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police in california are responding to a mass shooting during celebrations for the lunar new year in california. they say nine people have been killed. the shooting took place after 10 pm 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 about 60,000 people and is home to a large asian community. jeong park is a reporter for la times and he joins us from monterey park. it's good to talk to you, thank you for taking the time, what more do we know at this point? goad

for taking the time, what more do we know at this point?— know at this point? good morning from monterey — know at this point? good morning from monterey park, _ know at this point? good morning from monterey park, we - know at this point? good morning from monterey park, we know- know at this point? good morning| from monterey park, we knowjust know at this point? good morning - from monterey park, we knowjust how police authorities confirmed nine dead, what we know is that this does not seem to have ties to the new year's celebration, i was just at the celebration just the other day when tens of thousands to gather to celebrate. it happened, appeared to haven't come at a dance studio nearby where a gunman came in with what i would describe as a semiautomatic gun, fired multiple rounds at who are mostly asian americans, i spoke to someone from across the street, he describes to me that three people had come in, rushed in, told in someone to lock

the door, because there was a guy with a machine gun he was coming and he was in the area and the guy told me that ten minutes afterwards somebody came, i don't know if we know what happened at the suspect, but we are waiting for information about what happened last night. to be know any more about the perpetrator, where he or she is? whether they are in custody or not? there has been multiple reports about he or she being detained, we don't know at the moment, there is a press conference going on right now from what i believe. we should know very soon. tell from what i believe. we should know ve soon. ., , ., very soon. tell me a bit more if you can about the _ very soon. tell me a bit more if you can about the celebrations - very soon. tell me a bit more if you can about the celebrations taking i can about the celebrations taking place this evening, how busy with this area have been? this place this evening, how busy with this area have been?—

place this evening, how busy with this area have been? this area would have been big. _ this area have been? this area would have been big, very— this area have been? this area would have been big, very busy, _ this area have been? this area would have been big, very busy, i— this area have been? this area would have been big, very busy, iwas- this area have been? this area would have been big, very busy, i was here| have been big, very busy, i was here on a personal capacity to visit the celebrations. monterey park is where many chinese americans come together to celebrate life here, so lunar new year is a big celebration, big event, we haven't had it for a few years because of the pandemic, so i saw tens of thousands of people there. thankfully, in a sense, by 9pm the celebrations were wrapping up. so it was coming down and the shooting appears to have happened at 10:30pm. so there was that gap, an hour or so, which could have prevented further casualties in the area at. . ., prevented further casualties in the area at. ,, ._ ., ., prevented further casualties in the area at. ,, ., ., ., ., area at. stay there for one moment, i 'ust want area at. stay there for one moment, ijust want to — area at. stay there for one moment, ijust want to play — area at. stay there for one moment, i just want to play for _ area at. stay there for one moment, i just want to play for viewers - area at. stay there for one moment, i just want to play for viewers at - i just want to play for viewers at home some voices from the area that we have managed to get hold of to talk to us or talk to local news

organisations, letter listen. it's very surprising, shocking to hear_ it's very surprising, shocking to hear that— it's very surprising, shocking to hear that something like this went on, hear that something like this went on. not _ hear that something like this went on, not only in a small city, but my city, _ on, not only in a small city, but my city, with— on, not only in a small city, but my city, with everything that could happen — city, with everything that could happen to a town. i had my headphones at the time, but i did his some — headphones at the time, but i did his some sounds going on, i thought, fireworks? _ his some sounds going on, i thought, fireworks? someone came in and told me you _ fireworks? someone came in and told me you never told me they were gonna have fireworks. they never fireworks. i was sad, i thought we were _ fireworks. i was sad, i thought we were missing fireworks. i have a helicopter— were missing fireworks. i have a helicopter then, we don't get them often _ helicopter then, we don't get them often here, — helicopter then, we don't get them often here, elsewhere just like what might _ often here, elsewhere just like what might those are residents of the area, _ might those are residents of the area, talking about how they thought the sounds _ area, talking about how they thought the sounds they heard fireworks let's bring back our guest from the la times. i have noticed it took

along to have confirmation of anything to reach the media explain to me why this area and the policing in this area is so that it took a long time for anyone or any media to reach the media, normally you get these things moving very quickly in terms of police and their relationship with what they are saying to the media? i relationship with what they are saying to the media?— relationship with what they are saying to the media? i think that is somethin: saying to the media? i think that is something we _ saying to the media? i think that is something we will _ saying to the media? i think that is something we will be _ saying to the media? i think that is something we will be asking - saying to the media? i think that is something we will be asking in - saying to the media? i think that is something we will be asking in the | something we will be asking in the upcoming days and weeks. it took us just like the shooting happened at 10:30pm and the first press statement was at 3am, took 4.5 hours for the police to release any information that confirmed what was going on. there were some floating around on social media. the monterey park police chiefs were the first weeks on days on the job, that could explain expense of the delays, but

