11/02/2017 BBC Weekend News

Donald Trump considers a new executive order

The President has promised to take "firm steps" to protect US

security after the courts there blocked his original travel ban.

Could Britain's Brexit strategy divide the European Union?

That's the fear of one of the bloc's top officials.

New Zealand's stranded whales - hundreds are saved by the high tide

after the country's biggest beaching in a century.

And England break Welsh hearts with a last-gasp

President Trump says he's determined to take "firm steps" to protect

He is considering signing a new executive order on immigration,

after the courts blocked his initial attempt to bar travellers from seven

Our Washington Correspondent, David Willis, sent this report.

Stepping into the warmth of a Florida winter.

Yet the President and first Lady's weekend retreat offers little

respite from the chilly climate in his Presidency.

Efforts to make good on a key campaign promise,

having been stymied by the courts, Mr Trump is characteristically

My administration is committed to your security.

It will not allow our generous system of immigration to be turned

against us as a tool for terrorism and truly bad people.

We must take firm steps today to ensure that we are safe tomorrow.

Earlier, he had taken to Twitter to lament his latest legal rebuff.

Our legal system is broken, he wrote.

77% of refugees allowed into the US since the travel reprieve hail

Signed at the end of a frantic first week in office,

Donald Trump's executive order suspended America's refugee

programme and banned travellers from seven Muslim majority nations

As well as causing chaos at airports, it caught many of

his own officials flat-footed, and sparked protests

And whilst that policy was put on hold by the courts, it has emerged

that immigration officials rounded up hundreds of people in raids over

the last week as part of a separate move by the Trump administration to

crack down on illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the US.

We also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand-new

His patience with the legal system running thin, Mr Trump told

reporters on his way to Florida that he is

considering circumventing the

system by signing a new executive order.

To his opponents, many of whom took to the streets again today

in protest at the travel ban, that would be seen as a tactical retreat,

but with challenges pending in other courts,

He spent the day golfing in Florida, the bunkers and the

water hazards nothing compared to the obstacles that may lie ahead.

David is in Washington for us tonight.

