:00:00. > :00:08.The US gives its full backing to Nato but calls on Europe
:00:09. > :00:16.At a meeting of European leaders, Vice-President Mike Pence warns
:00:17. > :00:21.the military alliance risks being damaged if they fail to do so.
:00:22. > :00:23.We strongly support Nato, but the President's also made it
:00:24. > :00:25.clear that we expect our allies to keep their
:00:26. > :00:28.word, to live up to the commitments that they've made for our common
:00:29. > :00:35.The Prime Minister will meet the boss of Peugeot to discuss
:00:36. > :00:38.its proposed takeover of Vauxhall UK, a move that could
:00:39. > :00:43.At least two people are killed after California's hit
:00:44. > :01:11.And the art exhibition that's created a gold rush in Scunthorpe.
:01:12. > :01:17.The US Vice-President, Mike Pence, has used his first major foreign
:01:18. > :01:23.policy speech to reassure allies that Donald Trump does support Nato.
:01:24. > :01:25.Just weeks after the President called the military alliance
:01:26. > :01:29.obsolete, Mr Pence told a security conference in Munich that America's
:01:30. > :01:36.He did make it clear though that the White House
:01:37. > :01:38.expected Nato members to increase their
:01:39. > :01:41.From Munich, our chief international correspondent,
:01:42. > :01:50.Nato exercises in Poland - a show of strength to counter
:01:51. > :01:52.what many see as a growing threat from Russia.
:01:53. > :01:55.The massive deployment of US military might
:01:56. > :01:58.in Europe underlines how America has been the predominant
:01:59. > :02:03.power in Nato since the end of the Second World War.
:02:04. > :02:09.Now, there's a US president who's called this alliance obsolete.
:02:10. > :02:12.So, at this Munich Forum, anticipation and anxiety over what
:02:13. > :02:20.message President Trump's deputy would bring here.
:02:21. > :02:22.What we were most looking for were the messages
:02:23. > :02:25.coming out from the leading members President Trump's team, including
:02:26. > :02:30.Everyone says they've been reassured by what
:02:31. > :02:32.he had to say about the transatlantic alliance and the
:02:33. > :02:39.There's so much relief here about what you had to
:02:40. > :02:41.say, doesn't that make you worry that Europe was worried
:02:42. > :02:43.about your commitment to the transatlantic
:02:44. > :02:46.I think President Trump has made it clear that the
:02:47. > :02:48.United States stands strongly with the North Atlantic alliance.
:02:49. > :02:53.But the president has also made it clear
:02:54. > :02:56.that we expect our allies to keep their word, to live up to the
:02:57. > :03:01.commitments that they've made for our common defence.
:03:02. > :03:03.There was a strong message to Russia, too, a
:03:04. > :03:05.warning it would be held accountable for its actions,
:03:06. > :03:07.despite President Trump's talk of a warmer
:03:08. > :03:13.Moscow's top diplomat accused the West of being stuck in a
:03:14. > :03:18.TRANSLATION: The historic period that can be called
:03:19. > :03:23.the post-Cold War order has now come to an end.
:03:24. > :03:27.The main result, in our view, has been the failure of
:03:28. > :03:32.Then, within hours, Mr Lavrov announced a new
:03:33. > :03:37.truce in Ukraine between Government forces and Russian-backed
:03:38. > :03:43.There is scepticism a ceasefire will hold, but
:03:44. > :03:46.Washington's message is now clear: without progress, there'll be
:03:47. > :03:53.Tonight, as the Vice President headed out, he left behind some
:03:54. > :04:01.But there's still that uncertainty whether what's been said here is
:04:02. > :04:14.So, how reassured will Nato members be by the Vice
:04:15. > :04:28.Welcomer thereupon are still no detailed policies -- there are still
:04:29. > :04:32.no detailed policies in place to answer that, so the only measure is
:04:33. > :04:35.the words. On that basis, the words have been more reassuring here, and
:04:36. > :04:40.they bring President Trump's policies back in line with more
:04:41. > :04:43.traditional American approaches when it comes to key areas such as the
:04:44. > :04:49.relationship with Nato and with Russia, but judging by the reactions
:04:50. > :04:54.in the corridors of power here in Munich, they are also asking how far
:04:55. > :04:58.this charm offensive really went, and assessing not just the message
:04:59. > :05:04.but the messenger too, asking questions tonight - how much power
:05:05. > :05:08.does Mike Pence really have? Is he in President Trump's trusted inner
:05:09. > :05:13.circle? And why, in a 20 minute speech, did he feel it necessary to
:05:14. > :05:18.mention President Trump at least 19 times? So, Europe's leaders here are
:05:19. > :05:21.saying that for all these carefully crafted messages, which we
:05:22. > :05:26.understand had to be run by President Trump, they are still left
:05:27. > :05:27.wondering, what will they read on Donald Trump's Twitter account
:05:28. > :05:30.tomorrow? Thank you.
