A teenager accused of killing four people at his High School in georgia was interviewed last year by police about anonymous online threats. At the time, local schools had reportedly been told to continue monitoring him. Four people were killed in the incident, two fourteen year old pupils and two teachers at the apalachee High School in the city of winder. Nine others were taken to hospital. The boy, named as Colt Gray, was arrested on campus and will be prosecuted as an adult. People came together to hold a vigil following the shootings in georgia. Students, families, and teachers held candles and prayed for the victims as the community tries to come to grips with the tragedy. The director of the Georgia Bureau of investigation has been speaking to the press this morning, and said the suspect had been questioned last year about threats posted online to carry out a School Shooting. The Jackson County Sheriff � S Office identified and located Colt Gray who was our suspect in this case, they conducted an investigation at that time and there was no probable cause for arrest or to take any additional Law Enforcement action. This is not recent, this is in the past, we wanted to bring that to your attention. Because we are pursuing that, working with the fbi on that in any connection to that incident, that could be connected to the Incident Today as well. Also, we are also aware of some previous contacts that informed the department of childrens services in the area they had with the suspect and his family we are pursuing that avenue as well to to see if that has any connection with two days incident. President biden says � we cannot continue to accept this as normal�. And, the Vice President , kamala harris, has spoken about the shooting at a Campaign Event in new hampshire. Now, our hearts are with all the students, the teachers and their families, of course. And we are grateful to the first responders and Law Enforcement that were on the scene, but this is just a senseless tragedy on top of so many senseless tragedies. And it is just outrageous that every day in our country, in the united states of america, that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive. It is senseless we have got to stop it, and we have to end this epidemic of Gun Violence in our country once and for all. You know, it doesnt have to be this way. It doesnt have to be this way. A little earlier Donald Trump appeared On Hannity with fox news. Lets hear what he said when asked about the shooting in georgia. Well, it is a sick and angry world for a lot of reasons. And were going to make it better, were going to make it better, we will heal our world and get rid of all these wars that are starting over the place full. And make america great again. We are going to make it better, Victor Orban made a statement and he said bring Donald Trump back and we wont have any problems. Lets speak to Michael Loria whos been covering the shooting for the american news agency, Usa Today. Welcome to the programme. What more can you tell us about what happened . Happened . Right, as you mentioned happened . Right, as you mentioned there happened . Right, as you mentioned there were i happened . Right, as you i mentioned there were four victims, to students and to teachers i want to talk about them. The two students we are still doing some reporting on who they were but i can tell you they are both 14, one of them his mother told local tv he was autistic. The two teachers were mathematics teachers, one of our Usa Today reporters on the ground in georgia did a great story, he was also a coach for the Football Team anti we spoke with the Head Football Coach who talked about how much he loved to students, his players, and what a heartbreaking loss this is for them in the community and his own family, he had a wife and two girls. The 14 year old boy who has been arrested has been named, Colt Gray, what do we know about him . Colt gray, what do we know about him . � �. , about him . Andre were doing some reporting about him . Andre were doing some reporting on about him . Andre were doing some reporting on that about him . Andre were doing some reporting on that it about him . Andre were doing some reporting on that it willl some reporting on that it will come out more and more over next couple of days, At Ia, we were doing an analysis of basically of mass killings at schools and At Ia that would be the youngest School Shooter behind a mass killing according to the us a two Day Database of this type of incident. And, what else, another student you know described him as very quiet and shy, again, he was already on the Fbi Radar last year. Already on the Fbi Radar last ear. , already on the Fbi Radar last ear,. ,. , already on the Fbi Radar last ear. ,. ,. , year. That is a development i would imagine year. That is a development i would imagine the year. That is a development i would imagine the people year. That is a development i would imagine the people at| year. That is a development i i would imagine the people at the school in georgia, the families of the victims would find very difficult to digester. Talking about the fact he has been named and will be prosecuted as an adult, i assume that is not the norm . An adult, i assume that is not the norm . The norm . That Kaymer Something of surrise the norm . That Kaymer Something of surprise when the norm . That Kaymer Something of surprise