this is bbc news. our top stories: let's go! police in nashville release footage from officers who responded to a mass shooting in a school. they say the attacker bought seven guns. they were legally purchased. three of those weapons were used yesterday during this horrific tragedy. three children, all aged nine were killed, along with three adults. among them, the head teacher. at least a0 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing facility on the us—mexico border. clashes erupt in france between police and protesters, angry with president macron�*s pension reform plans. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent.

hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police. italy introduces a law banning the production and sale of synthetic foods, including artificial meat. and we reveal what's so special about these little lizards, born at a zoo in southern spain. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker had legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28—year—old former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children all nine years old, and the school's head teacher before being shot

and killed by officers. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, sent this report from nashville. a warning: it contains some distressing footage. this is the moment when audrey hale prepares to kill. the 28—year—old turns up at the school in a car, shoots the glass to get inside, and then stalks the halls with a rifle. minutes later, police officers michael collazo and rex engelbert arrive. let's go! footage released by police shows when officer engelbert enters the school. after a room to room search of the ground floor, they hear gunfire upstairs and head to intercept. as he rounds the corner, one of the officers spots the attacker and takes the shot. police say the assailant, audrey hale, carefully planned the attack and that she was born a woman

but recently identified on social media as a man. her victims were nine—year—olds evelyn, hallie, and william and three staff members, cynthia peak, mike hill, and katherine koonce, the head teacher. police say audrey hale was a former student here at the school, had no criminal record, and that resentment may have been a motive. a friend of hale's has told the bbc tonight they communicated moments before the attack. i received an instagram dm from audrey basically saying that i would see her on the news later on this evening and something tragic was about to happen. i was just speechless. like, i'mjust like... i'm sorry, like, i am still trying to wrap my head

around what we are going through as a city. officers say hale had a manifesto and could have killed more people. we have determined that audrey bought seven firearms from five different local gun stores here legally. three of those weapons were used yesterday during this horrific tragedy. she was under care — a doctor's care for an emotional disorder. law enforcement knew nothing about the treatment she was receiving. it's caused president biden to renew his calls to ban assault rifles, the type used in the shooting. he and lawmakers from both sides passed major gun safety legislation last year, but many republicans say a ban goes too far. the grief here is unimaginable, but it's also familiar. mass shootings are now a regular occurrence here in america.

i reported on a few and what i tend to hear from people and what i've been hearing today is they say we don't do politics, we do prayers, but guns are political. this is a deeply conservative state. and even the republican lawmaker who represents the district here published a christmas card last year which appeared to show him with his family, including young children, proudly holding assault rifles, the type of rivals that president biden has once again called to ban. but when you talk about a ban, when you mention that word, when you even talk about restrictions, people here don't want to hear it. they believe a ban or a restriction would be an infringement on their constitutional right to bear arms. and what people here are much more focused on is praising the police officers for their quick reaction in shooting the assailant. at least 39 people have died

in a fire at a migrant processing centre near the us—mexico border. mexico's president, andres manuel lopez obrador, says the migrants caused the fire, which broke out during a protest against their impending deportation. nickjohnson has the details, but a warning that you might find some of the images in this report distressing. this woman, from venezuela, frantic as her husband is taken to hospital. "i saw many people laying on the floor," she said. "i didn't know what to think. "they tell me nothing." dozens have been killed in the fire at this facility, which is used for processing migrants and sits just metres from mexico's border with the us. it's thought the fire broke out just after midnight, prompting the mobilisation of firefighters, ambulances, and military personnel. the city ofjuarez is one of mexico's border towns, where many migrants remain stranded while they attempt to seek refuge in the united states — the city of el paso, in texas,

the other side of the border. the mexican president, andres manuel lopez obrador, claimed the fire started during a protest by migrants at the prospect of their deportation. translation: they put mats at the door of the shelter - and set them on fire as a protest and did not imagine that it would cause this terrible tragedy. the number of migrants from latin america heading to the mexican border towns has increased in recent weeks, as they anticipate the end of a trump era policy which gives the us government the power to quickly expel migrants trying to cross its border. as the number of migrants continues to increase, it's hoped further tragedies such as this can be avoided. nickjohnson, bbc news. i wasjoined earlier by luicy pedroza, who is a professor at the college of mexico. she has conducted research into the experience of migrants in the americas and other parts of the world. i began by asking how she felt about this tragic incident. well, first of all, thank you very much

