0:00:04 > 0:00:06Hi, Ayshah here.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Your top stories on Newsround today.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12We get ready for tonight's Brit Awards and...
0:00:12 > 0:00:20Why this baby rhino and his mum have only just been reunited.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26First to the US.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29After an attack at a school in Florida last week,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32students there have been making a stand against guns.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35BBC reporter Paul Blake has travelled with the pupils who're
0:00:35 > 0:00:39talking to politicians about the changes they want.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43All of the students on board are survivors of the school shooting
0:00:43 > 0:00:46that happened last week in the city of Parkland in South Florida.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Last week's attack is the sixth gun attack on a school
0:00:49 > 0:00:51in the US this year.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Today we are on our way to the state capitol to speak to some lawmakers
0:00:56 > 0:00:59in charge there about ways we can make our schools safer
0:00:59 > 0:01:05and ways to place controls on guns in our country.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08I do not feel safe in my school.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I was incredibly afraid.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13I was scared for all my friends, I was scared for my little
0:01:13 > 0:01:15sister and everyone there.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19They need to know that that should never ever happen to anybody else,
0:01:19 > 0:01:23no one should have to feel the fear that I felt.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25We want to talk to lobby groups about making laws more strict
0:01:25 > 0:01:29so that less people have access to guns and other weapons,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31so less kids get hurt.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32The students are not alone.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Many people in the United States want the gun laws made tougher but,
0:01:36 > 0:01:40at the same time, many people want them to remain the same.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42In recent years politicians have decided to keep the gun
0:01:42 > 0:01:45laws mostly unchanged.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But the students on board the bus today say that they think they can
0:01:48 > 0:01:52convince the politicians to make the gun laws safer and they drove
0:01:52 > 0:01:55eight hours today to talk to them about it.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I'm so proud of all my friends.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00We are young, not much older than you are, but we are really
0:02:00 > 0:02:02making a big difference I think.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Many of these students have never been involved
0:02:03 > 0:02:06with politics but they say they are just getting started.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Next month they will go all the way to Washington,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11DC where they say they will hold a protest and tell the adults
0:02:11 > 0:02:14that they need to do more to keep America's kids safe.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16And if you want to know more about this story,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19you can go online right now.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Also if you're upset by any of the things you see in the news,
0:02:22 > 0:02:29we have loads of advice for you there too.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35It s the BRITS tonight, the biggest event in British
0:02:35 > 0:02:39I've been finding out some weird and fun facts about it?
0:02:39 > 0:02:45Five things you might not know about the Brits.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Different categories come and go.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51One year there was the Best British Comedy Record.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54And in 2013 one Direction got the catchy title
0:02:54 > 0:02:55of Brits Global Success Award.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58That's it, I'm making up my own award, Best Dancing
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Newsround Presenter.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Sorry, Ricky.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05The reason why we have the Brits is because of the Queen.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Seriously, it all started back in 1977 to mark her silver jubilee.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13It is now in its 30th year and showcasing all
0:03:13 > 0:03:21of Britain's best music talent.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24The statue is meant to be a female personification of Britain.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28That's a big word!
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Basically it's meant to be a female symbol of the UK which is why
0:03:31 > 0:03:34it is shaped like this.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39A famous British artist designs it every year.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Most awards are voted for by just 1000 people.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44These guys are really into their music.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48DJs and record labels choose who they think are the best artists.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51But this year two categories are up to you.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54That is the British Artist Video of the Year
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and the British Breakthrough act.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01And finally, it's a massive social media event.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04In 2016 when One Direction won Best British Band
0:04:04 > 0:04:07they broke the Internet.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Well, they didn't actually break it, but it was the most talked
0:04:10 > 0:04:14about event on Twitter that year in the UK.
0:04:14 > 0:04:22I wonder what we'll be talking about this year?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24And we'll bring you all the BRITs winners tomorrow on Newsround.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Next up, a white rhino that was looked after and fed
0:04:27 > 0:04:31entirely by people has been reunited with its mother.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Introducing Belle - she was named after the character
0:04:33 > 0:04:36in Beauty and the Beast.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38And she lives at Cotswold Wildlife Park.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40She needed extra special treatment for an injured leg after birth.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43A team of zoo keepers were with her 24-hours a day
0:04:43 > 0:04:48until she could be reintroduced to her mother Nancy.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53They even had to sleep with her.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Thanks for watching.
0:04:55 > 0:05:03Ricky's back in the morning.