this is bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: hundreds of thousands across the usjoin marches to push for reform of gun laws. are you ready, young and old and in between, to be the generations that make ourselves heard from ballots, not bullets? ukraine's army says it urgently needs more ammunition as battles intensify. so why are western—made arms taking so long to reach the front line? ajudge in los angeles dismisses a rape allegation lawsuit against footballer cristiano ronaldo. not floating, but sinking: hong kong's famousjumbo restaurant is to disappear after nearly 50 years.

tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating across the united states, demanding stricter gun laws in response to a series of mass shootings. president biden encouraged the protesters to keep marching, and called on congress to pass common sense gun safety legislation. the democrat—controlled house of representatives passed a package of gun reforms last week, but republicans in the senate are likely to block them. barbara plett usher reports. another march against gun violence banging on the doors of the nation's capital. this is a movement powered by young people, demanding the country's leaders take action after yet another school shooting — a horrific

massacre in uvalde, texas. if our government can't do anything to stop 19 kids from being killed and slaughtered in their own school, and decapitated, it's time to change who is in government! all: vote them out! again! for years, congress has failed to pass gun safety measures, blocked by opposition from the gun lobby and the republican party. but people here feel now is the right time to renew their campaign. rallies took place in hundreds of cities across the country, in new york, where a gunman recently killed ten people in a racist attack, and in florida, where a school shooting four years ago launched this movement. the theme of these rallies is this time will be different, meaning this time, there will be action on gun control. many of these people have been fighting for this for a long time. some have told me they feel more hopeful, rather than optimistic, but this is a time when the issue has captured the national attention in a very visceral way — we have to keep our kids safe.

protesters have pushed through gun restrictions at the state level, but they want national action. do you feel that there is a bit of momentum around this issue? i think so, definitely, for our generation. this is one of our biggest pushes because we're the ones dying in schools, in movie theatres. it's been happening since before i can remember. something has to change. we can't keep letting our children die like this. but even here, a few minutes of panic. there was a disruption on stage and people ran. the fear of a gun attack is alive and everywhere. earlier this week, a young survivor of the texas shooting described her terrifying experience to lawmakers. emotional testimony from the families brought the pain and horror to capitol hill. gavel bangs. hours later, the house passed gun control legislation, but republican senators will almost certainly reject it. some are working on a very modest compromise that may have a chance. the nays are 204 —

the bill is passed. the president told the marchers to keep up the pressure. keep marching. it's important. look, this has to become an election issue. the way people listen — senators, congresspeople — when people say, "i'm gonna — this is gonna affect my vote". too many people are dying needlessly. and what's even being proposed in the house and senate is marginal. i mean, it's important, but it's not all that needs to be done. in uvalde, another vigilfor the dead. in public opinion, at least, the mood is shifting — americans agree the killing of children has to stop. more and more say that should involve national gun controls. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. i'm joined now from new york byjournalist ginger adams otis. as barbara was just saying, the theme of the march is at this time it is different. do you

share that optimism? i time it is different. do you share that optimism? i would like to, however, _ share that optimism? i would like to, however, having - share that optimism? i would| like to, however, having been share that optimism? i would i like to, however, having been a reporterfor like to, however, having been a reporter for 20 years now i have covered, i can't tell you how many mass shootings and there are so many we don't cover. so i'd like to think so but it is hard to tell. just explain _ but it is hard to tell. just explain to _ but it is hard to tell. just explain to people - but it is hard to tell. just explain to people why i but it is hard to tell. just explain to people why it | but it is hard to tell. just explain to people why it is so difficult. you hear a president talking about wanting reform and calling on people to carry on marching and, yet, it is so difficult, isn't it, to get any change through? it difficult, isn't it, to get any change through?— change through? it is difficult. _ change through? it is difficult. part - change through? it is difficult. part of- change through? it is difficult. part of it. change through? it is difficult. part of it is l change through? it is - difficult. part of it is simply the nature of how the government works, checks and balances, it makes it a bit easierfor the balances, it makes it a bit easier for the majority will to get stymied along the way by a group of people who field differently, lawmakers who feel differently. part of it is simply the ongoing debate around the second amendment. it is still very much an open, living discussion as part of

