live from london. this is bbc news five people have been killed and six injured in a shooting in the us city of louisville. we'll bring you the latest as we get it — this is the scene live in jefferson county where we're expecting an update. joe biden says he plans to run again in 2024 — but stops short of a formal announcement — we're live in washington. the mother from a british—israeli family wounded in a suspected palestinian gun attack — which killed two of her daughters — has died today.

we set welcome to bbc news. at least five people have been killed in a shooting in kentucky police have confirmed that the attack happened at a bank in louisville and the assailant is now dead. six more people have been injured and taken to hospitals, after the incident in east main street near slugger field stadium. in the last hour, police gave this update. at approximately 8:30am, local metro police received reports of shots fired and an active shooter at the national bank. shortly officers arrived on scene with metro fire and active police where they encountered gun shots being fired in the location at that time. the shooter was confirmed to be dead on the

scene. we do not know exactly the circumstances of his death at this time. five people have been confirmed to have been killed inside. at least six were transported to university of louisville hospital. b, transported to university of louisville hospital.- transported to university of louisville hospital. a new news conferences — louisville hospital. a new news conferences are _ louisville hospital. a new news conferences are started, - louisville hospital. a new news conferences are started, let's l conferences are started, let's listen in. ,, ., , ., conferences are started, let's listen in— listen in. shots fired and the ossible listen in. shots fired and the possible active _ listen in. shots fired and the possible active shooter- listen in. shots fired and the possible active shooter at i listen in. shots fired and the l possible active shooter at 333 listen in. shots fired and the - possible active shooter at 333 e. main st at the national bank. within three minutes of being dispatched, officers arrived on scene and encountered the suspect almost immediately still firing gunshots. officers exchanged gun shots that suspect, and ultimately the suspect died at the scene. we are trying to confirm if this aspect died of a self—inflicted gunshot wound or was killed by officers at this time. at least two officers were shot during the exchange of gunfire, and one is currently in surgery at the university of louisville hospital. at least four more victims were

confirmed to be deceased in the location, as well as eight that are being treated at the university hospital. two of them are critical, one of those being the officer. we are currently working to identify all the victims, work with their families free reunification, and provide services to the families and the victims. the investigation, i want to reiterate, is ongoing. this will be a long scene. it will take pretty much into the night, so i would still ask that the public avoid the area. i want to reiterate that there is no active threat. we believe this is a lone gunman involved in this, that had no connection to the bank. —— that did have a connection to the bank. it appears he was a previous employer. —— employee. it is clear that the officers did save lives. this was a tragic event, but the heroic

response of officers made sure that no more people were seriously injured. we will continue to provide updates as soon as possible, and will have another press briefing and 3pm today. i will turn over to mayor craig greenberg at this time. thank ou, craig greenberg at this time. thank you. deputy — craig greenberg at this time. thank you. deputy chief — craig greenberg at this time. thank you, deputy chief humphrey. - craig greenberg at this time. thank you, deputy chief humphrey. first, i askthat_ you, deputy chief humphrey. first, i ask that everyone around our city, that our— ask that everyone around our city, that our country, the world, pray with_ that our country, the world, pray with us_ that our country, the world, pray with us for— that our country, the world, pray with us for those who are currently at the _ with us for those who are currently at the university of louisville hospital. _ at the university of louisville hospital, injured, fighting for their— hospital, injured, fighting for their lives as the result of another act of— their lives as the result of another act of gun— their lives as the result of another act of gun violence. i want to thank all of— act of gun violence. i want to thank all of the _ act of gun violence. i want to thank all of the first responders, the brave — all of the first responders, the brave and _ all of the first responders, the brave and heroic men and women of

lmpd. _ brave and heroic men and women of lmpd, who — brave and heroic men and women of lmpd, who thanks to their efforts, quickly— lmpd, who thanks to their efforts, quickly responded to the emergency call, and _ quickly responded to the emergency call, and as you just heard from deputy— call, and as you just heard from deputy chief humphrey, without a doubt _ deputy chief humphrey, without a doubt their actions saved lives. there _ doubt their actions saved lives. there will— doubt their actions saved lives. there will be a lot more information we are _ there will be a lot more information we are able — there will be a lot more information we are able to provide as the day goes _ we are able to provide as the day goes on. — we are able to provide as the day goes on, but i want everyone in the city to— goes on, but i want everyone in the city to know— goes on, but i want everyone in the city to know that, notwithstanding tragedies — city to know that, notwithstanding tragedies like today, when multiple people _ tragedies like today, when multiple people are killed by gun violence, notwithstanding tragedies when individuals are killed with gun violence. _ individuals are killed with gun violence, our community will continue _ violence, our community will continue to come together. we will find ways— continue to come together. we will find ways to love and support one another _ find ways to love and support one another and the families and friends who have _ another and the families and friends who have been directly impacted by these _ who have been directly impacted by these acts— who have been directly impacted by these acts of gun violence, and we will come — these acts of gun violence, and we will come together as a community to

