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The us has been stunned by two Mass Shootings in less than 2a hours. A gun attack which left 20 people dead in the texas city of el paso, on the border with mexico, is being described as domestic terrorism by police. The 21 year old suspect has now been charged with murder offences. In a separate shooting on sunday, nine people were killed by a gunman in dayton, ohio. The motive behind that attack remains unclear. In a moment, we will hearfrom ohio. But first, sophie long reports on the days events in el paso. A normally busy Shopping Mall cordoned off. An investigation is under way as people come to terms with what happened here hours ago. Oh, my god. A gunman opened fire in what was a packed walmart superstore, killing 20 people, injuring at least 26 others. People took cover wherever they could. Inside the mall, armed officers moved in in search of the attacker. But one man told me the gunman wasnt stopping so he hid in a side room. There was a door that one of the employees had she had opened it, and she was bringing everybody in there. But we went inside, it was like were trapped. We were like, what do we do now . At that same time, i could hear the shots. I mean, not maybe like 15 feet. So he was already by our side. The suspect being held by the authorities is 21 year old patrick crusius. Authorities believe he may have travelled hundreds of miles to carry out a racially motivated hate crime. We are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and were going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice. El paso lies right next to juarez, in mexico. The border is just beyond those Tall Buildings there. The population here is more than 80 hispanic. The fact that the authorities are investigating whether this was a targeted racist attack has led some to question whether the rhetoric being used by politicians here is actually making things worse. This massacre quickly reverberated on the president ial election trail. Democratic candidate beto orourke, who is from el paso, returned to his home town to be with people affected. He said President Trump was to blame for the increased levels of hate and racism. Weve had a rise in hate crimes every single one of the last three years, during an administration where you have a president who has called mexicans rapists and criminals, though mexican immigrants commit crimes at a far lower rate than those born in this country. He has tried to make us afraid of them, to some real effect and consequence. President trump has condemned the shooting, calling it tragic, hateful and cowardly. Hate has no place in our country. We have to get it stopped. This has been going on for years, for years and years in our country, and we have to get it stopped. As the authorities search for evidence, america searches for answers. How can this have happened again, and what can be done to stop it . Sophie long, bbc news, el paso. Well, as we mentioned, just hours after the attack in el paso, nine people were killed and 26 others wounded in another shooting, this time outside a bar in dayton, ohio. Police say the gunmans sister is among the dead. Here is our north america correspondent chris buckler. After a saturday morning of grief and violence in america came a saturday night that brought more of the same. Nine people were killed and more than two dozen injured, all in a shooting that lasted less then a minute, as people were enjoying an evening out in the centre of dayton. They started pushing us out the back door, into the alley out the back, cause they didnt want us coming out the front because they didnt know where the shooter was, or how many there was. When you came outside, as soon as you hit the front street, youve seen the bodies, and you knew that this was different. You knew it was something you never thought of experiencing. The gunman has been identified as 24 year old connor betts. His home is being searched by police, who say he was wearing body armour, using an assault rifle, and carrying more magazines of ammunition when he was shot dead by officers. Among his victims was his own sister. She was very sweet, had her own opinions, and was loud and kind, in a way that her brother was quiet and kept more to himself. Vigils have become all too familiar in this country. There have now been more Mass Shootings in the United States this year than have been days. I think the police and our First Responders have done an amazing job. Clearly the question has to be raised, why does dayton have to be the 250th mass shooting in america . Year after year, campaigners put pressure on washington to change americas gun laws. But there is a stalemate inside congress, and that is something that is not likely to change. Besides, in dayton, el paso and countless other cities, they know that despite the killings, the debate about hate is likely to drown out the question about guns. Chris buckler, bbc news. Pro democracy activists are disrupting operations at several key metro stations at the start of the working week in hong kong. They are hoping to persuade commuters to observe their call for a citywide strike. Their action follows a weekend of demonstrations and clashes with police as they tried to block Cross Harbour tunnels and paint out traffic lights. The Hong Kong Government has warned that any large scale stoppage would be economically damaging. A similar strike call last week largely went unheeded. In the past hour hongs kongs political