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hello and welcome to bbc news. there are reports of a mass shooting during celebrations for the lunar new year in california. it isn't clear how many people were involved. the shooting took place after 10pm local time, around the location of a chinese new year celebration held in monterey park. tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day. monterey park has a population of around 60000 and is home to a large asian community. for the latest, we have here in studio our bbc reporter, david waddell. what more do we know? very limited, the facts we — what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have _ what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at _ what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the _ what more do we know? very limited,

the facts we have at the moment. - what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the moment. it i the facts we have at the moment. it happened at 10pm local time, it is about four hours later, so it is about four hours later, so it is about 4am in la right now so we don't get much more information out of there at the moment. we know there where shots fired, there were some casualties. according to the los angeles times, quoting police sources, they say they have been some fatalities. we don't know how many but that is as much as we have. the people there were celebrating the incoming chinese lunar new year of the rabbit that what we are seeing live shots of the scene right now and you can see a lot of first responders at now and you can see a lot of first reminders— now and you can see a lot of first resonde . ,. , ., h, responders at the scene. it is about 2am in monterey _ responders at the scene. it is about 2am in monterey park _ responders at the scene. it is about 2am in monterey park in _ responders at the scene. it is about 2am in monterey park in california. | 2am in monterey park in california. you explained these art lunar new year celebrations, but for those not familiar with los angeles or this part of the world, tell us a bit more about monterey park. monterey park is a city — more about monterey park. monterey park is a cityjust _ more about monterey park. monterey park is a cityjust east _ more about monterey park. monterey park is a cityjust east of— more about monterey park. monterey park is a cityjust east of los - park is a cityjust east of los angeles but in the county of los angeles but in the county of los angeles and is one of the most prominently chinese heritage cities

in the us. population is about 60,000, a lot of people there are chinese—born or chinese second generation. it has been referred to since the 1980s as little taipei or the chinese beverly hills and is the first us city, in 1983, with the first us city, in 1983, with the first chinese american woman to be elected mayor of a city. it first chinese american woman to be elected mayor of a city.— elected mayor of a city. it has a bi asian elected mayor of a city. it has a big asian population. _ elected mayor of a city. it has a big asian population. we - elected mayor of a city. it has a big asian population. we are i elected mayor of a city. it has a - big asian population. we are unclear as to what casualties there have been because there hasn't been a lot of information on. it been because there hasn't been a lot of information on.— of information on. it sounds like there may _ of information on. it sounds like there may have _ of information on. it sounds like there may have been _ of information on. it sounds like there may have been some - of information on. it sounds like - there may have been some fatalities but we haven't been able to confirm that. that is police sources talking to the los angeles times. mass shootings have been a growing problem in the us for some time, as we all know. in the last year according to the definition by the national institute ofjustice and the violence project definition, a mass shooting is defined as four or more are killed with firearms in public, not connected to underlying

criminal activity or a commonplace circumstance. their 167 mass shootings of that kind in 2022 and it is an ongoing political challenge in america's polarised politics to try to resolve this with some calling for bans or greater restrictions on firearms and others maintaining the second amendment, the right to bear arms cannot be tampered with. i the right to bear arms cannot be tampered with.— the right to bear arms cannot be tampered with. i am sure we will have ou tampered with. i am sure we will have you back — tampered with. i am sure we will have you back when _ tampered with. i am sure we will have you back when we - tampered with. i am sure we will have you back when we know - tampered with. i am sure we will. have you back when we know more. tampered with. i am sure we will- have you back when we know more. a developing story happening there. david waddell, thank you very much. let's move on and bring you back to the uk. the main opposition labour party in britain, has reported the former conservative prime minister, borisjohnson, to a parliamentary standards watchdog, over what it calls a "quagmire of sleaze". it follows reports that the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, helped to arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to $990,000 weeks before the then—prime minister recommended him for the role. the bbc chairman denies any conflict of interest.

a spokesman for mrjohnson said he had never sought, or received, financial advice from mr sharp. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. richard sharp was appointed as the new chair of the bbc in january 2021. he was chosen by the culture secretary and the prime minister — then borisjohnson. the sunday times is claiming that, weeks before, he had helped mrjohnson get access to a loan of up to £800,000 by putting the country's most senior civil servant in touch with a distant relative of the prime minister, who had proposed acting as a guarantor. mr sharp has confirmed he connected the two men, but says there was no conflict because he had no further involvement. the paper says he didn't declare the role he'd played during his application for the bbcjob. labour believes mrjohnson should have declared the arrangements on his register of interests. its party chair, anneliese dodds, has asked a parliamentary watchdog to investigate. in her letter, she said...

