From most majoorts. More information for your vacation planning isable at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Jane this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. The fbi says it has grave concerns over the accura of what is considered a critical memo that could soon be released by the white house. An appeal across the isle toru diled democrats, but has president trumps first state of the Union Address done anything to bridge the divide . And they say once in a blue moon, but how about a super blue blood moon . The lunar trifecta which has stargazers glued to the sky. Jane welcome to our viewers on Public Television and america and around the globe. President trump urged americans to put aside their difes in his state of the union speech last night, but less than 24 hours later, the divisions in washington seem deeper than ever. A controversial memo from the secretive house intelligence commite has opened up a fullblown confrontation between the fbi and the white house, which wants to make the memo public. In an unusual statement, the bureau says, as expressed during our initial review, we have grave concerns about al admission of fact tha fundamentally impact the memos accuracy. Our north americyreporter anth zurcher told us more about the latest of element. Just how unusual is it for thehe fbi to take onommittee that oversees it and the white house . Anthony its remarkable, and you cannot view these thingsn a vacuum. The fbi is investigating the Trump Campaign and transition for possible ties to russia, and they are being criticized for ii by the house, by members of congress. One of the key members is devin nunes, republican chair of the house intelligence committee. He was on the trump transition team. It he also workedthe white house earlier last year on a related surveillance i there has been rumors that he might be coordinating with the white house now. He hasnt denied it. You have multiple lars of conflicts within. Jane he has completely dismissed the fbis objections. What else has he been saying . Anthony he says hwasnt surprised and that the fbi has stonewalled the investigation and that by creatinghe memo he and his staff is the author of the memo that has not yet been released, and we dont whow is in it except that it is alleging surveillance misdeeds possibly by seniorhe members ofbi, and by putting this memo out, he is putting the fbi and the Justice Department on the spot. Jane what has the white house been saying about all of this . Anthony the memo, they say they want it to come out quickly. You heard john kelly, house chief of staff, use those exact words. Buthe white house is in th middle of batting down other stories. We just heard a cnn report that donald trump put pressure on rod rosenstein, the number two person at the Justice Department overseeing this ruia investigation, and he asked rosenstein just last month if rosenstein was on trumps team, and wanted to know more about theve russia igation. If you remember, this fits into ttern at this point. There have been reports that donald trump asked about comeyn alles the former head of the fbi. He did the same thing to andrew bicabe, deputy head of the asking who he voted for and whether he was supporting the president or not. This will play into all of those allegations that donald trump is reaching in and trying tin influence thstigation. Jane listening to you talk, this story is like a spider. Itas so many legs to it. Just how damaging is it . Anthony obviously, it is drip drip drip situation. What the white house wanted to talk about is the ate of the Union Address, which was fairly wellreceived, a measured and polished presentation. But here what he didnt talk about last night, the russia investigation, is once again cropping up. Anything distracting them from getting their message out on thc omy and immigration will be difficult for them to handle. And it could political price. Jane anthony zurcher, thank you very much for making sense of it all. Aw republicankers were going on retreat in West Virginia today, but a train carrying them collided with a garbage truck, leaving one person in the vehicle dead. Yaaders of the house including House Speaker paulsaid no one aboard the train was significtly injured. The gathering was scheduled a day after thstate of the union , in which the president tried to call on repubatcans and demoto Work Together to tackle americas problems. But is the Opposition Party in any mood to compromise after so many bitter fights . The bbc news north america editor jon sopel reports. Jon the pugilist president last fight wearing a different guise. Forget the street ter. Donald trump had come to congress as father of the nation, with a message of unity, nting to help everyone. President trump this in fact is enr new american moment. There has never better time to start living the american dream. So to every citizen watching at home tonight, no matter where you have been or where you have come from, this is your time. If you wk hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believe in america, then you can dream anything. You can be anything. And together, we can achieve absolutely anything. Jon republicans loved it. He did a victory lap on the growth of the economy. D he calr measures to rebuild americas infrastructure. And in washingtons highly polarized politics, he called for a new spirit of cooperation. President trump i want our youth to grow up to achieve great things. I want our poor to have their chance to rise. So tonight i am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, democrats and republicans, to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion, and creed. Jon but though he appealed for the parties to Work Together on immigration, there was little of substance that would win ove sdemocrats, w stony faced through the speech. Hundreds of miles northac in masetts, a young ambitious congressman was giving the Democratic Party response. Joseph kennedy iii, grandson ofp bobby, greatw of john f. Kennedy. Rep. Kennedy bullies may land a punch, they may leave a mark, but they have never, not once in the history of our united ates, managed to match t strength and spirit of People United in defense of their future. Jon joe kennedy is seeking to broaden the Democratic Partys appeal to ing in more young people and minorities. Donald trump is trying to widen the base of his pport. What republicans and democrats are engaged in is a battle for novembers midterm elections, which could fundamentally alr the trajectory of this presidency. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington ja so what about the speech itself and how it was delivered . I spoke to someone who used to have a craft in the sn te of the undress for george w. Bush. What did you make of the speech . I dont knowf i would have been as smart as his speechwriters ended up being, taking a president who is not known as being a lefty oratiti an. His victory speech was very gracious when he won the election. But using people, using the extraordinary average americans and even a north korean, as the case may be, to tell his story and policy priorities was a reli stroke of brce. Jane he apparently had a strong hand in crafting it himself. Could you tell as a professiona . Speechwrit i could tell. Licould tell that he was repeating certais he was comfortable with and even at pointsdlibbing that was a place where maybe he made a note to himself that he wantedet to reiterate sng. It is the president s speech, and wh the white house is saying is that the process begins and ends with the ucesident. Jane he gets socriticism when he goes off script or says something in the wrong tone. At what point can you as a speechwriter say, mr. President , that is not a good idea . And do they listen . It really varies, depending on the relationship you have and the president does he want to hear that feedback, did you build that relationship of trust . I know occasionally writers dont work out. That definitely happenetein the bush wouse. People wouldnt stick around because there wasnt tt gelling with the voice. At the same time, some writers woul. Break away from the pack there is a team of writers, and you would see people who are consistently understand what they want to hear. Jane what do you think is the main purpose of the state of the union now . This is a president who relies on twitter to communicate directly with people. Hist is the point of anymore . Anneke i think that is a tially great qu, and i was thinking about that. Twitter as a medium has become a place that can drive the news cycle and you can get stories from there what are people talking about, what they care about. In but i the state of the union is still very relevant. It is a line of unbrokenat tradition s very important, but beyond that, it is a night of pomp and ceremony and circumstance that so many people tune in and talk about it on twitter. You see whatines resonated with people and what rises to the top. That becomes invaluable information for e e writer and esident. Jane very quickly, what would you have liked to have seen in it that wasnt . Anneke they addressed so many things, and i was pretty happy with that. I thought we couldve hrd a little more about what plans they proposed to do with the opioid crisis. That is something the trump team has to deal wi. Jane thank you very much for joining us. Lets have a quick look at the days other news. British Prime Minister theresa may has begun a threeday visit to china by meeting the chinese Prime Minister. Toth politicians said they were looking forward new golden era of relations. Mrs. May said the nations would Work Together on tra other issues, including north korea. Boe responded to questions her own political future by insisting she was not a quitter. Events have been taking place in vietnam to mark the 50th anniveary of the start of the tet offensive. The surprise attack by the north on what was then South Vietnam ended imilitary defeat for hanoi and marked a turning point in the lengthy conflict between the United States and its ally. Lawmakers in hong kong have overwhelmingly voted to ban the trade of ivory. Sales will be phased out but wont end completely until 2021. The steps include a ban on hunting trophies and ivory dating from 1975. People breaking the new la will face deep financial penalties. Anit follows a similar cars across the rest of china. Terrorism . N act of next week a 16yearold palestinian girl will go on trial in Israeli Court for a range of offenses after she was found slapping an israeli soldier. The video, which went viral, was taken by her mother, and they were both arrested. Jeremy bowen reports. Any piece on a cold winter day is ann. Allus it is a p smallestinian village on the west bank, a sharp thorn in the sere of its occu israel. The people here refused to give into israels overwhelming power. Some israelis, forome israelis, that makes them terrorists. Soldier shot a 15yearold in the face with a rubber coated metal bullets. Surgeons took the bullet out of his brain, along with part of his skull. S protests andd the village. Many of them have been imprisoned by israel for security offenses. Mohammed was jailed t fhree months last year. He wasd rusheto hospital after he was shot during a demonstration on the december. The village was protesting against president trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. A seasoned activist at 16 years old, told 2 israeli soldi to get off her familys property. She heard wrongly td t muhammad haed. After one soldier swatted her away, she smacked him. Viral,e video had gone e was arrested with her mother, who did the filming. They are charged with security offenses and phase jail. Her father, an activist who has also served time in prison, has been taking her to atdemonsns ands she was small. As since she small. Lots of people with a that if you slap a soldier in any gecountry, you wilinto trouble, so it isthat the israelis have put it is no surprise that the israelis hrie put her on. This is the occupiers law. We are realistic about our responsibility. Rosennot give our enemy a when he mes to kill us. Jeremy so this is where it happened, in the drivewae. Of their hous the incident says a lot about the conflict. The imbalance of force, the way it has invaded the lives of yet another geration, and the bleakness of a future with no prospe. Of pea a settlement, illegal under international law. Last summer, a palestinian from another village killed three members of e family there. This area is always tends, and the armys main job is to guard e settlers. Like all west bank palestinians, she is being tried in tary court from which usually convicts. More than 300 palestinians under 18 are serving time in security prison. Some israelis are horrified by the imprisonment of children, but most feel she should be punished and perhaps her family, too. Nobody couldto her face. Believe me. Jeremy she is a 16yearold girl. Know why dont look at it like this. Note, i dont look at it like this. Jeremy they say they are taking part in a peaceful protest. This is a peaceful protest, i dont want to imagine wh is