for this invitation. to answer your question, i am appalled as a human being, and very ashamed as a mexican citizen and i am enraged as an expert who has observed migration policies develop in mexico over the last years. i am especially enraged that the president has used the word �*shelter�* to describe a detention facility where people are locked in a jail—like facility. this is not a shelter. and we have seen the signs of this coming for some time. so you mentioned the signs of this coming for some time. were there any warning signs that this potentially could happen, especially considering the number of people who've lost their lives? yes, unfortunately there have been warning signs, just in 2020 there was also a mutiny inside a detention facility of the same agency, the national institute of migration, but that was

on the southern border of mexico, in the city of tapachula. one person lost his life and, of course, it was very regrettable, but it pales in comparison to the loss of life that we have suffered from the night of yesterday until today. 29 people who are still in a critical condition. so we have known for years that the conditions inside these detention centres are inhuman, that there is lack of hygiene, sanitation, that people are kept for hours on end without food or water, that they are deprived from their personal belongings, their cellphone, with no communication with the outside world. and to me that sounds more like a jail than a shelter, than a migrant shelter. so we can imagine why people were starting to rebel against this kind of detention

and these appalling conditions. and what more is known about the people that were at this particular migrant processing centre? it is reported that they were from different south american countries such as guatemala, honduras, el salvador. what more is known about them? most of these people came from central america, actually, the majority came from guatemala and the second largest group was from honduras, the third was el salvador. there were also some nationals from venezuela, and even some nationals from colombia. most were men, if not everyone, because for families and women and children there are other detention centres, so this was one designated for men. let's get some of the day's other news.

the political party of the burmese nobel laureate aung san suu kyi has been dissolved by myanmar�*s military rulers. the national league for democracy had refused to re—register as a party under strict new rules introduced by the military. the president of the international olympic committee has defended plans that would allow russian and belarusian athletes back into international competition as individual neutral athletes. thomas bach said allowing their participation works, despite the ongoing war. the ioc had placed sanctions on russia and belarus following the russian invasion of ukraine in 2022. two women have been stabbed to death at a muslim religious centre in the portuguese capital, lisbon. police shot the suspect in the leg and were then able to detain him. the attacker is believed to be of afghan origin, but the motive is unclear. both victims were portuguese. one had taught the attacker english at the centre, and the other was a classmate.

president biden says he hopes that the israeli prime minister will abandon the judicial reform law that has sparked weeks of protests and a political crisis. benjamin netanyahu delayed the proposal on monday after large numbers of people took to the streets. speaking from the tarmac before boarding air force one, president biden said he hoped mr netanyahu would try to work out a genuine compromise. like many strong supporters, i'm very concerned. i'm concerned they get this straight. they can't continue down this road and i sort of made that clear. hopefully the prime minister will act in a way when he tries to work out some genuine compromise but that remains to be seen. i asked our north america correspondent, peter bowes, if this means president biden is taking a tougher line on israel. well, it appears to be the case

that certainly president biden is using stronger language. what's interesting about this though is that the message is still somewhat confused. just 2a hours ago, the beginning of the week after benjamin netanyahu announced he was delaying those controversial plans to reform thejudiciary, the line from the white house in washington was that there should be compromise on those proposals. now we have president biden still talking about compromise but also saying mr netanyahu should walk away from those plans, that they should be abandoned altogether. it's difficult to see at the moment in terms of where the president draws the line. does he think there is any credit, at least in part of those reform plans, the basis for a compromise or should they be thrown out altogether? i think either way, it is significant that he is, in this way, criticising what mr netanyahu is i had been hoping to achieve. and has there been any reaction

to president biden�*s comments? well, it's a little while since you made those comments but what is interesting is howjewish groups here in the states have been responding, notjust in the last 2a hours but over the so—called days that we've seen these protests intensified in israel. these are pro—israeli government groups in the united states that, under normal circumstances, would want to try to be speaking with a uniform voice but there are differences emerging in terms of the messages that they are sending. it's actually quite similar to the differences we are seeing in the messages coming out of the white house and we are seeing and hearing some criticism, yes, of what the protesters are doing but also some praise for those protesters in terms of the stance that they are taking. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: the special lizards born at a zoo in southern spain

providing a breakthrough in inter—species breeding. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of— the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. - a small crowd outsidej included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built.

the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: police in the us say the suspect involved in a mass shooting at a school in nashville had legally purchased seven guns. clashes have erupted in france between police and protesters angry with president macron�*s pension reform plans. more action is planned for next month. hundreds of thousands of protesters in france have been staging another day of strikes and rallies against the government's pension reforms with some demonstrators clashing with riot police. people are angry after legislation to raise the retirement age in france from 62 to 64 was forced through by president emmanuel macron�*s government. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, sent this report.