when we the norm . That Kaymer Something of surprise when we all the norm . That Kaymer Something of surprise when we all heard of surprise when we all heard that during the News Conference, i think that is a decision they felt they had to take, and again getting back to, the student was already on their radar, last year the fbi received anonymous to about a potential School Shooting, tracing the spec to the household and local Law Enforcement interviewed the family and the father, and he said yes, they have guns at home, but the sun does not have access to them. Colt gray denied making those online threats, another question related to that we are waiting to see waiting to see prosecutors will go after the family as they have been doing more and more in trying to figure out different ways of prosecuting the School Shooting cases. D0 prosecuting the School Shooting cases. Y. , ~ prosecuting the School Shooting cases. ~ , cases. Do you think this will mean this cases. Do you think this will mean this becomes cases. Do you think this will mean this becomes a cases. Do you think this will mean this becomes a big i cases. Do you think this will. Mean this becomes a big issue in the Run Up to the election . I think that is really hard to say, im not totally sure. But i concerning see it will have a very strong impact on these local communities. I am currently in chicago right now and i remember reporting on another mass shooting more north of the city, injuly, i guess that was a couple of years ago now but a fourth of July Shooting that had a massive impact on illinois people talk about all the time it will be the same type of situation here. Already during the News Conference you could see how much the local sheriff was struggling to talk about it, he broke up as talk it, talking about how is raised in this area and he went through the same school system, as children going through that school system, he concluded by saying, hate will not defeat this community, that love will prevail. Michael loria from Usa Today. Thank you very much indeed. Thanks for having me on. Some Breaking News from the middle east. Palestinian health officials say at least five people have been killed in an israeli strike on a car in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that another person was seriously wounded in the bombing in the northern city of tubas. The Israeli Military said it carried out three separate airstrikes against armed palestinians near tubas. It said they posed a threat to israeli troops. Israel launched an offensive across the northern West Bank last week. Hamas has said that Israels Refusal to withdraw from a strategically important strip of land in Southern Gaza aims to thwart an agreement to end the war and secure the release of the hostages. Hamas said there was no need for new ceasefire proposals, and it was time to put pressure on israel. Earlier, the israeli Prime Minister again insisted that israeli forces will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor a strip of land in Southern Gaza along the border with egypt. Benjamin netanyahu argues that israeli troops must remain in this Buffer Zone to prevent weapons and possibly israeli hostages being smuggled across the border. We will have more from my colleague in a moment. He is with bbc arabic. Lets hear more on this story. That Philadelphi Corridor became completely porous. The other borders controlled by us. But once this was perforated, even though the policy of egypt was to prevent it, you know, it didnt necessarily work. It didnt succeed. And this border, once we left our side of the Philadelphi Corridor, rockets went in, missiles went in, drones went in, ammo went in, Weapons Manufacturing Equipment came in, Tunnel Drilling Equipment came in. Once we got out, once we left the Philadelphi Corridor, iran could carry out its plan to turn gaza into a base, a terrorist enclave. That is that as the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explaining his argument. Im joined In The Studio by said shehata from bbc arabic. Can you give us more detail on what happened on the West Bank . This is more about the israeli operation they launched it last week, according to the israeli army to dismantle Terrorist Cells, according to the palestinian Health Ministry 30 people were killed, including civilians. Because israel created several camps, especially the jenin camp, created several camps, especially thejenin camp, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority said, the Damage Loss especially to the infrastructure is the most extensive. The withdrawal from the Noaa Camp after a few hours of reading it, but then it carried on injenin and other places, and the north of the West Bank. And since seven 0ctober there has been 500 people were killed in the clashes and exchange of fire between the israeli army and militants in the West Bank. So the clashes are going on there and the tension going from gaza now to the West Bank and there is concern from international community there will be more violence and more killing and this needs to be stopped. The situation is alarming and should be dealt with but the israel army is insisting there are Terrorist Cells there according to them and they should dismantle them. Talking of insistence should dismantle them. Talking of insistence we should dismantle them. Talking of insistence we heard should dismantle them. Talking