a opportunities for your professionals in times of crisis. google media. june 2020 to your ticket now with this is dw news alive from berlin. pressure rose on police to explain their parents in action while children were being shot in a texas elementary school. texas officials including the governor, blast the police, or failing to act fast enough to ent, you've all the school massacre was coming up on the show. ukraine says it's forces

may have to retreat from the eastern don bass region. bosco is pounding the regions last per meaning. cities in ukrainian hands, it's aiming to complete its advance through what was once ukraine's industrial heartland. ah. hello, i'm clare richardson, thanks much for joining us. police in you've all the taxes have admitted they made mistakes in their response to tuesday, school shooting, waiting instead of moving in against the gun man. 19 children and 2 teachers died in the attack. and just 3 days later, the biggest a gun lobby in the united states, the n r a has begun its annual convention in the texas city of houston. there's been an outcry over the location and timing of the event as mourners. and you've

already, texas grieve, the loss of loved ones in yet another ma, shooting. the countries mean gun rights group holds its national convention. in the same state of our conference, her protesters gathered outside the convention hall. make you demanding better gun control laws so many, but avoid that. the meeting is even taking place. i think that they should feel safe for being here. days after shooting while some cancelled their appearances. former us president donald trump took the stage to say that the problem was not too many guns, but too few. from this day forward, every school in america should have a police officer or an armed resource officer on duty at all times. as the age old saying goes, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is

a good guy with a gun. but even with armed policemen present 21 people were killed in your body. despite the police of families at the seen, police waited for 40 minutes before engaging the shelter. officials have now accepted that this was a mistake. that of course, it was not the right to say long as it's very, there is no, no excuse for that. but again, i wasn't there, but i'm just telling you for what we know. we believe there should have been an x ray of that as soon as you can, while many americans stand by their constitutional right to bad arms. others wonder how many more tragedies it but dick to enforce stricter gun control in the u. s. and he's other correspondence stuff, and simon's is in houston, texas, where the n r a convention is taking place. here's his assessment of former president donald trump's speech at the event. your no surprises there from the

former president, president, trump bird tutoring the same horn. he always did as did governor about here, the governor of texas sane and blaming mental health issues and mental health problems are a mental health pandemic group adamic in the united states. for, for example, what happened a few days ago and you've all there. but many americans now, especially now after this incident, want change change, meaning not touching the constitutional 2nd amendment, but better restrictions more control. so this or what happened a few days ago is not going to happen anymore, or is made much hotter. chef and simon's there. ukraine is warning that its troops may have to pull out of the eastern don bass regent were void, being surrounded by russian forces pro russia. socrates say they have taken the strategic railway hub town of lee men. russian forces are also advancing from 3

directions on the near by twin cities of sierra genetics. and lucy chanced, ukrainian controlled cities in the loo. hon screech, and have come under relentless bombardment. seeking safety under ground. for those still in several, denise basements like this are the best hope of escaping the relentless brush and shelling. they tried their best to go on as normal, but they moved here is desperate. i lost my serv. i dont syndrome overs turner's foreman's explosions. and so marshall will i just, warmer i did just have to already, when most crucial or masula ukraine says 90 percent of the housing in the city has already been damaged by shelling. russia says it's a tillery has been pounding ukrainian military targets as part of its effort to

risk control of the last part of the loo. hon screeching in ukrainian hands with moscow is also trying to cut off supplies to the ukranian. defend us, striking this warehouse in the east and town of buck mote were a critical supply route to the besieged cities begins. but while russian forces may be making advances, ukraine's determined drifts distance goes on with the ukrainian military release. this footage, it sat, shows us try go ne russian position in a village just outside several don yeske. another sign that for moscow it's offensive is likely coming at a heavy cost. earlier we spoke with samuel bennett, a military expert with the washington based center for naval analysis. here's his assessment of the latest developments in eastern ukraine. i think it's a little too early to make any definitive conclusions about how this particular russian advance is going to go there. so opportunity for counter attacks by the

printing forces by the russian forces. what is happening right now is probably reflection that the ukrainian forces have, in fact, suffered a lot of losses. they've suffered attrition. they're running out of manpower and supplies. russian military has more of the same. they have more soldiers, they've more supplies to have shorter logistics and supply lines. and so we're looking at a situation where russian military is bringing all of its numbers, all of its forces to bear against and exhausted, ukrainian defense. but again, we should probably jump to conclusions whether or not this is going to be a turning point because ukrainian forces can still launch counter attacks. and meanwhile, 2 captured russian soldiers have pleaded guilty in ukraine. second, war crimes trial charged with the shelling civilian infrastructure in eastern ukraine. they face up to 12 years in prison. and there is just one of thousands of cases being examined by ukrainian and international authorities. the international

