i want to be in a room filled with hard—working americans who love their country, who salute their flag and to pray for a better future. trying to reassure the allies — america's vice—president says the united states has an unwavering commitment to nato. and norma mccorvey, the woman at the centre of the court decision that legalised abortion in america, has died. we begin with some breaking news this hour. the iraqi prime minister has announced the beginning of the long—expected assault on the western half of the city of mosul. these pictures show artillery shells being launched in support of the operation from the village of hamam al—alil. officials say the prime minister has

confirmed the launch of liberal operations on the western side of mosul. these pictures show artillery shells being launched in support of the operation. the barrage was preceded by the dropping of millions of leaflets in the area, warning people of an imminent offensive. it is believed there could be as many as 3000 islamic state fighters there. the united nations has warned that ensuring the safety of hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped there is of paramount importance. the western side of mosul contains many narrow streets and fighting is expected to be bitter. it's estimated 750,000 residents of western mosul had been living under extreme duress for weeks. aid officers with the un belive 250,000 people there may try to flee. emergency sites have been built south of mosul, where food and other supplies are being gathered help displaced people. we will have more with our

correspondent later on. 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 told his florida audience how support for his idea

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 oui’ 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. president trump also spoke about new business opportunities. jobs are already starting to come back in. they are coming back in like you haven't seen in a long time. ford, general motors, fiat chrysler, they are bringing in morejobs and billions of dollars due to the new business climate we are creating. in arizona, intel announced it'll open a new plant which will create at least 10,000 brand new, beautiful american jobs. and you can find more analysis of donald trump's latest speech on our website. just log on to bbc.com/news.

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 was still unwavering. but he did make it clear that the white house expected nato members to increase their spending on defence. from munich, our chief onternational 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. earlier, lyse doucet spoke to former us secretary

of state madeleine albright, who's attending the munich conference. lyse 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.

on 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. former us secretary of state madeleine albright speaking there to lyse doucet. 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. caroline davies reports. she was known as jane roe. the unexpected hero of abortion rights in the united states. in 1969, aged 22, norma mccorvey wanted to end her pregnancy. abortion was illegal in the state where she lived, texas, so she sued. she used the namejane roe. against the dallas country district attorney. 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 had started getting disillusioned with the pro—abortion movement, back as far 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's 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 federal money going to international

groups which perform or provide information on abortions. the question now is, could this presidency limit abortion at home too? mccorvey was the face of both sides of the argument over abortion. the case she launched, then condemned, remains as polarising as ever. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: gambia's new president is finally sworn in on home soil. his inauguration delayed by his predecessor refusing to leave office. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. it has a terrible effect on the morale of the people, i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next.

as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, russian for peace. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: the iraqi prime minister — haider al—abadi — has announced the start of an operation to retake western mosul from islamic state militants from islamic state militants.

in malaysia 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. let's take a look at what we know. we strongly urge and demand the malaysian side not to be entangled with the political plot by the hostile forces towards the dprk, who want to damage the image of our republic, and to release the body immediately. 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. on the day that the gambia celebrated 52 years of sovereignty, thousands of people filled 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 jam—packed. after 22 years of the same man in power, expectations are high. our focus should be developing the gambia, and seeing to it 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 i will not directly or indirectly reveal such matters as may be committed to my citizens, so help me god. a day to celebrate democracy, a day of hope. and, 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. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. will the next generation of vauxhall astras be made in britain? vauxhall employs 11,500 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 is 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, i think, 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 want 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. hundreds of people have been searching to find five solid gold objects that have been hidden across scunthorpe as part of an arts project. clues to their location are contained in a series of paintings, which were unveiled this morning. but the first figure, worth more than £2,000,

