as in the united states, after our cargo ship crashed into a rescue team scrambled to search for survivors after the multiple bridge collapsed . while the incidents has left, the engineers and maritime experts scratching their heads. how could such a shape crash into such a large structure? was anything wrong with the bridge itself? i'm to go in berlin and this is the day the, it's extremely unusual to have a bridge collapsed caused by a ship. in fact, it looked like something, not of the action, but normally pays are designed to accommodate to a certain level of, of impacts that from, from ships a co worker goes, j looks the birds pull that, that was like your line stop line meeting goes, no, go certainly would not have been designed for a direct strike about back century. there are many bridges like this,

especially around the codes of the united states. also on the day wiki likes found that julian assigned will not face extradition to the united states on espionage charges. for now, is family is calling on the us to drop the cases which they say are retribution for blowing the whistle. this case is a retribution. it is a signal to all of you is that if you expose the interests that are driving or they will come after you, they will put you in prison and they will try to kill you. welcome to the day. i mean, investigation is underway in the united states after cargo ship crashed into a bridge in baltimore, maryland, causing it to collapse several vehicles on the bridge at the time. maryland governor westmore said the ship reporting losing power just before the crash and

that he made emergency calls is allowed on thursdays to limit his traffic across the bridge. they added that i preliminary investigation, suggested the crash was an accident, and there was no evidence and no credible evidence of a terror attack. so just to give you a sense of scale, the francis scott key bridge was 2.6 kilometers long. with 4 lines on average, more than 31000 vehicles crossteck every day. and it's a major part of the road that we're on the us east, east coast. so here's a look at have today's events unfolded the francis scott key bridge. after the singapore flags container ship smashed into one of its pillars. the collapse of the bridge was caught live by a web broadcast. the ship struck at 1 30 am within minutes. a major search and rescue operation was under way the the postcards,

primary mission right now is search and rescue looking for any survivors in the water were basically searching for, for everyone that was potentially on the bridge. as you can imagine, some building like, you know, you know, what type of traffic was there of how many workers were there. this video uploaded by a ship tracking service shows the vessels path as it went off course and into the bridge . it issued a distress called minutes before the collision. authorities said workers then stopped the cars from crossing the bridge afterwards, saving lives. experts said the size of the ship simply overwhelmed the support structure. a heavy ship i that pulled in possibly a large load of many thousands of times, but it hit something solid. i'm a ship is obviously struck the support of the bridge. not surprisingly, the bridge collapses, because the support has a very rapidly flimsy structure of us. president joe biden said the disaster was an accidental way. there was word and pledge federal funding to rebuild my attention

that federal government will pay for the entire cost to read your stucky nap ridge . and i expect the congress to support my effort. this gonna take some time. the people ball and i can count on. so to stick with them at every step of the way to the poor as reopen and the bridges rebuilt. meanwhile, people in the region are bracing for the aftermath. the port and baltimore is key to shipping on the us east coast. and the collapse bridge will likely create traffic jams for months or even years to come. the professor have in samson for the card if you reverse the history of the shipping industry since 1999. welcome to the w. a professor. i'm to try sol as experiments, i'd like you to, to help us understand what's what probably happened on the bridge. a colleague, so we have a condo ship like the dive, it's nights. everything appears to be fine. ha,

the pilots have joined the captain on board to guide this massive vessel out of port. and then power appears to go out and you seem to be heading for a bridge support. so what happens next? the the, the bridge team would have worked very hard to very quickly try to assess the situation. and so my goal is to prevent the collision with the ship and adrenalin levels would have been running very high. and the pilot, the content on the bridge team will acted together to try to follow the festivals tries one's done the situation and then straight forward all the emergency procedures to, to, to avoid the collision, which some, unfortunately appears to have been unsuccessful. it looks as if those very little time between when they they have looks propulsion and when they collided, received for instruction. and obviously that about that loss of power. loss of

