0:00:10 > 0:00:13Hi, I'm Martin, It's Monday, and this is Newsround, live on CBBC.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Here's what's coming up in the next few minutes...
0:00:15 > 0:00:16We go to an elephant's birthday party...
0:00:16 > 0:00:24And we hear some of your stories, in your own words.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31First, though, to America, and the school students
0:00:31 > 0:00:34who are making headlines for the way they're taking on
0:00:34 > 0:00:35the issue of guns...
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Ayshah has more.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I understand how scary an issue this is, but I also need to point out
0:00:41 > 0:00:43there were issues in the past where great people
0:00:43 > 0:00:47made great changes.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Is it right that it's so easy to buy a gun in America?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54That's the argument that's been going on there for a long time.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Americans and guns go together.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59I think it's more of a safety thing than anything else,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03especially due to recent events.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Last week, there was a shooting in a school in Florida.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07It was the 18th this year.
0:01:07 > 0:01:15But what happened next was a big surprise.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18As well as going to vigils and to prayer services,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21pupils from the Florida school, and the rest of America,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23started speaking up.
0:01:23 > 0:01:23Shame on you!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Shame on you!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Students are voicing their opinions to the world.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30They are the voice of change.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Not only are they are our future, but right now
0:01:32 > 0:01:33they are also our present.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I feel like no one listens to us because we are kids.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38I think we should have a voice, too.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42How many more times does this have to happen for them to do something?
0:01:42 > 0:01:43It's ridiculous.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46It's a shame, but I think it's kind of fallen on the kids
0:01:46 > 0:01:48to take care of this one.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Millennials are the ones that are going to make the difference,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53because we have so much information at our fingertips, we are
0:01:53 > 0:01:57relentless, we do not let things go.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Now the students are planning a march to America's capital,
0:01:59 > 0:02:04Washington, to tell politicians they want controls on guns.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07President Donald Trump, who lives here in the White House,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10says he doesn't want any more controls on who can buy guns,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12but next month, teenagers from across America will march
0:02:12 > 0:02:15here to say that not enough is being done to keep them safe.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Still, many people in the US don't want any changes to gun laws.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20The march next month will be a big event,
0:02:20 > 0:02:28but we don't know whether it will actually change anything.
0:02:30 > 0:02:37OK, next up, here on Newsround we love hearing about your amazing
0:02:37 > 0:02:39lives, so we've travelled around the country to hear some
0:02:39 > 0:02:40of your inspiring stories.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43One person we met was Jack ? he struggled to learn to talk
0:02:43 > 0:02:46when he was young but it was music that really helped him.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Watch this.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I have ADHD, dyspraxia and autism.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I have problems communicating with children.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57And making friends.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Hello.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01My name's Jack.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I'm ten years old and when I was little, I was not able to speak.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06And I had speech and language therapy, but that
0:03:06 > 0:03:08didn't really help me.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I used to do head-banging whenever I wanted something.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I had to wear a red solid helmet.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It was just so sad for me.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I just hated it.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22My first music lesson, a singing teacher was playing
0:03:22 > 0:03:25the piano and then I started to sing la la la.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I was like, oh, my God!
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I can speak!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33But basically, I had to learn a word by singing it,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35and then speaking it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38So once I've got a word, I've got it for basically like life.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Music really relaxes me, because when I'm getting
0:03:40 > 0:03:43all stressed, it's like someone's putting a spell on me that I can,
0:03:43 > 0:03:48like, music makes me so happy.
0:03:48 > 0:03:56If there is any other children like me who have problems speaking,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59find something that will relax you, like for example drawing,
0:03:59 > 0:04:07or music or anything that will relax you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Now I start speaking, my mum says I never stop speaking.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13And I think that's because I need to make up for all the years
0:04:13 > 0:04:14when I wasn't speaking.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17And if you enjoyed that and want to see more
0:04:17 > 0:04:19stories like Jack's, you can head over to Newsround
0:04:19 > 0:04:22online and check out all these other videos.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Last up, meet Trompita - it's her birthday and she's
0:04:26 > 0:04:28celebrating in style.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30She's 57 today, and is having a party
0:04:30 > 0:04:34at the Aurora Zoo in Guatemala.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37She got a 6 foot pinyata, a cake made of vegetables and fruit,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41and a birthday song from all the visitors!
0:04:41 > 0:04:49Happy birthday, Trompita!
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I have heard through the grapevine that the number one thing she wants
0:04:52 > 0:04:58for her birthday is a jumbo jet! Rickie is back tomorrow morning at
0:04:58 > 0:05:00740. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon.