postpartum psychosis is an awful illness. mother's nightmare stuart's jew on d. w ah ah. this is dw news live from berlin. 19 children dead in a school shooting in the united states. families endure an agonizing weight as authorities confirmed the identities of those shot dead by a gunman. at an elementary school in texas. president joe biden asks when will america stand up to the gun lobby?

also coming up, russia steps up. it's a tax on ukraine's don bass region. volatile to landscape, says moscow wants to destroy everything there. and he, hales the courage of his people in resisting the invasion. ah hello, i'm pablo foliage, welcome to the program. we begin in the united states where 19 children and 2 adults have been killed in a school shooting in texas. the attack happened at an elementary school in the town of elder, near the mexican border, police killed the 18 year old shooter. the tragedy once again raises the question, for many americans, what can be done to stop gun violence? now we have a gripping plea after yet not the mass shooting. when are we gotta do something?

i'm tired i'm. i'm so tired of getting up urine, offering condolences to to the devastated families that are out there. i'm so tired of skews more, i'm sorry, i'm tired of moments of silence enough. at least 19 children and 2 teachers were killed at this texas elementary school. the suspected tudor in 18 year old was believed to be armed with both a hand gun in a semi automatic rifle. on the suspect is deceased. at this point, the dps is assisting with the investigation, and at this point the investigation is leading to tell us that the, the suspect a did act alone during this heinous crime. president joe biden returned home to a country reeling from another mass, shooting, asking the questions on the minds of many,

why are we willing to live with this current each? why do we keep letting this happen? we're in god's name is our backbone. to have the courage to do with a stand up the lobby's grieving families waiting to know if their kid survived. we can get anything we can get any or anything as little as they're okay. they're not okay. or was the waiting or, you know, no, no information has been received any of the parents here. a desperate wait, but not an isolated incident that already been more than $200.00 mass shootings in the us this year. something for too many family members and friends have to go through. let's bring an deed of the washington bureau chief anus paul hyenas. good to see you. what's the latest information you have on the shooting? pablo, other species, families are still waiting in front of the elementary school to be reunited with

their children, as many of them are still not identified. so what we know is that the 18 years old, a gunman attended this high school, the rob elementary school invited. we know that his shots, his grandmother before he entered the school wearing body armor. and we know that the gunmen bought the 2 assault style rifles, which he used to kill these 19 children. i mean, we have to imagine there were between 5 and 11 years old. so he bought this 2 rifles just when he turned 18 years old, and we know that he posted on tick tock on his tick tock channel. a warning saying kits. be scared, enos tragically, this isn't the 1st mass school shooting in the united states. us not forget sandy hook and parkland to name just 2 americans went to bed last night and their waking

up with the news of yet another shooting tragedy. could this be the shooting, the shooting and validate, could that lead to a tightening of the gun laws in the us? well, you know, america's waking up and did it to her. it's more than $200.00 mass coatings this year. so they are waking up. parents are waking up to the question, do we send our kids to school today? they probably waking up to the question, do we put these a special blankets in the school trunk so they will under wish they could hide of another school shooting might happen in their very school. so yes indeed, this will be a day where america is debating gun laws, but probably we also have to be a realistic here in 268 weeks. another topic will i mean it as a use and this, this topic will kind of afy forgotten until the next mass shooting. but in us we

had a mass shooting just around 10 days ago and in new york state. and we seen some of the reaction we saw joe biden, they're clearly at very upset and angry at what solution is being put forward by those m against tightening gun laws. and of course, those in favor of tightening is always the same discussion. i myself was in buffalo 10 days ago and talked to people on the streets there. obviously everybody was very shocked, but then you have the other side which says we need kind of people more people with guns. ted cruz, the governor of taxes said yesterday, right after the shooting, we need armed policeman in every school so that if someone enters the school and and tries to kill kids, they can be defended. they can defend themselves. barrow some even ask teachers to