the constitution, and very strong feelings on both sides about that. and a new wave of technology, basically, and firearms, that have outpaced where the laws are in america. everyone is struggling to catch up. everyone is struggling to catch u -. everyone is struggling to catch u n . ., everyone is struggling to catch u -. ., ., ., , everyone is struggling to catch up. the one thing that does not chan . e is up. the one thing that does not change is that _ up. the one thing that does not change is that gun _ up. the one thing that does not change is that gun lobby - up. the one thing that does not change is that gun lobby and i change is that gun lobby and its big budget and big influence? ~ , , , influence? absolutely. very much prevalent, _ influence? absolutely. very much prevalent, yes. - influence? absolutely. very much prevalent, yes. i- influence? absolutely. veryj much prevalent, yes. i want influence? absolutely. very i much prevalent, yes. i want to make about the bipartisan group in the senate trying to reach some sort of deal. do you expect anything substantial to come out of that? at this point where we are in america, i think anything would be an improvement. whether it will be substantial is a little bit hard to know. it does seem, i don't want to be too much of a cockeyed optimist, but it does seem there is more of a willingness to find some common ground, at least in terms of raising some age of purchasing

assault weapons or increasing red flag legislation. it does seem there is more discussion this time around and what we have seen in the past. i think there is hope. i would like to think so. ifeel there is hope. i would like to think so. i feel right now the discussion is a little bit more opened than in the past. please exlain opened than in the past. please explain what — opened than in the past. please explain what you _ opened than in the past. please explain what you mean - opened than in the past. please explain what you mean by i opened than in the past. please explain what you mean by red i explain what you mean by red flag? explain what you mean by red flan ? . explain what you mean by red fla ? ., , explain what you mean by red fla 7 ., , explain what you mean by red fla. 7 ., , , flag? that is the term we use, different states _ flag? that is the term we use, different states have - flag? that is the term we use, different states have different| different states have different laws about what the red flag would be for mental health background checks, people who have had encounters with the law in the past, they have a red flag on their background history and if we could unify those, and make it a federal uniform rule, a top—down law, that may improve some of the enforcement as it stands. as it stands right now, you could go to different states and find different laws for every situation.— different laws for every situation. ., , ., ., ~ situation. really good to talk to ou, situation. really good to talk to you. thank _ situation. really good to talk to you, thank you _ situation. really good to talk to you, thank you so - situation. really good to talk to you, thank you so much. i military leaders in ukraine say theirforces

urgently need more supplies of ammunition as they battle for control in the southeast of the country. in his nightly address to the nation, president zelensky said that his troops have recaptured some towns and villages in kherson and zaporizhia, but fierce street fighting is continuing in severodonetsk, in the eastern luhansk province, which has become the focus of russia's advance. nick beake reports from kyiv. the russian onslaught in the donbas region is relentless, bombarding ukrainian troops whose commanders now say they are outgunned and rapidly running out of ammunition. the ukrainian governor of the luhansk province claimed they could hold on to the besieged city of severodonetsk if western allies sent them enough long—range artillery. nice to meet you, ursula. what a pleasure to see you. you are welcome. meanwhile, in the capital kyiv, president zelensky was welcoming the head of the european commission and arguing the eu's future depended on letting ukraine into its ranks.

translation: all of europe is a target for russia, - we are sure of it, and ukraine is just the first stage in this aggression. this is why a positive eu response to the ukrainian application for membership can be a positive answer to the question of whether the european project has a future at all. the commission's decision on whether to recommend kyiv�*s eu application is coming next week. you have done a lot in strengthening the rule of law but there still needs to be reforms implemented to fight corruption, for example. ukraine is pinning its long—term hopes on eu membership, but says it's the quantity and speed of weapons coming from the west that will determine its immediate fate. nick beake, bbc news, kyiv.

well earlier i spoke to bill roggio who's the editor of the long warjournal. i asked whether weapons sent from the west will ever be enough to counter russia's miltary advantage. i don't believe that it can. the ukrainians are saying they're outgunned by — in artillery by 10—15:i. it would take a massive influx of western artillery, particularly the multiple launch rocket systems, things of that nature, and i — first of all, the west is not willing to part with that much equipment. second, the ukrainians are going to have difficulty training on these more complicated systems. and even if they're able to receive these systems, they need them now — they don't need them three weeks from now or a month from now. and the other question is getting the munitions for them. the west is starting to deplete their own stockpiles of munitions so when you audio drops our situation for - ukraine. yeah, and as i understand it, it can take many weeks, can't it, to train people up on these sophisticated weapons.

