an unprecedented heatwave continues to grip large parts of europe. the uk has registered its highest ever temperature on record, exceeding a0 celsius for the first time. france is also seen peak temperatures breaking records that were set yesterday. across north west and we are at temperatures of sword across belgium, the netherlands and germany. these images are in east london where wildfires have destroyed at least seven homes. they may have the city has declared a major incident saying that firefighters are under immense pressure. we are going to bring you comprehensive cover of the story. let s begin in wennington where this fire is. as well thermometers bricks of a0 degrees mac for the first time, london was burning. this was wellington just inside the m25. a fire in a parched area of grass was found by a stiff southerly breeze and engulf houses on the edge of the bridges. as units rushed to the scene and firemen tried to douse the flames, panicked horses could be heard
in mourning. vigils are under way and families are making funeral arrangements. a makeshift memorial with flowers and balloons is growing outside robb elementary school. u.s. president joe biden will travel to texas soon to visit the families of the victims. we must ask when in god s name will we do what needs to be done to if not completely stop, fundamentally change the amount of carnage that goes on in this country? to state the obvious like a lot of other people here i m sick and tired. i m just sick and tired of what s going on and continues to go on. and former friend says the gunman, salvador ramos, had a history of fighting as seen here in a video obtained by cnn. investigators say he was inside the school for 40 minutes to an hour barricaded inside two adjoining classrooms before he was shot and killed by a border patrol agent. more now on the investigation from cnn s ed lavandera. i m going to shoot an elementary school. reporter: that was one of the chill
dead cats at peoples houses. there was no explanation. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. and cnn goes into kharkiv where ukrainian troops are trading artillery fire with russian soldiers. plus a call for action amid a growing food crisis. what the head of the world food program is asking russia to do. that s next.
their artillery was located next to peoples houses. the towns are particularly brutal fighting. they spoke to fighters who tried to fortify their positions.