From most major airports. Ti more informaon for your vacation planning is available 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 accuracy of what is considered a critical memo thatou soon be released by the white house. An appeal across the isle to disgruntled democrats, but president trumps first state of the Union Address done anything to bridge the divide . Th an say once in a blue moon, but how about a super blue blood moon . O e lunarrifecta which has stargazers glued te sky. Jane welcome to our viewers on Public Television and america and around the globe. Esident trump urged americans to put aside their differences in his state of the union speech last night, but less than 24 hours later, the divisio in washington seem deeper than ever. A controversial memo from the secretive House Intelligence Committee has opened up a fullblown confrontion between the fbi and the white house,s which want make the memo public. In an unusual statement, the reau says, as expressed abring our initial review, we have grave concernt material admission of fact that fundamentally impact the memos accuracy. Our north america reporter Anthony Zurcher told us more about the latest of element. Just how unusual is it for the fbi to take on the committee hithat oversees it and the house . Anthony its remarkable, and you cannot view these things in a vacuum. The fbi is investigating the ition campaign and tra for possible ties to russia, and they are being criticized for it by the white house, by members one of the key members is devin nunes, republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee. W on the trump transition team. He also worked with the white house earlier last year on a related surveillance issue. There has been rumors that he might be coordinating with the white house now. He hasnt denied it. You have multiple layers of confliche within. Janeas completely dismissed the fbis objections. What else has he been saying . Anthony he says he wasnt surpsed and that the fbi has stonewalled the investigation and that by creating the memo he and histaff is the author of the memo that has not yet been released, and we dont know what is in it except thait is allegin surveillance misdeeds possibly by senior members of the fbi, and by putting this memo out, he is putting the fbi and the Justice Department on the spot. Jane been saying about all of this . Anthony the memo, they say they want it to come out quickly. You heard john kelly, whiteta house chief of, use those exact words. But the white house is in the 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 stice department overseeing this russia investigation, and he asked rosenstein just last month if rosenstein was on trumps team, and wanted to know more about the russia investigation. If you remember, this fits into a pattern at this point. Re there have beerts that donald trump asked about comeys allegiances the former head of the fbi. He did the same thing to andrew mccabe, deputy head of the fbi, asking who he voted for and whether he was supportingt the presid not. This will play into all of those allegations that donald trump is reaching in and trying to influence the investigation. Ane listening to you talk, this story is lipider. It has so many legs to it. Just how damaging is it . Anthony obviously, it is drip drip drip situation. What the white housed to talk about is the state of the Union Address, which was fairly wellreceived, a measured and polished presentation. But here what he didnt talk about last night, the russia vestigation, is once again cropping up. Acting them from getting their message out on the economy and immigration will be difficult for them to handle. And it could come with a political price. Jane Anthony Zurcher, thank you very much for making sense of it all. Republican lawmakers were going ongi retreat in west va today, but a train carrying them collided with a garbage truck, leaving one person in th vehicle dead. Leads of the house including House Speaker paul ryan said no one aboard the train was significantly injured. The gathering was scheduled a day after the state of the union , in which the president tried to call on republicans and democrats to Work Together t tackle amers 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 night wearing a different guise. Forget the street fighter. Donald trump had come to congress as father of the tion, with a message of unity, wanting to help everyone. President trump this in fact is our new american moment. There has never been a better time to start living the american dream. So to every citizen watching atm home tonight, ter where you have been or where you have come from, this is your time. If you work hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believ america, then you can dream anything. You can be anything. And togeth, we can achieve absolutely anything. Jon republicans loved it. He did a victory lap on growth of the economy. He called for measures to rebuild americas infrastructure. An in washingtons highly polarized politics, he called for a new spirit of cooperation. President trump i want our g youth w up to achieve great things. I want our poor to have their chance to rise. Wi tonight i am extending an open hand to wor members of both parties, democrats and republicans, to protec 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 over democrats, who sat stony faced through the speech. Hundreds of miles north in massachusetts, a young ambitcous ressman was giving the Democratic Party response. Joseph kennedy iii, grandson of bobby, greatnephew of john f. Kennedy. Rep. Kennedy bullies may land e punch, they mae a mark, but they have never, not once in the history of our United States, managed to match the strength and spirit of People United in defense of future. Jon joe kennedy is seeking to oaden the democratic pas appeal to bring in more young people and minorities. Dona trump is trying to wide the base of his support. What repubcans and democrats are engaged in is a battle for novembers dterm elections, which could fundamentally alter the trajectory of this presidency. