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ah ha barker, this is al jazeera life and her also coming up an attack on a government office in somalia capital kills 5 civilians. our sure bob has claimed responsibility as ukraine uses as soon as he day to celebrate the country coming together to fight russia's invasion. less encouraging news on the prospect of german may tongues and france and germany seek to repair ties which have become strained by differences over the war in crane. ah, police of the u. s. state of california say the main suspect in a mass shooting has been found dead from a self inflicted wounds. police say 72 year old who can trans shot himself after he was cornered in a car park. he's believed to have open fire

a ballroom dance studio in monterey park near los angeles on sunday, killing at least 10 people. u. s. president joe biden has ordered flags to be flown at half staff. as torrance officers pulled behind the vehicle, the white van entered a shopping center parking lot. when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot. coming from within, the van officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond to armored vehicles, responded and were able to restrict the vans movement. and following the story as rob reynolds, who joins us live from monterey park in california and raw. but we now have crucial details about the, the suspects who can try, what did the police have to say about him? well, he's

a 72 years old. is resident of this area. he according to police, after committing suicide, when surrounded by officers in that car park. in torrance, he is, body was recovered and the evidence recovered from the white van has convinced the authorities here that he was indeed the person responsible for the massacre of the least 10 people in the ballroom dancing establishment here in monterey park. aside from that, we don't know a lot of detail about mr. who can't trans we, we, we know that he attempted to go to a 2nd location where he could have actually committed even more damage and more more murders. but the people who were there at that

at that place that that ball room, they manage to disarm him and send him on his way. he g e. he was a he was able to escape then and some very quick police work canvassing the city in the whole. well, it's angeles county area, resulted in the torrance police locating the van at surrounding it and eventually who can trans took his own life. a lot of things still remain unanswered, especially motive. we don't know, police are not disclosing exactly what his motive for this massacre could have been . there are some theories, but we will probably be better off waiting cor more fulsome investigation to take place, including investigation of whether he had run ins with police officers or mental

health problems or something of that nature. we do know that he was well armed with apparently several firearms, including a semi automatic pistol with an extended magazine which enabled him presumably to do so much terrible damage. here. i'm rob. do we know any more about the victims and those people who still remained in hospital 7 people remain in hospital. we heard several hours ago that some of them were in critical condition. i spoke briefly to a man who said that his mother was in hospital in, in such a condition, but he did not want to speak to us on camera for very understandable reasons. the population of people in the ballroom likely was elderly and middle aged, elderly i spoke to a few people who had frequented the ball room and it was a place for socializing, for, for older residents of this area who had practice their, their dances. ah,

and we don't have the identities of any of them at this point. we do know that there were 5 men who were killed and 5 women of the 10 who were pronounced dead on the scene. there were also 5, i believe the similar numbers of wounded. so some of those wounded were treated and released 3 of them. 7 remain hospitalized right now. hopefully, their condition is improving. often i rob many, thanks for that, rob reynolds la monterey park, california to all the news now. and the us says it has captured to members of iceland, syria, us central command, says the operation will disrupt the groups ability to plan and carry out attacks in the area by kind of reports from washington dc. well a reminder about the ongoing us led coalition operations in easton, syria,

in particular, a spokesman for us central command says that to i saw members were captured in a helicopter and ground assault carried out by the u. s. and he says, members of that coalition operate in that one was described as a facilitator, the other as a facilitator and largest edition. now the spokesman says that once civilian was injured in the attack, he was taken to a nearby hospital and is now being returned to his home. a few days ago, a us base in northern syria came under attack the old times fate base where there are some 900 us soldiers stationed. that came under attack by drones to drones was shot down the 3rd drone actually hit the encampment, injuring at least 2 democratic syrian fighters. now, whether these 2 events are connected, the spokesmen did not mention. he did not in any way connect these 2 events. but at the same time you've had a couple of days ago, a drone attack on

