bridget welcome to bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: president biden addresses the american people, saying something has to be done about the country's shocking level of gun violence. for god's sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? in front of a crowd of thousands, the queen takes the salute from the balcony of buckingham palace, kickstarting four days of platinum jubilee celebrations. as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky once again calls for more military help

from western nations. and, after winning his defamation case against ex—wife, amber heard, we look at whyjonny depp lost a similar court battle in the uk. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in a rare primetime television address, presidentjoe biden has called on congress to ban assault weapons. from the white house he said that it is time to act, following a string of high—profile mass shootings, and appealed to congress not to let the american people down. over the last two decades more school—aged children have died from guns than armed duty police officers and active duty

military combined. think about that. more kids than armed duty cops killed by guns. more kids than soldiers killed by guns. for god's sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? i know that we can't 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. and if we can't ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21, strengthen background checks, enact safe storage law and red flag laws.

repealed the immunity that protect gun manufacturers from liability. address the mental health crisis, deepening the trauma of gun violence and as a consequence of that violence. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s nomia iqbal, in washington. the last time, you might want me to — the last time, you might want me to correct others, the last time — me to correct others, the last time was _ me to correct others, the last time was self an appeal like this was_ time was self an appeal like this was from barack obama. he failed. this was from barack obama. he failed- you _ this was from barack obama. he failed. you are _ this was from barack obama. he failed. you are right. _ this was from barack obama. he failed. you are right. it - this was from barack obama. he failed. you are right. it is - failed. you are right. it is uuite failed. you are right. it is quite rare _ failed. you are right. it is quite rare for— failed. you are right. it is quite rare for president i failed. you are right. it is - quite rare for president biden to make these sorts of addresses to the nation anyway. the last time you made this sort of address was during the pandemic so it gives you a sense of the gravity of the situation. this is following a

spate of shootings — actually, there's been more than 200 mass shootings in america this year, which is a staggering amount given we are only injune. having just returned from uvalde in texas, president biden, meeting the families of the 19 schoolchildren gunned down into their classroom, clearly feels something now needs to be done. it is not the first time he has felt like this. when he was vice president, when he was a senator, he has called for gun controls. these are the proposals he has laid out, banning assault weapons, if you cannot ban them, raise the age they can be bought, red flag laws but if anything is going to change, he needs to get the support of republicans in the senate and he said it was unconscionable that the majority of them do not want to take any action.— take any action. thank you for

that analysis _ take any action. thank you for that analysis and _ take any action. thank you for that analysis and more - take any action. thank you for that analysis and more detail. j we can speak to robyn thomas, the executive director of the giffords law center to prevent gun violence. thank you forjoining us here on the bbc i was just asking our correspondent in washington if she felt this time round is any different to perhaps the last time we saw a president an appeal like that, barack obama? she is correct that part of the challenge that we continue to face is the republicans in transience, especially on the senate side, and the filibuster rules make it very difficult to make anything through without 60 votes. i do think things have changed since barack obama made his appeal after the sandy hook elementary school shooting. we do have a much more robust movement, a much more robust movement, a much more robust movement, a much more robust grassroot movement, a lot more money on the side of gun violence prevention, we have dozens and dozens if not

hundreds of political candidates over the last ten years that are running on a platform to better regulate guards and they getting financial support and they getting votes and groups, big grass support groups, a lot of that has developed since the shooting in 2012 in sandy hook. a lot has changed on the ground and i do think the president has an opportunity to state with these, to keep talking about it, to keep talking directly to the senators who may be persuaded all. it is to be pushing right now because the american people, like the president, are very fed up. a lot of energy on the issue right now and it is a moment, for the first time in a while, where we do see the possibility of getting legislation certainly through the congress and then the pressure can be put on the senate and that is what has to happen, we have to push consistently and not lose our focus on this as so often

