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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ack man, forced into the boot of a police car, where a gas grenade was set off, has sparked outrage in brazil. video footage shows two officers holding down the boot with genivaldo santos inside, as thick smoke poured out of the car. an autopsy confirmed mr santos died of asphyxiation. mark lobel reports. the latest shocking incident that has incensed brazilians, already furious at police brutality. translation: this is the moment when the black movement - is organising itself to respond to the massacre and genocide that is taking place. calls for justice for the asphyxiated 38—year—old, who died after being forced into a police car. translation: no-one is going to defend our lives, _ no matter where we are, whether in parliament or the social movement! we are black people, at risk! death is at our heels! the family of genivaldo de jesus santos say he was on his motorbike in a northeastern brazilian city on wednesday when police asked him to lift a shirt, but he got nervous when office
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ack man, forced into the boot of a police car, where a gas grenade was set off, has sparked outrage in brazil. video footage shows two officers holding down the boot with genivaldo santos inside, as thick smoke poured out of the car. an autopsy confirmed mr santos died of asphyxiation. mark lobel reports. the latest shocking incident that has incensed brazilians, already furious at police brutality. translation: this is the moment when the black...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ofessor of criminal justice at the state university of new york. she explained why it's so difficult to change gun laws in the us. guns are just an incredibly polarised issue in our political sphere, and even those measures that 90% of our general public agree on, whether they are, you know, democrats or republicans, gun owners, non—gun owners, and nra members and non—nra members, such as universal background checks, still aren't getting past by members of congress. it's just an incredibly polarised issue that hasn't made any progress for decades. then looking at some sort of psychological profiling to identify much earlier on that there may be a problem, what do you think could be done there? you know, there's a lot of challenges with attempting to psychologically profile mass shooters. there's considerable variability within the individuals, such as their sociodemographic backgrounds, but also there's a lot of variability in their motivations that makes pinpointing one specific profi
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ofessor of criminal justice at the state university of new york. she explained why it's so difficult to change gun laws in the us. guns are just an incredibly polarised issue in our political sphere, and even those measures that 90% of our general public agree on, whether they are, you know, democrats or republicans, gun owners, non—gun owners, and nra members and non—nra members, such as universal background checks, still aren't getting past by...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.k man forced into the boot of a police car, where a gas grenade was set off, has sparked outrage in brazil. police stopped genivaldo de jesus santos in the street in the north—eastern city of umbauba. this video footage shows two officers holding down the boot with the man inside as thick smoke billowed from the car. an autopsy confirmed mr santos died of asphyxiation. pedro borges, editor—in—chief of alma preta, a journalism agency specializing in racial issues, talk to us about the reality for black brazilians. we are talking about a really historical and really a crisis that we face in brazil. the police brutality is just one face of the huge problem that we have to deal with in our routine. black people face a really huge problem on health system, education system, but in the security publicly, we face death all the time. so this police brutality happens, like, every day in brazil. we are all the time reporting cases like this one, but even when we are reporting cases in our routin
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.k man forced into the boot of a police car, where a gas grenade was set off, has sparked outrage in brazil. police stopped genivaldo de jesus santos in the street in the north—eastern city of umbauba. this video footage shows two officers holding down the boot with the man inside as thick smoke billowed from the car. an autopsy confirmed mr santos died of asphyxiation. pedro borges, editor—in—chief of alma preta, a journalism agency...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. uefa champions league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool 1—0 at the stade de france in paris. liverpool dominated the first half, but despite several chances to score, they couldn't put the ball away. just before half time, karim benzema put the ball in the back of the net, but after lengthy discussions, he was declared offside and the goal was disallowed. real madrid came out fighting in the second half putting the liverpool defence under pressure time and again and it paid off when viniciusjunior scored, putting real madrid one up. liverpool were unable to claw back an equaliser, giving real madrid their 14th uefa champions league win. but there was drama before the match got under way as our correspondent, dan johnson reports from paris. tens of thousands of liveable fans have dispersed from the fans have dispersed from the fan park here. there were 30 or 40,000 liverpool fans crowded 40 , 000 liverpool fans crowded here 40,000 liverpool fans crowded here to watch the game
