ah ah ah ah, this is dw news line from berlin a prime time warning about the fragility of u. s. democracy. january 6th was the culmination of an attempted coup. the committee investigating the attack on the us capital for them. it's falling in a televised hearing, including new video of the violence. lawmakers warn us democracy remains

also on the show. ukrainian troops fighting for every house and every street. there is no letter in the intense rush and shelling of the verizon. yes, with president the lensky saying the outcome of the battle could determine the fate of eastern ukraine. plus thailand gives a conditional green light to growers and consumers of mario ana and a country known for its strict anti drug laws. many say it's high time for a change. ah, i'm not really sure i'll come to the show incriminated on primetime t v. after over a year of collecting evidence, the bipartisan committee investigating the january 6th tack on the u. s. capital

accuses former president donald trump of trying to derail democracy. the chairman of the panel explained that the attack on the capital was not just a protest that got out of hand, but an orchestrated attempt to try and prevent the peaceful transition of power ah grim footage of violence and kills that in god. the u. s. capital some of it never before seen. these were among a mass of evidence presented by the u. s. how select on the d investigating the january 6th back in its very 1st public hearing that president trump's call to george january 6, was the culmination of an attempted cou. a brazen attempt as one right to put it shortly after january 6, to overthrow the government. the balance was no accident. it represents senate

prompts less than most desperate chance to haul the transfer of power, the vice for the hearing presented account of some of the top officials in the trump white house. i told the president no uncertain terms of head. i did not see evidence of fraud i and that would have affected the outcome of the election. and frankly, a year and a half later, i haven't seen anything to change my mind on that. active about the former president's daughter and aid also testified about the fraud claims. i respect attorney general bar. so i accepted what he sent was sent to cher capital police officer, caroline edwards, one of the 2 in bosom witnesses noted, recounted her harrowing memories from that day where are on the penalty of perjury

. i couldn't believe my eyes. there were officers on the ground and you know, they were bleeding, they were throwing up. they were, you know, they had, i mean, i saw friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping in people's blood. more deals are expected to emerge in the following sessions. as the committee lays out, it's case against, from a lot to unpack, and for that i'm joy now by our correspondence stuff in simon's in washington. stephanie, what are your main takeaways from this 1st hearing? well, you actually summed it up. the main takeaway is, this is the democrats or the selected coordinator for the investigation of january 6, road map. the 1st of 6 official meetings are hearings of public meetings and hearings where the democrats and where this committees trying to kind

of deliver a roadmap. evidence wrote meant for the justice department, for example, because the figure don't forget that company and the house cannot make any a a charge. they can come up with any charge. this is the d o j, the department of justice who has to do this of the only thing they can do here. and this is what they tried to do is bear and lay open bare facts showing that donald trump actually was not only in the know what actively involved in a co tent on january 6th, 2021 more. and this investigation is led by a bipartisan committee. will that have any effect on the republicans portraying the prob, as a political, him job and trump and his supporters? yeah, no, it won't. it is 70 percent 70 percent of the republican party clientele obeys. does believe and will not change their mind because of this hearing or 2 more of public

hearings next week, and then some more. they will not change their opinion that this election was stolen. this is charles big lie and he repeated and repeated, he doubled down. he's loaded framing what happened on the generally 6, and so are many republicans as a movement, not a ride, not a protest. not a cool, not an insurrection, none of that, a movement, and that's it. so believe me, i stand the majority of trumpets or republicans will not be moved by any of this. what we hurt now or what we will hear and see. later, we did hear a series of statements though, and painting a very different picture from the one that we're hearing from donald trump and his his can't severely incriminating the former president. what could be the legal ramifications of all these findings that we have seen today? and we're about to see in the coming weeks for trump as

a very good question and i have no absolutely no answer for you. oh, make no mistake. there are hundreds of people already charged indicted and on probation, and they will go to prison. but that sir, people proud voice ost keepers are rioters who breached the capital building. or is there any legal ramifications for donald trump that remains to be seen again? i'm highly doubtful. it comes to that, that in simon's in washington, anything. moving on to ukraine, where a president voluntary zalinski says his country's forces are holding off russian troops near the southeastern city of the upper regia and also making gains near ukraine. second, any har keith in the east. but in the contest that city of the varied onions ukrainian troops have retreated to the outskirts, i'm at fierce urban warfare. the lansky says the outcome will determine the fate of

