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ah. new calls for tougher gun laws in the u. s. after a gunman kills 19 children and 2 teachers at a texas primary school. when in god's name will we do what needs to be done to it's not completely stopped. fundamentally changed. the amount of the carnage goes on in this country. ah, hello there, julie mcdonald, this is al jazeera, alive from london, also coming up, also confrontation in the capital pakistan's i was did liter imran con. and as of which is march to islamabad, to try to bring down the government russian forces far more, says and leaflets on how to surrender in their drive to take full control of the

don bus region bus on speaker. i am humbled at my have a witness. prime minister apologizes again, but rules i resigning after a damning report details. drunken policies during co whitlock dives ah. across the united states, there were wide spread calls for tough for gun control loss. after the worse school shooting. in a decade, people have been taking flowers to rob elementary in van de texas, where a teenager opened far, killing 19 children, and 2 teachers on tuesday with a dozen others are being treated in hospital. they say the 18 year old gunman barricaded them in a classroom and began shooting with a semi automatic rifle. officers eventually managed to break into the classroom and kill him. my family is good, but my town is in pain. you know,

i tell them and there's, i mean, like i said, these kids were, there were always angels. yesterday thinking their wings. you know, this town is heartbroken, devastating. maybe a little pressure old. somebody to change the lot. so gone those tough. the guns don't get in the hands of children and mentally disturb people. i mean, it's the same crawl we been crying all alone. us president joe biden says he'll be traveling to evolve this weekend and he says he's sick and tired of gun violence in america. and the government must stand up to the gun lobby to bring in reform. we must ask when in god's name will we do what needs to be done to, if not completely stop fundamentally change the amount of the carnage that goes on in this country. to state the obvious, cory and a lot of other people here. i'm sick and tired. i'm just sick and tired of what's

going on to continue to go on. i spent my career as chairman of judiciary committee and vice president working for common sense gun reforms. as i said, as a senator, vice president, while they clearly will not prevent every tragedy, we know certain ones will have significant impact and have no negative impact on the 2nd amendment. second, ma'am, is not absolute. when it was passed, you couldn't own a. you couldn't own a cannon. you couldn't own certain kinds of weapons. it's, it's always been limitations. but guess what? these actions we've taken before. they save lives. they can do it again. the idea may 18 year old can walk into a store and buy weapons. a war designed to market it to kill

is, i think is wrong. just file is common sense even the manufacture them, the inventor of that weapon. thought that as well. you know, where's the backbone? where's the courage to stand up to a very powerful lobby or white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has more. what's confusing and all of this is that often what we see in the case of gun legislation is that it will pass in the house of representatives. but then it gets to the outer chamber, which is the u. s. senate and that's where it seems to stall, largely because there are many republicans in the u. s. senate who are beholden to the national rifle association, or the largest gun lobby in the united states. as many of them have received donations for their campaigns to be elected, and as a result will vote

a guess this legislation because they have been directed to do so by the national rifle association. so that's why this happens. but you also have to remember that these legislators are put into the senate by americans who support these actions and hold very dear the right to bear arms, which is entrenched in the 2nd amendment of the us constitution. so, oh, well the often these legislators are blamed and they really are representative of a larger body of americans that the support the ideals of the national rifle association. so this is part of the problem that many democrats and the president is battling will earlier texas governor greg abbott says the gunman posted his plan on social media shortly before the attack. abbott was speaking at a news conference about the shooting, which was interrupted by the democratic nominee for the government job. they still rorke, also a former presidential candidate,

accusing abbot of doing nothing on gun crime. i bet responded by saying it was time for healing. not politics. their family members who are crying as we speak, their family members whose hearts are broken. there's no words that anybody shouting can come up here and do anything. to heal those broken hearts. we all, every texan, every american has a responsibility where we need to focus, not on ourselves and our agendas. we need to focus on the healing and hope that we can provide to those who have suffered unconscionable damage to their lives and loss of life. he talked about that this was evil. the only thing evil is what he continues to do to the people of the state. he says this was