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ack man forced into the boot of a police car, where a gas grenade was set off, has sparked outrage in brazil. video footage shows two officers holding down the boot with the man inside as thick smoke billowed from the car. an autopsy confirmed mr santos died of asphyxiation. mark lobel reports. the latest shocking incident that has incensed resilience, already furious at police brutality. translation: , , ., translation: this is the moment when the black— translation: this is the moment when the black movement - translation: this is the moment when the black movement is - when the black movement is organising itself to respond to the massacre and genocide that is taking place. i calls for justice for the asphyxiation 38—year—old, who died after being forced into a police car. translation:— being forced into a police car. translation: ., ., , ., ., translation: no-one is going to defend our last _ translation: no-one is going to defend our last no _ translation: no-one is going to defen
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.schildkraut, associate professor of criminaljustice at the state university of new york, who specialises in mass shootings in the united states. welcome to the programme. there seem to be many calls to try and tackle this problem of mass shootings. the first way is the political problem, could you just explain why it is so difficult to change gun laws in the united states?— difficult to change gun laws in the united states? ,, . ~' , ., . . united states? sure, thank you again for havin: united states? sure, thank you again for having me- _ united states? sure, thank you again for having me. guns _ united states? sure, thank you again for having me. guns are _ united states? sure, thank you again for having me. guns are an _ for having me. guns are an incredibly polarised issue in our political sphere and even those measures that 90% of our general public agree on, whether they are democrats or republicans, donors, or non—gunners, nra members, or non—nra members, background checks are
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ry after airlines cancelled flights at the start of the half—term break. the companies tui and easyjet apologised, blaming a range of issues, including air traffic restrictions. there were queues at the port of dover too as liverpool fans heading to paris joined other holidaymakers heading across the channel. 0ur correspondent simonjones reports. the great getaway is not so great when you're stuck in queues at dover. football fans and half—term holiday makers faced delays of several hours. charlotte nobbs was trying to hitchhike her way to see family in france after exhausting other options. i was supposed to go and fly this morning back to france. my flight got cancelled so i did a bit of off the top of my head, took a train to dover and hoped i could hitchhike my way back home. well, not home technically, but... lots of disruption. lots of disruptions. how are you feeling? tired. we're only from maidstone, so it's 45 minutes' drive. and it's taken us about six and a half hours, seven
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ry after airlines cancelled flights at the start of the half—term break. the companies tui and easyjet apologised, blaming a range of issues, including air traffic restrictions. there were queues at the port of dover too as liverpool fans heading to paris joined other holidaymakers heading across the channel. 0ur correspondent simonjones reports. the great getaway is not so great when you're stuck in queues at dover. football fans and half—term...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.o the cbs correspondent, danya bacchus, in uvalde. thank you very much for coming on the programme _ thank you very much for coming on the programme. we— thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. we heard some of the anuer at, the programme. we heard some of the anger at. we — the programme. we heard some of the anger at. we have _ the programme. we heard some of the anger at, we have just _ the programme. we heard some of the anger at, we have just lost _ the programme. we heard some of the anger at, we have just lost out - the programme. we heard some of the anger at, we have just lost out loud - anger at, we havejust lost out loud connection and will try and get it back as soon as we can and we will cross live to the us as and when we re—establish that link. to ukraine now. troops may have to retreat from the large eastern city of severo—donesk, according to a senior official in the region. the governor of the luhansk region s
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. won the uefa champions league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool 1—0 at the stade de france in paris. the drama started before kick—off when turnstiles at the liverpool end stopped working. the authorities say that's because some fans had fake tickets. some liverpool fans reportedly tried to force their way into the stadium, but they were forced back by riot police who used tear gas to disperse the crowds. they arrested 68 people. we've been stuck at this gate since quarter past 6pm. i got really bad asthma, and i've been tear gassed twice. i'm really, really struggling. the match was delayed by more than half an hour to try to get all fans with valid tickets into the stadium. uefa, the union of european football associations, released this statement about the delay. it says: in the lead—up to the game, the turnstiles at the liverpool end became blocked by thousands of fans who had purchased fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles. this created a build—up of fans try
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. won the uefa champions league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool 1—0 at the stade de france in paris. the drama started before kick—off when turnstiles at the liverpool end stopped working. the authorities say that's because some fans had fake tickets. some liverpool fans reportedly tried to force their way into the stadium, but they were forced back by riot police who used tear gas to disperse the crowds. they arrested 68 people. we've...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ers of no confidence in borisjohnson in the wake of the partygate report. more than half a dozen tories have urged the prime minister to step down since the senior civil servant, sue gray, published herfull findings earlier this week on lockdown gatherings in and around downing street. 0ur political correspondent ben wright is with me. who are these tories and why does it matter? we who are these tories and why does it matter? ~ . . ., ., who are these tories and why does it matter? ~ .. ., ., ., , matter? we can add three more names to the tally of — matter? we can add three more names to the tally of tory _ matter? we can add three more names to the tally of tory mps _ matter? we can add three more names to the tally of tory mps we _ matter? we can add three more names to the tally of tory mps we know - to the tally of tory mps we know have publicly said they are going to put letters in or have done to the chair of the 1922 committee, sir graham brady, calling for a vote on borisjohn
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ers of no confidence in borisjohnson in the wake of the partygate report. more than half a dozen tories have urged the prime minister to step down since the senior civil servant, sue gray, published herfull findings earlier this week on lockdown gatherings in and around downing street. 0ur political correspondent ben wright is with me. who are these tories and why does it matter? we who are these tories and why does it matter? ~ . . ., ., who are...
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studio: barbara plett usher in uvalde, thank you. his troops on the front line in eastern ukraine. he went to the kharkiv region, close to the russian border — an area once again under attack from president putin's forces. mr zelensky described the situation in some parts — particularly severodonetsk — as "indescribably difficult" for the ukrainian army. it's the first time since the start of the war that the president has ventured to the devastated eastern region, as our correspondent caroline hawley reports. he came to ukraine's second largest city to be shown the damage inflicted by russian forces in some of the fiercest fighting of the war. to talk of reconstruction. and to reward the ukrainian soldiers, who'd repelled the russians from kharkiv. translation: i'm greatly honoured to be here. - i want to thank each one of you for your great service. for risking your life for our sake, for the sake of our country. glory to ukraine. this was a visit aimed at boosting morale as ukraine suffers losses in the donbas region further east.
studio: barbara plett usher in uvalde, thank you. his troops on the front line in eastern ukraine. he went to the kharkiv region, close to the russian border — an area once again under attack from president putin's forces. mr zelensky described the situation in some parts — particularly severodonetsk — as "indescribably difficult" for the ukrainian army. it's the first time since the start of the war that the president has ventured to the devastated eastern region, as our...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. 0ur correspondent will grant is in uvalde, texas.1 names are set around the fountain and president biden will be here on sunday to pay his respects. but underpinning that grief now is anger as well, questions being asked by the families and by the community here as to how this gunman could have spent 12 minutes outside the building firing on the public, how he spent an hour inside the school with armed policemen outside without being engaged, able to freely, seemingly freely carry out this massacre. and of course there will be anger to come as well as the nra, the national rifle association, the biggest and most powerful gun lobby in the united states, gathers for their annual convention in houston. i think when president trump takes to the stage, when senator ted cruz also addresses the convention, it will compound the grief of these people here and they will be asking the question, why was it not cancelled altogether, or at the very least, held elsewhere?— cancelled altogether, or at the very least, held elsewhere? well, thank ou v
