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police chief is defending his actions as questions continue to mount over his department's response to the deadly school shooting. a new saudi-backed golf league is luring some big-name golfers with some reportedly getting nine-figure payouts. what's behind the saudi strategy, and how the pga is responding. and dangerous heat is gripping part of the country. 60 million of you are under heat alerts. when we're going to start to see some relief from the triple-digit temperatures. "newsroom" starts right now. wish you a good morning. we are grateful to have you with us on this sat...

41 minutes past the hour. you know some of the biggest names in golf have been suspended from the pga tour for competing in this upstart golf series that teed off this weekend. >> the controversial saudi-backed live golf series wraps up its inaugural event today, but what exactly is it, and why is it drawing so much criticism? cnn's coy wire joins us now to explain. coy? >> reporter: good morning. there is the new saudi-backed breakaway series putting some of the top golfers in the cross hairs of a debate about money over morals. it's also reshaping the pga tour as we know it. stars like phil ...