we don't have a sure why there was such a big delay in the response. i think it's something to be answered in the coming days and weeks. we really are grateful to you for taking the time to speak to us on this developing story and i do have to say that we are, asjohn was saying, waiting for the authorities to make any sub down my form of official statement. to make any sub down my form of officialstatement. if to make any sub down my form of official statement. if we do get that and we are now we will bring it to you live on the bbc. if you want more information on that story right now, as always, you can go to our website 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. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has more. richard sharp was appointed as chairman of the bbc injanuary 2021. it is a role chosen jointly between 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 with a friend of the former prime minister boris johnson, helped him get access to a loan of up to £800,000, and he

did that through meeting with a distant cousin of mrjohnson, a wealthy canadian businessman, sam blyth, who was proposing to act as a guarantor for that loan. he was later put in touch by richard sharp with the 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. until this morning we have no government response, but the foreign secretary james cleverly, has been speaking on sunday with

laura kuenssberg here on bbc news and he was asked if this looked like borisjohnson was doing a favour for his friend. he acknowledged perception was important but defended the appointment of richard sharp. i've only seen the details that you've seen in either he is in the details you have seen _ either he is in the details you have seen in _ either he is in the details you have seen in the — either he is in the details you have seen in the papers of the night, i have _ seen in the papers of the night, i have not— seen in the papers of the night, i have not had the chance to discuss this with _ have not had the chance to discuss this with people involved. i have met richard and i spoke to him in relation _ met richard and i spoke to him in relation to— met richard and i spoke to him in relation to the bbc world service, which _ relation to the bbc world service, which is _ relation to the bbc world service, which is of— relation to the bbc world service, which is of course an incredibly important _ which is of course an incredibly important voice internationally and one whether foreign commonwealth to develop _ one whether foreign commonwealth to develop and office has a direct interest — develop and office has a direct interest. but i know he is incredibly accomplished, incredibly successful, who brings a wealth of experience — successful, who brings a wealth of experience with him, that is why he was appointed the 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 asked if all politicians and government should publish details of their taxes. we have got the situation now in the conservative party where 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 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, 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. joining me now is scott lucas — professor of us politics at university college dublin. good to talk to you, thank you for

joining us. why is there such a big problem forjoe biden, explain it in legal terms, to find these documents in his? its legal terms, to find these documents in his? , , ., legal terms, to find these documents inhis? , , ., , in his? its big legal problem. i will expend — in his? its big legal problem. i will expend why _ in his? its big legal problem. i will expend why in _ in his? its big legal problem. i will expend why in just - in his? its big legal problem. i will expend why in just a - in his? its big legal problem. i i will expend why in just a second. let's put the case in context. you have 25—30 classified documents that have 25—30 classified documents that have been discovered at an archive connected with biden at the university of pennsylvania. and at his home in delaware. when those documents were discovered, first in november, the lawyers forjoe biden immediately cooperated with federal authorities, they did so again after authorities, they did so again after a further surge injanuary, revealed about a handful of documents at his home, they have done again this week. they are doing a systematic review of any property connected with biden to sweep up any classified document that might be there because the classification mark was not removed, or because he got mixed in with an classified

documents. why do i say that is not a legal problem for him? compare that with the legal problems of donald trump went 325 documents have at least classified wound up at his home in florida. at least 60 of them top—secret documents and for 15 months, this is the key, trump and his staff refused to cooperate with the federal authorities to turn out all the documents. so come on the one hand you have the process in the case ofjoe biden being rightly played out to retrieve those classified documents and to find out why they got mixed in with other unclassified documents, on the other hand you have a former president who is being accused of obstructing justice while effectively taking top secret material to florid out. what secret material to florid out. what ou are secret material to florid out. what you are seeing _ secret material to florid out. what you are seeing is _ secret material to florid out. what you are seeing is that _ secret material to florid out. what you are seeing is that any - you are seeing is that any equivalents there may be between the two is. equivalents?— two is. equivalents? absolutely false equivalence. _ two is. equivalents? absolutely false equivalence. but - two is. equivalents? absolutely false equivalence. but this - two is. equivalents? absolutely false equivalence. but this is i false equivalence. but this is politics, so what happens is that