a spokesman for mrjohnson said... the bbc said it had no role in the recruitment of the chair, and any questions were a matter for the government — which has not yet responded to our request for comment. helen catt, bbc news. we'll be get more of this a little later in the programme with our political correspondent jonathan blake. stay with us for more on that. for now, though... joe biden�*s personal lawyer has revealed that six more classified documents have been found in the us president's home, in the state of delaware. a search byjustice department officials took place on friday, without the presence of the president or the first lady. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, has the details. this search of mr biden�*s home took place on friday, but news of it has just emerged, and we understand from

the president's lawyer that it was carried out with the full cooperation of the president, although he — neither he nor the first lady were there at the time. but it was quite an exhaustive search, it seems — officials from the department ofjustice were there for more than 12 hours, going through private areas of mr biden�*s home, and they took away several documents, including some handwritten notes that mr biden made when he was vice president, and six documents that were marked as "classified". now, we don't know the precise nature of those documents, just like we don't know the precise nature of the documents that were previously found initially at the office of a think tank — a political think tank in washington, that mr biden used for a period of time as a private office. and then we heard about some documents that were found in the garage at his home. a special counsel has been appointed to investigate these documents, just like a special counsel has also been appointed to look into the documents that were taken

from the white house by former president trump, who is facing a criminal investigation — a rather different case in terms of the numbers of documents that were found but, clearly, this is now becoming increasingly politically awkward, and some might say embarrassing for the biden administration. the famous inca citadel of machu picchu in peru, has been closed indefinitely, due to fears over the safety of visitors. more than 400 peruvians and foreign tourists who'd been stranded at the foot of the ancient site due to anti—government protests were safely evacuated after rescue teams repaired a train link damaged by protestors. increasingly violent protests, demanding the resignation of president dina boluarte, began in the country's capital, lima, in december — leading to the declaration of a state of emergency last week. new zealand's outgoing prime minister, jacinda adern,

has handed over the leadership of the governing labour party to her successor, chris hipkins. at an emotional meeting in the capital, wellington, the party's mps unanimously endorsed mr hipkins, avoiding the need for a party leadership contest. mr hipkins faces a general election in october which polls indicate labour could struggle to win. despite that, he's in an upbeat mood. this is the biggest privilege and the biggest responsibility of my life. i am energised and excited by the challenge that lies ahead. new zealand is the greatest little country in the world and i have dedicated my working life to the service of our people and to making it even better. 0ur correspondent phil mercer has been following the news from sydney. an election in october, plenty of work for him to do straight off the bat.

work for him to do straight off the bat, ,, ., , ., work for him to do straight off the bat. ,, ., , ., , work for him to do straight off the bat, ,, ., , ., , ,~' , bat. shoes to fill, chris hipkins relacin: bat. shoes to fill, chris hipkins replacing jacinda _ bat. shoes to fill, chris hipkins replacing jacinda ardern, - bat. shoes to fill, chris hipkins replacing jacinda ardern, who i replacing jacinda ardern, who announced that shop resignation on thursday. chris hipkins will be formally unveiled as new zealand's new prime minister on wednesday, facing a general election in october of this year. now, jacinda ardern had immense star power as prime minister, but that lustre had been fading, according to opinion polls. jacinda ardern�*s popularity faded, it would seem, along with the governing labour party. the party now is resetting. it has a new leader taking it into the election later this year and chris hipkins, who oversaw new zealand's a very uncompromising approach to covid—19, essentially turning new zealand into a fortress at the height of the pandemic, now has the task of convincing voters that he is the man who again lead a new government,,

that election later this year. the man himself says that he will bring stable and strong government to new zealand, but of course later this year, a country of 5 million people will ultimately have their say as to whether they think chris hipkins is “p whether they think chris hipkins is up to thejob. whether they think chris hipkins is up to the job. qm. whether they think chris hipkins is up to the job-— up to the 'ob. 0k, thank you very much. turkey has condemned the burning of a copy of the quran during a protest in sweden, describing it as a "vile act". in the build—up to the protest, ankara cancelled a planned visit by the swedish defence minister. the anti—muslim demonstration in stockholm was organised by a far—right politician, and took place in front of the turkish embassy. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri gave me more details on the protest. it was certainly known about by turkey — they knew this was an anti—muslim protest — and that's why they appealed to the swedish government multiple times, asking them to block the permissions for this protest. and yet sweden refused to. that's why this important diplomatic visit by the swedish defence

minister to turkey was cancelled last minute — blocked by president erdogan. and this was before the koran was even burnt at the protest. and it's important to remember that turkey is a majority—muslim country, and that therefore any criticism or damage to the koran is especially insulting and offensive to the turkish government. and so it's worth reading out the statement from theirforeign ministry — they said, "permitting this anti—islam act, which targets muslims and insults our sacred values, under the guise of freedom of expression is completely unacceptable. " and then they went on to condemn what they believe is the extent of islamophobia within europe — the fact that, in their view, it's growing. and so the reaction from sweden after this act, which they called appalling, was swift — they tried to distance themselves from it. so it's worth reading out what the foreign minister of sweden said, as well.

