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in the battle for ukraine. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and thanks forjoining me. were at the bbc�*s headquarters in london, broadcasting house. and heres the statue of the bbc�*s patron saint, george orwell, complete with cigarette. he used to work here. beside him is his famous quote. "if liberty means anything at all, it means the right "to tell people what they do not want to hear." well, i hope we can persuade you to hear this edition of unspun world,...

in the dombas. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered. and protests erupt in rio de janeiro after a video of a black man being asphyxiated in the back of a police car causes shock and anger. real madrid has won the uefa champions league final for the 14th t...

speak louder than words can that on tuesday at rob elementary school in uvalde texas, this first priority for every single law enforcement officer in the state did not come first. the awful truth which was confirmed today is that police officers waited to storm a classroom while children were hiding inside and calling 911 for help that would not come. for as long as an hour. now we often here police officers talk about split second decisions. this time, the decision to go into a classr...

than an hour while children inside were calling 9-1-1, begging for help. waiting because they apparently believed it was a barricaded subject situation. the police, not an active shooter. that was the wrong decision. texas officials say. >> a bit of hindsight, where im sitting now, of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision. very wrong. theres no excuse for that. >> there are so many unanswered questions tonight. but lets not lose sight about what this is all ab...

not engage the shooter, earlier. have a listen. >> why was this decision made, to not go in, and rescue these children? >> the on scene commander, considered a barricaded subject, there is time, and no more children at risk. of course, it was not the right decision, it was the wrong one, period. >> parents of the victims, outraged, understandably, at these missteps. with one father, telling cnn, he wonders if his daughter, and others, may have survived if authorities acted more quickly...

was holed up frantically called 911. top police officials now admit it was a mistake to not engage the shooter earlier. have a listen. >> why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? >> you know the on scene commander considered a barricaded subject and that there was time and there were no children at risk. of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision. >> parents of the victims obviously outraged at these missteps with one father telling cnn...

gunman fired more shots and children inside the classroom he was holed up in called 911. top police officials now admit it was a mistake to not engage the shooter earlier. listen. >> why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? >> again, you know, the on-scene commander considered a barricaded subject and there was time and no children at risk. of course it wasnt the wrright decision. it was wrong, period. >> one father telling cnn he wonders if his daughter and o...

good morning and welcome to your new day. we appreciate you starting your weekend with us. it is saturday, may 28th. im boris sanchez, joining you this morning live from uvalde, texas. >> and im christi paul. and boris, i cannot get over the scene behind you and the conversations you are having with people as we just try to reconcile whats happened in the last ten days. >> it is incredibly heart breaking, christi. yet at this point, utterly predictable. we begin with the nation reeling...

hallway. and the haunting questions that are now presented by these it tails, by these revelations by law enforcement. could more children have been saved? two teachers and 19 children were killed in all. most no older than 10 years old. as the horror played out inside the school, frantic parents were rushing to the scene desperate to get to their children. watch this . investigators now admit it was the wrong decision for those 19 officers to stay waiting in that hallway and not breac...

president biden is calling on americans to make america safer as he prepares to travel to uvalde to honor the victims tomorrow. authorities are facing scrutiny over conflicting information as well as the response time. we now know the gunman was not confronted by police before entering the school. and more than an hour past between the first 911 call and when that shooter was killed. cnns shimon prokupecz pressed authorities for answers on friday. >> you say there were 19 officers gath...