16/03/2017 BBC World News America

President Trump's second travel ban is blocked by the US courts. The

White House say they are not done yet. We will fight this and take our

case as far as it needs to go, including all the way to the Supreme

Court. An explosion amount and provide a terrifying moment for

those caught in it, including a BBC camera crew. And it was road trip

streamed live for all to see. We speak to the West Congressman's

jumps in the car for quite an adventure complete with snacks.

Welcome to world news America. It was quite a day here in Washington

as duelling stories fought for the lead. First there was a fallout from

two cause blocking the President's vice travel ban from taking effect

and then came the White House Budget which laid out his priorities for

the year ahead and what is on the chopping block and to top it off,

the Senate intelligence committee said in a statement there was no

indication that Trump Towers was the subject of surveillance of the

current president has claimed. Our north American editor followed it

all for us. Saint Patrick's Day is being

celebrated, but all water does not seem to be enjoying the luck as the

-- of the Irish. Last night, the president gave an interview in which

he stood by the claim. Wiretap covers a lot of things. I think you

will find some interesting items coming to the forefront over the

next fortnight. Today, the Senate intelligence committee flatly

contradicted him. Based on the information available to us, we see

no indication that Trump Tower was the subject of surveillance by any

element of the United States Government, either before or after

election day 2016. And last night in Nashville,

Tennessee, with just hours to go before his second attempt at a

travel ban was to come into effect, bad news. A judge in Hawaii blocked

the measure again and the frustrated Mr Trump let rip. We will fight this

terrible ruling and take our case as far as it needs to go, including all

the way to the Supreme Court. We are going to win, we are going to keep

our citizens safe. The Banff on the six mainly Muslim countries are

strong support among the people who cheered the president to the rafters

last night. The governing in America requires you to work within the

checks and balances of the US Constitution and then may be similar

battles to come over the President's Budget which was unveiled today. It

proposes a big boost to spending for the Armed Forces and border

security. But major cuts to overseas aid and the environment and the

Democrats say domestic programmes which help the most vulnerable. He

throws billions at defence while ransacking America's investment and

jobs, education innovation, clean energy and life-saving medical

research. It will lead our nation we can. No one can accuse President

Trump of not being Tuesday's election promises. But turning an

easy campaign pledge into something more concrete is turning out to be

extremely difficult. His most eye-catching proposals are stuck in

thick, judicial and legislative mode. -- mud. I spoke earlier with

the associate editor... How does President Trump get the travel ban

which is now the block for the second time out of the mud? It is a

quandary for them. They hope this one would pass legal muster and we

saw before it even took effect at midnight a judge blocking it, so it

is a big blow to them and back to the drawing board to see how they

can fight this in the courts. If it does ultimately go to the Supreme

Court, it is interesting the judges that ruled last night and today,

they were using the administration's own words against them? Yes, so as

not even the text of the original travel bag but the media reports --

the original travel ban. Those judges have used all of that

peripheral commentary to explain their decisions. If we turn to the

claim of a president that Trump Tower was wiretapped during the

election by his predecessor, today we have the Senate intelligence

committee said they do not see any indications about that following

from the house intelligence committee. Where does the president

now have to go with his claim? We saw them pushing back and saying

there are multiple examples of wiretapping. The really, there's

some equivocation, because it is clear the President's tweeds earlier

this month accusing President Obama of literally wiretapping Trump

Tower, he has since walked away from that claim, but does not want to

admit they were wrong and so we will see where it goes from here. But the

Senate and house panels agree they've seen no evidence from that

and we are still waiting to see evidence from the White House. Seems

like a self-inflicted wound. What is it into the President's political

Capital One is transpersonal health care? The a lot of pressure on the

White House for health care reform and any distraction might be good

for them because they're so much pressure. But the wiretapping is not

good for them. The unveiling of the Budget today, what does that tell us

about the administration's priorities? As we saw today, it was

described as an America first Budget and trying to stay close to what the

president proposed throughout the campaign. It brings a lot of deep

cuts to a lot of major departments. That translates into billions of

dollars that they would like to see taken out of his federal agencies.

