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washington and this is "bbc world news america." heart ache gripshe u.s. city nashville after six people were killed in a school shooting. new details emerging about the attacker. >> let's go. david: this is the moment officers ran into the school beforeracking down and killing the shooter. fury in france as protesters clash with police over the government's pension reform plans. 27 people have been arrested. plus, a deadly night out. a billionaires son and a 15 year secret. the bbc has a special report on the death of the students in london. ♪ david: welcome to world news

america on pbs and around the globe. we start in the u.s. where police have released dramatic bodycam footage fm officers who responded to a mass shooting at his school in tennessee on monday. the video captures moments the shooter, audrey hale, a former pupil, is shot dead. the attack took lace at a private christian school in the city of nashville where individuals aged -- ranged in age from 4 to 60. we are grieving the tremendous shock and terror that shattered our school and church. nashville police provided this update. >> we interviewed the parents of audrey hale and determined that audrey bought seven firearms from five different local gun scores legally, they were legally purchased.

three of those weapons were used yesterday during the horrific tragedy that happened. david: president biden reiterated a call for congress to pass tougher gun control laws. >> the majority of americans think having assault weapons is bizarre. [indiscernible] david: we have the latest from nashville and should warn you are report does contain distressing images. reporter: a familiar grief, but also unimaginable. in america, sending loved ones to school does not necessarily mean sending them to safety. >> this should never, ever, ever happen. anything being done to prevent this needs to be done. reporter: the three children

killed were all just nine years old. and a staff at their school, too. police say the assailant audrey hale carefully planned the attack and was born a woman, but recently identified on social media as a man. the 20-year-old shot the glass to get inside and stocked the halls with a rifle. within 15 mites of someone calling for help, hale was shot dead by these police officers inside. >> let's go. reporter: footage released shows the moment entering the school. officers hear gunfire upstairs and intercept. the officer spots the attacker, takes the shot and halerops to

the ground. police say audrey hale was a former student with no criminal record and resentments may have been there. the return -- the focus on guns in america and who has the right to access them. president biden wants to ban assault rifles, the type used in this shooting. he and lawmakers passed major gun safety legislation last year but many republicans say a ban goes too far. david: we will have more on the tragic events in nashville later in the program, but we will turn the france which has seen a 10th day of strikes and protests in response to macron's controversial pension reform plans. demonstrators blocked roads and

railway lines to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. 13,000 police officers have been deployed across france after the country's terior minister warned across -- about the possibility of a major risk of public order. tear gas deployed in clashes with police. anger fueled by mr. macron's decision to force legislation through parliament using a special constitutional power. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been on the streets throughout the protests and sent us this update. reporter: these protests have been largely peaceful so far, but the past couple hours there have been clashes with police in various cities including in paris. we have seen police units charge towards small groups of masked

protesters, try to disperse them. small groups on the margins of the main protest and we have seen police units ordered to retreat to try to keep their distance from protesters even as they are pelting them with projectiles to try tovoid confrontation, something some police officers told us they find frustrating. police tactics have shifted the past couple years. there is focus on tactics used during these protests. particularly when it comes to this specialist rapid reaction force whose job it is to go into the protests to try to root out trouble before it starts. they are the focus of several allegations saying they targeted protesters, peaceful protesters, with intimidation's, threat, insults. the paris police chief says they are indispensable to policing protests like this and meanwhile

from any protesters here, anger toward the government is merging with anger toward the police. david: lucy williamson there in paris. we take you to el salvador, marking the first anniversary of an emergency measure which gave police new powers and has also led to the arrest of more than 60,000 suspected gang members. the controversial measure has decreased the murder rate, which was once one of the hight in the world. it has also sparked protests on the part of relatives of those detained who say their loved ones have been rounded up and thrown into jail. to mark the anniversary of the state of exception, hundreds of relatives tooto the steps of the parliament building, as our correspondent will grant reports from san salvador. reporter: the state of exception

is a year on and in that time morehan 65,000 people have been arrested. human rights groups and these relatives say there are thousands of innocent people detained, their loved ones have been attained arbitraly in flagrant abuse of the human rights and the constitution. they say they have not heard from them, have no information about them, and do not know when or if they will be let out again. there will be people here who have lost loved ones in prison. >> we do not know if my sister who had cancer ever received medical attention in prison. most likely she did not. they finally took her to hospital on january 22, and she only lasted a week in hospital before she died. reporter: this gang crackdown is extremely popular in el salvador. the president pointed out entire neighborhoods were controlled by

