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welcome to bbc news, i'm vishala sri—pathma. our top stories: eleven people are now known to have died in the california mass shooting, as police seek a motive for the gunman, a member of the public managed to disarm him. i was able to pull the gun away from him, shove him aside, create some distance, point the gun at him, intimidate him and say, "get the hell out of here!" as the european union agrees on more financial aid for ukraine, pressure grows on germany to send military tanks to help fight off the russian invasion. turkey's president says sweden should not expect him to support its nato membership
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bid, just days after a copy of the koran was burned during a protest in stockholm. a court in washington convicts four members of a far—right militia group for their part in the capitol riots in january 2021. and the nominations are in for the antidote to the oscars, the razzies, with some of hollywood's biggest names up for awards. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the death toll from one of california's worst mass shootings has risen to 11. doctors say one of those injured in the attack died from extensive injuries. the 72—year—old suspected gunman was found dead by police on sunday. he had a self—inflicted
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gunshot wound. his motive for the attack is still unclear. the shooting happened as celebrations for lunar new year were underway in the city of monterey park, known for its large asian population. a member of the public, a 26—year—old man managed to disarm him; here he is speaking to abc he was hitting me across the face, bashing the back of my head. i was trying to use my elbows to separate the gun away from him, creating some distance. finally, at one point, i was able to pull the gun away from him, shove him aside, create some distance, point the gun at him, intimidate him and say, "get the hell out of here!" our correspondent sophie long has more details on the investigation. why did a 72—year—old man who was an active member of this community go on a rampage and shoot at 11 people and injure many more?
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at the moment, there have been very few details about that. there was a press conference here and there chief of police of the city of monterey park was very honest about the fact that we may never know what caused him to do that. he said this investigation will be treated like any other, in that it will be treated as lift the subject were still alive in there several search warrants that have been issued. at this stage, we really are no further along with that. monterey park is about seven miles from la, predominantly asian american area, and they were in the middle of celebrating the eve of lunar new year. all the people we spoke to here said they're very shocked, they are stunned. it's a very quiet community and the attack took place at a dance hall and ballroom where people in their 60s and 70s had gathered for their regular dance class, but also for a new year's celebration.
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european union foreign ministers agreed on monday to allocate another 500 million euros for military aid to help ukraine. but there is increasing pressure for more help with military tanks from germany. poland says its will make an official request to the german government. sofia bettiza has the latest. strong words from the german foreign minister in brussels on monday. translation: if it loses this war, there will be i no more ukraine. that's why it's important that we, as international partners, do everything we can to support ukraine in its right to defend itself. but she declined to comment on the most contentious issue, whether berlin would agree to the sending of german—made leopard 2 battle tanks to fight russian forces. they are world—class weapons, widely seen as the best fit for ukraine. but the germans have to give approval before the european allies can export them and germany is concerned
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about the possible consequences, including triggering escalation from russia. berlin, though, is under growing pressure to give the green light. translation: even if we don't get the consent in the end, - we will hand over our tanks, along with other countries, to the ukraine. and at the end of the eu meeting, what looked like progress. translation: what came out of these discussions is that. germany is not going to ban the export of these weapons if any eu country that has them wishes to do so. kyiv sees tanks as a vital weapon to help ukrainian soldiers break through russian lines and recapture territory this year, and with the secretary—general of the nato military alliance meeting germany's new defence minister later on tuesday, speculation is building that a decision could be imminent.
