ah, ah ah, this is, do you have any news live from berlin? the world's richest man is now the owner of one of the world's most influential information platforms. tessa ceo, ellen must close a $44000000000.00 deal to buy twitter. he says see, will quote a leash, it's full potential to wants to protect free speech. also coming up, ukraine says russia is trying to disrupt the flow of weapons coming in from abroad . at least 5 people are killed in a series of missile attacks on railway station since russian forces strike deep inside ukraine and turkey jail,

the human rights campaigner for life. osman kabbalah is found guilty of trying to overthrow the government charges he says are fabricate. ah, i'm willing bluecross. welcome to the program. tesla c e o l and mosque has closed a deal to buy these oddly describes himself as a free speech. absolutist has pledged a largely hands off approach to policing what gets said on the influential platform, that stances at odds with increasing concern that social media helps spread misinformation and damages, social cohesion. the deal and weeks of uncertainty over whether the company's board would agree to sell to the world's richest man, who has himself often use twitter to promote his business ventures. and let's go straight to semi so mascot, our washington corresponded for more. so miss,

very good to see you. so what is mosques interest in taking over twitter? well, william, whether you like it or not, whether you use twitter or not, it is, as you already said, one of the most influential social media platforms in the world. it is where you will find presidents celebrities, millions more. and that is what makes this such a blockbuster deal. you have the richest man in the world buying such an important social media platform. and even the way that this deal went down with something of a wild ride, as you hinted that it was just a few weeks ago that you must go now, that he was buying a big stake in the company. he wanted to feed on the board. the board members did not agree that he would be the right fit. they actually tried to prevent him from taking over the company with legal maneuvers. fast forward to now, and they decided after negotiate on monday they would go ahead. and william, that's because you learn mosque got that financing together. he spent the last 2 weeks drumming up the 44000000000 about half of it was rate the dead half about half of it is his own money. and that seemed to change the minds of board members

to go ahead and it seems that investors agree the share prices for twitter roads more than 5 percent in trading on monday. so they seem to be optimistic about what this deal will mean. so good for business on one side, a lots of critics obviously must because describe himself as a free speech absolutist. what exactly could that mean for the platform or even beyond? that is the big question. william, he's made very clear that he thinks twitter need some major changes. so 1st and foremost, as he said, he believes that needs to be a bachelor of free speech. she has criticize what he believes, it's too much content moderation on the platform right now. and if you look at that press statement that was released with his deal, most writing that she sees free speech as a bedrock of a functioning democracy. and he also sees twitter as the digital town square. he also wants to tackle twitter is algorithms to make them open source because he believes there needs to be more transparency in the codes that decide what content

gets pushed to the top of our news feed and why. but william twitter ceo actually told employees that the company does not know what eli moscow's in store for the future. so there is a lot of uncertainty about what she will actually end up pursuing as the next days go forward. and also uncertain is any kind of regulatory trouble that he might run into. what can you say about that? while this is going to be for me, the one of the most interesting roadblocks to watch because both congress here in the u. s. and they're the european union, they have been cracking down on social media platforms, most notably facebook and the responsibility that these platforms have for the content that they host. and that criticism actually prompt the twitter in recent years to in to more content moderation and moderate the type of speech that was allowed. that's what we saw, the former president donald trump ban from twitter. so if you must, once to open those gates again, he could run into trouble and we know that he prefers

a more hands off approach to regulation, to put it mildly so we could be in for some big conflicts. there be a send me some kinda what the latest and surely much more to come thanks very reporting from washington, and we'll have more on ellen musk buying twitter later in the business news with christy flotsam. now let's turn over to the latest developments in the war in ukraine, keys, military commanders say russia has tried to disrupt the flow of weapons into ukraine from allies abroad. with a series of coordinated missile strikes on railway stations. at least 5 people have been reported killed in the attacks and many more injured a railway station in flames. in western ukraine. russia continues to attack targets all across the country. both military and civilian well did really maintains the lifeline of the country. and so indeed, it's not all routed that important for revolution drains. but just for passenger

traffic with don to camp or please, we come on the garrison thrones. noah, local trains are starting to run again and keep buses and trams to the city. but i'm not of what? while officials say it's too soon to call the city safe from missile or rocket attacks in life and the capital is slowly returning to normal. although nobody knows for how long it was done, though, while they only recently reopened to the public, the staff at this bar have kept busy since the invasion began in criminals to let the cooking meals for soldiers and emergency workers. my special this that i to help a chill of of the other of the live, we've served almost 13000 portions already. the kitchen is small and there isn't a single cook among us, only bartenders and waiters. oh, but we manage this in eastern ukraine. it's a different picture. our keith receives incoming fire every day, but the city remains in ukrainian hands. with one analysts says ukraine's defenses

are likely to keep russia from making dramatic gains in the near future until one side is so it gets to weaken. we're probably not going to see massive changes in the line, a village here, or village there, but we're not going to see the goods. i opperation for people perhaps soon. now once once like gets too weak, that will change. so i think we're in this morse more static slow moving a traditional age. but then when that ends, i can very these, in this, in the latest upload from ukraine's as of regiment. if you're not a video claiming to show people hiding in the tunnels and bunkers below, mario poll shows a desperate picture. food and water are running out. children wear diapers, made from trash bags. and the weary survivors feel trout in a senseless war. yeah, up on behalf of all residents of my we are poll. i addressed

