The powerful american lobbying group the National Rifle association has backed calls to regulate rapid fire devices for guns. Stephen paddock, who killed 58 people in las vegas on sunday, used whats known as a bump stock to modify some of his weapons, turning them, in effect, into fully automatic machine guns. The white house and Senior Republicans are also saying theyll support a review. The bbcs james cook reports from las vegas. The golden glass was shattered by a man intent on mayhem. Why, police still dont know, but they say theres evidence Stephen Paddock had planned to survive the attack, and that he may have had help. We know Stephen Paddock is a man who spent decades acquiring weapons and ammo and living a secret life, much of which will never be fully understood. So far, theres been a lot of attention paid to the actions of the man who was in that building and what he did, firing down on this concert below. But what many people who were at that gig have told us is that they think the focus should be on the response and the bravery that was on display there. Kristin babik showed immense courage. The 24 year old kept running from the bullets, even after she had been shot in the back. I felt something hit me really hard and then i felt something splatter on my back, so i thought it was either somebodys drink, it kind of felt like a paintball or Something Like that. Its not fair and its not right. And now ill forever have to have a bullet in my back. For no reason. So im just sorry other people have to deal with similar or worse. The girlfriend of the man who inflicted such suffering says he was kind, caring and quiet. Marilou danley has now been questioned by the fbi. In a statement, she insisted she had no warning that something horrible like this was going to happen. That horror was intensified by the rapidity of the shooting, made possible by a device called a bump stock, which increases the rate of fire on a gun. This advert for bump stock salutes the founding fathers, who codified the right to bear arms. Senior republicans, the white house, even the powerful National Rifle association, are now talking about a ban. In a statement tonight, the nra said such devices but banning this accessory is not gun control, which is anathema to the nra and to the Republican Party it helps to bankroll. Meanwhile, the killing continues. Since 59 people died here, at least 87 more americans have been shot dead. Thats a Las Vegas Massacre every three days. James cook, bbc news, in las vegas. And you can stay up to date with all the latest developments by heading to our website. There are pages dedicated to the stories of the survivors and the politics of gun law in the us. Just go to bbc. Com news or download the bbc news app. A powerful hurricane is forecast to hit the United States this weekend, it would be the countrys third in three months. Storm nate has already killed at least 20 people in costa rica, nicaragua and honduras. The storm is expected to gain force over the next couple of days, hitting mexico and southern parts of the us. Luxmy gopal reports. A trail of devastation, mudslides and flooding in costa rica in the wake of a powerful tropical storm. Storm nate has already killed people and left several missing. The country has declared a national emergency, with more than 5,000 having to leave their homes, and the storms destructive path has only just begun. Forecasters predict it will head north, gaining force to become a categoryi hurricane when it reaches the United States across louisiana and florida. The mail of new orleans is preparing the city for the worst. Given these threats i have declared a state of emergency for the city of new orleans. While still uncertain, the latest forecast shows nate strengthening and producing heavy winds and above average rainfall in the area late saturday, sunday. Models are going to change as this event draws closer. Current forecasts indicate three to six inches of rain over the duration of this system, which is going to be 36 to 48 hours, and potential double that. All this after the us is still reeling from two powerful hurricanes in the last two months. Hurricane harvey tore through texas in august, killing nearly 50 people. Last month Hurricane Irma wreaked the structure and across the caribbean and the us with a death toll of at least 41. And much of puerto ricos population is still without power and Running Water following hurricane maria. Now, yet again, people in this part of the world are bracing themselves for more destruction. Luxmy gopal, bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. President trump is again talking of de certifying the International Deal signed by the major world powers with iran, to limit its nuclear activities. He claims tehran has not lived up to the spirit of the agreement. But this week both his defence secretary and americas most senior military officer told a Congressional Committee iran is compliant, and said the deal is in Americas National security interests. At least four toddlers and a teacher have died in brazil after a Security Guard started a fire at a childcare centre. The man threw petrol over the children and himself before starting the fire. He died of his wounds. The motive is not clear, but local media have reported that hed recently been dismissed. Fierce storms in north and east germany have killed six people and injured at least ten. Powerful winds ripped through the region, uprooting trees and lifting roofs. A number of trains have been cancelled leaving hundreds of passengers stranded in hanover. In the capital berlin volunteer fire crews have been called in to help answer emergency calls. The 0scar winning hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, says he is taking a leave of absence and seeking the help of therapists, after it was reported that eight women had made Sexual Harassment claims against him. The New York Times has reported that mr weinstein, who is 65, reached settlements with the women. 