The latest news from around the world. Neighborhood rebuild after last years fire wiped out nearly everything. Welcome to our viewers here in the u. S. And all around the world. Im Natalie Allen live to you from atlanta this is cnn newsroom. Thanks for joining us. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says he has survived an Assassination Attempt and now promises to find those responsible. Mr. Maduro says drones detonated explosives near him during a military ceremony. You can see him and his wife right there react to the first explosion. Then there was a second, and soldiers broke ranks and scattered. Video also shows bodyguards surrounding mr. Maduro with shields and taking him off the stage. Hours later, he addressed the nation again and he seemed unharmed. He revisited a conspiracy theory
of that has been going on for the last couple of years. Of course, well have to wait to see the evidence to see what was really behind it. It is very possible that it could have been an attempt. There have been a couple of others this year. But also some people say it was, you know, something organized by the government in order to drum up support for it. The government does regularly make accusations of conspiracies from abroad and in this case, hes accused colombia and venezuelans living in the United States. There is a real attempt, that would certainly show how vulnerable the government is, because the situation is very untenable for most People Living in venezuela. If the government if it was a made up event, if it was something that the government constructed itself, it also shows its vulnerability. For the dissatisfaction of life. They have announced a new
economic plan that will supposedly save the economy, but i think many outside economists do not have faith in that plan. So we are unlikely to see a dramatic improvement in Living Standards in venezuela very soon. Another top story were following here, sources close to the white house tell cnn that President Trump is worried his family will get called up in the russia Investigation Led by the special counsel robert mueller. Mr. Trump is said to be especially concerned about his son don jr. Though the president s attorney Rudy Giuliani denied that in a statement to cnn. Even so, the president may have reason to worry. Mueller has been looking into the meeting at trump tower that don jr. Held with a group of russians during the campaign. If don jr. Was lying when he told congress under oath that his father did not know about the meeting at the time, he could be charged with a crime. U. S. First lady melania
trump is defending nba star lebron james after her husband insulted the nba player for giving an exclusive interview to cnns don lemon. A spokeswoman for mrs. Trump praised james for his charity work with children and said the first lady was open to visiting the new Public School james has opened in ohio. In a statement to cnn, the spokeswoman said, as you know, mrs. Trump has traveled to the country and world talking to children about their wellbeing, Healthy Living and the importance of responsible online behavior with her be best initiative. Her platform centers around visiting organizations, hospitals and schools and she would be open to visiting the i Promise School in akron. Well, that is certainly in sharp contrast to this dig from her husband friday night. He tweeted this. Lebron james was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, don lemon. He made lebron look smart, which
president , et cetera, et cetera, there is nothing dissuading his base from following him 100 . Do you think that will continue to persist . Well, there is nothing disseminating those people that show up at trump rallies, some of whom shout at journalists fake news from believing in trump. But the question is how many of those people are out there . We know Donald TrumpsPopularity Ratings are roughly around the same, around about 40 as they have been since the start of the presidency, we know that democrats have about a 9 to 10 lead in projecting congressional races, so what does this base mean . I think you have to put this in wider context there is some people that will support donald trump come hell or high water, but the majority of americans either do not or are still making up their minds and thats going to be the narrative we see all the way to november. To the lebron james story and the president s attack on him
and cnns don lemon via tweet. The president cedes over the media, constantly at war with cnn, yet apparently hes watching it. So what do you make of that and what do you make of his attacks here at lebron james and his wife, melania, being completely opposite of her husband on this . Well, where do we start . I mean, partly it is a strategy. If donald trump has a strategy that is, look, hes going to make people support him or choose him over all these evil journalists at cnn, at other outlets and evil academics who keep pointing out the facts. But on top of that, look, lets be honest, his ego. He got really upset when lebron james told don lemon he would not sit down with trump, he would sit down with barack obama for a one on one. And then there is a third element, lets be honest here, what do lebron james, many players in the National Football league, who donald trump have condemned, don lemon, and representative Maxine Waters who