leader, carrie lam, has been giving her reaction to todays disruption. The great majority of hong kong people are now in a state of great anxiety. Some of them do not know whether they could still take some forms of public transport, while others are right now being blocked on the way into work. The government will be resolute in maintaining law and order in hong kong. Well, on sunday, the government cautioned that the protests were bringing the chinese semi autonomous territory to the brink of a very dangerous situation. The bbcs nick beake has sent this report. This was the week china warned all this must stop, or there would be dire consequences. And tonight, this was the message hurled back to the mainland. Farfrom intimidated, this Pro Democracy Movement is growing bolder, more nimble, and more aggressive. It is hong kongs beijing backed police force who look like they are losing control. Law and order has broken down. This police van is being pelted. These protesters feel that they now own the streets. For nine weeks now in this former british colony, young protesters have been calling for more freedom and less chinese interference in their lives and in the future. But all weekend, older hong kongers, without helmets and without gas masks, havejoined in. The police were often in retreat. Thousands of protesters will spread out across the city once again on monday for a strike which is expected to cause yet more disruption. Many feel the hand of history on their shoulder. China may feel an iron fist is the only way to bring this to an end. Nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. Strike action planned at Londons Heathrow airport for monday has been suspended to allow for more talks over a pay dispute. 2,500 Union Members had been ready to walk out on monday after rejecting a revised pay offer. A strike is still planned for tuesday if a deal cannot be agreed. The airport had cancelled 177 flights as a precaution. Our transport correspondent tom burridge has the latest from heathrow. I think relief for the vast majority of people travelling from heathrow tomorrow. That said, some flights, a small number of flights, had already been cancelled or moved to other airports. Tonight, airlines are rescheduling many of those cancelled flights, so a bit of a confusing picture. The advice is to check with your airline, and basically most flights will run as normal. The threat of thousands of workers, security staff, maintenance workers and firefighters walking out on tuesday is still on the cards. But the threat the hope, really, is that something can be done in the talks tomorrow between the unite union and heathrow over pay. But really, looking forward, if you look at the exceptional measure taken by Heathrow Airport on friday two days ago, to cancel 90 flights per strike day, it gives you a sense of what is at stake at this time of year. Lets get some of the days other news an explosion outside the National Cancer institute in central cairo has killed 17 people and injured at least 32 others. Egypts interior Ministry Said a car travelling against the traffic collided with other vehicles, causing an explosion. There is no immediate indication that the incident was terror related. The Health Ministry says staff and patients inside the hospital were unharmed. Two former chief ministers of indian administered kashmir, Omar Abdullah and mehbooba mufti, have reportedly been placed under house arrest. It comes after the authorities warned of a Terror Threat there and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of people in the state. Tens of thousands of additional troops have been moved into the kashmir valley. Police say a six year old boy is in a Critical Condition after being thrown from a tenth floor balcony at the tate modern art gallery in london. He landed on a fifth floor roof and was flown to hospital. A 17 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Iran says it has captured an oil tanker and seven sailors it accused of smuggling fuel through the persian gulf to arab states, the third such incident in recent months. Iranian state television reported that the countrys revolutionary guards detained the tanker, its crew and 700,000 litres of fuel on wednesday. Ramzan karmali has the details. Iran has claimed that this is the latest tanker to be seized by the countrys revolutionary guard. On board, seven sailors from different nationalities. All have been detained. The countrys state tv also stated there was more than 700,000 litres of fuel, which was being smuggled to some arab countries. This is the latest incident to take place in the gulf, after the us tightened sanctions on irans oil sector back in may. The white house has blamed iran for two separate attacks on oil tankers in the gulf of oman in may and june, an allegation tehran denied. Iran has also shot down a us surveillance drone over the strait of hormuz, again under disputed circumstances. The seizure of ships isnt anything new in this growing dispute. Early last month, uk forces helped authorities in gibraltar seize iranian tanker grace 1, because they believed it was carrying oil to a syrian refinery in breach of eu sanctions. Then, on 13july, the iranian coastguard detained the panama flagged mt riah. Six days later, it also seized the british flagged tanker the stena impero in the strait of hormuz, saying it had collided with a fishing vessel. And, earlier this month, the Us Treasury Department imposed sanctions against Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad zarif, a move that has angered tehran. Translation we believe that this sanction shows the politicians of the white house have to some extent made this a personal issue. The latest incident was said to have taken place on wednesday, and there are reports that tanker was from iraq. And, though the cargo was fairly small, it is bound to add to the tensions in the region. Ramzan karmali, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come tutankhamuns coffin leaves its tomb for the very first time. Advantage the question was do we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men . The invasion began at two oclock this morning. Mr bush, like most other people was clearly caught by surprise. We call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. No other king or queen in british history has lived so long and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. This is a Pivotal Moment for the church as an international movement. The question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. This is bbc world news. Our top story this hour the man accused of killing 20 people in a terrorist shooting in texas has been charged with capital murder which means he might face the Death Penalty. Back now to our top story on the gun attack in the us city of el paso which left 20 people dead. Police are treating the incident as an act of domestic terrorism and believe the 21 year old suspect whos now been charged wrote a White Nationalist manifesto that was posted online before the attack. I put it to our north america correspondent peter bowes that there had been a lot of discussion about the suspects motives. There has, and you mentioned that document which was widely circulated online in which he has said, if indeed he did write that document, and its generally believed that he did, that this attack was a response to the invasion by hispanics to texas, and clearly a White Nationalist motive there. Thats why the federal authorities are investigating this crime as a possible hate crime. Now, he has been, as you say, charged with capital murder in the state of texas. That in itself brings a possible sentence of its a capital punishment, so he could receive the death sentence if found guilty. But, if other charges are brought at a federal level, it simply increases the seriousness of the charges that he is facing. And that is what so many people are focusing now on the potential for hate crimes in this country, a number of democratic politicians pointing the finger at donald trump, who himself has said that there is no place in this country for this kind of hate. Nevertheless, people have accused him of espousing White Nationalist views himself, and that he could be partially to blame for whats happened. Now, peter, we have been seeing live scenes of the vigil going on in el paso, as people mourn those victims of that attack. Six of those victims were mexican nationals, and mexico is talking about some sort of legal case. Yes, theres been a very angry response from mexican officials, including the president , the foreign minister, talking about this and suggesting that essentially the person responsible for this was a terrorist, and through the eyes of mexico, that hes an international terrorist. Mexico is saying within international law, its going to do everything it can, that is possible, to protect mexicans and mexican americans who are in the United States, and also talking about the possible extradition of the person responsible for this to mexico. Back in february, Korean Beauty vlogger dawn lee was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. The 29 year old has been sharing her experience of the illness and her chemotherapy on youtube, with one video attracting almost four million views. She told the bbc she was worried at first about sharing content that wasnt pretty but hopes her videos will help others in a similar situation. Orean beauty vlogger dawn lee who was diagnosed with lymphoma. The gold plated coffin of egypts boy King Tutankhamun has been seen for the first time outside his tomb. The sarcophagus is undergoing restoration in a process thats expected to last around eight months. Its the first time such work has been carried out since his tomb was unearthed nearly a century ago. The bbcs tim allman has more. Even housed in protective plastic, the coffin of the boy king is still an impressive sight. The different layers of the sarcophagus, including tutankhamuns mummified remains, undergo the most delicate and careful of work. The state of conservation of the coffin is very fragile, because it was never restored since the discovery. We expect eight months of preservation and restoration. He may have only ruled egypt for around ten years, more than 3,000 years ago, but tutankhamun has fascinated the world ever since his tomb was discovered in 1922. His coffin is not the only artefact that is undergoing important restoration work. Translation more than 5,000 pieces of tutankhamuns will be exhibited for the first time in one place. Here we can see, for the first time, six military chariots belonging to King Tutankhamun exhibited in one place for the first time. The place where the exhibits will be shown is here, the new grand egyptian museum. They have been building it for 15 years, but Officials Say it will finally open towards the end of 2020. A venue for what is being described as a unique historical artefact, not just for egypt, but for the whole world. A french inventors