At the same time, lawmakers traditionally propose their own

Budget and is usually just serves as a guidance for lawmakers to signal

the Republicans come out and say they are not going with it. Thank

you. As we just, that Budget proposes major cuts to the

Environmental Protection Agency. It put a spotlight on administration's

controversial approach to climate change. The southern coast of

Florida has long been America's playground. The destination for

millions of tourists each year. The waterfront home of some of the most

prized real estate in the country. But the Sunshine State has become a

gorgeous front line in the fight against global warming. Rising sea

waters and recurring flooding risks turning Miami Beach into a modern

day at Atlantis, a city submerged by water. Even on sunny days, it can

get inundated because of seasonal tides bring in the oceans are

people's doorsteps. So much of it now is a construction site. The city

's building pumping stations are raising roads. Miami Beach will

disappear. We don't sell that all these people building new houses and

apartments legs they do not want to hear it. They are in denial. This

local resident gave us a tour of the newly built flood defences which

scientists fear will be obsolete in just a few decades. The US on the

project levels could rise at five feet by the end of this century, but

America's new Commander in Chief is a climate change denier. Our

so-called president thinks it is a Chinese hoax. I can't believe it. I

live right in the middle of climate change every day. We also affected

here. How dare the leader of this great country say does not exist? It

is impossible to get me thinking this way. And the people around him

cannot be thinking this way. Just up the coast to the President's luxury

mansion. Because of the Winter White House, but it is also a climate

change at ground zero. Donald Trump has repeatedly rejected the science

of climate change. Even though it is estimated that over the coming

decades, rising sea waters could inundate a quarter of his very own

luxury Estates. Florida went for Donald Trump at the election and

just 25% of those who vote him believe climate change is caused by

human activity. Supporters like Barbara Grossman agree 100% with the

president. The sea level is so minute it can't even count. When you

go to Miami Beach, they are being flooded regularly. Well, maybe it's

thinking with all those high risers. That is my guess, but what do I

know? I do think it has anything to do with climate change. -- I do not

think. Miami ranks second in assets and the water level they are rising

and nearly ten times the average worldwide rate. The politics of

climate change in America is by no means as clear-cut as the science.

Florida demonstrates that you can deny its very existence and still

reach the White House. Even the winter White House is at risk from

rising sea levels. Well, from the environment or diplomacy, US

Secretary of State Rex Tillotson is currently on a tour of Asia. He

declare that 20 years of diplomacy has failed to get North Korea to

scrap its nuclear programme. In Japan, he said a new approach in

tackling it is needed but has not specify what that may be. -- has not

specified what that may be. These sorts of international meetings

between diplomats are usually pretty anodyne. Anything interesting is

only said one of the cameras are kicked out. But at his press

conference today, Rex Tillotson was refreshingly blunt in his assessment

of attempts to stop North Korea from getting nuclear weapons. Is

important to recognise that the diplomatic and other efforts of the

past 20 years to bring North Korea to a point of denuclearisation have

failed. We have 20 years of failed approach. Rex Tillotson is white --

right. 20 years ago they had no nuclear weapons today, it has a

whole family of missiles, including one may be capable of hitting

Alaska. More worrying still, it has carried out five nuclear test and be

on the cause of a nuclear warhead to put on those missiles. The question

remains, what can be done to stop them? Last month, North Korea

launched this, it's most advanced missile to date, capable of being

fired without warning. The country's young dictator appears utterly

undeterred by the threat of more sanctions. But his ever more

spectacular missile test are destabilising this region. This

week, South Korea began allowing the US to deploy this. It's most

advanced anti-missile system. In Japan, the Prime Minister knows his

country is equally vulnerable. He may soon be asking his US ally to do

the same here. Blood speak in their honour North Korea from the new

administration. In other news now from around the world, is suspected

letter bomb was exploded at the headquarters of the International

monetary fund in Paris, injuring one person. The police said the device

was how we made and delivered through regular mail. It comes after

a parcel bomb addressed to the German finance minister was

intercepted by officials. A Greek far left group claimed it sent the

German device. At least eight people have been injured in a shooting at a

school in the southern French town of Grasse. The attackers of report

is being involved in a dispute with a headmaster. It is not being

treated as a terror attack. A 17-year-old student has been

arrested. But's Prime Minister Theresa May has rejected a call from

a second referendum on Scottish independence saying now is not the

time. Nicola Sturgeon has called for a second vote to be held between

autumn 2018 and spring 2019. The Prime Minister said the whole of the

UK should focus on its relationship with the EU. An organisation has

agreed to donate more than 400,000 hectares of land to chilly. The

Croatian national parks in Patagonia.