a u. s. space in the north of syria. now you've got a us lead raid in eastern syria, capturing to members of iso as the u. s. claims. at least 12 people have been killed after a residential building collapsed in northern syria. a child who was amongst those who died in the neighborhood in aleppo. rescue teams is searching for people who believe to be buried under the rubble state media reports, the building collapsed to to water leakages weakened foundations. ah, you crave monks unity day on sunday as a day when 2 territories wrung by ukrainians, agreed to unify back in 1919. however, this year the nations observing the day as it's united in the fight against russia's invasion. natasha butler reports from keith. you've been on the sweeping landscapes and picturesque views of ukraine before the war,

as president followed him. is lensky gave a special video address for unity day. commemorating modern ukraine's formation. more than a century ago. young nash, great across ukraine in the summer, in the autumn, in the winter, we are defending all this together and we will win together equally. and the entire ukraine will hear the sounds of a victory for true shell crane. since russia invaded ukrainians have come together to defend their country for some unity day is a fitting symbol for a shared experience. some a few of hers which are independence and autonomy that unite us for me. his day means we are together and defending our values with our lives. keeps pass on bridge spans that the ne pro river. it's usually at the center of the cities unity day celebrations. but officials are worried about security. traditionally, on unity day people form a human chain across this bridge brought ukrainian officials have canceled the

offend this year because of the work to mark the de former british prime minister boys. johnson made a surprise visit to ukraine. he met president zalinski and visited the town of butcher on the capital's outskirts. hundreds of people were killed in butcher under russian occupation in march last year. but i can tell you that the, the u. k. will be sticking by ukraine for as long as it takes longer, but i nibbled a novelty of as you own. i suppose you are. you are going to, you're going to, when you're going to get russians out of your country, but we will be there for a long time. ah, johnson's visit comes as western pals have promised more weapons, the cave and prussia continues to build on germany to allow its leopard tanks to be sent to ukraine. keith says it needs all the fire pal, you can get to defend itself. most people are here agree for nearly a year now. ukrainians have shown what unity can look like and how powerful it can

be. oh, it's ashley butler, al jazeera keith. there's been some encouraging news for ukraine about the delivery of german made tanks, japanese foreign minister sold french television. it will not stand in the way of poland decides to sand. it's leopard 2 tanks to ukraine. i comes as french president manuel my crawl hosted german chancellor laughed sholtes for the 1st face to face franco, german summits as 2019. but as smith reports in paris, the lines between france and germany is often described as the engine of the european union. it had been sputtering since last year when emmanuel micron canceled this meeting after a series of disagreements with berlin over the fence and energy policy in the wake of the war in ukraine. differences that affect policy making in the rest of the e u. every time when there is a major decision to be taken, the 2 countries may have different approaches, but in the end,

it's only when they agree that the 27th can agree. so we are in that process at the moment on different issues. one is obviously the ukraine war and how to support ukraine or, and we've seen in recent days that general charles has been under a lot of criticism for his reluctance to send thanks to her to ukraine and from the german chancellor on sunday. still no commitment that he'll give you crane what it wants. it was out the us is doing a lot. germany is also doing a lot. we have constantly expanded our supplies with very effective weapons that are already available to day. and we've always closely coordinated all these decisions with all our important allies and friends with france, for example, with the us with other major countries in europe. and of course, with all those who participate in this discussion. emanuel micron says france is not ruled out sending its tanks, but needs to consider 3 criteria. do bah,

governance will be due firstly, as we have been able to do since the beginning, that it does not escalate. secondly, with data could bring will effective support our ukrainian friends senior, and for this, we must consider the capacity to maintain them. in operational conditions and training, both leaders reaffirmed a commitment to support ukraine as long as necessary latvia, lithuania, and estonia of added to the calls from other countries to send tanks to ukraine, piling the pressure on berlin. the new german defense minister says he'll visit keith soon. he can expect one subject to dominate the agenda. bernard smith, al jazeera paris julian hurts as a european policy specialists, an editor of the french dispatch. he says, germany and france have put aside their political differences to help push for more sovereign europe. back in october, last year there was a very real situation that could have spilled into

