this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. our top stories. president biden visits texas to meet grieving families after last week's school shooting. thejustice department says it will investigate police delays in confronting the gunman. a first visit to the front line since russia invaded — president zelensky visits and decorates troops in eastern ukraine as intense fighting continues in the region. translation: i'm greatly honoured to be here. - i want to thank each one of you for your great service, for risking your life for our sake, for the sake of our country. heightened tensions injerusalem — with thousands of israeli jewish nationalists marching through the

old city's muslim quarter. and the one constant over 70 years of change, as britain prepares forfour days of platinum jubilee celebrations for the reign of the queen. hello and welcome to the programme. 78 minutes — that is the precise length of time police are understood to have waited before going into the elementary school in texas to tackle the gunman, who killed 19 children and two teachers. public anger has been growing since the revelation on friday that officers waited in a hallway as children trapped with the teenage gunman made desperate emergency calls. the usjustice department is to investigate the cause of that delay. president biden met grieving families on a visit to uvalde earlier — along with survivors

and first—responders. barbara plett usher reports from the town. this is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school, 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the horror by honouring the dead. the rampage began when the teenage gunman entered the school through a back door, armed with a high—power rifle. children as young as eight were trapped with him for an hour before security forces finally stormed in. the justice department announced today it would review the police response.

mr biden went on to meet privately with the families of victims. he also attended a church service. as he left, the crowd outside called for action. but this is a difficult political environment. there's a fierce debate about how to stop such attacks. the president wants to tighten gun laws and faces strong partisan opposition. especially in texas. this is, after all, gun country. there are mixed feelings about mr biden�*s visit. i don't know if it can make any difference, actually. i think that as a nation, we'rejust very divided. but i think, you know, that in a time of crisis, it's great for leaders to show unity. we just need to grieve. just come here and give us hope for tomorrow. but don't tell us politically what we need to do. most of all, the families did not want their pain to be drawn into the political disputes. patricia castanon is lost in a fog of grief at the death of her niece, annabelle. she was a happy, smiley... this is how she was with me.

there's no words for me to say. she was just a good person. you know the president is coming to visit. do you think that will help? no. why do you say that? because he can't bring her back. he can't bring her back. he can't bring none of them back. and nobody can. he can't bring them back, and he's struggling to protect others. his biggest obstacle is how to prevent this happening again. i have been speaking to the us gun law expert roberts brexit. there is a gun law expert roberts brexit. there is a strategy gun law expert roberts brexit. there is a strategy that gun law expert roberts brexit. there is a strategy that says if there is an active shooter, police go in immediately. but if he stops firing and there is

a pause that might be reason to hold back, wait for a swat team, perhaps or especially trained unit, forfear other trained unit, for fear other people trained unit, forfear other people might be injured, if they rush in, in a moment that is inopportune. that would be a justification. that happened at the nightclub in florida, several years ago, there was a pause before the warranties went in, the problem in the case at the texas school is apparently they shouldn't have waited, and the initial instinct for some of the police officers to go on, they were told not to do that and in retrospect, we don't know because we don't have a full investigation, looks like it was a mistake, even the police officials said that. i was a mistake, even the police officials said that.— officials said that. i want to ask ou officials said that. i want to ask you about _ officials said that. i want to ask you about the - officials said that. i want to ask you about the joe - officials said that. i want to | ask you about the joe biden ask you about thejoe biden position. enough is enough is the message from the president. there is a reality with gun

control, it's a very politicised, very partisan positioning, and there isn't much scope for change. what sort of change, if any, do you think could be squeezed through?— through? there is an opportunity - through? there is an opportunity right - through? there is an i opportunity right now, through? there is an - opportunity right now, right this week, not very big or substantial one but the crack has opened in the united states on two measures passed the house of representatives, the senate would go to the present�*s desk for signature. an senator chris murphy kennet —— connecticut has been working very hard. a bipartisan group was getting the stalking and the republican leader has indicated they could go ahead and should be negotiating. it's hard for me to believe they will produce anything the senate will be able to vote on and there will not be a

filibuster, underthe and there will not be a filibuster, under the rules you need more than a senate majority. you need to reach a higher threshold to enter the filibuster to pass a bill, that's why the senate was in a place with a bill is going to die. president zelensky has made a rare trip beyond the ukrainian capital, kyiv, to visit his troops on the front line in eastern ukraine. he went to the kharkiv region, close to the russian border, an area once again under attack. the president described the situation in some parts, particularly serevodonetsk, as �*indescribably difficult' for the ukrainian army. our correspondent, caroline hawley reports. he came to ukraine's second—largest city to be shown the damage inflicted by russian forces in some of the fiercest fighting of the war to talk of reconstruction and to reward the ukrainian soldiers who'd repelled the russians from kharkiv.