the temperature rose as the sun went down. across france, fires burned like beliefs as bright as fever. young protesters with their rocks and bottles, disappearing in clouds of tear gas fired by riot police in bordeaux, in nantes, and in paris. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent. hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police. running through the lines of police, the white and black helmets of the specialist units known as brav—m — rapid reaction teams, tasked with stamping out trouble. a new target for protesters after growing allegations of abuse. a video emerged last week apparently showing brav—m officers hitting a protester in the face. and an audio recording appears to have captured threats, intimidation, and racist

insults against a group of student protesters. "next time, you won't be going to the police station, "you'll be going to the hospital," one officer is heard saying. salome was one of them. she's since filed a complaint and was back out protesting today. it is important that police can contain violence and protect people — but in that case, the violence was against us and they were not protecting us. we must be protected from them. that is really worrying to me. the protests across france today were, as usual, largely peaceful, and smaller than last week — but police say some mainstream protesters are joining agitators in attacking them. after covid, after everything that happened in france, inflation and everything, people started to be really tense and that does not help to reduce the violence against the police because the police are representing the state, so in a way when you attack the police, you might feel you are protesting against the state.

tonight, fires are burning across france as president macron struggles for a way out of this crisis, with political negotiations frozen and the streets on fire. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. el salvador is marking the first anniversary of an emergency measure which gave the police new powers, and has also led to the arrest of more than 60,000 suspected gang members. the controversial measure has dramatically decreased the country's murder rate, which was once one of the highest in the world, but it has also sparked protests on the part of some of the relatives of those detained, who say their loved ones have been arbitrarily rounded up and thrown injail. to mark the anniversary of what's known as the state of exception hundreds of relatives took their protest to the steps of the parliament building as our correspondent will grant reports now, from san salvador. the state of exception in el

salvador is now a year old and in that time more than 65,000 people have been arrested, human rights groups and these relatives say there are thousands of innocent people among them. they say their loved ones have been detained, arbitrarily, inflagrant arbitrarily, in flagrant abuse of the human rights and the constitution. they say they haven't heard from them they haven't heard from them they have no information about them and simply don't know when or if they will ever be let out again and there are people here who have lost loved ones in prison as well. who have lost loved ones in rison as well. �* ,, �* , prison as well. translation: my don't know _ prison as well. translation: my don't know if— prison as well. translation: my don't know if my _ prison as well. translation: my don't know if my sister _ prison as well. translation: my don't know if my sister who - prison as well. translation: my don't know if my sister who had . don't know if my sister who had cancer received any medical attention inside prison, most likely she didn't, they took her to hospital onjanuary 22 her to hospital on january 22 and her to hospital onjanuary 22 and she only her to hospital on january 22 and she only lasted a week her to hospital onjanuary 22 and she only lasted a week in hospital until she died. this i an i hospital until she died. this gang crackdown _ hospital until she died. this gang crackdown is - hospital until she died. this gang crackdown is extremely popular in el salvador, the president macro three points to the fact that there are entire

neighbourhoods controlled by the gangs now enjoying a new found peace and the policy enjoys 92% support. it is clear the president intends to use the president intends to use the popularity of this wallasey to push for re—election, another thing which critics say is unconstitutional and yet which supporters say he is permitted to do under the electoral rules. the italian government has introduced a draft law that, if approved, will ban the production and sale of synthetic foods, including artificial meat. the bill would ban the sale, production and importation of food "from cell cultures or tissues derived from animals". if the ban is approved by parliament, penalties for violators would include fines of up to $65,000. a little earlier, i spoke to our reporter sofia bettiza, who told me more about the legislation. well, this new legislation, what this new planned legislation is about is banning the use of synthetic products that are are made in laboratories. the way this works is you take

living cells from animals, grow them in a laboratory and reduce food that tastes like meat without having to actually slaughter any animals. now, this is seen as having huge potential because it's a way to produce food that tastes like meat, that looks like meat but that doesn't involve the killing of any animals and that is why this new ban in italy is attracting quite a lot of criticism from animal—rights groups because they are saying that lab—grown meat is more sustainable, it's a good option, and it could be the future. so what are they concerned about? why is the italian government introducing the ban? that's a good point, they haven't actually identified any major concerns and some are saying this is a political move. the italian government is a right—wing nationalist government and they've pledged to protect italian food which of course in italy

is seen as a national treasure from technological advances that could be harmful and this case, they are seeing synthetic meat as a threat to the traditional link between agriculture and food production. also, italy is seen by the italian government as being at the forefront of food safety and food quality and so they are very, very careful about what they allow in. synthetic food is not widely available yet but there is being quite a lot of promising research into how to produce it. last year the us deemed synthetic meat safe to eat so it is very possible that in the next couple of years, this could be available to buy in supermarkets and because it's more sustainable and environmentally friendly, it could become quite popular.