be armed. so this is kind of this deeply wired in this country and this in this very political situation, pablo it is very, very unlikely that the republicans and democrats come together and decide on better even on better background checks. so very, very unlikely that something you to will happen soon when it comes to lawmakers, dw washington bureau chief in his poll manufacture. well, here are some of the other stories making news around the world. south korea's military says north korea has far 3 ballistic missiles, authorities and souls say they appear to be prep preparation for p on young's 7th nuclear test. u. s. president joe biden has just received a trip to asia during which he agreed to new measures to deter north korea. more than 70 people are missing. after a boat carrying migrant sank off the coast of tunisia, some 24 people have been rescued. the u. n's migration agency says the boat settle

from neighboring libya before it sank near the too busy and city of some acts. whatever british prime minister bars johnson has received a final report into a series of lockdown breaking parties in his offices. the report could increase pressure on him to resign. it comes as new photos emerged of alcohol fuelled gatherings at downing street. while the rest of the country was unlocked. russia is stepping up its attacks on ukraine's eastern don bass region. heavy fighting is reported in and around the industrial city of city to don't ask. the regional governor says at least 12 people were killed by shedding. moscow says it will continue, it's offensive until it achieves it's goals. will the w, my ts billina is in the city of crime, a tours can ukraine's eastern don boss region and joins me now. i go to see my ts

now. how is ukraine doing in its efforts to defend its territory in don bass? well i am now at the regional capital of the ukrainian her territories in don't bust. you can see it's very empty here. there are maybe, yeah, i would say less than 10 people that i can see now and at this main square of the city, so many people have left the region. fighting has indeed intensified, and russia has been making gains through these last few days. a big the gains are small each, each one of them are small, and often they are, they're the ukrainian lines hold or they can even fight back these attacks. but they had up, they have brought a lot of firepower here and they have advanced and some places. and they have advanced towards one of the very important roads here. that's the road that connects with this city and, and other places in ukraine with the town,

with the cities of sierra donetta. and lisa, chance these are the main chou cities that are still held by ukraine in the north of the territory in the north of the region in the lawns or blast. and this is, and they are at risk of being surrounded now. and they might become another marina . well, we have traveled to list a chance, can had a look what it's like there for weeks listen, chance has been without water to day a truck is expected to bring drinking water. vera and others have been standing here for hours. actors, no one knows when they're going to bring it more than 20000 people remain in the city. fighting along the main road has made access difficult and the city itself is by no means a safe haven. oh, what do you think these normal living conditions? it's very difficult. why

always this roaring fender above your head? me? a few kilometers from here, things are even more dire. this is the city of c over the next than the constant fire, a bridge that leads there has been bombed, effectively trapping those who remain there. that is a fade that could also await lucy chance. if fighting along the road continues, the city has already taken quite a few hits. the government is trying to arrange evacuations while it's still possible. a few dozen people have been told that the bus would pick them up today. and they were hoping that things might be okay,

but when shell fly of your head and house as a burning, you just feel, but you can't go on our nerves direct year when you nobody knows when the bus is coming and there's no way to ask internet and phone service down in the basement about 80 people have been sheltering for weeks some since the beginning of the war. mama, mama, will you believe it was on the job as a buses? mom says she would go if she knew where it's safe, but she doesn't know where to go to watch. mira has been given 10 liters of water. that's all for today. she and a neighbor girl, you know, we'll have to come back soon. at night they stay in the basement.

this is how we get down here. the whole neighborhood has moved into basement 1234, and over the 6 people living here. there's always fear that the next shell my teeth here. i feel sorry for my cat than myself. you cry every 5 minutes. what will happen to him if i die? we'll bury him. don't worry. the evening is approaching. today's evacuation bus has not arrived yet. nobody knows whether it was to come or not. that as we saw people in your report, hoping a bus would evacuate them, how difficult is it to arrange evacuations from those areas that russian troops are advancing on the bus that they were waiting

for. actually arrived late that night, but another evacuation that was happening after was already very difficult. they brought out 6 people at this last evacuation. instead of planned several dozens 40 usually fit into that armored vehicle that they need to take people out. so it's very difficult and from day to day it is becoming more and more difficult. it's a big question. how long these of occasions can go on either of these matters, billing a reporting from the city of crime, tor skin, ukraine's eastern dundas region. thank you. a, here's a reminder of the top story. we're following for you. a gunman, a shot dead at least 21 people out of school in the u. s. state of texas. most of the victims were children, at least kill the shooter at the elementary school in the town of validate. president joe biden says america must stand up to the gun.

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