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. 0ur correspondent will grant is in uvalde, texas.1 names are set around the fountain and president biden will be here on sunday to pay his respects. but underpinning that grief now is anger as well, questions being asked by the families and by the community here as to how this gunman could have spent 12 minutes outside the building firing on the public, how he spent an hour inside the school with armed policemen outside without being engaged, able...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. hearing that there was this delay in police acting at an active shooting incident, what are your thoughts on that? well. an active shooting incident, what are your thoughts on that? well, we have a plague _ are your thoughts on that? well, we have a plague in _ are your thoughts on that? well, we have a plague in the _ are your thoughts on that? well, we have a plague in the united - are your thoughts on that? well, we have a plague in the united states, | have a plague in the united states, a plague of gun violence. there is a vaccine for the plague but we don't have it, but we don't have it, you have it, but we don't have it, you haveitin have it, but we don't have it, you have it in the uk and most of europe, and it is reasonable gun safety laws to limit access to firearms. and without that vaccine, we are at the mercy of this plague, and it doesn'tjust occur in schools, in fact, and it doesn'tjust occur in schools, infact, it and it do
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barbara plett usher, _ they will be remembered. s. so let's put that into context. this is the eighth mass shooting to take place this year. and it's the 27th shooting to take place at a school. we also know that in 2020, guns were the leading killer of children in the us. at this school in michigan, students walked out to protest gun violence and call for stricter gun control. but it's a complicated question. this is robert spitzer�*s take — he's the author of a book called �*the politics of gun control�*. guns don't kill, theyjust make it a lot easier to kill. and the argument on the gun right side is driven not by the best evidence but driven by ideology, by a romanticised sense of america's past and a political belief that is ever more tightly wound around gun ownership which says that owning guns is itself a political act, way of individuals to express their freedom, their sense of liberty, their sense individualism and often their hostility to government. our correspondentjane our correspondent jane o'brien is there. our corre
barbara plett usher, _ they will be remembered. s. so let's put that into context. this is the eighth mass shooting to take place this year. and it's the 27th shooting to take place at a school. we also know that in 2020, guns were the leading killer of children in the us. at this school in michigan, students walked out to protest gun violence and call for stricter gun control. but it's a complicated question. this is robert spitzer�*s take — he's the author of a book called �*the...
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our correspondent barbara plett—usher has the story. ago, children cowered on the floor in this school as a killer stalked their classroom. some of them stealthily called 911, begging for police to come and save them. we now know there were up to 19 policeman in the hallway outside for nearly an hour before security forces finally stormed in. as students in other parts of the schools scrambled to escape, the commanding officer took time to organise an operation to tackle the gunman, who he believed was focused on barricading himself in with the children, and no longer an active threat. from the benefit of hindsight, where i'm sitting now, of course, it was not the right decision — it was the wrong decision, period. there is no — no excuse for that. but again, i wasn't there, but i am just telling you, from what we know, we believe there should have been an entry as soon as we can. hey, when there's an active shooter, the rules change. distraught parents confronted police outside the school on the day of the attack, demanding they act qu
our correspondent barbara plett—usher has the story. ago, children cowered on the floor in this school as a killer stalked their classroom. some of them stealthily called 911, begging for police to come and save them. we now know there were up to 19 policeman in the hallway outside for nearly an hour before security forces finally stormed in. as students in other parts of the schools scrambled to escape, the commanding officer took time to organise an operation to tackle the gunman, who he...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ngulfed the 85—feet vessel. police have declared it a major incident and have evacuated the surrounding area. 0fficers said there have been no reported injuries. in rugby league, wigan warriors have won the challenge cup after snatching victory from huddersfield giants in the final minutes. it's wigan's first triumph in the competition since 2013. adam wild was watching at tottenham hotspur stadium. a new location, the same historic occasion. for 125 years, the challenge cup final has been rugby league's grandest moment. in tottenham for the very first time, a chance for either wigan or huddersfield to make history. pressure, well, plenty, but the giants brought their own for good measure. ricky leutele bursting through for the game's opening try. aqhead until half—time. ahead until half—time. but from the restart, space where there hadn't been space before. wigan hitting back at speed, jai field lighting up this final. as quickly as the space appeared, though, so it disappeared. still
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.ngulfed the 85—feet vessel. police have declared it a major incident and have evacuated the surrounding area. 0fficers said there have been no reported injuries. in rugby league, wigan warriors have won the challenge cup after snatching victory from huddersfield giants in the final minutes. it's wigan's first triumph in the competition since 2013. adam wild was watching at tottenham hotspur stadium. a new location, the same historic occasion. for...
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joining us now for more is the bbc's barbara plett-usher. ore do you tragedy that seems to be unfolding? barbara: it took place in a small town called uvalde, which is about 80 miles west of san antonio. around noon, the sool district wrote on twitter that there was an active shooter in the elementary school and said people should stay away. not much information was released as the authorities worked hard to contactrantic parents and let them know what was going on. the governor greg abbott has confirmed that at least 14 children have been killed and one adult, a teacher, ini -- in thischool shooting. he said the shooter was an 18-year-old male. it's believed that this man walks into the school with a handgun and rifle. he was killed by responding officers, so he ao is dead. the school district set up a center now for parents to reunite with their children about a mile and a half from the school. mass shootings are not uncommon in the states, including in schools. children are taught how to respond to them in the but these were young children
joining us now for more is the bbc's barbara plett-usher. ore do you tragedy that seems to be unfolding? barbara: it took place in a small town called uvalde, which is about 80 miles west of san antonio. around noon, the sool district wrote on twitter that there was an active shooter in the elementary school and said people should stay away. not much information was released as the authorities worked hard to contactrantic parents and let them know what was going on. the governor greg abbott has...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.e plague, but we don't have it, you have it in the uk and most of europe, and that's reasonable gun safety laws to limit access to firearms. and without that vaccine, we're at the mercy of this plague, and it doesn'tjust occur in schools. in fact, it occurs less often in schools and restaurants and stores than every other place. so, i don't want to give you the impression that schools are especially unsafe places. we have this plague everywhere, and we need to address it in more than just the schools. but they are extremely vulnerable and easy targets, aren't they? i mean, what went wrong? well, according to law enforcement authorities, the police arrived, but did not act. and there was a long delay before they took action. and, of course, when somebody suggested we arm teachers, why would we expect teachers to do a betterjob than 18 trained law enforcement officers? the solution is really not at the time of the shooting. at the time of the shooting, it is too late to prevent the viole
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.e plague, but we don't have it, you have it in the uk and most of europe, and that's reasonable gun safety laws to limit access to firearms. and without that vaccine, we're at the mercy of this plague, and it doesn'tjust occur in schools. in fact, it occurs less often in schools and restaurants and stores than every other place. so, i don't want to give you the impression that schools are especially unsafe places. we have this plague everywhere, and...
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barbara plett usher reports from the town. hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school, 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the horror by honouring the dead. the rampage began when the teenage gunman entered the school through a back door, armed with a high—power rifle. children as young as eight were trapped with him for an hour before security forces finally stormed in. the justice department announced today it would review the police response. mr biden went on to meet privately with the families of victims. he also attended a church service. as he left, the crowd outside called for action. but this is a difficult political environment. there's a fierce debate about how
barbara plett usher reports from the town. hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school, 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the horror by...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.g to another as our correspondence in uvalde in the next few minutes. in the uk, economists are warning that the treasury is likely to face further calls to help people pay their energy bills into next year — despite britain's chancellor rishi sunak unveiling a £15 billion support package. industry analysts are predicting that the price cap for england, scotland and wales will remain around £2,800 when it is re—calculated in april 2023. we'll hearfrom mr sunak in a moment — who says he does have the "tools" to help families. under the package of support all households, regardless of income, will receive a grant of £400 towards their energy bills. plans for loans have been abandoned. on top of that, those on the lowest incomes, around 8 million households, will receive a one—off payment of £650. and pensioner households, receiving the winter fuel allowance, will also receive an extra one—off payment of £300. people receiving disability benefits which are not means tested, will also rece
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.g to another as our correspondence in uvalde in the next few minutes. in the uk, economists are warning that the treasury is likely to face further calls to help people pay their energy bills into next year — despite britain's chancellor rishi sunak unveiling a £15 billion support package. industry analysts are predicting that the price cap for england, scotland and wales will remain around £2,800 when it is re—calculated in april 2023. we'll...
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barbara plett usher reports from the town.is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school, 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the horror by honouring the dead. the rampage began when the teenage gunman entered the school through a back door, armed with a high—power rifle. children as young as eight were trapped with him for an hour before security forces finally stormed in. the justice department announced today it would review the police response. mr biden went on to meet privately with the families of victims. he also attended a church service. as he left, the crowd outside called for action. but this is a difficult political environment. there's a fierce debate abo
barbara plett usher reports from the town.is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school, 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. governor is expected to visit later, he has cancelled his in person appears at the nra conference, and i have now joined by ashton p woods who is the founder of the houston branch of black lives matter, thank you for joining me. what is your reaction to the governor cancelling his in—person appearance? it is the governor cancelling his in-person appearance? it is not enou~h, in-person appearance? it is not enough. he _ in-person appearance? it is not enough, he needs— in-person appearance? it is not enough, he needs to _ in-person appearance? it is not enough, he needs to call- in-person appearance? it is not enough, he needs to call a - in-person appearance? it is not i enough, he needs to call a special session_ enough, he needs to call a special session to — enough, he needs to call a special session to fix this issue so no more children_ session to fix this issue so no more children died, no more families lose valuable _ children died, no more families lose valuable teachers and l
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. governor is expected to visit later, he has cancelled his in person appears at the nra conference, and i have now joined by ashton p woods who is the founder of the houston branch of black lives matter, thank you for joining me. what is your reaction to the governor cancelling his in—person appearance? it is the governor cancelling his in-person appearance? it is not enou~h, in-person appearance? it is not enough. he _ in-person appearance? it is...
