In this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a warning from the u. N. Democratic republic of congo faces a disaster of extraordinary proportions of Ethnic Violence in the east. Survivors of the High School Shooting in florida take their demand for gun reform to the State Capitol as chunk proposes banning some modified guns. And scientists and a warning that Artificial Intelligence may not always be a smart idea. We begin in syria where the rebel held enclave of east and go to continues to come under heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in intense bombing since sunday its the highest death toll in the area since a chemical attack in twenty thirteen the bombing has damaged or destroyed six medical facilities has more from beirut. The targeting of civilians is a military tactic their aim is to bomb people into submission to force them to surrender more than two hundred People Killed at least sixty of them children in the past three days intense bombardment intense artillery strikes the government wants the rebel and claims to surrender they want the thousands of rebels in eastern whove had to lay down their arms and agree to leave to move to other rebel held areas in the north of the country and this has happened in the past in other rebel controlled territories so far the rebels and the people of eastern are remaining defiant but how long will be it will they be able to continue to endure this suffering hospitals are being hurt theres very few medical supplies the area has been under siege theres no food theres a lack of a lack of medicine now the government is sending troops to reinforce the reinforcements to the edges of eastern and it is promising a ground offensive that ground offensive has still not begun it will be very costly for the government theyve tried to storm in the past on numerous occasions but they were not able to take any land so all the reinforcements the Bombing Campaign all just the way to put pressure on the rebels to surrender so this is the aim of the Bombing Campaign but there is no doubt that the suffering that has been causing those International OutrageInternational Organizations saying this is unacceptable the opposition saying this is a war of extermination but as of yet theres you know nothing is stopping the Syrian Government and its allies from continuing this assault. The uns Refugee Agency is warning of a humanitarian disaster of extraordinary proportions an eastern democratic republic of congo u. N. H. C. R. Says poor security and province is hindering efforts to help thousands of people in need challenge bellus has. The eastern border of the democratic republic of congo isnt who morrow reports of violence to reach one thousand kilometers north to south. Clashes between a ugandan rebel group and seize military in the north east has pushed civilians to make the dangerous crossing into and some are attempting to roll across lake albert one of africas great lakes and the tale of petals and you know some died of hunger some drowned and the like theres no one to help you theres nothing to eat we surviving in the bush like animals. Now the south east is reaching a Tipping Point where humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the southeastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses the south east has been plagued by Ethnic Violence but new armed groups of popping up in congo leads in the area traps fighters dont know who is on whose side so civilians are targeted murders abductions and rape a common good i know they be heated people they cant open the stomachs full moved the guts and left them to die thats how they killing people. In twenty seven tane an estimated one hundred twenty thousand people fled into neighboring countries this latest violence has displaced five times that in just two months but the u. N. Thinks the number of refugees is probably much higher but theyre in areas two or more years and dangerous to reach those that make it to tame precampaign tell stories of their escape while among women oh i know. I had to take all my clothes off and jump into the river i was completely soaked but i didnt have a choice i was running for my life. The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council says aid agencies are overwhelmed and underfunded the situation is worse now because more armed groups are doing more attacks than ever before. Just outside of town here in been where several massacres in recent days and therefore more people have fled into town violence began to increase in eastern d r c when president Joseph Kabila refused to step down at the end of his mandate in twenty sixteen now its reached a new level shallop ballasts al jazeera an aid worker has been freed by kidnappers who killed two of his colleagues in the democratic republic of congo it happened in the Eastern Province of north kivu the congolese aid workers were working for a French Charity specializing in water purification. Around a hundred survivors of the florida School Shooting have arrived in the state capital to push for better gun control is said to hold talks with state legislators and call for a ban on assault style rifles after floridas house of representatives earlier rejected a proposal to make them illegal seven hundred students and staff were killed in the attack in park and last week and again it has more. Last wednesdays School Shooting in parklane florida was one of the worst in this countrys history seventeen people died when former student Nicholas Cruz walked into a school with an a r fifteen Assault Rifle but a bill that would have banned Assault Rifles has already been overwhelmingly voted down in the state legislature giving us some idea of the challenges they will face but these teenagers have been praised for their eloquence and theyre determined to keep the momentum going weve opened doors that i feel like havent been opened but. Finally our lawmakers are talking were International Stage right now International Stage action and. You know its the first time that ive ever seen people survive a shooting and then directly after demand change which is i think something that should have happened in this country a long time ago but its taking kids fifteen years. On tuesday fifteen year old peter wang was laid to rest hed been holding the door open for his classmates when he died in a hail of bullets a military couldnt hes now being posthumously accepted into west Point Military academy on tuesday also President Trump is now pushing legislation that would ban bump stocks modification that was used in the last Vegas Shooting but these students no matter how determined they are will face an uphill battle convincing politicians in this state and across the nation to change gun laws will be extremely difficult but they are determined to carry on with their campaign and plan another protest in march in washington d. C. Theyll gather here by the hundreds on wednesday their voices will be heard but where the change comes will be another thing. Now the u. S. President has agreed more needs to be done to protect americas children in the wake of last weeks shooting donald trump is recommending a ban on devices that help semiautomatic guns fire faster chums indicated that he is open to supporting better background checks on people buying weapons hes due to speak to survivors of several Mass Shootings late on wednesday and whats being called a listening session. And just a few moments ago i signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations to ban all devices that turn illegal weapons into machine guns i expect that these critical regulations will be finalized jeff very soon the key in all of these efforts as i said in my remarks the day after the shooting is that we cannot merely take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference we must actually make a difference we must move past is entirely debates and focus on Evidence Based Solutions and security measures that actually work and that make it easier