but i suppose that is the word — the sophistication of these weapons, versus what the russians are using. just explain the difference in what both sides have access to. yeah, right now, both sides have access to basically, you know, soviet era — era — by and large, soviet—era artillery systems. these could be unguided rocket systems, these could be artillery pieces, i'm hearing reports of, on both sides, tanks being used as artillery, so the more complicated systems like the multiple launch rocket system or himars, these are — the ukrainians are getting them in small amounts and so, when you deploy weapons systems like this piecemeal on the battlefield instead of en masse, it's only going to have effect on the margins. so, yeah, the ukrainians may get some advanced weapons systems. they're not going to get them — they are not going to get enough of them. they're going to have difficulty using them because of the training and they are going to have difficulty resupplying them and then deploying them in any amount that matters on the battlefield. and i understand that it presumably takes a long time

to get them from the west of the country, where they tend to arrive, over to the east, where they're needed as well. that's correct. so where do you see this going, then? what do you — is your forecast? it's — look, it's very difficult to forecast this war. it looked very grim for the ukrainians at the beginning and they pulled it out around kyiv and in kharkiv, but this war — notjust because the russians weren't following their doctrine of basically massing their forces and pressing, they seem to be following this and now, they have the numerical advantage in weapons and men, it's working for them. it's difficult — you know, the ukrainians have surprised everyone and if they're able to hold this front, that could break the russians, but if they're unable — you know, we keep hearing about ukrainian victory, we keep hearing about the potential for a stalemate but what happens here if the russians actually break through at severodonetsk and get to the more open plane, where it's less defensible for the ukrainians? you could potentially see a catastrophic defeat

here in the east for the ukrainians. again, i baulk at predicting what will happen in the next three months but i would say things are not trending well for the ukrainians right now. right, yes, it is interesting, though, isn't it, as you say how surprised people have been by the effort from the ukrainian forces. do you expect people — i think you are implying before, people are getting not tired — i don't know what the word is, whether it's tired, but they don't want to keep donating so much. is it because they're concerned about their own supplies, then? yeah, absolutely, and particularly for the countries that have ammunition and weapons systems that the ukrainians currently use — the czechs and slovakians and the polish — they have their own weapons, they have — they're depleting their own stockpiles and if they're concerned about a potential russian advance, they have to look after their own security first before they can supply to ukraine.

and then, the munitions that are used with these are not manufactured anywhere in the west — they are manufactured by the russians — and so, so this is why there's a very deep concern about — particularly about the eastern european countries losing their weapons systems, but that's also an issue germany, that has indicated that it wants to send weapons systems and is finding that some of them aren't field—worthy or they're concerned about their own stockpiles. the united states depleted a third of its javelin missiles already to the ukrainians and a large percentage of their stinger anti—aircraft missiles, so this is starting to become a concern for the west. you just don't start up weapons productions, particularly of high—technology weapons immediately. it doesn't happen fast. bill roggio. you are watching bbc news, the headlines: hundreds of marches are being held across the united states to pressure congress into making changes to gun laws, following a spate of mass shootings. with fighting intensifying in ukraine, officials warn their army is running out of ammunition

as it engages in intense artillery battles with russian forces. tests are underway after possible human remains were found by police searching for a britishjournalist and a brazilian man, who disappeared six days ago in the amazon rainforest. dom phillips and bruno pereira, an expert on indigenous peoples, were last seen in the remote javari valley area in the west of brazil. police say experts are analysing the material, along with blood traces that were discovered on a fishing boat. katy watson reports. dom phillips and bruno pereira are experts in their field. one, an established journalist writing a book on saving the amazon — it was the reason for taking this trip. his travel companion, a renowned expert on indigenous affairs. bruno knows these communities well, but also has his enemies and had been threatened in the past for his work in trying to protect communities from illegal mining and fishing.

