welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america on pbs and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: america's national rifle association takes legal action against new gun legislation introduced in the state of florida. donald trump strikes a positive tone over a potential meeting with kimjong—un, saying a deal is very much in the making. in syria, an aid convoy successfully unloads its food supplies in the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta. and, embracing the veil — why increasing numbers of young british muslim women are deciding to wear a headscarf. the bitter row over america's gun laws has resurfaced with the pro—lobby group the national rifle association mounting a swift legal challenge

to new gun control measures signed into law in florida. the legislation imposes a 21—year—old age limit and a three—day waiting period on all gun purchases. the move follows a school shooting at parkland in which 17 students were killed. russell trott reports. for supporters of gun control and the families of those killed in florida school shooting, it was a simple yet historic moment. as governor rick scott signs new gun control legislation into law. the bill raises the age to buy a gun from 18 to 21 and imposes a three—day waiting period on all gun sales. it allows school personnel to be armed, subject to school district approval and specialist training. but, most notably, the law doesn't include a ban on semiautomatic assault rifles — the kind that was used in the school shooting.

after reviewing the entire bill i had to ask myself would be still make a huge investment and dramatically improve school safety in hopes of never seeing another tragedy like this again? this bill provide more funding to trigger mentally ill? will this bill give far more tools to keep guns away from people who should not have them? the from people who should not have them ? the answer to from people who should not have them? the answer to all three is yes. it was one of the worst school shooting in us history. within the space of ten minutes, 17 teachers and students were gunned down at the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. expelled former student nikolas cruz, who is 19, has been charged with murder and attempted murder. crowd: what do we want? gun control! when do we want it? now! protesters took their campaign for tighter gun control to washington, meeting president trump in the process. governor scott is himself a member of the pro—gun lobby the nra.

it has now filed a federal lawsuit, claiming the bill violates both the second and 14th amendments — the right to bear arms and to equal protection under the law. he says the bill is a compromise, balancing individual rights with the need for public safety. chris buckler is in washington for us. chris, first things first, white as the nra feel so strongly about this weston why are they taking so strongly against it? this particular act is named after the high school which of course was the high school which of course was the scene of that dreadful shooting just a matter of months ago. at the rate is particularly objecting to the part of the act stops anyone from the age of 21 being able to buy

a gun —— nra. it raises the age from 18 to 21 in florida and as far as they are concerned is that it breaches the concert at usual rights of americans, they say it is against the second amendment of the constitution which is the right to bare arms and also against the 14th amendment which is about equal protection. they say simply that anyone who is aged over 18 should have the right to have a gun and they say it particularly discriminate against young women who they say are particularly unfairly treated by this particular act because they say they pose on the risk of being involved in violent crime. if you look at the optics i guess, the way disappears, it would would seem to me kids one, and ra zero. certainly what you are seeing over the last while is that you have a huge student body in that parkland area have been affected themselves very personally by a school shooting in which 17 people died, 17 people

who were pupils alongside them or members of school staff. if they have told a powerful story, they have told a powerful story, they have taken a campaign to the white house and they are planning a march before the end of this month not from washington, dc but in cities across america and it is true they have a very powerful voice in that comes with personal experience. however it is worth reflecting that the nra also has a very powerful voice in america, it has a huge amount of support and it also has a lot of political sway. although president trump last week said he wa nted president trump last week said he wanted tighter gun laws, he also reflected that some members of his republican party were in his view is scared of the nra and that is also worth reflecting the day after he wa nted worth reflecting the day after he wanted tighter gun laws he also met the nra which may also be an indication of their political sway. speaking of president trump, there are mixed messages coming from the white house about what conditions need to be met before president trump can meet the north korean

leader, kim jong—un. in a tweet in the last hour, mr trump said a deal is "very much in the making" and would be "a very good one for the world". earlier, his press secretary said there were conditions. what we know is that the maximum pressure campaign has clearly been effective, we know that it has put a tremendous amount of pressure on north korea and they have made some major promises, they have made promises to be nuclear is, they have made promises to stop nuclear and missile testing, and they have recognised that regular military exercises between the us and its allies south korea will continue. the maximum pressure campaign, we are not letting up, we will not step back or make any changes to it, we will continue in the effort and we're not going to have this meeting ta ke we're not going to have this meeting take place until we see concrete actions that match the words and the rhetoric of north korea. the announcement of possible talks follows something of a thaw in relations between north and south korea, that saw them march