translation: i'm greatly honoured to be here. - i want to thank each one of you for your great service, for risking your life for our sake, for the sake of our country. glory to ukraine. this was a visit aimed at boosting morale as ukraine suffers losses in the donbas region further east. applause. president zelensky said the situation facing the army there was "indescribably difficult". with heavy artillery, russian forces are pounding ukrainian positions. all this firepower helping them advance in a war that's killing more and more people every day. nowhere has president putin's war been more devastating than in the southern port of mariupol. these pictures show it before the invasion, and this is what it looks like now. it fell to russian forces earlier this month,

and moscow's emissary here has defended their conduct in the city. these are residential areas. these are not legitimate military targets. we have a lot of registered cases when ukrainian artillery was shelling residential areas. i do accept that mariupol is destroyed by fighting. but you won't accept that it's the result of russian forces? no, it can be both because this is a fight. as i have said, russians are targeting military infrastructure. collateral damage is possible. the town of bucha has become synonymous with atrocities, but the ambassador dismissed allegations of war crimes here as a fabrication. and what of an incident caught on cctv in which these two soldiers are about to kill two unarmed ukrainians? these men, sir, are walking away from the soldiers. you can see it there. they are shot, and they are killed. is this how russia is

conducting this war? i cannot tell whether they are russian soldiers. you have showed me something, probably a piece of a film or a piece of a game or a joke or whatever. it's a computer game, and telling me... sir, it's cctv footage. let's see what it is. it's cctv footage... 0k, great. ..from a building, and it has been corroborated. whatever the kremlin says, the ukrainian people know to their cost what to expect from the invading forces. and so, here in the eastern town of sloviansk, they're preparing to flee as russia advances. caroline hawley, bbc news. now to some breaking news. search and rescue troops have located the site of a plane crash in nepal. the small passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in cloudy weather on sunday with 22o people on board. mountainous terrain hampered the search for the de havilland twin otter aircraft, which disappeared after take

off from the tourist town of pokhara. the site of the wreckage has now been found. in jerusalem, tens of thousands of israeli nationalists have marched with flags — many entering the old city through its muslim quarter. palestinians in occupied eastjerusalem see the annual parade as a major provocation. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman reports. young israelis sing of their love forjerusalem, to them, their undivided capital. but the songs drown out this city's bitter realities. and the symbols, for some, are more about a show of supremacy than a place to share. "there's no such thing as palestinians", says narya. "there is such a thing asjews and they have neighbours. "if they want to come,

they are welcome. but israel was always ours." tens of thousands of religious nationalists marched into occupied east jerusalem, a massively controversial route, with one of the biggest ever turnouts. and palestinians were moved to make way for the marchers. the palestinians being cleared from this area, they were just sitting in a cafe here, but the border police making it clear it will only be israelis getting anywhere near to here, and it's why this day, in particular, emphasizes to palestinians, the profound sense of a lack of rights that they feel they have. we're going to go, thank you. and there were violent confrontations as the marchers made their way through the muslim quarter. a provocation, say palestinians like mohammed, who just came to meet old friends. "the israeli government lets

them come down to give us a headache", he tells me. "they provoke anyone on the street, "they hit." "look." "this is not right." some marchers shouted, "death to arabs", and other racist chants. but there was little visible police response. the biggest fear on days like this is around the most combustible site, the al—aqsa mosque compound, known to jews as temple mount. holy to all, jews can visit, 2,500 did, said to be the biggest number in a day. and some prayed, breaching sensitive and long—standing arrangements. palestinian militant groups had earlier threatened to act if red lines, as they called them, were crossed here.

but it didn't spill over like last year when the day became the final trigger for an ii—day war. it comes, though, after months of violence and growing concerns the region is on the verge of much more. tom bateman, jerusalem, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. european union ambassadors have once again failed to reach an agreement on proposals to ban russian oil imports. they've been struggling for weeks to strike a deal. hungary — which depends on moscow for most of its supplies — has been leading resistance to the measures. ukrainian band members who won the eurovision have sold their trophy for $900,000.

the uk government is urging uefa to open a formal investigation into the chaotic scenes that delayed the start of the champions league final in paris. french police have been criticised for firing tear gas and pepper spray at some liverpool fans waiting to get in to the stadium in paris on saturday. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we look back at the changes that have occurred during the queen's 70—year reign as britain prepares to start four days of platinum jubilee celebrations. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought,

ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. he fought all the way to the . end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president biden visits texas to meet families who lost children in last week's school shooting. thejustice department says it will investigate police delays in confronting the gunman.

president zelensky visits the eastern ukraine frontline for the first time since russia invaded as intense fighting continues in the region. the authorities insay the number of people known to have died following torrential rain has risen to at least 56, with more than 50 others still missing. officials said rescuers were using a lull in the downpours to search for survivors. president jair bolsonaro says he will travel to recife, the state capital, on monday. emily brown reports. a desperate search for survivors. landslides caused by heavy rain have killed dozens in the region of recife in brazil, with many still missing. translation: the search parties _ missing. translation: the search parties stay - missing. translation: tue: search parties stay there missing. translation: tte: search parties stay there and found the body of my sister there at 5:45pm last night. they found her body there and

four bodies with her. they have not found my brother—in—law�*s body. it is very there somewhere near the tracks, where those men are digging there. we think he is there so we are waiting.— we are waiting. nearly 4000 --eole we are waiting. nearly 4000 peeple have _ we are waiting. nearly 4000 people have lost _ we are waiting. nearly 4000 people have lost their - we are waiting. nearly 4000 | people have lost their homes. this region saw more than 200 millimetres of rainfall in just 24 hours. translation: t millimetres of rainfall in just 24 hours. translation: i woke u . 24 hours. translation: i woke u- with a 24 hours. translation: i woke up with a bang. _ 24 hours. translation: i woke up with a bang, with _ 24 hours. translation: i woke up with a bang, with agony, - 24 hours. translation: i woke up with a bang, with agony, andj up with a bang, with agony, and then when i got out of the house, ifound that then when i got out of the house, i found that part of my neighbour's house was destroyed. and then, when the people of the community came to help, they tried to help in every way. they were digging, trying to find the bodies. then a second collapse happens, that's when my neighbours house collapsed for a second time. the family died. as the weather broke, i200 the family died. as the weather broke, 1200 people continued in the search and rescue mission. it is the latest disaster in a series of deadly landslides and floods. brazil's rainy season

downpours have, according to experts, made worse by the cyclical calling of the pacific ocean and climate change. and with more heavy rain expect, it's a waste against the clock for rescue workers as their search continues —— cooling. emily brown, bbc news. could colombia be on course to elect the first left—wing president in its history? leftist candidate gustavo petro has won the first round of the presidential elections with 40% of the vote. he has promised huge economic and social changes and will face right—wing populist rodolfo hernandez in next month's run—off. our south america correspondent katy watson has the details. while colombia is no stranger to political violence, the elections on sunday took place peacefully but the results were a break with the past. people here made it pretty clear they are fed up with traditional politics and they want something different — something that works for them.

translation: i'm completely sure that the votes will be - in favour of the real change colombia needs. we have been asking for it for over 60 years and we can have the hope of a better future for our beloved country. translation: the truth is, - we want a change in our country and we need to go out to exercise our right to vote to get the changes we want so badly. gustavo petro was the frontrunner all along. a leftist former mayor and self—labelled revolutionary who promised huge economic and social changes, improving the inequality and fixing the violence in the country. translation: it is a relatively simple election - to leave - things as they are in colombia — which, in my opinion, would mean more corruption, violence and hunger — or to change colombia and take it towards peace, prosperity and democracy for the people. polls had put conservative candidate federico gutierrez

behind petro, but that wasn't to be. instead, this man, rodolfo hernandez, will go head—to—head with petro next month. the populist businessman—turned—politician, dubbed �*colombia's trump', he is a savvy social media user who managed to reach young voters. the two men are political extremes and if mr petro wins the second round, he will be the first leftist leader colombia has ever had, and his running mate, the environmentalist francia marquez, will become the nation's first black vice president. but gustavo petro will have a toughjob on his hands. in a country that has been wracked by decades of civil war, colombia's conservatives are afraid of a sharp turn to the left and are expected to back rodolfo hernandez in the second round. katy watson, bbc news. french officials have decided to euthanise a killer whale that's been trapped in the river seine for weeks.