gangs that are now enjoying a newfound peace. the policy enjoys 92% support. he intends to use the popularity of this policy to push for reelection, another thing his criticsay is unconsitutional, but supporters say he is permitted to do under electoral rules. david: will grant in san salvador. let's go to our top story, the nashville school shooting, and how it fits within america's recent history of gun violence. there have already been 130 mass shootings in the u.s. this year alone. a mass shooting is when at least four people are shot in one single attack. since january nearly 10,000 have been killed by firearms and more than 400 of those have affected children under the age of 18. our reporter on the grod for

us all day joins us now. still no real indication of the motive for this attack, but we are learning more about the perpetrator's access to weapons, aren't we? reporter: yes, police are trying to piece together what was the motive behind the mass shooting carried out by the assailant. police did say they had purchased the gun legally from seven local gun stores. the focus turns to the politics of gunccess, gun rights in america, who has access to them. the grief is unimaginable, but also familiar. we know ma shootings have become regular in america. people are saying we do not do politics, we do prayers. but guns are political.

this is a deeply conservative state. even the republican lawmaker published a christmas card which shows him and his family and young children proudly posing with assault rifles, the exact type president biden has called today to ban or restrict. when you talk about bans or restrictions, they do not want to hear it. they say it is an infringement upon their constitutional right to bear arms. people are more interested in talking about the two police officers and praising them for their quick reaction in shooting dead the assailant. david: president biden makes the point he has taken more action by means of executive actions to reduce gun violence in america than any of his predecessors, so far in his administration. but there is only so much he can do. reporter: of course. last year he passed major gun safety legislation which had

bipartisan support. this was after what happened in uvalde, texas, the awful school shooting in which 19 young children were killed. that was a rare moment in american politics, the first time in decades we saw that kind of bipartisan support for gun safety legislation, but it did not go far enough. he has talked about that a lot. he wants to achieve a ban on assault rifles, restricting them, the type of assault rifles that were used in this shooting, and most mass shootings. in order for there to be a band, he has to get republicans on board. republicans controthe house. it is very unlikely, almost impossible, to see the kind of ban he wants happen. he did achieve its in the 1990's as a senator, but to do it now, he would need republican support and that is not going to be

forthcoming. david: many thanks for joining us. we will take you back to central america. at least 39 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing center near the u.s.-mexico border. exit goes president obrador says migrants caused the fire which broke out during the protest against their impending deportation. johnson has details. a warning, you may find some images in e report distressing. reporter: frantic as her husband is taken to hospital. i sawany people laying on the floor she said, did not know what to think. they tell me nothing. dozens killed in the fire at this facility,sed for processing migrants. it sits meters from the mexico border with the u.s. it is thought the fire broke out after midnight, prompting

mobilization of firefighters, ambulances, military personnel. juarez is one of mexico's border towns where migrants are stranded as they seek refuge in the u.s. el paso, tas, the other side of the border. the mexican president obrador claimed the fire started during a protest by migrants at the prospect of their deportation. >> they set the shelter on fire as a protest and did not imagine it would cause this tragedy. reporter: the number of migrants from latin america heading to mexico border towns has increased in recent weeks as they anticipate the end of a trump-era policy which gives the u.s. permission to quickly expel migrants seeking the border. they are hoping further tragedies such as this can be avoided. nick johnson, bbc news. david: a billionaire's son who

flew to yemen hours after the death in london has admitted his involvement in the young man's death to the bbc. the body of martin magnuson was discovered under rubble in a basement after a night out with friends. he was identified as the prime suspect and is the subject of an international arrest warrant. in a new documentary about the case he spoke to the bbc. reporter: it was meant to be a student night out. >> we were listening to music, borrowing phones, having fun before the night out. reporter: celebration turned tragedy when the norwegian student martina magnuson was killed. her body was found in an

apartment block. she died from compression to the neck. >> you do not expect something like that to happen to you. what should you do, who should you contact? i was not reporter: able to do much. reporter:the prime --reporter: the prime suspect, the son of a billionaire, fled the scene. his lawyers insisted he was innocent of murder. he fled to yemen, a country with no extradition treaty to the u.k.. it has been 15 years since her killing and no one has heard from her since. as a yemeni, i made a renewed effort to find him. >> he is on it, look.

