i'm mike embley. our top stories: preparations for north korea's massive military parade, and pyongyang says there will be no talks with the united states during the olympics. hopelessness in syria, as the human cost of the fighting gets worse again. hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending, and another us government shutdown is averted. and a missing masterpiece, described as the african mona lisa, has been rediscovered in an apartment in north london. the recent apparent thaw in relations between north and south korea looks be taking a backwards step. the north koreans have now said they have no intention of meeting with american delegates during the winter olympics,

i'm mike embley. our top stories: at least 17 people are shot dead at a high school in florida. it's over for south africa's embattled president, jacob zuma, who says he will resign. police say at least 17 people have been killed in a school shooting in florida with many others injured. a 19—year—old is in custody. he's believed to be a former student. bill hayton has the latest running for their lives. students flee classrooms in panic. inside the 3—storey building, hundreds of others lay hiding from a gunman on the loose. as they streamed out of school, some were still clutching their valentine's day balloons. kids were freaking out. many were on their phones snapchatting thinking it was a joke. you hear about this all the time but you never expect it to happen right here. everyone knows around here is a safe place and you don't expect this to happen here. but when it happens, you're just taken aback. dozens of police cars sped to the scene. pa ramilita ry units moved in to confront the shooter. they carried out a wounded student, improvising emergency transport, and a street

my name is mike embley. our top stories. 400,000 civilians remain trapped in eastern ghouta, as plans to suspend fighting for a ‘humanitarian pause‘ fail on the first day. a blow to team trump as the president's son—in—law and senior adviser, jared kushner, has his white house security clearance downgraded. europe's big freeze continues. record snowfalls and temperatures as low as minus 20 celsius bring many cities to a standstill. and shaping popular culture with classic films. we pay tribute to director lewis gilbert, who's died aged 97. the five—hour "humanitarian pause" in the besieged damascus suburb of eastern ghouta, declared only yesterday by the russians, has already collapsed. it was hoped the daily ceasefire would let aid in, and civilians out. but on day one, civilians among the thousands trapped there say there were more airstrikes from syrian government forces, supported by the russians. president assad and his allies blame the rebels. nearly 400,000 people are trapped in the area, to the east

my name is mike embley. our top stories — teachers and students are among at least 17 people shot dead at a high school in florida. a 19—year—old former student, who'd been expelled and was not supposed to be allowed back on site, has been arrested. south africa's governing anc welcomes president zuma's resignation. he says he wants to prevent violence being perpetrated in his name. and the moment a young toddler fell onto the train tracks at a station in italy — we'll tell you about his heroic rescue. at least 17 people have been killed in a school shooting in florida. many others have been wounded. two right now are critically ill. a 19—year—old man is in custody. he's a student who'd been expelled from the school. the latest from the bbc‘s bill hayton. running for their lives. students flee classrooms in panic. inside the 3—storey building, hundreds of others lay hiding from a gunman on the loose. as they fled out of school, some were still clutching their valentine's day balloons. kids were freaking out.

my name is mike embley.ur top stories: president trump calls police officers who failed to confront the florida school gunman a "disgrace" and says he would have acted very differently. i believe, you don't know until you are tested, i would have run in there even if i didn't have a weapon. and i think most of the people in this room would have done that also. snowball fights at the vatican as a huge arctic storm sweeps europe, bringing heavy snowfalls and dangerously low temperatures. and — six months after hurricane harvey, we return to houston and meet the people who still haven't moved back home. hello. teaching staff have made an emotional return to work at the florida school where 17 people were killed less than two weeks ago. classes will re—start on wednesday. gun control is still very much a live issue in washington, but no specific legislation has been confirmed. meeting governors of more than 35 states, president trump insisted school safety was his top priority, and again criticised police for no

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my name is mike embley. our top stories: israeli police say prime minister benjamin netanyahu should be charged with corruption. he says the allegations are baseless. american intelligence chiefs insist russia's election meddling isn't over. and the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. yet more pressure on south africa's president. but jacob zuma clings to office, as his own party calls for him to go. and can these canine casanovas find love, and a new home, on valentine's day? israel's prime minister has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. police say there's evidence benjamin netanyahu gave bribes to get positive media coverage, and helped rich friends after receiving lavish gifts. in an address on israeli television, mr netanyahu insisted nothing would come of the cases against him, and that he will remain in office. the bbc‘s james reynolds reports from jerusalem. the israeli police recommend charges against the country's prime minister in two separate ca