unpredictable, it was totally predictable. and i predict this will continue to happen when you continue to have a governor who will not stand up for the people to talk to his only interest is the gun lobby. he's scheduled to speak with the n r a convention. this friday with john hendrick is near the robe elementary school and you've all day. and john, it's hard to imagine how people are managing to put one foot in front of the other . but it, before we get into have time as coping, i just want to get a sense from you about what else you learned that press conference a little bit earlier. what people are certainly reeling and the more they discover about what happened here. the more horrified they become, and we're learning bits and pieces from that news conference that you played a little element from just a moment ago and from police here on the scene. and apparently, salvador ramos, an 18 year old kid who had been bullied in school for lisping, was

a high school dropout. and after his 18th birthday, he went to a r 15 style assault weapons that we learned from the governor that he shot his grandmother in the face before driving to rob elementary school, crashing his car there and bursting past the security guard. and then over the course of a horrifying our gun down 21 people, 19 of them children, 2 of them, teachers using 233 rounds. at that time border patrol agents burst in and shot him dead. there was some speculation earlier that he might have killed himself were told that is not the case. so what police are doing now, the reason that that whole scene back there at rob elementary school is locked down and nobody's allowed to go there even to bring ours is because the police are continuing to search. and the questions they're trying to answer are, what exactly motivated this young man and what led him here to this particular

school? john, we heard the texas governor early or played mental health problems. he said it's mental health problems, not guns. that are the problem here. but i wonder, can the people of all the even imagine that things will change after these murders have taken place right in the heart of their own community for decades. vance, what we've heard from critics and gun control measures that these are mental health issues. and we need to crack down on the people who have mental health problems, but by definition, anyone have guns down, a group of people is enduring some kind of mental health crisis. so that's not particularly helpful definition in those same people are also the ones who refuse to allow their to be some kind of registry for people with guns to insist that we close the loopholes, the gun show loophole that allows individuals to exchange money for weapons without ever recording it anywhere. that's one of the reasons that felons and other people

who have mental health problems that probably would not have allowed them to get a gun end up having them. so that is what better, o'rourke was saying afterwards, that this was entirely predictable and that laws need to be changed in order to stop it, or otherwise, shootings like this are just expected to continue as they have more increasingly over the past 20 years. so i'm henry and they're joining us live from of all the in texas with the latest john, thank ah, ousted pocket, sony prime minister in run. com has arrived in the capital, islam of oz with a convoy of thousands of sports for a major rally earlier prescribed tier gas and use batten's against his supporters. interior minister says nearly 1700 people have been arrested. com has cold on his supporters to stage a citizen in islam of on to demand new elections. the government had blocked roads

leading to the capital and deployed time since the security personnel will come, ohio has the story, not from islam, but there has been heavy. dear guys saying ad d square, which is the renew of the protest. now tens of thousands of people had gathered here. but the security forces decided to shell displayed despite the fact that they were women and children. braden dad died. now enron kong has been moving. would have gone roy from the time of booking while province all along the way they have set up barricades. his people have been battling against the police forces. they've had to clear all good, bad or good. despite the heavy shelly, the mood of god to define emotionally, george crowded heading to islam abad. the former prime minister, ronnie vaughn had said that this is the corrupt government which has to go. and despite the fact that the court had ordered that none of these protest i should be

arrested, hundreds of people have been rounded up. the leadership houses have been read. and although the interior minister would like to tell you that i'm wrong, had just a couple of 1000 people read them, we have been able to witness tens of thousands of people come in just from the city of it's ahmad and robert been deep. right now. did it take with dear god, but the determination is strong and this is a committed law which had been battling the police. they come into this point then that is shelling there were draw under self gods had been going on for quite a while. but a bronze will be reaching the sport very soon and he will make a point that across bugger gandhi enjoys tremendous the board. and veg everson, he was removed from paula, his popularity had skyrocket,

