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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 ...

—— good fellas. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 who were killed were in the same school class. this boys family had to wait 12 hours before th...

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 birt...

for instance, officials initially said an officer had engaged the gunman before he entered the school. but now we're being told that is not true. in fact, the shooter was outside the school for about 12 minutes before entering through an unlocked door. >> bill: all that adding to the confusion after police waited for about an hour before entering the classroom and killing the shooter. texas dps on the front lines of the investigation. the shifting timelines, the shifting facts were the focus of a contentious news conference that took place yesterday afternoon that went a bit like thi...

now, it was the wrong decision. there's no excuse for that. i wasn't there. i'm telling you from what we know, we believe there should have been an entry as soon as you can. >> prior to that, he laid out a new timeline of events. if you haven't seen this, you need to watch. 11:27, the store is propped up by a teacher, a minute later, the gunman crashes his car. that teacher runs to get a phone and comes back to the open door. it remains propped open. at 11:30, the teacher calls 911 reporting a crash and a man with a gun. the door remains open. at 11:31, the gunman reaches the school ...