neighbourhood and everything was, you know, just broken. there were so many people. they started to die. next, without experience hiroshima has had, what role will nuclear deterrence play in this year s summit? symbolically, a big one, the practically, not so big. g7 leaders have higher priorities on the lists. russia, ukraine, china s military and economic influence there. but that doesn t diminish the symbolic significance of holding a summit injapan here in the city of hiroshima. the very first act that the g7 leaders will do, will kickoff a summit for the visit to the memorials of that devastating atomic bomb
we can agree on that. i agree they re terrible at their job. in fact, i love everything that ben is saying. i hope that he is as optimistic this week. kumbaya. hopefully we can get this done. first things first. the president s words tomorrow, i say it all the time, taken literally and take him seriously including on this issue tomorrow. let us see. great to see both of you. outfront next, breaking news, hurricane irma heading west, gaining strength. we re tracking its path as florida declares a state of emergency tonight. and what it s like to live through an atomic bomb attack. hiroshima survivors on the harrowing day that changed them forever and their fears of another nuclear catastrophe.
in ferguson, missouri, and the death that sparked this. and japan pauses to remember the victims of the atomic bomb attack on nagasaki 70 years ago to this day. from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta, i m george howell. this is cnn newsroom. good day to you and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. we began this hour with the iran nuclear deal. a large group of u.s. lawmakers visiting israel to discuss the matter. 22 democrats are in israel right now and 36 republicans will arrive tonight. their trip comes amid an intense lobbying battle over the iran nuclear deal which congress has until september to either approve or reject. israel s prime minister has vig or rously opposed this agreement as have several members of the