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barbara plett usher and that shooting in texas.t in ukraine as its troops continue to make slow progress in the donbas region in the east of the country. the ukrainian defence ministry said the offensive was in its most active phase while moscow said it would continue until all its objectives had been met. the city of severodonetsk is almost encircled by russian forces and neighbouring towns and villages are being heavily shelled asjeremy bowen and camera journalist fred scott report. the ukrainian army could be fighting a losing battle in luhansk. they're committing reserves to the front line. russian firepower is destroying towns and killing ukrainian soldiers. one unit went into the line with 240 men and came out with 100 of them killed, wounded and captured. bakhmut is a town getting slowly eaten by the war. this week, it's around three miles from the russians — well within range. next week, it might be much closer. civilians with somewhere to go have left. in the ruins in donbas, the victory in kyiv in march, the euphoria, glo
barbara plett usher and that shooting in texas.t in ukraine as its troops continue to make slow progress in the donbas region in the east of the country. the ukrainian defence ministry said the offensive was in its most active phase while moscow said it would continue until all its objectives had been met. the city of severodonetsk is almost encircled by russian forces and neighbouring towns and villages are being heavily shelled asjeremy bowen and camera journalist fred scott report. the...
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our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports.s is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school, 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the horror by honouring the dead. the rampage began when the teenage gunman entered the school through a back door, armed with a high—power rifle. children as young as eight were trapped with him for an hour before security forces finally stormed in. the justice department announced today it would review the police response. mr biden went on to meet privately with the families of victims. he also attended a church service. as he left, the crowd outside called for action. but this is a difficult political environment. there's a fierce debate a
our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports.s is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school, 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that...
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barbara plett usher is in uvalde.his is what the centre of town looks like two days after the massacre. a markerfor every one of the 19 children and two of their teachers. some came from outside of uvalde to show solidarity, there was even a brief visit from the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, she laid flowers at the cross for an eight—year—old boy. jackie would have turned ten next month, already would have found her own voice, her uncle says. jackie was her life, she recently received her first communion. she was on fire. she was like a rock star. she says her brother argued with police, arguing for them to move faster to storm the school and get the gunmen. he wanted to go in and charge this guy but they wouldn't let him. he said, you're not doing yourjob, do something. we had 20 guys standing over there doing nothing. get in there. he said we go back? i said, no, we're not going back, we are not, i'm not going anywhere until i see my baby. the authorities defended their response to the shooting, they tried to pr
barbara plett usher is in uvalde.his is what the centre of town looks like two days after the massacre. a markerfor every one of the 19 children and two of their teachers. some came from outside of uvalde to show solidarity, there was even a brief visit from the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, she laid flowers at the cross for an eight—year—old boy. jackie would have turned ten next month, already would have found her own voice, her uncle says. jackie was her life, she recently received...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.lice. let's get more on this from our correspondent, sean dilley. what more can you tell us? the ministry of _ what more can you tell us? tie: ministry of defence say what more can you tell us? ti9: ministry of defence say it was what more can you tell us? ti9 ministry of defence say it was a preplanned operation where they executed activities across the uk. this will be slightly embarrassing for the irish guards to a degree, because they are due to leave the platinum jubilee trooping the colour. in fact, their royal colonel, prince william, gave them their flag just last week. we colonel, prince william, gave them theirflag just last week. we know they are serious offences, conspiracy to supply drugs as well as the money laundering. next, there will be an investigation. the ministry of defence say those they are investigating will not take part in that trooping the colour. the army says it doesn't tolerate any form of fraudulent activity or behaviour, but they can't comment further wh
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.lice. let's get more on this from our correspondent, sean dilley. what more can you tell us? the ministry of _ what more can you tell us? tie: ministry of defence say what more can you tell us? ti9: ministry of defence say it was what more can you tell us? ti9 ministry of defence say it was a preplanned operation where they executed activities across the uk. this will be slightly embarrassing for the irish guards to a degree, because they are due to...
