a warm welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and, of course, all around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. let's update you on the main stories we've been following this hour. cooler temperatures in western canada have slowed the progress of that mammoth wildfire in alberta. but officials fear the blaze may not be out for months to come. more than 160,000 hectares have burned so far, and nearly 90,000 people remain out of their homes. a bbc correspondent is being expelled from north korea. authorities cited disrespectful reporting, particularly about leading kim jong-un, as the reason he's being sent home. the correspondent was in north korea ahead of the ongoing