For syria until saturday. The resolution would have allowed aid to reach the people of Eastern Ghouta, and crucially, halt the governments fierce bombing campaign. Activists say it hundreds have now died an aerial attacks. This is what happened in Eastern Ghouta as diplomacy stuttered. The enclave was pounded. 400,000 or so people spend most of the day underground. Above them, russian jets, with their syrian allies, were in action. As the russians demanded guarantees that rebel fighters would respect any truce. In Eastern Ghouta, men from Civil Defence risked their lives to rescue civilians, even though the buildings could collapse and the planes could come back. In the dust and confusion, these children were separated from their parents. The rescuers ignored the dangers. The eu condemned what it called brutal attacks. Diplomacy is supposed to find words and deeds to stop this happening. They were rushed into underground hospitals. It is hard to end a war, or even a battle, with words. Especially when one side in syria, the regime and its allies believes victory is close. In syria, military power, the capacity to inflict pain and death, sets the pace of events. Treating the wounded is one way for humanity to push back. Another is to create small pockets of normality, kindness and decency. This girl is 11 years old, and like most people in Eastern Ghouta, she has been living in a basement. Mothers and their children wait and hope. Translation it has been two months since i went to school and saw my friends. We are here in the shelter because of the bombing. The rockets and missiles never end. I hope the war will stop so we can go home. Among syrias children, only teenagers remember peace. The world has failed a generation. These men waited for a lull in the bombing to try to bury a member of theirfamily. But they ran out of time. In syria, no one can rest in peace. Jeremy bowen, bbc news. One of Donald Trumps former senior advisors, rick gates, has admitted conspiring against the United States, and lying to investigators. More serious charges have been dropped in return for his cooperation in the investigation into russian interference in the us election. The bbcs Laura Trevelyan is in washington. Sorry, peter is in los angeles for us. Sorry, peter is in los angeles for us. Lets start with him. The charges are not directly related to the rush investigation, are they . Tells about the significance. Then the related directly to the Russian Investigation but it is important because it is a plea deal and rick gates will not go to jail that he will spend less time behind bars than he would have. He has pledged to co operate. Than he would have. He has pledged to cooperate. Im afraid than he would have. He has pledged to cooperate. Im afraid we have to cooperate. Im afraid we have to leave it there because we cant quite hear. The sound is cutting out. We will return as soon as we can. Staying in the United States, president has can. Staying in the United States, president has repeated his President Trump has repeated his call for teachers to be armed with guns. Pressure is growing for action after the shooting at a school in florida last week that left 14 students and three members of staff dead. Meanwhile floridas governor wants to restrict the sale of guns. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. N0 audio. But today, a new culprit. Scot peterson, a Deputy Sheriff who arrived outside the school 90 seconds after the shooting started, but for whatever reason didnt act. And hes taking a mighty kicking from the president. He was there for five minutes, during the entire shooting. He heard it right from the beginning. He certainly did a poorjob. Thats the case, where somebody was outside. They were trained. They didnt react properly under pressure or they were cowards. Speaking to conservative activists, the president also restated his belief that some teachers should be and the beauty is its concealed, nobody would ever see it unless they needed it. Its concealed so this crazy man who walked in wouldnt even know who it is that has it, thats good. Thats not bad, thats good. And a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened. Cheering and applause. And in florida, the governor has announced a range of measures to tighten security. The goal of this plan of action is to make massive changes in protecting our schools, provide significantly more resources for mental health, and to do everything we can to keep guns out of the hands of those dealing with mental problems or threatening harm to themselves or others. The president hasjust told a news conference, we are well on the way to solving that horrible problem of gun violence. But so far, there have only been sketchy proposals and no class of weapon is being banned. Well on the way . Well, that might be wishful thinking. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. Iam i am pleased to say that we can now speak to i am pleased to say that we can now speaktojim i am pleased to say that we can now speak tojim irvine of the buck by association. In ohio where they run a Training Camp for teachers who are armed and taught to deal with attacks. First things first. Looking at what is being said, people do not want their teachers to be armed. We do not want our kids to keep getting killed. Looking at all the evidence, save for example, compiled so far, they have seen no evidence that arming people in these sorts of situations prevents this from happening or stops the perpetrators. I beg to differ. Imagine if that coach had a firearm. He was there, he went to the gunmen. We got these people at the school. All were talking is a select group. There is no disagreement that the