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sofia bettiza, bbc news. the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, has said sweden shouldn't expect his support in its bid tojoin nato. mr erdogan was speaking after a swedish far—right politician publicly burned a copy of the koran outside turkey's embassy in the swedish capital. this prompted anti—sweden protests in turkey, and in other muslim countries. sweden, along with finland applied for nato membership after russia invaded ukraine, but they need the approval of all thirty nato states before that can be granted. let's get more on this from jalil roshandel, he's a political scientist and associate professor at east carolina university, seattle. thanks forjoining us. turkey hasn't really been keen on swedenjoining nathan for some sweden joining nathan for some time swedenjoining nathan for some time though, hasn't it? why is that the case?— that the case? thank you for havin: that the case? thank you for having me- _ that the case? thank you for having me. things _ that the case? thank you for having me. things are - that the case? thank you for i having me. things are pointing
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to the right direction i would say about mid december when stoltenberg, nato secretary general expressed his positive ideas about sweden being accepted to nato. but since then, things changed a little bit because turkey has always asked sweden to extradite some kurdish citizens of sweden, whom the turks believe they are part of or suspect did to be part of or suspect did to be part of or suspect did to be part of a terrorist group related to the tool inaudible who was accused to be in the coup in 2016. 50 who was accused to be in the coun in 2016-— coup in 2016. so clearly the relationship _ coup in 2016. so clearly the relationship has _
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coup in 2016. so clearly the relationship has been - coup in 2016. so clearly the relationship has been a - coup in 2016. so clearly the relationship has been a bit| relationship has been a bit volatile between the two countries. what's the situation now? what is going to happen? clearly things have taken a bit of a turn for the worse?- of a turn for the worse? well, the problem _ of a turn for the worse? well, the problem is _ of a turn for the worse? well, the problem is that _ of a turn for the worse? well, the problem is that now - of a turn for the worse? well, the problem is that now the i the problem is that now the turkish leader has to somehow compromise what has happened after burning the holy book of islam, koran, bya after burning the holy book of islam, koran, by a small group in sweden. they can just take it easy and go and discuss about the other political issues rather than making it a big problem within the islamic world, it really requires a little bit of rationality here to forget about what small groups are doing in other countries and talk about politics, which is so important, both for turkey and sweden and also finland. 50 sweden and also finland. so what can _ sweden and also finland. 50 what can sweden sweden and also finland. so what can sweden do? because as
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you mentioned, finland, sweden, they are quite keen onjoining nato, they need to be able to convince all the state members including turkey. what situation are they in now? how can they improve that relationship, do you think? i believe sweden has kind of, the prime minister of sweden expressed his sympathy towards the islamic world and people who believe in islam and their holy book, the koran is a holy book for them, and i think that turkish leaders have to accept that apology and just move forward, because of their own security in the region and turkey is not an exception, is very important after the russian invasion to ukraine that can expand into europe and turkey cannot be exception for that. . ~ turkey cannot be exception for that. ., ~ , ., turkey cannot be exception for that. . ~' , ., , turkey cannot be exception for that. ., ~ , ., , . that. 0k, thank you very much forjoining _ that. 0k, thank you very much
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forjoining us. _ in afghanistan, the taliban authorities continue to face international condemnation over their treatment of women and girls. it's been a month since they announced a ban on female students attending universities, and it's still unclear if or when the students will be able to return. the bbc�*s yalda hakim is in kabul, speaking to those affected, and those fighting for change. classrooms empty, library deserted. this university used to be full of female students. no more. edicts issued by the taliban government added one more thing to the list women can't do. i don't have the right for working. i don't have the right for existence. i don't have the right for being a woman any more. it's... it's a crime. nyla mirza was weeks away from getting her degree. the ban means she's
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left with nothing. suddenly everything changed just in a matter of a day. i used to say it proudly to everyone that i'm finishing this journey, journey of studying medicine. but now i wake up and i watch the clock. the clock�*s tick tock. since the taliban takeover in august 2021, women have been pushed out of the public eye. most girls over the age of 12 haven't been able to return to school. women have been banned from parks and gyms and can only travel with a male guardian. despite this, women have been speaking out. it's rare, however, to see afghan menjoining them. but professor mashal, who runs a university with a50 female students, says he's had enough. translation: leave these women alone. | in the last year and a half,
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all their policies have been focused on women covering up, girls not going to school. there are bigger issues we need to deal with. in a rare act of defiance, the professor tore his academic records live on television, going viral on social media. he asks, "where are all the men?" translation: lean- on fathers to take the hands of their daughters and walk them to school. even if the gates are shut, even if they are not allowed in, they should do this daily. it's the least they can do to prove they are men. many of those who have criticised the new rulers have been arrested. translation: i know what i am doing is dangerous. _ every morning, i say goodbye to my mother and wife. i tell them i may not return, but i am ready and willing to sacrifice my life for 20
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million afghan women and girls. thank you very much, nyla, forjoining us. in every interview i've done, nyla has said she will continue to fight for her rights. but this is the shot as she fled the country. it's overfor me. i mean, staying here and staying dead is the same thing. the ban is temporary, says the taliban government. they claim they're trying to create an islamic learning environment aligned with sharia practices. but until more men stand up, will anything change? yalda hakim, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we speak to the actor brendan fraser, who's being widely tipped for an oscar nomination for his new film �*the whale'.
