be ina be in a room of hard—working american patriots who love their country, who salute their flag, and to pray for a better future. norma mccorvey, the woman at the centre of the court decision that legalised abortion in america, has died. hello. good to have you with us. donald trump has held the first of what he's calling a "campaign rally for america." he told his supporters in melbourne, florida, that he wanted to speak to americans "without the filter of fake news." he repeated his campaign pledge to keep america "safe" and said the country would "have strong borders again." while reaffirming his commitment to prevent islamic militants from entering the country, he reiterated his plan to build a wall along the mexican border, saying building work would start very soon.

we've taken historic action to secure the southern border, and i've ordered the construction of a great border wall which will start very shortly. and i've taken decisive action to keep radical islamic terrorists the hell out of our country. and he said how support of the nation—state turned from a movement into a global phenomenon. you're all part of this incredible movement, this movement that we talk about so much, that's been written about on the cover of every magazine, all over the world. it's a movement that's just sweeping, it's sweeping across our country. it's sweeping, frankly, across the globe. look at brexit.

a much smaller example, but it's still something you can look at. people want to take control of their countries, and they want to take control of their lives, and the lives of their family. the nation—state remains the best model for human happiness, and the american nation remains the greatest symbol of liberty, freedom and justice, on the face of god's earth. in other news: the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has said that a ceasefire between russian—backed rebels and the ukrainian army will come into force on monday in eastern ukraine. mr lavrov said that the truce would start alongside the withdrawal of heavy military hardware. the deal was brokered by representatives of ukraine, russia, germany, and france, on the sidelines of an international security conference in munich.

a muslim cleric who was jailed for life in america for plotting terror attacks in the 19905 has died in prison. omar abdel—rahman, who was blind, was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 world trade centre in which six people died. as iraqi forces prepare to attack islamic state militants in western hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of barcelona as part of a series of protests calling for spain to take in more refugees. they want the government to allow in more people who have fled syria and other violent conflicts. spain has so far taken injust 1,100 of the 17,000 refugees it promised to accept in september 2015. the american woman who was at the centre of the us supreme court ruling which legalised abortion in america has died. norma mccorvey was known under the pseudonym jane roe, when she took legal action to allow her to terminate a pregnancy in the 1973 roe versus wade case. she later waived her right to anonymity, and became an anti—abortion campaigner. donald trump said he would appoint

more pro—lifejudges to donald trump said he would appoint more pro—life judges to the supreme court following his election. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: sinkholes, flooding, mudslides. california is hit by its worst storm in years, causing chaos across the state. as we've been hearing, president trump has been reiterating many of his campaign pledges at a rally in florida. he talked about new business opportunities and the jobs they're bringing. jobs are already starting to come back in. they are coming back in like you haven't seen in a long time. ford, general moters, fiat

chrysler, they are bringing in more jobs and billions of dollars due to the new business climate we are creating. intel will create 10,000 brand new beautiful american jobs with their new plant in arizona. and you can find more analysis of donald trump's latest speech on our website. just log on to bbc.com/news, where you'll also find a look at the executive orders which the president has signed. meanwhile the us vice president, mike pence, has used his first major foreign policy speech to reassure allies that donald trump does support nato. just weeks after the president called the military alliance "obsolete," mr pence told a security conference in munich that america's commitment to it was unwavering. but he also made it clear that the white house expected nato members to increase their spending on defence. from munich, our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, sent this report.

nato exercises in poland. a show of strength to counter what many see as a growing threat from russia. massive deployment of us military might in europe underlines how america has been the predominant power in nato since the end of the second world war. now there's a us president who has called this alliance obsolete. so, with this munich forum, anticipation and anxiety over what message president trump's deputy would bring here. what we were most looking for were the messages coming out from the leading members of president trump's team, including vice president mike pence. everyone says they have been reassured by what he had to say about the transatlantic alliance, and the belief in nato. there's so much relief here about what you had to say. doesn't that make you worry that europe was worried

about your commitment to the transatlantic alliance and to nato? i think president trump has made it clear that the united states stands strongly with the north atlantic alliance. we strongly support nato. but the president's also made it clear that we expect our allies to keep their word, to live up to the commitments that they've made, for our common defence. there was a strong message to russia, too, a warning it would be held accountable for its actions, despite president trump's talk of a warmer relationship. moscow's top diplomat accused the west of being stuck in a cold war mentality. translation: the historic period that can be called the post—cold war order has now come to an end. the main result, in our view, has been the failure of institutions to adapt. then, within hours, mr lavrov announced a new truce in ukraine between government forces and russian—backed separatists. there is scepticism a ceasefire will hold, but washington's message is now clear. without progress, there will be no lifting of russian sanctions.

