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will the suspect being held by the authorities is 21—year—old is 21—year—old patrick crusius. authorities believe he may have travelled hundreds of miles to carry out a racially motivated hate crime. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case and we are going to do what we do welcome to newsday on the bbc. to terrorists in this country which is deliver swift and certainjustice. el paso lies right next i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. to juarez in mexico. the border is just beyond those tall buildings there. our top stories: population here is more two mass shootings in than 80% hispanic. america within hours. the fact that the authorities a man is arrested after killing 20 in el paso, texas — are investigating whether this it's being treated as an act of domestic terrorism. was a targeted racist attack has led some to question whether the rhetoric 13 hours later, a man being used by politicians is shot dead by police here is actually after killing 9 people — making things worse. this massacre quickly reverberated on the presidential election trail. democratic candidate beto o'rourke, including his sister — who is from el paso, returned to his home town to be with people affected. he said president trump was to blame in a bar in dayton, ohio. these are two incredible places. for the increased levels of hate and racism. we've had a rise in hate crimes, we love the people. hate has no place in our country. every single one of the last three years, during an administration where you have a president who has called mexicans rapists and criminals, though mexican immigrants commit i'm ben bland in london — crimes at a far lower rate than those born in this country. also in the programme: he's tried to make us afraid
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clashes continue in hong kong — of them, the government warns the city's to some real effect and consequence. being pushed to the verge president trump has condemned the shooting, of a very dangerous situation. calling it tragic, hateful and cowardly. hate has no place in our country. we have to get it stopped. i'm mariko oi in hong kong — who is on strike on monday and why? this has been going on for years, for years and years in our country and we have to get it stopped. live from our studios as the authorities search in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. for evidence, america searches for answers. it's 8am in singapore, how can this have happened again 1am in london, and 6:00 in the afternoon in el paso texas, and what can be done to stop it? where in the past hour police say sophie long, bbc news, el paso. they've charged the man suspected just hours after the attack in el paso, nine people were killed of killing 20 people in a gun attack at a walmart store with capital murder. police believe the 21—year—old —— and 26 others wounded gunman — who's now in custody — in another shooting this time outside a bar in dayton, ohio. wrote a white nationalist manifesto police say the gunman‘s that was posted online sister is among the dead. before the attack. here's our north america
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correspondent chris buckler. meanwhile, in a separate incident in dayton, ohio, after a saturday morning of grief a gunman shot dead nine people and violence in america came a saturday night that at a bar in the city centre before brought more of the same. police killed him. nine people were killed and more than two dozen injured, all in a shooting that lasted less then a minute, as people were enjoying an evening out in a moment we'll hearfrom ohio, in the centre of dayton. but first sophie long has they started pushing this report on the day's us out the back door, events in el paso. into the alley out the back a normally busy shopping mall, cordoned off. because they didn't want us coming an investigation is under way, out the front because they didn't as people come to terms know where the shooter was, with what happened here hours ago. or how many there was. oh, my god. when you came outside, a gunman opened fire in what was a packed walmart as soon as you hit the front street, superstore, killing 20 people, you've seen the bodies and you knew injuring at least 26 others. people took cover that this was different. wherever they could. you knew it was something you never inside the mall, armed officers thought of experiencing. moved in in search of the attacker. the gunman has been identified as 24—year—old connor betts. but one man told me the his home is being searched gunman wasn't stopping so he hid 00:02:37,070 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 in a side room. by police, who say he was wearing body armour, using an assault rifle and carrying more magazines of ammunition when he was shot dead by officers. among his victims was his own sister. she was very sweet, had her own opinions, and was loud and kind in a way
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that her brother was quiet and kept more to himself. vigils have become all too familiar in this country. there have now been more mass shootings in the united states this year than have been days. i think the police and our first responders have done an amazing job. clearly the question has to be raised, why does dayton have to be the 250th mass shooting in america? year after year, campaigners put pressure on washington to change america's gun laws but there's a stalemate inside congress and that something that is not likely to change. besides, in dayton, el paso and countless other cities, they know that despite the killings, the debate about hate is likely to drown out the question about guns. chris buckler, bbc news.
