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 weekend. our ac at home can only do so much when we re in these triple digits. reporter: in glendale, california, residents are seeking refuge at the galleria shopping mall, taking advantage of the free air conditioning. getting out to the mall and just getting out of the house to get some sort of cool release is nice. reporter: california is in the midst of its longest heat wave of the yea
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 typho is bathering the southern islands with strong gusty winds and heavy rains. luckily it skirted past taiwan without making a direct hit, but waves hit the northeastern coast. and there is a heavy rain advisory for northern parts of the island. joining us now with the latest on both these stories is meteorologist derek van dam. so records being shattered across the western u.s. and typhoon acros
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 fire strike teams ready across the state to respond when necessary. now, those wildfires are being fueled by a blistering and dangerous heat wave that continues its stranglehold across the western united states this weekend. more than 40 million people are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal for the fifth day in a row electric companies in california are telling cu
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 several weeks. we do not launch until we think it s right. and these teams have labored over that and that is the conclusion that they came to. so i look at this as a part of our space program of which safety is the top of the list. the goal of the artemis program is return humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years and ultimately, take them to mars. police in mississippi arrest
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 be joined by the ukrainian ambassador to the uk in the next hour before that, that let s bring in what on earth i m fine. sorry. what happened over the weekend? putting credible, i don t