my name is mike embley. our top stories: no progress on a ceasefire for syria, and the attacks in eastern ghouta continue. america's gun lobby hits back, accusing its critics of exploiting the florida school shooting for political gain. australia's deputy prime minister is to resign after admitting an affair and denying allegations of sexual harassment. and arrests in argentina after nearly 400 kilos of cocaine is found inside the russian embassy. hello. hopes of stopping the bloodbath in the damascus suburb of eastern ghouta, even temporarily, may be slipping away. attempts at the united nations to secure a ceasefire have stalled. russian diplomats say there's no agreement, and western diplomats say this delay gives syrian government forces more time to attack the rebel—held area. dozens more people have been killed in a fifth day of strikes which have already killed hundreds. this report from our middle east editorjeremy bowen. it does contain graphic images. more air strikes, more bombs and more casualtie

my name is mike embley. 0ur america and around the globe. my name is mike embley.cob zuma "you are being removed as head of state." north korea's leader speaks of a "warm climate of reconciliation" with the south after a delegation returns from the winter olympics. a special report on the people — including thousands of children — fleeing the violence in the democratic republic of congo. and dodging the dogs in india — fear on the streets where thousands die every yearfrom rabies bites.

my name is mike embley.rom the convicted doctor larry nassar. the fbi says it has "grave concerns" over the accuracy of what's expected to be a critical memo that could soon be released by the white house. is this an act of terrorism? we have a special report on the 16—year—old palestinian girl on trial next week in an israeli military court. and a senior bbcjournalist tells a british parliamentary hearing of her anger at the way the corporation has treated some of the women it employs.

my name is mike embley. with the chinese president — they discuss trade, the environment and north korea. the reality of life in china's xinjiang province — our reporter finds out what it's like to live under a huge security operation. china is building a total surveillance state. it is a place where saying, doing, or even thinking the wrong thing can get you locked up in an internment camp. american actor robert wagner is declared a "person of interest" in an investigation into the death of his wife. and making history — nigeria's bobsleigh team become the country's first athletes to qualify for the winter olympics.

my name is mike embley. our top stories — a white house meeting for survivors of school shootings.ould have been on school shooting and we should have fixed it! —— on school shooting. meanwhile, survivors of last week's high school massacre, protest in florida after the state refuses to discuss gun control. the head of the un demands an immediate end to fighting in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta, calling it "hell on earth". psychiatrists welcome a new review of scientific evidence that says antidepressant drugs do work after all.

we have got mike embley who will be back here at the top of the hourfor more news, but time now for allsport centre. coming up on this programme: lionel messi scores his first ever goal against chelsea as barcelona draw 1—1 in the first leg of their last 16 champions league tie. double delight, canadian pair tessa virtue and scott moir break the world record as they ice dance their way to gold at the games. and tiger woods has been named as a vice captain for the united states ryder cup team to play europe this year. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news from the uefa champions league that lionel messi finally broke his goalscoring duck against chelsea to help barcelona to a 1—1 draw at stamford bridge in the opening leg of their last 16 tie. it was a first half of near misses for chelsea as willian hit the post twice, but the brazilian finally found the back of the net at the third time of asking just after the hour mark with a wonderful strike.

i'm mike embley.ill be no talks with the united states during the olympics. hopelessness in syria, as the human cost of the fighting gets worse again. hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending, and another us government shutdown is averted. a missing masterpiece described as the african mona lisa has been rediscovered in an apartment in north london.

my name is mike embley. our top stories...removed as head of state. north korea's leader speaks of a "warm climate of reconciliation" with the south, after a delegation returns from the winter olympics. a special report on the people, including thousands of children, fleeing the violence in the democratic republic of congo. and dodging dogs in india. fear on the streets where thousands die every

my name is mike embley.d fighting for a "humanitarian pause" fail on the first day. a blow to team trump — as the president's son—in—law and senior adviser, jared kushner, has his white house security clearance downgraded. europe's big freeze continues. record snowfalls and temperatures as low as minus 20 celsius bring many cities to a standstill. and, shaping popular culture with classic films — we pay tribute to director lewis gilbert who's died aged 97.

my name is mike embley.d be charged with corruption — he says the allegations are baseless. us intelligence chiefs say moscow's election meddling isn't over. and they warn congress about the ongoing cyber threat. putting pressure on south africa's president. jacob zuma clings to office, as his own party calls for him to go. and can these canine casanovas find love and a new home on valentine's day?

