the eiffel tower s birthday is being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: police in the us say the suspect involved in a mass shooting at a school in nashville had legally purchased seven guns. clashes have erupted in france between police and protesters angry with president macron s pension reform plans. more action is planned for next month. hundreds of thousands of protesters in france have been staging another day of strikes and rallies against the government s pension reforms with some demonstrators clashing with riot police. people are angry after legislation to raise the retirement age in france from 62 to 64 was forced through by president emmanuel macron s government. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, sent this report.
any other aged persons be regulated in the use of arms the way an automobile is regulated? the republican fraud perpetrated by presidents george w. bush and donald trump and republican members of the house of representatives and republican senators will continue to get children and teachers murdered in their classrooms by legally purchased ar-15s because it is the republican party policy to make sure that america s mass murderers are the very best equipped mass murderers in the world. no school in the world has seen a better equipped mass murderer enter that school than the mass murderer who entered that school in nashville yesterday carrying the weapons that republicans like lindsey graham fetishize. even the senate chaplain said today, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers. the senate chaplain is telling
the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become - a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians| wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower s birthday is- being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. j this is bbc news, the latest headlines: police in the us say the suspect involved in a mass shooting at a school in nashville had legally purchased seven guns. clashes have erupted in france between police and protesters angry with president macron s pension reform plans.
netanyahu this is bbc news. i m victoria valentine with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden calls on the us congress to ban assault weapons after a mass shooting at a school in nashville, kills six people, including three children. tributes pour in for the british tv and radio star paul o grady who s died at the age of 67. he was also known for his drag queen persona, lily savage. clashes erupt in france between police and protesters angry with president macron s pension reform plans. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent. hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police.
would be historic, a former vice president forced to give what could be damaging testimony against the president. he served . what will it mean for the investigation and students protesting their commencement speaker parents complaining about what their children are taught? why are we suddenly so uncomfortable with being uncomfortable? we ll talk about that. but let s begin with the nashville shooting. i want to bring in my panel. we have dan harris, host of the mental health podcast 10% happier coleman hughes of the conversations with coleman podcast we have jennifer rogers, former assistant u. s attorney of the southern district of new york and the los angeles times. ella granderson. so here s what we have learned today. let me bring everybody up to speed. police say the 28 year old who killed three children and three adults at a school in nashville, bought seven guns legally and hid them at home. the shooter was also reportedly under a doctor s care for an emotional disorder. the sh