under a single flag at the winter olympics. the south korean president moon jae—in says the planned meeting is "like a miracle". but how has the news gone down in the capital, seoul? laura bicker has been finding out. for months, seoul wondered if it faced the prospect of war once again. today, it woke to better news. speaks korean. the prospect of a stunning trump—kim summit has turned an impending crisis into an opportunity. the horror of the korean war is not forgotten here. the fighting ended with no peace treaty. now, future generations hope these talks will prevent further confrontation. translation: i think this will be a turning point and through this, our future children will benefit from living in a more free and peaceful world. translation: i think it is a good thing for both countries and, as a south korean citizen,

it's good that the threat of war has reduced, even by a little. translation: even if things turn out well, it won't benefit the people in north korea. in the past, when the south korean president provided aid to north korea, i heard almost none of it went to the common people. so i don't think it's going to turn out well. decades of distrust and suspicion divide north and south. people have learned that hope can be a bad thing. i'm told it is hard to tell what is real progress and what is propaganda. a strong word of caution — the road ahead is very long, very complicated, very complex, and there's no guarantee that the north will ever give up its nuclear weapons easily, if at all. these talks are a huge political gamble. presidents moon and trump could be being played by pyongyang, or this peninsula could be on the verge of something it has been searching forfor nearly seven decades —

a peace treaty. this statue portrays two brothers divided by the war in a last, desperate embrace. there is a sense of cautious optimism that this unresolved conflict could now have a happier ending. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. an aid convoy has successfully unloaded its food supplies in the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta in syria. it was the third attempt this week to get lorries into the area to help trapped civilians. the red cross says it hopes to get medical supplies into the area next week. so far, they haven't been allowed. andrew plant reports. food supplies driven into eastern ghouta, on board enough to feed 12,000 people in an area where 400,000 have been under siege since 2013. humanitarian groups say it is

m217,” not nearly enough.-many4ike this= man are fleeing their homes, taking only what they can. translation: the situation is catastrophic. have no clothes, no underwear, no fruit, we just have this ship, we left everything behind. the aed is meant to reach civilians in eastern ghouta, the rebel enclave outside the capital damascus. estimates are that around 940 people have died here since intense bombing began last month. 200 of them children. translation: we heard this aid convoy will arrive. this is not a solution. the solution is to stop the air strikes. we are bringing in food to eat but if people are dying, what use is that? some militants have been given permission to leave, syrian state tv here showing what it said were rebels and their families in driven away. hospitals and health

centres have been destroyed in the bombing. doctors say a mass resupply of medicine is urgent. but the convoys of medicine is urgent. but the c0 nvoys ca n of medicine is urgent. but the convoys ca n ta ke of medicine is urgent. but the convoys can take in only food to prevent rebel fighters from accessing treatment. meanwhile, it is thought there are around 700 civilians who are variously injured. a daily five—hour pause in fighting was agreed in principle last week but isn't sticking. translation: every day we liberate new areas, everyday enemy fighters are collapsing. they don't have what it ta kes to collapsing. they don't have what it takes to face the man of the syrian arab army. there are reports that shelling resumed even as these aid trucks delivered their food on friday. the third time they have tried this week. the hope is more can get through in the coming days but only a break in the bombing will allow that to happen. andrew plant, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: martin shkreli, the former drug company executive who became infamous in 2015 for increasing the price of a life—saving aids medication by 5000% has been found guilty of fraud and sentenced

to seven years in prison. shkreli, known as ‘pharma bro', first made headlines when he jacked up the price of daraprim from $13 per dose to $750. shortly after, he was indicted for defrauding investors in two hedge funds he ran. the eu says it may challenge donald trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. it claims they are in breach of world trade organization rules. the british government says, as a close ally of the united states, it would seek exemption from the tariffs. a visit to the uk by the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman has ended with the promise of a massive arms deal. the saudis have agreed in principle to buy 48 fighter jets in a controversial deal worth several billion dollars. the saudi air force is spearheading an air campaign to dislodge yemen's houthi rebels. the un has blamed those air strikes for the majority of civilian casualties. the body language looked

promising, both men calling each other "brother". it was the unexpected public appearance and apparent reconciliation of kenya's president, uhuru kenyatta, and the opposition leader raila odinga. it was their first meeting since last year's acrimonious elections. but, behind the smiles, do the deep divisions remain? from nairobi, ferdinand omondi reports. no one saw this coming today in kenya. the country's leading political figures finally getting together to talk after months of pressure to do just that. the opposition leader admitted the country is on the brink. the time has come for us to confront and resolve our differences. these differences are becoming too entrenched. no two kenyans agree on the origins of the differences and what they portend. as we fight

ostensibly to save ourselves from each other, we need to save our children from ourselves. the president, after repeatedly dismissing calls for dialogue, explained why he finally relented. elections come and go. but kenya remains. so as we plan ourselves for the future, our future cannot be dictated by the forthcoming election. our future dictated by the forthcoming election. ourfuture must be dictated by the prosperity, stability of our nation and the well—being of our people. stability of our nation and the well-being of our people. they presented an image of two men who had agreed to resolve their difference at it won't be so easy. can you is sharply divided along ethnic lines following the bitterly contested elections last year that had to be held twice. the opposition feels the elections are not credible

