welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: president trump's travel ban on six mainly—muslim countries can now go ahead, the supreme court rules. and president trump's plans to cut back protected wilderness areas win support — and condemnation. brexit talks remain stalled following disagreements over the irish border. and saudi bombs hit yemen again hours after ex—president saleh is killed by his former allies. the us supreme court has allowed president trump's travel ban against people from six mainly—muslim countries to take full effect, even though legal challenges continue in lower courts.

opponents say the restrictions are unconstitutional and discriminatory, targeting muslims. but, as peter bowes reports, it's a significant victory for donald trump. donald trump has got on his way of leased for the time being. after being blocked by lower courts and revised three times, the prism's travel ban will go into effect despite continuing legal challenges. it isa despite continuing legal challenges. it is a plank of his election campaign, to protect the united states from terrorism. the countries on the list including six mainly muslim nations are deemed to pose a threat. travel to the us will be restricted for people from iran, libya, syria, somalia, yemen and chad. there are also risk rich bass —— there are also restrictions on venezuela and north korea. opponents

say the restrictions are unconstitutional because they target mostly muslims. the supreme court has not ruled on the legality, just that it can go into effect while it is being argued in the courts. this is being argued in the courts. this is an issue that goes to the heart of the us constitution and whether it is being breached. the supreme court is still likely to have the final say. earlier president trump faced criticism for his decision to reduce the size of two vast preservation areas, which contain some of america's most stunning scenery. the parks in utah were designated as national monuments by presidents clinton and obama. some critics say the move could pave the way for mining and drilling. mr trump was speaking in salt lake city from where our correspondent james cook sent this report. nothing on earth prepares you for the valley of the gods. it looks like another planet. but this is the heart of the bears ears nature reserve in utah, although it seems

not for much longer. for bruce adams, victory is at hand. come on! the rancher has been fighting to return federal lands to state control for years and now he's found his champion. i am just so grateful to president trump because he's not your ordinary politician. he believes in rural people. he believes in local decision—making. hundreds of miles north, this was the welcome for mr trump in salt lake city. he confirmed he was slashing the bears ears preservation area by 85% and cutting another protected area in half. some people think that the natural resources of utah should be controlled by a small handful of very distant bureaucrats located in washington. and guess what? they're wrong. in one of the poorest counties in the country,

these residents back the decision. some see an opportunity to mine for minerals or drill for oil. whether or not there are valuable resources under this landscape is controversial and contested. but above the ground, there are many treasures. these are hollows where the native people of this land ground their corn, perhaps 1,000 years ago. and this is where they stored that corn. but unfortunately, there's also evidence here of looting. the battle to save sacred sites, like this ancient dwelling, is being waged by native americans who are now a minority in this mainly mormon state. this is a struggle since the day the white people came here. the mormons came to this area in 1879. since the day they came, it has been destruction, destruction, looting, looting, looting. some of the rock art here may date

back 10,000 years or more. but it was just 12 months ago when president obama declared this a protected area. president trump's fans say his plan to reverse that gives power to the people. his opponents call it cultural vandalism. james cook bbc news, bears ears in utah. joining us now from washington isjessica wahl, government affairs managerfor outdoor industry association. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. donald trump they're saying is a matter of principle that control over these areas should be with local people. had a point, doesn't he? he has a point that local people have weighed in and we have over 3 million comments from american

saying they do not want any changes to these protections. 400 business executives and ceos from utah and around the country. what we see is people want these monuments to remain protected, open and accessible to all americans and the president is in direct conflict. what you worry will happen now? we worry about the impact to the outdoor recreation economy which is $887 billion in america. it employs 7.6 million americans. these monuments, especially the grand staircase, there is a tried and true record of the impact on local communities and economies. 13% increase in chelation and a 24% increase in chelation and a 24% increase in chelation and a 24% increase injobs. we have data increase in chelation and a 24% increase in jobs. we have data that this is good for local communities and we worry about the impact to those people and places and the outdoor recreation that can happen. to hold those agreed say that this

will open up the opportunity for other economic benefits, in—flight ranching or other business. these places have been protected for 21 yea rs. places have been protected for 21 years. is business certainty for the outdoor recreation economy. the people who build their livelihoods there. 21 years is a long time to reverse and lose those protections. there are people who have flat trips planned for three or four years and what it does is break the monuments are partand what it does is break the monuments are part and take away 2 million acres of protected land. this brings uncertainty for economies and communities and to the sustainable jobs that they support. what happens next? legal challenges? some will be pa rt next? legal challenges? some will be part of legal challenges. and organisation will not be part of it. in the last five hours we have had 1000 members reach out to congress and speak to 250 congress members. we think congress need to step up