tonight, as the vice president headed out, he left behind some reassurance for europe's leaders. but there is still that uncertainty whether what has been said here is also the view of the oval office. lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. earlier, lyse doucet spoke to former us secretary of state, madeleine albright, who's attending the munich conference. she asked her about concerns among policy—makers that the trump administration was not talking about shared values between the us and europe. i have to say, there has not been a discussion of values in the united states. and i am chairman of the board of the national democratic institute, that is based on the really common aspects of our basic western values, and so i do wish we would talk about them more. i'm glad that the americans are being asked those particular

questions. we have the official administration representatives, and then there are members of congress here, and i think that those are issues that need to be brought up. you have been hearing reassuring statements here. but back home in washington, where you live, there is concern about what is being described as chaos in the white house. are you worried? well, iam, having been in two white houses, president carter's and president clinton's. the bottom line is, we're not a new country. we are a country that knows how to make decisions, and has a process. so, i think all i'm doing isjust kind of looking at what the news is, coming in, saying who is going to be national security adviser, this person has turned it down because he is not getting the possibility of naming their kind of staff. those are very basic questions. so i do find it troubling, especially as somebody who so values the american decision—making process. there was a lot of applause for vice president mike pence when he talked about the alliance.

less applause when he talked about putting pressure on iran, and of course backing israel, which wants more aggressive action to be taken against iran. how do you see that policy going forward? well, i think that, as far as i'm concerned, the nuclear agreement with iran is a very, very important one. it does need to be lived up to, but i think that there have been different views. 0n the other hand, one of the aspects of president trump, when he says he doesn't like the deal, is that those of us that have supported it have said it is because it is a multilateral deal, and some of those multilateral people were in that audience. so i do think we need to keep reiterating the importance of that agreement, and not necessarily then agreeing with the behaviour of iran in other places. you leave less worried, secretary of state albright? i leave informed, in a way, about the fact that there is a lot of work to do. i'm kind of the epitome of the us—europe alliance

and relationship. and i think we need to remember what it is all about, and why it continues to be something not only valid from the past, but also a very good path to the future, and that it does mean we need to listen to what the others are saying. let's get more now on the amercian woman, norma mccorvey, who's died at the age of 69. she was at the centre of the us supreme court ruling that legalised abortion in america. norma mccorvey was known under the pseudonym "jane roe" when she took legal action to allow her to terminate a pregnancy in the 1973. she was known as jane roe. an unexpected hero. norma mccorvey wanted to end her pregnancy. abortion was illegal in the state where she lived, texas, so she sued. her case reached the supreme court, and became one of the most

well—known cases in american legal history, roe versus wade. the landmark ruling by the court meant that it was no longer legal for an american state to outlaw abortion in the first three months of pregnancy. but, by the time the case had been won, four years later, mccorvey had already given birth. she gave her daughter up for adoption. in the early 1980s, mccorvey dropped her anonymity, and campaigned for a woman's right to have an abortion. but in the 1990s, she changed her position. you know, i have started getting disillusioned with the pro—abortion movement, as far back as 1991. i started working in abortion clinics, i started talking to the women before they would go in for their abortions, after they would come out, and it was the same thing over and over. they all regretted it. politically, roe versus wade has also remained divisive. but could it be overturned? the president, it is no secret, has made it clear he is a pro—life president.

donald trump has said that he thinks abortion should be largely banned. last month's executive order stopped money going to international groups which provide information on abortions. the question now is, could this presidency limit abortion at home as well? mccorvey was the face of both sides of the argument over abortion. the case she launched, then condemned, remains as polarising as ever. a huge storm in california has left at least two dead and caused chaos to parts of the state, opening up sinkholes, closing roads, and causing flooding. meteorologists say it could be the strongest storm to hit the state for more than 20 years. the national weather service said it is likely to last through the weekend. from los angeles, here's james cook. it looks like california's drought is ending in dramatic fashion.