. —— mike embley. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, there.this programme: controversy in the mixed doubles curling as the winter olympics get underway. spencer 0'brien looks to make up for lost time when she heads out in the slopestyle snowboarding. and defending championjordan spieth sits seven shots off the lead after the opening round of the at&t pebble beach pro am. hello and welcome to the programme. it may be nine hours until the winter olympics 0pening ceremony but there was already action in pyeongchang on thursday. and there was controversy at the curling round robin stage of the mixed doubles as colm harrison reports. switzerland were leading 5—4 against china went to players, one from each side, mu keystone to see which was the next closest.

my name is mike embley.eastern ghouta continue. america's gun lobby hits back, accusing its critics of exploiting the florida school shooting for political gain. australia's deputy prime minister is to resign after admitting an affair and denying allegations of sexual harassment. and arrests in argentina after nearly 400 kilos of cocaine is found inside the russian embassy.

my name is mike embley.destroyed buildings after a major earthquake. the aftershocks continue — with one eyewitness talking to the bbc when this happens. oh, my god. there is an after—shock, sorry. asian stock markets show early signs of recovery after a roller—coaster ride in global share prices in the past 2a hours. the us vice president mike pence arrives in asia to meet japan's prime minister — and before heading off to the winter 0lympics. and we have lift off — for what's being called the most powerful rocket ever built.

my name's mike embley.fire call in syria. russia blocks a un resolution, saying jihadis won't stop fighting. scrambling for the votes to spend hundreds of billions of dollars. american lawmakers argue over another government shutdown. the reason why two reuters journalists are on trial in myanmar — new revelations about military killings and at least one mass grave. the joy of a new superhero film, with an almost entirely black cast.

i'm mike embley. our top stories: at least 17 people are shot dead at a high school in florida.ay at least 17 people have been killed in a school shooting in florida with many others injured. a 19—year—old is in custody. he's believed to be a former student.

my name's mike embley.l, appears in court. we speak live to one teacher who witnessed the carnage as the attack took place. in other news, south africa's new president cyril ramaphosa vows to fight corruption after being sworn into office. and, fireworks, lanterns and food. hundreds of millions of people celebrate the arrival of the lunar new year. after 17 people were killed in a school shooting on wednesday,

my name is mike embley.trol: president trump says he wants to ban bump stock devices "very soon". i signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations to ban all devices that turned legal weapons into machine—guns. hundreds are killed in eastern ghouta as syrian government forces step up their bombardment. the un says the situation is "spiralling out of control". a breakthrough by scientists in the uk gives hope to thousands with a rare and sometimes life—threatening disorder. and a front row seat at london fashion week: the queen makes a surprise appearance.

my name is mike embley. confront the florida school gunman a "disgrace" and says he would have acted very differently. i believe, you don't know until you are tested, i would have run in there even if i didn't have a weapon. and i think most of the people in this room would have done that also. snowball fights at the vatican as a huge arctic storm sweeps europe, bringing heavy snowfalls and dangerously low temperatures. and — six months after hurricane harvey, we return to houston and meet the people who still haven't moved back home.

my name is mike embley.ng its critics of exploiting the florida school shooting for political gain. president trump's former campaign chair is charged with tax fraud and money laundering relating to his work in ukraine. and arrests in argentina after nearly 400 kilos of cocaine is found inside the russian embassy. hopes of stopping the bloodbath in the damascus suburb

mike embley will be here at the top of the hour, so stay with us.oday. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: eintracht frankfurt are through to the german cup semi—finals after cruising to a 3—0 win over a mistake riddled mainz. virat kohli hits a superb unbeaten 160 as india thrash south africa in the third one day international of their series. and the olympic torch travels in style, but there are still question marks over russian participation at the winter games hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football and the news that eintracht frankfurt are through to the german cup semi—finals after a comprehensive 3—0 home win over mainz. all three goals came from defensive errors by the visitors, this back pass causing difficulties as ante rebic slotted home for the only score of the first half thanks to some help from marius wolf. defence was to blame once more, when the hosts made it 2—0 early in the second half

my name is mike embley. our top stories: enough is enough!un control. president trump says he'll support efforts to tighten background checks, on gun owners. jailed for 32 years — a british university lecturer is described as one of the worst paedophiles ever found on the web. a bbc arabic crew, gains exclusive access to the syrian city of afrin — as fighting between kurds and turkish forces escalates, and pro—government forces head towards the city. more than 2.5 half million babies a year die before they're a month old. a unicef report on infant mortality says many of the deaths are preventable.

