we begin in ukraine where we re getting a word about a new barrage of russian missile tryings in the south. ukraine says at least 10 millions admit mykolaiv sunday morning as the city still reels from similar strikes on friday. two industrial facilities were hit but no reports of casualties so far. ukraine says russia also fired five cruise missiles in the south but three were shot down. in the east, ukraine said fending off russian ground attacks in the donetsk region despite intense shelling, as in this town near the front line. meanwhile, russia s defense minister was in donbas on saturday ordering troops to increase operations to prevent ukrainian strikes in the region. ukraine s artillery has been stepping up attacks behind the front lines in recent weeks. president zelenskyy says his country is making progress and will keep up the momentum. here he is. translator: we have already managed to liberate part of the territory that was occupied after february 24th. we will
cooler air blowing in from the atlantic, displacing this hotter air from africa that as been blowing up, according to the weather experts. the scientists who study climate change say this persistent heat this persistent drought which is causing havoc for farmers, are clear signs of the effects of climate change. kim? yeah, no doubt. al goodman, thanks so much. for more on this now, let s go to meteorologist tyler malden who joins us from the cnn weather center. we heard what al was saying there. just more and more extremes. what are you watching for? we re seeing this heat dome meander across western europe. it s not just western europe. as al mentioned, parts of the mediterranean are being encompassed in this heat dome, also northern africa too. this is a large area of high pressure that is leading to the record heat across much of the region. and the dry conditions, that is all leading to those fires. you can see that we do have a
al mentioned this just a second ago. the all-time record in the uk is 38.7 degrees. so if we top out at 39, 40 degrees in london, we break that record, that all-time record. that has led the uk met office to issue their first-ever red alert warning for the heat. that s the kind of heat and the kind of temperatures we re dealing with, kim. all right, thanks so much, tyler, appreciate it. i m kim brunhuber. for our international viewers, inside africa is next. in north america, cnn newsroom continues. we mentioned president biden is back home from his visit to the middle east, a trip now symbolized by a controversial fist bump with the saudi crown prince. we ll explain how the saudis feel about that image after a short break. some people have minor joint pain,
drop appreciable amounts of rain, and extremely heavy snowfall to the parts west. meanwhile, as we get into christmas eve, it s not going to be feeling much like christmas in the eastern third of the country as record heat builds up from the south. meanwhile, out west that area of low pressure producing the snow continues to push to the east and also causes the winds to pickup over the plains. we see more in the way of travel impacts across the west and the central portion of the u.s. as that system pushes to the east. what about that heat? it s not going to feel much like christmas this year. more than 100 records are in jeopardy this upcoming weekend. temperatures are going to be about 20 degrees above average by the time we get to christmas day. that s something. tyler malden, thank you so much. we ll be right back.
police officer kim potter. the jury will return this morning for the fourth day of deliberations. the jurors who are sequestered had deliberated for more than 24 hours in total over the last three days. earlier this week they asked the judge what happens if they can t reach a consensus. potter is facing two manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of daunte wright back in april. she mistook her gun for a taser while trying to help arrest wright during a traffic stop. it could be a rare white christmas in a couple of major u.s. cities. here s meteorologist tyler malden. christine and paula, today is an extremely busy travel day because christmas is right around the corner. if we see any weather-related travel delays, it s going to be out west, as an area of low pressure continues to impact the west coast. so from the pacific northwest all the way down to california, do expect impacts to both ground and air travel because of that area of low pressure which will