across the country some experts now warn the perfect storm of troublesis putting the country s national security at risk new inflation numbers this morning were better than expected what it says about where the economy is headed and what it means for your wallet. and right now, toxic smoke is filling the skies over eastern indiana, as a recycling plant burns and thousands are forced to flee how long could that fire keep burning. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments to that breaking news first in eastern indiana, a massive warehouse fire is forcing families to leave their homes, schools are closed maggie vespa is in richmond, iowa the state fire marshal says the smoke is definitely toxic. obviously you re wearing your mask what is the situation, what is the major concern there right now? reporter: of course the biggest concern is basically what could be lingering in the air right now. i want to be clear, we re wearing a mask out of an over
and the story of this startling image a 16 year girl old in her prom dress, in the ruins of her school in kharkiv. it s 8 in the morning in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where lawmakers have been hearing searing testimony from the victims and families of those caught up in several recent mass shootings. among them was an 11 year old girl, mia cerrillo. a student at the robb elementary school in texas, she described how she smeared herself in blood and played dead, to avoid being killed along with 19 other children and two teachers. the shooting, carried out by an 18 year old gunman, has provoked a nation wide debate about the sale of firearms. our north america editor sarah smith has more from washington. we should warn you her report contains some graphic testimony which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don t want you to
girl in her prom dress, in the ruins of her school in kharkiv. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington where lawmakers have been hearing searing testimony from the victims and families of those caught up in several recent mass shootings. among them was an 11 year old girl, mia cerrillo. a student at the robb elementary school in texas, she described how she smeared herself in blood and played dead to avoid being killed along with 19 other children and two teachers. the shooting, carried out by an 18 year old gunman, has provoked a nation wide debate about the sale of firearms. our north america editor sarah smith has more from washington we should warn you, her report contains some graphic testimony which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her paren
tennessee and kentucky isn t going to happen right now. but what can get done? what do you know from all of the research you folks and others have done? what are the laws that are effective? well, there are many laws that are incredibly effective, permit to purchase laws that require someone to get a background check and a permit in order to purchase a firearm. we know we are very effective at preventing gun homicides and gun suicides waiting periods that put a small buffer between a person s decision to purchase a gun and getting ahold of the gun are also effective at reducing homicides and suicides because it doesn t allow someone to act in the moment of crisis or upon a suicidal impulse, and also extreme risk protection order laws that are commonly referred to as red flag laws, and we also know these are very effective at
if we talk about some of the specific proposals now you know, one of them is the red flag laws. how do you reckon these are likely to work? thank you for focusing on these laws. so extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, are civil court orders that allow for people who are witnessing loved ones or people in their community in crisis to go before the court and say, you know what, this person is behaving dangerously, they are doing things them at high risk for committing gun violence either towards others or towards themselves, and it sjust not a good idea right now for them to have ready access to firearms. so let s put a pause on that, let s temporarily prohibit people from purchasing and possessing guns when they are in the midst of a crisis and expressing ideas about violence.