on friday, there was a significant breakthrough — materialfound in the river not far from here that could be human remains. the authorities are also examining traces of blood on a boat belonging to a suspect, and police have visited the families of the missing men to collect dna samples. hope might be fading but families are doing everything they can to find their loved ones. today, wejoined the military teams as they headed to the main search area, deep in the javari valley. its sheer beauty masks the conflict found in these forests, and it was along these rivers the two men were threatened again, just before they disappeared. this is an area of the amazon where there's so little state presence and everybody involved in the search is having to be flown in. the news of the missing pair has gained worldwide attention. we urge brazilian authorities to redouble their efforts to find philips and pereira, with time of the essence in view of the real risks

to their life and security. it is therefore crucial that the authorities at the federal and local levels react robustly and expeditiously. that's a call that has been echoed by mr phillips' sister in london. she called for an in—depth and open investigation into what's happened. katy watson, bbc news, in valle dojavari. let's get some of the day's other news: china has told the united states to stop "provoking disputes" after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin criticised what he called beijing's "aggressive approach to its territorial claims". beijing regards taiwan as part of chinese territory, and says it will quash any attempt to declare independence. but lloyd austin said china should not encroach further on taiwan. australia has agreed to pay more than $500 million in compensation to a french submarine maker, to settle a contract dispute that caused a bitter diplomatic rift with france. the new australian prime minister, anthony albanese, said that he and the french

president, emmanuelle macron, were re—establishing a better relationship. travellers to the united states no longer have to take a covid test before boarding their flight from today. the requirement to present a negative test had been in place for seventeen months. a us districtjudge in las vegas has dismissed a lawsuit against the manchester united football star, cristiano ronaldo. kathryn mayorga alleged that the portuguese player raped her at a hotel in 2009. ronaldo denies the accusations and has never been charged. in 2010 they reportedly reached an out—of—court settlement, which ms mayorga was seeking to void in this latest lawsuit. earlier we spoke to mitra ahouraian who's an attormey based in beverly hills. she's in los angeles. this stems from this incident in 2008, 2009 in las vegas. there was a settlement between

ronaldo and the plaintiff in this case for, i think, $375,000 us, and there was a confidentiality agreement that was signed at the time. now, this lawsuit is alleging that ronaldo leaked the contents of that settlement to a german newspaper that then made the matter public. but in doing so, in making that allegation and in filing this lawsuit, her lawyer obtained it somehow and used leaked and confidential information — communications between ronaldo and his lawyers — to make their arguments and make their case. and the district court said that, you know, your bad faith actions have basically destroyed this lawsuit for your client. we can't determine what arguments are based on these illegally obtained

documents or not, and therefore i need to throw out this entire case, which is a very extreme section but thejudge felt it was warranted. and is there an actual definition of what bad faith is or is it up to the judge's discretion? it's up to the judge's discretion, and this is something that's sort of beyond that. it's the equivalent of— we have a doctrine in criminal law called the fruit of the poisonous tree. when you have evidence that's obtained illegally, really everything that sort of stems from that is bad — bad fruit! so, it's sort of that same equivalent in civil court and it's really up to the judge to decide what the penalty is for this level of bad faith. i should say, we wouldn't normally be naming this woman in such circumstances but she has waived her right to anonymity, i should mention that. what do you expect to happen next, is there going to be an appeal? yeah, certainly she can appeal

the case to the appellate court. they were asking for $25 million. if you remember the original $375,000, versus the $25 million they were asking for in this law suit. so, you know, they are welcome to appeal, it's well within their right, but i can't imagine an appellate judge would really over turn what this district courtjudge determined, which is the evidence was obtained illegally. it's going to be a hard argument to make in an appellate court as well. attorney, mitra ahouraian there for us. the south korean boy band bts are promoting their new album with pop—up shops in the united states. fans of the k—pop group lined up to show their support for the world's top—selling act. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri has this report. as the world's best—selling boy band, bts's new album has been widely anticipated. injust one hour and a half,

their new music video for the title track, yet to come, racked up more than 9 million views. so, to celebrate the release, they've opened pop—up shops with merchandise for their american fans. i heard everybody�*s crying, a lot. yeah, it's so emotional. and, it is a hot ticket, fans lined up as early as 7:00 in the morning, and some who couldn't make it even managed to rope in others. she said, "come, get in line, because i don't have a ticket" — sometimes you have to buy a ticket — "just get in line, see if i can get in," so we'll see. the new york and los angeles stores demonstrate south korean k—pop success in breaking into america. it was only last year that the group became the first asian band to win artist of the year at the american music awards. and it was just last week that bts met presidentjoe biden to discuss hate crimes against asian—americans.

