19/02/2018 Newsround

Hi, I'm Martin, It's Monday,

and this is Newsround, live on CBBC.

Here's what's coming up

in the next few minutes...

We go to an elephant's

birthday party...

And we hear some of your stories,

in your own words.

First, though, to America,

and the school students

who are making headlines for the way

they're taking on

the issue of guns...

Ayshah has more.

I understand how scary an issue this

is, but I also need to point out

there were issues in the past

where great people

made great changes.

Is it right that it's so easy

to buy a gun in America?

That's the argument that's been

going on there for a long time.

Americans and guns go together.

I think it's more of a safety

thing than anything else,

especially due to recent events.

Last week, there was a shooting

in a school in Florida.

It was the 18th this year.

But what happened next

was a big surprise.

As well as going to vigils

and to prayer services,

pupils from the Florida school,

and the rest of America,

started speaking up.

Shame on you!

Shame on you!

Students are voicing

their opinions to the world.

They are the voice of change.

Not only are they are our

future, but right now

they are also our present.

I feel like no one listens to us

because we are kids.

I think we should have a voice, too.

How many more times does this have

to happen for them to do something?

It's ridiculous.

It's a shame, but I think it's kind

of fallen on the kids

to take care of this one.

Millennials are the ones that

are going to make the difference,

because we have so much information

at our fingertips, we are

relentless, we do not let things go.

Now the students are planning

a march to America's capital,

Washington, to tell politicians

they want controls on guns.

President Donald Trump,

who lives here in the White House,

says he doesn't want any more

controls on who can buy guns,

but next month, teenagers

from across America will march

here to say that not enough

is being done to keep them safe.

Still, many people in the US don't

want any changes to gun laws.

The march next month

will be a big event,

but we don't know whether it

will actually change anything.

OK, next up, here on Newsround

we love hearing about your amazing

lives, so we've travelled around

the country to hear some

of your inspiring stories.

One person we met was Jack ?

he struggled to learn to talk

when he was young but it was music

that really helped him.

Watch this.

I have ADHD, dyspraxia and autism.

I have problems

communicating with children.

And making friends.

Hello.

My name's Jack.

I'm ten years old and when I was

little, I was not able to speak.

And I had speech and

language therapy, but that

didn't really help me.

I used to do head-banging

whenever I wanted something.

I had to wear a red solid helmet.

It was just so sad for me.

I just hated it.

My first music lesson,

a singing teacher was playing

the piano and then I started to sing

la la la.

I was like, oh, my God!

I can speak!

But basically, I had to learn

a word by singing it,

and then speaking it.

So once I've got a word,

I've got it for basically like life.

Music really relaxes me,

because when I'm getting

all stressed, it's like someone's

putting a spell on me that I can,

like, music makes me so happy.

If there is any other children

like me who have problems speaking,

find something that will relax you,

like for example drawing,

or music or anything

that will relax you.

Now I start speaking,

my mum says I never stop speaking.

And I think that's because I need

to make up for all the years

when I wasn't speaking.

And if you enjoyed that

and want to see more

stories like Jack's,

you can head over to Newsround

online and check out

all these other videos.

Last up, meet Trompita -

it's her birthday and she's

celebrating in style.

She's 57 today,

and is having a party

at the Aurora Zoo in Guatemala.

She got a 6 foot pinyata,

a cake made of vegetables and fruit,

and a birthday song

from all the visitors!

Happy birthday, Trompita!

I have heard through the grapevine

that the number one thing she wants

for her birthday is a jumbo jet!

Rickie is back tomorrow morning at

740. Enjoy the rest of the

afternoon.