he said... let's get more on those reports that the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, helped to arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to $990,000 — weeks before the then—prime minister borisjohnson recommended him for the role. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blakejoins me now. plenty of political news out there today. took me through what the sunday times is reporting and what those involved have had to say. richard sharp was appointed as chairman of the bbc injanuary 2021. chairman of the bbc in january 2021. it is a role chosen jointly between the prime minister of the day and the prime minister of the day and the culture secretary in government, and the sunday times is reporting today that, weeks before that appointment, richard sharp, along a friend of the former prime minister borisjohnson, helped him get access to a loan of up to £800,000, and he

did that through meeting with a distance cousin of mrjohnson, a wealthy canadian businessman, sam blythe, proposing to act as a guarantorfor blythe, proposing to act as a guarantor for that loan. blythe, proposing to act as a guarantorfor that loan. he blythe, proposing to act as a guarantor for that loan. he was later put in touch by richard sharp with cabinet secretary, the most senior official in government, simon case. that, as far as richard sharp as saying in his short statement, is the end of it. he simply connected individuals. the sunday times says he didn't declare any of that when he was applying for the job and indeed appointed for the role of bbc chairman and that raises what some see as a conflict of interest. boris johnson's spokesperson has dismissed the story saying he never sought financial advice from mr sharp or received it and all of his financial affairs are properly declared. the bbc have said it is a matter for the government. untilthis bbc have said it is a matter for the government. until this morning we have no government response, but the foreign secretary james cleverly,

has been speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg on bbc news and it still he acknowledged perception was important but defended the appointment of richard sharp. i've only seen the details that you've seen in the papers overnight — i've not had the chance to discuss this with any of the people that have been involved. i have met richard, and i spoke with him with relation to the bbc world service, which is of course an incredibly important voice internationally, and one of course where the foreign, commonwealth & development office has a direct interest. but i know that he is an incredibly accomplished, incredibly successful individual who brings a wealth of experience with him. that is why he was appointed to chairmanship of the bbc. labour has called for an investigation. they have written to the parliamentary commissioner for standards suggesting borisjohnson may have broken the rules here. they

are also keeping pressure up on the government over another big political issue of the day and that is the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi's tax affairs. he put out a statement yesterday admitting he paid a settlement to hmrc but did not say how much he paid or whether he had paid a penalty on top of taxes owed, which had previously been reported. the shadow chancellor at rachel reeves again speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning, was askedif laura kuenssberg this morning, was asked if all politicians and government should publish details of their taxes. soiam we so i am we have got the situation now in the conservative party so you have a chairman, who used to be the chancellor, who it looks like has been fined £1 million or more for not paying his taxes. you have a deputy prime minister who is being investigated for bullying claims, and you have got a former prime minister who it is alleged had his extravagant lifestyle funded by a donor who was facilitated by the current chairman of the bbc, who

incidentally got that job just after facilitating that arrangement. labour asking the questions of nadhim zahawi and the prime minister over all of that. it seems rishi sunak is satisfied with nadhim zahawi's account but there are some conservative mps, notably in the former leader iain duncan smith, saying he should invite put all the information go out —— out there, go further and clear this up. he doesn't suggest he is being deceitful but it does suggest that pressure on nadhim zahawi will stay for him to go further and explain more about this dispute over his taxes quite jive them, thank you very much. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has attended a memorial service for the country's former interior minister and six other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. the helicopter crashed onto a nursery in the outskirts of kyiv on wednesday — seven people including one child were also killed. officials are still investigating the cause of the crash.

