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significantly limited options available to him. >> tensions in tennessee as state lawmakers clash over calls for gun control measures. a week ago, a school shooting claimed six lives, including those of three children. israel says more than 30 rockets have fired from positions in uthern lebanon. the latest escalation of tensions in the region. a royal reckoning. buckingham palace says king charles supports a study on ties to the british monarchy and historic slave trade. ♪ >> welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we start tonight with an accounting of the u.s.

withdrawal from afghanistan. why it happened the way it did and who is to blame. in a 12 page report, the national security council cites a msy handover from the trump administration for much of the of people. this as president biden was determined to bring in american troops. the choices for such a withdrawal were severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor. he says t prior administration provided no plans for how to conduct the final withdrawal. in the end, there were no signs time, funds, or more americans would have yielded a fundamentally different trajectory. at the white house today, officials have the lack of transparency between presidential administrations that could lead to the messy withdrawal. >> transition matters. that is the first lesson

learned. thus, president biden's choice was stark. withdrawal forces or resume fighting with the taliban, he chose the former. >> with me is jessica parker who has been studying this report. whatever main takeaways? >> it is interesting about claims of trump's administration was at least in part to blame. if you look at page one of the report. a 12 page summary reports drawn by agencies classified. it goes pretty quickly, paragraph to injure laying out some of the concerns the biden administration said. president trump, the previous administration. they were saying there wasn't sufficient planning for the withdrawal from afghanistan, there were low troop numbers on the ground. there was not sufficient

resources for your visa program to help afghans who worked with u.s. service personnel. a clear effort in this document and what was provided by the national security spokesperson to say the previous administration had at least in part been to blame for what happened. many people will remember the summer of 2021, the chaotic scenes and desperate scenes. they discuss intelligence savings, which probably isn't used. many shocked at which the taliban took over the country. >> do we know why the intelligence community in the u.s. got things so badly wrong? >> there's been a lot of handwringing over why this happened. it is striking. one example of some of the intelligence from the time. the intelligence community assessment as early as 2021 was

the advances across large portions of afghanistan after complete u.s. military withdrawal. potentially leading to the taliban's within a year or two. they basically happen within days in august of 2021. it was quite a combative tone in the u.s. white house press briefing. journalists asking if the president has regrets as to how this unfolded. president biden was heavily criticized at the time for how it unfolded, his handling of it. john kirby said the president was proud of it involved in the operation. he said no plan er quite goes as you might imagine it will. so i think the report is an attempt to lay some of the blame with president trump, justifying the decision overall because they say it was the right thing to do.

as well as making the argument the 22 year operation drifted into nationbuilding, which it was never meant to be. >> thank you for joining us. the israeli army claiming palestinian militants fired more than 30 rockets from lebanon into northern israel. the biggest bombardment of its kind in nearly 20 years. most of the missiles were intercepted, but it comes at a time of rising tension in the region. it follows israeli raids in jerusalem. lucy williamson sent this report. >> israel's air defenses streaking towards the lebanese border to prevent an attack. their target, dozens of rockets fired by palestinian militants. that boom the sound of a missile intercepted. six rockets slipped through,

landing in towns. this bank closed for the passover holiday. badly damaged by shrapnel. >> i heard the boom, i was in my home. it was very scary. >> 20 miles away, another community hit. >> we heard booms and sirs. it was passing by my house. theocket did not explode. i saw someone was injured. >> israel says the palestinian military group hamas carried out the attack and iran was probably involved. top security chiefs are meeting to discuss a response. washington was quick to offer support. >> our commitment to israel's security is ironclad. we recognize israel is a legitimate right to protect itself against all forms of aggression.

