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Day of competition. earlier this day, yang qian winning gold in the womens ten meter air rifle. a tally of 251.8 points is actually an olympic record for a final too. a terrific achievement for a competitor who at just 21 years of age is really excelling now in her field. russia taking silver and the bronze going to switzerland. and how about this? within the last few minutes, we can tell you china now with a second gold, michael, on this day in the tokyo games, winning the womens weightlifting ...

Isnt about trying to convince everybody to do the same thing. this is about making sure people have the facts so they can make the best decisions for themselves and their families. >> dr. vivek murthy, surgeon general of the united states, thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. >> thanks so much, lawrence. take care. >> thank you. the texas democrats are still pushing forward holding meetings virtually instead of in person, they are spending their second week in wash...

Take care. >> thank you. the texas democrats are still pushing forward holding meetings virtually instead of in person. theyre spending their second week in washington with a week of events to spotlight national voting rights. today 91 year old activist dolores porter spoke with the group. >> this is all happening lawrence as we mark the one year anniversary of the death of john lewis who devoted his life to fighting for civil rights. the john lewis voting rights advancement act names in his hon...

Million migrants so far in 2021. many getting lost or dehydrated along the way prompting a lot more rescue operations. william la jeunesse has spents a lot of time on the border. >> crossing the border is illegal but also a death sentence. many arent prepared for the journey. 6 or 7 days in the desert. no one is carrying 70 pounds of water. slow down, get left behind. hyperthermia, dehydration. theyve rescued 5,900 immigrants 80% higher than all of last year. weather by air. >> sometimes we catc...

Again. 30 million people across the western united states and canada have been enduring another blistering heatwave. las vegas has matched its record of just over 47 degrees, or around 116 degrees fahrenheit. in death valley in california, the temperature was expected to reach a mind—boggling 52 degrees celsius, or 125 degrees fahrenheit. and the extreme heat is having some devastating consequences. wildfires have been burning six western us states. our correspondent sophie long reports from l...

When you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face. the extreme heat has led to the deaths of dozens of people across the western united states in recent weeks. its also putting a massive strain on the regions power grid. californians are now being told to reduce their water usage by 15%. its not a compulsory, but it underscores the harsh reality that millions of people living in cities like los angeles are now facing. as the record—breaking temperatures continue, people can onl...

30 million people across the western united states and canada have been enduring another blistering heatwave. las vegas has matched its record ofjust over 47 degrees, or around 116 degrees fahrenheit. in death valley in california, the temperature was expected to reach a mind—boggling 52 degrees celsius, or 125 degrees fahrenheit, and the extreme heat is having some devastating consequences. wildfires have been burning six western us states. 0ur correspondent sophie long reports from los angel...

110. that is a little above average. well be above average in sacramento, too. and redding and death valley has a string of temperatures above 127 degrees. and well be close to hitting 130 on monday. the temperatures will continue to be above average so we will see the record heat start to wane once we get to mid-week. well continue to be above average not only across the southwest but the pacific northwest. that starts to push to the east a little bit on into northern plains. las vegas, your av...

Musk fund $100 million mega, giga co2 removing prize, moving it from the oceans to long-term storage facility. all the monies we have, very little comes from the government. but at the end of the day, what were really trying to do is spark a new industry, and so its important the private companies competing for this retain intellectual rights to develop it. virgin galactic, the story was out of st. louis i raiseed the first million dollars or so from the new spirit of st. louis who want to see t...

Out at 110 yesterday. in addition to that, needles, california, 122, palm springs 120, even sacramento, california, 113. a daily record there. again its more the continuation of this intense heat. death valley spotentially hittig 130 yet again today, close tomorrow around 129. the official forecast from the weather service. las vegas 116 today. phoenix around 113. u all of these areas well above where they normally would be. its not just the afternoon highs. its the overnight lows because the co...