and communist rattle only to be disappeared. her family's tragedy entwined with a violent chapter in the country's history. when you see the blood, you say is that going to be my blog on that was to a lifelong search for answers and closer findings. salaam witness on al jazeera ah al jazeera, where ever you. ah, ah, of course it was not the right decision was a wrong decision. police in texas admit they waited more than an hour before

confronting the gunman during tuesday. school shooting. prominent republicans led by donald trump project, no gun restrictions at the lobby group in our res conference. i'm john hender and outside the national rifle association. convention in houston, in the same state were just 3 days ago when the lady school massacre occurred in the people here are enemies. ah, i'm how much of jerome this is al, does your alive from door ha. also coming up. it's time for the i c say to take action to send a clean message to these railey government and to all governments demanding justice for a journalist's life. al jazeera media network seeks international criminal court action over the killing of shooting. i blocked me, plus protests across brazil after police are filmed, suffocating a black man with tear gas.

ah, police and texas of acknowledged major failures and responding to the school shooting and you've all day. security officials have been criticized for waiting more than an hour in the school hallway before confronting the 18 year old killer. but about 4 hours drive away america's biggest gun lobby has gone ahead with a major convention, drawing criticism over the timing of the event. john henderson has this report from houston early. it was a stunning revelation. it might have cost children their lives, or some other writers who the longest. the texas director of public safety explained that while a gunman was shooting children inside, rob elementary school, police waited outside for 78 minutes. much longer than authorities had said earlier, saying police thought the gunman was barricaded alone and no longer a threat to children. he choked up. forget how to do it without the parents

of children. governor greg abbott and local residents reacted with fury. i was misled. i am livid about what happens like this is in the wire on the back of the car to protect and serve, protect pool. why did, why did they protect keith? as those shocking revelations came out, the gun man's mother made a humble plea that they could plan that i have no words. i have no words to say because i don't know what he was thinking across the state of texas in houston. the national rifle association held its 1st convention in 3 years, despite the deaths of 21 people in evolving. ah, the former president, donald trump, is keynote speaker, stew and unapologetic supporter of gun rice. as always in the wake of these tragedies, the various gun control policies being pushed by the left would have done nothing to prevent the horror that took place absolutely nothing. ironically,

due to his presence, no guns were allowed inside the gun convention. the crowd outside the convention is animated. the crowd inside there are thousands of people out there and their messages, the and already you go away. the massive throng protested the groups, timing and goals. oh, the hard high profile figures addressed the crowds inside and out. we had to feed you and we will overcome you and we will leave you behind. democratic congresswoman, sheila jackson lee says the n r a meeting is unwelcome in her district. we welcome them. as human beings and visitors, enjoy the city, but cancel your meetings. amid the din of the crowd, perhaps the most sombre demonstration was a child sized coffin, a reminder of just how high the stakes are in the american gun debate. john

henderson al jazeera houston. the international criminal court has a clear mandate to investigate israel's killing of palestinian journalists as a war crime. that's according to journalists and lawyers who filed the case last month. they've now expanded it to include the shooting of al jazeera as sharina barkley, who was killed by israeli forces in the occupied west bank earlier this month. and the barber reports from london, surely since last emailed to her jazeera news room and got her in a minute while lead al amory al jazeera jerusalem bureau chief, talking about the moments before his ready forces shot dead. his colleague on the 11th of may in jeanine, ah, this event brought together the people who lodged a complaint with the international criminal court in april on behalf of for palestinian journalists, killed or maimed by his ready fire, while clearly identifiable as price. now they're adding new names to the file. sharina blackledge, one of the arab world's best known reporters and her colleagues earlier. so moody

shot in the back, an injured moments before sharon was hit. one message came through loud and clear. at this event. there's no lack of evidence, but there's also new momentum behind calls for international action over israel's targeting of journalists and deliberately taught it. and it is a working to hover on the wall. it is the stuff into silence objective reporting on the ground documentation of human and that's why jennifer time. and that's why we say this case is a serious, i mean i to see ought to be looking at the target in general in particular, as opposed to other civilian deaths. the case is being brought by the international federation of journalists, the palestinian journalist syndicate and the international center of justice for palestinians. when they say last year marked a turning point. when the i c c road, it's jurisdiction extended to the occupied palestinian territory. according to reporters without borders, at least 30 journalists, mostly palestinians, had been killed by his ready fire in the west bank and gaza since 2000. these ready