propulsion is a, is a key thing. how do, how do you trying of a collision when you have no power? this is obviously a absolutely critical situation is very, very dangerous. the occurrence and winds process that moves the best. so when you don't have any control over it yourself, and the vessels i believe from things i've read, i believe it was going, it's about 8 notes and which is the slowest, and then the full speed of the vessel. but it's still in a, provides the best so with a fair amount of inertia, makes it very slow to, to, to, to stop or change direction even bringing up some control. so you're into emergency procedures such as dropping on cuz i believe the best of my time to drop to on cuz from once i've read, but unfortunately it, it was too late to stop it from actually going instantly the bridge itself. um,

so this the 1st then would have been into a situation whether major mediately, oversee very conscious of the catastrophic damage has been done. they would be wanting to assess the integrity of the how to check who on board was safe, checked that one on board was safe. i believe that was the case. and on this occasion and such to think about the vessel stability of the congo stability. and you know, to, to, to, to start to be concerned about issues around pollution control. and so the kinds of some short term issues that require very immediate attention and action would have, would have been taking place. all right, thank you so much for that. professor, professor helen samson from college university or the court in britain has rule that wiki leaks found a julian assange cannot be expedited to the united states to face espionage charges

for now, mr. sanchez, why status attended the hearing of the high course in london? but judge you said they wanted further assurances from us so far it says about what will happen to julia assent us fails to provide those assurances in the next, in the next 3 weeks. the quote will give him permission to appeal extradition drugs including breach of freedom of expression, and because he might receive the death penalty in his stomach. as the hunch, talking to reporters outside the court, following the verdict, julian is a political prisoner. he is a journalist and he is being persecuted because he exposed the true cost of war in human lives. this case is a retribution. it is a signal to all of you that if you expose

the interests that are driving or they will come after you, they will put you in prison and they will try to kill, you will do it in a song. she's extra dish and order was confirmed in 2021, but he's continued to fight the ruling from prison in london. that was closest to him fair. but this could be his final legal challenge. february 2020 for a hearing on julian massages the appeal of his extradition to the us. his wife planned for his release, his health is in decline mentally and physically. his life is a risk every single day. he stays in prison, the energy use extradited. he will die, but it's not just about him being expedited. should julian should never have been put in prison in the 1st place. the united nation special rockport her on torture, also called for the us to drop its case. i am very worried about mr. sanchez health,

the, his ability to survive the expedition and the real likelihood of suicide. i'm worried about the conditions of detention in the united states, where they use solitary confinement on a regular basis, and that this would cause irreparable harm to mr. sanders, as almost faces, significant legal danger in the u. s. a prison sentence of up to a 175 years. he's been a wanted man since 2010. after his whistle blowing for him, we can leaks published classified us army and material supply by an intelligence analysts. let me know and delete, contain documents and video footage from the wars in afghanistan interact. some of the footage with shocking, seemingly implicating us troops and possible war crimes. i believe that if those 2 things will fall under the rules of engagement when the

rules of engagement are wrong, deeply wrong. as for, you'll come many applauded songs as fearlessness and shedding light on the murky side of armed conflict. he was showered with awards and voted readers' choice for times person of the year and 2010 cuts for many others. the leaks were nothing short of treason and the salt a dangerous enemy of the state. in november 2010 swedish authorities issued an arrest warrant for assault. after 2 women accused of sexual assault and rape, he lost the legal battle to fight extradition to sweden, while on bail assault refuge in london's ecuadorian embassy. it became as home for the next 7 years, but in 2019 acro doors, new governments have enough of its controversial embassy lodger. police were invited in under rest of the songs. his supporters say that the us effort to extradite him is an attack on free speech itself. this piece has alarming implications for journalism and trust. freedom around the world. not least of all

as he would be. the 1st publisher tried under the us espionage act, which lots of public interest defense. we would add some reporters without borders, that there should be a political solution, but that it must involve no further time in prison. for julian, in any country, a warrior for press, freedom or a careless betrayer of sensitive secrets, as long as his case has divided people ever since his legal saga started me a film producer, a gabrielle shipped to an issue that sondra his brother. welcome to d, w. i will get to today's verdict in a moment festival, how is your brother? well, i went to visit him in the prison at the end of last month stop. and he's in a very delicate position, health wise. he's health has been in decline for many years now. he's been in the prison for 5 years and maximum security prison with no and insight to these

