the father, the son and the g ha, tune on al jazeera with in a hands on journalist working in asia and africa that be day is where i'd be choosing and editing myron stories in a refugee camp with no electricity. and right now we're confronting some of the greatest challenges that humanities ever faced. and i really believe that the only way we can do that is with compassion and generosity and compromise. because that's the only way we can try to solve any of these problem is together. that's well, 0 is so important. we make those connections. ah ah, a texas town grieves for its murdered children as police admit they waited more

than an hour before intervening. ah, hello, i am dire in jordan, this is out as they are alive from de. also coming up demonstrations across sri lanka, marking 50 days of nationwide protest demanding the president resign you and human rights chief defense, a visit to china saying she's raised concerns about the treatment of weak muslims and real madrid. when the champions you there's controversy of the pitch as billable fans tried to get into the stadium. ah, texas police are facing intense criticism for their reaction during the deadliest school shooting in the us and nearly a decade. a town of a valdez in morning. but as anger to that emerged,

police waited for 78 minutes in the hallway of rob elementary school before entering the classroom, where the 18 year old killer was hold up. by the time officers broken 19 children and 2 teachers had been killed. but president jo biden's, due to a visit to valley on sunday and spoke earlier about the shooting at a graduation ceremony in delaware. as i speech, those parents are literally preparing to bury their children in the united states, america to bury their children to which violence too much fear too much grief. let's be clear. evil came to that elementary school classroom in texas to that grocery store in new york. to far too many places were innocence have die. the face of such destructive forces,

we have to stay stronger. we must stand strong. we cannot outlaw tragedy. i know we can't make america safer. well, joining us now from portland florida is money oliver. he's the father of joaquin oliver, was one of the 17 victims of the 2018 parkland shooting money. all of a good to have you with us falling the death of your son in the parkland shooting. you set up this advocacy group to help ensure tragedies like parkland would never happen again. but here we are 4 years later with yet another school massacre. nothing seems to be changing nothing, nothing has changed. actually we are moving backwards are if you, if you count the victims that, that we had for a year per day in average because have gone violence 5 years ago. um, as of today we have way more so there are more going out there. gone,

industry has been able to promote more their sales and made people feel afraid they were in cobb. it was a great opportunity for them. so yes, i'm afraid that we have not moved forward that much. let's talk about the gun manufacturer in this massacre, daniel defense. they're coming under grubbing criticism for this advertisement, showing a young boy holding an assault rifle. what did you make of this ad maddie min? many people are horrified that gun companies can use kids drop. does their products like this? well begun? history can do whatever they want. according to our system. they haven't green light. if, if your rewards need a, a more graphic explanation of that, imagine a black label or beer commercials that uses kids. ah, that it is exactly the same thing or it will be prohibited. it will be criticized

and probably will cost a lot of money to whoever is behind that created process. i mean, to advertising and the and, and i know how important is to right to send the right message to, to people. ah, this is totally the opposite. it looks like there is some evil intentions are behind all these uh promotions that i see from but gone industry. yeah. as we, as we are talking to you money, we just showed that picture on our screens. all that advertisement with the child holding the gun. let's talk about politics because politics is never, far behind the gun lobby. there are reports that daniel defense is a deep pocketed donor to the republican party. how much does this illustrate the financial and political clout of the gun industry? do you think a law one good thing about my country is that all the numbers are out there so you can it's public information. you can see how that crews receives a lot of money for he's conveys and does for keeping him sitting in senate and

blocking any any bill or, or, or anything that would try to do it to save lives. same thing happens to a lot of, i could give you a few names, but it will take more time for me to give you all, all the people that are aligned with the gun industry that are inside the senate or congress by meaning that they should be the ones that are also making us feel safe but are not doing their job. they have be personal interest behind this money. just a final thought to you. i mean, some gun control advocates have seized on this controversial advertisement saying it's a stock example of the excess of gun culture and consumers in america. where does this latest school shooting now? leave the debate of a gun control you think? well, i think these marks are precedent there's, there's a, there's a say in, in, in, in america that guns promoters use a law to stop

a bad guy would have gone. it's a good guy with a gun. we're talking about tech says there's plenty of good guys with dogs in that place. probably more than in any other place. and there you go. it could still happen. you cannot prevent these unless you work from the roof of the problem. and they don't even want to discuss about cost. so as long as we keep bringing solutions or theories of being having a delay from law enforcement or the door was open or no excuses that he never in any other country will be normal. we're just avoiding talking about the truth money out of really good to get your thoughts. thank you very much. indeed for talking to us here on out 0. thanks to you. now, protest as inter lanka have marked 50 days of their campaign, calling for president got a buy a roger pack such a resign roger packs as battling the protests and the worst economic crisis. the

