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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 ...

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 ...

the white house. joe, what will we hear from the president tomorrow in this big labor day appearance? he's really kicking off the start to the mid-term cycle. >> reporter: you know one thing that is very clear and that is the president, jim, is definitely interested in getting out there and showing his stuff, as it were. he's going not only to wisconsin. he's also going to pittsburgh. and later in the week he's going to columbus, ohio. that, of course, is going to be essentially a groundbreaking for a microprocessor plant that he's been promoting. labor day, around labor day, is the ...

anyone else. and i believe that we had what you would think would be the best case scenario. >> it was the best case scenario, because nobody was injured. cnn's peteman team and nadia romero joins us now live, thank you both for joining me. pete, first to you, what more have we learned? there were quite a few details in that press conference. >> reporter: the tupelo mayor said something so interesting, that cory wayne patterson, the person piloting the plane, apparently changed his mind. he wanted to hurt people on the ground after he stole this beechcraft commuter plane. it seats si...