trump uses as a punching bag, what do they all have in common . There may be a racial element here. Also, it is interesting that Melania Trump differs from her husband, his intelligence over the Russia Investigation differs from mr. Trump and ivanka trump was asked is the press an enemy of state and her answer was no. Were out of time. Thank you for your insights. We appreciate it. Thank you. We mentioned the owe owe rally and President Trumps visit there. His political clout is on the line in that state. On tuesday as we mentioned, voters there go to the polls in a special election, the last such contest before the november midterms and the president is using his star power to energize his base, hoping to avoid losing another republican seat to a democrat. But, mr. Trump dismissed the possibility of republicans getting crushed in november. Here he is. Theyre talking about this blue wave. I dont think so. I dont think so. Maxine waters is leading the maxine. Shes a real beauty. Maxine. A seriously low iq person. Seriously. Maxine waters. That was the attack as you can see on Maxine Waters that scott just referenced in our interview. She is a democrat, an africanamerican woman and frequent target of mr. Trumps insults. Boris sanchez was traveling with the president in ohio. Reporter President Trump making his way to just outside columbus, ohio, on saturday, to the 12th Congressional District to campaign for a special election candidate that is in a dead heat with a democrat, Troy Bolderson running against danny
oconnor in a race that should not be this close. Frankly we wouldnt be talking about the 12th Congressional District were it not for President Trump, as it has been ruby red for decades. President trump won it by 11 points, but a recent poll shows that the two candidates are in a virtual tie, a 1 percentage point difference between the two. President trump came here on saturday to try to prevent a blue wave that many have speculated is headed to congress in the november midterm elections. Now, President Trump spent the majority of his speech touting his agenda, success in the economy, and bashing his enemies including democrats and, of course, the media. The president did mention the Russia Investigation, yet again calling it a hoax, and pushing the idea that the United States has to be prepared from cyberattacks from a lot of different actors. Listen to this. We got to stop it. We got to stop meddling. We got to stop everybody from attacking us, but there are a lot, russias there, chinas
there, hey, were doing well with north korea, but theyre probably there. We got to stop everybody. There was also an unexpected guest here for President Trumps speech. Former Communications Director hope hicks, who, of course, resigned from the administration in february, white house Officials Say that her presence here should not signal a return. Essentially telling cnn that it doesnt mean much more than just a friendly visit. Boris sanchez, cnn, traveling with the president outside columbus, ohio. Funerals in zimbabwe have begun for those killed in post election violence as the opposition refuses to concede. Well have the latest for you coming next on that story. Plus, firefighters in portugal battling a dangerous wildfire as much as europe continues to swelter in intense heat. You wouldnt accept an incomplete job from any one else. Why accept it from your Allergy Pills . Flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills dont. And all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. Flonase sensimist. You can barely feel. I love you, basement guest bathroom. Your privacy makes you my number 1 place to go number 2. I love you, but sometimes you stink. Febreze air effects doesnt just mask, it cleans away odors. Because the things you love the most can stink. And try Febreze Small Spaces to clean away odors for up to 30 days. Breathe happy with febreze. Is this at t innovations . Yeah, wow. This must be for one of our new unlimited wireless plans. It comes with a ton of entertainment options. Great, can you sign for this . Yeah. Hey, uh. Whats in that one . Thats a shark. New and only with at t, you can get unlimited data, 30 channels of live tv, and your choice of things like hbo or amazon music. More for your thing. Thats our thing. Visit att dot com. Another antiwrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. Neutrogena® rapid Wrinkle Repair works in just one week. With the fastest Retinol Formula to visibly reduce wrinkles. Neutrogena®. That they havent done so yet. And this weekend there were funerals of those killed in the violence that broke out last week after this disputed poll. The President Elect said he welcomed the opposition taking their dispute to the courts here in zimbabwe, but there are growing calls in the region and in the continent for the opposition to concede defeat. But so far this dispute continues, leaving this country in a potentially difficult limbo as it tries to move beyond years of economic stagnation. David mckenzie, cnn, herare. A hurricane is turning toward hawaii. Hurricane hector is a category 3 storm. While it is over 1,000 miles away, hawaiian officials are urging people to prepare emergency kits. They recommend stocking a minimum of 14 days of food, water and other supplies. Elsewhere, more than 700
