of covid isolation. the predominant symptom is a sore throat. this is a president who has at this moment a mild respiratory illness. this is really good news. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. dangerous heat and a state of emergency. the oak fire explodes near yosemite national park in california. in fact it has devoured more than 14,000 acres and is zero percent contained since it erupted friday. at least ten buildings are destroyed and thousands more are in danger tonight. the wildfire rages as much of the country deals with extreme heat including triple digits in part of california. more than 90 million people are under heat alerts. new york has registered at least one heat-related death. some cities such as boston and newark, new jersey, have seen the mercury exceed 100 degrees. we have reporters and meteorologists nationwide covering the heat wave and the changing climate. cnn s pole o sandoval is in new york. reporter: new yorker
pursuing what is causing these incidents, and who is to blame for these incidents. and we heard just earlier-this week from adam schiff that s the top democrat on the house intelligence committee and he said that the u.s. is marginally closer to finding out the answers to those questions. but still, a lot of questions about what is causing these incidents. kylie atwood, cnn the state department. activists in glasgow demand more action against climate change. why they say the many pledges made so far at cop 26 just aren t enough. we ll be right back. and rescued his nose. with up to 50% more lotion puffs bring soothing softness and relief. a nose in need deserves puffsfs indeed.
so call now. the state department inspector general requesting what s being called an urgent and highly unusual staff briefing with congress tomorrow. this as battle is raging between house democrats and secretary of state pompeo. the chairman of the house intel foreign affairs and oversight telling pompeo any effort to prevent officials from speaking to them is illegal and will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry. that s in response to pompeo accusing democrats of attempting to bully and intimidate those officials. lots to discuss now.
the state department inspector general requesting what s being called an urgent and highly unusual staff briefing with congress tomorrow. this as battle is raging between house democrats and secretary of state pompeo. the chairman of the house intel foreign affairs and oversight telli telling pompeo any effort to prevent officials from speaking to them is illegal and will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry. that s in response to pompeo accusing democrats of attempting to bully and intimidate those officials. lots to discuss now. congressman carson is here. a democrat on the intel committee. we appreciate your time. thank you so much. thank you. let s talk about what we re learning the state department ig is requesting an urgent briefing tomorrow with senior congressional staff members
world. with china, india, europe, more than ready to step in and philamefill that void. the cooperation with china will play a crucial role in regards to new technology. a role china relevant i should today in editorial in the english language tabloid. a reckless withdrawal from the climate deal will waist increasing finite u.s. diplomatic resources annual the u.s. selfishness and err responsibility will be made clear to the world crippling the country as world leadership. michelle kucinski, cnn the state department. panel now. . van jones and steve. more. van what s your reaction to this decision by the president? it is incredibly disappointing to see an american president essentially throw an american industry under the bus. the clean energy industry in the united states is one of the fastest growing if not the fastest growing part of the