22/02/2017 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Nuala McGovern, this is Outside Source.

As we go to air, Nasa is making an announcement of a new discovery.

The space agency says it has found seven Earth-sized exoplanets.

They're located about 39 light years away from the Sun.

The US secretary of State is heading to Mexico.

Rex Tillerson will be meeting with Mexico's President on the trip.

Hong Kong's former leader has been sent to prison for bribery charges.

And Amnesty International has released a report warning

of divisive politicians who use poisonous rhetoric.

The US' top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, is going to Mexico to meet

Here's the White House Press Secretary on the state of US-Mexico

I would argue that we'd have a healthy and robust relationship with

the Mexican government and I think they would a court that sentiment. I

think the relationship with Mexico is phenomenal. An unbelievable and

robust dialogue. The Mexican government is less

impressed with the Trump Yesterday the US unveiled strict

new immigration guidelines. They aim to greatly increase

the number of undocumented immigrants deported -

and also suggest that many of those The Mexican foreign minister said:

"I want to say clearly and emphatically that the government

of Mexico and the Mexican people do not have to accept

provisions that one government unilaterally wants to

impose on the other. We will not accept it,

because there's no reason why we should, and because it is not

in the interests of Mexico." Add this to the fact

that the Mexican president cancelled a planned trip to the US

in January after President "If Mexico is unwilling to pay

for the badly needed wall, then it would be better to cancel

the upcoming meeting" - you can see why this is going to be

an interesting trip for Mr Barbara, this is going to be quite a

balancing act for Rex Tillerson? He certainly has his work cut out. The

wall, that led to the cancellation of the presidents meeting. And the

crackdown on illegal immigrants. None of this has improved the

claimant. But Rex Tillerson, going to try to calm those tensions. Going

with a head of Homeland Security, responsible for the border and they

are going to be meeting government ministers and the idea is to try to

set up channels of communication, holding talks and then repeat. The

system when you would have recurring visits, to try to manage the

relationship. Both of these men, sober, calm men. That discussion can

commence. But I am not sure exactly what that means. The Mexicans have

said who do we listen to? The White House, or the reassurance from the

Cabinet officials? Nobody clear. Rex Tillerson has not been in this

position for long but he had his inaugural trip to Germany. What was

the mood that you got from that event? It was interesting. It was

almost like meet and greet on speed. He had meetings with 14 different

foreign ministers, it was an official way to get to know a lot of

people quickly without having to do a lot of trouble. He tried to throw

some balance into the uncertainty, taking a tougher line on Russia and

repeated boiler plate reassurances for Nato. All of that was welcomed.

He was greeted as being quite sober, somebody who took policy seriously.

But who do we listen to? Who has got the power? Then British Foreign

Secretary summed up that ambivalence, he said he was happy

after meeting Rex Tillerson, but not least because I have to be.

Interesting. We talk a lot about the White House, and the state of play

with on that. But what about the State Department, that other huge

institution, how would you describe that, looking closely under Rex

Tillerson over recent weeks? It is a good question. Rex Tillerson, the

head. And he has been keeping a low profile. At Bonn, we were trying to

get some comments from him but he was quiet. We have not had briefings

for one month, and we used to get them every day. The State Department

does not have a voice. That just adds to the question is, how weight

much do they have. But I have met him. He seems to be thoughtful,

taking policy seriously, taking this building seriously because by all

accounts he has consulted widely with experience and be learning from

the knowledge. I have been told that he does have regular talks with

Donald Trump as well. It is not clear how this is going to work out

but we're still waiting to see over the coming days and weeks how this

is going to work. Thank you. And we can stay on another strand of these

conversations about Rex Tillerson being at Mexico.

Many migrants from Central America cross the border

into the USA in Texas - James Cook is there,

It's rodeo season deep in the heart of Texas.

This is a state with a proud heritage and tough people.

Texans will tell you they are God-fearing, cattle rearing,

Inside this arena it is strictly apolitical.

Outside, they do not mince their words.

What do you think of the idea of a wall?

There's definitely some security measures that might be put in place

that will hopefully help alleviate some of the illegal immigrants.

But I agree with him, you know, we need immigration.

Most of the time they need water but you do see some carrying

fully automatic weapons, and you better just keep on going.

And some parts of the frontier are easier to cross the others.

I'm sitting here on the very edge of the United States,

You could be a cross on a couple of minutes.

And apart from the river, this wire is the only physical barrier.

But ranchers worry about a barrier slicing through their fertile fields

and one Republican congressman says that a wall would be the most

expensive and least effective way to secure the border.

And across that divide every week come thousands of families

for whom this is a moment of pure joy.