and say that this is not ok and make and say that this is not ok and make a different decision on the monuments. there was no deal agreed in brussels on monday to move on to the next phase of the brexit talks despite all the expectation that agreement was on the cards. the british prime minister is believed to have broken off from talks with the president of the european commission after an intervention by the democratic unionist party of northern ireland, mrs may's parliamentary partners. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from brussels. was she here to reveal the deal, or was it slipping away? arriving for lunch, the prime minister didn't exactly look delighted, but after weeks of trying to grip a deal, it seemed it was on. she'd only parked up for a brief encounter, but lunch became longer, and then later and later. by tea—time, look at their faces. it was off for today. it's clear crucially we want to move foort together but on a couple of issues some differences do remain by require further negotiation and consultation, and those

will continue, but we will reconvene before the end of the week. and i am also confident that we will conclude this positively. didn't feel very positive this afternoon. despite our best efforts and significant progress we and our teams have made over the past days on this, there remain withdrawal issues, it was not possible to reach complete agreement today. despite all the hope, the negotiating teams leave brussels today without a deal. so different to this morning. listen to this. meps saying, we're the team. it seemed sure—ish that the uk government would give enough to make it work, even despite what's been described as a contradiction over the irish border. as long as we have the commitment

that there will be full alignment, it's ok, there will be no border. so, as far as you're concerned, sir, the text includes a concession from the british government over the northern irish border? right, yeah, but is that a surprise to you? the british government created for itself a contradiction. nothing today? no prospect today? no, i'm optimistic that it is possible. 50-50. but while the prime minister was in a meeting, watch this. as suggestions of a deal became the accepted truth, the dup, whose support theresa may needs, waltzed down the stairs at stormont. we have been very clear. northern ireland must leave the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom, and we will not accept any form of regulatory divergence which separates northern ireland. as time ticked on, 20 minutes later, the prime minister broke off her meetings in brussels to phone mrs foster.

i understand the dup made it plain she could not support the proposed deal. the precise opposite to the irish leader, who has pushed and pushed, who talked of his shock. i'm surprised and disappointed that the british government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what was agreed earlier today. i accept that the prime minister has asked for more time, and i know that she faces many challenges. and i acknowledge that she is negotiating in good faith. uk government sources are eager to play down the idea that a deal today was ever a dead cert. but a document had been put together and accepted by officials on both sides. senior politicians here in brussels and in dublin had gone on the record to suggest it was pretty much done. it was only when it became clear that the prime minister's allies found it unpalatable that suddenly the deal was off. there is no question that

it's suddenly all over, but tonight there's no clear way back. those close to her claim it's not just the tories' reliance on the dup that sunk the deal for today. yet she leaves having taken so many steps, but not moved very much furtherforward. stay with us on bbc news — still to come... around 8 million tons of plastic are dumped in the world's oceans each year. the united nations is discussing a plan to stop it. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected

of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands with and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news. the headlines: the

us supreme court has ruled president trump's travel ban, restricting visitors from six mainly muslim countries, can be fully implemented. donald trump says he can dramatically cut the size of two protected wilderness areas in the state of utah. native american leaders are outraged. the former president of war—torn yemen has been killed by houthi rebels, days after he turned against them in the country's civil war. ali abdullah saleh died after his convoy was attacked just south of the capital, sanaa. on saturday, he had ended his alliance with the houthis and reached out to the saudi—led coalition. the 75—year—old ruled yemen for more than three decades. our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. ali abdullah saleh‘s house has been destroyed by his former allies, the houthis. they might not be able to break the power of saleh‘s extended family, and the tribal network that helped him hold power in yemen for 30 years.

a houthi tank crew near the house celebrated. a fighter, abu ahmad, said, "thank god for the great victory and the end of the most corrupt leader in the islamic world." houthi fighters killed saleh as he tried to flee sanaa, the capital, for his home town. mobile phone video of his corpse had echoes of the downfall of another long—serving arab leader, libya's colonel gaddafi, six years ago. since saleh‘s death, people have been running for cover, as saudi—led air strikes hit houthi targets. sa naa's ha rd—pressed hospitals took in more patients. the war was already a man—made catastrophe. the un fears that new political uncertainty after saleh could make it worse. key commodities such as fuel and food are in short supply. we need those to maintain our support to seven million people who are in a really bad state. with famine round the corner and the cholera re—emergence again makes for a very