a world where he please help us. we want to live. we want to live in our own city and our own country. no ma'am peaceful life. we're tired of these bombings these constant asked strikes, how long with his love, who are we being rescued from? i do not and offend help us. stop the aggression of the russian federation against my country. me. above ground rushes military is slowly trying to grind out a victory for those caught in the violence. time is a luxury they can't afford and now for some other stories in the war, you are secretary of defense. white austin has arrived in germany following talks, and keith is scheduled to discuss ukraine's defense needs with counterparts from more than 40 countries. nato secretary general in stoughton berg will also take part in the meeting, which is taking place at the u. s. ramstein air base. the are fun for russia is expelled, 40 german diplomats from moscow. it's

a response to germany doing the same to a number of russian staff earlier this month. german foreign minister describe the retaliation as expected, but not justified. un secretary general antonio terrace is in the turkish capital ankara to advance ukraine peace negotiations. he met with turkish president electric type ottawa, and we'll travel on to moscow. and then keith, the ukrainian leader, is said to be unhappy that gutierrez is visiting russia 1st. let stay in turkey for the moment as a court. there has sent his human rights campaign, or osmond cappella. to life in prison, he was found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government cavellas been in detention since 2017 and says the charges against him have been fabricated. the ruling by the istanbul court drew loud protests from supporters of horsemen cabala . they vowed that the resistance against the turkish government

would continue cavellas long imprisonment without trial had earlier prompted the council of europe to launch infringement proceedings against turkey. many had hoped that would help his case opposition. lawmakers slammed the ruling up the letter that the government is without shame, there just thugs, like the mafia. how can we take them seriously as judges and prosecutors with us? cabala was convicted of organizing protests in 2013, against the building of a shopping center in eastern bills, gacy park. the prosecution claimed he was aiming to topple ad once government charges. he denies the european court of human rights call the case politically motivated. activists expressed shock at the ruling is far worse than anything any one expected, i think. and i mean, it feels like a kind of a huge act of defiance. coming from the

palace. the court also convicted 18 other people on trial with cabala. they were each sentence to 18 years in prison. all of the defendants have pledged to appeal the verdict should have used during jones that following the trial. we asked him about that verdict. as my cavellas been sentenced to an aggravated life sentence, and that is the most severe sentence on turkish law books, it means he will be in solitary confinement for the rest of his life and in eligible for parole. ah, this severe sentence was passed because he was found guilty of seeking to o for the government. supporting 2013 nationwide protests under the casey movement . and then the subsequent 2016 qu, which prosecutors claim were all part of the same conspiracy. 7 other people were also convicted, they were sentenced at 18 years in prison, and this case is deeply, deeply controversial. the defense lawyer in saying that this whole case was fabricated an earlier call type, the had to quitted cappella r,

but he was an subsidy, re away, re arrested, and then face his latest court case on top of that little defenseless highlight the fact that one of the judges stood for parliament. the president urged once a k p party in earlier elections and demanded he be removed. they refused that they dismissed the cases or the defense is arguments. although one judge did defer and of voted against the acquittal of the conviction, saying that the case was without merit or any standing. ah, we've also seen that now that the, the main opposition a, c, h p, the lead a comma cultural as a condemned. that calling this a tyrannical a verdict ball president, no one has said the justice must prevail, and that can be no peace without justice. further dividing the country, this case, people in the chinese capital beijing are rushing to stock up on groceries and household goods as govern 19 case numbers, their rise, they fear authorities will lock the city down under china as strict 0 covered policy. as the country struggles with its worst outbreak into years, ah,

rushing to be ready, in the event of a locked down. these are just some of the millions of residents. stockpiling essentials after authorities sparked fears of impending locked down guzman to assurances that there is enough food, have done little to dissuade cautious locals with cues forming outside some supermarkets, while in others, isles ended up nearly bath of salt off to products like fresh meat supermarket chains. of boosted stock levels and extended opening hours in a bid to keep up with the increased demand. but some locals are anxious about the future. i am how will glad we're afraid that if deliveries are cut off, supplies won't meet demand. if you seen so many people buying food at the same time, made me little nervous, but actually the situation is still ok. only 70 covet cases have been discovered in

the city of 21000000 since the outbreak was 1st detected on friday. but authorities have responded with the same strict zeroed cove it toolkit china has used throughout the pandemic. mass testing is already underway here in beijing's biggest district when most of the cases have been found. and where some residential compounds have already been placed under lockdown. officials say testing will be expanded to all but 5 of the cities, remaining districts on tuesday. residents, we hoping that the shanghai style looked down won't be next, but until they know more many we'll keep preparing for the worst. and let's get you a reminder of the top story we're following for you. tesla boss, a lot mosque has clenched a deal to buy twitter for $44000000000.00. platforms board at 1st resisted a hostile takeover, but has accepted his offer. mosque is out of whole free speech on the social media

platform, much w news. christy plaza is up next of business with of course more on a line mosque find. twitter, of course, is more of all other kinds of news that he w dot com and on twitter and instagram. thank you w. news. i'm land woodcraft with people and trucks injured when trying to free the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away. families please see the reason for these critical illness with demonstrated people fleeing extreme dreams getting 200 people in june around the world.