right now, we are following, as well, severe weather in the united states. this is a satellite image at this hour highlighting the current conditions. there are know advisories from the u.s. south to the mid-atlantic states and heavy rain and severe winds threaten the southeast. meteorologist derek van dam is keeping close track of it all in the cnn weather center. we had been looking at the radar a little earlier. i m seeing a little less red on the map, but i m not the expert. let us know what s going on. well, pertinent to your last story, too, paula, if you hear me coughing in the middle of my weather, i ve become a statistic of the covid increase from georgia. thank goodness for work from home. we have our line of storms moving through. it s going to be a very quick, fast-moving line of storms. the potential for 40-mile-per-hour winds are there. the storm prediction center has highlighted that. the threat of tornadoes, more or less, has diminished completely. that s good news.
in sort of pop-up venues to deal with overflow of patients. thanks, there, to oksanna pyzik, a global health expert at university of college london. we are learning new details about the fire that broke out at parliament building in cape town, south africa earlier this morning. an official provided an update just a few minutes ago and he described the fire as now quarantined, adding that it is still being fought. crews are dealing with a roof collapse in the old assembly chamber. so far, no injuries have been reported. the cause is under investigation and once again, you are looking at pictures there of that fire at the south african parliament building in cape town. and we will keep you updated on the latest information as we get it. now, the leaders of the u.s. and ukraine are expected to speak today about upcoming talks aimed at easing military tensions with russia. the latest from moscow is just ahead. and opponents of brazilian president jair bolsonaro say they re hopeful