the trump account and many republicans will spin this as being equivalent. they will say the real story is biden, because not only do they want to undercut him, they want to divert from trump, they wanted distract from him who faces multiple legal cases, notjust a glass production cases but already has the drawback organisation convicted and indeed find $1.7 billion this month, trump faces criminal charges of potential criminal charges in connection with election minute relation, including in the case of georgia and he faces a fine of up to $250 million of bad business practices in new york state. irate $250 million of bad business practices in new york state. we have had the chair — practices in new york state. we have had the chair of _ practices in new york state. we have had the chair of replicant _ practices in new york state. we have had the chair of replicant caucus - had the chair of replicant caucus tweeting that president biden stole because of a documents he has a grave threat to national security, why would that be said, do you think? �* .. , why would that be said, do you think? �* , , , why would that be said, do you think? �* , , _, why would that be said, do you think? �* , , ,. ., think? because she is a devoted tramp supporter- _ think? because she is a devoted tramp supporter. she _ think? because she is a devoted tramp supporter. she used - think? because she is a devoted tramp supporter. she used to i think? because she is a devoted| tramp supporter. she used to be think? because she is a devoted i tramp supporter. she used to be a republican who swung hard towards

donald trump. whether that because she believes in donald trump, orfor the sake of her career, you would have to ask. but again, she is factually wrong. president biden didn't steal any documents, biden had nothing to do with the movement of the documents when he was vice president or when he was a senator to the archive, which was in his name in pennsylvania, or to his own. his staff did that. mistakes occurred, mistakes should be investigated, but do accused biden of a crime and accuse him of stealing documents, when in fact he actually had alleged that the documents by donald trump, means people and follow the facts. briefly, you don't expect anything to come out of this? you briefly, you don't expect anything to come out of this?— briefly, you don't expect anything to come out of this? you will have a secial to come out of this? you will have a special counsel _ to come out of this? you will have a special counsel investigate - to come out of this? you will have a special counsel investigate the - special counsel investigate the biden case and they will report that there are administrative errors made, nothing more, what will be

more interesting is the special cat investigation which is going on into donald trump, not only of what is documents wound up in florida or whether trump back in self obstructed justice, which of course would be a felony.— would be a felony. good to talk to ou, would be a felony. good to talk to you. thank— would be a felony. good to talk to you. thank you — would be a felony. good to talk to you, thank you very _ would be a felony. good to talk to you, thank you very much - would be a felony. good to talk to you, thank you very much for- would be a felony. good to talk to i you, thank you very much for talking to us. 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 ardern, 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. in the uk the business secretary has written energy supplies to demand they stop forcing us holds onto more expensive prepayment meters. grant shapps said suppliers should instead offer more support to customers who are struggling to pay their bills. under 0fgem rules forced switching to prepayment must only ever be a last resort. joining me now from norwich

is dr elizabeth blakelock, the citizens advice bureau's principle policy manager. i wanted to ask you, first of all, for viewers watching this globally, can you explain what prepayment meters are and why it matters that people are forced onto them? absolutely. what we have seen here is an incredibly big intervention by the government because there was a way of paying for your energy here are when you have to top up a metre before you can use your energy. and your global watchers will have to hear because it's an incredibly unusual way to pay for your energy when you look at globally. what that means is that you have to walk to a shop, orsome means is that you have to walk to a shop, or some people can use their phone, to pay for their energy before they use it. of course, what we have here is a huge cost of living crisis, when people are really struggling to pay their bills, particularly their energy bills. what that means is that people are just unable to put money onto their metres so they are unable

to use energy in their homes, even the real basics like being able to run the fridge or be able to put the kettle on to make a cup of tea. we are seeing an incredibly high number of people whojust are seeing an incredibly high number of people who just cannot afford to top up these metres, which is why it is so welcome to hear this intervention by government to make sure that people are not forced to use this way of paying for their energy. it use this way of paying for their ener: . , ,., ., ., ., energy. it is important to reiterate that people _ energy. it is important to reiterate that people who — energy. it is important to reiterate that people who are _ energy. it is important to reiterate that people who are forced - energy. it is important to reiterate that people who are forced onto i that people who are forced onto these prepayment meters often then it cannot absolutely afford to heat their homes in freezing cold sandwiches. that's right it’s their homes in freezing cold sandwiches. that's right it's very cold here. _ sandwiches. that's right it's very cold here. we — sandwiches. that's right it's very cold here, we know— sandwiches. that's right it's very cold here, we know there - sandwiches. that's right it's very cold here, we know there is - sandwiches. that's right it's very cold here, we know there is a i sandwiches. that's right it's very i cold here, we know there is a huge amount of pressure here on the national health service, people need to be able to heat their homes to be able to use electricity to put the lights on. to be safe and to be healthy. what that means is that we need the energy firms to listen to this call to action, from the government, to make sure that new people are not forced onto this way of paying for their energy, not forced under prepayment meters, we