She has been on the road from Honduras for 13 perilous days

Like everyone arriving here today, the family say violence and poverty

It was hard because when you are an adult you understand.

There are parts of the forest where you walk in the dark.

And when the police came, my little girl knew she had

The mass here has a Latin American rhythm.

And the Catholic Church is making the moral case

But this bishop says a secure border with Mexico depends on solving

problems elsewhere in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

People have a right to live in conditions in their own country

where they are safe and secure and can provide for their children.

And if they do not have those conditions, there

The Americas are connected and sometimes we do not always

These families have made it and are now applying for asylum.

But there may soon be another physical barrier to the fulfilment

Wayne Rooney - he's one of world football's biggest names.

He's also a Manchester United legend, holding their

There are reports the 32 year old is eyeing a move to China.

We can speak to John. A lot of people wondering, Wayne Rooney so

well paid, but how much could he get? Huge amounts. But although

banned the financial benefits, if Wayne Rooney were to move away from

Manchester United he is also getting close to the tail end of his career.

He wants to play. This season he has only made eight appearances. Zlatan

Ibrahimovic has 29. He wants to be playing and that could be the

motivation for a possible move away. We know we have had interest from

China, and Wayne Rooney has had talks. We understand they fell down.

The transfer window closes on Tuesday next week. We do not believe

a potential move is going to happen before that day but by the end of

the season it is possible that Wayne Rooney could move from Manchester

United. Obviously, after 13 years and I huge amount of silver were

that could be huge. China, Manilla, another club, it certainly seems

likely that he is going to move. And he was not in the match day squad

today. Playing in the Europa league. They have defeated St Etienne, goals

from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mkhitaryan. The absence of Wayne

Rooney, we do not know why but significant perhaps he was not in

the squad. Wherever he is, Manchester, China, an interesting

future. Rugby and ballet -

not two sports you'd But as you're about to see -

more teams are turning to dancing The BBC's Jenny Lawrence

has this report. The Wigan Warriors have made dance

classes are regular feature of training for the 16 and 19-year-old

stars. When this came about, I did not know. The boys probably thought

it was going to be fun. But a lot of American football teams have done

this. We get a lot of ankle injuries and this is one we that we are

trying to prevent that. So have they enjoyed swapping the rugby boots for

ballet? I was shocked and hesitant, but when we were told it was not a

joke, we just had to jump in. It actually gives us a break from rugby

when we are training, it is good for your mindset knees. And everybody

has noticed that ankle injuries strengthening. Despite what a lot of

people think, it is tough training. I have never had sore legs leaked

after doing this. I am enjoying it. I am always talking to my sister who

does this as well. She has been teaching me things. It is good. And

the ballet teacher hopes that more teams will eventually see the

benefits. I have been working hard to try to look at how we have been

getting injured and what movements we can do. They have been working so

hard, and the improvement over such a short time, they are just

sportspeople and they to be good at everything including ballet. These

future stars will be hoping that can help them dance to success. What do

you make of that? We can move to another sport. Take a look at this.

This is 24 year old Brazilian Jackson Follman.

He was one of six people that survived a plane crash last year,

that killed almost the entire Chapecoense Football team.

He was recently fitted with a prosthetic leg and has begun

the process of learning to walk on it.

Incredibly two of his team mates that also survived the crash have

returned to training, with the hope of playing

Follman too hasn't given up his hopes of returning to the field -

with plans for making it to the paralympics.

When I look at the field, any team playing live, I miss that a lot. It

is what I used to do everyday. But you have got a reason for

everything. And the truth is that I have got to thank God for giving me

a second chance. And just an update. Hungary is going to withdraw its bid

for the 2024 Olympic Games. Still to come: Hong Kong's former

leader has been sent to prison for bribery charges -

we'll get more from Helier Chung. A Serious Case Review

into the murder of an 18 month old girl has found

that she was "almost invisible to professionals"

after she was taken into the care Keegan Downer suffered

over 150 injuries. Kandyce Downer was jailed for life

after being convicted Little Keegan Downer, happy and

flourishing but that changed when she went to live with a distant

relative who had been awarded a special guardianship order in 2015.

Just nine months later, she was dead. A serious Case Review into the

death has found that she failed was by a number of agencies, I have

visitor only need one visit not long after the change of guardianship.