There are three options for the President. He can order his lawyers

to take the matter to the highest Court in the land, the US Supreme

Court. But that Court is currently divided along ideological lines and

there is a seat vacant so there is no guarantee that that tactic would

work. Or he can get the matter sent back to the appeals Court for

consideration by wider panel of judges than heard the case last week

or he can just simply choose to modify or rewrite that controversial

executive order, bringing in and addressing some of the complaints

that were raised by the judges. They will be burning the midnight oil in

the building behind me over the weekend, trying to work out which of

those options to take. But three weeks into his Presidency, Donald

Trump has been taught a lesson, if you like, that he cannot impose his

will easily on the legal or the political systems of the United

States. David, thank you very much. European Union countries

could struggle to maintain a united front during Brexit negotiations,

according to the President Jean Claude Juncker has told

a German radio station that the challenge of Britain

dealing with each country individually will put

pressure on the bloc. Our political correspondent, Chris

Mason, is in Westminster tonight. What's your interpretation

of what he's had to say, Chris? It is really interesting bee so

often we focus on the conversation here in Britain about the

forthcoming Brexit negotiations and the excitement of sun and the fear

of others. This interview is an insight into the hopes and fears on

the other side of the channel and Jean Claude Juncker acknowledging

publicly a potential vulnerability by the European Union that a bloc of

27 sitting around a table would inevitably run the risk, he says, of

being divided. He says Britain could attempt to offer something to other

countries and there is a positive sense in Brussels that up to now,

there has been an attempt to give Brussels together and keep the EU

together as one bloc and that has worked but they fear that may no

longer be the case. What of the reaction? Nothing specific for the

Department exiting the European Union, they point to what the press

-- Prime Minister said in the past about a constructive relationship

with the EU wants on the outside and there is a reminder, not that they

need it, the scale and significance of what is to come, just weeks to go

until the UK triggers Article 50 and a process of Brexit begins. Chris,

thank you. 50,000 people have signed a petition

urging the Government not to scrap a scheme which allows unaccompanied

child refugees into the UK. Earlier this week, the Government

announced the programme, which has so far brought in 200

vulnerable children, would end in March because it

encouraged people trafficking. But religious leaders have warned

more children would die The Labour peer Lord Dubs,

a former refugee, also criticised The message to the Prime Minister

is that there are thousands of unaccompanied child refugees in

Europe who are suffering terribly. We should at least

take some of them. The government should not

close their doors in the arbitrary Proposals for new official secrets

legislation could see journalists and whistleblowers jailed

for publishing leaked material, Under the plans, which were

drafted for the Government by the Law Commission,

people who disclose official information that could harm the UK's

economy would face prosecution. Campaigners have raised concerns

about the impact on free The Cabinet Office says it

won't comment whilst A least six people have been killed

and more than 20 injured in a car bomb attack in Lashkar Gar -

the capital of Afghanistan's A car loaded with explosives

was driven into a group They had been queuing

to collect their salaries. The Taliban have taken

responsibility for the attack having Conservationists in New Zealand say

more than 200 pilot whales who became stranded near a remote

beach in New Zealand have been helped by the high tide

to swim back out to sea. Hundreds of animals died

the previous day when they became stuck in the waters

near Farewell Spit in the South Island,

as Fiona Lamdin reports. Doing whatever they can to help

before it's too late. These volunteers have been

working for many hours, trying to keep the whales cool

as they lie stranded. Some say singing also

helps to keep them calm, but what they really need

is high tide. Very quickly, this tide has come

racing in, and now we're all up to our knees,

some people up to their waists in water, and we're starting to get

a bit of floating happening, and we're just helping assist

the whales with their breathing until the water gets deep enough

so that they can swim. This is one of the worst whale

strandings in New Zealand's history. 400 whales came into

Farewell Spit on Thursday. And then, another 240

arrived a day later. Conservationists aren't sure

why beaching happens. One theory is the

shallow water affects The eco-location is designed

for deepwater use, and doesn't work They become confused

when they end up in places like Farewell Spit, which is a very

shallow, sandy beach. And if one does get

distressed, and others follow it, it's difficult for them

to know which way to go. Most of these Wales managed to

refloat. Rescue teams will be focused on the remaining few. Fiona

Lamdin, BBC News. A Royal Navy warship has rescued 14

sailors after their racing yacht The Clyde Challenger yacht

lost its mast in rough waters on a journey back from the Azores,

and drifted for two days. HMS Dragon was diverted 500 miles

from a routine deployment to assist. All crew have been

carried to safety. England have extended their winning

streak to 16 matches as they beat Wales 21-16 in a dramatic

Six Nations match in Cardiff. Earlier, Ireland recorded

their biggest ever victory in the competition as they thrashed

Italy 63-10 in Rome. Our sports correspondent

Joe Wilson reports. A brave daffodil shows

its face in February. The coach had bantered

about Welsh shenanigans. Inside the stadium,

roof open, heat on. Nothing contrived in the eyes

of the Welsh captain. With all the modern

scientific preparation, rugby still comes down,

often, to brute strength Ben Youngs with the first

try of the game. But with half-time

approaching, perfect timing. Second half, England

waiting to pounce. Dan Biggar, bruised ribs

and all, broke for Wales Breathless, Daly,

the defender, won here. Four minutes to play

and England had the ball. Elliot Daly, that last-ditch

defender, now the flying finisher. Obviously, there is a great amount

of belief in this team. I think that is what is exciting

about hopefully what is to come. It is not the finished article

and hopefully we'll just keep So, England's remarkable

winning run continues. But to win here, with a win

like that, must feel as significant Well, after a first week defeat,

Ireland dared not lose again. And Rome was the perfect

place for a break. CJ Stander had a hat-trick

against Italy. Including Ireland's fourth

try before half-time. Craig Gilroy scored three

tries in 11 minutes. Never mind consecutive victories,

Italy's Irish coach would love one. You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel. Come the middle of next week it

might feel like spring for some of us. It doesn't feel like spring at

the moment.