today is the first day at the nra s annual convention, with thousands expected to attend, including relic and hopeful like donald trump and mike pence. ron desantis, nikki haley, tim scott arsenic in video messages. for the second year in a row, this convention is happening just days after the country was rocked by another mass shooting last year, it was you baldy. this year it is nashville and louisville. is taking place in annapolis. the same city where a shooter went into fedex facility in calais people two years ago. these trolleys are so commonplace in america, it would be nearly impossible to find a day that would not follow a mass shooting. the convention also comes after a week where the country suffers just how important this issue of gun violence is to americans. over the past 10 days, we have seen protest and student walkouts. as well as outpouring of support three lawmakers, who were expelled by republicans just for calling for common
this is bbc news: i m david eades. our top stories: another mass shooting in the united states. at least 19 children and one teacher have been killed at a primary school in texas. police later named the gunman as salvador ramos, who was shot dead. president biden has addressed the nation, saying he felt sick and tired on hearing that another school had been attacked. tonight, i asked the nation to pray for them, give the parents and siblings the strength in the darkness they feel right now. and one other headline this hour: russia says it is ready for a prolonged conflict in ukraine, as its forces continue to make progress in the east
this is bbc news: i m david eades. our top stories: another mass shooting in the united states. at least 19 children and one teacher have been killed at a primary school in texas. police later named the gunman as salvador ramos, who was shot dead. president biden has addressed the nation, saying he felt sick and tired on hearing that another school had been attacked. tonight, i asked the nation to pray for them, give the parents and siblings the strength in the darkness they feel right now. and one other headline this hour: russia says it is ready for a prolonged conflict in ukraine, as its forces continue to make progress in the east
of the country, we report from the frontline in ukraine s eastern most region, luhansk. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a gunman has shot dead at least 19 students and at least one teacher at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of 7 and 10. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde, around 135km west of san antonio, at robb elementary school, which is made up of a largely hispanic community. authorities say the suspected attacker was an 18 year old, named salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers. he is believed to have purchased two military grade rifles and is suspected