0ur correspondent peter bowes is in los angeles. Yes, he is a big player. Hes usually influential and powerful and has been in hollywood for many decades. Of course, he was the co founder of the mirramax film company. The weinstein brothers, together with his brother bob, they still have a film company. Theyve run it for the last 12 years together. Hes got a string of very successful titles to his name, pulp fiction, shakespeare in love, the artist, the kings speech, the list goes on. A key player in hollywood and these are very serious allegations against him from the New York Times. They paper says this is based on clearly an intense investigation going back many decades, talking to past employees, current employees, looking at legal documents and e mails, painting a picture of a man, at least according to this article, who is a serial abuser of women, who has behaved badly, inappropriate behaviour, sexual activities over many decades. As you say, according to the New York Times, has reached settlements with at least eight of those women. People will say hollywood has always been a pretty seedy place. Theres a reason the casting couch is a phrase. But he was also a guy, as the New York Times put it, who presented himself as a liberal lion, a champion of women, and someone who promoted notjust artistic but humanitarian causes. Yes. And he reflects those sentiments to some extent in the statement he released. He has apologised and is saying sorry in this quite rambling statement he has released. Amongst other things he says he appreciates the way that hes behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain. He says he sincerely apologises for it, although he says hes trying to do better. He knows he has a long way to go. He says, myjourney now will be to learn about myself and conquer my demons. I so respect all women. This goes to what you were saying, i so respect all women and regret what happened. Next weeks meeting of the parliament of catalonia, which had been expected to approve a formal declaration of independence, has been suspended by Spains Constitutional Court. Next weeks meeting of the party of catalonia has been suspended by Spains Constitutional Court. The session was cancelled after a challenge by the catalan socialist party, which opposes plans to break away from spain. 0ur europe editor katya adler reports from madrid. Wherever you go in spain at the moment, people argue, angst and vent about it. The catalan question, and how on earth it can be resolved. In the capital madrid theres talk of little else. Translation of course we are concerned about the situation, and so are a lot of catalans, who dont want independence. Translation a lot of us dont understand whats going on. The politicians on both sides are acting in their own interests. They should be looking out for us, the people. Tension is mounting. Today, Spains Constitutional Court banned mondays meeting of the catalan parliament, where lawmakers were expected to declare independence. But the Catalan Government has ignored constitutional rulings before and you get the feeling theyre going to do it again. Translation we condemn this ruling which violates the freedom of expression. We will not be censored. Inside the Spanish Parliament meanwhile, Prime Minister rajoy is feeling the heat. Hes famous for his wait and see approach, in this case a kind of cat and mouse waiting game of will they or wont they declare unilateral independence in catalonia . But hes coming under increasing pressure from those on the left who want him to start a dialogue with the catalan nationalists, and those on the right. Who favour what spaniards have dubbed the nuclear option. Translation we have to trigger article 155 of our constitution, dissolving the catalan parliament, revoking catalan autonomy, until new Regional Elections can be held there. I asked him if he felt differently about the situation because he is catalan. Translation i, like many catalans, are torn between our mother, that is catalonia, and our father, that is spain, but i believe, like gordon brown said before the scottish referendum, that we are stronger together. In a nod to those demanding action, spains Prime Minister has warned catalan leaders to abandon their unilateral independence plans, orface greater evils. Former nato secretary general and eu Foreign Policy chief javier sola na has offered to mediate. I lived many events in the balkans i saw breaking countries, i saw changing borders. It leads nowhere. We are in a century where we have to go together and i dont want catalonia to go another brexit in the European Union, they want to be the European Union and they are demanding to be in the European Union with spain. Passion for the beautiful game unites all spaniards but tonight in a sign of national nervousness, Football Club fc barcelona appealed for the dialogue to end the catalan crisis, while big Bank Sabadell moved its legal headquarters out of the region. This is a country bracing itself for what might happen next. Katya adler, bbc news, madrid. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come as author Kazuo Ishiguro wins the nobel prize for literature, he tells us about his unique perspective. I do feel the japanese part of my upbringing is crucial to who i am as a person and a writer. In all russias turmoil, it has never come to this. President yeltsin said the day would decide the nations destiny. The nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. Russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. It was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. But his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. Israels right winger ariel sharon visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. He wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea thats unthinkable to palestinians. After 45 years of division, germany is one. In berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europes biggest and richest nation. This is bbc news. The latest headlines the white house has welcomed backing from the powerful lobby group the nra for calls to regulate rapid fire devices for guns used by the las vegas mass killer, Stephen Paddock. The fbi is still trying to establish his motive. Tropical storm nate has killed at least 20 people in Central America and it looks set to strengthen as it heads for the us. One of the most senior cardinals in the catholic church, the vatican treasurer george pell, has appeared in court in australia, charged with historical sexual offences. Cardinal pell, whos 76, denies the allegations full details have not been made public. 