would also like to see here is those same energy companies consider how they are going to make sure that people who already have gone on prepayment meters can carry on in their homes being warm, safe and use energy. to their homes being warm, safe and use ener: . ., y their homes being warm, safe and use ener: . ., , , their homes being warm, safe and use ener. ., ., energy. to energy companies say that these are a last _ energy. to energy companies say that these are a last resort, _ energy. to energy companies say that these are a last resort, do _ energy. to energy companies say that these are a last resort, do you - these are a last resort, do you accept that argument? it’s these are a last resort, do you accept that argument? it's true that the regulations _ accept that argument? it's true that the regulations are _ accept that argument? it's true that the regulations are very _ accept that argument? it's true that the regulations are very strict - accept that argument? it's true that the regulations are very strict and i the regulations are very strict and say that it should only be a last resort, but i'm afraid that our research and at the number of people coming to us really struggling to top up their prepayment meters show that there are many places where it is not a last resort and that energy firms should be doing far more to make sure that the person in that home can afford their energy before they have prepayment meter. you need to make sure that whatever comes next energy firms are doing more, notjust to prevent new people from going under prepayment meters, but those people who are already using

prepayment meters, habitable that they need and can use energy in their homes.— they need and can use energy in their homes. ., ,, , ., , . ., their homes. thank you very much for talkin: to their homes. thank you very much for talking to us — their homes. thank you very much for talking to us today. _ protestors have set the swedish flag alight in ankara after turkey 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. it comes amid growing diplomatic tension between the two countries over sweden's intention to join nato. 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. there is excitement and relief as china begins celebrating its first lunar new year

since the lifting of covid restrictions. not surprisingly, there are more travellers than last year. there are expected to be 2 billion individualjourneys in china over the whole holiday, although that is still fewer than before the outbreak began. for some, it is their first get—together since the start of the pandemic. translation: i'm very happy to see my son and his family. | this is ourfirst reunion in three years. but covid is casting a shadow over the new year. many are still cautious about travelling. people fear they could be taking disease home with them. translation: although we've opened up, i still have concerns. _ everyone needs to take measures to protect themselves. and for parents and the elderly who haven't got covid yet, we still need to be careful for them. in a new year address, china's leader, xijinping, promised glories and dreams

in the upcoming year of the rabbit. in perhaps a veiled reference to china's current covid crisis, he said this passing year's achievements have not come easy. chinese officials are trying to convince the public that the worst is over, but there are fears that such a huge movement of people across china over the lunar new year could fuel further covid infections and deaths. michael bristow, bbc news. world—famous entertainers will perform at windsor castle as part of a weekend of celebrations for the coronation of king charles the third. the concert will be the day after the coronation and is expected to be a wide mix of music, dancing and a laser lightshow. the concert will be broadcast on the bbc on the 7 may featuring "global music icons", orchestras and a "coronation choir".

you are watching bbc, stay with us, plenty more to come, goodbye for now. 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, but at the very same moment, we're looking almost to +10 in northern ireland and western scotland. now, those temperature contrasts are going to exist over the next few days. the blue colours show where temperatures will be below average — the warmer oranges above average. it evens out a little bit later this week, but certainly across southern parts of england and south wales, it never gets particularly mild. now, over the next few days, though, rainfall will figure a bit across western scotland. but if i 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, wales and eastern scotland. rain today, in fact, also a bit hit and miss — southern scotland and around these irish sea coasts as we go into the afternoon, a few

showers in the highlands, but a bit brighter here compared with this morning. a bit of brightness to the north west of northern ireland — ten, 11 degrees. 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. and the fog returns tonight for some. elsewhere, plenty of cloud around, still some drizzle around these western coasts and hills, and those temperature contrasts again into tomorrow morning — start monday with temperatures maybe as low as —5, —6 through some rural parts of eastern england. now, as we go into tomorrow, this is the big picture — this is what's happening at the moment. high pressure's keeping the cold air locked in place to the south. around the northern edge of it's where we've got the milder air pushing in through scotland and northern ireland. again, could be a bit of a breeze for some developing through the day, but some breaks in the cloud — north—east scotland, north coast of northern ireland. bit more sunshine to parts of northern england and wales, as well as the south—west, compared with what we we'll see through today. a bit more cloud through parts of east anglia and the south—east, so a grey and cold day, and one or two lingering fog patches, but those temperature

contrasts once more — just above freezing for some, up to ten, 11 degrees for others. and with more of a westerly wind blowing as we go into tuesday across the north, we'll 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, wales, eastern scotland. eastern scotland could see highs of 1a degrees, but notice — still only talking about 3—5 celsius at the highest across some parts of central and southern england. temperatures, though, will lift here a little bit later this week. a cloudy day on wednesday, some patchy rain, but sunshine more widely for the end of the week. that's how it's looking. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines... police in california are responding to a mass shooting east of los angeles. they say nine people have been killed. earlier, thousands of people had gathered in the city of monterey park to celebrate the chinese lunar new year. the uk labour party calls for a parliamentary investigation into claims the chairman of the bbc helped boris johnson secure a financial loan while he was serving as prime minister. investigators seize more classified documents from president biden's home in the us state of delaware during a 13—hour search. classified documents should be handed over to the national archive at the end of an administration. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party