sadly happens after these tragic shootings.- sadly happens after these tragic shootings. some states in america — tragic shootings. some states in america can _ tragic shootings. some states in america can introduce - tragic shootings. some states in america can introduce their own gun controls and some have. has there been any evidence that gun violence has gone down in those states?— in those states? absolutely. all the states _ in those states? absolutely. all the states have - in those states? absolutely. all the states have the - all the states have the ability. there is a little regulation of the federal level in this country, just very weak background check laws and about half the states have passed their own very, very strong gun laws, including california, new york, newjersey and the states, almost without exception, have much lower rates of gun deaths than states with weak gun laws. you can look at our website and we have an analysis at when we look at the laws in each state and compare it to gun deaths and it is absolutely 100% clear that stronger gun laws, even with poorer state bodies and guns

being trafficked, which do not make the laws as effective as they can be, there are still much fewer gun deaths so these laws awake and there is research that prove they do. this is not the problem, the problem is the gun lobby is, like the nra and gun industry, that have a lot of politicians in their pockets and so the republicans are not even voting what their constituents want. the majority of americans and gun owners support measures like universal gun checks and yet people who represent them do not vote for the because they are accountable to lobbyists. it is really disgusting when you see these shootings and know that reality. shootings and know that reali . �* ., ., reality. and that coming from an american. _ reality. and that coming from an american. many _ reality. and that coming from an american. many thanks. . reality. and that coming from - an american. many thanks. thank ou for an american. many thanks. thank you for having _ an american. many thanks. thank you for having me. _ buckingham palace has announced that queen elizabeth will miss friday's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral in london, marking her platinum jubilee, because of the journey and activity required. a statement said the 96—year—old monarch

had greatly enjoyed thursday's birthday parade and flypast at the palace, but that she'd experienced some discomfort. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell looks back on a day of celebration that culminated in the symbolic lighting of a series ofjubilee beacons. windsor castle this evening. the queen was present to light the first of the jubilee beacons. the jubilee beacons. but in a surprise development, buckingham palace has said the queen will not now be able to attend the service of thanksgiving tomorrow at st paul's cathedral. the reason? all the palace will say is that the queen experienced some discomfort today when she travelled into london to appear briefly after trooping the colour. there'd certainly been no sign of any difficulties during the event. the queen had appeared on the palace balcony,

walking carefully and leaning on her stick. for the first time in her reign, she did not attend the parade itself. it had been left to the prince of wales to lead the royal party from buckingham palace down to horse guards parade. also riding on horseback, behind charles, were prince william, the duke of cambridge, and princess anne, the princess royal. and riding together in one of the carriages, the cambridges' three children — prince george, prince louis, waving away happily in the middle, and princess charlotte. and the more the crowd waved, the more louis waved, until his sister decided that that was probably enough. as the procession made its way down the mall, a group of animal—rights protesters broke through the tight police cordon and attempted

to disrupt one of the marching bands before being dragged away by police. 0n horse guards parade, the footguards had formed up — plenty to look at and plenty to get used to for these newcomers to the parade. they will be seeing it many times in the years to come. absent from the parade, the duke of york — stripped of his role as honorary colonel of the grenadier guards. keen young eyes were watching from the windows overlooking the parade ground. the duke and duchess of sussex were also watching from the same building. their presence was caught by photographers. the military parade on horse guards over, the crowds were allowed up the mall towards buckingham palace. they filled the spaces around the victoria memorial. 0n the balcony, the queen and the working members of the royalfamily and their children, one of whom was about

to steal the show. 0verhead, there was a fly—past, the finest britain's armed services could offer. watching was four—year—old louis, still waving for all he was worth — fascinated by what he was seeing overhead one moment, clapping his hands to his ears the next. the queen, of course, has seen it all before. her 70 years on the throne were marked in style. the jubilee celebrations are under way. but once again, with the news tonight that she will not be at st paul's cathedral tomorrow, there is uncertainty about the degree to which she will be involved. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: up on the roof — we'll tell you about a potential environmental revolution in rotterdam, with sky—high ambitions.

