both houses of congress police pioneer a new way of tackling knife crime based on data about where and when it happens most often. this is predictive policing, this is precision policing. this is understanding where we are going to get the best effect when we put our officers on patrol. ding dong, you are not wrong! veteran comedy actor, leslie phillips, star of the carry on films has died at 98. and coming up on the bbc news channel. don t write us off. england s ben stokes has his eyes on the t20 world cup final ahead of thei ssemi final clash against india on thursday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. many headteachers in england say they may have to cut the number of teaching staff because of pressure on their budgets. a survey by the headteachers union found two thirds of heads said they ll have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. two thirds of members in england. the government says it is giving schools an extra £4 billio
our strategic petroleum reserve. the biden gang has overseen hamajor depletion of our security and safety. safet but a new, equally disturbingly developmen distut was reported o yesterday in the new york times. well, it turns out thartt bide yesterdan is raiding our stockpiles of emergency munitions in raiding e to prop up ukraine. now, this is reckless and it s wrong. these stockpiles are for true emergencies, not for satisfying the demands of war that congress never even authorized .ch germany s chancellor seems acutely aware of endangeringancl his own country s security by getting more deeply involved in ukraine. endangethe ukrainians can relyr support for the courageous fight. it is also clear that we will avoid that. this is becoming a war between russia and nato, while also the only question is , has that ship already sailed? y ou if only our politicians listened as intently to theiry own constituents as they dotuens a political leader fro am a none nato country, a le
festive nights of the year. how this case is an outlier on so many levels, from the age of the suspect to the age of the victims, to the town where it happened, traditionally known as one of the country s best places to live. plus, democratic congressman ruben gallego wants wants to che arizona independent kyrsten sinema for her senate seat. how it could pave the way for something we rarely see, a three-way race that could help decide control of the senate. finally, yeah, it may be hard to believe, but we have entered year four of the covid pandemic. how do we balance the fact all of us are ready for this to be over with with the fact that we are still averaging nearly 50,000 new cases every week? we will start in southern california where police are trying to put the pieces together in one of the more unusual mass shootings in recent memory. a 72-year-old man is accused of opening fire inside a popular dance hall in monterey park. it was filled with mostly senior citizen
becomes one of fear and devastating violence and tragedy. the latest in the never-ending epidemic of gun violence in america, the 33rd mass shooting to happen so far this year, at least 11 people were killed at a lunar new year celebration at a billion room in monterey park, california. it is a predominantly asian american suburb of los angeles. the deceased are all in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. officials say that the shooter, 72-year-old asian male, attempted a second attack at another ballroom nearby. that attack was stopped by two patrons. here s how one of them describes what happened. i lunged at him with both my hands, grabbed the weapon, and we had a struggle. we struggled into the lobby, trying to get this gun away from each other. he was hitting me across the face, bashing the back of my head. i was trying to use my elbows to separate the gun away from him, create some distance. finally, at one point, i was able to pull the gun away from him, shove him aside, create
the greatest, it s opinion, but pele led, others stand on his shoulders. well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and success, was built on pele. in1958, pele took part in his first world cup tournament, aged just 17. he scored six goals in four matches, playing himself to the point of exhaustion. when brazil beat sweden in the final, one opponent said when he watched pele, he felt like applauding. injury limited his role in the 1962 world cup. in1966, well, opposing teams knew they had to stop pele one way or another. four years later, in 1970 in mexico, pele was part of a brazilian team widely regarded as the best set of players ever. they won the world cup with a freedom of expression and fluency never seen before. it was pele s last world cup. without him, brazil waited another 2a years before winning the trophy again. pele remained in demand. after all, he was one of the most famous names