my name is mike embley.o suspend fighting for a ‘humanitarian pause‘ fail on the first day. a blow to team trump as the president‘s son—in—law and senior adviser, jared kushner, has his white house security clearance downgraded. europe‘s big freeze continues. record snowfalls and temperatures as low as minus 20 celsius bring many cities to a standstill. and shaping popular culture with classic films. we pay tribute to director lewis gilbert, who‘s died aged 97.

my name is mike embley.rican president jacob zuma "you are being removed as head of state." north korea's leader speaks of a "warm climate of reconciliation" with the south after a delegation returns from the winter olympics. a special report on the people — including thousands of children — fleeing the violence in the democratic republic of congo. and dodging the dogs in india: fear on the streets where thousands die every yearfrom rabies bites.

my name is mike embley. our top stories: explosions, screams and sirens.stern ghuota intensifies, syria's war in eastern ghouta intensifies, as air attacks reign down on the battle for one of the country's last rebel held areas. chant: enough is enough! students protest outside the white house, demanding action on gun control. president trump says he'll support efforts to tighten background checks on gun owners. jailed for 32 years — a british university lecturer is described as one of the worst paedophiles ever found on the web. more than 2.5 million babies a year die before they're a month old. a unicef report on infant mortality says many of the deaths are preventable.

my name is mike embley.e president — they discuss trade, the environment and north korea. the reality of life in china's xinjiang province — our reporter finds out what it's like to live under a huge security operation. china is building a total surveillance state — it's a place where saying, doing or even thinking the wrong thing can get you locked up in an internment camp. american actor, robert wagner, is declared a "person of interest" in an investigation into the death of his wife. and making history — nigeria's bobsleigh team become the country's first athletes to qualify for the winter olympics.

my name is mike embley. allow a senior north korean official to visit the south. but no games for 47 russian athletes and coaches accused of doping. their appeals are rejected just hours before the opening ceremony. no ceasefire call in syria. russia blocks a un resolution, saying jihadis won't stop fighting. scrambling for the votes to spend hundreds of billions of dollars. american lawmakers argue over another government shutdown. the reason why two reuters journalists are on trial in myanmar — new revelations about military killings and a mass grave.

my name is mike embley. our top stories: with the olympic opening ceremony hours away, the un waives sanctions to allow a senior north korean official to visit the south. but no games for 47 russian athletes and coaches accused of doping. their appeals are rejected just hours before the opening ceremony. no ceasefire call in syria. russia blocks a un resolution, saying jihadis won't stop fighting. scrambling for the votes to spend hundreds of billions of dollars. american lawmakers argue over another government shutdown. the reason why two reuters journalists are on trial in myanmar — new revelations about military killings and a mass grave. officially, in a few hours, a north korean official, who's under international sanctions, has been allowed by the un security council to travel there. choe hwi will be attending with the sister of north korea's ruler — her presence is seen as a significant diplomatic move in itself. the hope is that all this could help reduce tensions on the peninsula. well, not so much

my name is mike embley. our top stories: explosions, screams and sirens. hundreds dead and scores injured — syria's war in eastern ghuota intensifies, syria's war in eastern ghouta intensifies, as air attacks reign down on the battle for one of the country's last rebel held areas. chant: enough is enough! students protest outside the white house, demanding action on gun control. president trump says he'll support efforts to tighten background checks on gun owners. jailed for 32 years — a british university lecturer is described as one of the worst paedophiles ever found on the web. more than 2.5 million babies a year die before they're a month old. a unicef report on infant mortality says many of the deaths are preventable. the united nations has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in syria as government forces intensify their bombardment of eastern ghouta. syrian activists say that dozens of civilians have been killed over the past 2a hours, in the rebel held enclave on the outskirts of damascus. there was no comment from the syrian military but

my name is mike embley.shootings, president trump hears the anger of family members. it doesn't make sense. fix it. it should have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it! meanwhile, survivors of last week's high school massacre protest in florida, after the state refuses to discuss gun control. the head of the un demands an immediate end to fighting in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta, calling it "hell on earth". psychiatrists welcome a new review of scientific evidence that says anti—depressant drugs do work after all.

my name's mike embley. there will be no talks with the united states during the olympics. hopelessness in syria, as the human cost of the fighting gets worse again. hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending and another us government shutdown is averted. and a missing masterpiece — described as the african mona lisa — has been rediscovered in an apartment in north london.