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let us talk to our correspondent barbara plett usher at the scene.ng pressure on the police over the past couple of day, accusations add various news conferences they were being vague, they were avoiding questions on this, and now a statement they were wrong. is, has that statement been followed by an explanation over what why thatjudgment was followed by an explanation over what why that judgment was taken followed by an explanation over what why thatjudgment was taken not followed by an explanation over what why that judgment was taken not to go in? why that 'udgment was taken not to no in? ., . why that 'udgment was taken not to coin? ., ., . go in? you are right. the police have held _ go in? you are right. the police have held several _ go in? you are right. the police have held several media - go in? you are right. the police - have held several media conferences because there have been questions and criticisms about the delay in stopping the gunman from his operation, in going out and taking him down. and in this media conference, you are righ
let us talk to our correspondent barbara plett usher at the scene.ng pressure on the police over the past couple of day, accusations add various news conferences they were being vague, they were avoiding questions on this, and now a statement they were wrong. is, has that statement been followed by an explanation over what why thatjudgment was followed by an explanation over what why that judgment was taken followed by an explanation over what why thatjudgment was taken not followed by an...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.as region is worse than people think. it comes after russian forces intensified their bombardment in the east of the country. let's speak to our correspondent joe inwood, who's in kyiv. good morning. bring us up to date with the latest developments in terms of those bombardments. what with the latest developments in terms of those bombardments. what we are seeint is terms of those bombardments. what we are seeing is rich — terms of those bombardments. what we are seeing is rich in _ terms of those bombardments. what we are seeing is rich in attempts _ terms of those bombardments. what we are seeing is rich in attempts to - are seeing is rich in attempts to encircle key ukrainian positions from three sides and then cut them off around the back and we have seen some incredible footage of really, really intense bombing from above. it is astonishing that anyone could survive it. that is what is happening right along the defensive line to the ukrainians are trying to hold, but that point th
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.as region is worse than people think. it comes after russian forces intensified their bombardment in the east of the country. let's speak to our correspondent joe inwood, who's in kyiv. good morning. bring us up to date with the latest developments in terms of those bombardments. what with the latest developments in terms of those bombardments. what we are seeint is terms of those bombardments. what we are seeing is rich — terms of those...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.nt volodymyr zelensky has visited troops in the kharkiv region, on the country's battered eastern front line. it's his first official trip outside the capital since the russian invasion began. let's speak to our correspondentjoe inwood. joe, how much does president zelensky�*s visit signal that the tide�*s turning in ukraine's second city? it is definitely a sign that the battle around kharkiv has gone ukraine's way. this is the second city of the country and was almost under constant bombardment but in the last few weeks ukrainian forces have pushed the russian forces almost all the way back to the international border so a couple of weeks ago president zelensky would not have made this visit. he saw troops and handed out awards but the battle for kharkiv is not over. russians are still within shelling distance of the city and a number of attacks came in on the day he was there. this is a morale boosting event for the people of the city but it's in the context of a very difficult situ
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.nt volodymyr zelensky has visited troops in the kharkiv region, on the country's battered eastern front line. it's his first official trip outside the capital since the russian invasion began. let's speak to our correspondentjoe inwood. joe, how much does president zelensky�*s visit signal that the tide�*s turning in ukraine's second city? it is definitely a sign that the battle around kharkiv has gone ukraine's way. this is the second city of...
