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we begin with a blistering and dangerous heat wave and a stranglehold across the western united states. millions of people are sweltering this weekend. more than 40 million are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal. for the fifth day in a wroe, electric companies in california are asking customers to turn off unnecessary lights and appliances in order to save electricity during the late afternoon and evening hours. cnn's chris winn reports from los angeles. >> reporter: across the west, the scorching heat is showing no signs of cooling off this holiday ...

we'll discuss the implications on u.s. relations with beijing. live from cnn center, this is c"cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> we begin with two major weather events unfolding right now. the first here in the united states, a dangerous and blistering heatwave continues its stranglehold in the western part of the country. more than 40 million people are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 10 to 20 degrees above normal and electric companies in california are asking companies to turn off unnecessary lights addrend appliances in order to save energy. and in asiain, a powerful ...

cnn speaks with asylum seekers in and out of the country. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom," with kim brunhuber. we begin with scenes of utter devastation in northern california, where wildfires have burned through more than 9,000 acres. the mill fire has left hundreds of houses ablaze in the small town of weed. firefighters say they're making progress, but the fire is still only 25% contained and the nearby mountain fire is 5% contained. streets are littered with charred remains of cars and cinder blocks where houses once stood. officials say help is on the way, with ...

mishandled classified documents. we'll see if he's singing the same tune after what the fbi found at mar-a-lago. and russian shelling shutting down another reactor at the biggest nuclear plant in europe. is it safe and should the world be worried? it is a big disappointment on the launch pad in dpla flo -- florida. nasa pulling the plug on the scheduled launch of the unmanned artemis one rocket. engineers could not fix a liquid hydrogen like in time for liftoff and that's the second time this week technical issues forced nasa to scrub the launch. nasa officials say it will be sev...

Outage. the service went down yesterday, prompting -- which manages the system to switch to a backup line. it is sincerely apologize for the -- now been rectified. also, some of what is coming up later in the program, for you in just a moment, speaking to the defense committee chair after -- what the government makes of russia's rebellion, and what could be next for the -- prince william irville's how he will tackle from leftist's life work, we look at the thoughts on the leading charity shelter -- and, as the west once that russia's rebellion over for now, threatens vladimir putin, and i will...