>> it has been building in the region after police went tohe mosque in jerusalem in the past two nights and clashed with palestinians inside. the holy month of ramadan overlaps with passover, making any incident more sensitive. whatappens here can quickly reverberate across the region. tensions between israel and its regional enemies have been building for months. people here and in lebanon will be watching for israel's response. this old city a symbol, a big spark for many conflicts that stretched much further. lucy williamson, bbc news. >> a short time ago, i spoke with -- who is also in jerusalem. this all stemmed from a raid by the israeli police on the al-aqsa mosque.

give us background to this and the danger of escalation. >> for months, there have been warnings from officials, diplomats about this very sensitive time with an overlap between ramadan and the jewish holiday of passover. only the second time it has happened in the past three decades. that has put a lot of pressure on this contested holy site in jerusalem. the al-aqsa mosque compound is a working mosque, has been for over a millennium. during ramadan, muslims flock there. for two nights, during prapeopys gathered in the mosque, there were these very violent scenes with the israeli police. a large number of arrests.

it set the scene because there were warnings from around the region. there could be acts of retaliation about this. particularly from militant groups. we sow rockets fired by palestinian militant groups in gaza. now according to what we ve seen from lebanon, palestinian militant groups present in the south of the country having fired this large salvo of rockets into the north of israel . we are waiting to see what the retaliation will be for that. >> the salvo is set to be the most intense bombardment from lebanese territory in nearly 20 years. does the fact the attack is not thought to have been the work of hezbollah mean israel's response will be more measured than it might otherwise not have been? >> we would expect israel to target the palestinian militant

groups they believe have carried outhe attack. there has been no official claim of responsibility from any group. it is well-known the hamas leader is in beirut visiting. this all feeds into what is going on. it is difficult for the israelis to calibrate exactly. not like when they have rocket fire from the gaza strip and they quickly respond with israeli airstrikes in a targeted fashion. it is more risky when it comes to lebanon. they have a huge arsenal of weapons. >> many thanks for joining us. taking you to the u.s. state of tennessee. the republican-controlled house of representatives is voting on whether or not to expel free democratic members who took part in a gun-control protest last week. the democrats joined a march on

the state capitol shortly after a school shooting in the city of nashville that left six people dead. among them, three children. the representatives lead charts calling for tougher gun control laws. three republican representatives has since filed a motion accusing the democrat opponents disorderly conduct and dishonoring the house. i'm joined by our correspondent. tell us more about this. what is happening in the state capital? >> if we go back to thursday, hundreds flooded tennessee's state demanding gun control. carrying cards saying to you even care, after the nashville school shooting, which i reported on. a private christian school. another mass shooting that involved very young children. three children aged 9, 3, police

killed the 28-year-old assailant who was a former student. it ignited the big political debate on gun safety, and legislation. republican lawmakers have been passing -- basically looking at a bill to increase access to guns, including arming teachers and classrooms. people are angry about that. you have these protests happening. the three democratic lawmakers you mentned approached without permission, a breach of the rules. they let the protesters into the gallery calling for reform. that is what republicans are angry about. >> who are these three democratic lawmakers?

>> collectively, they represent about 200,000 constituents in tennessee. gloria johnson, a retired teacher. e other two are very young, 27-year-old justin jones. one of the youngest members of the house of representatives. 28-year-old justin pearson elected in january. >> we don't want gun battles at school houses. what is deeply concerning is there is no clarification about what type of training people will get what happens when one of these will resource officers kills an innocent kid. what happens when we have people who have given the authority to actually harm our children to actually harm our teachers this type of power. >> what is the effect? what -- what effect will these three lawmakers have? >> it is a very republican state.

expulsion votes are so rare. if someone is expelled, there is an investigation before it. in tennessee, they have voted twice to expel someone since the civil war. we are talking about a lawmaker committed of soliciting a bribe, another accused of sexual misconduct. they say you are supposed to do this for serious stuff. the civil liberty union called this an extreme measure, chipping away at democracy. you have criticism about how the republican super majority has moved unilaterally, quickly to take action against these three people protesting for gun control at the speed they haven't done to address gun violence. that is the other criticism. the republican house speaker said it is not about the right to protest, it is maintaining order in the legislature. he described what happened as an insurrection.

it has really angered a lot of democrats in tennessee, pointing there was an insurrection on january 6, which they say many republicans did not accept and have accused them of hypocrisy. >> taking you to france. large numbers have taken to the streets for an 11 day of strikes and rallies in opposition to the proposed pension reforms. riep police clashed with demonstrators. this is in the west. la year, demonstrators set fire to one awning. set to be the favorite of emmanuel macron. railway workers also stormed a commercial building, setting off flares. demonstrations have affected schools, airlines, and the country's power infrastructure. the constitutional council of france will dede on the validity of the move after the change was ran through parliament with no vote.