and in the ensuing protests, or the 100 and in the ensuing protests, or the 1oo kenyans were killed. human rights groups accuse the police of brutality and the state of highhandedness. none of this was mentioned today. only a joint call the national dialogue. the unexpected public appearance comes as us foreign secretary rex tillerson visit tenure as part of his visit to africa. in ethiopia, he criticised the state of emergency and said today's talks is a welcome as long overdue. two of the most polarising political individuals in this country today came together and repeatedly call themselves rather. in the beginning of national dialogue, it may finally lead kenya to much leaded healing. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a symbol of oppression — or a sign of empowerment? why increasing numbers of young british muslim women are choosing to wear a headscarf.

the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. and god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now?

is it going to change your life much do you think? i don't know really, i've never been married before. this is bbc news. these are thr latest headlines... america's national rifle association is taking legal action against a gun safety bill in the state of florida, which was signed into law earlier. donald trump has tweeted that a deal with north korea is very much in the making. earlier, a white house official had cast doubt over a possible meeting between him and kimjong—un. let's get more on that story now. tim shorrock is a correspondent for the nation and the korea centre for investigative journalism in seoul. he joins us now from washington dc. i have to confess that i am

sceptical that president trump will meet kim jong—un. in sceptical that president trump will meet kimjong—un. in my right to be sceptical? i think you are right to be sceptical. -- am i. he says he's going to and that this meeting will going to and that this meeting will go through, so we will see what happens. that there are huge divisions between both sides. can you just explain the position in north korea on the one hand and the united states on the other? on the one hand, north korea wants the us to end what it calls its hostile policy towards them. it wants to de— escalate the situation, it wants to move forward with out sanctions and asa move forward with out sanctions and as a normal country, it wants normalise relations with the united states, it has for a long time, and it has told the south korean delegation that went to pyongyang very recently that it agreed in the long—term to denuclearisation, apparently. and that they also, i

think this was the huge concession from the north korean side, that they will also allow or not objects to south korean, us military exercises going on on a scale of down basis. and they want this meeting with the us president. the united states wants denuclearisation, it wants to end this programme period, and it wants talks leading to that. whether the meeting will happen, we will see, but the structure has been set up to get something going and i think it is an important breakthrough myself. in between the united states in north america, you have south korea. they stand on of this? well, this has been driven completely by the south korean president, moonjae—in. he is the one who began the outreach towards the north korean president months ago, and he offered to talk

when he became president, he extended the olive branch to them. all last year, while they were developing their nuclear and missile programmes, especially the missile programme, and january one, kim jong—un gave this address and reached out to moonjae—in and said he would like to send a delegation, to dissipate in the olympics, and thatis to dissipate in the olympics, and that is what began this dialogue that is what began this dialogue that has happened. so south korea has a huge amount, for one thing they do not want to have a war in they do not want to have a war in the korean peninsula. moonjae—in has made it very clear that he did not want any kind of unilateral us attack on north korea, because he knew very well that that could lead to full—scale warfare. they have a lot at stake, huge amount at stake. 0k. lot at stake, huge amount at stake. ok. thank you so much forjoining

us. an increasing number of young british muslim women are choosing to wear a hijab or headscarf. it's not without controversy, though. women in some muslim countries, like iran, are campaigning against it as a symbol of oppression. but here in britain, some women are taking the opposite view, seeing it as empowering. nomia iqbal reports. the spotlight is on the hijab. many muslim women choose to wear it proudly. for some, it's an act of modesty. for others, in countries like iran, forced to wear it, it's a symbol to remove in protest. it may divide opinion, but the hijab is going high fashion. 20—year—old model shahira yusuf has been signed up by storm, the agency that found supermodel kate moss. shahira is one of the first british models with a hijab taking to the catwalk. yeah, i definitely don't want to be considered a token girl.

i don't want these models, like ethnic models or models from different religious backgrounds, to just pave the way, i want the way to stay there, you know, to become the norm within society. because it is the norm outside of the modelling sphere. shahira is becoming the face of modest fashion. at this show in london, muslim designers have come from all over the world to promote their clothes. the market for modest fashion is on course to be worth billions. i grew up in a muslim family and none of the women in my family wore the hijab. none of my muslim friends wore it either. but now, more and more young women are wearing it. the reason why i wear it is to number one, cover my hair. and number two, to be honest, i actually really enjoy wearing the hijab. i enjoy covering my hair, i enjoy the hijabs i have today i feel like it makes a statement.