country has faced uns independence in 1948. when l fernandez reports from colombo, ha, tear gas in water cannons con dampened the anger in jolanda. police fire war. to stop who testers, i'm heading towards the president's house. we had ordered in march to the president's office, trade union members, artists, religious leaders, and ordinary she luncheons joined the demonstration bill up with my granite. my biggest victory for us so far is awakening the public to make people speak out about their problems. take to the streets and to push politicians to provide answers to those problems. we will not stop until we, when the struggle. the tortoise started as a grassroots reaction to fall, cuts it. small groups of people gathering at street corners in silent rebuke. of the government be accused of mismanagement and corruption but a violent crack down on demonstrators who camped outside prison. gustavo roger

boxes, private residence, push people to take a stand, i could possibly do lanka that option pretty soon. lanka looked up not locked up. but um, so really the people i really know how the hell would understand pre and via suffering decide to stick on those problems. include almost new flooring, currency reserves, which means the government cannot afford to buy food medicine, fuel and cooking gas paper. now all i read in day and night, the cues look in for down facilities. nobody is do diesel with rulers more. no, no mom, forward disorder in this, but he still, they, i struggling to mann in their power. washer luncheons are struggling under escalating costs. inflation is $34.00 or 123 percent, depending on who you believe and for the thousands gathered here. their original

demand of gotta go home, remains unchanged. been a fernandez or just the euro. colombo colombians are heading to the polls to vote for new president, 3 out of the 4 main candidates of faced, often a final to the debate. old for showing rebel term, fall efficient gustavo petra, as a clear front runner and alessandra petty jones been out live from bogota and alexandra to the candidates faced off in that final t. b debate. but gustavo petro remains the leader in the race, doesn't mean yes, daren, good faith through. i've been leaving overwhelmingly, in the polls throughout today's campaign. there's no doubt that he's that clear front runner, the big question is if he will be able to attract enough votes to win outright on sunday, in the 1st round of voting, he will need the 50 percent plus one of the vote to now most fold that are now

more than a week old saying both those are not allowed to publish new polls. the 7 days before the actual election had them between 40 to 45 percent of the vote. so not enough to avoid run off. if indeed, there will be run off, which is right now they're most likely outcome then things could complicate for pe, throw. could the type in quite a bit. what's clear is that the pit throw has been very successful with a larger affection of columbia and voters, mostly a younger working class people, thanks to this train, that is anti establishment. the message is probably is to reduce in quality, reduce poverty in this country at a time when a polls also tell us my jury, if you have column gains indeed want to change 70 percent, roughly of columbia, said that they want a change in government and to give,

i'll turn it to candidates for the 1st time and opportunity to leave this country alternative to traditional parties that have brack, because you always govern the columbia alessandro. and it's worth pointing out. the gustavo petro popularity of signals. how the political left has grown in columbia and across many countries in latin america. yes, no doubt that we've seen a number of countries in loud to you and let you know america turning left in recent elections will take the case of federal for example, or at sheila this would truly be a major watershed moment for the left in columbia since the left is never govern this country, and since traditionally here left these politicians last, these parties have been often silenced. stigmatized accused of being alive with the armed rebel groups that have operated and in some cases continue to operate. and in

this country, what does change in the last 5 or 6 years is the fact that this country has been through a major piece the with the biggest of dose. i'm groups at the far came in a way that has opened the door for a less this candidate to come closer to become president of colombia for the 1st time. add to that the fact that people are outraged with the conditions in the country that poverty levels have increased after doing an after, depending on china, not to use anti terrorism concerns to justify human rights have been says, show bachelor has been visiting the jin young region where authorities are accused of abuses against weak muslims. katrina, you reports from beijing? well, you michelle bachelor's visit to china. was the 1st by you and human rights commissioners since 2005. and many saw it as a chance to assess widespread allegations that aging is committing human rights

abuses against muslim weakness and shin challenge her job. but during a press conference, mockingbird end of his 6 day trip, she said that wasn't her goal, so i shall stay on the outfit where this visit was and what it was this, this was not an investigation. official visit by a high commissioner are by law major high profile, as simply not conducive to the kind of detail methodology with a bullying and, and what vehicle discrete were of an investigative nature. instead, ashley says the visit was an opportunity to engage with senior chinese leaders. she spoke with president, she's in pain by video and that she jung officials in the cities of cash car and watching nationally says she urged them to review counter terrorism policies to ensure they comply with international human rights standards. but added a tour of a prison and former the keisha educational training center

o t. c. feel to lead technique, firm conclusions. i'm unable to do a thursday forms gale of the b c's. i rest of the government. the law of independent initial oversight will be abrasion on the program, been released by law enforcement official on 15 indicators who determine tendencies towards violence extra mr. alexander to live the use of force and treatment in those. and do you see a restriction on and you can really just was due to corona virus restrictions, no reporters were allowed to travel with her meetings outside her official itinerary were limited to go to bed. ashley has been criticized for failing to secure, unfettered access to shem junk. several governments in right groups, a forced labor and attention sterilization and torture have taken place in the province. treatment amounting to genocide. analysts say the visit has placed a valuable spotlight on the region, but the credibility of the commissioner and her office has been called into