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provoked yet another heated public debate about gun control laws. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett usherst a couple of minutes ago, and he has arrived at the school. what has got to be the most difficult visit a president has to make, to console the grieving families of the victims of that horrific mass shooting, hard at any time because these victims are so young, it becomes even harder. he will also meet community and religious leaders and first responders and he speaks from experience because he has lost two of his own children. he is an apathetic listener but this is a difficult political environment because of the fierce debate over how to stop further attacks, that debate over whether to tighten gun laws. mr biden is a very strong advocate of that, but he faces very strong partisan opposition, especially here in texas, which is, after all, especially here in texas, which is, afterall, gone especially here in texas, which is, after all, gone country. especially here in texas, which is, afterall, gone country. he especially here in texas, which is, after all, gone country. he has to
provoked yet another heated public debate about gun control laws. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett usherst a couple of minutes ago, and he has arrived at the school. what has got to be the most difficult visit a president has to make, to console the grieving families of the victims of that horrific mass shooting, hard at any time because these victims are so young, it becomes even harder. he will also meet community and religious leaders and first responders and he speaks from...
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our correspondent barbara plett—usher has the story.elling you, from what we know, we believe there should have been an entry as soon as we can. hey, when there's an active shooter, the rules change. distraught parents confronted police outside the school on the day of the attack, demanding they act quickly. since then, pressure on the authorities has grown to explain why they didn't. the verdict was blunt and damning. perhaps officials were hoping that admitting mistakes would help to calm the anger here, but there is a lot of frustration and emotions are running high. this man heard the gunshots from a distance. he found out later they had killed his great—granddaughter. where was that police that was supposed to be there to protect those kids? where was he? first they said he was there, he confront the shooter, then now they are retracting and saying they are not. i have been watching tv all day, and i watched it at night until 12 o'clock, wondering why, why, why? that's all i can tell you. the revelations have embarrassed the state
our correspondent barbara plett—usher has the story.elling you, from what we know, we believe there should have been an entry as soon as we can. hey, when there's an active shooter, the rules change. distraught parents confronted police outside the school on the day of the attack, demanding they act quickly. since then, pressure on the authorities has grown to explain why they didn't. the verdict was blunt and damning. perhaps officials were hoping that admitting mistakes would help to calm...
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barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. the headlines on bbc news.r of crimes being solved has fallen too. an emergency meeting in paris as the uk calls for an investigation into the treatment of liverpool fans at saturday's champions league final. a hospital in london has begun an investigation after a woman who had a miscarriage was told to keep the remains of her baby in herfridge at home, because a&e staff said they weren't able to store them safely. just a warning that some viewers may find some details distressing in this report from the bbc�*s global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar. there is a sprig of leaves that we took from our garden. and then the only other thing in here, we've got the baby's ashes. these precious items, a memory box for laura and lawrence's baby. some comfort in a time of utter despair. it's been just two months since the couple suffered a late miscarriage 15 weeks into their pregnancy. it happened after they were sent home from hospital, having been told their baby no longer had a heartbeat. there were no beds avai
barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas. the headlines on bbc news.r of crimes being solved has fallen too. an emergency meeting in paris as the uk calls for an investigation into the treatment of liverpool fans at saturday's champions league final. a hospital in london has begun an investigation after a woman who had a miscarriage was told to keep the remains of her baby in herfridge at home, because a&e staff said they weren't able to store them safely. just a warning that some...
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let's talk now to barbara plett usher.ose words has already been done. figs damage of those words has already been done. �* . ,, damage of those words has already been done. ~ , i. ., damage of those words has already been done. �* . ,, . , damage of those words has already been done. ~ , ., , been done. as you have been saying, the reason people _ been done. as you have been saying, the reason people are _ been done. as you have been saying, the reason people are paying - been done. as you have been saying, the reason people are paying so - been done. as you have been saying, | the reason people are paying so much attention to this is it seems to go against the us policy of strategic ambiguity, which is never quite to reveal how much the us would do, how far it would go to defend taiwan if china did invade, and now mr biden did not sound and biggie was at all, he said, yes, that the us would militarily intervene —— sound ambiguous. he did not clarify what that meant, but he did sound like it would mean more thanjust that m
let's talk now to barbara plett usher.ose words has already been done. figs damage of those words has already been done. �* . ,, damage of those words has already been done. ~ , i. ., damage of those words has already been done. �* . ,, . , damage of those words has already been done. ~ , ., , been done. as you have been saying, the reason people _ been done. as you have been saying, the reason people are _ been done. as you have been saying, the reason people are paying - been done. as...