was discovered by someone who hadn't even seen the artwork. phillip norton's report does contain some flashing images. in the town of scunthorpe, steel has always been its precious metal, but not today. this was a gold rush unlike anything before. we've taken five objects from the local museum, and we've scanned them, and 3—d printed them, then made replicas in solid 18—carat gold. those objects are then hidden across scunthorpe and the region for people to find and keep. these paintings are the clues. 500 people came to try and crack them within an hour of opening. but the first bit of treasure was found by pure chance. we were just looking around, and then we see a hole, this hole here. and we put our hands in, and out come a bag of treasure. we come past here sometimes when we go shopping, and i look at it — i think it's beautiful. and ijust thought, yeah, one's got to be in here. the clues have been created by a goverment code breakerfrom gchq. the gold was hidden amid top secrecy. people have been

getting very excited. we had some people trying to sneak in this morning. we've had people come in all week, saying, oh, can i have a quick look at them, just a quick look at them? for rachel, seeing the clue wouldn't have been much help. would you know where to start with solving this? no, no idea at all. maybe the directions to it. but no, no idea. the answer was in semaphore. there are still four figurines remaining. the artist admits some may never be found. philip norton, bbc news, scunthorpe. time to remind you of our top story. the prime minister of iraq has announced a liberation operation, the start of the long did assault on the start of the long did assault on the western half of mosul. these pictures show artillery shells being fired in support of the operation. millions of leaflets were dropped in

the area warning people of the imminent offensive. there could be as many as 3000 islamic state group fighters in the west. the united nations says that ensuring the safety of civilians trapped there is paramount. they have been living under extreme duress for weeks. the fighting is expected to be bitter and the united nations believes around 250,000 people may try to escape the area. emergency sites have been built south of the city where food and other supplies have been gathered to help displaced peoples. we will keep you up—to—date on this story across all of our bulletins here on bbc world news. you can also drop me a line on twitter, i would love to hear from you. hi there.

cloudy for some, sunny for others, wet for a few, but mild. that is the theme at the moment, isn't it, and that mild theme continues through sunday as well. once more, temperatures widely above where you would normally expect them 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. quite a cloudy one in some places. some areas of fog, particularly across some central and southern areas, but it should not be too extensive, and it should lift with time. we will keep a lot of cloud across the west cost of wales with an odd spot of drizzle here. quite a murky misty start, a misty start, across northern ireland as well. and the odd spot of drizzly rain from the word go, actually, across the western highlands and islands of scotland. but to the east of the hills, already some brightness out there, and temperatures already quite well up. eight or nine degrees in a good few places. again, to the east of

the pennines, some sunshine. probably grey further west towards cumbria. across the midlands, east anglia, much of southern england, it is going to be a reasonable start to the day. a lot of dry weather. there could be some areas of mist, thicker patches of fog up over the high ground in particular, perhaps around some coastal fringes as well. but it don't think it'll be too widespread, and there is a good chance that where you are we will see brightness developing as we go through the day. something of a west—east split emerging. that is to say, western areas keeping a lot of cloud, particularly towards coastal areas, some dampness and some more persistent and perhaps heavy rain, eventually, for the west of scotland, on an increasingly blustery wind. always the further east you are, the better the chance of holding onto some brightness, and temperatures responding. up into double figures, and one or two places could get as high as 13 or 1a degrees through sunday afternoon. if anything, we are going to import some even warmer air, sub—tropical air coming in off the atlantic, and toppling down across the uk as we head into monday. the catch is it is going to be moist air, carrying a lot of cloud, in between these two weather fronts, so perhaps not much in the way

of brightness, and this front will generate some wetter weather for scotland and northern ireland. it will be heading its way into parts of northern england and north wales eventually, as well, brightening up behind, though there will be a very gusty wind. now, 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, so a disturbed spell. there will be some wet and windy weather at times, particularly across the more northern parts of the uk. potentially it could get quite stormy later on in the week. one thing you will notice is that it turns chillier compared to this current time, and feeling colder in those blustery winds as well. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the iraqi prime minister, haider al—abadi, has announced the start of an operation to retake western mosul from islamic state militants. on saturday, the iraqi airforce dropped millions of leaflets in the area, warning people of an imminent offensive.

mosul is the last major bastion of is in iraq. 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. time for inside out. good evening. tonight on inside out, we go undercover in britain's bigger supermarket tesco and we go in search of gold in one of the most unlikeliest places. welcome to inside out. tonight, we

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