It was a narrow escape for tourists on Mount Etna when it unexpectedly

erupted. Molten rock shot 200 feet into the ad caused a shower of

debris. It is the third time in just under three weeks that Etna has

erupted. I was with a BBC crew filming a lava flow from a recent

spate of volcanic activity. But the lava mixed with some snow causing

other day small explosion... Then a larger one. It pelted as with rocks,

boulders and steam. Everyone ran, trying to reach the snowmobile. And

get safety. -- and to get to safety. But some were cut, burned and

bruised. And a guide so a dislocated shoulder. A vulcanologist said it

was the worst incident he had experienced during his career and we

were lucky that no one was left with serious injuries. You're watching

BBC World News America. Still to come... What you get when two

Congressmen from opposing parties hit the open road? Thanks to a

snowstorm, all of America found out. Susan Gravano did not have an easier

time following a passion of other planets. Grimsby Kenya, the country

as few as travellers and funny telescope was almost impossible.

Now, having achieved the gym are becoming an astronomer, Susan

dedicates her life to be three youngsters to reach the stars. Talks

signs can be used, I believe, as a school bus ride to school for

sustainable development may need to get scientists from within Kenya and

I was the reason why I've felt it was important go back to school 's

to target children as young as four years and to keep them questioning.

My name is Susan, I am an astronomer and I do a story meow reach. I was

never really interested in astronomical but I always loved

science and maths. But when I was doing this I joined a group of us on

us and we went to schools and we taught basic sciences. I was taken

back to my days in school and I wish that someone had,, or a group, and

talked me about science. I want to give kids the opportunity I mist. --

that I mist. -- that I missed. But in time I got to learn a lot and to

meet different people and to study strongly -- Astra

from sailors to socialite. Whether you are a fine or not, that it was

left an indelible mark on many cultures. Our arts editor when to

take a look. Tattoo was all the rage nowadays. There is more choice than

ever. Back in the late 1970s, this tattoo

is made his living that doing punk rockers. Now he's taking part in a

museum exhibition celebrating his artform. The perception as change,

because there is so much fantastic artwork out there. There is every

genre and subjects covered now, there's so much beautiful stuff.

There is not the stigma like they used to be attached to it. It is

this shift in the perception that the exhibition charts as well as

taking what the curators feel our common misconceptions. We start with

the spelling the myth that Captain Cook brought tattoo ink back to

Britain. It is people have been having tattoo was for hundreds of

years, we see evidence of that in the pilgrim tattoo was that people

were going to have in the Middle East were going to have in the

Middle East whenever going on pilgrimages in the 16 's. This is

one of my favourite parts of the exhibition. We are trying to

challenge the idea that that it is gender or class specific.

It must've been hard to tattoo and it was predominantly a man's world

even in the 20s and 30s. But her art is so beautiful and has a feminine

quality to it. The exhibition finishes with 100 hands. It is a

snapshot of what is happening in Britain and I think it shows the

diversity, but also the true beauty and artistic quality of tattoo art

nowadays. Not everybody would agree with that, tattoo is still

contentious. Some see them as a symbol of moral decline, which this

is a division seeks to altar by presenting them as an exhibition of

artistic sensibility. Mine was not a real tattoo, of course, and he said

if I just rub it with this, it will come... Now to the road trip which

reached across the political divide. When tee-macro Congressman from

Texas, a Republican and Democrat had their travel plans ruined by this

week's blizzard, they jumped in a car together and drove 16 and miles

to the nation's capital. It was streamed live and gained quite a

following. Fresh from their trip, they spoke to our reporter. Just

days ago, these men were mere acquaintances, political rivals.

This road trip as a result of the bipartisan relationship. Part of the

drama of this was will we get there in time, we only have 36 hours and

two, will we get along with each other? They drove through the night,

catching the attention of a divided nation. I need to sleep, but I can't

turn this off. They live stream that their debate, taking questions on

health care, border control, the threat of terrorism, a town hall on

wheels. There were singalongs... And donors. A whole lot of doughnuts.

They also took the deeds, including to the gates Graceland. When you see

there is a Congressman and has a lot of interesting things about music or

someone who likes to eat doughnuts. I'm not a big doughnut eater really,

I just like... This is the high-tech map I worked last night. I'm

supposed to be the cyber security guy we could not work the camera

properly or the speaker. I think that kind of humanised the entire

institution. As they raced to Washington, DC, thousands tuned and

phoned every travel advice to help them make it in time for the vote in

Congress. I'm still disappointed you thought we wouldn't get here on

time. Everybody, we made it! We have plenty of time. No, we did not. But

can this burgeoning partnership work in Washington? Don't be afraid to

reach and go beyond what you've always talked about and what we

think about is eight Democrat or a Republican and America will reward

you for that. The bipartisan relationship there.

Made it be able to change the culture here in Washington. Thank

you for