Keegan Downer did not have any notes to say that she was effectively

adopted and was not seen by any GPs after the placements. No more

contact made by children social care. That was one of the feelings

and we had no expectations to set out that we should do those visits

and that has changed. We need ongoing support and part of the

consultation needs to be that we are the walking relationship. Not some

distant relationship. You have got to have an automatic rate without

supervision. The initial assessment was carried out by an external

agency, not the City Council. This is no longer the case. And the

report has said that Downer was given too much power to control who

saw Keegan. That is not good enough and cannot happen now. One of the

things that has changed and needs to be insured, that those universal

services would absolutely know that this child is on a special

guardianship. Birmingham City Council has said it is taking more

steps to safeguard children. Has anyone been sacked? Action has been

taken to the regulator. Those people no longer with us. People have been

sacked? Yes. The children services is to be taken over by a new trust

later this year. This is Outside Source live

from the BBC newsroom. Our lead story is: Nasa says it has

found four Earth-sized exo-planets. They're located about 39 light

years away from the sun. Human rights group Amnesty

International has used its annual report to take aim at "divisive"

politicians who use The group also says governments

are exploiting refugees Here's Amnesty's Secretary General

launching the report in Paris today. In 2016 we saw a shocking rise of

the politics of fear and hatred. We have politicians across the world

dividing society, polarising society, scapegoating minorities and

migrants and refugees. And the consequence of this is that you have

got the complete freefall for human rights. The report has singled out

several leaders. Donald Trump, holding up divisive politics. And

the Hungary and Prime Minister also named. Using "us against them"

rhetoric. And the president of Turkey, leading a severe crackdown

following an attempted coup. Freedom of expression deteriorated sharply.

Also more cases of torture reported in police detention. Why would he

have been singled out? Amnesty International has said that the

president of Turkey, Erdogan, consolidated power throughout the

year. And after the state of emergency was declared, that gave

the government the authority to run the country with government decrees

and as a result 40,000 people have been detained. Political leaders

arrested. And 90,000 civil servants, including Argos, detained. And many

people believe that these dismissals did not only target certain members

but also Erdogan's openness. Russia's Supreme Court has

ruled that this man - opposition activist Ildar Dadin -

should be freed from prison. He was the first person convicted

under new laws on protests. He's currently serving a 2.5

year prison sentence. This was a court hearing on the

right to peaceful process. Ildar Dadin has become a symbol of

Russia's raw intolerance of dissent. But today, the Supreme overturned

Court his sentence and ordered his release. I am happy. And I hope that

we will call and meet him, and he will be released maybe tomorrow,

even today. Ildar Dadin was well-known for staging packets like

this one, against President Putin. And then a new law made it a

criminal offence and Ildar Dadin did not stop. It was after these rallies

in Moscow five years ago that protest rulings were tightened.

Rhodes had flooded the streets, convinced the Russian elections have

been rigged. This was the response. After this, lone picketers even

routinely rounded up by police. And in December 2015, supporters shouted

'shame' as Ildar Dadin was sent to prison. It was seen as a warning.

The activist claimed he was beaten, threatened. The allegations forced

his case under an even brighter spotlight, both here and abroad. His

sister told me she is happy all of the charges have been dropped. But

Ildar Dadin has already spent over 14 months behind bars. Final what he

has been through, she says. You cannot undo that. Ildar Dadin is

going to be set free, but the law against him is still in place.

Hong Kong's former leader Donald Tsang has been

sentenced to 20 months in prison for misconduct.

The case related to a luxury flat the 72 year old was provided

in mainland China while he was Chief Executive of Hong Kong,

a position he held between 2005 and 2012.

Helier Cheung, Asia online reporter, has more.

This is the most high-profile corruption case ever in Hong Kong,

and it is quite a fall from grace for the former leader. Surprising?

Not necessarily. They have a reputation for being independent and

make decisions that the current government does not agree with. It

is not surprising be worse that I can they were sentencing him to

June. The judge said it would have been 14 months, but has taken into

account contributions to Hong Kong. Misconduct in public office. What

does that mean? It relates to the luxury flat that he rented, in

southern China. He rented from a major taken from a media company. It

was said that he did not do the conflict of interest because he had

been approving broadcast licence regulations at the same time. They

said that he was clearly preaching misconduct rules. And the public,

people who have been watching this, how has he been seen? He was very

popular when he started. He was seen as competent. Many people saw him as

having Hong Kong roots because his father was a police officer,

eventually getting a knighthood from the British government. Some people

have been sad to see him going to court. But Hong Kong also creates

itself on a clean reputation and people have been worried about the

questions this case has thrown up about the relationship between

tycoons and officials. Thank you for that. You can follow up on all of

those stories that you have watched on the BBC website. From me, for

now, bye. Batton down the hatches. Before we

start talking about the weather, we have got to stop talking about Storm

Doris. It could be troublesome on