successfully become the first person to cross the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard. It was second time lucky for Franky Zapata, who fell into the sea whilst trying to refuel, on his first attempt last month. James waterhouse reports. Just a warning if youre a fan of taking the ferry or train, theyre about to seem very boring. This was how Franky Zapata decided to make the 22 mile crossing over the English Channel. And hows this for an arrival . Just to see him in the distance with my little binoculars was just amazing, and as he flew over just amazing. I didnt know what to expect. I thought it could well be a historical thing, but it was really high tech. It was amazing. Crossing the channel, however you do it, has always captured the imagination. Matthew webb was the first person recorded to swim between france and britain, in 1875. Louis bleriot was the first person to fly it, in 1909. We just came to provide something more to cheer him in. Yeah. Yes, why didnt they have a brass band here, and. You know, like they did for bleriot . Yeah. More than 110 years later, it is the turn of the jet powered hoverboard. Franky zapatas invention is a bit bigger than a skateboard, powered by five turbines and fuelled by kerosene stored in his backpack. First thing in the morning, he set off from close to calais, riding a piece of kit able to propel him to speeds of up to 118 mph. Around 20 minutes later, he arrived near dover, in kent, before making a cheeky wave and softly touching down. Part of the journey involves refuelling on a raised platform on a boat. First time around, he lost his balance and fell into the sea. No issues now, however theyjust used a bigger one. Once on english turf, he described his achievement as crazy, and then broke into tears. James waterhouse, bbc news. You can reach me on twitter im regedahmadbbc. Hello. The weekend ended on a dramatic note weatherwise for some parts of the uk. Some really vicious thunderstorms, especially across the midlands, Northern England and scotland, and through the coming week, more of those heavy downpours. Quite hit and miss, there will be some dry weather, but where the rain does show up, well, it could be pretty intense and could bring some further disruption. Low pressure once again taking charge of the scene. You can see the clouds swirling around the centre of that low on our recent satellite picture. Ahead of that main area of low pressure, a couple of bands of showery rain to start monday morning one drifting across the north of scotland, the other moving across east anglia and the south east. Now, this one should tend to clear away as we get into the afternoon, so for much of england and wales were looking at largely dry weather and some spells of sunshine. The odd light shower for wales and the south west. There will be some heavy downpours for Northern Ireland and for scotland. Quite a breezy day, highs of 19 25 degrees. Now, into monday evening, we will see some further heavy downpours drifting across shetland. Some drier, clearer weather across the rest of the uk, but showers starting to feed back in from the west by the end of the night. Temperatures 11 degrees there in newcastle, 15 the overnight low in cardiff. Now, remember that area of low pressure i was talking about . Well, by tuesday it really makes its move, drifting across the northern half of the uk, the heaviest showers always in the centre of this area of low pressure. So through Northern Ireland, Northern England and scotland, thats where were likely to see the most widespread, heavy showers and torrential downpours. Further south, perhaps not as many showers. Quite breezy in the south of the uk, as well, but very light winds further north. That means the showers will be pretty slow moving, especially across northern scotland. Some areas could get a real drenching if a shower sits around for any length of time. Temperatures 18 23 degrees a cooler, fresher feel. Now, wednesday is a similar looking day. Some hefty showers for scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. Some showers further south, but towards south wales and southern england, a better chance of staying predominantly dry through the day. 18 23 degrees. Now, thursday gives something of a chance to draw breath. Im not promising that it will be completely dry, but therell be fewer showers, more sunshine around. But it doesnt last. On friday, we see some heavy and persistent rain swinging in from the west, courtesy of this frontal system. And that leaves us with low pressure again as we head into next weekend, so there will be some heavy bursts of rain and some brisk winds at times. This is bbc news. The headlines the man suspected of carrying out a mass shooting at a supermarket in texas on saturday has been charged with capital murder, which means he could face the Death Penalty if found guilty. 20 people died in what is being considered a terrorist attack by authorities. Meanwhile, in ohio, people have gathered to honour nine people who were killed in a separate shooting just hours after the attack in texas. A 24 year old gunman was killed by police as he shot people outside a bar. Pro democracy protesters in hong kong are disrupting the citys transport network as they urge workers to take part in what they hope will be the biggest general strike in 50 years. But there are growing warnings from authorities, who say they will not sit idly by as the political unrest worsens

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