firefighters are battling a forest fire in southern portugal, two villages were evacuated when flames erupted saturday and ten water carrying aircraft were deployed. Iberian peninsula has been experiencing near record high temperatures, extreme heat wave has been stifling much of europe. It has been deadly and also brought drought and fires from greece to sweden. It just seems like these are the pictures we see over and over again this summer. Ivan cabrera is here with more. We have been seeing it in california, incredible with the heat wave and now portugal as well. It was only last year in portugal where we had fatalities of 100 people because of those brushfires. So they are sending basically man on deck here, talking about temperatures that once again have been reaching the mid40s. This is the number here, 48 degrees, that doesnt sound like a big number to the u. S. But thats 118. We can breathe a sigh of relief this record, i think, is safe with athens. Were not going to get to the upper 40s, which would be 118. But we have been and will continue to be in the mid40s. Thats hot enough. Thats 100 plus degrees, were talking 110 degrees, 104. You get the idea. 40 to 45 where we should be in the 20s and 30s. Thats not going to be the case. This is where the fire is. Southern portugal there, you see the temperatures, not going to be cooperating with firefighting efforts with temperatures into the 40s. Relief on the way as we have been talking about this pattern will begin to break down finally. Orange, midlevels of the atmosphere, thats dry air. All that air is sinking, compressing, a ing compressing, as it does, it heats up big time. A couple more days, still far away, but look at the numbers and the different colors here, from 40s to 30s to 20s, from
100s to temperatures in the 70s. Thats going to be a huge difference. Not so much in madrid, but even there temperatures are ticking down. Not like lisbon, going to fall back in the mid20s tuesday, wednesday and thursday. The rest of europe, not looking bad with temps in the 20s and 30s. It will warm up across central europe. Lets talk about Hurricane Hector in the eastern and pacific. A brandnew advisory from the National Hurricane center, now down to a category 3. When i spoke to you last hour, it was a cat 4. It has peaked basically. And were dealing with winds of 125 miles an hour. I say we, but really nobody, it is in the middle of nowhere here. Well widen the shot and see 1300 miles away from the hawaiian islands. Will it make a pass of the islands . Yes, that will happen. As far as what kind of impact were talking about, just too far out. You have to hang out here with us and keep checking back as forecasts will likely change over the next several days. There you see the cone, and as you know, natalie, that cone could move further south that would be great. But if it moves a bit further north, then we have to Pay Attention to hawaii why the Emergency Officials have been telling folks to get ready just in case. Thats where we have the volcano as well. Yeah. They need this. They dont need it. Not at all. Ivan, thank you. Well get back to all of these fires that we keep talking about. California is getting federal Disaster Relief to help Shasta County where the Massive Carr Fire continues to burn. What started nearly two weeks ago as sparks from a flat tire has now become the sixth most destructive wildfire in california history. It has consumed about 141,000 acres or 57,000 hectares. They have contained 41 of the fire. Look at the aftermath there. As 17 large wildfires continue to rage up and down california, we want to pause now and revisit a santa rosa neighborhood that is in the wine
country that was completely wiped out. You may remember by a fire last year. Our dan simon talks with some people still rebuilding from californias most destructive wildfire. Reporter The Tubs Fire last october left an endless trail of destruction, the worst wildfire in california history, it destroyed more than 3,000 homes. Almost half of them in one neighborhood, coffey park. It is like wow. Just cant you cant put words to it. Reporter we met john weber and his wife jodie last fall as they walked through the charred debris of the house they lived in for 30 years. What has been the most overwhelming aspect to all of this . Everything is gone. Everything is gone. It is unbelievable that a fire could destroy a whole subdivision. Reporter but now ten months later, coffey park is on the rebound. The ashes and Twisted Metal have
been removed and one by one the houses are being rebuilt. Hundreds of homes are currently under construction, with hundreds more slated to begin over the next few months. No one really knows how long it will take for the community to fully recover, but the quiet scenes of wreckage have been replaced by power tools and heavy equipment. I kind of prefer this to the dead silence. It was just eerie, like, surreal. This was a dining room. Reporter we met john at the same spot, where Soon Construction Workers will break ground on his new house. The story of coffey parks resurgence perhaps could be an inspirational one to the community of redding, california, now grappling with another historic wildfire. More than a thousand homes there destroyed. For the people there feeling totally hopeless right now, what do you tell them . Reach out to your neighbors, friends, family. Comfort each other. Reassure each other. Reporter what really helped, he says, is his neighbors formed a Support Group called Coffey Strong to talk about rebuilding their lives and their homes. Setting aside time to mourn, to be sad, cry, go ahead and cry, but group together with your friends and neighbors and you might be able to pull some strings from them. Reporter simple yet meaningful advice from someone who has been there. Dan simon, cnn, santa rosa, california. North korea calls recent moves by the United States alarming. Could the optimistic glow after the trump kim summit be fading . Well talk about that coming up here in a live interview. Why a Minority Group is leading massive protests against the government. Well go live to israel for the latest. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Your hair is so soft did you use head and shoulders two in one . I did mom. Wanna try it . Yes. It intensely moisturizes your hair and scalp and keeps