quit. more than 60 million americans are under heat alerts, with temperatures expected to once again soar into the 90s and heat indexes receiving 100 degrees. newark, new jersey, hit 102, and boston hit 100 degrees yesterday. relief may be on the way for the northeast, but temperatures are now expected to build throughout the week in the pacific northwest and central plains. in california, a wildfire is raging outside yosemite national park. the oak fire it s called, which exploded over the weekend has burned more than 16,000 acres and forced evacuations of multiple towns. it s just 110% contained right now. cnn s reporter is standing by live in california with the latest on this. camilla, what are you hearing right now? reporter: hey, kate. for the first time since this fire started, we are seeing some progress, that 10% containment. it is a big deal. over the last couple of days, we ve been at sooepercent. the early morning hours, the ke cooler temperatures are really hel
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seeing cases in the u.s. plus, the u.s. is condemning russia s attack on the ukrainian port city of odesa, just one day after a deal was struck to get vital grain shipments moving again. we re live in ukraine. new day starts right now. hello, everyone. it is sunday, july 24th. thanks so much for waking up with us. it is nice to be with you again alex. it is early, but being with you makes it just that much easier. that just put a big smile on my face. thanks for that. we have a lot of news to get to, we start with the brutal heat wave baking many parts of the u.s., showing no signs of letting up today. right now, more than 90 million americans are under excessive heat warning, and advisories. high humidity mixed with sweltering temperatures are pushing some heat indexes into the triple digits. the national weather service warns it will feel extremely oppressive. philadelphia could see its hottest day in more than a decade, and boston is forecast to possibly break a
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hitting him?! reporter: disturbing video showing the violent arrest of a young black man following a failed traffic stop. they re using force. they re using a taser. they re wrestling him. they re using a baton. i m definitely having nightmares. reporter: and new russian air strikes on a ukrainian port, just one day after both nations approve a grain export deal. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. summer swelter. some 85 million americans have spent the day under heat warnings and advisories. blistering temperatures are baking much of the nation, from its midsection to the northeast, many are seeing triple-digit highs. extreme heat is helping fuel a wildfire near yosemite national park in california. the oak fire has raced across 6,500 acres in two days. there is zero containment and some rural community have said evacuated. and the northeast is taking the brunt of the oppressive heat. tomorrow s boston triathlon has be