0ur correspondent Hywel Griffith is following the case in melbourne. Yes, this is a procedural matter. But it has drawn a huge amount of attention from journalists, the media, and some protesters. He needed a Police Escort to make his way in yet again. He was the vatican treasurer, one of the most senior catholics in the church. Eventually, matters got under way after security procedures. Some had been queueing outside the door since 5am. In front of the magistrate, it was mostly legal issues specifically the number of witnesses the court will hear from. We understand there will be at least 50 witnesses who will be called. Some have been asked to discuss matters from decades ago, because these are historical allegations. After 20 minutes or so, he made his way back out through the throng once again, not talking to anyone. The number of complainants has not been made public. We expect a long wait until march before more details are known. The one thing he has made clear is that he has returned from rome in order to clear his name and he will absolutely refute the charges laid against him. A prominent Opposition Leader from cambodia has called for International Sanctions on the government of Prime Minister hun sen over his increasingly authoritarian rule. Mo sochua is the most senior politician in the Cambodian National rescue party. Its leader was arrested last month on charges of treason. 0ur South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head met mo sochua at a location in bangkok we were asked not to disclose. He asked her first why she left cambodia. To flee the country has never been part of my agenda but hun sen, the Prime Minister, said very clearly the case of the Opposition Leader is a case of treason, and that case does not stop with him, who is now in prison. You saw it as a direct threat to you . I was willing to stay, but monday night, 10pm, i got another message from someone i know saying you need to leave, it will happen, this arrest will happen this week. What i was afraid of was to be captured and be silenced and put in jail and having the case go through a Kangaroo Court for months and months. We dont have months to waste. The election for cambodia is scheduled for the 29th ofjuly, 2018. So i intend to have my voice heard because it represents the voices of those whose voices cannot be heard. That is very important, that is critical, a critical moment for me a choice i thought i would not have to make. What can be done . Prime minister hun sen has run cambodia and overcome every challenge for such a long time now. He seems almost unable to be defeated. The International Community has invested billions of dollars into making cambodia a democratic country. Those billions of dollars, actually, dollars they continue to flow into cambodia will be dollars to give a free ride, another ten years to Prime Minister hun sen. That is not quality of aid. The next stop is action. Japan, for example, has to suspend its aid for infrastructure. Democracy comes first. Democracy first means sanctions. It is not a word the International Community wants to hear, but it is action. Senior british ministers are doing their very best in public to bolster the Prime Ministers position after wednesdays fraught Party Conference speech and to dismiss any talk of a challenge to her leadership. But there are growing signs of disaffection. Ben wright has the latest. It was an ordeal to deliver and difficult to watch. A prankster, a cough, and a disintegrating set derailed theresa mays keynote speech to the tory Party Conference. She looked vulnerable and exposed, but battled on. And, just as they did yesterday, her cabinet has rallied round. What did you think of mrs mays speech . Very brave, very good speech. Is there a plot against her . I should think not. Should think not, the brexit secretary snapped. She has my full support, thank you. There was already heightened tension in the tory party after the snap election that destroyed the conservatives commons majority. And the Prime Ministers rotten luck yesterday has got her critics circling again. In public, most people are being pretty loyal. I think in private, people are very concerned. I think there will be quite a few people who will now be pretty firm in the view that she should resign. The tory Party Conference was a great opportunity to reboot the party and, therefore, reboot the country, to give a clear sense of direction, and that didnt happen. Foreign secretary, is the Prime Minister going to resign . In recent weeks, there has been much speculation about borisjohnsons own leadership plans. But in the absence of a standout successor to theresa may and fear of another general election running deep within the party, this senior mp from the tory backbenches thinks his colleagues must get a grip. There are always tory members of parliament who have been grumbling about leadership. They grumbled about david cameron, they grumbled before that about michael howard. They re now grumbling about theresa may. You always get that. What would you say to your fellow tory mps who think this is the moment to try and depose theresa may . Well, i havent found any yet and i havent talked to any yet but next week when the house returns, i will find them and ill politely ask them to shut up. At the moment, there doesnt seem to be enough momentum among a minority of tory mps to threaten theresa may, who is, of course, embroiled in brexit and bridging divisions within her party on the issue. Most tory mps ive talked to are very sympathetic about the Prime Ministers struggles yesterday. 