Apparently in response to a growing Gun Control Campaign by high school students, President Trump has expressed his willingness to ban the so called bump stock mechanism, which turns a rifle into something very close to a machine gun. Bump stocks allow a rifle to shoot in almost automatic bursts, and were used by the gunman who shot dead 58 people in las vegas in october. Laura westbrook reports. They are mobilised and organised, and they are demanding lawmakers in their state of florida take action on gun control. 3,000 kids in one school . That is a big family enough. And having a lot of the nation coming and supporting us, too, that is what is changing. We are able to have that voice, and were able to be heard. The president says he is listening. I signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations that ban devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns. I expect that these critical regulations will be finalised very soon. So called bump stocks allow semiautomatic guns to be modified to fire hundreds of rounds every minute. The devices were used by the man who killed 58 people in las vegas last september. Chanting enough is enough it is a sign that the president is feeling the pressure from these young voices. Here he is, a year ago, at a rally hosted by the National Rifle association. They gave millions of dollars towards the Trump Campaign. So let me make a simple promise to every one of the freedom loving americans in the audience today. As your president , i will never, ever infringe on the right of people to keep and bear arms. Never ever. It remains to be seen if congress will push through any new legislation. So far, the nra have successfully resisted every move to tighten gun controls. But the students who are targets of School Shootings are hoping they can make it harderfor this kind of tragedy to happen again. Another funeral was held for 15 year old peter wang. He was killed when trying to help others escape. He was honoured by being posthumously accepted into his dream school, the westpoint academy. A short time ago i got the latest from our correspondent david willis in washington. Its being seen here by some as a small step, at least, towards the very narrowest possible gun control measures, on the part of donald trump. This ban on so called bump stocks those are the devices which can turn a rifle into a machine gun, probably. Theres no indication they were actually used in the Florida Shooting by the 19 year old who carried out the attack, nikolas cruz. They were used in the las vegas massacre, when Stephen Paddock opened fire from a hotel room, killing 58 people, and injuring around 500 others. But there is little indication that banning bump stocks, even if it does happen, would stop the School Shootings, the likes of which happened last week. It would not have stopped nikolas cruz or somebody like him access to the weapon was used, nor would it have amended the way in which that weapon was used. It was said at the time the sandy hook all those very Young Children killed that if congress would not tighten gun control then, it never would. Some people are talking about this as a possible game changer. Other sources, as you know you dont need to look too far online to see them described as, well, people suggesting that the students are being used. Others are suggesting they are actors and completely fake. Well, what they have done is to strike a chord here, mike. These are young people who do not even remember columbine, back in 1999, that very bad school shooting. These people have grown up since then. Columbine produced a lot of outrage, but not very much activism. What we are seeing now is a feeling on the part of these young people, who are elegant, articulate, and clearly have a lot of motivation to change the laws on gun ownership. They are hoping to hold to account those politicians who received Campaign Contributions from the most powerful lobby group here in the united states, the nra, the National Rifle association. But they have, in donald trump, quite an obstacle, because he is thought to have had the coppers of his president ial campaign in rich by the nra to be tune of Something Like 31 million. Missiles and mortars are dropping on us like rain thats according to one of the thousands of syrian civilians trapped in the besieged rebel held enclave of Eastern Ghouta. A senior un official speaks of extreme suffering, beyond imagination. He calls the Syrian Governments bombardment of the damascus suburb, an assault backed by the russian military, a massacre. From diplomats at the highest levels, there are calls for it to stop. But it goes on. This report from our middle east editorjeremy bowen contains distressing images. This could be the beginning of the end of a rebellion in Eastern Ghouta that began in 2012. All the other smaller rebel held enclaves around damascus have been starved and bombed into submission. Explosion screaming now, it looks to be Eastern Ghoutas turn as the regime pushes for decisive victory around the capital. Activists in Eastern Ghouta say this is as bad as its been. You can hear the shout and crying of women and children through the windows of their homes and the missiles and mortars dropping on us like rain. There is nowhere to hide from this nightmare in Eastern Ghouta. A generation has been born into the war. Dozens have been killed by it in the last few hours in Eastern Ghouta. Over the years of siege, theyve set up a network of underground hospitals. This girl, named in