ongoing legal proceedings. it is a punishment by process. he's not serving a sentence in the united kingdom, and he's not charged with any crime. in the united kingdom, he's been kept in a maximum security prison solely at the request of the us d o j. and it's just heartbreaking thing and it's, it's really us uh, these my older brother in law and, and seeing him to, to right and slowly waste away in a prison is it's very distressing for a family and a do you think that the 2 events is his health deteriorating a because of this is that legal deal? yes, and it's not just me who links staves, events, you and special rapid tour on torture, meal smells to go to the doctors in to say julian, independent doctors who

a specialist in assessing torture and psychological torture. and they both found that julian suffering. the effects of psychological torture and that was in 2019 in his situation hasn't changed. we know that if he is released he can get better. but the un special rubbish one, georgia knows most that has called this iceland motion, murder. well, before allies you've, you've talked about as his health declining. can i ask what's wrong with him? he as well just said he's suffering the effects of psychological torture. so how does that amount and what does that, what, what, what are you seeing in him? a physical deterioration increased aging. he has aged very, very quickly, you know, he's has a depressive syndrome that, that comes and goes, i mean, i'm not, i'm not a doctor, but these what medical professionals have said about julian. and it also said

that evidence expect was expert witness testimony and evidence that was accepted at the magistrate's court that if he was to be extradited, it would lead to his death. so it's not just made is saying these things, these are the expert witnesses, expert doctors from the you and who are all saying that his health is very delicate, any decline as to and to today's high court decision, judges of or to deal with so far as a supervisor assurances that your brother will not face the death penalty. i'm so what's your reaction to today's decision as well, this is a relief that julian is not on a plane to the united states today, but the, there is a now ticking clock for julian. it is very limited, he has, the court has recognized that he has the right to appeal on these points that he

will not receive the death penalty fees extradited, but also that he is not discriminated against because he is not a us citizen. and that the 1st amendment rights are extended to julian, but what the court has said today that they will accept a diplomatic, not a diplomatic note that says that julian would receive the death penalty and addresses the press. freedom concerns. right. and so it's a sort of double have sold in that sense, ego is not be an extra dotted, but the political nature of this case has been like that with the court saying no, except of political assurance from the united states. addressing the appeal points without actually giving julian another potential hearing. so it's a sort of, you know, it's mixed feelings to that, right. and if we can talk about the charges, you know, your brother is facing it. he didn't leak anything,

but he did publish links materials supplied by chelsea medic who is now a free. i'm. why do you think your brother has been singled out well, he's been mad in examples essentially. but by the united states department of justice width and want us to d o. j. as going off to julian to make an example of him to send a message to all the other publishes in june was around the world. that if you publish this sort of lake information, if you work with the source to publish this sort of information that we can come off to you. and it doesn't matter where you, uh, we can use our it's the national to reach into any country and put you in a maximum security prison indefinitely. ok, i think they've used this against clearing it to besides that would have to invent one. right. let me think what was to you when i get to the arguments,

the really never so big come out of a so that we bought the me if, if you would, if someone punishes state secrets that might endanger us offices, then the government should pursue the lead cause and everyone involved to the fullest extent because of a danger the publication provides, explain to us why that is wrong. i will, i would ask the united states government to supply proof of the people that were put in harm's way, or anyone who came to any home related to these lakes. i mean what these lakes did show was concrete evidence of the us military killing. jen was from a helicopter gunship and so you have to balance these things, you know, and ask for proof. where is the proof that anyone came to any the the us is