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in hong kong, democracy activists again took to the streets overnight ahead of strikes planned for later. the protests are now in their ninth weekend. at one of the rallies there were more clashes between police and demonstrators — protesters have been throwing stones at a police station in the residential area of tseung kwan o. steve mcdonell has been out on the streets. we can't bring you that report right now. so, i have a lady who is not very happy. as you said, there will be a protest strike later today. some people are not happy about it. we
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are expecting tens of thousands of people to attend this strike which would affect everything from finance to art. the aviation sector is the most effect did as we expect, hundreds of flights have already been cancelled. this was the week china warned all of this had to stop there would dire consequences. and tonight, this was the message held back to the mainland. far from intimidated, distant discs —— this protest movement is growing more aggressive. it was the police force who look like they are losing control. lorna has broken down. these protesters feel that they now own the streets. for nine weeks now
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and this former british colony, young protesters have been calling for more freedom in this chinese interference in their lives and in the future. but all weekend, older hong kong people without helmets and gas masks have joined hong kong people without helmets and gas masks havejoined in. the police we re gas masks havejoined in. the police were often in retreat. thousands of protesters have spread out across the city once again on monday, for a strike, which is expected to cause yet more disruption. many feel the hand of history on their shoulder. china may feel an iron fist is the only way to bring this to an end. also making news today. nuon chea, one of those who led the cambodian genocide in the 19705. has died at the age of 93. known as brother number two, he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. the ultra far—left khmer rouge overthrew the cambodian government
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and for four years carried out a policy of violent repression that killed a quarter of the population. electricity has been mostly restored in indonesia, after a widespread power blackout. tens of millions of people were affected in the capital jakarta. major phone networks, traffic light systems and the transit system were all disrupted. the heavily populated java island was also affected. iraq's oil ministry has denied that a tanker seized by iran's revolutionary guards corps is an iraqi vessel. iranian state tv reported that authorities seized an iraqi tanker that they say was smuggling fuel through the gulf. they reported that seven sailors have been detained. here in the uk police say a six—year—old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from a tenth—floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london.
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the boy landed on a fifth floor roof and was taken to hospital by airambulance. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. a strike that had been due to start by now at london's heathrow airport for monday has been suspended to allow for more talks to resolve a pay dispute. 2,500 union members were going to walk out after rejecting a revised pay offer. a strike is still planned for tuesday if a deal can't be agreed. the airport had cancelled 177 flights as a precaution. and congratualitions to the japanese golfer hinako shibuno. she has won the british open title at woburn at the first attempt. in fact not only was it her first major title it was also the first time she'd ever played outside of her home country. american lizette salas was second with koreanjin—young ko in third
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you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. we talk to a korean beauty vlogger, who's been sharing her experience of fighting cancer. also on the programme. the latest reaction from the states following the two mass shootings that killed 29 people. the question was do we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men? the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces.
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100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: president trump has spoken for the first time since mass shootings in texas and ohio killed 29 people. he said that hate had no place in the united states. and clashes continue in hong kong, with the government warning the city is on the verge
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of a dangerous situation. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the philippine daily inquirer has the latest details on a search—and—rescue operation after three ferries capsized in stormy seas on saturday. they report that 31 bodies have now been pulled from the waters off the coast of the guimaras and iloilo provinces, with three people still missing. 62 people have been rescued. to hong kong, and the south china morning post is looking ahead to today's strikes. they say that protest organisers will try to bring the city to a standstill by targeting public transport and key city roads. the post reports that more than 500,000 people across 20 business sectors are set to strike. and the front page of the japan times has a story about donald trump's stance on the recent north korean missile tests.