the entire don bass region. surveyor done yet is being pounded into rubble. the ukrainian governor of the surrounding lu, hence region such as defenders will be forced back if the russian bombardment continues up. are you sure this more? ah, if your tillery shall, he stays as intense as it is. now. the time will come when their positions will simply be entirely destroyed. thoughtful cleavage us, there'll be no place for the soldiers to hide which foreigners memory then they will most likely have to move to new positions. when you retrieve the pin on will you put those new positions because well, end up being here in this a chance. but severe done yet because twin city has also come under relentless shelling. ukrainian authorities say they've been trying to evacuate residents, but thousands of them are either unwilling or unable to flee. persona just 30

kilometers to the south, provide some signs of what may await them. footage from russian state media shows the town which fell to russian troops last month after thea's fighting. lying in ruins. in assigned pro russian forces, typing their grip on the region. cleanup has begun in parts of the don best under their control. with a clear message sent ukrainian fighters on thursday, a separatist caught in the regions sentence 3 captured foreign fighters to death. the 2 britons and one moroccan were convicted to being mercenaries after a trial that lost it just 3 days. the u. k has slammed the ruling as a sham saying the geneva convention prohibits the prosecution of prisoners of war. but with russia opening over a 1000 investigations into other captured soldiers, they're unlikely to be the last to face trial or even death. sound. take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. today. he

was president joe biden and his brazilian counterpart variables are narrow, have agreed to work together to prevent further destruction of the amazon rain forest. the 2 leaders held talks at the summit of the americas taking place in los angeles. addressing the delegates, president, biden's, and leaders of democracies need to work together civil society. at least 3 people have been killed after a shooting in the u. s. state of maryland police say the suspect, open fire at a manufacturing facility before fleeing the scene. the incident comes as you, as lawmakers consider new gun safety measures in the wake of recent match shootings and columbia presidential candidate for those. for it, none this has canceled to all in person appearances. signing death threats. in a twitter post, he seemed to suggest he feared his rivals campaign team. the 77 year old hernandez is running against left as senator was telepathic latest. the premium holes show

the 2 candidates in a statistical ty ahead of the june. 19 rough thailand has become the 1st asian country to legalize the growing and possession of marianna . although smoking it in public is still back, growers will have to register with the government and when marianna is offered and food or drink it's strength will have to be limited. there's plenty of public interest. 6 and a triumphant 1st customer with options resembling a fast food menu. busy closely scrutinizing the product. wow, oh, and buying some apparel as well, to mark the occasion. country me of amazon, i got here last night. after work

a showered and took the bus. i knew the shop was still closed, so i waited with some beers and watched the staff getting ready. i wanted to witness the beginning of change will be the hold that i had on. no, i got him galvan, but too much change is not what authorities want. the cannabis on sale is low potency, and people are being warned against smoking in public and creating a stink violations can bring fines and even jail and beyond. the head shops, getting lit is not something everyone approves of law. daniela's at law at the young may like mom, and i feel like tie people are not fully ready for the legalization because people do not properly understand the use of cannabis badly. that's why they need to be educated on how to use kind of it. and also the limitations because as we all know, it could cause more harm than benefit. there are also concerns about unwonted drug

tourism that bangkok could become an asian amsterdam, others are less worried. august we would have to go a lot more to wafa. just read out to smoke cannabis. other is a beautiful view of the world. serrado canada's kind of it's very legalized would make me come any more. so for better or worse, thailand's cannabis experiment is open for business. thank the is the one of the world's most celebrated contemporary artists and his unknown identity only adds to the ora. many of his installations are only temporary, so fans often have to move fast if they want to see the works for themselves. now, thanks to an exhibition in new york visitors can marvel and dozens of bank sees all under one roof. girl with balloon, probably the best known image of the phantom artist who shows himself on walls and

streets around the world. $120.00 original works from private collectors and now being brought together for the 1st time, what was once considered vandalism is now art worth millions. there is no public collection about banks, it's artwork all built into cushion process. i've been down with pest control, which is the company that bank see old school dis, process health indication. thanks. he subversive, protest, as established art. and yet keeping with the times against war and weapons, consumerism and police violence. it wants to be disruptive because he wants to take a precise fence, a gaze ought to, amy his mind is unfair and unjust. the visitors can also try their hand, a street artist and leave behind a message of the room. freeland, makes us think,

embolic, like what we do, and the consumer is in a lot of global issues. he wants to, you know, make change through his artwork. and i respect that, and, you know, he, he gets around, says the pandemic and ukraine war banks. he has been quiet. many fans are hoping the graffiti gorilla will soon be visible again, and not just in the museum. that's all for me for now, for more news, any time you can go to our website or follow us on social media or handle it is at see the we news article further from me and the entire team here in the newsroom. thank you so much for a company. it is a secret war, the scene endless one. absence of the conflict between yvonne on the one hand and israel in the united states on the other. for more than 40 years, the adversaries have been irreconcilable.