my name's mike embley. — appears in court. let's go, let's go, let's go! we hearfrom one teacher who witnessed the carnage. other news for you, south africa's new president, cyril ramaphosa, promises to fight corruption after being sworn into office. and fireworks, lanterns, and food. hundreds of millions celebrate the arrival of the lunar new year.

my name is mike embley.o failed to confront the florida school gunman a "disgrace" and says he would have acted very differently. i really believe you don't know until you are tested. but i really believe i would run in there, even if i didn't have a weapon and i think most of the people in this room would have done that too. russia orders a daily five—hour ceasefire — to allow civilians to leave the besieged syrian enclave of ghouta. snowball fights at the vatican as a huge arctic storm sweeps europe, bringing heavy snowfalls and dangerously low temperatures. and six months after hurricane harvey, we return to houston and meet the people who still haven't moved back home.

my name is mike embley. our top stories: chant: enough is enough! students protest outside the white house, demanding action on gun control. president trump says he'll support efforts to tighten background checks on gun owners. a bbc arabic crew, gains exclusive access to the syrian city of afrin, as fighting between kurds and turkish forces escalates, and pro—government forces head towards the city. jailed for 32 years — a british university lecturer is described as one of the worst paedophiles ever found on the web. and scaling new heights — the priest undertaking a daily test of faith in the ethiopian mountains president trump is now supportive of improved background checks for people buying guns, according to his spokeswoman. since the deadly high school shootings in florida last week, the president has largely focused on mental health issues and criticising the fbi for missing warning signs about the gunman. but a campaign led by school students, survivors of the parkland attack, seems to be gathering pace. demonstrators held a "lie—in" today,

my name is mike embley. trump says he wants to ban bump stock devices "very soon". i signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations to ban all devices that term illegal weapons into machine—guns. —— turn legal. hundreds are killed in eastern ghouta as syrian government forces step up their bombardment. the un says the situation is "spiralling out of control". a breakthrough by scientists in the uk gives hope to thousands with a rare and sometimes life—threatening disorder. and a front row seat at london fashion week: the queen

my name is mike embley. our top stories: dramatic falls on the stock markets.e day fall since the financial crash a decade ago. its sharp fall is echoed in asia. stock markets injapan and hong kong tumble by about 4%. the political crisis in the maldives deepens: the former president is detained as a state of emergency is declared. a warning from the eu — britain will face ‘unavoidable' barriers to trade if brexit means it leaves the customs union and the single market.

my name is mike embley. our top stories. dead at a high school in florida. the 19-year-old former student had been expelled and was not supposed to be allowed back on site. he has been arrested. it is over for south africa's president, jacob

my name is mike embley. our top stories: making a move towards gun control: president trump says he wants to ban bump stock devices "very soon". i signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations to ban all devices that turned legal weapons into machine—guns. hundreds are killed in eastern ghouta as syrian government forces step up their bombardment. the un says the situation is "spiralling out of control". a breakthrough by scientists in the uk gives hope to thousands with a rare and sometimes life—threatening disorder. and a front row seat at london fashion week: the queen makes a surprise appearance. hello. 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. lau

my name is mike embley. protect young athletes from the convicted doctor larry nassar. the fbi says it has "grave concerns" over the accuracy of what's expected to be a critical memo that could soon be released by the white house. is this an act of terrorism? we have a special report on the 16—year—old palestinian girl on trial next week in an israeli military court. and a senior bbcjournalist tells a british parliamentary hearing of her anger at the way the corporation has treated some of the women it employs.

my name's mike embley. our top stories: nikolas cruz, the teenager accused of killing 17 people at his former florida high school, appears in court. we speak live to one teacher who witnessed the carnage as the attack took place. in other news, south africa's new president cyril ramaphosa vows to fight corruption after being sworn into office. and, fireworks, lanterns and food. hundreds of millions of people celebrate the arrival of the lunar new year. after 17 people were killed in a school shooting on wednesday, us democrats have criticised president trump and the republican speaker of the house, paul ryan, for refusing to discuss gun legislation. the president reacted to the florida killings by saying school safety would be his top priority, he talked about mental health but he failed to address calls from congress for a review of gun laws. some experts have said that the attack might have been thwarted if the suspect, nikolas cruz, had been barred from obtaining firearms. our correspondent aleem maqbool