what their motto is, is amazing, what they give out, what they say to us, like, how they support us, like we support them, they support us back. and having outsold stars like taylor swift and adele around the world for two years running, the peak of their impact outside of south korea may be yet to come. azeday moshiri, bbc news. one of the world's most famous restaurants is about to disappear. it's been annnounced that hong kong's jumbo floating restaurant is to leave the city, after nearly 50 years. it's been closed since the beginning of the pandemic and the local authorities don't want to invest in its re—opening. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. no trip to hong kong was complete without a visit to thejumbo floating restaurant. it attracted celebrities, royalty, and more than a few locals. it was even the location

for a bond film. but, this is thejumbo floating restaurant today — almost derelict now. the kitchens have already capsized and there is no money for refurbishment. mr wong has been ferrying tourists to the restaurant for years, and he will be sorry to see it go. "my life is connected tojumbo," he says. "i have been worse—off it since it closed. "if it disappears, it will hurt tourism, "it's an attraction known all over the world." covid was the final blow but this wasn't just a place to eat, it was a symbol of the city itself. translation: there were only restaurants like this _ in hong kong. covid destroyed the last and only one, and the government will do nothing to save it, it's sad. no word yet as to where it will end up but, one day soon,

the tugboats will arrive and the restaurant will just. . .float away. for hong kong, this really is at the end of an era. tim allman, bbc news. all around the world, people from the lgbt+ community and their allies have been celebrating gay pride. tens of thousands turned out in rome, for the first pride march in more than two years. the coronavirus pandemic had stopped similar events in both 2020 and 2021. there were big crowds too in vienna, for austria's gay pride march. organisers said they were expecting more than 200,000 people to take to the streets. and there were colourful scenes in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. nepal has some of the most liberal laws regarding homosexuality in south asia, but demonstrators said they still wanted to raise awareness on equal rights. that is all from me for now.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ lucy e grey thank you very much for watching. hello there. 15 hours of sunshine for some south—eastern areas, where the temperatures got up to nearly 2a degrees celsius on saturday. it was a little different though further north, as you will see. we had a wet and a windy spell. we had nearly two inches of rain in the past 2a hours, across parts of scotland. gusts of wind, 40—50mph quite widely, and even as far south as the llyn peninsula of wales, and that's because of this unusually deep area of low pressure, which is pulling away. so, gradually the winds will ease down but they will still continue to bring in a few showers through the early hours of the morning, particularly in the north and the west. temperatures though under starry skies further south perhaps as low as eight or nine, so a little bit on the cool side, sunday morning, but plenty of sunshine will follow, particularly for england and wales. the cloud bubbles up.

the showers are around for northern ireland, particularly north—western parts of england and wales, and particularly across scotland. still some heavy ones here, but generally fewer heavy ones than we had during saturday, and fewer showers. still quite blustery really for the time of year but, again, the winds won't be quite as strong as we saw on saturday. temperatures will be on a par with those on saturday, about 16 to 22 degrees celsius. so some sunshine to be found for most parts and the showers tended to ease later but still some very high levels of pollen, particularly across england and wales. now, as we take the forecast forward then through sunday night and into monday, we start to see those showers fading for a time. weak weather front pushes close by to the north—west of scotland. the winds are easing down a notch as well, so temperatures mightjust be a little bit lower, again, on monday morning, but, again, only 7s and 8s — a fresh start to our monday morning. plenty of sunshine will follow. rather more cloud though, as you can see, across the northern half of scotland. showery outbreaks of rain to come here, but not as windy.

still pushing into the low 20s, though, further south, with that strong june sunshine. then, through the week ahead, this high pressure starts to push its influence further north, so still weather fronts around but little appreciable rain away from the far north of scotland, and actually that high pressure is going to tap into some of that heat that we're seeing further south, so temperatures are likely to rise, particularly for england and wales, but even further north we'll start to see some warmth arriving later in the week. as ever, it's one to watch. we'll keep you posted, there's more online.

this is bbc news, the headlines: hundreds of marches are being held across the united states to pressure congress into making changes to gun laws. following a spate of mass shootings, the rallies are being organised by the group, march for our lives. president biden says guns should be a key issue in the coming elections. with fighting intensifying in ukraine, officials warn their army is running out of ammunition as it engages in intense artillery battles with russian forces. western countries are being urged to speed up their delivery of long—range weapons and ammunition to help ukraine strike back in the south and east. ajudge in las vegas has dismissed a rape lawsuit against the international football star cristiano ronaldo after accusing

the complainant's attorney of using leaked and stolen documents.