actually admitted on the us that they can find not a single person who came to any home because of these lakes. and that was in the chelsea. many hearing a former chapel was hired by the obama administration to do research, and they spent $10000000000.00 looking for someone who was hom, by these lakes. i couldn't find anyone. okay, good to hear. thank you so much for joining us on that. welcome to serve that gabriel ship to film producer and brother. we can expand julia asylums. thank you so much. thank you. just as is on the supreme court to have appeared skeptical during oral arguments on rolling back access to a widely used abortion pill. it's the 1st of all, she related case since the same code over time, the constitutional rights to the procedures 2 years ago. the final rules and code have huge ramifications for access across the united states. a little pills giant

stakes a legal battle over access to mister prestone, a commonly used drug to end pregnancies, has made its way to the supreme court. on the one side, a group of anti abortion organizations. and on the other, the food and drug administration. a little under 2 years after the supreme court here behind me, overturn roe vs wade ruling that abortion is no longer a fundamental right in the us. the issue is set to take center stage here. yet again, whatever this court ends up deciding will have profound implications on abortion, access, the drug approval process, and the already explosive political discourse around reproductive rights. so court has to decide whether the food and drug administration acted unlawfully when it loosened regulations around mr. prestone to use for the entire abortion activists thing safety issues were overlooked. but medication abortion makes up nearly 2 thirds of all abortions in the west. and nearly 6000000 women have used the drug

since it's approval and the year 2000 would serious side effects being extremely rare, reproductive rights, campaigners fear that a move to limit access to mr. prestone is a step on the way to a republican lead national abortion band. it is absolutely a slippery slope. i like to emphasize this time and time again is that over 70 percent of people united states want the right to decide on their reproductive health. and that definitely aligns with the access to abortion. and so i think it comes down to the fact that while there is a majority in this country, that support reproductive health and support rich reproductive rights. we have an agenda that has been driven by a small minority that is very well funded. that is politically very well established and making moves not only nationally, but also at the state level to overturn and undermine the will of the people. a

decision from the supreme court is expected by the end of june, a few months ahead of the general election, where few dispute the reproductive rights will be on the ballot to. all right, that's good. most indeed w's science, that gall welcome parents focus through initial reactions from the supreme court justices. as we've heard before, the justices today seems skeptical. these are, of course, the same just as, as, as we've heard. also that past robi weighed 2 years ago. and basically, what was the reason for their skepticism is that they are unsure whether there is even the basis for this car to be brought for this case to be brought before the supreme court put simply the organization that has filed the lawsuit, needs to prove that making access to abortion medication easier could injure someone, the justices that not to just not seem very sure that this has given in this case. but of course, their decision as we've heard, is still out and will be expected at the end of june. okay, and there were protests outside the supreme court building. what was going on

yes, a few 100 protesters gathered in front of the supreme court building. it was relatively loud and colorful. um, most people there were there to show their support for the right to abortion. for the ride, for choice, there was a wide variety also of them did walk into the groups and we spoke to some of the people who were there. um, let's have a listen of course and access is something that is critical for our nation for our families, for people to be free. i believe very strongly that the federal drug administration's processes should be protected from active it's federal judge. i believe it of abortion as health care and health care as a right of everybody in this country. i think attacking as a prestone is important and i think our voice should be heard so strong, some strong pro choice views as that was the majority of the protesters. but there were of cause, of course, also groups and boys who were against divorce and very critical of the of days

previous decision to ease access to this medication. um, but yeah, there were, there was some heated exchanges between these groups but a little peaceful and it was a minority of a product system was against abortion today. and is this case likely to have any impact on this is the election it definitely looks like it. we've seen in many polls before that, abortion is one of the top issues for us. voters divided ministration has already taken a clear stands on the issue and says it will continue the fight for reproductive freedom. republicans on the other side to seem less clear on this, they are come to the door. the trump has also not taken a very clear stance on it. regardless of the outcome of this um court ruling, which we'll see by the end of june. probably it seems clear that most americans, as we've heard before, and the reports are in favor of choice, are pro choice the thing that individuals should have a say and whether they have an abortion or not. so this issue is probably gonna

stick around until the elections and probably even beyond that. okay, thank you for that dw correspondent finance guy in washington. and that is the day you follow out. same on social media apps, d, w, use. the latest headlines are always available on the dw at fort dw, dot com, the

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