tragic future i think. for almost a week, sanaa has been rocked by yet another front in yemen's war, as saleh‘s men and the houthis fought for the city. the fighting followed months of tension between them and rumours that saleh was about to sell out his former allies, the houthis. and then on saturday, he announced it was time for a new page, with the saudi—led coalition, that since 2015 has been bombing yemen to try to destroy the houthis. ali abdullah saleh had been a force in yemen, usually a dominant one, since the 1970s. he was a president for 34 years. world leaders courted him as a necessary man in a highly strategic place. saleh called governing yemen, "dancing on the heads of snakes." he was very good at doing deals with yemen's tribes. but it looks as if he tried

to make one deal too many, switching sides in the war. and, to stop it happening, the houthis were prepared to kill him. the houthis are a powerful yemeni faction. they swept into sanaa in 2014 in alliance with ali abdullah saleh and his men. but it's about more than who controls these streets for saudi arabia and its allies. they say the houthis take orders from iran, so the conflict here became part of the bigger confrontation across the middle east, between the saudis and the iranians. yemen was the poorest arab country before the war pushed it to a new level of misery. saleh‘s killing could create more chaos, making the lives of yemenis, who've become pawns in the quarrels of much bigger battles, even more hellish. jeremy bowen, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories

making the news. president trump has publicly endorsed the republican candidate roy moore in the hotly—contested alabama senate race. mr moore is a former alabama chief justice who is facing claims he molested or harassed women and girls as young as 14 while he was in his 30s. the former catalan president, carles puidgemon, has appeared in court in belgium, where he is fighting an extradition request by spain. he and four other former ministers are accused of rebellion over the declaration of catalonia's independence from spain. they argue they won't get a fair trial if they are sent back to spain. the un political affairs chief is to visit north korea on tuesday. this is the highest—level trip there by a un official for six years. it comes at a time of extremely high tensions in the korean peninsula, and less than a week after pyongyang test—fired a ballistic missile believed capable of reaching the united states. a plan for zero tolerance of plastic waste ending up in the oceans is being discussed at a united nations summit on pollution.

it's estimated that as much as eight million tonnes of plastic enters the seas every year and, to try to limit that flow, governments are being asked to consider a new treaty. this comes as scientists say they're shocked to discover plastic killing marine life even in the remotest corners of the planet. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports now from kenya. the plastic epidemic is everywhere. these volunteers are clearing up a beachin these volunteers are clearing up a beach in western —— eastern kenya. the plastic comes from as far as indonesia and japan, and it is harming animals like turtles, which ingest plastic pieces. half of the total is brought in for treatment for eating plastic and update. ——

half of the turtles. here is one lucky turtle, being measured before being put back in the sea. the man who runs the total hospital servers totals offer an insight into the pollution of the entire ocean. -- says turtles. we focus on turtles because they own danger, but they are also a charismatic species. people like turtles, it is easier to get them to like turtles and then a stingray or some kind of weird fish. also because they are an excellent indicator species of ecosystem health. at the un in kenya, these installations offer an artists' insight into the effect of plastics on the ocean. un environment ministers are discussing what to do about it. some nations are banning plastic tags completely. others are more cautious. the united nations ocean chief wants much faster action. the plastic, the tremendous amount of drastic that we use ends

up amount of drastic that we use ends up in the ocean, and the ocean has become a trash dump. we dump everything that we don't need there. that plastic never goes away. it floats on the surface. it goes down to the bottom. and we urgently need to the bottom. and we urgently need to do something about it. scientists recently discovered creatures at the bottom of the sea in the mariano trench had ingested micro plastic fragments. many of them will have been carried thousands of miles from cities far in mind. in nairobi, for instance, they have banned plastic bags. but look at this. the un move slowly, while governments are figuring out how to progress, 0rd merry people have simply got to stop doing this. —— ordinary. child marriage, illiteracy and a lack of clean drinking water. those issues come up as we report from the developing world. but they're problems in the us too. in the last of his america first series, aleem maqbool looks at post—traumatic stress disorder.

