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.
former president trump has sued the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. the panel subpoenaed trump for documents and his testimony concern kg his actions in the weeks leading up to the insurrection, in his lawsuit trump challenges both the legitimacy of the committee, which multiple courts already upheld and claims he should be immune from testimony about the time he was president. this latest legal challenge brings into doubt whether the committee will receive any information from the former president before it dissolved end of the year. meantime, another legal defeat for right-wing conspiracy theorist and info war host alex jones. paying nearly half a billion dollars ar the lies he told about the sandy hook elementary school shooting. jean casarez has more.
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.