vast majority of school staff do not want to carry a firearm. No one should ever be forced to do this. If we have people who are going to be seen to die in the event, how about we give them training so they live through the event. How about they end the killing before one more child gets shot. I dont understand how that is controversial. What are the practicalities of this . American high schools are very big. Unless there is an armed teacher almost the door of every classroom or read every single entrance, you willjust have teachers Walking Around with guns. We have that in hundreds of schools and it works just fine. There is no problem and they have not been killing of schools. So you say that the reason this school in florida was attacked was because it was not well defended . Florida was attacked was because it was not well defended . |j florida was attacked was because it was not well defended . I dont know why attacked. Was not well defended . I dont know why attacked. What was not well defended . I dont know why attacked. What we was not well defended . I dont know why attacked. What we do now why was attacked. What we do now when we study active carry events, almost everyone in this country happens in the few places where the victims are not allowed to shoot back. There is a trend there. Gun control is a failure. When you look at the result that it ends up in more dead people, it is time we realised the unintended consequence ofa realised the unintended consequence of a well meaning policy. The bottomline is that results matter and the results of gun control our failure and dead kids. It is enough. This particular situation in florida had an armed officer in the team who did not intervene. Anotherfamous one in columbine, the in colorado in 1999, there was an armed officer there. That officer did not prevent there. That officer did not prevent the shooting from happening. Police officers attended the scene quite quickly. These things, the evidence does not show that this stops people from being killed. In both columbine and florida, both of those have a School Resource officer and in neither case did the resource officer engage. It did not happen. That is the point. Is resource officers are trained to react to the situation. If they could not react, how do you expect a teacher, who this is not his primary training, to be able to do that . The teacher did in florida. And they have in react in florida. And they have in mississippi and on and on. Teachers have gone to the scene with nothing and Police Officers cannot get there in time. The School Resource or officer should have an florida, no doubt about that. Upside is that this event was over and done before the first Police Officer was on the property. Law enforcement cannot get there in time. It is the timeline of these things happening. We can not change that. All we can do is help make house. It are to deal with it. If the teachers say they do not want to carry guns, if the union does not wa nt to to carry guns, if the union does not want to carry guns, you cannot compel them. Now want to carry guns, you cannot compelthem. Now and nor want to carry guns, you cannot compel them. Now and nor should you. You should never for who you should never for someone who does not want to do this to do this and we are not doing that at all. Absolutely not. If you do not want to, you should never be forced to. But how dare the Teachers Union tell us but how dare the Teachers Union tell us that i is but how dare the Teachers Union tell us that. Is wrong to give someone us that it is wrong to give someone the tools to live through one of these things. They want to die . If thatis these things. They want to die . If that is their position, i find it appalling. Are you armed where you are right there . Absolutely. In our room . You a weapon in your room . You have a weapon in your room . You have a weapon in your room . Of course. Thank you very much. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. The United States is to extend its stop and Search Operations on ships suspected of violating sanctions against north korea. 18 people have died in two bomb blasts in the somali capital mogadishu. A suicide bomber blew up a car near the president ial palace and a second blast was close to the National Intelligence agency. Both were followed by heavy gunfire. The president of the European Council has described as pure illusion any attempt by britain to pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with europe. Speaking at a summit of eu leaders, which was not attended by britain, donald tusk said he hoped to get more clarity on exactly what britains proposals were when he meets theresa may next week. From brussels, Damian Grammaticas reports. France, germany, italy europes leaders all in brussels today, all waiting to hear what the uk wants from its future ties. But if theresa mays plan is to seek special access to the Single Market for parts of the uk economy, it was immediately rebuffed. Its not an a la carte, its not possible to be aligned with the European Union when it suits and not what it doesnt. Thats not possible. The eu doesnt yet know what was decided by mrs may and her ministers yesterday. But eu leaders have said before, and they said again today, she cant pick and choose only the parts of the Single Market she likes. Im glad that the uk market seems to be moving towards a more detailed position. However, if the media reports are correct, is afraid that the uk position today is based on pure illogic. It looks like the cake philosophy is still alive. But the uks exit poses problems for the eu too. Today, its leaders were tackling perhaps the thorniest issue of all the eus looming