a very dangerous situation. but now things have stabilized and read. remember that there are lots of similarities and points in common between the manual macro and or la sholtes such as d wish to push for more sovereign europe and increasing the investments in defense and european industry. there's a lot of similarities and a lot of cohesion on the topics of increasing european sovereignty, dealing with d. r currents, economic plan of joe biden, the states and finding a european solution to this. that combines all the efforts of european states investing fervor in defense and industries. so making sure that european defense is up to scratch and also that the european industry can compete on the global sale. however, one the big things that has caused some issues is how to go about insuring a european sovereignty and particularly st. you katana me, for example, my call favors an you sovereignty fund that finances investments across the you. but all of sholtes and the as the p r against this because the fact that

effectively this would lead to more european debt, which has always been a german red line. no matter who the chancellor has been. and this is something where they don't have to work together, but if we are entirely honest, the role of the franco german engine is to lead the way, take on the tough discussions, find solutions, and also bring everybody to the table. so the right solution can be found for everybody. in the eel, 5 civilians have been killed in al shabanni attack on the mayor's office and the somali capital mogadishu fight a storm the building. shortly after an explosion, 6 out about fighters were killed and at least 19 other people were injured in the assault germano, our med reports for mortgage issue. and i'm sick and i hope that god cadillac, there were 2 explosions targeting the gate of the minnes pelt building, which was dense, dawned by aren't members of all ship up armed group, a spokesman for all sure. bob have confirmed. they were responsible for the attack . the somali government is yet to comment on the incident. witnesses say security

forces have been able to evacuate employees from the building up al, but the tag comes in the context of the war between the somali government and i'll show bob. and every one knows very well that al shabbat has been subjected to military campaigns in many of the central regents of somalia, which has led to the armed group losing its control over several regents. however, all shabbat, despite these losses, didn't stop launching attacks against the government forces. the last of which was on friday when the gala bade was attacked were boresight, suffered big losses. i board was still ahead allow jerome israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu dismisses a senior minister following a supreme court ruling and star for food banks in germany say they're overwhelmed and under stocked as millions of people turned to them for hell. ah.

the reco breaking cold in easton, cyber in northeast in china is still there, but it's leaking as cross the open water. so persistent snowfall cargo and han shoe, i think on monday looks sunny for the rest. but look at the temperatures they already quite low. will they get lower in places? they will. i think this is all gonna fall down into northern. charlie's tempted. really dropping, but he won't get any cold in the northeast as bad as lowe's. he's going to get the daytime max's i'm talking about. but the result of put that arrow of open water is this huge amounts of snow. this will be fairly busy conditions. dally, northern coast of hom, should write the way down to kisha even possible. look at the temperatures in china . yes, the skies are clear, but it is not going to feel cold right down towards hong kong. but shanghai is one degree. can you imagine that on the bunk? let's go science where that cold air meets. what is obviously will. milwaukee tend

to enhance the rifle dug will happen in the central southern philippines again. and there's also the likelihood of big charles in western sumatran northern sumatra and potentially malays your has been the case for a few days. that's going to carry on for a few more days and was quiet weather's typical is tom's year. there are a few showers in the science of india. there are some developing further north, given the condition of the air in the horn delhi to see them is probably good news . ah. debating the issues of the day, the 5 largest polluters of the world are in india, jump into the street. they made their money on coal, they made their money on field convincing those folks know we need to go. green is very, very difficult, giving all of voice we chose to do because we wanted to escape war and violence. when you humanize this narrative, you allow people to really understand the reality and break down misconceptions. the street on al jazeera

lou ah, they're watching out. is there a reminder of our top stories? this? our police in california say the main suspect in a mass shooting has shot himself dead. 72 year old who can try is believe to have opened fire with a ballroom dance studio in monterey park near los angeles on sunday, killing at least 10 people. germany is foreign minister says berlin will not block poland if it decides to send its leopard 2 tanks to ukraine, as nato allies pressuring chancello of shops to dis. i'd whether to supply cues with the tanks. 5 civilians have been killed in somalia during an attack by al