the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, bya signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles�* lp, sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — president biden has addressed the american people, saying something has to be done about the country's shocking level of gun violence. buckingham palace has announced that queen elizabeth will miss friday's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral in london, marking her platinum jubilee. a ceasefire in yemen has been extended for another two months. the country's civil war started in 2014, when houthi rebels took over the capital, prompting a saudi—led military intervention in support of the government a year later. the united nations estimates more than 400,000 people have died in the conflict

i'm joined now from denver, colorado by calvin dark, political analyst and commentator. thank and commentator. you forjoining us here on thank you forjoining us here on the bbc. can you just tell us what this ceasefire can do for the people of yemen? well, i think for the people of yemen? well, i think that, — for the people of yemen? well, i think that, while _ for the people of yemen? well, i think that, while the _ i think that, while the situation is truly complicated, what the extension of the ceasefire means for the people of yemen is sues from a lot of the death and the tragedy they have lived over the last seven years, because with the last truce that started back in april, we saw a drastic decrease in civilian casualties, and just a kind of lifting of the tragedy happening there. so while the political situation is complicated, for the yemeni people this will be another hopefully two months of decreased deaths, decreased

tension, while the different warring factions hopefully can arrive to some type of an agreement to make this piece that they saw in the last two months, and hopefully for the two months coming, be more permanent. two months coming, be more permanent-— two months coming, be more ermanent. . . . ., . , permanent. what are the chances of that, do _ permanent. what are the chances of that. do you — permanent. what are the chances of that, do you think, _ permanent. what are the chances of that, do you think, though? i of that, do you think, though? well, i think there is a good chance, because people are saying how the violence decreased over the last two months, that is part of it, but i think other major factors actually is outside of yemen, because you have yemen as kind of a proxy war for other bigger things happening in the world. you know, you've got the houthi rebels, and then the yemeni government supported by the saudis, the united states are in a very interesting position, because joe in a very interesting position, becausejoe biden came into office, saying he was going to take a harder line against the saudi government, but because of things that have come up, most notably gas prices, he has kind of soften that. you've got

progressive members of congress and the united states who want to end us support of the saudi backed and all of the things they are doing added to that you also have iran, that sees a window to kind of restart the talks with a nuclear pact negotiations before congress changes in november, before there was somebody else in the white house. all of those things are dictating what is happening in yemen. calvin, thank you — happening in yemen. calvin, thank you for _ happening in yemen. calvin, thank you for that _ happening in yemen. calvin, thank you for that analysis . thank you for that analysis there on yemen. much more on there on yemen. much more on the bbc news website, as well. 0n the eve of the 100th day since russia's invasion of ukraine, president zelensky has called for western countries to increase the delivery of weapons. in his latest address, mr zelensky said russia now controlled a fifth of his country. on thursday, he met the new us ambassador to ukraine, bridget brink. she has given herfirst broadcast interview to the bbc�*sjoe inwood,

who reports from kyiv. the battle for severodonetsk is not over, it seems. this is how one ukrainian soldier experiences it. bodycam footage, released on social media, shows intense street fighting, as they try to hold back the russian advance. "calm down, calm down — it's ok," he says. one of his colleagues has been hit. they apply pressure to the wound, before trying to get him to safety. it has been increasingly hard to get a clear picture of what is happening on the ground. even as the fighting rages, the region's governor knows this city may fall. translation: it's not - the battle for severodonetsk which is most important. we need to win the war. the luhansk region became the fortress to hold back a huge influx of russian forces. by holding them back, we don'tjust keep them at a distance — they lose equipment and personnel. meanwhile, we receive

weapons from our partners. and its weapons like these they're talking about — long—range rocket artillery called himars. it's thought they could change the course of this war. it's great to be in kyiv. thanks so much for coming out. they're being delivered by the united states, and today the new american ambassador met the president, and then the media. she also gave the bbc her first international broadcast interview. part of our goal in providing all of this security assistance is also to strengthen the ukrainians' hands at the negotiating table, so it helps create a better situation for ukraine, as they may be looking at some point to how this conflict ends. but i think it's quite remarkable, the success that the ukrainians have had. russia's invasion has triggered an expansion of nato, with finland and sweden applying to join the defensive alliance. could ukraine one day follow them? this ultimately, ukraine will have to decide what it wants in its future, and then as is with the membership process, the leadership of nato countries then also make a decision. so i think if we're in that...