:05:31. > :05:33.Theresa May will meet the head of the French car-maker Peugeot
:05:34. > :05:35.to discuss its proposed takeover of Vauxhall in the UK.
:05:36. > :05:37.There's concern any takeover may have an impact
:05:38. > :05:41.on thousands of jobs at plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton.
:05:42. > :05:45.From Luton, our business correspondent, Joe Lynam, reports.
:05:46. > :05:49.Will the next generation of Vauxhall Astras be made in Britain?
:05:50. > :05:50.Vauxhall employs 4500 people, with thousands more
:05:51. > :05:58.This week, General Motors said it was in talks to sell Vauxhall
:05:59. > :06:04.PSA will almost certainly want to cut costs if there's a deal.
:06:05. > :06:08.And that might mean closing down factories.
:06:09. > :06:10.After all, Britain will be up against Germany, where Opel
:06:11. > :06:13.employs 35,000 people, in what is increasingly set to be
:06:14. > :06:18.If the takeover goes ahead, it's inevitable there
:06:19. > :06:25.The crunch point comes in 2018, when a decision will be made
:06:26. > :06:31.on where to locate the next Astra model.
:06:32. > :06:35.At that point, if the Government wants to keep investment in the UK
:06:36. > :06:37.and keep plants open, it's going to have to pull out
:06:38. > :06:39.all of the stops in terms of offering an attractive
:06:40. > :06:42.The meeting between these two could decide that.
:06:43. > :06:45.The boss of Peugeot and Citroen, Carlos Tavares, will want at least
:06:46. > :06:48.the same concessions from Theresa May that she gave
:06:49. > :06:51.to the Nissan boss, Carlos Ghosn, last autumn, to persuade him to stay
:06:52. > :06:55.in Sunderland after Britain quits the single market.
:06:56. > :06:57.Nissan was promised more investment in locally made components,
:06:58. > :07:00.electric batteries, and free and unencumbered access
:07:01. > :07:07.The meeting between the PSA boss Carlos Tavares
:07:08. > :07:10.and the Prime Minister Theresa May will be watched very carefully
:07:11. > :07:13.by the people who make the Vivaro vans here at Vauxhall in Luton.
:07:14. > :07:15.They will know that Britain is leaving the single market
:07:16. > :07:18.and probably the customs union, which means cars made
:07:19. > :07:22.here could face a tariff being sold on continental Europe,
:07:23. > :07:27.and that could make their factory potentially unviable.
:07:28. > :07:35.Joe Lynam, BBC News, at the Vauxhall factory, in Luton.
:07:36. > :07:38.We will return to matters in America, then.
:07:39. > :07:41.He's been in office for less than a month, but tonight
:07:42. > :07:42.Donald Trump launches his 2020 re-election campaign
:07:43. > :07:46.It follows a tumultuous week for the US President,
:07:47. > :07:48.which has seen him lose his national security advisor and launch
:07:49. > :07:54.Our correspondent Laura Bicker is at the rally.
:07:55. > :07:56.Laura, is this an unusual step for a president
:07:57. > :08:10.Why now? Candidates usually get to the end of
:08:11. > :08:13.a campaign and say, thank heavens that is over, but not Donald Trump.
:08:14. > :08:19.He loves the business of campaigning will stop perhaps more so than the
:08:20. > :08:23.tricky business of governing. He may be here to feel the adoration and
:08:24. > :08:28.energy of his fans after quite a rocky start. Already this week, he
:08:29. > :08:32.has seen the resignation of his national security adviser, Michael
:08:33. > :08:38.Flynn, and the man he asked to replace said no. He is holding
:08:39. > :08:43.interviews this weekend. And Kate, one other reason why Donald Trump
:08:44. > :08:46.wants to hold this rally - he has already tweeted again today,
:08:47. > :08:51.decrying what he calls the fake news media. He has described us as the
:08:52. > :08:55.enemy of the American people. He doesn't trust us to put across his
:08:56. > :08:59.message, so is in just a few moments, he will get on that podium
:09:00. > :09:06.and do it himself. -- so in just a few moments.
:09:07. > :09:08.The Government's to propose new laws aimed at tackling domestic violence
:09:09. > :09:12.Victims will get greater support under legislation that will be
:09:13. > :09:16.Rachel Williams felt failed by the state
:09:17. > :09:17.when she finally worked up the
:09:18. > :09:22.During a six-week period, he bombarded me
:09:23. > :09:29.And then, on the 19th of August, 2011,
:09:30. > :09:31.while I was in work, he came into my hairdresser's
:09:32. > :09:34.where I was working, with a sawn off shotgun, and shot
:09:35. > :09:39.Experiences like that are shattering, according to Theresa
:09:40. > :09:42.May, who's asked ministers and experts to clarify laws that are
:09:43. > :09:53.applied unevenly across England and Wales.
:09:54. > :09:56.It's estimated there are 1.3 million female victims of domestic abuse
:09:57. > :09:58.each year, with around 600,000 men being affected too.