work to— will come together as a community to work to prevent these horrific acts of gun— work to prevent these horrific acts of gun violence from continuing here and around _ of gun violence from continuing here and around the state. i want to thank— and around the state. i want to thank again everyone in lmpd, from the local— thank again everyone in lmpd, from the local fire department, from state _ the local fire department, from state agencies and federal agencies that are _ state agencies and federal agencies that are also involved. we are a safer— that are also involved. we are a safer community, a stronger community, thanks to the work of our law enforcement. again, my prayers io law enforcement. again, my prayers go out _ law enforcement. again, my prayers go out to— law enforcement. again, my prayers go out to the families who have lost loved _ go out to the families who have lost loved ones — go out to the families who have lost loved ones today. my prayers go out to the _ loved ones today. my prayers go out to the officers who are at the hospital _ to the officers who are at the hospital right now, and my thanks for all— hospital right now, and my thanks for all of— hospital right now, and my thanks for all of them. together, we will -et for all of them. together, we will get through this together. finally, i get through this together. finally, i want _ get through this together. finally, i want to—

get through this together. finally, i want to introduce governor basheer who is— i want to introduce governor basheer who isjoining us and is assisting with the — who isjoining us and is assisting with the efforts. i who is joining us and is assisting with the efforts.— who is joining us and is assisting with the efforts. i want to start by thankin: with the efforts. i want to start by thanking the _ with the efforts. i want to start by thanking the brave _ with the efforts. i want to start by thanking the brave heroes - with the efforts. i want to start by thanking the brave heroes at - with the efforts. i want to start by| thanking the brave heroes at lmpd and our— thanking the brave heroes at lmpd and our other— thanking the brave heroes at lmpd and our other responding - and our other responding organisations. _ and our other responding organisations. lmpd- and our other responding i organisations. lmpd made and our other responding - organisations. lmpd made it to the scene _ organisations. lmpd made it to the scene in _ organisations. lmpd made it to the scene in a — organisations. lmpd made it to the scene in a matter— organisations. lmpd made it to the scene in a matter of— organisations. lmpd made it to the scene in a matter of minutes - organisations. lmpd made it to the scene in a matter of minutes afterl scene in a matter of minutes after receiving — scene in a matter of minutes after receiving the — scene in a matter of minutes after receiving the call, _ scene in a matter of minutes after receiving the call, and _ scene in a matter of minutes after receiving the call, and there - scene in a matter of minutes after receiving the call, and there is - scene in a matter of minutes after receiving the call, and there is no| receiving the call, and there is no doubt _ receiving the call, and there is no doubt in — receiving the call, and there is no doubt in rnv— receiving the call, and there is no doubt in my mind _ receiving the call, and there is no doubt in my mind that— receiving the call, and there is no doubt in my mind that their- receiving the call, and there is nol doubt in my mind that their efforts saved _ doubt in my mind that their efforts saved lives, — doubt in my mind that their efforts saved lives, and _ doubt in my mind that their efforts saved lives, and they— doubt in my mind that their efforts saved lives, and they put - doubt in my mind that their efforts saved lives, and they put their- doubt in my mind that their efforts| saved lives, and they put their own on the _ saved lives, and they put their own on the line — saved lives, and they put their own on the line we _ saved lives, and they put their own on the line. we have _ saved lives, and they put their own on the line. we have at— saved lives, and they put their own on the line. we have at least - saved lives, and they put their own on the line. we have at least one l on the line. we have at least one officer— on the line. we have at least one officer in— on the line. we have at least one officer in surgery _ on the line. we have at least one officer in surgery right _ on the line. we have at least one officer in surgery right now - on the line. we have at least one officer in surgery right now that l on the line. we have at least one | officer in surgery right now that is there _ officer in surgery right now that is there because _ officer in surgery right now that is there because he _ officer in surgery right now that is there because he took— officer in surgery right now that is there because he took those - officer in surgery right now that is i there because he took those actions to try— there because he took those actions to try to— there because he took those actions to try to protect _ there because he took those actions to try to protect the _ there because he took those actions to try to protect the people - there because he took those actions to try to protect the people of- to try to protect the people of louisvilte _ to try to protect the people of louisville. i— to try to protect the people of louisville. i want _ to try to protect the people of louisville. i want to _ to try to protect the people of louisville. i want to thank - louisville. i want to thank louisville _ louisville. i want to thank louisville fire, _ louisville. i want to thank louisville fire, ems, - louisville. i want to thank - louisville fire, ems, emergency management. _ louisville fire, ems, emergency management, and— louisville fire, ems, emergency management, and the _ louisville fire, ems, emergency management, and the local- louisville fire, ems, emergency. management, and the local sheriffs office _ management, and the local sheriffs office they— management, and the local sheriffs office. they have _ management, and the local sheriffs office. they have been _ management, and the local sheriffs office. they have beenjoined - management, and the local sheriffs office. they have beenjoined by. office. they have beenjoined by homeland — office. they have beenjoined by homeland security, _ office. they have beenjoined by homeland security, kentucky. office. they have beenjoined by. homeland security, kentucky police have requested... _ homeland security, kentucky police have requested... safe _ homeland security, kentucky police have requested... safe and - homeland security, kentucky police have requested... safe and healthyj have requested... safe and healthy neighbourhoods— have requested... safe and healthy neighbourhoods in— have requested... safe and healthy neighbourhoods in this _ have requested... safe and healthy neighbourhoods in this response. l