would you support it? if we're in that position i think we are in a very good position, because right now we've got to help ukraine win the war. but that moment is still a long way away. cities in the path of russia's invasion are still emptying out. this was sloviansk earlier today, a key russian target. those who can, flee. those who can't face an increasingly uncertain future. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. the actor amber heard is planning an appeal, after losing a defamation trial against her former husband, johnny depp, over allegations of domestic abuse. ms heard says she's heartbroken, whilejohnny depp says he has his life back. but many questions have been

raised about online abuse, and the wider impact of the case. from washington, here's david sillito. johnny depp wins in his lawsuit... stunning verdict, victory forjohnny. this morning, - the growing fallout... "stunning, unexpected, dramatic" were the words today that greeted johnny depp's legal victory. amber heard had alleged she had endured years of abuse. the jury didn't believe her. however, her lawyers are not giving up yet. her next move is appeal. she is heartbroken. she is heartbroken, and one of the first things that she said when she came back from the verdict when we went into the conference room was, "i am so sorry to all of these women." this is a case that's struck deep. 0nline, it has become almost inescapable. i've been following it on, like, tiktok and stuff. you've been following it on what? tiktok. if you go on tiktok, i it kind of like appears

in yourfeed. i think it's really weird to publicise a domestic abuse trial like that. the number of views of videos with the hashtag #justiceforjohnnydepp has now topped 19.5 billion. yes, 19.5 billion. this online torrent has left many deeply concerned. i fear that the impact will be quite negative — from the memes, to the hashtags, to the online bullying, victims are watching this and they are thinking about, "how will i be treated if i come forward?" and it should be noted, in a previous uk trial, amber heard's allegations were judged to be "substantially true", but this second trial has been very different. and remember, amber heard was not writing in the washington post as johnny depp's ex—wife, she was a spokeswoman, an ambassadorfor a civil rights association talking about women's rights and #metoo, and many people watching her testimony began

to have doubts on what impact it could all have on a wider movement. take yasmine bedward. she got 4.4 million hits for one of her videos about the trial, and what drew her in were concerns about amber heard. this is someone who has become the face of a movement that women have been fighting forfor years, and so to have someone be at the front of that, and not be truthful is damaging, to not only the organisation, but i think women overall. but, forjohnny depp, who has this week been performing in the uk, the trial has changed everything. for team johnny, it's case closed, reputation restored. david sillito, bbc news. life in a modern city presents many challenges. traffic, pollution and a lack of space can increase stress and be harmful to the environment. in one dutch city, they're trying to solve some of those problems — by looking up.

the bbc�*s tim allman explains. in rotterdam, a kind of revolution is taking place. up in the air- — revolution is taking place. ii? in the air. this is a new rooftop walkway that is open to the public in the centre of the city. the public in the centre of the ci . ~ ., the public in the centre of the ci . ~ . , ., , ., city. we want people to experience _ city. we want people to experience how - city. we want people to experience how great i city. we want people to experience how great itj city. we want people to i experience how great it is city. we want people to - experience how great it is to be on a rooftop, and what space we have lying there above the city, which we do not use, and what the quality of that space is, and what the potential of that space is. aha, is, and what the potential of that space is.— that space is. a lot of things are happening _ that space is. a lot of things are happening up— that space is. a lot of things are happening up here - that space is. a lot of things are happening up here that. that space is. a lot of things - are happening up here that some say could help transform the environment. rooftop farms and gardens, solar panels for energy, the potentialfor a whole new type of community. translation: it whole new type of community. translation:— translation: it is important for the environment, - translation: it is important for the environment, and - translation: it is importantj for the environment, and also you have _ for the environment, and also you have more space, so you can do things— you have more space, so you can do things on— you have more space, so you can do things on rooves and houses, and you — do things on rooves and houses, and you can _ do things on rooves and houses, and you can save space, and it

