everyone including vladimir putin to see. you re in the cnn newsroom. extreme heat roasting most of the united states this weekend, and get ready because next week you re going to see the heat really crank up. right now more than 15 million americans are under heat alerts stretching from the dakotas to the gulf coast. a heat dome as weather experts call it, is blanketing much of the country talking triple digit high temperatures in some places and all of this, of course, coming on the heels of a record-breaking heat wave just last week and it is not just hot, it is dangerous. heat is the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the united states. and with that i want to go to our meteorologist in the cnn weather center. what do folks need to know so they can prepare and can stay safe? pamela, what they really need to do is take these heat alerts seriously. don t just think, oh, it s just hot. remember, the combination of temperature and humidity is what can really
now the people at the center of them are begging and pleading with their elected leaders to do something and do something now. a bipartisan group of u.s. senators has been trying to strike a narrow, modest deal on gun reforms, one of the lead negotiators telling me in the last hour he is cautiously optimistic that they can get something done. despite ongoing talks on capitol hill today, it is still legal in most states for an 18-year-old to buy a semiautomatic weapon. josh campbell went to a gun range to show us just what such a weapon can do. they are known as assault style weapons. and have been used in some of the country s deadliest shootings. from uvalde, tulsa, and el paso, to parkland, san bernardino, and sandy hook, it has been the weapon of choice for many of the killers. line is hot. the los angeles police department demonstrates an ar-style semiautomatic rifle for us on the department s gun range. you have a 16-inch to 20-inch barrel. you have a stock that
restrictions, it s a second amendment case temperature looks like the conservative justices are going to have their way and expand second amendment protections and make it harder for states to regulate. elie honig, thank you and happy father s day. the grill is heating up. all right. well, you are in the cnn newsroom on this sunday. stuck on gun safety, negotiators on the hill still working through the fine print of a plan to try and stop mass shootings. also ahead for you tonight, show of force. the ukrainian army demonstrating how u.s.-supplied weapons are being used to hit russian artillery positions. and just when you wanted to cool off from the sizzling hot temperatures a lack of lifeguards is keeping a lot of pools shut this summer. we ll be right back. (dad brown) i thought new phones were for new customers? we got iphphone 13s, too. switcd to verizon two minutes ago. (mom brown) ours were busted and we ststill got a shiny new one. (boy brown) check it out!
it s more now is more important than ever to support the ukrainians in this fight. they re fighting and dying in the donbas to try to stop russia from changing borders by force. ambassador, thanks so much for your time today. we appreciate it. thank you. coming up, tacos will soon be falling from the sky. and yes, i mean that literally. stay with us. we got iphphone 13s, too. switcd to verizon two minutes ago. (mom brown) ours were buststed and we still got a shiny new one. (boyoy brown) check it out! (dad allen) so, wait. everybody gets the same great deal? (mom allen) i think that s the point. (vo) iphone 13 on us for every customer. current, new, everyone. on any unlimited plan. starting at just $35 all on the network more people rely on. dad, when is the future? um, oh wow. um, the future is, uh, what s ahead of us. i don t get it.