neighbourhoods in this response. this is— neighbourhoods in this response. this is awful _ neighbourhoods in this response. this is awful. i— neighbourhoods in this response. this is awful. i have _ neighbourhoods in this response. this is awful. i have a _ neighbourhoods in this response. this is awful. i have a very- neighbourhoods in this response. this is awful. i have a very close i this is awful. i have a very close friend _ this is awful. i have a very close friend that — this is awful. i have a very close friend that didn't _ this is awful. i have a very close friend that didn't make - this is awful. i have a very close friend that didn't make it- this is awful. i have a very close friend that didn't make it today. | this is awful. i have a very close l friend that didn't make it today. i have _ friend that didn't make it today. i have another— friend that didn't make it today. i have another close _ friend that didn't make it today. i have another close friend - friend that didn't make it today. i have another close friend who . friend that didn't make it today. i. have another close friend who didn't either. _ have another close friend who didn't either. and — have another close friend who didn't either. and one _ have another close friend who didn't either, and one that _ have another close friend who didn't either, and one that is _ have another close friend who didn't either, and one that is at _ have another close friend who didn't either, and one that is at the - either, and one that is at the hospital— either, and one that is at the hospital who _ either, and one that is at the hospital who i _ either, and one that is at the hospital who i hope - either, and one that is at the hospital who i hope is - either, and one that is at the hospital who i hope is goingl either, and one that is at the i hospital who i hope is going to make it through _ hospital who i hope is going to make it through when— hospital who i hope is going to make it through. when we _ hospital who i hope is going to make it through. when we talk— hospital who i hope is going to make it through. when we talk about - it through. when we talk about praying, — it through. when we talk about praying, i— it through. when we talk about praying. i hope— it through. when we talk about praying, i hope people - it through. when we talk about praying, i hope people will. - it through. when we talk about| praying, i hope people will. for those _ praying, i hope people will. for those that— praying, i hope people will. for those that we _ praying, i hope people will. for those that we hope _ praying, i hope people will. for those that we hope can - praying, i hope people will. for those that we hope can make . praying, i hope people will. for those that we hope can make it through— those that we hope can make it through the _ those that we hope can make it through the surgeries - those that we hope can make it through the surgeries that - those that we hope can make it through the surgeries that theyj those that we hope can make it - through the surgeries that they are going _ through the surgeries that they are going through. _ through the surgeries that they are going through. we _ through the surgeries that they are going through, we have _ through the surgeries that they are going through, we have to - through the surgeries that they are going through, we have to do - through the surgeries that they are going through, we have to do whatj through the surgeries that they are i going through, we have to do what we have done _ going through, we have to do what we have done these _ going through, we have to do what we have done these last _ going through, we have to do what we have done these last few— going through, we have to do what we have done these last few years - going through, we have to do what we have done these last few years after l have done these last few years after everything — have done these last few years after everything we _ have done these last few years after everything. we are _ have done these last few years after everything. we are to— have done these last few years after everything. we are to wrap - have done these last few years after everything. we are to wrap our- have done these last few years after| everything. we are to wrap our arms around _ everything. we are to wrap our arms around these — everything. we are to wrap our arms around these families. _ everything. we are to wrap our arms around these families. everybody . everything. we are to wrap our arms. around these families. everybody who needs— around these families. everybody who needs it. _ around these families. everybody who needs it. don't — around these families. everybody who needs it, don't be _ around these families. everybody who needs it, don't be afraid _ around these families. everybody who needs it, don't be afraid to _ around these families. everybody who needs it, don't be afraid to get - needs it, don't be afraid to get some — needs it, don't be afraid to get some help _ needs it, don't be afraid to get some help. our— needs it, don't be afraid to get some help. our bodies- needs it, don't be afraid to get some help. our bodies and - needs it, don't be afraid to get i some help. our bodies and minds needs it, don't be afraid to get - some help. our bodies and minds are not meant _ some help. our bodies and minds are not meant to— some help. our bodies and minds are not meant to go— some help. our bodies and minds are not meant to go through _ some help. our bodies and minds are not meant to go through these - some help. our bodies and minds are not meant to go through these typesl not meant to go through these types of tragedies. — not meant to go through these types of tragedies, and _ not meant to go through these types of tragedies, and so _ not meant to go through these types of tragedies, and so i _ not meant to go through these types of tragedies, and so i hope - not meant to go through these types of tragedies, and so i hope that- not meant to go through these types of tragedies, and so i hope that all. of tragedies, and so i hope that all the brave — of tragedies, and so i hope that all the brave officers— of tragedies, and so i hope that all the brave officers that _ of tragedies, and so i hope that all the brave officers that stepped - of tragedies, and so i hope that all| the brave officers that stepped into the brave officers that stepped into the line _ the brave officers that stepped into the line of— the brave officers that stepped into the line of fire _ the brave officers that stepped into the line of fire that _ the brave officers that stepped into the line of fire that are _ the brave officers that stepped into the line of fire that are worried - the line of fire that are worried about— the line of fire that are worried about one _ the line of fire that are worried about one of— the line of fire that are worried about one of their— the line of fire that are worried about one of their fellow- the line of fire that are worried i about one of their fellow officers will reach — about one of their fellow officers will reach out _ about one of their fellow officers will reach out for _ about one of their fellow officers will reach out for help _ about one of their fellow officers will reach out for help when - about one of their fellow officersj will reach out for help when they need _ will reach out for help when they need it — will reach out for help when they need it i— will reach out for help when they need it i hope _ will reach out for help when they need it. i hope that— will reach out for help when they need it. i hope that everyone - will reach out for help when they need it. i hope that everyone ofi need it. i hope that everyone of those _ need it. i hope that everyone of those bank— need it. i hope that everyone of those bank employees - need it. i hope that everyone of those bank employees and - need it. i hope that everyone of| those bank employees and folks need it. i hope that everyone of. those bank employees and folks in that building. _ those bank employees and folks in that building, one _ those bank employees and folks in that building, one i— those bank employees and folks in that building, one i know-

