cnn speaks with asylum seekers in and out of the country. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin with scenes of utter devastation in northern california, where wildfires have burned through more than 9,000 acres. the mill fire has left hundreds of houses ablaze in the small town of weed. firefighters say they re making progress, but the fire is still only 25% contained and the nearby mountain fire is 5% contained. streets are littered with charred remains of cars and cinder blocks where houses once stood. officials say help is on the way, with fire strike teams ready across the state to respond when necessary. now, those wildfires are being fueled by a blistering and dangerous heat wave that continues its stranglehold across the western united states this weekend. more than 40 million people are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal for the fifth day in a row electric companies in california are telling cu
them from melting down. the facility temporarily lost connection to the grid last week as well for first time in its history. ukraine says one person is wounded after russian rocket strike in the east. this was the scene in the city of kramatorsk on saturday. the rockets hit a local market. meanwhile, ukraine says it is pushing ahead with its new offensive in the south. military officials say they have been striking russian targets across the region. indications ukrainian troops have made modest gains on the ground despite russian counterattacks. president zelenskyy says russia is not only a threat to ukraine, but also to europe. here he is. translator: russia wants to destroy the normal life of every european, in all countries of our continent. it aims to weaken and intimidate all of europe, every state, where russia cannot achieve this by force of arms, it seeks to do this by force through energy weapons. it is trying to hit europe with poverty and political chaos, are