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they report that, despite growing unease in tokyo over the renewed missile launches, trump has told japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, that he will continue to tolerate the test—firings to prevent washington's talks with pyongyang from collapsing. ben, you've got more on the political reaction to those two mass shootings in the us. let's return to our top story, and the shootings in both dayton and el paso. peter bowes is our north american correspondent. he has more on president trump's comments on the shootings. there are probably others who say, well, actually the president really didn't say anything new at all. he did say rather cryptically that a lot of good things are in the works, and that he will issue a statement from the white house on monday, hopefully with more detail.
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we don't really know what he has in mind. i think it's also significant what he didn't say. he didn't address white nationalism, he didn't address gun control, which are the two key issues which democrats have been talking about for much of the past 2a hours, while people have been responding and trying to take in what's happened with these two shootings. and a number of democrats very clearly pointing the finger at president trump for his use of rhetoric and, they say, racist language in recent days for in effect fuelling the fire, some going as far as to say that he is to blame for what's happening. and some rather pointed political comments coming from mexico in the last couple of hours, as well. yes, because we know that a number of mexicans died in the el paso shooting. this of course is a predominantly hispanic town. more than 80% of the population there are hispanic.
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many mexicans live there, and clearly this is raising tensions. el paso has been at the centre of the political storm in recent weeks and months over immigration, illegal immigration, a lot of people aware of what's happening on the border, and of course, the president's attitude towards this issue. so tensions are really running high, and there's certainly a lot of anticipation for what the president has got to say on monday, whether there's anything new, and whether he directly addresses the question of gun control. there are some who are saying that the senate should be recalled. it's on summer recess at the moment, but there are some who want the senate in emergency session to pass new gun control legislation. back in february, korean beauty vlogger dawn lee was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. the 29—year—old has been sharing her experience of the illness and her chemotherapy on youtube, with one video attracting almost 4 million views. she told the bbc she was worried at first about sharing content that
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wasn't "pretty," but hopes her videos will help others in a similar situation.
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emergency workers have spent the day pumping more water out of a reservoir in derbyshire to try and prevent a dam collapsing. they have managed to reduce water levels by more than three metres, but say the situation remains critical. danny savage reports. tonight, the dam above whaley bridge was reinforced again by air drops from an raf helicopter. four days on, there is still much work to do. to get anywhere near whaley bridge today, you had to be patient. people have been queueing here for an hour and a quarter. i mean, maybe we should just all be more a bit more understanding, but it's just frustrating. the evacuation area is being strictly controlled by police. have you got a driving license on you with proof of your address?
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because the issue we're having is people ignoring the road closure signs, telling us they live within the risk area. we absolutely are aiming to get people back in their homes as soon as possible. but i'm not prepared they can do that unless i get absolute assurance that it is safe for them to do so. beyond the cordons, it is eerily quiet. does the silence wake you up at night? yes, it is. for the first time ever, we can hear birds. tina runs a pub on the edge of what's now a ghost town. the worst—case scenario would be a disaster for her friends and customers. you can replace material things to a degree, but when it's your livelihood and your home, everything, where do you begin? and i think it's really sad. at the dam, the water level has dropped significantly. the pumps have been pushed further into the reservoir. but it is still not deemed anywhere near safe enough for people to return home. we've got drop the water level in the dam by about ii.5m from where it is today. we're feeling in
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a much better place. we want to get people back into their homes quickly as we can, but we want to be 100% sure that they can go back safely. for people here, it's chilling to think what could have happened if the dam had failed without warning. including brian and sue, who have taken in their children and grandchildren. we would have lost our family, our son, his wife, and our two lovely girls, and so would everyone else that was involved in our village, at lower down, would have experienced this awful thing. the authorities want to be sure this area is safe before letting people return to their homes, but the situation is improving. a french inventor has successfully become the first person to cross the english channel on a jet—powered hoverboard. it was second time lucky for franky zapata, who fell into the sea whilst trying to refuel on his first attempt last month. james waterhouse reports. just a warning — if you're a fan of taking the ferry or train, they're about to seem very boring.