armies never acknowledge any responsibility. how hope for you that the licensee can down the line to achieve any kind of justice for shipping and other policy, and journalists, given the fact it is right, not potty to the c c given it's track record of of non investigation. pre trial chamber ruling is very clear, the isis is restriction. criminal jurisdiction extends over the territories that we're speaking about. and that means that the i, c, c, prosecutor can issue a warrant for the arrest of perpetrators. and then that has severe consequences for the individual perpetrator. whether that inside israel or not, al jazeera is preparing its own dossier, which is all submit to the i c. c, as well as sharina killing. it includes the radio, so i can garza that destroyed the offices of al jazeera and associated press

a year ago. on thursday, the palestinian authority says its own investigation established that israeli forces deliberately shot sharing i will likely hitting her in the head while she was trying to escape. the israeli medias reported that the military has no plans to launch a criminal investigation. the barber al jazeera london, us secretary of state antony blinking, has spoken to the israeli foreign minister about the killing of shooting broccoli. the state department says he stressed the importance of israel completing its probes into her killing. allan fisher has more from washington dc. the u. s has been saying for some time that they want to see the results of this investigation quite quickly. and of course there's added pressure know that the palestinians of carried out their own investigation. just remember it's the usually minister military that are carrying out this investigation. the israeli military police decided it was not going to carry out a separate inquiry because they believed that no soldier had broken the law. so

there is a great deal of pressure on these release from here at the state department, and also from the white house to make sure that this inquiry is conducted and conducted quickly. as we said, the palestinians carried out their own investigation. they are an absolutely no doubt that when sharon ucla was killed, that it was deliberate murder on part of the israelis know. the united states would like the palestinians to share the evidence with the israelis at the palestinians have in their possession the bullet that killed sharon, the israelis of ass for that to be handed over. the palestinians have said no, simply because they don't trust the israelis, they say that in the past evidence has gone missing or has been used to acquit the israelis, even though it pointed in a completely different direction. so that is why given that this report was released just more than 24 hours ago as that the at the americans are now putting pressure on the israelis to come up with a speedy inquiry. there's also the added question as well that

a number of democrats, a significant number of democrats have asked for the f b i to investigate the killing of the journalist who of course, was a us citizen. but there's no sign that anyone here at the state department or the white house is pushing the israelis to accept an f. b. i investigation something that the palestinians and many in the international community would see a somewhat of an independent investigation into the killing. the palestinian health ministry says a teenage boy has been killed by israeli forces them hammond of a name was 15 years old. officials say he was shot 3 times during clashes in the town of farther south. the battle am greece has accused thereon of piracy. after it sees 2 greek oil tankers, iran says they were captured for violations. these were the last locations of the 2 greek flag tankers tracked on the marine monitoring platform vessel finder. grease says iranian helicopters landed on the ships in international waters 22 nautical

miles off the coast of iraq. the move appears to be in retaliation for an incident last month that when greek authorities detained a vessel carrying iranian oil, saying the ship's owners had russian links. that iranian oil was in confiscated by the u. s. iran once the oil to be returned. pro russian forces in ukraine say they've taken control of the strategic town of lima. ukrainian and russian forces had been fighting for control of the town antonietta and eastern ukraine for several days. officials, they are repeated their appeals for more sophisticated western supplied weaponry. they say that without it, they can't stop russia's offence. a massive de mining operation is underway. elsewhere. new crane russian forces have left the minds behind after retreating from towns near keith zane bus robbie reports from boucher the united nations estimates that ukraine is now one of the most heavily mind countries in the world. and not just because of the most recent russian invasion that's been going on for