the government insists reforms will go ahead and some commentators have suggested the protests are now losing momentum. >> another week, another display of -- at the end of the month, mayhem in the -- i can see fires burning, smoke billowing. movements through the crowd. chanting of everyone hates the police. they will have to move in at some point, but not yet. a bit less successful than previous days. certainly in terms of instruction to public transport, not like before. which may suggest it has peaked. but it is still -- too early to

say for sure. >> the u.s. supreme court has blocked an attempt by the state of virginia two transgender athletes in public schools. the justices denied to reinstate a law related to those taking part in sports from middle school through to university. it dates back to 2021 and defines eligibility for certain teams based on the individuals reproductive biology and genetics at birth. it was challenged by becky pepper jackson, who wants to remain on her middle school girls track team. the issue of transgender rights, especially i regards to sports, has been a flashpoint in america's culture. escaping from north korea has always been perilous. the country's leader made it harder during the covert

outbreak. he all but sealed the country's borders, hence the number of people making it to south korea has plunged from around 1000 a year to just 67 last year. jean mackenzie has been speaking to one of the last known people to make it out of north korea before the bder was closed. >> there are days she still doesn't believe she is living with her mother. what she has endured to be here made it seem like this day would never come. she was four years old whener mother tried to escape north korea with her strapped to her chest. her mother wasaught and sent to prison. when she was released, she cided to escape again, this time alone. she was left with her grandparents.

shortly after, they died, leaving her to fend for herself. >> i made a living by foraging for herbs in the mountains and selling them. i was just trying to survive without starving to death. >> it would take years before her mother was able to arrange her daughter's own treacherous escape across the river to china. >> before you cross the river, you are supposed to be scared. the river is deep and the current is strong. but the thought of getting to my mother felt like i was throwing away a heavy burden and flying away. >> after 14 years apart, they have reunited in south korea. but she has never asked her mother why she left until now. >> i was nine when you came back

from prison. why did you escape plan? >> i wanted to bring you with me at first. but the broker said no children. if we got caught, both of us would have suffered again. so i asked your grandparents to want you for a year. but much more time has passed. >> i knew the morning she left. i remember lying in bed crying. >> what would you li to say to your daughter? >> i want to say that i did not abandon you. i made a choice to leave first to give you a better life. this choice might seem unthinkable, but these are the

links people must go through to escape north korea. and it is only getting tougher. jean mackenzie, bbc news. >> king charles has given his backing to an independent study exploring the relationship between the british monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th century. the research team has been granted unfettered access to the royal archives and royal collection. it says the kings interest in his family's history was spurred by a document dating back to 1689, reveals a transfer of shares, slave trading, royal african company to king william the third from the company's director. our royal correspondent has more. >> we know it's historic world palaces, which have become a

partner in this research project, which is being carried out by this researcher. the details we know about the project are she committed -- there warning the lengths of the british between the slant -- transatlantic slave trade. they are supporting this research by opening up access to the world collection in the world archives. we know the study was started in october 2022. that was a month after king charles was seated on the throne. due to be completed by september 2026. >> the british historian told the bbc the move reflects changing attitudes about imperialism. >> historians began to look at the slave trade and slavery through a different lens.

it is becoming more interested in explaining the economics and trying to ge to the heart of what the imperial experience meant for people on the other end of it, people in colonized untries and people the subject of the slave system. there has also been a generational shift. a shift in attitudes not just ere seems to be a youngistory is generation all over the world who regard history as something that contains painful truths, something uncomfortable, about confronting difficult parts of the past, it is not all about glory and glamour, heroes and victories. and that shift in attitude to a history is about, that underpins all of this. this is a global phenomenon. not something only happening in britain, in the netherlands it is taking place around their involvement. and of course in t united states.

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♪ geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz on the "newshour" tonight. the biden administration releases its own review of the chaotic evacuation of afghanistan, placing the blame on intelligence failures and the trump administration. geoff: militants in lebanon fire barrage of rockets into israel, heightening tensions at an already volatile time when muslim and jewish holy days overlap. amna: and an investigation reveals priests in baltimore abused hundreds of children over several decades. the state's attorney general details the alleged coverup. ♪ >>