hello and welcome to bbc news. there are reports of a mass shooting during celebrations for the lunar new year in california. it isn t clear how many people were involved. the shooting took place after 10pm local time, around the location of a chinese new year celebration held in monterey park. tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day. monterey park has a population of around 60000 and is home to a large asian community. for the latest, we have here in studio our bbc reporter, david waddell. what more do we know? very limited, the facts we what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the moment. - what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the moment. it i the facts we have at the moment. it happened at 10pm local time, it is about four hours
criminal activity or a commonplace circumstance. their 167 mass shootings of that kind in 2022 and it is an ongoing political challenge in america s polarised politics to try to resolve this with some calling for bans or greater restrictions on firearms and others maintaining the second amendment, the right to bear arms cannot be tampered with. i the right to bear arms cannot be tampered with. the right to bear arms cannot be tampered with. i am sure we will have ou tampered with. i am sure we will have you back tampered with. i am sure we will have you back when tampered with. i am sure we will have you back when we - tampered with. i am sure we will have you back when we know - tampered with. i am sure we will. have you back when we know more. tampered with. i am sure we will- have you back when we know more. a developing story happening there. david waddell, thank you very much. let s move on and bring you back to the uk. the main opposition labour party in britain, has reporte