in the suburb of studio city, a woman was pulled to safety from the roof of her car moments before a second empty vehicle was swallowed up. turn around for one second, and the second car fell into the sinkhole. the rate of the water that's moving, it's undermining the soil underneath the asphalt, so it's starting to crumble the street. believe it or not, this is the desert town of victorville. this man had to be rescued by helicopter. another motorist could not be saved, drowning in his car. 0n the main motorway from los angeles to las vegas, a fire crew had a lucky escape, abandoning their engine just in time. while in the hills, this is the result of years of wildfires which have left the ground slick, scarred and unable to absorb moisture. the storm has been deadly, but the clouds do have one silver

lining, reservoirs in this parched state are at last filling up. in la, it seems it never rains but it pours. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. this is bbc news, i'm lebo diseko. the headlines: donald trump has defended the achievements of his presidency so far at a rally of his supporters in florida. norma mccorvey, the american woman who was at the centre of a supreme court decision which gave the right to an abortion, has died at the age of 69. the gambia has formally sworn in its newly—elected president, adama barrow. it was the second time he had taken the oath after his formal inauguration was delayed by the reluctance of his predecessor to leave office. mr barrow has promised to develop his country following what he called the most critical period in its history. thomas fessy reports. 0n the day that the gambia celebrated 52 years of sovereignty,

thousands of people fill the stadium for a historic moment. many had come before dawn to get the best seats. with a capacity of 20,000, the capitol stadium was jampacked. after 22 years of the same man in power, expectations are high. our focus should be developing the gambia and seeing that the gambia is up in the sky and democratically we are definitely up there. and other states too can look up to the gambia to emulate us. definitely. we've shown that already. west african heads of state showed their support too. they came from liberia... ..senegal, sierra leone, ivory coast, or mauritania for the occasion. and then the man of the day, adama barrow. the new president who has promised to turn the page and open a new chapter in the country's history. he had first taken the oath last month at the gambian embassy in senegal, where he

waited until security was restored for his return. here he is taking the oath again, at home and with his people. i, adama barrow, do swear... continues oath so help me god. a day to celebrate democracy, a day of hope. above the crowds, a reminder of the hashtag slogan that flooded the social media since adama barrow won the december election. #gambiahasdecided. mr barrow said there were many challenges ahead. he has promised to free those detained without trial, to improve education and press freedom. the task is immense but he has vowed to turn the small west african nation into a beacon of peace.

theresa may will meet the head of the french car maker peugeot to discuss its proposed takeover of vauxhall in the uk. there's concern any takeover may have an impact on thousands ofjobs at plants in ellesmere port and luton. from luton, our business correspondentjoe lynam reports. will the next generation of vauxhall astras be made in britain? vauxhall employs a500 people, with thousands more depending on thosejobs. this week, general motors said it was in talks to sell vauxhall and opel brands to psa. psa will almost certainly want to cut costs if there's a deal. and that might mean closing down factories. after all, britain will be up against germany, where opel employs 35,000 people, in what is increasingly set to be a corporate beauty parade.

if the takeover goes ahead, it's inevitable there will be plant closures. the crunch point comes in 2018, when a decision will be made on where to locate the next astra model. at that point, if the government wants to keep investment in the uk and keep plants open, it's going to have to pull out all of the stops in terms of offering an attractive deal to peugeot. the meeting between these two could decide that. the boss of peugeot and citroen, carlos tavares, will want at least the same concessions from theresa may that she gave to the nissan boss, carlos ghosn, last autumn, to persuade him to stay in sunderland after britain quits the single market. nissan was promised more investment in locally made components, electric batteries, and free and unencumbered access to european markets. the meeting between the psa boss carlos tava res and the prime minister theresa may will be watched very carefully by the people who make the vivaro vans here at vauxhall in luton. they will know that britain is leaving the single market and probably the customs union, which means cars made here could face a tariff being sold

on continental europe, and that could make their factory potentially unviable. joe lynam, bbc news, at the vauxhall factory, in luton. a train has derailed in belgium, killing one person and injuring 27. three of the injured are reported to be in a serious condition. swaminathan natharajan reports. the derailment happened minutes after the train left leuven station. part of a passenger train going towards the capital, brussels, overturned, and the carriage fell onto its side. rescuers rushed to the spot, and found a person crushed underneath the wreckage. officials say the victim was not on board. there was a number of injured. most of them were lightly injured, fortunately. there was one death, so —

who is underneath the train, the wreckage of the train. as to the circumstance, the exact circumstances, i do not know at this point. translation: we thought that the train was leaving its tracks. the train began to sway quite strongly, and we realised that the wagon had stopped and fallen on its side. then we look for seriously wounded people. one was bleeding quite strongly. we tried to see if we could smash the windows in order to get out. we mostly opened the windows and began to help children and people who needed get out. following the accident, services between louven and brussels were suspended. the belgian prime minister has praised emergency workers. emergency workers say it is not yet clear why the train left the tracks, and the operation to determine what went wrong continues. in paris, two police officers have been injured and 13 people arrested in clashes at a demonstration against police brutality.