dade still to come this half hour for the 1st time. vladimir putin, his visited soldiers wounded during russia's war in ukraine. the critical endangered species this bouncing back in mexico, giving scientists a flutter of hope. ah, they watched its not looking, especially wintry just yet strangely. they are all fronts waving the way through the air. behind them is not cold. we still got 17 in melbourne and a few showers on friday a bit more significant. right in new south wales. after sunshine it up through the coast of of queensland, which yes may, will harbor off shore some potential for heavy rain. they can do very much in new zealand was working fine. the code is coming to the sunday, contracting at 12 degrees, a best in christ church by day on friday,

as full as side of the equator where we've now got this little line of big showers . the eastern java, salloway c bonia, north woods. it went to the 60 in southern philippines. but you're left then with. i'm not a prince. yeah. sumatra pretty try. where the monsoon ryan and his focusing for the north and inducing some big chairs. i think in cambodia and some parts of southern thailand as well as well. it's not see as to where the monsoon trough is. it's broken up over the bay, then go. that's where it is marching slowly and eastwards. first leave. some shall potential in southern india, the north is too hot and dusty as is pakistan, which is hotter than india, but not reco breaking lea any more. ah, ah, for over a century american parents have entrusted their sons to the boy scouts of america, hoping they would gain skills that would improve their lives. instead, counties,

young lives were ruled by predators within the organization. i knew there was so much evil, but i could not figure out where it was coming from me in a 3 part series full blinds investigates, a massive scandal that the united states scoutmaster part to on. i just gotta lou ah, ah, a quick reminder of our current top stories here now, which is there is shock and anger in the time of all day in texas. after a teenager open fire, killing 19 children and 2 teachers on tuesday, across the united states that were widespread calls with tougher gun control laws.

after the worst school shooting in a decade. ousted pakistan prime minister, wrong. com has arrived in the capital islam a bond with a convoy of thousands of supporters for a major rally earlier piece fired tear gas and use battens against the supporters. the interior minister says nearly 1700 people have been arrested. at least 14 people have been killed in a series of explosions in afghanistan, including a blast inside a mosque in the capital. kabul in the northern city of missouri. sharif, 3 bombings in mini vans left. at least 9 passengers dead and 15, others injured, vishal se expose of devices were placed inside those vehicles. i so says it was behind the muslim sharif attack. russian forces are at the gates of ukraine's last stronghold in the major eastern province. taking it would be a significant victory for vladimir putin forces who are battling village by village to seize control of ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. the don bass. and i was

trying to encircle the twin cities of several denounced and liz, a chance on opposite sides of the severe skate donates river. russian forces wants a cutoff, a rolled that connects, the area to buck moved in the south west, which ukrainian troops need to maintain supplies. winning the cities would bring all of the hands, provence under russian control. the local governor says at least civilians were killed on at least 6 civilians, rather were killed on would say. for russian troops of long shells toward several den ask which good tains instructions on how to surrender. thousands of people are believed to be trapped in the city as russian forces advanced from 3 sides on tuesday. russia's defense minister sergey shaw, who said his troops were deliberately advancing slowly to try and avoid civilian casualties. 80 kilometer south west of sever denise, the russian flag has been raised over an administrative building in split dark. and pro russian troops have also been seen patrolling its streets. the time was one of the 3 in the domain at scrooge and captured by russia. on tuesday,

ukraine's defense minister says roches eastern offensive has entered its most active phase. i said bay as more from cram its horse in the don bass region. the air raid siren is still sounding the alarm. the ukrainians say an air strike destroyed this empty building in the early hours of the morning. it's unclear what the russians were aiming at. the strike was in the middle of 2 residential apartments, causing damage to the owner was full written. 13 year old eugene tells us he's not scared, but wants to move it as we say in ukraine. no, where is safe. the russians just hit everything they don't care. others are just exhausted from the emotional cost of this war. my 5 year old grandson and 5 month old grand daughter. fortunately, have left. where are we supposed to go? we retired, we're still here. let everybody see it. my son in law just buried my daughter. if