it's not confined to the battlefield. children in the inner cities are coping with it too. aleem travelled to atlanta to find out more. lieutenants siobhan lieutena nts siobhan edwards lieutenants siobhan edwards patrol some of the toughest streets in america. run as fast as you can! hurry up. drug violence and shootings are commonplace. she worries the young people growing up here feel like they are in a conflict zone. there might be a local drive right —— drive—by between gang members, or they could between gang members, or they could be walking down the street, on a needle, or see somebody using drugs. these kids see this on a daily basis. they may think it is normal, when we know that it isn't. those who spend their whole lives in an environment like this now know that all the exposure to the violence and danger has a very tangible impact on mental health. one of the most

extensive studies on post a distress disorder in the community was done here in atlanta. —— post—traumatic stress disorder. it found that of those who live in low income areas of the city, 46% suffered from ptsd. that is a rate much higher than soldiers who have seen war. the research team is now focusing on how the brains of children in a violent neighbourhood are affected by the trauma. unlike soldiers who come home from war, and now they are no longer in that dangerous environment, lots of the children in this study are still living in that dangerous environment. gunshots, violence in the streets, and that is something they adapt into. and their brains are about into it as well. we can see that on the imaging. in fa ct, can see that on the imaging. in fact, in these neighbourhoods, children's brains are measurably going up faster because of what they are exposed to. that affects their ability to learn and makes it difficult for them to build relationships. it makes them more

susceptible to depression and drug use. susceptible to depression and drug use. 12—year—old angel, chosen at random to be part of the study, is typical in her experience. she has seen fights and told us of a shootout right beside our home. we we re shootout right beside our home. we were in better and they started shooting. my mum came in and told us to get on the floor. and then get up into a stop. —— and don't get up until it stops. it stopped, and one person died and the police came. angel talks about it like it is normal, but that kind of incident is impacting the whole family. normal, but that kind of incident is impacting the whole familym normal, but that kind of incident is impacting the whole family. it is ha rd impacting the whole family. it is hard for me to go to sleep because sometimes the gun violence, the guns going off, i can still hear them sometimes. researchers say the levels of ptsd in us inner cities are comparable to those in refugee populations around the world. but

here, it goes unrecognised, leaving many to cope alone with the impact. now they tend to appear very fleetingly for just a short space of time. but people online have got very excited about one rainbow that lasted for a staggering nine hours! professors and students of the chinese culture university in taipei's mountains in taiwan were treated to this phenomenon. if confirmed, it would shatter the previous record for the longest—lasting rainbow, which was set in yorkshire, here in england, back in 1994. the conditions that made the rainbow last so long were a seasonal monsoon that trapped moisture in the air, forming clouds; and sunlight and a relatively slow wind speed. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. a reminder of our top story. the us supreme court has ruled president trump's travel ban restrict thing visitors from six mainly muslim countries can be fully and fermented. —— restricting. hello there.

weatherwise, this week has got off to a pretty quiet start, lots of dry weather on monday, most of us hopefully saw a glimmer or two of sunshine, but plenty of cloud around. tuesday, pretty similar story, quite a lot of cloud around, a lot of dry weather, some persistent rain for northern and western scotland by the end of the afternoon. after some early morning fog, southern england should brighten quite nicely, hopefully we'll see some through the afternoon. across the midlands and east anglia too. some cloud and drizzle for wales and northern england. some bright spells. for the highland and northern isles, a wet end to the afternoon. that is the first signs of what is to come as we push into the middle of the week. wet and windy conditions extending across the isles. for much of england and wales a quiet night on tuesday,

some cloud around the day on tuesday, many areas being fine over the afternoon where northern wales and the south—west will pick up some rain. windy for scotland and northern ireland. still some temperatures in the double figures. overnight wednesday into thursday, really starting to bring in some wet weather, this low is a savage affair, some strong winds and those will be with us on thursday, the weather front to the south making for a wet start to the day on thursday and bright weather to follow from the north later on. notjust brighter, but colder. that is why you see it on the map behind me. snow showers and you can see the temperatures coming down across northern scotland, still in double figures for the south of the british isles through thursday afternoon but that warm air will be pushed away by another arctic plunge. that will be here by the time we get into friday. friday, a pretty good—looking day if you are in doors looking

through the window, quite a lot of sunshine around the snow showers to the north and north—west, very strong cutting northerly winds. on the face of it, temperatures colder than the start of the week. —4 for newcastle come friday. thursday and friday becoming brighter and also turning much colder. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us supreme court has ruled that the latest version of president trump's travel ban — affecting people from six mainly—muslim countries — can be implemented in full, pending continuing legal challenges in lower courts. opponents say the restrictions are discriminatory and unconstitutional. president trump has announced plans to dramatically cut the size of two wilderness areas in utah, known for their beauty.

leaders of the five native american tribes that campaigned for their preservation have promised to fight back. mr trump wants to allow drilling, mining and other activities. a dispute over the status of the irish border has scuppered efforts by britain and the eu to move onto the second phase of their negotiations on brexit. the main party in northern ireland, the dup, said it would not support a deal which gave significant concessions to the irish republic. now on bbc news it's time for a look back at the day in parliament.