to analyze the fight for market dominance. east this is west indian head with d w business beyond ah ah, this is dw news line from berlin tonight, the future of u. k. prime minister voice johnson, suddenly in doubt, to senior ministers resigned today saying they can no longer in good conscience to be part of boris johnson's government. also coming up tonight, russia increasing its attacks and eastern ukraine. cities in don't ask,

or under constant shelley now residents of the city of soviet had been told to evacuate, plus police arrest the suspected gunman in the latest us mass shooting. 6 people were killed in the assault on independence day parade in chicago. and italy grappling with its worst drought in 70 years, water levels have dropped to record lows. farmers are desperate and meteorologist or warning. this is just the beginning. ah, i bring golf to our viewers watching on p b. s. in the united states, into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin this tuesday with forest johnson, the british prime minister under growing pressure to step down. it comes after 2 of the most senior members of his cabinet resigned to day casting fresh doubts about

his integrity. the finance minister re she soon act has gone saying that the public expects the government and its business to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. and the health minister saw g javi has also quit, including that he can no longer serve in good conscience. for his johnson has faced ave series of scandals over parties that were held in his official residence during the countries coven 19 locked down his most recent troubles. are over the appointment of a senior party official who was accused of sexual misconduct. the prime minister has now admitted that decision was an error of judgment. yes, i think it was a mistake and i apologize for, for it. i think in hindsight it was the wrong thing to do. i apologize. everybody who's been badly affected by it. i want to go now to our correspondence. berrigan,

moss: she is covering the story force. she joins me by telephone to night spirit. how much trouble is the prime minister in right now? i mean, he's been said many times that it's the most difficult day of his life of his political life, but really, it is very, very hard for us johnson. now if you just remained and began to trust, all of his cabinet, of the conservative party and of the m p. so he's really fighting very much was political survivor was too big for cabinet secretaries that work very closely sets around the cabinet table with them resigning and it's very fluid situation. say the people are watching who is going to resign or stay in the post if that can be filled at all very quickly. this is really a moment where boys johnson doesn't know whether he was still in the next phase or

weeks to come. he has said that he will not resign. can he be forced out of office? he could be forced out of office however, it's not very clear cut. so there is a mechanism within the conservative party whereby there is of confidence in the prime minister. now he has just narrowly survived one of the rules within the pod. you need to be change in order for it to be another very confident which would then be held by 70 needs and mowing the vision that will be change so that they will enable another payment. and that would then really be the crunch moment that we should know very soon because the case is being held on should we know that he still has supporters in the party. could all of this lead to some sort of

a civil war within his conservative party? well, the conservative pays and the conservative policy at large will want to know whether he is still. if we know what we know at the moment is that popularity is really very, very profitable. popularity within the electorate is that rock potent but also on that cruiser at this point within the concept, this policy base? so it's just a recent poll just yesterday showed that it is as though as it has never been within the conservative party really at the moment he is, he is at the lowest point and there are not that many people within the conservative parts. he said, as the man who could lead them into the next election. now we haven't seen really other big following cover the tree we should do. but it

could happen. people are and before we let you go, be a good we know the boys johnson in the last election. he won with a sizable majority. that has been reason enough for his party to stand by him. he's had plenty of controversy since he became prime minister. does that past election performance? does it mean anything for him moving forward? this has meant a lot because this has meant that throughout all the scandal, fight them with him drinking. drinking with colleagues doing colbert re, coffee members conservative colleagues would have what he has reached out to parts of the electra that no other conservatives prime minister has been able to reach out that far. however, we do see and called support the head and tradition and labor that that has been thinking say really this argument that he has been the one to to win the big

majority. they might not hope for, for the next general election. all right, big enough for the latest on this breaking news is more ministers in the u. k. cabinet resign figured. thank. went out to the latest on the war in ukraine. russia is stepping up its attacks on cities in the eastern don't ask region, ukrainian forces. they are regrouping, but a local governor shows that there's no safe place left in the year. many residents are leaving their homes in fear of a full skill. russian event the streets of las a chance have fallen quiet, but the wreckage is everywhere. the capture of the city means that all of the lu hans region is now in russian hands and objective that moscow has coveted. since that war began in february,