criminal court has been gathering evidence of alleged russian war crimes over the last few months. this is the blood here. ah richard, where is in the ukrainian town of butcher on behalf of human rights watch. he's one of hundreds of investigators documenting potential war crimes committed by russian troops. they collecting evidence for the international criminal court. germany is one of the countries funding the admission. there was a body that was here, and i'm trying to look for any physical evidence. as to how she was killed or where she was killed from more than 60 nations of all ready cold on the international criminal court to investigate allegations of war crimes and ukraine. the i, c. c is the only permanent international court with the authority to prosecute such crimes. more than 120 countries recognize its jurisdiction. russia is not one of them, but ukraine is here in the hague. 18 judges,

and 2 chief prosecutors head the court. when we have the element of the gravity of this crimes and the fact that there is no genuine and serious investigation on the national level, then, or it might be in the interest of the victims. and in that the interest of justice rushes assault on ukraine is just such a case. multiple mass graves have been discovered using satellite imagery, like in murder, you, paul, or, and other places that the russian army has withdrawn or retreated from ukrainian president philadelphia zelinski accuses rusher of trying to eliminate his country. what does it mean maricia bra, as we see that russia is trying to destroy the ukrainian state, and the ukrainian people are assuming this is a real genocide. it's a jesus person, even us it the images from ukraine, a shocking. but to date, investigators say they haven't found evidence of systematic and coordinated

killings. the charges of war crimes could also bring russian president vladimir putin and his generals to account the i. c. c could potentially already issue international arrest warrants for that it would need documentation of specific crimes and evidence as to who gave the orders. he go with his beating, i believe an arrest warrant is important. only to go, it would have tremendous symbolic significance. i to say it's an additional toe that could be used to exert pressure on person who do in of will and, and such arrest warrants would further isolate president putin but international law makes no provisions for trials and up. cynthia potent would have to be physically present in the hague. experts say that outcome is questionable, but not impossible. well, in the meantime, hundreds of investigators like richard will remain on the ground diligently

collecting all the evidence i can from the war torn streets of ukraine. and let's bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world's environment and energy ministers from the group of 7 leading industrial nations. a g 7 have agreed to phase out colds who generate electricity by 2035. a group also promised your double their financial support to developing countries to cope with losses and damage caused by global warming. hundreds of students clash with police in the chile and capital santiago, please use tear gas and water cannons to put out fires and dispersed the crowds after a group through molotov cocktails. the incident took place during and otherwise mostly peaceful protest, demanding more funding for public schools. football now and the champions league final kicks off later to day in paris is already

a buzz on the streets of the french capital. as liverpool and rail madrid supporters soak up. yeah. was here the last time the teams met in a final was in 2018. when rail came out on top, english and spanish fans alike were bullish about their teens chances this year. it seemed to be enjoying each other's company. coming in on a contract this morning, i met to liverpool fun, who told me he had driven from london and had just arrived. what we are experiencing is amazing. i think the fans of the 2 teams are friendly. there is no bad feeling or fights. so i hope everything will be fine and that we all enjoy the final. i thought i was good to go. that was where we going to like this place. so i'm very confident that we're gonna be re l miss this my business mismatch as a final. and it's a difficult much liverpool have a great team that we are confident because madrid always when finals, they win them all flora and lead by juergen club. liverpool have reached 3 finals

in the last 5 years and the germans hoping to add lustre to an already successful season with the domestic trophies already in the cabinet at and feels. liverpool have already triumphed this season in both domestic up competitions. they even came close to dethroning manchester city as premier league champions. back in 2019 juergen court won his maiden champions, league, tidal at liverpool. but the year before in the final, the english side suffered a bitter defeat to re al madrid. in this season, reale have looked magical, or they're run to the final lead by striker kareem bins. emma competing with this kind of calabasas, and the best thing you can do. but obviously we are not going there to us. we. part of that is clear. um, but m anyway, i do want i was, i was i, i can't wait to go though and not because i think gods regulated kick them or

whatever, not at all. i know how difficult it will be. it's just having the chance to go again for it is really special. liverpool say this isn't going to be a grudge match despite losing to re al madrid in the 2018 champions league final for me. and you don't need any more motivation. i'm coming to the final household before this is on as, as going to perform and i'm not always dreamt of his kids to play in big games and it doesn't get much bigger than the chairman's we find against madrid. and when all be really talk, all the european pitch. liverpool haven't been successful against rail madrid since 2009. and if not, this time around. liverpool still consider this season a success. and just before we go, let's get a reminder of the top story. we're following for you. ukraine says it's forces may need to retreat from the eastern don bounced region to avoid encirclement pasco as

pressing ahead with an offensive aimed at securing control of the industrial hub. attorney's update at this hour after a short break of rob watts will be back with the business headline. so do stay tuned for that. and if you want more in the meantime, you can find that on our website around the clock on the d. w dot com. you can also check us out on social media are handled. there is at the news. i'm play richardson in berlin for me in the team. thanks so much for joining us. we'll go to the dark side where intelligence agencies are pulling the strings. there was a before 911 and an after 911. he says after $911.00, the clubs came off were organized crime.