budget problem. When uk payments to the eu cease, the eu will face a shortfall of more than ten billion euros a year thats at least 10 of its annual spending. Is your government prepared to accept less and see cuts to spending . Well, if you listen to politicians that are holding the budget, usually things are financed. If we want to finance more, we have to pay more. Its very simple. Is your country prepared to pay more after brexit . No. If i would keep my answer short, i would say no. Growing divisions between the eu countries that mightjust give the uk some leverage in negotiations to come. Damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. Stay with us on bbc news. Is still to come, with a transgender actress in the leading role, a chilean film is wreaking barriers and are hoping foran is wreaking barriers and are hoping for an oscar. Is wreaking barriers and are hoping foran oscar. Breaking. Prince charles has chosen his bride. The prince proposed to Lady Diana Spencer three weeks ago. She accepted, she says, without hesitation. As revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. A climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcoss sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. The worlds first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. Scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. Citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. Though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. Not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. Some of the swarms have been ten miles long. This is the last time the public will see this pope, very soon for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. This is bbc news. The latest headlines one of Donald Trumps former Campaign Aides admits to conspiring against the United States, and lying to investigators. For the sixth day in a row syrian airstrikes hit the rebel area of Eastern Ghouta, but the Un Security Council has postponed a vote on a ceasefire until saturday. Former Senior Adviser trump has been accused of conspiracy and lying to investigators. Peter bowes us and lying to investigators. Peter bowes us now. We were talking bowes joins us now. We were talking about those charges and how significant they are and the guilty pleas from brick gates. Significant they are and the guilty pleas from brick gateslj significant they are and the guilty pleas from brick gates. I suppose rick gates. The charges are not a significant is the fact that he has now reached a plea agreement, which means he will get a shorterjail sentence, but he has also agreed to co operate in all and any matters associated with the rush of investigation and thats what so crucial about it because he was a pa rt crucial about it because he was a part of the Donald Trump Election Campaign in 2016, with his long term colleague paul manna fought. There we re colleague paul manna fought. There were both there at the Republican Convention that year and both involved in organising that campaign, they were in crucial meetings Paul Manafort. So what information does he have that could incriminate former colleagues and could shed light on whether there was any collusion between the Trump Campaign and russians. This campaign and the russians. This isnt just about potential campaign and the russians. This isntjust about potential meddling between russia. At least meddling that would affect the election campaign. 13 russians last year were indicted on claims of meddling with the election. This goes much deeper. Crucially, no one has been directly indicted, from within the Trump Campaign, of collusion with russia. We should stress that. Yes, and paul ma nafort we should stress that. Yes, and Paul Manafort strongly denies the allegations against him and youre right, no one has been indicted in terms of any potential alleged collusion, at least no one associated with the Trump Campaign. But this investigation is ongoing. The special counsel is certainly digging very deep, but i think the indictments weve seen over the last few days and the one against paul ma nafort few days and the one against Paul Manafort which show that manafort which continues show that he is leaving no stone unturned in terms of the depths he will go to the get the heart of the matter. It can only be a matter of concern for some perhaps that suddenly mr gates is now indicating that people talk and he will reveal everything that he knows. Thank you very much. When america announced last september that its embassy in havana would no longer be issuing visas, it marked a serious cooling of relations with cuba. It also meant cubans would have to travel to the embassy in colombia making it much harderfor people to visit family in the us. Andrew plant reports. A hotel room in colombia. This man is already a long way from home. He has come from cuba, bags packed with hascame frgmcfiba, bags packedwith to try to get these are to paperwork to try to get these are to enter the usa and visit the family he hasnt seen for almost six years geta translation im really looking forward to this life changing moment. All the effort will be worth it, to be with my family. Thats my one and only wish. Cubans used to get us visas through an embassy in havana. But now they must travel to thousand kilometres to bogota in colombia. Last year President Trump announced the us was suspending these are progressing in havana, partially reversing process is put in place by barack obama. The number of immigrant visas issued to cubans has since crashed. The extra travel costs simply too much for many. Pedro, a pastry salesman, is one of the lucky ones finally getting the people paperwork he needs. Translation to