not. Jeremy a slap isnt teorism. No, a slap is terrorism, believe me. Jeremy reviving a Peace Process looks less and less likely. The future of the next generation is going to be difficult. Incidents like this show the level of tension andnger that is just below the surface. Palestinian lines are dominated keepi occupation, but people under military rule for 50 years has had a profound effect on israel. Without change for theth better, risk is that the west bank will slide into more serious violence. Jeremy bowen, bbc news. Jane gives you an idea of just how entrenched those divisions are. Lets look at the dayss other news. You are watching bbc world news america, and still to come on tonights program, a super moon, blue moon, and blood moon all at once. Why stargazers have been mesmerized by the sky. A killer whale that cachmimic words s hello and byebye is thought to be theumirst to copy speech. Female whale has learned to mimic a trainert e marine park in france. Scientists say the ability is ai of intelligence and couldba lead tc conversations with humans. They can copy noises made by dolphins. Reporter she may not win any prizes for diction, but this teenage killer whale is firtainly impressing scientists. They say she is tht of her kind to be heard copying human speech. Hello . Hello. Hello . 1, 2. 1, 2. Reporter she can also blow raspberries. Researchers say whales and dolphins are among the few animals other than hleans that can a new sounded just by hearing it. Y te flexible vocal learners, and the flexibility io rot only in thl domain, but also in the mo domain. They can also copy body movements, and now we knew this from before, but now we know they can also copy sou and sounds that are not in their natural repertoire. Reporter scientists dont know if there are more killer whale copycats out there, but they think the ability to learn sounds could help the animals survive in the ocean. Pods,iller whales live which have their own distinctive calls. Learning more about how they can communicate could help us protect them from threats like noise pollution. Jane you all have heard of eclipses, but people around the world are looking at a super when anod moon, eclipse, ser moon, and blood moon happen at the same time. Our science correspondent victoria gill has more. Victoria at this familiar satellite they are putting on a arow. This rare triple lvent that some are calling the super blue blood moon. What is giving us this triple lunar show . Hree things happen at on one is that the moon is closer sometimes than other times and looks a little larger. That comes to be known as the super moon. And a Lunar Eclipse, the blood moon, when the moon passes into the shadow of the earth. The thing is that it is a blue third moon, which has come tos mean 2 full mo the same calendar month. Victoria across aus, asia, and parts of the u. S. , the ecpse moon glows red as sunlight filtered through the earths atmosphere. That full moon is peaking over the horizon. We are getting a spectacular view here. Early evening when it is not quite darkit is the perfect time to look at this super moon. Close to the horizon it looks even larger. On the other side of the planet, clouds pertting, skies will be lit by a moon 10 bigger that is g glow more brightly. Ghts like this depend entirely on the weather, but space Scientists Say there is a renewed focus on returning astronauts to the moon. 01 init will be 50 years since nasa first landed american men on its surface, and this year, india and china will se oneir own robotic landers. The rest of us bacarth, though, will have to be satisfied with a particularly good view. Victoria gill, bbc news. Jane for more on this event, i spoke a brief time ago with the chief astr institute in philadelphia. Thank you so much for coming on the show. I got up at half past 4 00 this morning to look i this moon and s not disappointed. How exciting is it for you as an astronomer . It is always great to see these kinds of events when take place. Whenever a Solar Eclipse or Lunar Eclipse occurs, it alwayse us an opportunity to understand a little bit more about the dynamics between theoo ivrth, and sun system. Events like thisus a chance to check out a little bit better how accurate our numbers are for distance and speed and things like that. Jane how much more is there to discover about the moon, though . We seem to take it very much for granted these days. Oh, there is there is so much more we have to understa about the moon. You have to remember that while we have been observing it is as long as we have been looking up, we have not ent that much time on the surface at all. There is a trendous amount we still have to understand about the origin of the moon, the construction of the moon, the materials of the moon, the internal dynamics the moon. We also have to learn as much as we can about whamaterials and resources are there that can be used to establish resear bases s outposts for further exploration of tar system. Jane so when you get an event like this that is so rare and unning, does that help public actually grasp the significancet dot mean there is more impetus to make new discoveries and go back to the moon . Derrick t well, actually, w happens with an event like this this stimulus of publ interest, and it comes through doing things like highlightingbo little factors the moon. For example, the super moon idea. That is not a new thing that occurs. Y ere are four to six super moon opportunities evar. So thais not rare. The instance of the blue moon happens fairly frequently also. Putting all three of them together gives a really great way to sell people on the idea of getting out to obsee the moon. Anytime we can heighten peoples interest in the moon will give a chance to make the case of why we need to do further exploration of the surface, why need to send people there so we can gather as much information and learweas much as an and use it as a jumpingoff point for fuioher exploratn into the solar system. Jane i thought that once in a blue moon meant that it happened really briefly. That it never happened. Very briefly, what am i looking for next . Rrick the next thing you are looking for in terms of Lunar Eclipses . There is a Lunar Eclipse that comes up later this year but it is not visible this part of the world. It is visible on the other side of the world. There are full moons that can be observed going rest of the year jane and i am going to be looking out for all of them. K you so much for joinin us. Derrick thanks for having me. 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