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the shuttle challenger exploded soon after left off. there were several astronaut on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them were believed to have been killed. bi; all of them were believed to have been killed.— have been killed. by the evening. _ have been killed. by the evening, the _ have been killed. by the evening, the heart - have been killed. by the evening, the heart of. have been killed. by the - evening, the heart of official cairo was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution. the earthquake singled out welding's and brought them down in seconds. tonight these search_ in seconds. tonight these search for any survivors has an increasing _ search for any survivors has an increasing debt direction about it as _ increasing debt direction about it as the — increasing debt direction about it as the hours passed. the new government _ it as the hours passed. the new government is _ it as the hours passed. the new government is finally _ it as the hours passed. the new government is finally in - government is finally in control— government is finally in control of— government is finally in control of the _ government is finally in control of the entire - government is finally in - control of the entire republic of uganda _ control of the entire republic of uganda-— of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz _ of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration . of uganda. survivors of the i auschwitz concentration camp have in commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria and relived their horrifying experiences.
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this is bbc news. the latest headlines — eleven people are now known to have died in the california mass shooting, as police seek a motive for the gunman, a member of the public managed to disarm him. as the european union agrees on more financial aid for ukraine, pressure grows on germany to send military tanks to help fight off the russian invasion. a court in washington has convicted four members of a far—right militia group of seditious conspiracy, for their part in the capitol riots in january 2021. the four men, all belonging to the oath keepers group, were also found guilty of other felony and obstruction charges.
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micro they are a far right militia group founded back in 2009 by a former us army paratrooper, a man called stuart robes. it paratrooper, a man called stuart robes.— stuart robes. it largely complaints _ stuart robes. it largely complaints former - stuart robes. it largely l complaints former police officers, members of the military veterans and so on, and they are supporters of donald trump. now, all the people, hundreds of people who have been charged in connection that deadly uprising, at the us capitol building injanuary 2021, it is members of the oath keepers and another right—wing militia group, the proud boys, who have faced the serious charges, and last november the man i mentioned, stuart rhodes, and another man, were found guilty of an offence known as seditious conspiracy. that is a law dating back to the american civil war, and it relates to the use of violence in the furtherance of political ends.