shabanni fighters of the all the groups stormed the mayor's office in the capital, mogadishu security forces killed 6 of them. people in hong kong as celebrating the lunar new year for the 1st time since the beginning of the cove at 19 pandemic. the territories welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors from mainland china. jessica washington reports from hong kong at home comes won't i think temple fountains and welcoming the year of the rabbit? this temple is well known for its fortune telling practice known as calcium. most visitors come here with hopes for the coming year family. i am here to pray for luck. i wish to have good health and more money and stay happy with my girlfriend. with political unrest and the pandemic recent years have been difficult for hong kong, and the territory is now in a sharp economic downturn. but many want to put all that behind. then this is the 1st learning new year holiday since hong kong east. most of its total 19 regulation

temples around the city, a resuming custom that weren't allowed went hand demick rules with killing place worshippers. and visitors returned to this temple since we started its practice of burning incense this week. i think it is good to ethan matter if before do the new year. so that be po can celebrate together. at west helen station, thousands of people from mainland cities are crossing the border with hong kong for the 1st time in 3 years. a sang and i d, it's to law. we visited many times before, dap and demick. we come from chanson and we love hong kong, the ro, network suspended operations in january 2020, and only resumed them this month. zombie. we are here to visit our feminine hong kong. i haven't seen them for 3 years, and i missed them. economists say the recovery for industries hit hard by the pandemic won't happen overnight. but there's reason for some optimism, this great thing, a confidence that when the mobility is that would be like

a retail sectors growing mall growing and also supporting the business that already has been 3 years suffer from the panoramic. as people gather that, a steve at ease with their families, many a hoping this year will be much better than the last. jessica washington odysseyware and com. it's ready. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has fired a senior cabinet member. i, a dairy served as the interior and health vista that had yahoo was forced to sack him off to the supreme court, ruled dairy could not serve because of a conviction for tax offenses. the government is facing growing criticism over its plans to reform the judicial system. the emron con has more from western little firing as she did take place. they however, pry mister benjamin netanyahu was a fuson. he actually said that he was far trying to find a way back for area dairy to get back into the government. now the deal, the likely deal has been made between shells and netanyahu will include shots

taking a shelf politician taking over aria diaries of position. he's the chairman of the shells party, so it will be one person replacing the other. it is a very big blow to him to, to benjamin netanyahu, though, because he is trying to currently via the justice minister or strip the courts of this kind of power. the power to reverse parliamentary decisions. now, it was a $10.00 to $1.00 ruling by the supreme court. that did nitty gritty, there is a dual loss of various different decisions. but overarching decision was in a year ago when aria dory was convicted of tax violations. he act, he said to the court, i will not pursue a career in politics. the court agreed on that and it was on that basis that you know, he had a reduced sentence. when he steps back into the court remains found to be a into politics. whether he's found to be in contempt of that deal and that's why it was such an overwhelming ruling. like i say it was at 10 to one. but this has

made the far right groups within the coalition. a lot more angry than they were before they want this supreme court to be reformed. number of people relying on charity in germany has risen by at least 50 percent of the past year. and as a result, food banks are struggling to keep up with demand steadfast and has this report from berlin. this is food supermarket, no longer want to sell, but all of that is more than happy to buy for one year old 50. it's the only way he can food a nutritious meal on the table. the 6 year old pensioner sat with prices soaring, it has become impossible to live on his pension of 3 on the $68.00 euros a month. 11 is good. i find i have less and less money, but meanwhile energy costs are going up. i am really struggling to make ends meet. if organizations like this would not exist, it would be a lot harder for me. after registering people can choose from groceries that are about to expire, that have been collected from supermarket. but recently,

some people had to be rejected. you to a lack of supply. the people who are coming here when the number of people increase simply and we had to stop the new registrations. we can only give it to those who are registered here, who here for a long time and the others. well, this is really the problem. what can we do for them? the same goes for nearly 1000 other food bags in germany. most people here are too embarrassed to be filmed. don't told me they don't want their colleagues to see them, depending on food handouts. while this is one of the world's richest countries, inequality has risen sharply and we for months. now, people with jobs and study incomes are turning to these food bags for help to help people cope with high inflation and pay for their energy bills. the government has

