempt to offer something to other
:05:55. > :05:58.countries and there is a positive sense in Brussels that up to now,
:05:59. > :06:02.there has been an attempt to give Brussels together and keep the EU
:06:03. > :06:06.together as one bloc and that has worked but they fear that may no
:06:07. > :06:11.longer be the case. What of the reaction? Nothing specific for the
:06:12. > :06:14.Department exiting the European Union, they point to what the press
:06:15. > :06:17.-- Prime Minister said in the past about a constructive relationship
:06:18. > :06:23.with the EU wants on the outside and there is a reminder, not that they
:06:24. > :06:28.need it, the scale and significance of what is to come, just weeks to go
:06:29. > :06:29.until the UK triggers Article 50 and a process of Brexit begins. Chris,
:06:30. > :06:32.thank you. 50,000 people have signed a petition
:06:33. > :06:34.urging the Government not to scrap a scheme which allows unaccompanied
:06:35. > :06:38.child refugees into the UK. Earlier this week, the Government
:06:39. > :06:41.announced the programme, which has so far brought in 200
:06:42. > :06:45.vulnerable children, would end in March because it
:06:46. > :06:49.encouraged people trafficking. But religious leaders have warned
:06:50. > :06:51.more children would die The Labour peer Lord Dubs,
:06:52. > :06:56.a former refugee, also criticised The message to the Prime Minister
:06:57. > :07:01.is that there are thousands of unaccompanied child refugees in
:07:02. > :07:03.Europe who are suffering terribly. We should at least
:07:04. > :07:07.take some of them. The government should not
:07:08. > :07:10.close their doors in the arbitrary Proposals for new official secrets
:07:11. > :07:16.legislation could see journalists and whistleblowers jailed
:07:17. > :07:20.for publishing leaked material, Under the plans, which were
:07:21. > :07:26.drafted for the Government by the Law Commission,
:07:27. > :07:28.people who disclose official information that could harm the UK's
:07:29. > :07:33.economy would face prosecution. Campaigners have raised concerns
:07:34. > :07:36.about the impact on free The Cabinet Office says it
:07:37. > :07:40.won't comment whilst A least six people have been killed
:07:41. > :07:48.and more than 20 injured in a car bomb attack in Lashkar Gar -
:07:49. > :07:50.the capital of Afghanistan's A car loaded with explosives
:07:51. > :07:54.was driven into a group They had been queuing
:07:55. > :07:58.to collect their salaries. The Taliban have taken
:07:59. > :08:00.responsibility for the attack having Conservationists in New Zealand say
:08:01. > :08:09.more than 200 pilot whales who became stranded near a remote
:08:10. > :08:13.beach in New Zealand have been helped by the high tide
:08:14. > :08:16.to swim back out to sea. Hundreds of animals died
:08:17. > :08:19.the previous day when they became stuck in the waters
:08:20. > :08:22.near Farewell Spit in the South Island,
:08:23. > :08:27.as Fiona Lamdin reports. Doing whatever they can to help
:08:28. > :08:32.before it's too late. These volunteers have been
:08:33. > :08:34.working for many hours, trying to keep the whales cool
:08:35. > :08:41.as they lie stranded. Some say singing also
:08:42. > :08:45.helps to keep them calm, but what they really need
:08:46. > :08:49.is high tide. Very quickly, this tide has come
:08:50. > :08:52.racing in, and now we're all up to our knees,
:08:53. > :08:54.some people up to their waists in water, and we're starting to get
:08:55. > :08:57.a bit of floating happening, and we're just helping assist
:08:58. > :09:00.the whales with their breathing until the water gets deep enough
:09:01. > :09:02.so that they can swim. This is one of the worst whale
:09:03. > :09:05.strandings in New Zealand's history. 400 whales came into
:09:06. > :09:08.Farewell Spit on Thursday. And then, another 240
:09:09. > :09:16.arrived a day later. Conservationists aren't sure
:09:17. > :09:19.why beaching happens. One theory is the
:09:20. > :09:20.shallow water affects The eco-location is designed
:09:21. > :09:26.for deepwater use, and doesn't work They become confused
:09:27. > :09:31.when they end up in places like Farewell Spit, which is a very
:09:32. > :09:35.shallow, sandy beach. And if one does get
:09:36. > :09:39.distressed, and others follow it, it's difficult for them
:09:40. > :09:52.to know which way to go. Most of these Wales managed to
:09:53. > :09:54.refloat. Rescue teams will be focused on the remaining few. Fiona
:09:55. > :09:57.Lamdin, BBC News. A Royal Navy warship has rescued 14
:09:58. > :09:59.sailors after their racing yacht The Clyde Challenger yacht
:10:00. > :10:04.lost its mast in rough waters on a journey back from the Azores,
:10:05. > :10:07.and drifted for two days. HMS Dragon was diverted 500 miles
:10:08. > :10:11.from a routine deployment to assist. All crew have been
:10:12. > :10:16.carried to safety. England have extended their winning
:10:17. > :10:20.streak to 16 matches as they beat Wales 21-16 in a dramatic
:10:21. > :10:25.Six Nations match in Cardiff. Earlier, Ireland recorded
:10:26. > :10:28.their biggest ever victory in the competition as they thrashed
:10:29. > :10:30.Italy 63-10 in Rome. Our sports correspondent
:10:31. > :10:35.Joe Wilson reports. A brave daffodil shows
:10:36. > :10:37.its face in February. The coach had bantered
:10:38. > :10:44.about Welsh shenanigans. Inside the stadium,
:10:45. > :10:50.roof open, heat on. Nothing contrived in the eyes
:10:51. > :10:53.of the Welsh captain. With all the modern
:10:54. > :10:59.scientific preparation, rugby still comes down,
:11:00. > :11:01.often, to brute strength Ben Youngs with the first
:11:02. > :11:06.try of the game. But with half-time
:11:07. > :11:09.approaching, perfect timing. Second half, England
:11:10. > :11:19.waiting to pounce. Dan Biggar, bruised ribs
:11:20. > :11:25.and all, broke for Wales Breathless, Daly,
:11:26. > :11:33.the defender, won here. Four minutes to play
:11:34. > :11:38.and England had the ball. Elliot Daly, that last-ditch
:11:39. > :11:45.defender, now the flying finisher. Obviously, there is a great amount
:11:46. > :11:55.of belief in this team. I think that is what is exciting
:11:56. > :11:59.about hopefully what is to come. It is not the finished article
:12:00. > :12:02.and hopefully we'll just keep So, England's remarkable
:12:03. > :12:07.winning run continues. But to win here, with a win
:12:08. > :12:11.like that, must feel as significant Well, after a first week defeat,
:12:12. > :12:18.Ireland dared not lose again. And Rome was the perfect
:12:19. > :12:21.place for a break. CJ Stander had a hat-trick
:12:22. > :12:23.against Italy. Including Ireland's fourth
:12:24. > :12:25.try before half-time. Craig Gilroy scored three
:12:26. > :12:31.tries in 11 minutes. Never mind consecutive victories,
:12:32. > :12:37.Italy's Irish coach would love one. You can see more on all of today's
:12:38. > :13:07.stories on the BBC News Channel. Come the middle of next week it
:13:08. > :13:09.might feel like spring for some of us. It doesn't feel like spring at
:13:10. > :13:11.the moment.