question. there is a high cost to their credibility. if a strong and detailed report doesn't emerge from all of this, they ging has denied claims of mistreatment against the muslim week. a minority calling them the lie of the century. katrina you out a 0 aging. not not. so to come here now does air including russia, as president says, he's ready to look for ways to ship grain stocking ukraine's port, but demands the wish of lift sanctions 1st and of viciously shop satire about class conflict. when's the top rise at the cannes film festival? mana state ah hello plenty of hate cross eastern parts of north america at the moment,

sir. we got some live storms, just easing away from the eastern seaboard, eastern areas of canada as well. the next system that's rolling after the pacific, northwest western canada coming down across see the prairies through the plains. and that will produce some very heavy rain here as we go on through sunday, some lively down post lotto possibility of your tornado mixed in there as well. so it will be rather storm in there that he continuing across the eastern side of the u. s. sat 29 celsius dc. new york, a 24 and not we're still hanging on to a 24. they state and rising. that where to where the will coming to central parts of canada. more storms are rolling up across sea dakotas pushing up towards the lakes as we go on. and we are going to see some wet, a color and windier wintry weather making as wrapped. we'll see the mountain states over the next couple of days farther south. the girls could do with a bright from the heat. no sign of that now into the caribbean got the usual sunshine and showers. bonita, focus your attention on this system,

just out to the coast of mexico. this is from a storm agatha that's going to make its way towards mexico strength thing and the hurricane. by monday afternoon. ah. across the world, young activists and organizers rhonda moon, motivated and politically engaged, the challenges they face couldn't be more daunting. here in beta we were the ones who had lights on what was going on in a way that the most me, the media didn't. there's looking start, think about liberal lebanon is always in by nova formation. we have the agencies to create the viable alternative generation change on al jazeera. ah

ah, welcome back and pick them out about top stories here at this. our texas police are facing intense criticism for their inaction during the deadliest school shooting in the us and nearly a decade. families are demanding answers after emerge. that officer waited 78 minutes before storming the classroom. voters in columbia, gearing up for sundays, presidential election, opinion polls, place rebel term, politicians, gustavo petro, at the front runner. and the you and human rights cheap says china must not use legitimate concerns about terrorism to justify human rights abuses. michelle bachelor visited the shin jang region where authorities are accused of abuses against a weaker ethnic minority cruise. now, russia's president says he's willing to discuss ways to ship grain that stuck in

ukraine's ports, but only if sanctions are lifted. let him have putin said russia made the comments in a 80 minute phone call with the leaders of france and germany, russia and ukraine account for nearly a 3rd of global wheat supplies. dosage bark has more from moscow. the russian president told his counterparts, the status of the military operation need talked about how and there are a number of issues with the ships that are carrying ukrainian wheat that have been stuck on in the black sea. as a result of what the russians are saying are minds that are placed along the routes for them to leave in the black sea by the ukrainian military. now vladimir putin said that russia is willing to allow the passage of those ships are roughly around $300.00 of them and from the main port in odessa, in ukraine. and that is something that is up for discussion. but as that is

something, of course, that has to be done through the russian military. they, president, that russian president also talks about how the negotiations have stalled between the 2 sides as a result of the key of government. not being serious and responding to at the offers that have been made by the russian negotiators, the last one being and made on april 15th vladimir putin also stressed that the weapons that are being poured into ukraine, especially by the united states, are really exasperating. the situation on the ground than they are further destabilizing. the ongoing conflict between the 2 sides. the 3 leaders agreed to keep the line of communications open and the french and the german at leaders also were at seemingly satisfied by the answers given by the russian president about the status of the prisoners, the ukrainian military personnel that are being held as prisoners of war by the russian military. while the war ukraine is making life hard of people in

afghanistan, soaring, reprice as an cooking on his worsting the food crisis in the country. cut off his hold. a young explain. the noise traffic and buzz of afghanistan's capital has long been fueled by his local markets, but that is changing. russia's invasion of ukraine is making an existing food crisis, even worse with prices rising and resources becoming increasingly course trend junk with the war in ukraine. european countries turn to markets in cars. it's time for us. that means the price of wheat, flour and oil have soared. a united nations report says many people have built up enormous dead divide food over the past few months and access to seeds. fertilizer and water for irrigation is limited. although it might be that we've seen an increase of up to $9.00 for every sack of flour, we're very much affected by the war between russia and ukraine. poverty has been

