heatwave in southern and western states is expected to peak, with more than 80 million people under heat warnings. in asia, japan has issued heatstroke alerts affecting tens of millions of people, as near record high temperatures hit several parts of the country. there have been fatal mudslides in south korea. and china, as we mentioned, recorded its highest temperature ever on sunday. and in the past hour or so news is reaching us of a wildfire breaking out in southern greece to the east of the capital athens. these pictures are coming to us from the village of kouvaras, buildings can be seen burning. animals are being evacuated by their owners. local police are also lending a hand with the horses. up to 150 firemen, a0 fire engines and 11 aircraft are attempting to control the flames amid gale force winds. several seaside resorts near athens have ordered tourists to be evacuated as a precaution. greece has been gripped by a heatwave since last week, with temperatures re
by a heatwave since last week, with temperatures reaching 44c in the centre of the country. these are the pictures from the stables were horses had to be taken out and evacuated. some live pictures now, but they are still coming into us from another part of greece and you can see just the smoke over the valley there of another town. we are seeing so many different areas like this with the authorities battling, and the last few seconds i was watching these pictures with helicopters dropping water. of course they have been dealing with these extreme temperatures and that is sparked these wildfires that are now throwing up in several different parts of greece. as i was mentioning, taurus have been twirled to evacuate certain areas tourists. don t know exactly where the children have been evacuated from but the word was from holiday camps near the capital. as we are still trying to find out a little more of the detail. but in the last little while have been talking to the athe
top of the hour. good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. congress preparing to vet on a republican resolution to impeach the homeland security secretary for failing to secure the border. meanwhile a bipartisan bill to secure the border may be doomed in the senate because of relentless attacks from some republicans and donald trump. prince harry on his way to the uk to see his ailing father this morning, king charles, pulling back from his public duties while he undergoes treatment for cancer. breaking overnight, toby keith died after a battle with stomach cancer. we ll look back at his life. cnn this morning starts right now. here is what we begin. we re about to see two very different votes on capitol hill as a crisis at the southern border continues to escalate. just hours from now, house republicans will try to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. the white house called it unpreceden
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