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today therefore, there were also found guilty of the same offence and others as well, and all six will be sentenced and could face up to 20 years in jail. could face up to 20 years in “ail. ~ ., ., ., jail. meanwhile, the man that was found _ jail. meanwhile, the man that was found guilty _ jail. meanwhile, the man that was found guilty for _ jail. meanwhile, the man that was found guilty for putting . was found guilty for putting his feet up on nancy pelosi of the former speaker of the house's das, quite a vivid image in my head from when that happened, what has happened to him? ~ , ., ., . ., him? 62-year-old richard barnett. _ him? 62-year-old richard barnett, he _ him? 62-year-old richard barnett, he was _ him? 62-year-old richard barnett, he was not - him? 62-year-old richard barnett, he was not a - him? 62-year-old richard - barnett, he was not a member of either the oath keepers or the proud boys, but he was one of as who say the most high—profile people to be charged in connection with the insurrection at the capitol building precisely as you mentioned because he was photographed with his feet on the desk of the then speaker nancy pelosi. he has been found guilty of eight charges that include obstruction of congress and disorderly conduct. that
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despite his lawyer arguing at the start of his trial last week that mr barnett was less a domestic terrorist and more everyone's crazy redneck uncle. richard barnett faces the possibility of up to 47 years in prison when he is sentenced in prison when he is sentenced in may. in prison when he is sentenced in ma . ~ . . , in prison when he is sentenced inma .~ ., , in may. what has been the reneral in may. what has been the general reaction _ in may. what has been the general reaction to - in may. what has been the general reaction to this. i in may. what has been the i general reaction to this. the people been following these trials in the us?— trials in the us? they have, and they — trials in the us? they have, and they have _ trials in the us? they have, and they have been - trials in the us? they have, and they have been a - trials in the us? they have, and they have been a lot. trials in the us? they have, and they have been a lot of| and they have been a lot of them of course, because there is nearly 1000 people that have been charged with offences ranging from the very serious to the fairly menial in connection with that uprising, and prosecutors have made clear that they intend to press charges and go very toughly on these people because it was seen as such a venus offence, and such a bad day in american history if you like, with people running amok. we have
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had about 500 people charged already with more charges to come we are told.— already with more charges to come we are told. thank you for “oininr come we are told. thank you for joining us- _ let's get some of the day's other news. russia's foreign minister says the conflict in ukraine has almost become a �*real war�* with western countries. sergei lavrov was speaking on a visit to south africa, which has refused to condemn moscow's invasion. the chinese city of mohe has recorded its lowest temperature since records began. known as "china's north pole", the city lies close to the russian border. on sunday, the local weather station recorded a record—low temperature of minus 53 degrees celsius at seven o'clock in the morning. the british prime minister rishi sunak has asked its independence ethics adviser to look into the tax affairs of the conservative party chairman nadim azzaoui, saying there are
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questions that need answering. mr paid a penalty to resolve a multi—million pound dispute with the tax office while he was chancellor last year. he said he was confident he had acted properly throughout. spotify is cutting about 600 jobs — 6% of its workforce. the music streaming service said it had been too ambitious and needed to improve efficiency. spotify has never posted a full—year profit and is the latest technology firm to announce job cuts. the actor brendan fraser is being widely tipped for an oscar nomination for his new film, the whale, which is all about a morbidly obese man trying to connect with his estranged daughter. it's his first leading role in years. he's been speaking to our entertainment reporter, lizo mzimba. the point of this course is to learn how to write clearly and persuasively. think about the truth of your argument. charlie is a reclusive lecturer.
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he's severely obese and desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter. are you actually trying to parent me right now? who would want me to be a part of their lives? how much responsibility do you feel doing a part like this? a great deal. ifeel i'm going to need to be the voice for those who live the way that charlie does, to depict him with dignity and with respect, in a way that we haven't seen that character played on screen before. nominations are in for the razzies hollywood's annual antidote to the oscars, which celebrates the worst in cinema over the past 12 months. leading the charge with eight nominations is netflix's �*blonde'— about the life of marilyn monroe. its lead, ana de armas, and producer, brad pitt, are in the firing line. disney's take on pinocchio picked up six nods, including worst picture and actor for tom hanks' portrayal of the puppet�*s dad geppetto in the classic morality tale.
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lying and telling the truth, how basic and primal a theme is that? a lie can really. change a person. what is happening! fairy magic. a bit on the nose, if you ask me. we can go back now to our previous report. the point of this course is to learn how to write clearly and persuasively. think about the truth of your argument. charlie is a reclusive lecturer. he's severely obese and desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter. are you actually trying to parent me right now? who would want me to be a part of their lives? how much responsibility do you feel doing a part like this? a great deal. ifeel i'm going to need to be the voice for those who live the way that charlie does, to depict him with dignity and with respect, in a way that we haven't seen that character played
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on screen before. we live in a veryjudgmental society in many ways, particularly with social media. what kind of impact do you hope that this can have beyond the emotion of the story? i think we can often lose sight that those are human beings, with thoughts and feelings and hearts and families and everything. and this is a story that's not often told in media, and it's a story that's played out behind closed doors in two—bedroom apartments all across the country, the continent, the world. i need to know that she's going to have a decent life where she cares about people. fraser's remarkable transformation — the result of heavy prosthetics. this the lead character might be an unusual one for hollywood, but the director hopes the story will resonate with us all. i need to know that i have done one thing right with my life!