rife enough can a stand for years with nearly 20000000 people facing acute hunger. but political instability, low harvest violence, and shipping delays, or adding pressure on the countries with supply and fuel prices. and that's being made worse as inflation affects goods and markets across the world. looking for how much at the prices are skyrocketing, people have limited income sources and they have to reduce their purchases. international aid is restricted as western governments remain weary of the taliban . and a decree ordering women to wear clothing the covers them from head to toe in public as well as recent school closures have intensified criticism abroad from the sun. the world is trying to show that it's dedicated to philanthropy and humanitarian causes, by distributing a sack of flour and 5 kilograms of eatable oil. but this has no positive impact on the people. with afghanistan already facing political and economic struggles. soaring food prices are now another challenge for its people. cause

a little bit of a young. i'll just hear israeli police of arrested 3 people doing a protest against a settlement outpost in the occupied west bank israeli group. peace now abroad to bulldoze or to demolish the outpost israeli government evacuated jewish settlers in the area back in 2005. a group of settlers later returned and i've been preventing palestinian farmers and due to mit loans. to abraham this fall in developments from number according to peace. now, activists we've been speaking to, as they were trying to gather within israel, to cross into the occupied by bank to grow to the legal sentiments out of home as they were bringing cooper. those, those with them, they were stopped by the israeli police, arrested to the driver. and all those are as well as one activists that would need to be now they said that under cover police actually arrest the activists as he was going from his home to the point where they were gathering. now we ourselves have

also find trouble trying to get into the area because this is one entrance leaving palestinian cars and palestinian were nablus in the north of the occupied us bank and leaving us to with the outposts mission. but as you can see, there is a lot of traffic, the israeli police had to be putting up an army have been putting up a lot of checkpoints to try and prevent palestinians and also is ready cars from accessing their saturdays so weekends. usually the roads around, but we're seeing them today filled with people. now we're kind of sydney and they will tell you that they are expecting the settlement how supposed to be evicted. but the problem here is that even when it was evicted in 2005, they couldn't access it. they couldn't go to their land because the israeli military or they're using it never stops. so for palestinians,

even though they're hearing is radio officials saying, you know, we need to abide by the law. we're the settlement, they're not expecting to return to it anytime soon. so let's move down real madrid . have when a record extending 14th champions, the title science, the liverpool, one new in the final and power to goal coming from that was controversy off the pitch with police firing together fans lining up to enter the stadium. hundreds of liverpool founders were stuck at the security gates of the difference. delaying kick off by more than half an hour. many supporters minds to break through barriers and pass police officers safeguarding the event for east impacts. it's been quite tens outside the start, the france. couple of hours before kick off seems we bottleneck as police were making checks. tickets, police have now said that they believe a lot of those local funds. i bought fake tickets and that was what was causing the

problem. a lot of funds trapped outside the gates and as we saw in those videos, ad pepper spray being used. so that's what led to this 36 minute delay. really unprecedented. for the final of european biggest football competition, they'll be a lot to thought about. what's happened to the big embarrassment for the police might work with hundreds and tens of thousands of fans here in paris. not just at the stadium, but it fun fun zones across the city as well. now the curtains are closed on this years. 75th film festival. in can 21, the films were competing for the palm door and a war that can propel a relatively obscure film into the mainstream. i'll just say it was charlie angela has more of the when. when they all send the triangle of said, the swedish director reuben austin shocks can gressick 15 minute vomiting, seen films triangle of sadness that picked up his palm to apprise with

a message of how we must question in equality the keep us. and i'm happy that the yury acknowledge to feel him and then it's, it's a committed slash tire. so it's kind of feeling that maybe not out of tradition means that olsen income and i wanted to do a few last in the audience is engaged and laughing and participating at the same time as to how the content that the thought provoking and that you need to discuss afterwards, trying to sadness the satirical film about capitalism, set on a luxury cruise ship, the latest thing with the dot comedy about hierarchy and how it can be flipped. freedom and capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient greece. freedom for slave owners. i don't bloody me leaning audiences in can gave it a standing ovation. a minute when in the pond or twice,

which is so rare will is time is reuben austin, as perhaps with many people. the gray is living direct to work in today, his films, really touching on something that we talk about a lot. and we see, especially on social media, white liberal, gill and his films that exactly happened in that sense of billy and all of them connected to the girl free with a would a joint me to french direct declared. and he says, does it nude romantic thriller? set nick, right and close by belgium, director lucas, don't sensitive coming of age film about the friendship of 213 year old boys. his bond is later torn apart a the jury prize is also shared between ear gentle filled,

exploring the world through the eyes of a donkey. and so i went to mondanca, solomon oil traveling harassing and 8 mountains. an epic love letter to friendship and nature. set the italian alps this year kind has celebrated story telling. there are no car chases and special effects, and these winning films destroys well. told that remind us of the power of independent cinema charlie angela out there. ah, appropriate check of a headlines here on al jazeera, texas police are facing attempts.