couple hours before the shooting, is really key to that. that is what she has been on the stand talking about. let s discuss this with our reporters and analysts who can join us on this. we have jean, areva and joey jackson. jean, to you first, this meeting is really a linchpin of this case, what stood out to you? the night before, the night before the meeting, ethan got d in geometry. had a big argument at home. his phone was taken away from him, they said you re not going to be able to go to the shooting range at all until those grades go. we heard on the prosecution s case that he was locked out. locked out of what? we don t know. it was about argument. the next morning she gets a text from the counselor and sees the drawing. she testified that she was very angry, and she took it personally. did she interpret that drawing that from his anger the night before that he was drawing a picture of his rebellion against the parents discipline that night before? that s what it ap
president biden took office. it s been five years since a secretary of state has met with chinese counterparts. tensions have been growing between the countries. mr blinken s visit was originallly scheduled for february but was put on hold after the us found what it said was a chinese spy balloon in its airspace. we ll hearfrom our correspondent in beijing injust a moment. first, our north america correspondent in washington sets out what the us hopes to achieve. us secretary of state antony blinken arrived in china in a moment when tensions between the two countries are very high and expectations for the trip are incredibly low. this is the first major re engagement between the us and china since that big saga over the alleged chinese spy balloon, which floated across the united states back in february, and that really is hanging in the background of these talks. the biggest goal here is a simple one, and it sjust establishing and reopening those diplomatic lines of communi
since president biden took office. it s been five years since a secretary of state has met with chinese counterparts, and us officials say expectations for the meeting are low. tensions have been steadily growing between the countries. live now to the bbc s china correspondent stephen mcdonnell in beijing. stephen, its been a tense few months for both sides the white house says expecations are low. so what is this visit all about? well, the goal of the meeting is the meeting itself or rather meetings, i should say, because they do not expect some huge breakthrough as a result of antony blinken coming to beijing butjust starting to talk again, possibly lining up future meetings so more high level us representatives can come to china, more high level chinese representatives can go to the us and, you know, we re talking about serious matters. at stake is trying to avoid war, for example. it is quite an incredible situation when you think about it. a few years ago it would have
antony blinken has met the chinese foreign minister in beijing. it s the highest profile visit to china by a us official since president biden took office. tensions remain high between the two nations over issues such as trade, technology and foreign policy. mr blinken s visit was originallly scheduled for february but was put on hold after the us found what it said was a chinese spy balloon in its airspace. it s possible the us secretary of state will also meet president xi during his stay. our correspondent steve mcdonnell is in beijing and says mr blinken s visit is very symobolic. the fact the meeting is taking place is quite an achievement and i can t recall another meeting by the us government official which is hard such low expectations crucially important. the relationship is so toxic between beijing and washington. at least some pathways toward communications and possibilities for high level meetings and of those kind of things can be set up i think both sides will b
from over the border the east of the drc has been the site of nearly continuous conflict for two decades. our correspondent, barbara plett usher, sent this report from nairobi and a warning it does contain distressing details. he survived but has to live with the horror. the community stunned by this brutal attack against children. targetted in their dormitories, the militants set fire to the boys residence. the girls were hacked or shot to death as they fled, some abducted. translation: then | they started shooting at the windows and the door. we went to hide under our beds on the floor. as they continued to shoot out the windows, one of us was hit by a bullet and started shouting, help! come and help me! those who escaped still in shock. schools are an easy target, but this was the worst attack in years. there are angry questions. if they are telling us the borders are secured, security is tight, i want security to tell us where they were when these killers came to