it's part of who i am, it's my crown. the hijab to me is empowerment and it's feminism and it's taking control and ownership of what i choose to show to the world. being online has given some women a powerful platform. social media star, mariah idrissi, has a huge following on instagram. the hijab is a part of me, it's part of my career and it's representation. you know, we shouldn't be ashamed or shy to represent who we are. if you're a model wearing a hijab, and you're on instagram and you're having thousands of people following you, aren't you doing the opposite of what the hijab's supposed to be about? the mainstream media, western media isn't representing muslims on tv, in fashion, anywhere. the only time we are represented is for something bad. so ijust saw this as, you know, i'm going on the news and i'm talking about something that's not about terrorism, not about women being oppressed, i'm talking about fashion. some campaigners for muslim womens' rights think the hijab's popularity is a political statement. they feel uneasy about its use as an expression of identity. modest does not mean you need to wear the hijab.

modesty goes beyond that, in your behaviour and your way of dressing. and i don't need to prove to anybody what i am, but in the hijab, you are singling yourself out and proving something unnecessary, especially in the western world. the hijab means different things to different people. shahira believes you can wear it and be a successful model. herdream? the cover of british vogue, wearing her hijab. nomia iqbal, bbc news. now, let's just show you these pictures of a massive fireworks display in mexico. thousands of locals and visitors took to the streets in celebration and danced among the fireworks, even though dozens among the fireworks, even though d oze ns of among the fireworks, even though dozens of people were killed he just last december in an explosion at a

fireworks market. another story which i wanted to show you guys, i do not know if you remember this story from earlier in the week. flippy, the burger—flipping robot serving customers at a restaurant in pasadena. the idea, of course, was to replace human cooks. but afterjust one day on the job, he's been forced to take a break. why? because he was just too slow. flippy‘s human helpers are getting some more training too, so that the robot can actually keep up with our burger demands. and a reminder that you can get in touch with me and and most of the team on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. goodbye. hello there.

very different feel to the weather this coming weekend. it looks like we will see very mild conditions for most of us compared to what we had last weekend. a big area of low pressure moving up from the south—west, feeding in this mild air. but a lot of cloud and also a lot of rain, too. rains contining to move north during the overnight period. not really reaching the northern half of scotland. so here it will remain chilly. but much milder airfeeding into england and wales. by saturday morning, 10—11 degrees the overnight low here. further north, again, cold across central and northern scotland, with some frost to start to the day. mild start to both saturday and sunday for all of us. that mild air spreading to scotland as well. it will be cloudy with some rain at times. but given some sunshine, that's where you will feel the mild weather. one weather front will be followed by another one following later

in the day. a messy picture to start saturday. the rain will lie across northern ireland, northern england, pushing north into scotland. a bit of snow over high ground as it encounters the cold air. central parts of the country will see some dry weather before this next band of showery rain comes from the south. some of this could be quite heavy. for orkney and shetland here it will be a cool day. temperatures in single figures with some sunshine, the same too across the far north to scotland. through the afternoon, it will be turning much wetter for the scottish mainland into northern ireland and northern england as well. the showery band of rain will continue to move north. notice the temperatures — 14—15 degrees. we could even see 16 celsius given some prolonged sunny spells. now, the drier weather across the south—west will continue to advance northwards during saturday night. actually not a bad end to the night on saturday. into sunday, though, it looks like it will be a cloudy, damp start. but there will be brightness across the northern half of the country.

further south, we will start to see showers developing. some could be heavy, maybe even thundery. again, it will be mild. 12—13 degrees in the south. even for scotland, double figure values, ten or 11 celsius. lerwick, though, still single figures. this is the pressure chart into monday. this area of low pressure will bring some showery rain into the southern half of the country, fairly strong winds at times, too. so, some heavy rain for england and wales. showery bursts. a little bit of brightness into the afternoon, the best of the dry and bright in northern ireland and parts of scotland. temperatures mild, double figures for most, with a high of 12 or 13 across the south. set to stay mild for most of the week. this is bbc news. the headlines: the american pro—gun lobby group the national rifle association has filed a federal lawsuit over gun control legislation that had just been signed into law in florida. the nra says the law, which raises the legal age to buy guns, violates the second amendment — the right to bear arms. president trump has tweeted that a deal with north korea is,

as he put it, very much in the making. earlier, his spokeswoman said a proposed meeting between the president and the north korean leader kim jong—un would not happen unless washington saw concrete steps or actions by pyongyang. an aid convoy has successfully unloaded its food supplies in the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta in syria. it was the third attempt this week to get lorries into the area to help trapped civilians. the red cross hopes to get medical supplies into the area next week. so far, they haven't been allowed. now on bbc news, time to look back at the week in parliament.