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. Jane bo so what the speech itself and how it was delivered . Nei spoke to somho used to have a craft in the state of the Union Address for george w. Bush. What did you make of the speech . I dont know if 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 te his story and policy priorities was a real stroke of brilliance. Jane he apparently had a strong hand in crafting it himsel could you tell as a professional speechwriter . I could tell. I could tell that he was repeating certain lines he was comfortable with and even at points adlibbing that was ace where maybe he made note to himself that he wanted to reiterate something. It is the president s speech, and what the white house is saying is that the process gins and ends with the president. Jane he gets so much criticism when he goes off script or says somethg in the wrong tone. At what point can you as a speechwriter s, 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 feedback, did y build that relationship of trust . I know occasionally writers dont work out. That definitely happened in the bush white house. People wouldnt stick around because there wasnt that geing with the voice. At the same time, some writers would 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 mahe purpose of the state of union now . This is a president who relies on twitter to communicate directlyith people. What is the point of this anymore . Anneke i think that is a really great question, and i was thinking about that. Twitter as a medium s become a place that can drive the news cycle and you can get stories from there what are people g about, what they care about. But i think the state of the union is still very relevant. Is a line of unbroken tradition that is very important, but beyond that, it is a night of pomp and ceremony and circumstance that so many people tune in and ttwk about it oter. You see what lines resonated with people and what rises to the top. That becomes invaluable information for the writer and the president. Jane very quickly, ould 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 heard a litt they proposed to do with the opioid crisis. That is something the trump team has to deal with. Jane thank you very much for joining us. Lets have a quick looat the days other news. British Prime Minister theresama has begun a threeday visit to china by meeting the chinese Prime Minister. Sboth politiciad they were looking forward to a new golden era of relations. Mrs. May said the nations would Work Together on trade and other issues, including north korea. She responded to questions about her own political fure by insisting she was not a quitter. Events have been taking place in vietnam toark the 50th anniversary of the start of the tet offensive. E surprise attack by the north on what was then South Vietnam ended in military defeat for hanoi and marked a turning point in the lengthy conflict between the United States and its ally. Lawmakers in hong kong have overwhelminglyoted 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 dating75 from people breaking the new law will face deep financial penaltie it follows a similar ban a cars across the rest of china. Terrorism . N act of nexteek a 16yearold palestinian girl will go on trial in Israeli Court for a range of offees after she was und slapping an israeli o,ldier. The vihich went viral, was taken by her mother, and they were both arrested. Jeremy bowen reports. Any piece on a cold winter day is an allusion. It is small palestinian village on the west bank, a sharp thorn in the side of its occupier, israel. Thopled here refu give into israels overwhelming power. Some israelis, for some israelis, that makes them terrorists. Soldier shot a 15yearold in the face with a rubber coated metal bullets. Surgeons took the bubret out of hin, 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 for three mont last year. A was rushed to hospital after he was shot during demonstration on the 15th of december. The village was ptesting against president mp s decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. A seasonevist at 16 years old, told 2 Israeli Soldiers to get off her familys propty. She heard wrongly that muhammad had died. Afr one soldier swaed her away, she smacked him. Viral,e video had gone she 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 demonstrations ands she was small. Since she was small. Lots of people with a that if you slap a soldier in any country, you will get into trouble, so it isthat the israelis haveno put it i surprise that the israelis have put her on trial. This is the occupiers law. We are realistic about our