attempts to lead the animal out to sea failed. a group of experts worked all weekend with sonar techniques, using speakers attached to a drone to try and lure the mammal back out to sea. however, they reported a lack of alertness and erratic behaviour from the whale, as well as recording distressed vocal calls. this week will see the start of four days of celebrations to mark the queen's platinum jubilee after 70 years on the throne. during that time, fundamental aspects of life in the united kingdom have changed beyond recognition. mark easton has been looking at what we know of the queen's own reaction to the enormous changes she's seen. will you solemnly promise and swear... along with the crimson velvet mantle, edged with ermine, huge responsibility was placed upon the young queen's shoulders at her coronation in 1953. she was presented to the world as a new beginning for an impoverished kingdom

and its crumbling empire. "some people have expressed the hope that my reign may mark "a new elizabethan age," the queen said in her christmas day address later that year. it was from elizabeth i, who may well have pondered her own destiny in this room in hampton court, that elizabeth ii sought inspiration. i will call to your minds the words of the earlier elizabeth — "though god has raised me high, "yet this, i count the glory of my crown that i have "reigned with your love." so, how did she approach thejob? her answer — to guide this kingdom through changing times, a vital part of what she called "a trusted framework "of stability and continuity to ease the process of change". # freedom, freedom, freedom. the most immediate challenge was helping the country adapt to the end of empire during a time of post—war

economic hardship. no longer an imperial power, we have been coming to terms with what this means for ourselves and for our relations with the rest of the world. it was also a time of change and tension as immigrants arrived from britain's colonies. elizabeth described the new commonwealth as "an equal partnership of nations and races," pledging to give the institution her heart and soul every day of her life. the queen has often reflected on the enormous social and political change that has characterised her reign. in the swinging �*60s, she reflected on how good it was that women were beginning to play their full part in public life. in the strife of the �*70s, she spoke of hope and faith and, above all, the values and principles she believed would see us through the toughest of times. the traditional values etched across our history equip us well for this age of change. to ease the process of change,

queen elizabeth ii has sought to bring constancy to her role as monarch — dependable, unchanging, loyal and true. as the united kingdom celebrates her 70 years on the throne, she's become the keystone in the nation's architecture, the solid and immovable piece that holds the country's image of itself in place. change has become a constant. managing it has become an expanding discipline. the way we embrace it defines our future. if success, to elizabeth, was to have reigned with the love of her people, as elizabeth i inspired her to do, then success it has been. transcending ages, races and classes, elizabeth can be confident she enjoys the respect and affection of her kingdom. mark easton, bbc news. a reminder of our breaking news from nepal — authorities have located the site of a plane crash in which 22 people died.

this is bbc news. hello. i'm sure it'll be all eyes on the weather forecast this week with the platinum jubilee celebrations just around the corner. the week certainly begins with some heavy showers in the forecast, some spells of sunshine in between, but those showers, driven by this area of low pressure wobbling its way westwards, and that will take up residence across the uk as we head through the next couple of days. it'll be quite a chilly start to the morning across some southern areas, but that's where we'll see the best of the morning sunshine. quite a lot of cloud to start off for scotland and northern ireland with some patchy rain but by the afternoon, we are, essentially, all in the same boat. we'll see some spells of sunshine developing but there will also be some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. quite a few showers across parts of southern england, the midlands, east anglia, across this eastern side of england.

maybe not as many showers across parts of wales. northern ireland, turning brighter into the afternoon, sunny spells but still scattered showers, and just 12 degrees for belfast, 11 at best in aberdeen, and these heavy showers across scotland will be quite slow moving, given we will have very light winds. now, through monday night, some of the showers will continue. the area of low pressure just sits on top of us and so, the showers just continue to circulate around, and we will see this band of cloud bringing some slightly more persistent rain, perhaps into the far west of scotland. a bit of mist and murk across parts of scotland as well. quite a chilly start again on tuesday morning. it's another sunshine and showers day for most but we will see this area of more persistent rain dropping its way southwards into parts of northern ireland. it may well be that across wales and the south—west by the afternoon, there will be fewer showers and more in the way of sunshine, and temperatures will nudge upwards a little — 12 to 18 degrees. still some showers around on wednesday but they will increasingly become confined to northern and eastern parts. further west, more in the way of dry weather, some spells of sunshine and again, slightly warmer — 17 to maybe 20 degrees across parts of the south—east.

now, as we head into the long weekend, this area of high pressure will try to settle things down, but this little weather front threatens to bring some showers in from the north—west. this low spinning to the south threatens to throw some showers across the channel islands and into southern counties of england so, certainly, there is the chance of a few showers as we head through the weekend. it should often be dry and where we see some sunshine, it will feel relatively warm.

this is bbc news, the headlines: president biden and the first lady have visited uvalde in texas, to meet families who lost children in last week's school shooting. mr biden paid his respects by a memorial site at the robb elementary school. the justice department has announced it will investigate police delays in confronting the gunman. president zelensky has visited the frontline in eastern ukraine for the first time since russia invaded. after witnessing the devastation in the city of kharkiv, he greeted frontline troops. tens of thousands of people have marched through jerusalem's muslim quarter, on an annual parade organised by nationalist jewish israelis.

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