he is typing. my main goal was to find answers for martine's family because farouk abdulhak evaded justice so long i was given special permission to secretly record our conversations, as long as he knew who i was. as finding the truth of the case is in the public interest. nonetheless i wanted to give farouk abdulhak an opportunity to go on the record. i traveled to yemen hoping to do an interview. >> i do not like going out, i do not like people. it is a double whammy. reporter: always? or just a journalist makes you nervous. >> there is a third part, too. reporter: i tried to get facts. >> there is not anything to say. reporter: i do not believe that you do not remember anything. >> i have tried over the years.

there are so many reasons why i cannot remember. reporter: my attempt did not end there. our conversations continued for months. then finally, a confession. in an extraordinary series of messages, he claimed martine's death was a sex accident gone wrong and he had taken a lot of cocaine. when i asked about moving her body he said he did not remember. reporter: if you were to speak to farouk abdulhak yourself, what would you want to know? >> the only way for the people of his family to move on, to get respect, is to have him go back to london so we can get justice for martin. -- martine. reporter: a grieving family unable to find peace until justice is served. david: now, more on this.

this investigation dates bk more than 10 years. how did it first come about? reporter: i found out about any -- about it in university. my best friends were norwegian and they knew i was yeni. they asked if i knew farouk abdulhak. i did because he is the son of a well-known yemeni billionaire. it sparked my interest as soon as i started working for the bbc. it was one of the first stories i pitched. i traveled to yemen in 2011 looking for farouk abdulhak. it was only last year i got his number and was able to made contact. david: many journalists have sot to -- sought to do what you succeeded in. reporter: it comes down to my yemen background. that is how i got his number, i spoke to family and friends, got

his personal number. once we started talking on the social media app it was those commonalities, the fact i knew the area, the neighborhoods. i was also able to relate to his international life when he moved here in the u.k. and when he lived between cairo and the u.s. that helped him open up to me. david: where does this leave the fight for justice for martine? reporter: this is the first time this story will go all over the middle east. we are also broadcasting it in arabic. we are hoping authorities in yemen will watch this, the details presented, and what farouk abdulhak has to say about it and hopefully they will extradite him back to the u.k. where he will have to face justice. david: many thanks for joining us. america's vice president kamala

harris calls for greater investment in innovation across africa. speaking in ghana as part of a nine-dayfrican tour, ms. harris said such efforts could give rise to opportunities and economic growth. she also said women needed the opportunity to participate equally in all smears of life, including leadership positions. our correspondent reports from ghana. reporter: the u.s. vice president kamala harris said men and women are marginalized and still struggling for recognition in the world. >> let's take a moment to imagine the future. a future where women are not just included but also lead. [applause] >> imagine a future where every person is connected to the digital economy, a future where

every young person trusts that their voices are heard. a future that is propelled by african innovation. reporter: kamala harris praised africa's ingenuity and creativity but emphasized the need to work on issues like security, economic growth and climate change. she also indicated the u.s. would do more to mobilize resources to expand internet facilities. many of the students were -- >> what inspired me is, we are supposed to work harder and do more. >> i feel like with her speech i want to do more, be more innovative, go into business. it has helped me a lot. >> it made me happy.

she spoke about women empowerment and inclusion. she talked about the goals and objectives. i would like to see more women in this industry. reporter: as kamala harris continues her tour, they will promote and protect the aspirations of the continent's citizens. david: humza yousaf has been confirmed as a scotland's new first minister after a vote in scottish parliament. he is now the country's youngest minister to hold the seat. the scottish national party leader was backed by his own lawmakers and the scottish greens, guaranteeing him a majority. only three opposition leaders stood against him but knew they had no prospect of being successful. he succeeds nicola sturgeon as the sixth first minister and

first from an ethnic minority ground. -- background. it has been a while since we have done a proper animal story to end the program. they may look small, but one day these dragon hatchlings will gross -- grow sharp teeth and tower over us humans at nearly 10 feet tall. but for now, they are baby komodo dragons. five of them have been born at a zoo in southern spain. they are an endangered species. this is the first successful breeding of the world's largest lizard in a decade. a big achievement for the country. congratulations. they have sharp teeth, i hear, like some of the people i work with. narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation.

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geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: i'm amna nawaz on the "newshour" tonight, newly-released body camera footage of the police response to the nashville school shooting renews the debate over how to prevent these deadly attacks. geoff: congress investigates why recent bank failures were not prevented despite multiple warning signs. amna: plus, the disappearance of a woman in boston, and the little attention paid to her case highlights the broader plight of missing latinas. >> we are seeing this across the country, the lack of urgency around missing cases with women of color. ♪ >> major