dallas he called again for arming teachers to head off future mass shootings like the one in parklane florida in february in which seventeen people were killed ninety eight percent of mass public shootings have occurred in places where guns are banned just so you understand. tragically as we see there is no shining more inviting to i mares killer then or sorry dad did clare's this school is a gun free zone come in and take us. i ninety eight percent i you know they're cowards when they know there's guns inside they're not going to the n.r.a. has shown its support for the measures even though teachers and security experts have openly criticize the idea. in his speech which ranged across unemployment the economy immigration and nuclear proliferation trump made no mention of gun control proposals he'd floated in the past such as raising the age limit for buying rifles the n.r.a. sees that and other limits on gun sales as a violation of the second amendment to the us constitution the right to bear arms. with republican control of the us congress up for grabs in november's midterm elections trump

control in the wake of recent national things including federer's deadly high school shooting and parklane florida. don't forget you can always get the news on the go with our app get access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications on your phone for any breaking news you could also use the new app to send us your photos and videos just download the on google play or the apple play store that's our news rocks join us again at the top of the hour in the meantime you can check out our website or follow us on twitter and for watching news. a blessing. and a curse. the force of nature and inescapable. monsoon the tropical jungle there's chief and. there's a song of the song come to. a summer supply. closer to destruction.

since seventeen students were killed in parklane florida in february igniting a national debate aboutgun control. a boeing seven three seven airliner with around one hundred people on board has crashed near cuba's capital city have ana the plane went down shortly after.

since seventeen students were killed in parklane florida in february igniting a national debate about gun control. a boeing seven three seven ally know with around one hundred people on board has crashed capitol city have.

the attack comes just three months after seventeen people were killed in a school shooting in parklane florida which sparked a fierce nationwide debate on gun control and some breaking developments a boeing seven three seven airliner with more than one hundred people on board has crashed shortly after taking off from have an as international airport according to cuban state media three people were reportedly pulled alive from the wreckage of the plane that was operated by the coupon of the of the su on airline and came down near jose marti airport while it was on route to the eastern city of all being all right let's get you the latest now with the hostage hassani this who joins us from on the line from have bene good evening what more are you hearing any for information about the people onboard that plane. we are hearing that some reports suggest that the passengers are from mexico are mexican tourists they were hearing today one of the like a beach she said many boat on the she stays in the north east of the discovery an island there in holguin province but there's no complete confirmation s

debate has been at a fervor pitch says a gunman killed seventeen people at a high school in parklane florida in february student survivors of that shooting at a protest of hundreds of thousands in washington d.c. in march to demand a change to gun laws to stop the violence and for a time it appeared the president was listening what i'd really love to hear is the child that spoke the day after the portland shooting in their capital and he said he was bored expanded background checks and raising the age of purchase and just saying hey guys there is something we can do we have to do it i'm going to show leadership we can't be afraid to be entering we're going to do it. but trump quickly backpedaled after meeting with n.r.a. leaders his only action since has been to moderately shore up background checks and push to arm teachers the n.r.a. contributed close to thirty million dollars to trump's campaign its members are among the president's strongest supporters you asked me how he was doing in order to the second a member of the doing very well recent polls show a growing number of americans close

that trump would be would show some some compromise that he had as he had in the days after the parklane florida school shooting which seventeen people were killed if you'll remember back in february he met with members of congress on televised meeting and it criticized some of them saying that they were afraid of the n.r.a. and that he as president was not at that time he floated the idea of increasing the minimum age to buy assault weapons but quickly after that he met with leaders of the n.r.a. and he backpedaled those statements and the current stance of the white house has been to arm school teachers in response which is an action that three quarters of school teachers polled has said they are against it is also notable among the wider american public the latest a.p. poll shows that close to seventy percent of americans believe there should be more gun control in the country and in fact protesters are expected now outside of the n.r.a. convention now that the rain has gone away that dominated this morning we're expecting some some of the survivors from the park on shooting to be on hand as

association we've even seen the president have mixed messages there you'll remember after the parklane florida shooting maryam that the president briefly said that it was time to take on the n.r.a. seemed open to the concerns in the movement of young people in this country that there was a need and a desire for some type of gun control raising the age limit to buy a gun perhaps banning the stocks that increase weapons firepower the president actually said at that time look at him we'll have to fight them once in a while meaning the n.r.a. but again the president has shifted his message since then we've largely heard none of that rhetoric coming from the president in recent weeks and in fact we expect as he addresses the national rifle association today in dallas that in fact he will reaffirm his support for them because here is why he needs them it's twenty eight thousand we've got congressional elections republicans and this white house are very worried about democrats taking control of the house of representatives and the u.s. senate would be bad for the president as we see more investigatio

since seventeen students were killed in parklane florida in february igniting a national debate about gun control. a boeing seven three seven ally know with around one hundred people on board has crashed near cuba's capital city have.

