Im kim brbrunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. We begin in california where recordbreaking temperatures are fueling devastating wildfires. Los angeles county just west of where the el dorado fire is burning recorded the highest ever temperature on sunday, 121 degrees fahrenheit. Thats close to 50 degrees celsius. The Climate Crisis is straining the power grid forcing them to ask californians to conserve power. They lifted the power emergency. No rolling Power Outages are necessary. Today they are expanding mandatory evacuation orders around the el dorado area. They warned people on boats of dangerous smoke and ash. Well show you the satellite imagery facing much of the american west. Multiple major fires still burning on sunday. Wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres in california this year. Now thats triple threat of heat, smoke, and flames is a major challenge for firefighters. Cnns paul bercamen reports from venice, california. Reporter another brutal weekend of fire and heat th
About. And as the country marks this labor day and the unofficial end of summer, a troubling new warning of what autumn may bring. The number of americans dead in the coronavirus pandemic has now topped 189,000. And the former head of the food and Drug Administration now says the country is heading into a more difficult season of fall and then winter. And im quoting with a lot of infection. Lets go straight to the white house first this hour. Our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta is joining us. Jim, the president , he spoke at length at a News Conference earlier in the day where you are. Reporter thats right, wolf. President trump was rambling and misleading as he lashed out at Kamala Harris accusing the democratic Vice President ial candidate of spreading fears of a Coronavirus Vaccine. Harris told cnn that she does not trust the president as a credible source of covid19 information. Mr. Trump used the white house as a backdrop as he hinted once again that a vaccine could be
Sovereignty and the importance of down ballot election races. Host welcome to the panel, the aftermath of dobbs, states attorneys general and the right to protect access. I am a special assistant attorney general at the California Department of justice. We are happy to have leading progressive attorneys general on the panel which will be moderated by written a jenkins. Access to abortion has been under threat since the u. S. Supreme courts Dobbs Decision which overturned roe v. Wade. In todays panel, we will understand the special role attorneys general have in protecting Abortion Access and Reproductive Health care. I am privileged to introduce our panelists and will start with new York Attorney general tish james, who you can see on the screen remotely. [applause] ag james is the 67th attorney general of new york at first woman of color to hold statewide office in new york and first woman elected new York Attorney general. Previously, ag james was public advocate for the city of new
Conference in pittsburgh talking about Legal Protections for abortion providers, state sovereignty, and the importance of down ballot election races. D the importance of down ballot election races. Host welcome to the panel, the aftermath of dobbs, states attorneys general and the right to protect access. I am a special assistant attorney general at the California Department of justice. We are happy to have leading progressive attorneys general on the panel which will be moderated by written a jenkins. Access to abortion has been under threat since the u. S. Supreme courts Dobbs Decision which overturned roe v. Wade. In todays panel, we will understand the special role attorneys general have in protecting Abortion Access and Reproductive Health care. I am privileged to introduce our panelists and will start with new York Attorney general tish james, who you can see on the screen remotely. [applause] ag james is the 67th attorney general of new york at first woman of color to hold state
The importance of down ballot election races. Host welcome to the panel, the aftermath of dobbs, states attorneys general and the right to protect access. I am a special assistant attorney general at the California Department of justice. We are happy to have leading progressive attorneys general on the panel which will be moderated by written a jenkins. Access to abortion has been under threat since the u. S. Supreme courts Dobbs Decision which overturned roe v. Wade. In todays panel, we will understand the special role attorneys general have in protecting Abortion Access and Reproductive Health care. I am privileged to introduce our panelists and will start with new York Attorney general tish james, who you can see on the screen remotely. [applause] ag james is the 67th attorney general of new york at first woman of color to hold statewide office in new york and first woman elected new York Attorney general. Previously, ag james was public advocate for the city of new york and the fir