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i'm happy that it's out in the world and it has a positive message. it's about bringing... it's about bringing families back together. and so much that's happened over the last few years has brought so many people apart that it's nice to feel that human connection again. she saved him. she wasn't trying to hurt him. 20 years ago, brendan fraser was one of hollywood's leading stars, thanks to films like the mummy series. but in more recent years, his work has made much less ofan impact. the whale, though, has led the industry to once more recognise his talent. i think the response to this film has certainly opened people's eyes to new ideas and ways to reorient beliefs that they held formerly that are guaranteed changed by the story's end. did you really feel you were out in the wilderness for the past few
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years in film terms? you could say that i was, yes. since the film's world premiere last september, fraser's performance has been talked about as one of the most powerful of the year. a bafta nomination, congratulations. a critics choice win, congratulations again. how does it feel for you to be getting this kind of recognition? it's exciting, it's rewarding. it's...it's new to me. and i'm keen to see what happens next. what do you hope will happen next? i hope that we'll be having another conversation like this soon. people are amazing. and when the oscar nominations are unveiled tomorrow afternoon, it'll be a huge shock if brendan fraser's name isn't on the list for best actor. lizo mzimba, bbc news. thatisit that is it from us for now. you can reach me on my socials.
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you can reach me on twitter, i'm @bbcvishalasp. hello. the weather's relatively quiet across the uk right now, with a large area of high pressure extending all the way from russia, through the baltic, reaching our shores. but the temperature contrast is huge across the country, a bit like last night. on the one hand, we have mild south—westerlies affecting northern ireland and scotland. on the other, colder continental air affecting the southeast of the country, and on top of that, with frosty conditions in the south of the uk, freezing fog as well, anywhere from the welsh marches towards east anglia. so, let's have a look at the temperatures early in the morning. this is where the frost will be. a bit of an onshore wind
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here in the extreme south east, so perhaps not quite so cold, but in oxfordshire could be as low as —8 celsius, a lot milder in western scotland. and also here we're closer to weather fronts, maybe some spits and spots of rain for the western isles, but through the day, perhaps some sunshine around the murray firth, eastern scotland, also the borders, the northeast of england, too. but i think the best of the brightness will be around about here, but also colder conditions — 6—3 celsius, 11 degrees expected in stornoway on tuesday. now, wednesday's weather forecast, and we're expecting a cold front to sweep across the country. so, bits and pieces of rain certainly on the cards, but high pressure's also close by, so i don't think there's going to be much rainfall with this weather front here, and it will be brief. now, the winds are coming in from the north, but this is actually air that's originated out in the north atlantic, rather than the arctic, so not desperately cold at all. ten degrees for glasgow and belfast and much milder in the south as well. and that pattern continues into thursday —
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high pressure close by, the wind seemingly northerly, but again originating from here rather than the very far north. so, again, not that cold, and i think a decent amount of bright, if not sunny weather for many of us on thursday, bar the odd shower coming off the north sea, maybe affecting eastern areas. so, the highs about 8 in glasgow, and we'll match that in london, not far off the seasonal norm. ok, let's have a look at the forecast then for the rest of the week and into the weekend, and you can see pretty stable weather. it should get quite breezy as we head towards the end of the week, but that also means that we'll see milder conditions spreading in off the atlantic as we head into the weekend. bye— bye.
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this is bbc news, the headlines: 11 people are now known to have died in the california mass shooting at a dance studio in los angeles. police have started identifying the victims, three women and a man were in their sixties. a member of the public managed to disarm the 72—year—old suspected gunman, his motive is still unclear. european union foreign ministers have agreed to allocate another 500 million euros for military aid to help ukraine. but there is increasing pressure for more help with military tanks from germany to help fight off the russian invasion. poland says its will make an official request to the german government.
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turkey's president says sweden should not expect him to support its nato membership bid, just days after a copy

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