works — and you can save space, and it works. �* ,, �* and you can save space, and it worrs-_ it - and you can save space, and it worrs-_ it is - and you can save space, and it works._ it is a i works. translation: it is a uniuue works. translation: it is a unique opportunity - works. translation: it is a unique opportunity to - works. translation: it is a unique opportunity to see i unique opportunity to see rotterdam _ unique opportunity to see rotterdam from - unique opportunity to see rotterdam from a - unique opportunity to see rotterdam from a higherl unique opportunity to see - rotterdam from a higher level. normally. _ rotterdam from a higher level. normally. you _ rotterdam from a higher level. normally, you drive _ rotterdam from a higher level. normally, you drive through. rotterdam from a higher level. | normally, you drive through the city, _ normally, you drive through the city, and — normally, you drive through the city, and now— normally, you drive through the city, and now you _ normally, you drive through the city, and now you walk- normally, you drive through the city, and now you walk above i city, and now you walk above it. ., ., , ., . , it. rotterdam is a city with [en it. rotterdam is a city with plenty of _ it. rotterdam is a city with plenty of flat _ it. rotterdam is a city with plenty of flat roofs, - it. rotterdam is a city with plenty of flat roofs, and i plenty of flat roofs, and experts say only around 3% of them are being used effectively. the potential for expansion is obvious. big ideas and sky—high ambitions, quite literally. tim allman, bbc news. just before you go, i am going to bring you a little bit more on queen elizabeth �*sjubilee, the celebrations, and more than 3000 beacons have been let around the uk and in commonwealth capitals around the world. have a look at this, one of the first to be lit was a new zealand's capital, wellington, where the city's mayor and the former governor general lit the beacon. in australia, in canberra, the new prime minister albanese lit the

beacon. and here is the sydney harbour bridge, one of the many moments that have been eliminated. iam moments that have been eliminated. i am sure she is very pleased with it all. many thanks for watching. hello. obviously, so many events taking place over thejubilee weekend, and many of us are hoping for some fine weather, and, yes, there will be plenty of sunshine around, but also some heavy showers lurking on the horizon. they will be very hit—and—miss, though. now, the recent satellite picture showed the cloud, which we had during the course of thursday, into friday, across the northwest of the uk. so, some wet weather through the early hours, southwestern scotland, parts of northern england, into wales, too, but elsewhere across the country, there is actually a lot of dry weather to be had, and 13 degrees at 8am in the south, 8 degrees expected in aberdeen. now, how about friday daytime, then? so, cloud and rain comes and goes, i think, in the northwest of the country, and then, eventually, most of that should fizzle out and give way to some sunny spells.

however, to the south, across the midlands and wales, we could see showers brewing in the afternoon — again, very hit—and—miss — and the temperatures, 22 in london on friday, up to 20 degrees in the western isles of scotland, but for some of us, it'll be closer to the mid—teens, particularly on the north sea coasts, and that's because of those fresh winds blowing off the north sea, and this is the forecast for friday night. so, friday night, many of us having dry weather, but through saturday, there is a change taking place to the south of us, a weather front here. high pressure in the north, so it's scotland that, on saturday, has the best of the weather — windless weather, clear blue skies, stunning conditions here. fine weather also stretching into the lakes, and northern ireland, but in the south, there will be more cloud, and a good chance of catching some showers, from southern wales, along the southern counties, maybe a little bit further north. then, saturday night, into sunday, there is a risk of thunderstorms across southern areas of the uk.

they will be drifting in from the south. the forecast will keep changing. these are very notorious to forecast. the sort of shape of these storms change, the sort of areas they affect may change. but the point is that, through the course of sunday morning, we think that area of thundery weather will be drifting further northwards, but even once it clears in the south, showers could return in the afternoon, so a very unpredictable day for southern parts on sunday.

this is bbc news, the headlines: president biden has called for the banning of assault weapons and high—capacity magazines in the wake of a mass shooting at a texas primary school, last week. other measures proposed included raising the age at which guns can be purchased and putting in place tougher background checks for gun buyers. buckingham palace has announced that queen elizabeth will miss friday's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral in london, marking her platinum jubilee. a statement said the 96—year—old monarch had greatly enjoyed thursday's birthday parade and flypast at the palace, but experienced some discomfort. on the eve of the 100th day of russia's invasion of ukraine president zelensky has said moscow has seized about

a fifth of his country,