debate has been at a fervor pitch says a gunman killed seventeen people at a high school in parklane florida in february student survivors of that shooting at a protest of hundreds of thousands in washington d.c. in march to demand a change to gun laws to stop the violence and for a time it appeared the president was listening what i'd really love to hear is the child that spoke the day after the portland shooting in that cabinet room and he said he was bored spirited background checks and raising the age of purchase and just saying hey guys there is something we can do we have to do it i'm going to show leadership we can't be afraid to be entering we're going to do it. but trump quickly backpedaled after meeting with n.r.a. leaders is only action since he has been to moderately sure a background checks and push to arm teachers the n.r.a. contributed close to thirty million dollars to trump's campaign its members are among the president's strongest supporters you asked me how he was doing in order to second a member of the doing very well recent polls show a growing number of americans close

its deadliest school shooting this year and parklane florida where seventeen people were killed that massacre prompted a nationwide movement against gun violence back then u.s. president came under fire for supposedly shying away from gun control measures in favor of arming teachers he expressed sorrow in the wake of today's trashed this bill has been going on too long in our country too many years too many decades now we grieve for the terrible loss of life and send our support and love to everyone affected by this absolutely horrific attack my administration is determined to do everything in our power to protect our students secure or schools and to keep weapons out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves and to others for more let's bring in our correspondent alexandra phenomena who is standing by with the latest from the united states and alexandra just like to begin by first asking you about the situation we have these reports about potentially explosive devices on the school compound what more can you tell us. yes we go it's an opportunity from the police in some

rights lobby and the address that comes less than three months after the high school massacre in parklane florida which sparked nationwide demonstrations demanding gun control trump have briefly vowed to quote fight the n.r.a. at the time but this speech is expected to align with his republican base that strongly supports the organization. and the u.s. vice president mike pence is currently speaking at that conference right now and we will bring you donald trump when he takes the stage live a little bit later on this program but first we're going to head to lebanon where voters will be voting in their first parliamentary election in almost a decade on sunday there are hopes that it will and prolonged political gridlock and the read vote postponements forming a government could take months or longer due to the country's complex party system which is organized primarily along religious lines. and india is bracing for more wild weather a day after dust and thunderstorms killed more than one hundred twenty people in five states and injured another two hundred many of the dead were sleeping when their

compromising tone as he had done in the days after the parklane florida high school shooting in which seventeen people were killed is a remember of following that shooting president trump had a televised meeting with lawmakers in the white house in which he said that he would support raising the age limit for buying assault weapons and he point at least that to some of the republican senators present that perhaps they were scared of the n.r.a. but that he the president was different and he wasn't although the day after that meeting at the white house before that and that with n.r.a. leaders and very soon backpedal them all of those statements the white house is current stance on gun control was it supported a bill that did it. did did improve the background check but only slightly and now the president is pushing for his idea of arming school teachers as his administration's response to these massive shootings truly. joining me there live from dallas. well earlier don't jump contradicted his lawyer rudy giuliani over comments he made about adult film star stormy daniels said giuliani

since seventeen students were killed in parklane florida in february igniting a national debate about gun control. a boeing seven three seven ally know with around one hundred people on board has crashed cuba's capital city have ana the plane went down shortly after taking off from the city's jose marti international airport just three people who survived the crash. muslim states and a special summit in turkey have called for an international force to be deployed to protect palestinians they call comes after dozens of protesters were shot dead by israeli forces on the gaza border this week the participating countries also urged the united nations to investigate the killings. in iraq the political coalition led by influential shiite cleric muktodhara has won the most seats and national parliamentary elections that's according to the final results released by the country's electoral commission the announcement comes nearly a week after iraqis went to the polls a vote that was mocked by record low turnout. tonight the countdown is on to harry and megan's royal wedding who's walking the b