live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. the police in texas are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom and that led to a delay in tackling the shooter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour, before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all of the 19 children who were killed in the same school class. this boy s family had to wait 12 hours before they were told he was dead. this girl had been given a phone for her tenth birthday and she used it to try to call the police. jackie had just celebrated herfirst commun
good fellas. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. police in texas are being criticised for the way they responded to the mass shooting at a school in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers were too slow to confront the gunman, after he barricaded himself inside a classroom and killed 19 children and two teachers. he was eventually shot dead by police. our north america editor, sarah smith, reports from the scene. all of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed were in the same school class. this boys family had to wait 12 hours before they were told he was dead. this girl had been given a phone for her tenth birthday and she used it to try to call the police. jackie had just celebrated her first communion and she died alongside her cousin, annabel. these pictures show the scene outside the school on tuesday. they had four children. what were you thinking as you waited in the classroom? firm were you thinking as you waited in the cla
this boy s family had to wait 12 hours before they were told he was dead. this girl had been given a phone for her tenth birthday and she used it to try to call the police. jackie had just celebrated herfirst communion and she died alongside her cousin, annabel. irma garcia was one of the teachers killed. today her husband, joe, died from a heart attack after visiting her memorial. they had four children. what were you thinking as you without waiting in the classroom? film thinking as you without waiting in the classroom? thinking as you without waiting in the classroom? am i going to die? you are in the classroom? am i going to die? you are worried in the classroom? am i going to die? you are worried that - in the classroom? am i going to die? you are worried that he - die? you are worried that he miaht die? you are worried that he might come die? you are worried that he might come in die? you are worried that he might come in and die? you are worried that he might come in
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