authorities in amsterdam have introduced a new initiative to deter british holidaymakers from visiting if theyjust deter british holidaymakers from visiting if they just want to party. two new warning videos have been programmed to p0p up videos have been programmed to pop up if people search online for things like cheap holiday amsterdam, the ads targeted at young males will show the risk and consequences of antisocial behaviour and excessive drug and alcohol abuse. five komodo dragon hatchlings have been born at a zoo in southern spain — the first time in a decade that the lizards have been successfully bred in the country. stephanie prentice reports: this tiny equal hatch to become one of the largest lizards on earth. the apex predator known as the komodo dragon. starting off as lighter than 11 and very delicate the eggs have been carefully monitored by a team

at a zoo in southern spain. ahead of the department known as the mother of incubated five seven months before the first baby dragon appeared. translation: there are approximately 1500 komodo dragon �*s left, making their reproduction very important. for us in particular was a great task, very tedious and time—consuming but one that has given us a lot of satisfaction. it's all part of efforts to protect the endangered indonesian species. in the wild newborn komodo dragon �*s are independent and moved to treetop with no journal or paternal care, in captivity they have been placed in separate uranium is so their growth can be monitored. translation: the siblings include phoenix named because the eggs were damaged during incubation and a another one

with a reference to the game of thrones series.— thrones series. they say it represents _ thrones series. they say it represents a _ thrones series. they say it represents a hopeful- thrones series. they say it| represents a hopeful future thrones series. they say it - represents a hopeful future for the species. that's all for now. thank you for watching. hello there. after the dry and sunny day that most of us had on monday, tuesday's weather was, well, a little bit disappointing, wasn't it? we had a lot of cloud around and outbreaks of rain. and it wasn'tjust that it was a wet day, it was also quite chilly for a late march day, with temperatures for quite a few of us, around 8—9 celsius. but looking at wednesday's weather picture, it will at least be turning a lot milder, although we have got more rain on the way. now, the milder weather conditions will be brought in on these fairly gusty southwesterly winds, so some very mild air coming ourway. that process of the southwesterly winds bringing mild air is well under way — at the moment, but we've got a lot of cloud around with patches of drizzle. so quite a damp start to wednesday, i think, with a few mist and fog patches

around the coast and hills in the west, but temperatures starting off wednesday at around 10—11 celsius in places. now, for wednesday itself, we've got several weather fronts that will be pushing across the uk, each bringing episodes of rain. so, a cloudy and damp start to the day, then we get these bursts of fairly heavy rain working in from the south—west — some of the wettest weather through the morning across northern ireland and western scotland, then later in the day, wales and parts of southern england could get some really heavy rain, might even see some localised surface—water flooding. it's unsettled, but it is mild, temperatures up to around 15, maybe 16 celsius. those gusty southwesterly winds continue then through wednesday night, and into thursday, it's a slightly less damp day, i'd say. brighter skies, there'll be a bit more in the way of sunshine around, but it is a day of sunshine and showers. and come the afternoon, the showers are going to be quite widespread — some of them heavy, the greatest risk of seeing thunderstorms stretches from south—west england towards the home counties and east anglia. temperatures, though, could hit 16 or even 17 celsius, which would make it one of the warmest days

of the year so far. from thursday into friday, well, we get more rain. the rain will be widespread across england and wales, some of it'll be really heavy. across more northern areas into scotland, perhaps the far north of england, you're escaping with some drier and brighter weather here. a few spots of rain across eastern areas. those temperatures, though, won't be as high — 12—13 celsius, but those rainfall totals mounting up on the last day of the month. heading into april, well, it's unsettled still — "april showers" pretty much sums it up. expect a bit more rain this weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines: police in the us city of nashville have said the suspect involved in a mass shooting at a school had legally purchased seven firearms. audrey hale, a 28—year—old former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children, before being killed by officers. paris police say 27 people have been arrested in the french capital during clashes between police and protesters angry with president macron's pension reform plans. there was further violence after the government forced through the legislation without a vote in the lower house of parliament. at least a0 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing centre on the mexico—us border. many of the victims are thought

to have been central and south american nationals trying to reach the united