of insistence we heard from i of insistence we heard from Benjamin Netanyahu explaining why he is insisting on israeli troops monitoring this little piece of, strip of land between egypt and gaza. This seems to be the main Sticking Point as to why a deal cannot progress . It is a new condition according to hamas and egypt put by Mr Netanyahu according to hamas and Egypt And Qatar to delay reaching a deal. The corridor, it is alongside between egypt and gaza, and was for the israelis in their opinion there is Smuggling Weapons and they fear that hamas might rearm itself and iran according to Mr Netanyahu. Egypt says it is true there is not true there is no smuggling of weapons and hamas issued a statement saying there is no need to change the conditions. There is pressure from the family of hostages after they recover six bodies killed in gaza in order to reach a deal but on the other hand, Mr Netanyahu is under pressure from the national Security Minister who said the indirect negotiation should stop because the dead bodies and hamas should not be trusted. � , and hamas should not be trusted trusted. Briefly about the olio trusted. Briefly about the Polio Vaccination trusted. Briefly about the i Polio Vaccination programme successful so far . Polio Vaccination Programme successful so far . According to monitoring successful so far . According to monitoring organisations i successful so far . According to monitoring organisations the I Monitoring organisations the first phase was very successful, the target was 157,000 children under the age of ten, so they reached 187 Thousand in the first stage which was from First And Third Of September The Second Stage will be Southern Gaza from five to eight september and the third stage would be from nine to 11 third stage would be from nine to ii in the north of gaza. The target of the who would be 90 of each area to stop the Spread And Outbreak of the polio. Thank you so much, good to get your take on these latest developments. Lets get some of the days other news now. The authorities in haiti have extended a State Of Emergency to the whole of the country as the us Secretary Of State prepares to visit. Antony Blinkens Visit comes as more than A Million people remain without electricity in the capital of haiti, port au prince, after protesters stormed and vandalised a power plant. The World Health Organization says the first delivery of mpox vaccines will arrive in the democratic republic of congo on thursday. It is at the epicentre of an outbreak with more than 17,000 recorded cases and over 600 deaths since the beginning of the year. 99,000 doses are initially expected. Nigeria is experiencing Chaos And Gridlock on its roads as a hike in Fuel Prices by the state owned Oil Company exacerbates a chronic shortage. There are long queues at Petrol Stations across the country. Many people have been left stranded. Commuters in lagos have been lining up at bus stations, but there very few buses operating. Pope francis is hosting an interfaith meeting with several religious leaders in indonesia on the Third Day of his trip to the region. The meeting at a Mosque Injakarta includes representatives from all six officially recognised religions in Indonesia Including Islam and buddhism. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Us officials have imposed sanctions on the two top editors of the russian state funded broadcaster rt, accusing them of participating in a kremlin backed operation to interfere with Novembers President ial election. Lets speak to Election Integrity Consultant benjones. Hes served on more than 30 Election Observation missions and has advised heads of governments on how to improve election integrity. What do you make of this latest developments . Its what do you make of this latest developments . Developments . Its quite a set of allegations, developments . Its quite a set of allegations, criminal of allegations, criminal charges against two russian national sanctions on ten individuals and entities the seizure of 32 Internet Domains but promotes most of all the accusation that the State Broadcaster paid a Tennessee Firm 10 million, as part of these interference operations. Its a broad range of accusations but nothing surprising given the history. Will this work . Because of course, the election is not far away now november five, and there has been the concern ahead of this election and other elections around the world of interference on this level . , � , world of interference on this level . � , level . Thats right, it is Alwa S Level . Thats right, it is always difficult level . Thats right, it is always difficult to i level . Thats right, it is always difficult to trace | level . Thats right, it is i always difficult to trace Cause And Effect when it comes to establishing whether or not these campaigns have success or not. Quite often people tend to think of Election Interference as being about facilitating the victory of one or another candidate but another aim of these operations can just be to decrease people � s trust and the democratic system. To increase polarisation to get people the sense democratic system doesnt really work, and in that sense, even if they dont achieve their specific aims, those broader aims around the depletion of faith in democracy are something authoritarian actors aspire to. In 2016 in the us election when Hillary Clinton was up against Donald