for men and women of Law Enforcement to protect our children and to protect our safety the u. S. Says north korean officials decided at the last minute not to meet Vice President mike pence during the Winter Olympics the state Department Says pence seen here sitting in front of north Korean Leader kim jong un sr was willing to see her and other officials from pyongyang they were in south korea for the Opening Ceremony of the pyong chang games the meeting would have been the first between senior officials from the two countries a task an aim as well from seoul. This aborted meeting was two weeks in the making the cia learned that the North Koreans wanted to meet with u. S. Vice president mike pence while he was attending the Opening Ceremony of the pyong chang olympics it was slated to take place in seoul the following day at the president ial blue house the South Koreans would act as an intermediary but only the United States and North Koreans would be present two hours before that scheduled meeting the North Koreans backed out they were apparently angry because earlier that week pence had said that the toughest round of economic sanctions has yet to come and that the United States would continue exerting maximum pressure on north korea to denuclearize he also said that he wouldnt allow quote north korean propaganda to conceal its human rights abuses north korea was also said to be angry because pence met with north korean defectors now the intent by the United States in having this meeting was not to negotiate or deescalate in fact it was to send it face to face a message to the North Koreans that the United States plan to continue its policy of maximum pressure this comes as the north Korean Leader has invited the south korean president in to come to pyongyang for a meeting moon says that any way that the relationship between the two koreas improves must involve dialogue between the United States and north korea the North Koreans are saying they have no desire publicly at least to engage in dialogue with the United States new zealand is cleaning up of to being hit by the remnants of cyclon gaita mudslides and floods have trapped about five thousand people in one small town that the top of the south island dozens of schools were closed and the power still off in thousands of homes and gets a rift through the Pacific Island nation of tona last week causing widespread destruction. Still ahead on aljazeera. Our negotiators are sitting right behind me ready to talk but we will not chase after you a warning from the u. S. About the peace plan that palestines president put to the u. N. Class. By mr butler in southeastern france is the french government revealed his new plans for an Immigration Law the mayor of this city cannot says the state should be doing more to protect refugees. From flowing the island winds to an enchanting desert breeze the. Hello and welcome to International Weather forecast now as we take a look at weather conditions across europe weve got a rather messy setup across the central southern parts of the region with low Pressure Centers here further towards the north its High Pressure and what well find as we head through a lot of part the weekend into next week is cold air sinking its way southwards and pushing further towards the west but in the meantime we have got this area of snow across the eastern side of the alps through into parts of the balkans but some heavy rain across italy further towards the west where the conditions not too bad for the u. K. Largely dry paris some brightness temperature just five degrees madrid into double figures heading on into thursday you can see the snow still very much in place so slow moving situation this one just really cold across more easterners a mix of minus eleven in moscow on the other side the mediterranean the satellite imagery looks quite interesting to see this area of cloud i think is juice of the jet stream but you will see quite a bit of cloud around even southern parts of libya with a chance maybe of the old shower otherwise this low Pressure Center is giving the risk of some heavy showers for coastal parts of all cheery and sheenas year for central parts of africa weve got some heavy showers affecting uganda moment across towards upon the real ssion for too badly and it should be largely bright in accra. The weather sponsored by qatar and greece. Paid the scene for us where theyre on line what is american sign in yemen that peace is almost possible but it never happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join us on sat there are people there are choosing between buying medication eating this is a dialogue i want to get in one more comment because this is someone who is an activist and has posted a story join the global conversation at this time on aljazeera. Is there a mind of our top stories this hour the rebel held area of east and go to is under more heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces at least two hundred fifty people have been killed in the bombing attacks since sunday eastern goods has been the scene just by the government since twenty thirty. The uns Refugee Agency is warning of a humanitarian disaster of extraordinary proportions in eastern democratic republic of congo thousands of people in tonga province have been forced from their homes because of fighting u. N. H. C. R. Says put security is hindering attempts to help those in the. Survivors of the florida School Shooting over arrived in the state capital to read politicians over banning assault style rifle the us president has already called for a ban on devices that allow a semi automatic rifle to fire much faster. And progovernment forces in syria have been pushed back from northwestern african region by heavy shelling. By the churchs military kurdish fighters had asked the Syrian Government to help fend off attacks assaults president reject type everyone has vowed to capture the area his words within days is controlled by the kurdish y p g which ankara regards as terrorists some of binge of eight joins us live from gaza and top assad talk us through whats happening on the ground. Rather than fluff like weve heard from turkish state media that fighters belonging to the Free Syrian Army have successfully separated and created a buffer between the turkish and finian border to the city of operation would be to make it effectively effectively cut off from the pokers border about the fight is belonging to proof Syrian Regime some of them tried to enter the city of our freedom from from these two villages liberal and. Moved to our feet when they were met with some heavy shelling from the city from the turkish government most of them turned back but lets not like some of these fighters needed to be amply needed inside the city of our city and making it for the first time very brutal Syrian Government militias have entered the city of our green this is the place where turkey has been carrying out attacks and trying to take control from kurdish kurdish fighters who were called the Peoples Protection unit although by p. G. They feel they are continuing to fight the turkish advance and theyre being held by the Syrian Government now and any idea what we can expect from a humanitarian point of view the civilians who might be caught up in all of this. Absolutely according to the kurdish media. Media theyve been saying that the shelling that has been happening inside the city of our screen the airstrikes have caused a number of civilian casualties which of course is denied by the turkish government saying that their advance the. Very cautious theyre not moving in with all guns blazing they want to be they want to take their time in going into the city of offing because they didnt have any input into and then from populated area but weve been having report hearing reports from hospital then various sources in five the y. P. The health city of offering but theres a number of civilians who have been killed. Thank you for that to some. That the u. S. Says