the demonstrations come after a young black man was allegedly raped with a police baton earlier this month. the 22—year—old man, identified publicly only by his first name theo, was hospitalized for two weeks. since then there have been violent protests in paris suburbs. the dutch politician, geert wilders, has launched his party's election campaign with a promise to stop muslim immigrants coming in to the country. the leader of the far—right freedom party has also promised to close the country's mosques. security has been tight at the event in the small town of spijkenisse, near rotterdam. mr wilders said his party would make sure the netherlands could decide for itself who was allowed in. dutch voters go to the polls next month and mr wilders' party any elections, for sure, are historical. it's a choice that the people of holland can make on march 15, whether to give their country away more and more, or to get their country back to themselves. to make the netherlands ours again. a fourth man has been arrested in connection to the death

of kimjong—nam, the half brother of north korea's leader kim jong—un. there are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding his apparent murder at kuala lumpur airport. lets take a look at what we know. we urge ntly we urgently demand the malaysian side not to be entangled with a political plot by the hostile forces towards the dprk, who want to damage the nature of our republic. and to release the body, immediately. and of course we have more on that story online at the website. you can get in touch with me on twitter. now for the weather with john hammond. hi there. cloudy for some, sunny for others, wet for a few but mild. that is the theme at the moment, and that theme continues through sunday as well. temperatures widely above where you would expect at this time of year.

but a lot of regional variation around the uk, so i will try and pick out some detail. it looks as if most places will start the day on a dry note. cloudy in some places with a fog across central and southern areas but it should not be too extensive and it should lift with time. cloud across the west cost of wales with an odd spot of drizzle. a murky misty start, a misty start, across northern ireland as well. the odd spot of drizzly rain from the word go across the western highlands of scotland. to the eastern hills, already some brightness out there. temperatures already quite well up. eight or nine degrees in a good few places. to the east of the pennines, some sunshine. probably grey further west towards cumbria. across the midlands, east anglia, much of southern england, it will be a reasonable start to the day. dry weather, there could be areas of mist and thick patches of fog on high ground, perhaps around the coastal fringes as well. it don't think it'll be too widespread and there is a chance we will see brightness developing as we go through the day. something of a west—east split emerging.

that is to say the west keeps a lot of cloud, particularly around the coast, damp and persistent. perhaps heavy rain eventually for the west of scotland. an increasingly blustery wind. the further east you are, the better the chance of holding onto brightness and temperatures responding. into double figures and a couple of places could get as high as 13 or 1a degrees through sunday afternoon. if anything we will import some even warmer, sub—tropical air coming off the atlantic and toppling down across the uk as we head into monday. the catch is it will be moist air carrying a lot of cloud in between these two weather fronts. perhaps not much in the way of brightness. it'll generate some wetter weather for scotland and northern ireland. it will head into parts of northern england and north wales eventually as well, brightening up behind there will be gusty wind. mid teens potentially, especially if you see some brightness to the south of that front across some central and eastern parts of england. now, the fronts continue to come

across the uk as we go through the rest of the coming week. there will be some wet and windy weather at times particularly across the north of the uk and it could get quite stormy later on in the week. one thing you will notice is that it turns chilly compared to this current time and blustery in the wind as well. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines from bbc news: donald trump has held the first of what he's calling a "campaign rally for america." he told his supporters that he wanted to speak to americans "without the filter of fake news." he re—iterated many of his pledges on the economy and security and promised to build a wall on the mexico border. the us vice president, mike pence, has used his first major foreign policy speech to reassure allies that donald trump does support nato. president trump had called the military alliance obsolete. the white house said it expects nato members to spend more on defence. norma mccorvey, the woman

at the centre of a 1973 supreme court decision establishing the right to an abortion, has died at the age of 69. the issue has remained divisive, and in later life norma mccorvey became an opponent of abortion. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. the trump white house is running like a "fine tuned machine"