responsibility. Rosnot give our enemy a when he comes to kill us. Jeremy so this is where it happened, in the driveway of their house. The incident says a lot about the conflict. The imbalance of force, the way it has invaded the lives of yet another generation, and the bleakness of a future with no prospect of peace. Aem sett,s illegal under international law. Last summer, a palestinian from anotherd village kilree members of the family there. This area is alws tends, and the armys main job is to guard the settlers. Like all west bank palestinians, she is being tried in a military court from which usually convicts. More than 300 palestinians under 18 are serving time is security pr. Some israelis are horrified by the imprisonment of children, but most feel she should be punished and perhaps her family, too. Nobody could stop. Her face. Believe me. Jeremy she is a 16yearold girl. Know why dont look at it note, i dont look at it like this. Jeremy they say they are taking part in a peaceful protest. If protest, i dont want to imagine what is not. Jeremy a sla isnt terrorism. No, a slap is terrorism, believe me. Jeremy reviving a Peace Process looks less and less likely. The future of thonnext generatis going to be difficult. Incidents like this show the level of tension and anger that is just below the surface. Palestinian lines are dominated by the occupation, but keeping people und r militarye for 50 years has had a profound effect onl isr. Without change for the better, the risk is that the wt 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 superoon, blue moon, nd blood moon all at once. Why stargazers have been mesmerized by the sky. A killer whale that can mimic words such as hello and byebye is thought to be the first to copy human speech. Female whale has learned to mimic a trainer at e. E marine park in fra Scientists Say the ability is a sign of intelligence and could lead to basic conversations with humans. They can copy noises made by dolphie. Reporter y not win any prizes for diction, but this teenage killer whale isy certaipressing scientists. They say she is the first of hea kind to be copying human speech. Hello . Hello. Hello . 1, 2. 1, 2. Reporter she can also blow raspberries. Researchers say whales andng dolphins are ahe few animals other than humans that can learn a new sounded just by hearing it. They are flexible vocal learners, and the flexibility is not only in the vocal domain, but also in the motor c domain. Th also copy body movements, and now we knew this from before, but now we know they can also copy sounds. And sounds that are not in their natural repertoire. Reporter scientists dont know if there are more killer whale eycopycats out there, but think the ability to learn sounds could help the animals survive in the ocean wild killer whales live in pods, 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 eclies, but people around the world are looking at a super when anod moon, eclipse, super 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 show. This rare triple lunar event thr some are calling the su blue blood moon. What is giving us this triple lunar show . Three things happen at once. One is that the moons closer mesomethan 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, whs come to mean 2 full moons in the same calendar month. Victoria across australia, asia, and parts of the u. S. , the eclipse 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 dark, it is the perfect time to look at this super moon. Sose to the horizon it lo even larger. On the other side of the planet, clouds permitting, skies will be lit by a moon 10 bigger that is glowing 15 more brightly. Sights like this depend entirely on the weather, but space Scientists Say there is a renewed focus on returning astronauts to the moon. In 2019 it will be 50 years since nasa first landed american men on its surface, and this year, india and china will send their own robotic landers. The rest of us back on earth,ll though, ave to be satisfied with a particularly good vilw. Victoria gl, bbc news. Jane for more on this event, i spoke a brief time ago with the chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute in pk ladelphia. Thu so much for coming on the show. I got up at half past 4 00 this morning to look at this moon and i was not disappointed how exciting is it for you as an astronomer . It is always great to see these kinds of events when they take place. Whenever a Solar Eclipse or Lunar Eclipse occurs, it always gives us an opportunity to understand a little bit more about the dynamics between the earth, moon, and sun system. Events like this give us ao chanceeck out a little bit better how accurate our numbers are for distance and speed and things like that. M jane how mue is there to discover about the moon, though . We seem to take it very much for granted these days. Oh, there is there h is so much more e to understand 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 spent that much time on the surface at all. There is a tremendous amount we still have to undeortand about thin of the moon, the construction of the moon, the materials of the moon, the internal dynamics of the moon. We also ha to learn as much as we can about what materials and resources are there that can be used to establish research bases or outposts for further exploration of the solar system. Jane so when you get a