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this was how franky zapata decided to make the 22—mile crossing over the english channel. and how's this for an arrival? just to see him in the distance with my little binoculars was just amazing, and as he flew over — just amazing. i didn't know what to expect. i thought it could well be a historical thing, but it was really high—tech. it was amazing. crossing the channel, however you do it, has always captured the imagination. matthew webb was the first person recorded to swim between france and britain in 1875. louis bleriot was the first person to fly it, in 1909. ijust came to provide something more to cheer him in. yeah. yes, why didn't they have a brass band here, and...
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you know, like they did for bleriot? yeah. more than 110 years later, it is the turn of the jet—powered hoverboard. franky zapata's invention is a bit bigger than a skateboard, powered by five turbines and fuelled by kerosene stored in his backpack. first thing in the morning he set off from close to calais, riding a piece of kit able to propel him to speeds of up to 118 mph. around 20 minutes later, he arrived near dover, in kent, before making a cheeky wave and softly touching down. part of the journey involves refuelling on a raised platform on a boat. first time around, he lost his balance and fell into the sea. no issues now, however — theyjust used a bigger one. once on english turf, he described his achievement as crazy, and then broke into tears. james waterhouse, bbc news. imight i might stick with eurostar for now. we will see you soon. goodbye.
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hello. the weekend ended on a dramatic note weatherwise for some parts of the uk. some really vicious thunderstorms, especially across the midlands, northern england and scotland, and through the coming week, more of those heavy downpours. quite hit—and—miss, there will be some dry weather, but where the rain does show up, it could be pretty intense, and could bring some further disruption. low pressure once again taking charge of the scene. you can see the clouds swirling around the centre of that low on our recent satellite picture. ahead of that main area of low pressure, a couple of bands of showery rain to start monday morning — one drifting across the north of scotland, the other moving across east anglia and the south—east. now, this one should tend to clear away as we get into the afternoon, so for much of england and wales we're looking at largely dry weather and some spells of sunshine. the odd light shower for wales and the south—west. there will be some heavy downpours for northern ireland and for scotland. quite a breezy day, highs of 19—25 degrees.
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now, into monday evening, we will see some further heavy downpours drifting across shetland. some drier, clearer weather across the rest of the uk, but showers starting to feed back in from the west by the end of the night. temperatures 11 degrees there in newcastle, 15 the overnight low in cardiff. now, remember that area of low pressure i was talking about? well, by tuesday it really makes its move, drifting across the northern half of the uk, the heaviest showers always in the centre of this area of low pressure. so through northern ireland, northern england and scotland, that's where we're likely to see the most widespread, heavy showers and torrential downpours. further south, perhaps not as many showers. quite breezy in the south of the uk, as well, but very light winds further north. that means the showers will be pretty slow—moving, especially across northern scotland. some areas could get a real drenching if a shower sits around for any length of time. temperatures 18—23 degrees, a cooler, fresher feel. now, wednesday is a similar looking day. some hefty showers for scotland, northern ireland and northern
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england. some showers further south, but toward south wales and southern england, a better chance of staying predominantly dry through the day. 18—23 degrees. now, thursday gives something of a chance to draw breath. i'm not promising that it will be completely dry, but there'll be fewer showers, more sunshine around. but it doesn't last. on friday, we see some heavy and persistent rain swinging in from the west, courtesy of this frontal system. and that leaves us with low pressure again as we head into next weekend, so there will be some heavy bursts of rain and some brisk winds at times.
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all i'm ben bland with bbc world news. our top story: donald trump says hate has no place in the united states — after two mass shootings in the space of a day. a man is arrested after killing 20 in el paso, texas, opening fire on shoppers
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in a busy store in a mainly hispanic area. officials have called it a case of domestic terrorism. 13 hours later, a man was shot dead by police, after killing 9 people — including his sister — in a bar in dayton, ohio. and in hong kong, pro—democracy protesters plan to paralyse the city. the transport network is being targeted and many people are expected to take part in a general strike across the territory. that's all. stay with bbc world news.
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