those bank employees and folks in that building, one i know well, - those bank employees and folks in| that building, one i know well, and my eg _ that building, one i know well, and my eg campaign— that building, one i know well, and my eg campaign was— that building, one i know well, and my eg campaign was out— that building, one i know well, and my eg campaign was out of- that building, one i know well, and my eg campaign was out of that i my eg campaign was out of that building. — my eg campaign was out of that building, virtually— my eg campaign was out of that building, virtually everyone - my eg campaign was out of that building, virtually everyone in l my eg campaign was out of that| building, virtually everyone in it, that is— building, virtually everyone in it, that is my— building, virtually everyone in it, that is my bank. _ building, virtually everyone in it, that is my bank. i— building, virtually everyone in it, that is my bank. i hope - building, virtually everyone in it, that is my bank. i hope they- building, virtually everyone in it, that is my bank. i hope they will| that is my bank. i hope they will all reach — that is my bank. i hope they will all reach out _ that is my bank. i hope they will all reach out and _ that is my bank. i hope they will all reach out and get _ that is my bank. i hope they will all reach out and get the - that is my bank. i hope they will all reach out and get the help i that is my bank. i hope they will. all reach out and get the help that they need — all reach out and get the help that they need. there _ all reach out and get the help that they need. there are _ all reach out and get the help that they need. there are a _ all reach out and get the help that they need. there are a lot- all reach out and get the help that they need. there are a lot of- all reach out and get the help that l they need. there are a lot of people that are _ they need. there are a lot of people that are hurting _ they need. there are a lot of people that are hurting today, _ they need. there are a lot of people that are hurting today, and - they need. there are a lot of people that are hurting today, and if- they need. there are a lot of people that are hurting today, and if we - that are hurting today, and if we have _ that are hurting today, and if we have a _ that are hurting today, and if we have a place _ that are hurting today, and if we have a place to _ that are hurting today, and if we have a place to focus _ that are hurting today, and if we have a place to focus our - that are hurting today, and if we i have a place to focus our energy, that are hurting today, and if we . have a place to focus our energy, i hope _ have a place to focus our energy, i hope it _ have a place to focus our energy, i hope it is— have a place to focus our energy, i hope it is to — have a place to focus our energy, i hope it is to surround _ have a place to focus our energy, i hope it is to surround them - have a place to focus our energy, i hope it is to surround them with l have a place to focus our energy, i. hope it is to surround them with the love and _ hope it is to surround them with the love and compassion _ hope it is to surround them with the love and compassion that _ hope it is to surround them with the love and compassion that we - hope it is to surround them with the love and compassion that we have l love and compassion that we have been _ love and compassion that we have been so _ love and compassion that we have been so good _ love and compassion that we have been so good at _ love and compassion that we have been so good at showing - love and compassion that we have been so good at showing one - love and compassion that we have - been so good at showing one another. i been so good at showing one another. i want _ been so good at showing one another. i want people — been so good at showing one another. i want people to — been so good at showing one another. i want people to know— been so good at showing one another. i want people to know that _ been so good at showing one another. i want people to know that while - been so good at showing one another. i want people to know that while a - i want people to know that while a horrific— i want people to know that while a horrific act, — i want people to know that while a horrificact. i— i want people to know that while a horrific act, i do _ i want people to know that while a horrific act, i do believe _ i want people to know that while a horrific act, i do believe this - i want people to know that while a horrific act, i do believe this is - i want people to know that while a horrific act, i do believe this is a l horrific act, i do believe this is a safe _ horrific act, i do believe this is a safe community, _ horrific act, i do believe this is a safe community, with— horrific act, i do believe this is a safe community, with officers. horrific act, i do believe this is a - safe community, with officers doing their very— safe community, with officers doing their very best — safe community, with officers doing their very best each _ safe community, with officers doing their very best each and _ safe community, with officers doing their very best each and every- safe community, with officers doing their very best each and every day, i their very best each and every day, and that— their very best each and every day, and that is— their very best each and every day, and that is what _ their very best each and every day, and that is what we _ their very best each and every day, and that is what we saw— their very best each and every day, and that is what we saw here. - their very best each and every day, and that is what we saw here. yes, their very best each and every day, i and that is what we saw here. yes, i know— and that is what we saw here. yes, i know there — and that is what we saw here. yes, i know there are — and that is what we saw here. yes, i know there are steps _ and that is what we saw here. yes, i know there are steps that _ and that is what we saw here. yes, i know there are steps that the - and that is what we saw here. yes, i know there are steps that the police j know there are steps that the police department— know there are steps that the police department is— know there are steps that the police department is taking _ know there are steps that the police department is taking to _ know there are steps that the police department is taking to do- know there are steps that the police department is taking to do things i department is taking to do things better— department is taking to do things better after — department is taking to do things better after a _ department is taking to do things better after a recent _ department is taking to do things better after a recent report, - department is taking to do things better after a recent report, but. department is taking to do things l better after a recent report, but we certainly— better after a recent report, but we certainly saw — better after a recent report, but we certainly saw i _ better after a recent report, but we certainly saw i think— better after a recent report, but we certainly saw i think the _ better after a recent report, but we certainly saw i think the very - better after a recent report, but we certainly saw i think the very best l certainly saw i think the very best from _ certainly saw i think the very best from them — certainly saw i think the very best from them today. _ certainly saw i think the very best from them today. i _ certainly saw i think the very best from them today. i want - certainly saw i think the very best from them today. i want to - certainly saw i think the very best from them today. i want to thank| from them today. i want to thank them _ from them today. i want to thank them and — from them today. i want to thank them and all— from them today. i want to thank them and all our— from them today. i want to thank them and all our other— from them today. i want to thank them and all our other law- them and all our other law enforcement _ them and all our other law enforcement officers- them and all our other law enforcement officers for. them and all our other law- enforcement officers for responding and doing _ enforcement officers for responding and doing their— enforcement officers for responding and doing their best. _ enforcement officers for responding and doing their best. to - enforcement officers for responding and doing their best. to try- enforcement officers for responding and doing their best. to try andl and doing their best. to try and say some _ and doing their best. to try and say some of— and doing their best. to try and say some of my— and doing their best. to try and say some of my friends _ and doing their best. to try and say some of my friends and - and doing their best. to try and say some of my friends and many. say some of my friends and many others _ say some of my friends and many others thank— say some of my friends and many others. thank you _ say some of my friends and many