:09:59. > :10:00.Very few come forward, and there were just 75,000
:10:01. > :10:02.convictions in 2016, although that's more
:10:03. > :10:07.It's something Theresa May tried to grapple with
:10:08. > :10:14.charge here at the Home Office, introducing legislation which
:10:15. > :10:17.criminalised emotional abuse, and giving people the right to find
:10:18. > :10:20.out if their new partners had been violent before.
:10:21. > :10:23.But as Prime Minister, she's decided the whole of
:10:24. > :10:26.the Government needs to look at the whole issue.
:10:27. > :10:29.She's pointed out that there are big inconsistencies in the
:10:30. > :10:32.police response, and that will be covered through the Home Office and
:10:33. > :10:35.But four out of five victims of domestic
:10:36. > :10:38.abuse don't go to the police, so we need the health service
:10:39. > :10:40.and schools and others to really take this
:10:41. > :10:46.Rachel's son took his own life after so much violence at home.
:10:47. > :10:47.Labour say proper funding of services
:10:48. > :10:54.just as important as any legislation that emerges.
:10:55. > :11:03.A huge storm that's hit California has left at least two dead
:11:04. > :11:06.and caused chaos to parts of the state, opening up sinkholes,
:11:07. > :11:10.Meteorologists say it could be the strongest storm to hit
:11:11. > :11:12.the southern part of the state for over 20 years.
:11:13. > :11:20.It looks like California's drought is ending in dramatic fashion.
:11:21. > :11:22.In the suburb of Studio City, a woman
:11:23. > :11:25.was pulled to safety from the roof of her car moments before a second
:11:26. > :11:31.Turned around for one second, and the second car
:11:32. > :11:41.The rate of the water that's moving, it's undermining the soil underneath
:11:42. > :11:46.the asphalt, so it's starting to crumble the street.
:11:47. > :11:49.Believe it or not, this is the desert town of
:11:50. > :11:53.This man had to be rescued by helicopter.
:11:54. > :11:56.Another motorist could not be saved, drowning in his car.
:11:57. > :11:58.On the main motorway from Los Angeles to Las
:11:59. > :12:01.Vegas, a fire crew had a lucky escape, abandoning their engine just
:12:02. > :12:05.While in the hills, this is the result of years of wildfires
:12:06. > :12:08.which have left the ground slick, scarred and unable to absorb
:12:09. > :12:14.The storm has been deadly, but the clouds do have one silver
:12:15. > :12:19.lining - reservoirs in this parched state are at last filling up.
:12:20. > :12:21.In LA, it seems it never rains but it
:12:22. > :12:29.Hundreds of people have been searching to find
:12:30. > :12:31.five solid-gold objects that have been hidden
:12:32. > :12:34.across Scunthorpe as part of an arts project.
:12:35. > :12:37.Clues to their location are contained in a series of paintings,
:12:38. > :12:41.But the first figure, worth more than ?2000,
:12:42. > :12:44.was discovered by someone who hadn't even seen the artwork.
:12:45. > :12:49.Phillip Norton's report does contain some flashing images.
:12:50. > :12:52.In the town of Scunthorpe, steel has always been its precious metal,
:12:53. > :12:57.This was a gold rush unlike anything before.
:12:58. > :12:59.We've taken five objects from the local museum,
:13:00. > :13:02.and we've scanned them, and 3-D printed them, then made
:13:03. > :13:07.Those objects are then hidden across Scunthorpe
:13:08. > :13:11.and the region for people to find and keep.
:13:12. > :13:16.500 people came to try and crack them within an hour of opening.
:13:17. > :13:21.But the first bit of treasure was found by pure chance.
:13:22. > :13:23.We were just looking around, and then we see
:13:24. > :13:32.And we put our hands in, and out come a bag of treasure.
:13:33. > :13:35.We come past here sometimes when we go shopping, and I
:13:36. > :13:42.And I just thought, yeah, one's got to be in here.
:13:43. > :13:45.The clues have been created by a goverment code breaker
:13:46. > :13:48.The gold was hidden amid top secrecy.
:13:49. > :13:49.People have been getting very excited.
:13:50. > :13:52.We had some people trying to sneak in this morning.
:13:53. > :13:55.We've had people come in all week, saying, oh, can I have a
:13:56. > :13:57.quick look at them, just a quick look at them?
:13:58. > :14:00.For Rachel, seeing the clue wouldn't have been much help.
:14:01. > :14:02.Would you know where to start with solving this?
:14:03. > :14:14.There are still four figurines remaining.
:14:15. > :14:16.The artist admits some may never be found.
:14:17. > :14:30.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News channel.
:14:31. > :14:49.Good evening. It's been a springlike day across many parts of the
:14:50. > :14:53.country, with temperatures as high as 15 Celsius. Not sunshine
:14:54. > :14:56.everywhere, but here is this seen as the sun set over new key in
:14:57. > :14:57.Cornwall. Thanks