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
hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. very good to have you with us. 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 killed were in the same school class. ameriejo garza had just been given a phone for her 10th birthday. she used it to try and call the police. jackie cazares had just celebrated her first communion. she died alongside her cousin, annabelle guadalupe rodriguez. irma garcia was one 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 waited in the classroom? am i gonna die? you were worried that
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look at this again more strategically and think perhaps we could re evaluate this. in the constitution is not the issue here. that was professorjames densley speaking to me a short while back. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. japan has announced that it will reopen to tourists from 36 taiwanese authorities have raided ten chinese companies they suspect have illegally tried to poach engineers and other staff from computer chip manufacturers. companies such as tsmc have made taiwan the world s leading manufacturer. but china is trying to increase its own manufacturing capacity amid a global shortage. the chips are used in everything from smartphones to cars. japan has announced that it will reopen to tourists from 36 countries starting from 10 june, but travellers will only be allowed in with tour groups. the move ends a two year pandemic closure. for most of the pandemic, japan has barred all tourists and only allowed entry to citizens and foreign residents.
the day s other news. the actor kevin spacey is to be charged with sexual assault against three men in the uk. the offences are alleged to have occurred in london and gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013. mr spacey has consistently denied allegations against him. taiwanese authorities have raided ten chinese companies they suspect have illegally tried to poach engineers and other staff from computer chip manufacturers. companies such as tsmc have made taiwan the world s leading manufacturer but china is trying to increase its own manufacturing capacity amid a global shortage. the chips are used in everything from smartphones to cars. bbc world news, the corporation s international tv news service the one you re watching right now is to be merged with its domestic sister channel. it s one of a series of money saving changes announced by the bbc s director general, tim davie.