we are taking you to monterey park and these are pictures we are getting in to the bbc now and i think these are pictures we are getting live of the scene. what we know so far is that police in california are responding to shooting. we know several people have been injured, we are not sure what exactly those injuries entail, and whether or not there are casualties, but police, according to local reports, i describing it as a mass shooting. the incident happened in monterey park, located around eight miles, 13, litters, east of los angeles. it happened at about 10pm —— 13 kilometres. this is an area that was at the time holding a big lunar new year celebration. many thousands had gathered in this area to celebrate the lunar new year festival. police have not commented yet on whether they have a suspect in custody or whether they know

anything about who was involved in the shooting. information is really very hard to come by. our reporters are working hard on this story on the ground to try to get as much information as they can, which we will bring back to you on the bbc. state television in burkina faso is reporting that the military government has demanded the departure of the 400 french special forces troops stationed in the country. the reports come three days after the regime suspended a five—year—old accord that allowed the presence of french forces. the bbc�*s ikaba koyi reports. protesters have been gathering in their hundreds in 0ugadougou chanting anti—france slogans. relations between paris and burkina faso have deteriorated since a military coup in august 2020. many here believe that france's

military presence has not improved. translation: yes, france was our partner and they were supposed - to help us fight terrorism but since 2016 there has been no change and we think france does not deserve the trust of burkina faso. some 400 special french forces are based here to help local forces battle insurgents that have spread over the last decade. and now, according to the country's state media, the military is telling them to go. it comes just days after the regime suspended a five—year—old accord that allowed the presence of french forces. earlier this month paris said it would not stop supporting burkina faso in this conflict, and wanted to remain involved — despite growing anti—french sentiment. burkina faso has been struggling to contain violence by armed groups with links to al-qaeda

and isil since 2015. the insurgency here has killed thousands, and seen over two million displaced — leading to a regional food insecurity and, worse, no sign of end to this conflict. ikaba koyi, bbc news. millions of people around the world are welcoming in the year of the rabbit — as the chinese new year celebrations begin. the event kicks off a 15—day festival — and it's the first time since the pandemic began that it's been held without any travel restrictions in china. i'm joined now by calvin taylor—lee who is a chinese cultural teacher here in the uk. thank you forjoining us. before we talk about the cultural significance of the lunar new year in the region, tell me a little bit about covid. it has very much impacted the last few years in terms of how this is celebrated in china.-

years in terms of how this is celebrated in china. yes, i thinki think around _ celebrated in china. yes, i thinki think around most _ celebrated in china. yes, i thinki think around most countries - celebrated in china. yes, i thinki think around most countries in i celebrated in china. yes, i think i | think around most countries in the area, we have struggled. we couldn't really gather together. especially now, two years ago we stayed at home and couldn't go anywhere. last year we were able to gather but we had to wear masks, some people had to do a test. we still have to be very restricted because we have to understand not everybody can cope if you get a cold orflu. we do a test, but we have to stay positive, stay together. but we have to stay positive, stay touether. ., ., ., together. tell me more about lunar new year. together. tell me more about lunar new year- why _ together. tell me more about lunar new year. why is _ together. tell me more about lunar new year. why is it _ together. tell me more about lunar new year. why is it so _ together. tell me more about lunar new year. why is it so important i together. tell me more about lunar. new year. why is it so important and what are the key things that are celebrated or thought about during this time? i celebrated or thought about during this time? ~ , celebrated or thought about during this time? ~' , , ., this time? i think every year we celebrate differently. _ this time? i think every year we celebrate differently. last - this time? i think every year we celebrate differently. last year| this time? i think every year we i celebrate differently. last year was the tiger year. you expect everything to be action. for the

rabbit, it is more like we have to work more, smarter, but not harder. we have to be calm and chilled because every year is different, especially this year. we are all back together, we all stay together with family, but we still need to focus. work hard at. it is with family, but we still need to focus. work hard at.— with family, but we still need to focus. work hard at. it is the year ofthe focus. work hard at. it is the year of the rabbit. _ focus. work hard at. it is the year of the rabbit. what _ focus. work hard at. it is the year of the rabbit. what can _ focus. work hard at. it is the year of the rabbit. what can we - focus. work hard at. it is the year of the rabbit. what can we expect this year? tell me good times are coming. i this year? tell me good times are cominu. ~' ., ., this year? tell me good times are cominu. ~ ., ., , ., coming. i think good times are cominu. coming. i think good times are coming- it's — coming. i think good times are coming. it's like _ coming. i think good times are coming. it's like we _ coming. i think good times are coming. it's like we know - coming. i think good times are - coming. it's like we know everything is now... everybody has been living difficultly but slowly we are becoming back to reality, back to normal lives. of course we do have to stay focused. be calm and chilled. , ., ., ., ., chilled. 0k, in terms of food, what is the main — chilled. 0k, in terms of food, what is the main thing _ chilled. 0k, in terms of food, what is the main thing one _ chilled. 0k, in terms of food, what is the main thing one eats - chilled. 0k, in terms of food, what is the main thing one eats over - is the main thing one eats over chinese new year? in is the main thing one eats over chinese new year?— is the main thing one eats over chinese new year? , chinese new year? in the chinese new year we eat — chinese new year? in the chinese new year we eat a — chinese new year? in the chinese new year we eat a lot _ chinese new year? in the chinese new year we eat a lot of— chinese new year? in the chinese new year we eat a lot of different _ year we eat a lot of different

