we begin with a blistering and dangerous heat wave and a stranglehold across the western united states. millions of people are sweltering this weekend. more than 40 million are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal. for the fifth day in a wroe, electric companies in california are asking customers to turn off unnecessary lights and appliances in order to save electricity during the late afternoon and evening hours. cnn s chris winn reports from los angeles. reporter: across the west, the scorching heat is showing no signs of cooling off this holiday weekend. our ac at home can only do so much when we re in these triple digits. reporter: in glendale, california, residents are seeking refuge at the galleria shopping mall, taking advantage of the free air conditioning. getting out to the mall and just getting out of the house to get some sort of cool release is nice. reporter: california is in the midst of its longest heat wave of the yea
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
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with lynda kincaid. well, it s 10:00 a.m. in israel and gaza. day three of deepening hostilities that began friday with israeli airstrikes in gaza which have since escalated in rockets fired toward israel. they say an israeli airstrike is to blame for killing people on saturday. the israeli military deny it is was responsible and released video that it says show as militant rocket going off course. israel says that s what cause thad deadly explosion. cnn can t verify either claim. here s what one palestinian woman said after her home was destroyed. translator: i started to cry and scream. and then the drone hit. and after that, there was an airstrike, which, as can you see, put our homes to the ground. all of that was destroyed. what can i do? where will we go tonight? cities across southern israel have been sounding warning sirens as militant rockets streak out of gaza by the dozens. the israeli military say the majority ar
bill. and monkeypox cases rising around the world. we ll look at the parallels between this outbreak and the early days of the aid crisis. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with lynda kinkade. it is 11:00 a.m. in israel and gaza, day three of deepening losshostilities that began frid. the palestinians saying israeli airstrikes are to blame for killing seven people saturday including four people in a refugee camp in northern gaza. the israeli military denies it was responsible and released a video that it says shows a military rocket going off course. israel says that is what caused the deadly explosion in jabalya. whatever the cause, here is what one palestinian woman said after her home was destroyed. th translator: i started to cry and treatment and there was an st airstrike which put our homes to the ground. what can i do, where will we go tonight? cities across southern israel have been sounding warning sirens as military rockets streak out of gaza by
temperatures. plus escalating tensions between israel and gaza militants. the most violent in over a year. we ll go live to southern israel for the latest. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with lynda kinkade. we begin in washington, d.c. where a marathon voting session is currently under way in the u.s. senate. democrats are hoping to push through a sweeping healthcare climate and tax bill that tackles some of the key policy objectives. first, they have to clear one more procedural hurdle, what is known as a vote-a-rama, a series of back-to-back amendment votes with no time limit. the bill is ultimately expected to pass, then head to the u.s. house for a vote. cnn s jessica dean reports. reporter: senate democrats are pushing through midway through this complex budget process that will allow them to pass legislation focused on climate, healthcare and some tax provisions with just the senate democrats voting. they will not need senate republicans. but