others. thank you all. _ say some of my friends and many others. thank you all. in? - others. thank you all. any questions? _ questions? inaudible it appears to be non—critical injuries at this time. inaudible i'm not sure on that yet, it will be part of the investigation. it appears the shooter, i don't know if it was an active employee or a former employee, that the shooter did have a connection to the location. no. inaudible inaudible i don't know that. that will be part of the investigation. one more. inaudible

we have resources available to make sure the rest of the city is kept safe, and i want to reiterate that. we are managing our resources with the state, local and federal partners to make sure that all services to the city are maintained while we maintain the scene at the same time. the next update will be at three o'clock. thank you.- at three o'clock. thank you. there, the update — at three o'clock. thank you. there, the update from _ at three o'clock. thank you. there, the update from officers. _ at three o'clock. thank you. there, the update from officers. the - the update from officers. the governor also speaking, and news that five people have died in total, won the shooter, but for other victims. they told us that two police officers have been shot, one currently in surgery, currently critical. let's bring injess parker who is there in washington for us. those just some of the details from the police, but ending there with one of the questions saying that the person who perpetrated this attack had some sort of connection with the location, and that location is a bank. . , ~ .

location, and that location is a bank. . , . ., ., bank. that is right. we learned a few details _ bank. that is right. we learned a few details in _ bank. that is right. we learned a few details in that _ bank. that is right. we learned a few details in that press - bank. that is right. we learned a few details in that press briefing| few details in that press briefing just a moment ago. among them, as you say, they are saying that the shooter appears to have been... we first heard a previous employee, and then a clarification that they are not sure whether he is a former or active employee. some details emerging there. we are also told that at least two officers were shot, and what is currently in surgery right now. the other detail is that officers actually encounter the suspect. we are told he was firing gunshots and they exchanged fire. it is not clear if the shooter died as a result of that. the details still emerging. watching the governor there, details still emerging. watching the governorthere, he details still emerging. watching the governor there, he was saying that he had a close friend that didn't make it today, and another at the hospital, and became quite tearful towards the end of that press conference. so more details emerging, and then what will happen

is you will get some more details this afternoon. officers were first called to the scene at 8:30am local time, and from that press briefing what we are told is that they will be active at the bank on east main street for some time. we be active at the bank on east main street for some time.— be active at the bank on east main street for some time. we are hearing details of the — street for some time. we are hearing details of the heroic _ street for some time. we are hearing details of the heroic response - street for some time. we are hearing details of the heroic response from i details of the heroic response from the police that they say stop further loss of life. in a news briefing we heard the police describing another act of gun violence. it is so familiar, the sort of scenes. we know that president biden, despite all the pushback and resistance, he wants to try again to take on the issue of automatic weapons. this try again to take on the issue of automatic weapons.— automatic weapons. this is a difficult, divisive _ automatic weapons. this is a difficult, divisive issue - automatic weapons. this is a difficult, divisive issue in - automatic weapons. this is a difficult, divisive issue in thej difficult, divisive issue in the united states, but one that is frequently returned to because of mass shootings. mass shootings, statistics and studies suggest, have

been on the rise in recent years. president biden has voiced very clear frustration about gun controls, which can vary state by state. of course, he wants to pass federal laws as well. there was the safer communities act that was passed last year, but it didn't batten any weapons, it did look to strengthen background checks. —— ban any weapons. we may get over the course of the day some political reaction, because this is a familiar argument, where there are those often on the democrat side who want to see tighter gun controls, and look at tragic incidents like this and say that those tighter gun controls must come in, versus those who are often republicans who point to the right to bear arms, the second amendment, and also you often hear them raising that if ordinary citizens aren't allowed to carry arms, is criminal still well. a

familiar set of arguments, perhaps also soon to be getting into that at the moment, as we are still getting details of this tragic shooting at the moment. lets stay in america. joe biden has confirmed, he �*plans to run' for president in 202a. it's not the formal announcement — he said, he wasn't at that stage yet — but the comments are the strongest yet, about his intention to fight 2024. let me show you the clip ofjoe biden talking to nbc�*s �*today show�* — i'm not sure he'd planned to say what he said — because he was actually being asked about the annual easter egg roll — that's a tradition at the white house. have a look at the exchange. you're planning on it after 202a? i plan on at least three or four more easter egg rolls. at least three or four? maybe five. maybe six, what the hell, i don't know. are you saying that you would be taking part in our upcoming election in 202a? i'll either roll an egg or be the guy who's pushing them out.