arabic angel, escaped the worst, but will have to go back to the streets to get home. And this is her area. Explosion with a regime plane dropping what appears to be a barrel bomb, unguided an indiscriminate killer. The Syrian Regime denies attacking civilians. It says its trying to liberate Eastern Ghouta from terrorists. Eastern ghouta is a sprawling mix of concrete suburbs and farmland, starting about nine miles east of Damascus City centre. The Syrian Rebels whove controlled it since 2012 include several islamist militias, including one with its roots in alanda. Eastern ghouta is surrounded by Syrian Government forces. Before the war, it was just a short drive from the syrian president ial palace. Officially, its been designated a de escalation zone, that is an empty phrase. Force decides what happens in syria. After seven years, syrias war isnt ending, but its changing. President assad, with the help of russia and iran, is now secure, but syria is linked into a web of war and power politics, which guarantees more bloodshed. How many times in the last seven years have syrians dug through the rubble for survivors . Theres talk of safe corridors out for civilians, but based on past form, the regime wants victory in Eastern Ghouta and the surrender of the rebels. Jeremy bowen, bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. American Officials Say the north korean leaders sister was due to meet the us Vice President for secret talks during the Winter Olympics, but pulled out, less than two hours beforehand. Mike pence was apparently due to meet a delegation from pyongyang but his officials claim it was called off after he condemned human rights abuses in the north. A lawyer from new york, whos the son in law of one of russias richest men, has admitted lying to fbi agents investigating russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 us president ial election. Alex van der zwaan admitted to lying to the fbi about his contacts with a former Trump Campaign aide. He will be sentenced in april. A lawyer from new york, whos the son in law of one mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president , has called for International Peace talks on the middle east by the middle of this year. He says palestinians are living in an unbearable situation and that there must be a conference leading to the acceptance of palestine as a full United Nations member state. Oxfam is investigating 26 allegations of Sexual Misconduct, which have been reported since news emerged about Charity Workers paying women for sex in haiti. The charitys bosses have been questioned by mps at westminster they admitted 7,000 people had cancelled regular donations since the scandal broke. Scientists have discovered the cause of a rare blood vessel disorder that can cause serious facial disfigurement in children and life threatening bleeding. The Research Pinpoints the genes responsible and for the first time identifies existing cancer drugs as a possible treatment. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. Ok, so we need to do the eggs. And we froth the eggs. 13 year old Nikki Christou never knows when her face will start to bleed. She has a rare disorder which means High Pressure blood in her arteries feeds directly into her veins. It causes swelling, facial disfigurement, and life threatening bleeds from her nose, and even her tear ducts. Its very scary because you dont really know if its going to stop, how much blood youre losing, and, if it is really bad, then i can, you know, become very lightheaded and things like that. And so, i think when these bleeds happen, you just know that its time for an ambulance. Nikki has not let her condition, known as avm, hold her back. The winner ofjunior bake off is nikki. Hey as well as winning junior bake off in 2016, she has also interviewed the Prime Minister for cbbc. Oh, gosh hi, nikki. Nikki has had hundreds of appointments at great ormond street hospital, and 30 operations. How are you doing . Its lovely to see you. You too. Im just going to have a little feel of your face. 0k. And is now part of Ground Breaking research, which is led by her consultant. The team at ucls institute of child health sequenced the dna of more than 150 children with her condition, and found it could be triggered by fourfaulty genes. This is really an enormous step for us. Having discovered the genetic cause of these in individual patients, we are now able to suggest treatments that could slow the growth, stop the growth or perhaps even reverse the growth of this condition in the long term. And those drug treatments come from an unlikely source. The gene mutations discovered in this lab, which are responsible for these faulty blood vessels, also play a key role in the growth of some cancers. Now, the good news is there are several cancer drugs which inhibit these faulty genes, which can now be repurposed to treat nikkis condition. This is your right eye and this is the avm. Nicki is one of two patients taking the targeted cancer drugs and today shes finding out the results of the new scans. It looks good and exciting that after six months, it seems to be holding the growth. That is really good, isnt it . Yeah, thats so good. Thank you. Yeah, thanks. Itll be at least one year before doctors know for sure whether the cancer drugs that nikki is taking are working. But the discovery of the faulty genes has given hope to patients with this debilitating condition. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come a controversial mix of profit and politics. Donald trumer makes waves on his visit to india. Nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. The withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. Malcolm was murdered. That has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. Im terrified of the repercussions in the streets. One wonders who is next. As the airlift got under way, there was no let up in the eruption itself. Lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. The russians heralded their new Generation Space station with a spectacular night launch. Theyve called it mir, the russian for peace. This is bbc news. The latest headlines President Trump says he wants to ban bump stock devices used to turn rifles into rapid fire weapons. 250 people are reported killed in Eastern Ghouta as Syrian Government forces step up their bombardment. The un says the situation is spiralling out of control. As his father wrestles with the gun debate at home, Donald Trump Jr is making waves in india. Hes on a promotional tour to sell trump branded apartments to wealthy indian customers. And that is raising questions about the trump familys business interests and the lines between personal profit and politics. Rajini Vaidya Nathan reports from new delhi. Trump has arrived. Have you . Thats what these front page ads across a number of National Newspapers are asking as they promote donald trumers visit to india this week. Indias an incredibly important market to our brand and is now home to the largest portfolio of Trump Properties outside of north america. The president s son is here to sell some of the trump corporations apartments in india, including a number of flats that are going to be built here in gurgaon, which is a suburb of delhi about an hour from the city, and when theyre finished they will be a 47 storey high luxury Apartment Building here with a price tag of over 1 million. They will be seen from everywhere. Anyone who pays a deposit for a flat this week also gets an invite to dinner and a conversation with the man himself. There are concerns that even if hes not a politician, this amounts to selling access to the president s son. That said, the buzz around this visit is attracting potential buyers. Ajai segals a criminal lawyer whos considering a purchase. Because of its brand value only, we were more attracted to this project, yes. Do you like the trump family . Of course. In india, the majority of the people like the trump family. What do you like about them . The way they carry themselves, the way they project themselves. This project is going to be a masterpiece, notjust for the city, but also for the trump portfolio. We dont know whats on the menu for fridays dinner, but indian media is reporting that donald jr has a particular liking for dal makhani and chicken tikka masala. Now, on friday, hell be delivering a speech on indo pacific relations at a conference where the indian Prime Minister, narendra modi, will also be speaking, and that does raise some questions. Why is donaldjr, a nonpolitical member of a family not part of the administration, delivering what appears to be a Foreign Policy speech when hes here in india to sell flats . The latest from the Winter Olympics in pyeongchang, south korea, where 12 gold medals will be awarded on day 12, including the mens freestyle skiing, mens and womens Cross Country skiing and the womens 2 person bobsleigh. Americas lindsey vonn headlines the womens downhill she won gold in this in vancouver, but had to miss the sochi olympics through injury. Shell have to keep a close eye on strong contenders sofia goggia, from italy, and Stephanie Vernier from austria. In the ladies figure skating, russias15 year old alina zagitova, is the favourite. The european champion faces strong competition, though, in the short programme, from her team mate, Evgenia Medvedeva and canadas gabrielle daleman. And just in case you missed the news from day 11, team gbs elise christie, afterfalling again, was disqualified in her 100 metre short track heat, ending her chances of a medal at the games. These are second olympics that have ended with christie failing to complete her events. Virtual reality is being used to warn people in australia about the dangers of bushfires. A simulation showing what happens if you dont leave your property is being trialled in the state of victoria, which suffered the countrys worst ever fires in 2009, known as black saturday. Our correspondent, hywel griffith, went to see the impact the vr is having. As the embers land and the panic sets in, this is what it feels like to be in a bushfire. It may be virtual, but this video shows the real consequences of not leaving early and making the wrong choice. That was scary shaking. It was so bad. Pretty scary . Yeah. It made you think you were actually facing a fire . Yeah, i could feel it and everything. The video is being toured around the state of victoria, which, nine years ago, experienced australias worst ever bushfires, killing 173 people. Reliving the experience can be pretty confronting. Unbelievable how realistic it actually seemed. Yeah, it was pretty crazy, yeah, brang back a lot of memories too. Yeah, just especially driving along the road in the last scene, and the tree falling down that sort of thing. There was a lot of that going on. Its actually quite realistic, how quick things happen, and it actually does give you a bit of a sense of what you need to do and how quick things change without you actually realising it. Last year saw