something happens to him, his children, my grandchildren, wont have parents in the neighboring town of baltimore, ukrainians are trying to escape the shelling all their possessions, packed into suitcases. like there's no comfortable rest bite in this room. i'm from super denise. you wouldn't like it. it's horrible them you people who have lived just have a cert. can we have no money with no way to guys? you know, who are 15 people are crammed into this van, heading away from the frontline and away from the sound of constant artillery fire . back in comatose, the clearing up and assessing the damage most have fled the city. almost almost. what are we supposed to do? we will repair everything but we have no money and no child. they live on the 7th floor and his wife points to the wall damaged by the strike. seems like this of destroyed buildings exist across the don bus region. the russians are about 25

kilometers away from her. but most people understand that russian forces are able to strike any place. and at any time, i said, beg, i'll de 0 criminals. the kremlin is making it easier for people in russian occupied parts of ukraine to gain russian citizenship. president vladimir putin issued the decree offering fast track citizenship to people and cares on unzip parisha. he also visited wouldn't, did russian soldiers in hospital for the 1st time as dorsey jabari explains now from moscow? burglar, it's been 3 months since rushes commander in chief ordered troops to enter ukraine . oh, now he's met some who survived, despite their injuries, but they appear to be in good health recovering and a military hospital in moscow. vladimir putin accompanied by his defense minister, sergei shaw ago, expressed his gratitude to the hospital staff for helping the war wounded

recuperate. denise mister to these russian servicemen used a people who put their health and lives at risk for the sake of the people and the children of don bus for the sake of russia. each of them put their life in mortal danger, and we must, you hid them as heroes. earlier put in sign to the cree, extending a scheme for a residence of areas in ukraine, controlled by russia back separatists to become russian citizens, people and carson and apparitions. now have the option of taking the citizenship, of their occupiers was so little immediately please, it shows the authorities of mela, topple, will soon begin, work on organizing the issuance of rush and passports to residents of the 2nd largest city in the separation region. but anyway, i mean, i mean, it is sharina, more russian citizens in ukraine will cost the government in moscow. but a stronger than ever ruble, and a city inflation rate is seemingly enough for president putin to continue spending

money. as of june, 1st, the minimum wage in russia will increase by 10 percent as well for the monthly amount for pensioners across the country of a border. that spending isn't just limited to the russian federation. here in the ukranian city of her son. now, in full russian control, social assistance from the moscow back municipal government, each resident is getting 10000 roubles. the russian currency officially being used in this region that's likely to strengthen the occupiers position in a region of ukraine that's been keen to join russia but, but whether it will be repeated in other areas is unclear. if moscow wants to gain support in territories being destroyed, it will likely have to continue to spend even more money door such a bari al jazeera moscow. at least 200 people are believed to have been killed and into community violence in northern chad. fighting broke out in the maintenance

curry bal goody district. near the border with libya, it happened that the gold mining sight between the tama tribe and arab minus witnesses say, members of the tama community stole from gold prospectors. a funeral spin held for a 16 year old palestinian boy who was killed by israeli forces in the occupied westbank guy thea. men was shot in the head during confrontations near joseph's tomb in the city of nablus on tuesday. at least 80 people were injure is really military says, it responded with live fires, people her a rocks and petrol bombs and soldiers. there's new evidence that supports witness accounts of how al jazeera journal sharon abu ackley was shot dead. according to his sienna and investigation, she was killed in a targeted sack, y israeli forces report says there was no active combat or any palestinian fighters near abu, our place location, us base news channel comb through 11 videos of the scene, showing israel's military convoy from different angles before,