months now, but from a conflict that's been raging in the east of the country since 2014. since the invasion began, russia has left so much an exploded ordinance, and so many land mines all over the country. experts here in ukraine estimate that it could take as much as 5 years to clear the areas that have been re taken by the ukrainian government. the mining teams like these ones are carrying out regular sweeps on land in farming communities in residential areas, as well as bodies of water, all around the key region, as well as all around the country mines, unexploded ordnance, all these things remain a serious and imminent threat people have set them off as well as tractors and fields, cars on the roads, even after russia has retreated from a lot of these areas, there continue to be losses of life and property from the things that they've left behind. in fact, every single national park and forest area in cuba is currently off limits because

of the threat of mines that might be there as well as us. so one exploded ordinance . the government says they have $500.00 d mining experts that are currently operating and that's for the whole country. a country that is one of the largest in europe, and they need to train up 500 more. still a drop in the bucket for what needs to be done. they need more experts that can be mine areas and deal with unexploded ordnance. they need more vehicles as well that can then carry those mines and explosives away to areas where they can carry out controlled explosions and, and get rid of the threat. the slow pace of this work means that it is taking longer for people to return to their homes and towns and cities that have been retaken by the ukrainian government. this, as russian forces that have re mobilized from areas like this on to the east and the south continue to gain ground and population centers. other towns and cities continue to fall to the russian advance. still had on al jazeera,

the ewan's rights chief is wrapping up her visit to china will look at why her credibility may be at stake. ah, and abba goes digital. the group is back on stage, giving fans virtual voyage. ah, let's go with your weather report for the america this one feature is a lot of rain in fact rainfall warnings for canada's quebec province extending into new brunswick. and i think we may also see some rainfall warnings for nova scotia and newfound land. a lot of rain coming your way now further toward the south, also for southern florida may see some bursts of intense rain here. but otherwise things are pretty dry and temperatures are on their way up. that includes for the

desert southwest, but another push of some pacific rain is moving in. we see that in to northern california. and we may see some flooding somewhere between washington state and oregon with this next system. moving in. temperatures are below average, including in canada's vancouver. at 16 degrees. we may have a hurricane on our hands over the weekend, off mexico's pacific coast. it's throwing a lot of rain into acapulco on saturday with a hive. 34 degrees, top band of south america. we've got our seasonal rains here, but some intense stuff for that north, east coast of brazil, and for the pacific coast of both columbia and ecuador, also line of thunderstorms, rolling through paraguay into the southeast of brazil, chilly air around the river plate region. montevideo 14 may even see some single digit temperatures as highs over the next few days. 1000000000 chilling indeed. aah! with every year in china,

an estimated $80000.00 children are abducted by one of their perils. one 0, one east. fuller. some mothers desperately trying to re unite with their children. oh, now jo, sierra ah al jazeera with news ah, you're watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories this our texas police say they made the wrong decision by not immediately entering a classroom where

a gunman had barricaded himself. they've been criticized for waiting more than an hour before confronting the 18 year old killer. 19 children and 2 teachers were killed in tuesday's master. the governor of texas greg abbot has expressed anger over the way the police handled the shooting. he says he was misled about their response. it was said initially that a school resource officer engaged. the gunman outside the building. greece is accused iran of piracy, after it sees to greek oil tankers. iran says they were captured for violations. the move appears to be in retaliation after greek authorities detained a vessel carrying iranian oil. last outrage has spread across brazil. after a mentally ill black man was as fixated by the police on thursday. there were protests against police violence and racism in the states of sergey and sa, paolo. another is scheduled for saturday in rio de janeiro. some viewers may find images and monica and archives report distressing. demonstrators burn tires in the

city of wilma, all by northeastern brazil. where jenny vall do just we, santa's was brutally killed, was stopped by to federal highway patrol officers for riding a motorcycle without a helmet. the policeman tied up santos threw him into the back of their car and released a tear gas can. before closing the boot, every day a broad, i've always will. i asked and begged the police to let my brother out. they said no . then the video film by bystanders was widely shared on social media. it shows some to shouting and thrashing his legs as smoke fills up the car. he was taken to the hospital but died on the way. his coffin was accompanied by protesters. on friday, demonstrators took to the streets in brazil's largest city, so foam, coy, occlusal guard of the federal highway, police act like hitler's ss. this isn't an overstatement. this is the continuation