help a brother out, make some news for me. no, no, i plan on running, al, but we are not prepared to announce it yet. all right, well, it is so nice, and thank you for having us. good to be here. have fun. i notice your cameramen want to put down their cameras and get some of those easter eggs. that's right, were going, afterwards we're making egg salad, it's going to be great. guys, back to you. that was joe biden that wasjoe biden speaking off—the—cuff when it came to coming about 2024, but significant nonetheless. we will have more on that particular aspect of the story in the coming hours. the mother of two israeli sisters who were killed in a gun attack on the west bank on friday has died of wounds she sustained in the attack. the family has released pictures of lucy dee — seen here with her two daughters maya and rina. the three of them were travelling in a car, when a gunman opened fire on them. the two sisters died at the scene. our correspondent in

jerusalem lucy williamson has this update. the past week has seen a real rise in tension, a series of rocket attacks on multiple fronts from gaza, from south lebanon and also from syria. israel responding with air strikes in those areas and a lot of the rise in tension has been attributed to the actions of israeli police at the al—aqsa mosque here injerusalem. there were scenes of the police going in to clear the mosque of people who were barricading themselves inside and confrontations between the two inside the mosque. today, in the last couple of days, it seems the israeli police have taken a slightly different approach. there have been religious visits byjewish worshippers to the same compound, and that was the reason the israeli police gave for trying to clear the mosque in the first place. but in the last couple of days, they've taken a slightly different tactic. they've allowed people to stay inside the mosque and have simply increased security between the two groups of people as thosejewish visitors crossed over the compound.

they've also made efforts to keep young men out of the mosque at the same time. so i think we've seen a reduction in tensions in the al—aqsa compound itself over the past couple of days. but in terms of the wider region, the tensions are still fairly high. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. after a life dedicated to treating liver patients, alison is now a cancer patient. but she's still determined to improve liver health in staffordshire. 90% of liver disease is preventable if you pick it up early enough. and that is why i feel it is so important to raise awareness. stoke—on—trent is the second—highest area in the midlands for early death relating to liver disease. alison believes a second scanner could be a life—saver for many. she is even trying it out.

it feels all right, actually. yes, i have sent lots of patients for these scans. as a medical consultant, alison helped thousands of seriously ill patients during her career here at the royal stoke university hospital, where she is also receiving life care. receiving end of life care. it is safe to say alison is not wasting any of the time she has left. yes, ifeel prepared for the future. and i feel i have left something, well, still leaving something that is worthwhile. you are life with bbc news. twitter has added a label to one of the bbc�*s accounts, saying it is �*government funded media'. the bbc immediately objected to the label, saying it is independent, and funded by the british public, through the licence fee. twitter owner elon musk emailed our north america technology reporter, james clayton. here's james describing the exchange. well, when i saw that twitter had added this label, i decided just to email elon musk.

i'm a technology reporter. sometimes we do reach out to twitter, and i thought i would email elon musk and just say to him, look, this is actually how the bbc is funded. it's funded through the licence fee, it's paid for by the british public. and he responded, he responded first of alljust saying, oh, do you think this label is inaccurate? and then he came up with a suggestion himself. he said maybe the accounts themselves should link to the sourcing of funding. i then pushed him on that and he gave me a much sort of longer email. he said...

i think what you get an impression of there is that this is policy that is not defined yet. this is most certainly spit bawling, it is policy on the hoof. he is thinking, he is being inquisitive about what to do with accounts like the bbc�*s. the problem is, the label has already been attached to the bbc�*s, one of the bbc�*s twitter account. you have seen this with other media organisations as well. you have npr, national public radio, a few days ago that was labelled state affiliated media akin to russia today. that has now been taken down because it simply isn't true. what you are seeing is, once again, elon musk sort of riffing, making policy up musk sort of riffing, making policy up as he goes along. bruce daisley was with the social media company for 8 years — serving as vice president.

he ran twitter�*s business in europe, middle east and africa up until 2020 — here's his take. it's a pattern that i guess we're pretty familiar with, this constant u—turns, a quick decision, and then a realisation that it won't wash. and in this case here, putting the label of state affiliated media. i think state funded media was for a lot of licence fee payers, a really incorrect assertion. it's a reflection, really, of musk�*s approach to leadership. he tends to want to get his own hands dirty with a lot of the decisions he makes. he makes a lot of decisions on a whim himself. and as your item was showing before, your correspondent got in touch with him and he very quickly was presented with the other side and turned it around. but it's a reflection of the fact of what people who work at twitter tell me, that he feels very reluctant to accept anyone else's opinion when it's inside the organisation. you can be wrong with him once, but most people aren't around

to be wrong with him, to disagree with him twice. that is really interesting because there was a similar thing with the american broadcaster npr, state—affiliated news was the tag that he gave them as well. i mean, a former head of trust and safety at twitter was talking about the capricious nature of decision making from musk. is that what is going on or is there something more malign, do you think? yeah, i think he really is rarely presented with the consequences of his actions until he enacts them. so it's very rare that people will say to him, we must not do this simply because the people who have said we must not do this, simply because the people who have said that along the the journey that he's been owning twitter have been fired. he's fired about three quarters of the organisation. the people who work there told me that generally it's those who disagreed with him that haven't seen it through to the end of the week, the end of the month. and so, as a result of that, people who work there now are presented with a choice. "should i tell him

that this is a bad idea or should ijust leave it? "the bad decisions will come out in the wash." and what do you think the consequences of all of that is? because he talks about transparency. that is the reason he says he's doing all of this. but you end up creating false equivalency between public broadcasters and editorial control of media by governments like your russias, like your china. i mean, that's misleading at best and dangerous at worse, isn't it? yeah, the truth is, the reason why so much airtime has been taken up by twitter, and i suspect some of your viewers don't use twitter, they they must think, "why on earth are we talking about this platform ? "it is way smaller than some of the other social platforms." it's because it's incredibly influential. and what the actions of the last six months since he's owned it

or the last 12 months since he's been bidding for it, have done have gradually worn down people's appetite for putting up with this. what we're witnessing is something very similar. these inappropriate labels are very similar to his verification badges that he initially decided he wanted to charge for, then he wanted to unverify all of the previous recipients, and effectively, along the way, he sort of stumbling he's sort of stumbling from one error to another. just before we go let's take you to california. many people have been flocking to lancaster to see the beautiful orange poppies and, of course, capture it for their social media feeds. the last super bloom in california was in 2019, and such a phenomenon can only happen when there is consistent rains over several months, cool evening temperatures, and a lack of consistent sunshine. the poppies are expected to bloom in april and may, and they might be visible from space.

fabulous pictures from california. i will be back with alternate's headline news, the latest of that shooting in kentucky on the programme in the next moment or two. hello there. the weather this week is looking wet and often pretty windy. today, no exception with low pressure in charge. the morning rain clearing but only to be followed by lots of heavy showers and some thunderstorms. meanwhile, out in the atlantic, the next system is going to develop as this strong jet stream starts to develop an area of low pressure just here. that is going to be bringing some strong winds our way through tuesday night. more on that in a second. today, plenty of these shower clouds following in. the heaviest showers, the most frequent of the showers, will be working across wales and northern england, where thunderstorms are likely, there will be hail mixed in with some of those. there will also be quite a few showers for western scotland and northern ireland,

but away from that, some spells of sunshine around. temperatures for many not quite as high as they were yesterday. overnight tonight, showers continue across north—western areas of the uk, otherwise the weather becomes drier with clear spells. the winds start to fall a bit lighter. temperatures three to six degrees, leading to quite a chilly start to tuesday morning but for many, it should be a bright enough morning tomorrow with some early morning sunshine. showers from the word go for western scotland and through the afternoon, it does turn more unsettled with rain starting to move into northern ireland, wales and the south—west of england. temperatures about ten to 14 degrees. through tuesday afternoon, we will start to see the wind picked up, but through tuesday night, it gets really windy across these western areas. gusts of wind reaching 50 or 60 mph quite widely. however, we could see a zone of even stronger winds if we get a deeper area of low pressure, and some of our most exposed locations could then get wind gusts of 70, maybe 80 mph. but there is still some uncertainty about the strength of those very strongest winds.

either way, as we head into wednesday, the low pressure takes up residence across the uk. it is going to be an unsettled day. many of us seeing lengthy outbreaks of rain, if not some heavy showers and thunderstorms around as well. it is going to stay windy with gusts of 40, 50 even 60 mph, and with colder air around, we might actually see even a bit of snow across some of the highest mountains in northern ireland and scotland as well. mostly above 400 metres elevation. but it will feel quite cool wherever you are. beyond that, it will start to calm down later in the week but it does stay quite unsettled with further outbreaks of rain. next week, it starts to turn a good deal milder. goodbye for now.

rain, next week, it starts to feel a good deal milder.

live from london. this is bbc news five people have been killed and six injured in a shooting in the us city of louisville. joe biden says, he plans to run for president again in 2024 — but stops short of a formal announcement. an air—conditioned carriage and a shorter procession route. buckingham palace releases new details on king charles' coronation. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.