Trump, there was the accusation that russia interfered with that election, you say its very hard to see Cause And Effect, what was the outcome of into investigations into that in The End . ,. ,. ,. , end . So, russia, promoted the material which promoted i end . So, russia, promoted the material which promoted the I Material which promoted the trump campaign, this has been documented in detail, right across the board, what i mean when i say Cause And Effect it is difficult to ascertain whether or not Voter Choice itself is closely, the degree to which that is affected by these Influence Campaign because it is affected by such a broad raft of operations, if you look at going to the 2020 election the Carter Centre Report documented in such detail the different ways in which tactics were deployed then, there is a voluminous evidence of these operations and what i see with my work going from election to election across the globe, is how these type of attempts are deployed notjust in the us but really across the world. In order to build that resilience its important we look to other context, to think about the different Tack Text being used, and respond accordingly. Ben jones, and respond accordingly. Ben jones. Thank and respond accordingly. Ben jones, thank you and respond accordingly. Ben jones, thank you very much indeed. Here in the uk, Water Company bosses could be banned from taking bonuses and even sent to jail under new government legislation. The bill is set to give increased powers to regulators to act when companies pollute water and it should make it easierfor them to give out fines. 0ur Environment Correspondent Jonah Fisher has more. For decades both profits and sewage have flowed from englands privatised Water Companies. Dividends have been paid to shareholders and multi million Pound Pay packages to company bosses. Last year the Sewage Spilt for 3. 6 million hours. But could things be about to change . This new legislation makes it easier for the Environment Agency to take horsemen to action, and introduces tougher penalties for executives if they obstruct an investigation they could now face up to two years in jail. Bonuses for bosses will only be allowed of their companies are judged by the regulator to have met both environmental and financial standards. Met both environmental and financial standards. What the News Item financial standards. What the News Item laws financial standards. What the News Item laws are financial standards. What the News Item laws are doing i financial standards. What the News Item laws are doing is i News Item laws are doing is bringing Back Accountability to a system where the public feel there has been no accountability whatsoever despite the fact last year we saw record levels of pollution in our rivers, lakes and seas. The previous government for 1a years let them get away with this this new law gives the regulator tough new powers they need to crack down on these kinds of abuses. I5 need to crack down on these kinds of abuses. Kinds of abuses. Is it really the laws kinds of abuses. Is it really the laws that kinds of abuses. Is it really the laws that have kinds of abuses. Is it really the laws that have been i kinds of abuses. Is it really | the laws that have been the problem, many campaigners say regulators should still have done more to investigate and take action over sewage spills. We actually have perfectly decent laws, perfectly acceptable legal frameworks the problem as it has never been enforced and what the bill does is comes up with some nice emotive phrases like Prison Sentences and banning bonuses and so on but it doesnt address the fundamental problem, we still have a set of regulations already and they are not being enforced the only way they will be enforced as by regulators being properly funded and empowered to do the job they are supposed to be doing. Job they are supposed to be doinu. ,. ,. , doing. The bill is an Attempt B the doing. The bill is an Attempt By the government doing. The bill is an Attempt By the government to i doing. The bill is an Attempt By the government to tackle j doing. The bill is an attempt i by the government to tackle the worst excesses of the Water Industry but it wont on its own stop the sewage spills. That will take billions of pounds of investment in new infrastructure and negotiations are continuing between the regulator and the Water Companies as to how much all of our bills are going to have to rise to pay for it. Jonah fisher, bbc news. A council of new zealands indigenous Maori Chiefs has chosen the late kings only daughter as the new queen. She was cheered as she sat on a wooden throne during an elaborate ceremony in the countrys north island. The new queen is 27 years old and will be the second maori queen. A flotilla of War Canoes carried the new Queens Father for burial on a Sacred Mountain. The king died last week at the age of 69 following heart surgery. Live now to our correspondent, Katy Watson in sydney. First of all, can you say her name. I wasnt going to go there. Tell us more . Ngawai hono i there. Tell us more . Ngawai Hono I Te there. Tell us more . Ngawai Hono I Te po there. Tell us more . Ngawai Hono I Te po lackey. There. Tell us more . Ngawai Hono I Te po lackey. She i there. Tell us more . Ngawai Hono I Te po lackey. She is. There. Tell us more . Ngawai i Hono I Te po lackey. She is the eighth monarch which is part of