of a police practice. we know well, they enter the communities for valence and black territories. killing people. earlier this week, more than 20 people were shot dead during the police raid on a criminal gang in a slum in rio de janeiro. what caused me phillips in a black activist and slum dwellers says police violence will not solve drug related crimes. won't teach or athena prevail when there's a shoot out in a slum. they are dis, but they are also serious consequences for innocent people living. yeah. will schools and health care facilities or shut down my the whole community is terrorized what i can imagine. what it's like for a child to find a body or a pool of blood on the way to class. my slum has been peaceful for many months now, but just take a look at the bullet holes here on this wall. there are a reminder to residents that a shoot out can happen at any time. last year, more than $6000.00 brazilians were killed by the police, an average of 17 per day. most of them were black and poor. monica and i give al

jazeera rio de janeiro. columbia will hold its 1st round of voting on sunday to elect a new president. 3 of the 4 candidates are taking part in a final debate in a last effort to try to win undecided voters. left. one candidate is the favorite to win for the 1st time and the country's history, but that prospect is dividing opinion of a sound ramp. yet he reports from bottom denture candidate and former rebels who several pay through the governor's millions, especially young voters by promising to change this deeply unequal country. in the 1st 20 year old is stephanie of emmy. this decided to volunteer for petra's campaign. after she was unable to pay for her college during the pandemic, and her parents struggled to keep their small shop open, boy had meant to come home and it's been very difficult as a young colombian to live in such precarious conditions when it comes to work and access to health and education,

and i believe the patrol is betting on changing all of this. the last year she joined tens of thousands of other young colombians to protest against living conditions. they were some of the most violent demonstrations columbia seen in decades. the police crackdown only slaying the discontented, those outraged by the country. widening inequality before the protests had been very inactive, politically. but with all the injustices of killings, i could not remain indifferent. it was the desire for pings to be different for us . both that bitter is backed by many poor and working class colombians, but viewed with alarm by business men in some middle class photos. the furious plans to fault oil development, already tribute pension funds, to put economic stability at risk. this letter sent by the manager of one of the biggest mail companies in the country, urging suppliers not to vote for petro went viral last week. it says pedro with put

that risk private property and the freedom of enterprise in the country. a federal clause has also been added to a number of contracts this year, allowing the parties to scrap the deal. if the former get comes to power, you'll get the mighty or not this who runs one of the best known colombian fashion houses is not hiding, is support for pay $3.00 main rival, political booty with seen as a continuation of business friendly policies. the president event. but i prefer the devil. i know i've said many times in south america, the left has never been successful from cuba downward. that's the example. but with more than 20000000 people living in poverty and rising violence, bolts show that 70 percent of colombians once change, not all of them believe fit, those proposals are the right ones. but enough people could decide to give him and the left a chance. allison that i'm under the and looked at nearly a year after

a condominium collapse in florida. the families of the victims have reached a settlement worth more than a $1000000000.00. the bulk of the settlement found a fund will be paid out by insurance and engineering companies. 98 people died when the 12 story tower in surfside partially collapse in the middle of the night. the investigation into what caused the building to fall is still ongoing. on wednesday, florida lawmakers approved a bill that would require condominium association boards to set aside money for maintenance and repairs. you and human rights chief michelle bachelor's. credibility is being called into question. as she nears the end of a 6 day trip to china. scant details have been released of her visits within the country with many saying they were impeded by tight government controls. katrina, you reports from being well, you know, it's the 1st trip to china by a un human rights commissioner since 2005. but the details of michelle bachelor's visit had been hard to come by. over 6 days, she spent time in gong dro in china's south,

as well as the cities of world woochie and cash gar in sheen. jung province. due to strict corona virus regulations, no reporters were allowed to travel with her. and many of her meetings, including with president she didn't king have taken place on the line. before me. it is a good day with her to see how hulu or lucy lawless. really, law, fuller is of rooms available, laurels, rest, or activists say government controls have prevented nationally from clearly assessing alleged atrocities taking place against the weaker people. her visit was 1st planned in 2018, following widespread allegations that china was subjecting legal to forced labor, sterilization and torture. and several governments and rights groups say beijing is guilty of carrying out genocide. i doubt she would have unfettered access to the