during and after she was shot. it witnesses as well as an audio and an expose of weapons experts have act. those findings rescue team searching for dozens of people who are missing after an overcrowded ball to sank off the coast of chin is here. the boat was sailing from the libyan city of savoy. our ox is roxy. when it capsized. 30 people though have been rescued, but at least one person has died and about 75. others are still on accounted for well mala. katrina has more now from the libyan capital tripoli. the un migration agency in tunisia said rescue operations were underway off the coast of fox after a after a boat carrying migrants capsized. now they said that the boat departed from the water in western libya. they added that 26 people were rescue, but 76 were missing. now as weather conditions improve, well like we see a lot of migrants risk in the dangerous journey across the mediterranean sea in

search of a better life. just to give you some numbers on monday of the living coast guard said it rescued up over 500 migrants at sea and brought them back to libya. the week before, it was 630 people, and in 2022 more than 7000 migrants will return to libya with 129 drowning at sea. and over 459 people missing. now when libyan authorities bring back migrants to living, where they're often put in detention centers, human rights organizations have criticize the conditions in these detention centers . they're often over packed, they're not sanitary, but they're dealing with their own problems. libya has 2 governments at the moment, so until libyans can resolve their own problems, come to an agreement and bring peace of stability to the country. world likely

going to see a lot more lives being loss risk in the dangerous journey to europe. you case prime minister boris johnson says he takes full responsibility for legal policies held up dining street. you're in cologne, a virus loc plans, but he still refuses to resign. he comes after civil servants who gray delivered a damning report into what's now known as pots gate. many have been waged over relevant revelations during the last few months. the staff of the heart of britain's government held parties all the rest of the country was told to stay at home. john hall reports not to the 1st time maurice johnson apologize to m p. 's for parties during lockdown in downing street and government buildings. and i also wanted to say mister speaker above that, i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my was we are humbled by the experience and we have learned on the details of

16 gatherings emerged in the long awaited report into party gates, so called by senior civil servants, su gray, it describes failings of leadership and judgment at the heart of government. a culture of excessive drinking. while too little thought she says was given to what was happening across the country. a police investigation handed a 126 fines to 83 people in government, including one to the prime minister himself. johnson believes the gatherings he attended briefly had been work related and within the rules. what happened afterwards? he said, late night drunken revelry was news to him. i had no knowledge of those subsequent proceedings because i simply wasn't that. and i have been surprised and disappointed as anyone else in this house. as the revelations have unfolded, the opposition reacted with predictable fury. this report will start as

a monument to the hubris, an arrogance of a government yet, but believe it was rotten, we'll put them on another role for everyone else. whether johnson's future is in doubt depends on the response of m. p. 's within his own party and i made my point a my position very clear to the prime minister. he does not have my support. but a question i humbly put to my colleagues is, are you willing day in and day out to defend this behavior publicly for months now, the conservative party m. p 's have been saying that they would hold off triggering a leadership contest against boris johnson until the su gray report was published. but the reality is there wasn't much in it that isn't already in the public domain . no major surprises. it may well be that the next benchmark against which the prime minister is to be judged if the question whether he knowingly misled parliament when he told them last december that no poppy had been held. no rules

had been broken. if a pending parliamentary inquiry finds, he did lie to n p's, that would be an offense for which a prime minister would be expected to resign. in the meantime, opinion polls suggest 59 percent of britons think johnson should resign anyway. the party gate saga isn't over yet. joe al jazeera london experts in mexico say there's been a huge rise in the number of monarch butterflies as spending the winter there, which suggests they are adapting to the changing climate. wanted butterflies traditionally migrates, and mexico in late october and spend the winter in mountain top forests and normally leave for the us and canada in march. mexican officials say the insects of covering an extra 8000 square meters of land this winter despite deforestation. some other v boynkin booker, we are witnessing in real time the adaptation of monarch butterflies to climate change for the last 3 seasons, we observe.