stuff. chinese food. 0n the first day, today, we are on the vegetables. no meat. just green. that is the tradition of day one. then, tomorrow, we eat more. fiifi then, tomorrow, we eat more. 0k, amazinu. then, tomorrow, we eat more. 0k, amazing- that's— then, tomorrow, we eat more. 0k, amazing. that's just _ then, tomorrow, we eat more. 0k, amazing. that'sjust sounds then, tomorrow, we eat more. 0k, amazing. that's just sounds so good. calvin taylor—lee, it is good to talk to you, and happy new year. hgppy talk to you, and happy new year. happy new year. more details about the coronation of king charles have been released by buckingham palace. a concert featuring "global music icons" will be part of the celebrations in may — which is going to be aired on the bbc. there'll also be a choir made up of health workers, refugees and lgbtq+ groups. it's being held on the 7th may,

a day after the official coronation ceremony in westminster abbey. the hollywood actorjeremy renner has revealed he broke more than thirty bones in the new year's day snow plough accident that left him in intensive care. mr renner shared a photo of himself on social media receiving physical therapy. the six—tonne machine ran over him while he was helping a family member clear a driveway near his home in the state of nevada. the former us astronaut — and the second person to walk on the moon — buzz aldrin has got married for the fourth time — coinciding with his 93rd birthday. pictures from the private los angeles ceremony were shared by buzz aldrin on social media. the former pilot said that he and his new wife, 63—year—old dr anca faur were as "excited as eloping teenagers". 0ver over the moon, even!

0verthe moon, even! ha—ha!. that was from guy, my producer. i don't have the brains to come up with that at this time in the morning. hello, it was another morning of weather contrasts across the uk. we saw temperatures this morning start the day around —10 in parts of 0xfordshire, and at the very same moment we are looking at plus ten in northern ireland and western scotland. those temperature contrasts will continue to exist over the next few days. the blue colours show where temperatures will be below average, and the warm oranges above average. it evens out a little bit later this week, but certainly across southern parts of england and south wales, it gets mild. wales, it never gets mild. over the next few days, rainfall will feature a bit across western scotland. i will show you the animation for the week. good news for those areas hit by floods recently — not a huge amount of rain through many parts of england and wales and eastern scotland. rain today, hit and miss — southern scotland and around the irish sea coast as we go into the afternoon.

a few showers in the highlands, but a bit brighter compared with this morning. a bit of brightness in northern ireland. ten or 11 celsius. central and eastern parts of england, though, some lingering fog patches, sunshine for many, but where fog lingers, temperatures again won't get above freezing. for returns tonight for some. wlsewhere plenty of cloud around. elsewhere plenty of cloud around. still some drizzle around the western coasts and hills, and those temperature contrasts again into tomorrow morning. we start monday with temperatures as low as —5 or —6 through some rural parts of eastern england. as we go into tomorrow, this is the big picture — this is what is happening at the moment. high pressure is keeping the cold air locked in place to the south. around the northern edges where we have got the milder air pushing into scotland and northern ireland. again, they could be a breeze for some developing through the day. some breaks in the cloud for north—east scotland and the north coast of northern ireland. a bit more sunshine to parts of northern england and wales, as well as the south—west, compared to what we will see through today. a bit more cloud through parts

of east anglia and the south—east so a grey and cold day, with one or two lingering fog patches. just above freezing for some, but up to ten or 11 celsius for others. with more of a westerly wind blowing as we go into tuesday across the north, we will see temperatures climb further. some patchy rain to the west of scotland admittedly. most places, though, will stay dry with a bit of sunshine at times across england and wales, eastern scotland. eastern scotland could see highs of 14 celsius, but only 3—5 at the highest across some parts of central and southern england. temperatures will lift here a little later this week. a cloudy day on wednesday, some patchy rain, but sunshine more widely for the end of the week. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines... us media reports say police in california are responding to a shooting during chinese new year celebrations that has left several people injured. the shooting took place just around 10p m local time. it happened in monterey park east of los angeles. a row breaks out in britain over a report that the bbc chairman helped borisjohnson secure a financial loan whilst he was serving as prime minister. labour have called for a parliamentary investigation into the matter. us investigators seize six more classified documents during a 13—hour search of president biden�*s home in the state of delaware. classified documents should be handed over to the national archive for secure storage at the end of an administration. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern

hands over the leadership of her party, and country,