region. no, i doubt she wouldn't be able to talk to the victims of the gunners abuses i saw. you know, i don't have high hopes it. attention on shins young has intensified this week. falling an unprecedented leak of police files purporting to reveal bleak conditions inside one of the provinces notorious internment camps. thousands of mug shots and documents, including a speech ordering gods to shoot and kill those who try to flee. challenge china's description of the count as voluntary vocational training centers. there is nothing to do with poverty, alicia, and nothing to do with helping people to get job. it's about brutal, brainwashing. it's what putting them in prison like prison camps, guarded by heavily on police. beijing has denied accusations of mistreatment, calling them the lie of the century. it says its policies in the region are

designed to stamp out terrorism. she didn't pin defended china's human rights record on wednesday, saying it would not be patronized by other countries. what michelle natalie says, her trip is not an investigation, but a mission to promote human rights. but critics fear this little it will achieve. katrina, you al, jazeera beijing, the you and says 72000 people have escaped fighting a democratic republic of congo in recent days. government forces are battling rebels from the m 23 group. many congolese are seeking refuge and neighboring uganda. a government official there says resources are stretched to a breaking point. kenya was due to host talks between rebel leaders and the d. r. c president. but those meetings have been delayed because the petrol and pakistan has increased by 20 per cent after the government and did subsidies. fuel prices have been a major issue in talks with the international monetary fund. the i m. f wants pakistan to reduce its fiscal deficit before resuming 8 payments. as part of a 2019 deal,

about half of the $6000000000.00 package is yet to be released. it's been 40 years since one of the biggest selling bands of all time last performed. now abba, our back, groundbreaking technology used in hollywood blockbusters has recreated the swedish superstars as they were at the height of their fame from london near barker has more. oh, back on the red carpet, one of the most successful bands of all time. all now in their seventies the swedish pulp legends dissolved 40 years ago with their back on stage, sort of re materialized digital full. ah, they have to describe what it is because nobody has ever done it before. it shows strange, wonderful thing when those voices come out of those lips and those faces something

very special happen. the 1000 strong special effects team behind star wars use motion capture technology of the real life artists to turn back the clock. transforming agnes beyond benny and frieda into digital avatars of the youngest cells or as they're being cold avatars. that the form alongside live musicians and it all feels a little uncanny. it's really, really magical what they, what they've achieved. ah, yeah, it's like witchcraft. the fact that you can be on stage at the same time as you're out home walking the dog. you know, that was, that was intriguing, the producers of the event a so confident of its success. it's taken up residency in this purpose built abba arena. the event raises a whole load of questions about whether or not people would be prepared to pay up to $200.00 as they are here to see a less lead dri band in holographic form. and whether or not people are actually

here seeing abba, or merely an abba apparition, smoke and mirrors sound and light. either way, reincarnating dead celebrities and bringing aging bands back from the brink is clearly a money spinner. how long is it just a gimmick and how and when is it the counseling that we recognize is in an article i've known in world news, frank sinatra ritual leave performed in 20032007 celine dion and elvis reform, together on american idol i don't want anybody to use and some virtual avatars. so i think it'll be interesting in 2012, a holographic version of rap start to pack shocker, stunned audiences around the world. he'd been dead for 16 years. killed in a drive by shooting, not your thing. then how about buddy holly killed in a plane crash at the height of his fame or deceased opera star? maria callas. digital versions of the you very much alive. alba will go around the

world until 2026. and who knows, it may soon be possible to download your own hologram at home or go to a gig the met averse, helping the music industry. there's lost millions to the pandemic, piracy and unlicensed streaming. we could big profits from live acts. leave barca out to sarah london. archaeologists and peru have an artist an old cemetery, believe to hold the last 3 incur rulers, excavations at lima, san andreas hospital. the 1st to be built in the city began in 2020 as part of the areas restoration project. at least 50 sets of bone so far have been found. experts are searching for 3 incom mommies of the last 3 rulers of the inca empire. their remains were thought to be brought to the city during the 16th century. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories.