allow it to happen. we re not attacking russia. we are helping ukraine defend itself against russian aggression. just as putin chose to launch this brutal invasion, he could make the choice to end this brutal invasion. russian president vladimir putin may be trying to dig in like a, quote, cancerous growth within ukraine. on the ground, ukrainians are reported their towns are being bombarded in kharkiv, donetsk and luhansk. the u.s. assesses roeurb is making slow and uneven progress in the east. russia appears to waoeub out the identity on in the city of kherson, appointing their own officials to city council. according to a local ukrainian councilman, replacing local currency with the ruble and threatening ukrainian teachers. cnn s anderson cooper joins us from kyiv, ukraine. anderson, we know the secretary-general of the united nations was just there meeting in kyiv right where you are with president zelenskyy. and we heard about large explosions there. so what s happenin
it s been tough several months for elon musk s firm it s been struggling with falling sales because of intense competition from its chinese rivals. we ll have some analysis shortly but first, here s our business correspondent erin delmore. it s been a rocky road for tesla this year. interest rates are taking a bite out of purchasing power and pushing big purchases out of reach, competition with china especially rival vehicle maker byob is heating up, sales are falling and so is tesla s stock. it s fallen more than 40% this year, the company is cutting prices and announced lay off, then on tuesday it reported its first quarter earnings. missing expectations on earning and revenue. the company is anticipating lower deliveries this year compared to 2023 but investors have one bright spot to look to come announced it speeding up the launch of a lower priced vehicle from affordable models could be a boon for cash strapped consumers, and a hit worldwide like china and india. te
approved would and the popular social media platform if its chinese owner does not divest ownership stake in the app. the senators are currently voting on a number of bills including one that could potentially stop tiktok. the senate committee has passed that bill after months of stalemate. joe biden has previously said that if it reaches his desk, he will sign it. but it may not be so simple. carl tobias is a law professor at the university of richmond in virginia. he says a prolonged legal battle to challenge the order will take place. all of the outlets are reporting that the company intends to sue, challenging congress legislation after the president signs it, and will make first amendment arguments on behalf of consumers. and it would go to the federal appeals court in the district of columbia, and then probably be appealed by whoever lost to the united states supreme court. that could take about two years, but if they sue, so that s the situation that we have now. how
it s been tough several months for elon musk s firm, it s been struggling with falling sales because of intense competition from its chinese rivals. we ll have some analysis shortly but first, here s our business correspondent erin delmore. it s been a rocky road for tesla this it s been a rocky road for tesla this year. it s been a rocky road for tesla this year. interest it s been a rocky road for tesla this year. interest rates are taking a bite out of purchasing power and pushing big purchases out of reach, competition with china especially rival vehicle maker byob is heating up, sales are falling and so is tesla s stock. it s fallen more than 40% this year, the company is cutting prices and announced lay off, then on tuesday it reported its first quarter earnings. the company is anticipating lower deliveries this year compared to 2023 but investors have one bright spot to look to come announced it speeding up the launch of a lower priced vehicle from affordable models
in a matter of a couple of hours the polling stations will open. there will be patrolled by armed officers in some areas. the vast majority of constituencies will declare in the early hours of friday morning. on election day 2017, just two years after the last one and three years earlier than we were expecting. 68 different parties are vying for your votes this time around with a total field of more than 3300 candidates. we will elect mps from 650 constituencies across the uk, 533 in england, a0 in wales, 59 in scotland and 18 in northern ireland. around a7 million people are eligible to vote and will be casting our ballots at a1,000 polling stations on the length and breadth of the land as well is by post. the party leader with the most mps will be invited by the queen to form a government. mps are due back in next tuesday. so after seven weeks of campaigning, the time has come to choose their will and by those green benches across the road. 11 days from now, the queen will