ukrainian military commanders ordered their forces to pull back, rather than attempting to hold the city. for the exhausted soldiers who retreated, rushes, artillery advantage proved overwhelming. let's go for the lady. let's see if there is at least 5 times more russian artillery here than what we have a glory than up to 10 times more daily within boys up to $169.00, enemy positions that are active. all of the same time ukrainian forces have retreated to the don, yet sk region, which along with lu hans makes up the white. a don bus was still here. they have been re enforcing defensive positions for months. but russian forces have already turned their i towards the done yet. gretchen, particularly the major cities of slo vianza and crime at aust. slow vianza has been bombarded for over a week now, leaving many residents with little options,

but to evacuate yesterday. hi, we went to the city literally for 2 days to pick up my things and now death. now we're trying to take everything we have and to me, because life here has become scary. we only had time to evacuate the children long ago. i don't know. i think it's only going to get worse. i don't even know. i'm already thinking about leaving. it would be wise not to expect things to get better . those who stay behind a bracing for the worst. as the front line creeps ever closer. or earlier i spoke with an advisor to the ukrainian government. ms. lew both. so both sca, i asked her about russia's victory in eastern ukraine. ah, i think that victory i in no rush is victory in logan's can finance it. so, you know, maybe we lost a bunch of the thought of where we now conducting

a defending operations. and obviously we need to go offensive and we need to get more latham. and that's what we expect to do to get our western allies. russia. currently i managed to get see that have been yes, can listen chance and you sad and believe me. after a few months of barry had the very high thought from but to get just this small 2 towns, it said not victory for them at all. and also the russians losses is extremely, extremely high, and they got more than a 1000 people. but the losses for the ukrainian side or, or at least estimated to be much, much high your or are you saying though, that capturing cities like lucy, john hire. let's talk about what,

what we know in terms of the cities. we know that the city of the c shanks has been taken by the russians. is it going to be harder for the russians then to take more territory? if they want to keep control of a major urban cent city like mercy shots, i think that now what we see russia is regrouping the troops. now the threat is coming from southern regions some directions, particularly make life and also threat. this is still there in hot keep so obvious, the russia we'll try to stay there. but again, less russian forces brought so much destruction to list a chance and similar than yet that it was basically nothing to defend their. so but you, ukraine, a withdrawal of troops was pre plans and we managed to take

a beneficial positions for us. do you see the ukrainian military in a holding pattern right now waiting for these weapons to arrive? most of them from the u. s. once those weapons are in the hands of ukrainian forces, will they then be able to push the russians back into russia? absolutely. if we get more weapons than we can go offensive, and so we need world artillery, we need more rocket systems. we need arms vehicle. we need more weapons to get read . russian troops from western from eastern and southern regions, capable student adviser to the ukrainian government. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank and here is a quick round up of some of the other developments connected to the war in ukraine . nato members have signed the protocols for sweden and finland to join the

alliance. the nordic nations were invited to join to last week's summit. all 30 native states must now ratify the process and international conference on funding. ukraine's recovery has agreed to a set of principles for rebuilding the country. 40 nations have signed a declaration of support in the swiss city of legato, deliver ukraine's prime minister, has committed to strengthening transparency and democracy and to routing out irma corruption in government e. k, is holding a final on line only sell in russia. the swedish furniture giant is closing its russian operations, though it says it hopes to may be one day return. he k a just one of many western companies, quitting russia over the war in ukraine. now to the united states, police say the man suspected of shooting dead, at least 7 people at

a 4th of july parade in chicago had been planning the attack for weeks. the 22 year old initially escaped the scene after shooting at crowds from a rooftop. he was later arrested. officials say the attack appeared to be completely random and that the gunman was not targeting any specific groups. i asked our correspondent in washington, who museum of gondor for more details on what else the police know about this attack. no brain officials have been releasing more details about this terrible shooting. as he said, we've learned that this was a premeditated attack of the shooter had cased the building and the area where this parade was taking place. he had women's clothing on as disguise to blend into the crowd and to be able to evade police as he was fleeing that rooftop where he had positioned himself for the shooting. we also learned brent that he was taken into

custody after a citizen actually reported. seeing the suspects car, so police had put out these alerts, warning people to, to, to keep their eye out. of course, as a citizen, actually notice the license plates and loaded police and the suspect according to authorities, didn't resist arrest. he is in custody awaiting charges. as for the shooting itself of more than 70 bullets were fired into the crowd and the weapon was a legally purchased fire arm and a r 15 styled gun. and we know brent, that this is a weapon that has been used in multiple mast shootings, u. u. s. in recent weeks, a lot of details are still being but really, really spread. but we should say we're seeing so many harrowing tales of witnesses on the ground, really describing absolute pandemonium. and we can forget there are people who were wounded, who suffered gunshot injuries, and they are being treated in the hospital as well. we heard earlier from police see me that the police apparently were not aware of this 22 year old. he did not have

a criminal record. he was not on their radar. so do we have any inkling then about what would have been his motivation? so police are still coming to a lot of information to determine that motive if they have determined when they haven't shared it with us or with the public just yet. but what we do know is that this aspect had a long and troubling trail of social media posts. brent. so there were attributes to mass shootings that he had posted at the suspected posted. he had numerous profiles on different platforms. he performed as a rapper, and he posted violet music videos and there was a violin youtube video as well, one in which he depicted a stick figure in tactical gear, attacking people, also musical lyrics that were violent. so clearly the suspect had a deep digital footprint. and a lot of it very troubling. there were signs here that he was in trouble. and this happened during a 4th of july parade. this was not the only shooting to take place on independence

day this year where the u. s. wasn't yeah, it was a violent july 4th. we can brand according to the gun violence archive. there were several mast shootings over this holiday weekend at we've seen these images of people running in philadelphia when chance rang out there at a firework celebration. 2 officers were injured in that shooting investigators. they're still trying to figure out what happened. but you know, we've been talking about the shooting in highland park in chicago itself. brent. this was a weekend where we saw at least 57 people shot. there were some things and other cities like a no show wisconsin as well. so this is just adding to a list of masters that we've seen in the u. s. in recent weeks. unfortunately, a never ending stored to me from was gone in washington to me. thank you. we're back here in europe. italy has declared a state of emergency as millions grappled with the worst drought that the country has seen and 70 years. water levels have dropped to record lows and lakes and

rivers in the north of the country and residence in some areas. they are now facing restrictions on how much water they can news a cry for help. in the midst of an early he twist and no sign of rain, italy is facing its worth shout in decades. the government has announced funds of over 35000000 euros to address water shortages and a state of emergency that makes it easier to access them. the emergency also allows authorities to declare water rationing residence and valona will face findings of up to 500 euros full by leading restrictions on the use of drinking water. many here don't see why this is necessary. that it is a good idea to save every where the water gas and electricity would gently come on cable. anybody and we are trying to get our children to pay attention to the importance of saving water. it's their future a lot. and we must engage with this. what amanda said,

somebody was here. somebody. buick, wendy. sonya banassi, i guess the other cities effect to turn off their water fountains. the drought has hit the agricultural bull valley, the hardest, with water levels dropping 85 percent below normal agriculture expert fe. the drought threatens up todd of national food production. it's not just the crops that are suffering. the heat is affecting animal to shannon young. we have a ventilation system for the cows to help them cope better with the temperatures huddle. for this artist, the baton field provided an opportunity to deliver an important message. one that the government, as well as the people of italy, seemed to be heating. earlier i asked me the urologist, alexander de mae in northern italy, if he expects any relief from this drought any time soon on the same laws because

the amount of rain since december 2021 until now has been lost. 15 years with the month of march, the worst it has ring a bit since june. this hasn't really had an impact on the drought. also may and june had been warmer than normal. and i think that it won't be rain the next 14 days. so the situation only get worse, i mean what we hear in a description of the drought of the century flood of the century is, is this a 500 year drought that italy is now experiencing? is that one way to characterize it? it's really dramatic and alarming at the moment did result of the shorts of rain. a test is that the accumulated volume of water in the big makes like and make my jaw and in a coma is less than 50 percent when compared to the average of the last 15 years.

moreover, the snowfall has also been always recorded in the last 15 years impacting to vote, the ice in glaciers and therefore to glacial become smaller and smaller as some of the smaller glaciers might disappear completely. as we have heard earlier and to draw a little impact over food production results and food prices will rise, then the production of electricity, my hydro, electric power plant, is down by about 50 percent due to the sort of also scary springs in the salty address c has entered a record of 30 correlatives, which is about 90 miles into the po river. the sea is wrecked, raising the solidity on the ridges, made irrigation, source, and maintenance. as i've heard hundreds before, i read ready rationing, wonderful civil uses and to blame drinking water. my system, us, well, alexander, if this mean this is a long term situation that italians are faced with,

are there any long term solutions other? i mean, what i hear you saying is that the future of agriculture in northern italy could be in dealt of this continues. yeah. and i think not only its limits, as we have also heard just before is that indeed that, that was paid on the state. and declare a state of emergency and regions in italy, which will go on until the end of this year. and is me in that he is, will get extra funds to have the heart of communities in need and give me just a few sentences and wrote down solutions would be for us. changing our habits in using energy produce more renewable energy just as such as solar and wind parks. and we produce a lower in traffic and we're using and you're still prediction. if this is enough,

i showed that our phase of changing is not enough. and then you will not meet the 21 agreement over limiting the temperature increase 1.5 degrees celsius. yes, so we are likely to is more serious related problems in the near future. right. it's a sobering assessment. unfortunately, alexander, i'm a meteorologist. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. our question or rising temperatures in italy may have been responsible for the partial collapse of a glacier on sunday that killed at least 7 people. 13 hikers are still missing the normal law to glacier in the dolemite mountains has been shrieking for years, its last a 3rd of its volume. in recent years, italian prime minister mario druggie says that climate change has contributed to the glaciers. shrinkage. rescue efforts have resume, but hopes of finding survivors now are fading. most likely one of the hardest

moments of their lives. relatives of the victims in canada, sy, northern italy having to identify their loved ones killed and the alpine avalanche . one of them sent his parents a picture from iglesia, just moments before it collapsed. generally, if i also called us he sent us a smiling picture. look how beautiful it is here. my walker bellow this so called so rack broke loose. the 200 meter wide ice block triggered an avalanche of ice rocks and water on the glacier. he came down on at least 2 groups of mountain climbers. climate change researches say the disaster is linked to global warming the past weekend. so record high temperatures, only glazier, and last winter there was less snowfall than usual. meaning there was only a thin layer of snow between the glacier and the heat. the result, massive amounts of meltwater had collected beneath iglesia, giving the avalanche such destructive force. this feel if really master to

massive amounts of water acted like a lubricant, accelerating it. it happened just so quickly that any one below wouldn't have had a chance to get out of the way. if it had been a dry ice avalanche, perhaps they might have stood a chance to rescue operations are facing extremely difficult conditions. so far the search has been limited to overflights by helicopters and drones, due to lingering danger of falling ice and boulders, volunteers, and their dogs have been retrieved from the glacier. and they go to somebody about this. we were met with an almost impossible task block because there are massive blocks of ice and rocket everywhere else was physical. we had to leave because the temperatures are rising again. and we don't want to risk it out. it italian prime minister mateo drug. he traveled to canada to express his condolences to the families of the victims. he also looked to the future. when we have to take all the

necessary precautions to make sure that what has happened here can with a high probability, be avoided in the future. it's a tragedy that came so quickly, but the relatives, nothing will ever be again, as it was, algeria is marking 60 years of independence from france with nationwide celebrations, a military parade in the capital. algiers recalled the declaration of independence and the bloody 8 year war that preceded it. of jury, a claims of 21 and a half 1000000 people were killed in the conflict which remains a source of tension. between algeria and france. deep beneath the border between france and switzerland, the world's most powerful particle accelerator has begun a new 4 year testing program. the large hadron collider wilson protons smashing into each other at close to the speed of light critics. now they said this project

uses too much energy, but scientists hugged the test will yield viable insights into the building blocks of the universe. before we go, a quick look at our top stories this, our british prime minister, boris johnson, is under growing pressure to quit after 2 of his most senior ministers resigned to day casting fresh doubt on his integrity finance minister, re she sumac and the health minister sonjee javi both say they can no longer serve in good conscience to watch a dw news after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the day stick around. we will be right back tooth ah loop

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