Thanks to joining us. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the eastern United States where the campaign for gun controls, in response to the Florida School shooting, has produced some extraordinary scenes. In tallahassee, the state capitol, students gathered to demand never again and tough restrictions on weapons sales. Then at the white house, President Trump convened a televised listening session where survivors and their families spoke of their anguish. Jon sopel reports from tallahassee. A school trip like no other. These students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have not come to the Florida State capitol to listen, they have come to speak and demand change after 17 of their classmates and teachers were killed last week. And they are determined to be heard. No one needs these weapons that are taking childrens lives. They should ban them because all they are used for is destruction and they are just not needed. You should go to School Feeling safe and be con
Shooting has produced some extraordinary scenes. In tallahassee, the state capitol, students gathered to demand never again and tough restrictions on weapons sales. Then at the white house, President Trump convened a televised listening session where survivors and their families spoke of their anguish. Well have more on some of those powerful statements in a few moments. First, jon sopel reports from tallahassee. A school trip like no other. These students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School havent come to the Florida State capitol to listen. Theyve come to speak and demand change after 17 of their classmates and teachers were killed last week. Chanting we are msd, were here to make some history and they are determined to be heard. No one needs these weapons that are taking childrens lives. They should just ban them because all they are used for is destruction and theyre just not needed. You should go to School Feeling safe and be confident that youre there for an education and a
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Hole left by briggs it European Union leaders need to plan the blocks long term budgets members may have to dig deep into their own pockets to make up for the loss of britains contribution. Plus anguish and despair for parents in Northern Nigeria hopes are fading for the quick return of more than one hundred schoolgirls who gone missing after book aramic stream is attacked their school were live in your base state for the latest. And also coming up in the next sixty minutes and i see hockey shocker at the Winter Olympics journey stones defending champs candidates have booked at their place in sundays final well have all the days action from pyongyang and. And when the line for that that is not a film thats a believe now seen all nineteen films competing for a gold in that and well bring you our picks of the best and worst movies at. This years best suited. Thanks for your company everyone. We start our broadcast in syria in the damascus suburb of eastern huta where residents have been
Driving up the death toll further as the u. N. Security council wrangles over ceasefire plan we report from northeast nigeria where the government has apologized to the families of dozens of missing schoolgirls for giving them false information. Its time to make. A much harder. President rallies the conservative faithful saying a school with no guns is a dangerous place. And how one tweet from a reality t. V. Not chapel most one point three billion dollars. Top story in sports. From russia fails a drug. Out of all the details coming up for you later in the program. The death toll continues to climb in syria where the government bombing of a rebel held enclave near damascus shows no signs of abating rockets have been fired into eastern for a sixth straight day but in the death toll to four hundred forty three people since sunday well at the u. N. Security council of vote is due to take place any time now on imposing a thirty day ceasefire in syria but it has been delayed by last minute