paying tribute to the queen s tenure. as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries, with russia now in control of 20% of his country. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. we begin this hour with breaking news from the united stated, where presidentjoe biden has delivered a rare primetime address to pressure congress to pass gun reform laws after a string of mass shootings. from the white house, he said that it is time america needed to strengthen background checks on potential gun owners. he appealed to congress to make changes to the existing laws. the united states has been shaken in recent weeks by high profile mass shootings at a grocery story in new york, an elementary school in texas and just on wednesday evening a medical building in oklahoma. republicans in the congress and some democrats have blocked such demonstration for years. in the last two decades more school a
the push to better police congressional staff training. two thirds of us want this done. the big surprise? lawmakers are dragging their feet. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. we got a lot of ground to cover tonight, so let s get smarter. after days of hearing pleas to do something, president biden went on television this evening to ask congress to save the children from americas killing fields. surrounded by 56 candles representing all of the states and territories, biden urged lawmakers to quickly pass stricter gun legislation, including a reinstatement of the federal ban on assault weapons. after columbine, after sandy hook, after charleston, after orlando, after las vegas, after parkland, nothing has been done. this time that can t be true. this time we must actually do something. how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough!
this time we must actually do something. how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough! how much we need to ban assault weapons and hype capacity magazines. if we can t ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them. from 18 to 21. strengthen background checks. act safe storage laws and red flag laws. the president speech came a little more than 24 hours the nation s latest gun massacre. this time in tulsa, oklahoma. it was a 233rd mass shooting this year according to the gun violence archive. police say the gunman walked into a medical office, shot and killed his doctor along with three other people. authorities confirmed the shooter used an ar style weapons, purchased just hours before the deadly attack. as the biden spoke to the nation, lawmakers on capitol hill were considering new guns
orlando, after las vegas, after parkland, nothing has been done. this time that can t be true. this time we must actually do something. how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough! how much we need to ban assault weapons and hype capacity magazines. if we can t ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them. from 18 to 21. strengthen background checks. act safe storage laws and red flag laws. the president speech came a little more than 24 hours the nation s latest gun massacre. this time in tulsa, oklahoma. it was a 233rd mass shooting this year according to the gun violence archive. police say the gunman walked
must be taken before we say enough, enough? i know that we cannot prevent every tragedy but here is what i believe we have to do, here is what the overwhelming majority of american people believe we must do, here is what the families in buffalo, and uvalde, in texas, told us we must do, we need to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. if we cannot ban assault weapons, we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21, strengthen background checks and an act safe storage laws and an act safe storage laws and red flags. repealed the laws that protect gun manufacturers. address the mental health support. i m joined now by the bbc s nomia iqbal, in washington. thank you again for coming up.