0ne cabinet minister told me it was proper and fair to stand by her. Number 10 scoffs at any suggestion theresa may might quit. So, for now, the embattled Prime Minister fights on. Ben wright, bbc news, downing street. The author Kazuo Ishiguro has said its a magnificent honour to receive this years nobel prize for literature. He was born injapan and moved to the uk as a young boy and is probably best known for the novel the remains of the day also a successful film. Judges praised the great emotional force of his work. Hes been speaking to our arts editor, will gompertz. The nobel prize in literature 2017 is awarded to the english writer, Kazuo Ishiguro. I thought, in this age of false news, i thought it was perhaps a mistake. Kazuo ishiguro has written seven novels in a 35 year literary career in which hes won numerous other awards to go with his nobel prize. His first novel, a pale view of hills, made an Immediate Impact when it was published in 1982. It, like his second book, an artist of the floating world, features a japanese protagonist. I do feel that the japanese part of my upbringing is crucial to who i am as a person and as a writer. Im a british citizen, ive lived in this country since the age of five, entirely educated in this country, but i did grow up in a japanese home. There was always this other dimension. I saw things through the eyes of japanese people. I saw British Society through japanese eyes. He is perhaps best known for his 1989 Booker Prize Winning novel the remains of the day, which was turned into a film starring Anthony Hopkins and emma thompson. Mr stevens. Yes. You mustnt take anything i said to heart. Its hideously easy to miss great opportunities in life. And i think that is something we all face, you know . And i think my books have often addressed that. People who didnt quite see love when it came. Yes, mr stevens . It is one of the things i resort to, is to create a situation where, in which the character perhaps understates things, almost frustratingly from the readers point of view, i want the readers point of view, i want the readers point of view, i want the reader to say why, how come, why do you react more . Why arent you screaming . Why keep these things to yourself . Kazuo ishiguro creates characters and world can inhabit and believe in. There were lots of stories. Of course that is a novelists job. It is stories. Of course that is a novelistsjob. It isjust stories. Of course that is a novelists job. It is just that he does it better than most. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. Im bbcmikeembley. Thank you for watching. Clear skies and light winds out there right now. So certainly pretty chilly. But the good news is if you want a trouble free day on friday, it is looking sunny through the country. A window of clear skies right now. A weather system is heading our way. That wont arrive until the weekend, unfortunately. There will be rain around on saturday. Not in the short term, in the short term, High Pressure is building as i speak. It will be brief, not around for very long. I hope you enjoy the calm weather. This is what it looks like on friday morning. Not much happening out there. Temperatures, eight degrees in towns and cities. Rural spots and scotland, dipping down to around freezing. This is what it looks like first thing in the morning. A couple of showers and more of a breeze for 0rkney and shetland. But for mainland scotland, Northern Ireland, wales, and england, the weather is looking absolutely fine. Glasgow and the south, sunny for most. Temperatures around 7 9. The winds will be very light. So really a beautiful start to friday for most of us. The weather isnt going to change a lot through the morning or the afternoon. However, later in the day, it looks like things will cloud over in Northern Ireland and western parts of scotland. Some spots of rain getting over into the north west and into the hebrides. Possibly some light around about until sunset in belfast and late in the evening in glasgow. Weather fronts increasing. Saturday itself is looking very different. So after a beautiful friday, saturday is looking completely 0vercast, quite a changeable day. Its not going to be a wet day. There will be sunshine around, particularly around aberdeenshire, the pennines, in the south. Damp weather around in plymouth and london. It will not rain all day long. The weather will wax and wane and wont be especially heavy. A better day on the way for most of us on sunday. Less of that cloud. Pockets of rain here and there. 17 in london. More like 1a in glasgow. So, lets summarise the weekend. Quite a lot of cloud, especially on saturday, with spots of rain. By the time we get to sunday, it should brighten up with some decent weather around then. Bye bye. This is bbc news. The headlines. The white house and some Senior Republicans have welcomed a suggestion from the powerful gun lobby group, the nra, that it will back calls to regulate rapid fire devices for guns. Stephen paddock, who killed 58 people in las vegas on sunday, used whats known as a bump stock to turn some of his weapons into fully automatic machine guns. Tropical storm nate has killed at least 20 people in Central America. Nicaragua looks hardest hit. Costa rica and honduras are also affected. Many more are missing and hundreds of thousands are without Running Water. The storms expected to strengthen as it heads towards the us, possibly making landfall on sunday. The 0scar winning film producer, harvey weinstein, has apologised and admitted he caused a lot of pain following claims he sexually harassed women for decades. Mr weinstein said he planned to take a leave of absence from his company and have therapy. Now on bbc news hardtalk