the maori King Movement known as kenny tango. A ceremonial role, it started in 1858 to unite tribes and resist against the loss of land during british colonisation. So it is a very important role, there were thousands of mourners that turned out for the raising up of the queen, a bible placed on her head the same bible used for the first maori king and then we saw the burial of her late father. He was taken in a flotilla of carved warrior canoes, and taken along a river and then up to a Sacred Mountain where he was laid to rest. � , u, mountain where he was laid to rest. � ,. ,. , rest. As we can see from and elaborate rest. As we can see from and elaborate ceremonial rest. As we can see from and elaborate ceremonial for i rest. As we can see from and elaborate ceremonial for this j elaborate ceremonial for this new queen. Talk us through these to the cancer of all of this . , ,. , these to the cancer of all of this . , , u, this . She is the second queen, her grandmother this . She is the second queen, her grandmother ruled this . She is the second queen, her grandmother ruled for this . She is the second queen, her grandmother ruled for 40 l her grandmother ruled for a0 years. It is a ceremonial role but very significant she is a young monarch, notjust for a new generation, young monarch, notjust fora new generation, but young monarch, notjust for a new generation, but seen as a Role Model for younger maori communities, she is a graduate of Maori Culture. She also teaches the haka which is maori performing arts, so it is very important especially in a country where Maori Culture has really seen a resurgence, and there is a real pride at the same time the new government has been concerns those rights have been encroached. This is a really important time for the Maori Culture. Really important time for the Maori Culture. Katie thank you so much Maori Culture. Katie thank you so much. Business Maori Culture. Katie thank you so much. Business today i Maori Culture. Katie thank you so much. Business today days ahead we have the latest news on x, Elon Musk in the fight with advertisers. Ill be back in a moment. Hello. Were expecting a real mix of weather over the next couple of days. For some northwestern parts of the uk, its going to turn sunny and very warm, but further south for southern England And South wales, were expecting some Heavy Rain. Perhaps in one or two locations, a Months Worth of rain in just a couple of days that could cause some disruption. Its all because low pressure is continuing to swirl to the south of us, this band of rain here becoming quite slow moving, particularly, i think, across the southwest of england. But around that area of low pressure, were drawing in some humid air, so further north and west with some sunshine it will feel very warm. Now, during thursday, these Southern Parts of England And South wales will see some rain at times that Rain Turning Heavy and persistent in the southwest later on. Further north, a lot of low cloud, Mist And Murk, some spots of drizzle, but the best of the sunshine where you get some shelter from the breeze, Western Scotland and northern ireland. Temperature wise, well, maybe along some North Sea Coast just 15 or 16 degrees, but elsewhere, 18 21 with a slightly more humid feel. But as we head into the evening, this Heavy Rain affecting southwest england, clipping into South Wales, and overnight, it looks like we will see more rain pushing along the south coast. So with that rain really totting up, there is the risk of flooding, some disruption. Further north, largely dry, some Mist And Murk and low cloud for North Sea Coasts. Quite a muggy start to friday morning. More rain through the day on friday across southern england, perhaps pushing northwards into South Wales and the midlands, perhaps East Anglia as well as we go through the day. Further north, well, still some areas of low cloud, Mist And Murk for some northern and eastern coasts, but further west, some good spells of sunshine, and look at the Temperatures Liverpool at 26 degrees, parts of Western Scotland at 25 degrees, so feeling warm and quite humid. Into the weekend, our area of low pressure continues to swirl to the south of us, throwing some showers northwards. Still quite a lot of Mist And Murk and low cloud. Could be some fog around to start saturday morning. Should see some spells of sunshine and, again, in the sunshine, feeling very warm with those temperatures, perhaps up to around 25 degrees. Into sunday, more of the same, really. Some showers, particularly in the south. Some sunshine, too. Still feeling warm and muggy. The Steel Deal thats going cold Joe Biden is close to blocking the japanese takeover of us steel according to reports, potentially putting thousands of us jobs at risk. Markets on edge fears over a us recession grow again as newjob openings fall to a 3. 5 year low. Also on the programme, well have a Special Report from bangladesh on how the countrys bustling Textile Sector is navigating political turmoil. And the Happiness Recession we look at why Uk Workers are so disengaged, costing billions to the countrys economy. See if we can cheer you up then shall we. Live from london, this is business today. Im sally bundock. We start in the us where shares in united States Steel plunged on wednesday following a report the White House is preparing
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