given relief payments to all germans, but 8 organization say more needs to be done. dealing it's, there's no government talks a lot but has to do more than what we do this work without being paid normally in a country like this. it should not be the case that we are the one helping these people for 13 years held a hacked or managed to buy enough groceries to last for days for her. this weekly trip to the food bank, it's painful. why am i me to renew sunday yet? because they don't give me enough of a pension, i'm being screwed over in this country. parliamentarians are getting 700 years because of the high inflation. and what do we get? 50 years? seriously, that's nothing. it's terrible how they treat us old people. we've also worked hard to this country that food banks expect even more customers next year with price is not expecting to go down soon and a possible recession inside. stop fasten al jazeera berlin, but he seems imperative of evacuated more than $400.00 tourists stranded at the

tourist site matches peachey, anti government protests in the area, damage the rail tracks, leading to the site, forcing it to be closed, and definitely mass demonstrations continue to the capital on sunday, protest is a calling for president dean ability to resign for the release of former president pedro castillo. he was arrested in december after being ousted from office demonstrations that taking place across the united states, marking the 50th anniversary of the roe vs wade routing. the landmark supreme court decision guaranteeing women the right to an abortion was overturned last june, giving individual states the authority to impose their own rules. pregnancy terminations have since been banned or severely restricted. in 14 american states, the bided administration is trying to help women get around abortion bands by increasing access to medication used for terminations. members of our cabinet and our administration are now directed as of the presidents order to identify barriers

to access to prescription medication and to recommend actions to make sure that doctors can legally prescribed that pharmacies can dispense and that women can secure safe and effective medication. now a french air craft enthusiasts is turned his passion into art. a shop in paris is packed with old parts that a given a 2nd life is his story. in his words. moreover, mother jeff, amanda was with you to my name is jeff huckman. i've had this shop for 40 years, i recycle and re purpose, applebee's conscious that you had more to shoot than one military to one i mean, or of airplanes that so beautiful one of you, if a plane is beautiful, its parts are too few. i'm surrounded here by pieces that are totally exceptional, is that through it did a multi to tree once a plains dismantle the pieces, get used in the propellers. have always been preserved and put on the walk. and i'm

just giving these objects a 2nd life, lego, and more typically it's a trends. now ecologists say recycle everything. i've been doing that for, for 2 years, i've been recycling planes for, for 2 years and leaving nothing behind me. okay. oh no, no, you're not committed. to many customers come into the store because they see it and think of run kush the famous sculptor. maybe they just find it beautiful because of the reflections. it's quite magical. had the same as you. oh, he fell upon. my grandfather only performed the world's 1st official flight to a pointed back. again, the wright brothers had already done one, but they didn't want witnesses. so he did the 1st official, close circuit flights, one meg home air. and when will pay a little, you know, then i get my grandmother and grandfather went to a store and bought garden chairs and they used them to turn this place from a bummer into a passenger playing. that's how my family started. the 1st airline in europe on the company in on up, it's a company who growth the company grew, and

a few years later, it merged with 3 other companies. that's how f france was born and you had to go in the district say very quickly, a v a. she became so successful that my grandfather began to train people and sell planes with a non and more glossy production. grew enormously big. factories were in bologna, be on call, where we manufactured more than 20000 planes. were the 3 near him. i was born just after the 2nd world war and my father had been a fighter pilot. he used to tell a stories about what he done. they were extraordinary lessons and bravery. holiday trivia, i quoted, you $12.00 adults. sometimes i go and tell my family story to children in hospitals during school time. i think eventually the shop will disappear, but i'll be opening the museum in sincerely cold, where all display plains in pieces. that's very unusual. you know, the more thing. sure. no 11 of you, i went, reassemble them so i can show children and others how an at planes made.