we ll look at the measure bringing a bit of inflation relief and what comes next to get it passed. and millions of people from the europe to the u.s. baking. the forecast is coming up. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with lynda kincaid. well, it s now 11:00 on saturday morning in gaza where israeli war planes have pounded militant targets for a second day. airstrikes hit islamic jihad in gaza. a as many as 19 were arrested saturday. israel says the militants have fired nearly 200 rockets toward israel in retaliation. most of those rockets were intercepted, fell short or landed in open areas. no israeli casualties have been reported. according to the palestinian health minister, at least 11 people have killed by israeli airstrikes, including a 7-year-old girl. our fight is not with the people of gaza. islamic jihad is an iranian proxy that wants to destroy the state of israel and kill innocent israelis. the head of islamic jihad is in tehran as we speak.
you ll feel like nearing the upper 90s to around 100 degrees in terms of the heat index value. that is the temperature and humidity value on your skin. look at this temperature forecast for today incredible amounts of heat. we have a brief break from the excessive heat before the mercury and thermometer starts to climb. and the other story that we continue to monitor is the potential for more flash flooding. you can see from the weather prediction center still the monsoonal throat across the great basin. and then areas of kentucky, additional rainfall taking place as we speak. derek van dam, good to see you as always. stick around, i ll come back to you next hour. second verdict against conspiracyist alex jones. how much more the info war host should pay.
northeastern side, the himalayans. that blocks cold air from coming up and over the mountains and helping blow off the sub continent of india. it is a major problem there. fatalities approaching 1700. and with two third of the population of india having access to reliable energy remember that means 400 million people have the ability to cool them receives with air conditioning and think about refrigeration or agriculture and for purposes of food as well. now, the indian meteorlogical department has scaled back its heat wave warnings but it is still persistent along the east coast. this is where we have seen the highest fatality rate. this is the temperature when you factor in the humidity value, soaring in the middle 40s. that will continue into the weekend. there is some relief in sight. temperatures dropping 1 or 2 degrees from where they were